Charley Smith vs. Don Elston — Matchup Analysis
Charley Smith has absolutely raked against Elston. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Elston has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.571, 142% above the career mark of 0.649, with a batting average of 0.571, 139% above their career average and above Elston's career opposing average of 0.244. Despite striking out once every 4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA, Smith is still posting above-career production against Elston. Edge: Smith.
How Charley Smith put the ball into play against Don Elston
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Elston to Charley Smith
Matchup Details for Charley Smith and Don Elston
Stats that describe the matchup between Charley Smith and Don Elston including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Charley Smith Career Plate Appearances
2686
Don Elston Career Batters Faced
3232
In this matchup
0.571
Charley Smith Career Batting Average
0.239
Don Elston Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.143
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Don Elston Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.250
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.116
Don Elston Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.122
Don Elston Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.154
In this matchup
0.750
Charley Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
Don Elston Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Hit By Pitch
14
Don Elston Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
Don Elston Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
2
Charley Smith Career Strikeouts
565
Don Elston Career Strikeouts Thrown
519
In this matchup
4.000
Charley Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.750
Don Elston Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.227
In this matchup
0.000
Charley Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.230
Don Elston Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Charley Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.277
Don Elston Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.338
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Charley Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Don Elston Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Don Elston Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Ground into Double Play
60
Don Elston Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0