Charley Smith vs. Joe Horlen — Matchup Analysis
Joe Horlen has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Horlen. Smith's numbers against Horlen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 56% below the career mark of 0.649, with a batting average of just 0.143, 40% below their career average and below Horlen's career opposing average of 0.241. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Horlen. Edge: Horlen.
How Charley Smith put the ball into play against Joe Horlen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Horlen to Charley Smith
Matchup Details for Charley Smith and Joe Horlen
Stats that describe the matchup between Charley Smith and Joe Horlen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Charley Smith Career Plate Appearances
2686
Joe Horlen Career Batters Faced
8234
In this matchup
0.143
Charley Smith Career Batting Average
0.239
Joe Horlen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
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
0.000
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Joe Horlen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.116
Joe Horlen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.122
Joe Horlen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.167
Charley Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
Joe Horlen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Hit By Pitch
14
Joe Horlen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
Joe Horlen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
1
Charley Smith Career Strikeouts
565
Joe Horlen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1065
In this matchup
7.000
Charley Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.750
Joe Horlen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.731
In this matchup
0.000
Charley Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.230
Joe Horlen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Charley Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.277
Joe Horlen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.297
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Joe Horlen Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Joe Horlen Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Ground into Double Play
60
Joe Horlen Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0