Dwight Smith vs. Rich Gossage — Matchup Analysis
Rich Gossage has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Gossage. Smith's numbers against Gossage tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.600, 21% below the career mark of 0.755, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Gossage's career opposing average of 0.228. Edge: Gossage.
How Dwight Smith put the ball into play against Rich Gossage
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Gossage to Dwight Smith
Matchup Details for Dwight Smith and Rich Gossage
Stats that describe the matchup between Dwight Smith and Rich Gossage including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Dwight Smith Career Plate Appearances
1987
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced
7507
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Batting Average
0.275
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Home Runs
46
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed
119
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
Dwight Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.079
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Hit By Pitch
13
Rich Gossage Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Intentional Walks
8
Rich Gossage Career Intentional Walks Allowed
90
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Strikeouts
334
Rich Gossage Career Strikeouts Thrown
1502
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.950
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.998
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Rich Gossage Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Dwight Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.330
Rich Gossage Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
0
Dwight Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Ground into Double Play
24
Rich Gossage Career Double Plays Enabled
124
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0