Dwight Smith vs. Jose Rijo — Matchup Analysis
Jose Rijo has kept Smith in check relative to their career standard. 0.292 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.653 sits 13% below where Smith typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Rijo has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Smith down once every 4.2 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.9 PA. Slight edge: Rijo. Context matters here.
How Dwight Smith put the ball into play against Jose Rijo
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Rijo to Dwight Smith
Matchup Details for Dwight Smith and Jose Rijo
Stats that describe the matchup between Dwight Smith and Jose Rijo including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
25
Dwight Smith Career Plate Appearances
1987
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced
7867
In this matchup
0.292
Dwight Smith Career Batting Average
0.275
Jose Rijo Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dwight Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.092
In this matchup
0.389
Dwight Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Jose Rijo Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Hit By Pitch
13
Jose Rijo Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Intentional Walks
8
Jose Rijo Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
6
Dwight Smith Career Strikeouts
334
Jose Rijo Career Strikeouts Thrown
1606
In this matchup
4.167
Dwight Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.950
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
0.167
Dwight Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jose Rijo Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.320
Dwight Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.330
Jose Rijo Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Dwight Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Hits
81
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Dwight Smith Career Ground into Double Play
24
Jose Rijo Career Double Plays Enabled
119
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0