Lonnie Smith vs. Larry Andersen — Matchup Analysis
Larry Andersen has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. Smith's numbers against Andersen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.445, 44% below the career mark of 0.791, with a batting average of just 0.154, 47% below their career average and below Andersen's career opposing average of 0.249. Andersen has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Smith down once every 4.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7 PA, and Smith has yet to take Andersen deep. Edge: Andersen.
How Lonnie Smith put the ball into play against Larry Andersen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Larry Andersen to Lonnie Smith
Matchup Details for Lonnie Smith and Larry Andersen
Stats that describe the matchup between Lonnie Smith and Larry Andersen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Lonnie Smith Career Plate Appearances
5952
Larry Andersen Career Batters Faced
4171
In this matchup
13
Lonnie Smith Career At Bats
5170
Larry Andersen Career At Bats Pitched
3750
In this matchup
0.154
Lonnie Smith Career Batting Average
0.288
Larry Andersen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs
98
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed
58
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
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.000
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.066
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.062
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.200
Lonnie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.326
Larry Andersen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
92
Larry Andersen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
Larry Andersen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
64
In this matchup
3
Lonnie Smith Career Strikeouts
849
Larry Andersen Career Strikeouts Thrown
758
In this matchup
4.667
Lonnie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.010
Larry Andersen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.503
In this matchup
0.333
Lonnie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
Larry Andersen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Lonnie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
Larry Andersen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Lonnie Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Larry Andersen Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Larry Andersen Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
69
Larry Andersen Career Double Plays Enabled
71
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0