Lonnie Smith vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
John Candelaria has had the better of this matchup. Smith is hitting just 0.231 in this matchup, 20% below their career average and below Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.638, modestly below the career mark of 0.791. Candelaria has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Smith down once every 6.1 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7 PA. Slight edge: Candelaria.
How Lonnie Smith put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Lonnie Smith
Matchup Details for Lonnie Smith and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Lonnie Smith and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
55
Lonnie Smith Career Plate Appearances
5952
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
52
Lonnie Smith Career At Bats
5170
John Candelaria Career At Bats Pitched
9539
In this matchup
0.231
Lonnie Smith Career Batting Average
0.288
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
1
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs
98
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
0.019
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.083
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.066
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.111
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.262
Lonnie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.326
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
92
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
30
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
9
Lonnie Smith Career Strikeouts
849
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
6.111
Lonnie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.010
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.333
Lonnie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Lonnie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
46
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
69
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0