Lonnie Smith vs. David Palmer — Matchup Analysis
David Palmer has had the better of this matchup. Smith is hitting just 0.238 in this matchup, 17% below their career average and below Palmer's career opposing average of 0.253. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.638, modestly below the career mark of 0.791. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 11.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Palmer. Slight edge: Palmer.
How Lonnie Smith put the ball into play against David Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Palmer to Lonnie Smith
Matchup Details for Lonnie Smith and David Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Lonnie Smith and David Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Lonnie Smith Career Plate Appearances
5952
David Palmer Career Batters Faced
4626
In this matchup
0.238
Lonnie Smith Career Batting Average
0.288
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.066
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lonnie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.263
Lonnie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.326
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
1
Lonnie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
92
David Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
David Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
2
Lonnie Smith Career Strikeouts
849
David Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
748
In this matchup
11.500
Lonnie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.010
David Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.184
In this matchup
0.500
Lonnie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.261
Lonnie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
David Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
46
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Lonnie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
69
David Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
84
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0