Ozzie Smith vs. Steve Carlton — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Smith is hitting 0.254 here, 3% below their career average, while Carlton's career opposing average is 0.240. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.683, close to the career mark of 0.666. Carlton has had the edge in strikeouts, with Smith going down once every 5.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 18.3 PA. No clear edge.

How Ozzie Smith put the ball into play against Steve Carlton

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Carlton to Ozzie Smith

Matchup Details for Ozzie Smith and Steve Carlton

Stats that describe the matchup between Ozzie Smith and Steve Carlton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
74
Ozzie Smith Career Plate Appearances
10778
Steve Carlton Career Batters Faced
21683
In this matchup
67
Ozzie Smith Career At Bats
9396
Steve Carlton Career At Bats Pitched
19491
In this matchup
0.254
Ozzie Smith Career Batting Average
0.262
Steve Carlton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
In this matchup
17
Ozzie Smith Career Hits
2460
Steve Carlton Career Hits Allowed
4672
In this matchup
12
Ozzie Smith Career Singles
1961
In this matchup
3
Ozzie Smith Career Doubles
402
In this matchup
2
Ozzie Smith Career Triples
69
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs
28
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed
414

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
5
Ozzie Smith Career Extra Base Hits
499
In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.048
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
24
Ozzie Smith Total Bases
3084
In this matchup
24
Ozzie Smith Career Times on Base
3565
In this matchup
0.324
Ozzie Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.338
In this matchup
0.358
Ozzie Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.328
In this matchup
0.683
Ozzie Smith Career OPS
0.666
In this matchup
0.104
Ozzie Smith Career Isolated Power
0.066
In this matchup
0.235
Ozzie Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.234
In this matchup
0.321
Ozzie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
Steve Carlton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
3
Ozzie Smith Career RBIs
793
In this matchup
7.784
Ozzie Smith Career Runs Created
1247.960
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
33
Steve Carlton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53

Outs

In this matchup
35
In this matchup
7
Ozzie Smith Career Walks
1072
Steve Carlton Career Walks Allowed
1833
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Intentional Walks
79
Steve Carlton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
150
In this matchup
14
Ozzie Smith Career Strikeouts
589
Steve Carlton Career Strikeouts Thrown
4136
In this matchup
5.286
Ozzie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
18.300
Steve Carlton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.243
In this matchup
0.500
Ozzie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.820
Steve Carlton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.324
Ozzie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.335
Steve Carlton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307

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
Ozzie Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
214
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Hits
203
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
63
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Flies
103
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
167
Steve Carlton Career Double Plays Enabled
287

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0