Ozzie Smith vs. Dick Ruthven — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Smith is hitting 0.256 here, 2% below their career average, while Ruthven's career opposing average is 0.267. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.638, close to the career mark of 0.666. Ruthven has had the edge in strikeouts, with Smith going down once every 11.5 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 Dick Ruthven

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dick Ruthven to Ozzie Smith

Matchup Details for Ozzie Smith and Dick Ruthven

Stats that describe the matchup between Ozzie Smith and Dick Ruthven including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
46
Ozzie Smith Career Plate Appearances
10778
Dick Ruthven Career Batters Faced
9047
In this matchup
43
Ozzie Smith Career At Bats
9396
Dick Ruthven Career At Bats Pitched
8079
In this matchup
0.256
Ozzie Smith Career Batting Average
0.262
Dick Ruthven Career Opposing Batting Average
0.267
In this matchup
11
Ozzie Smith Career Hits
2460
Dick Ruthven Career Hits Allowed
2155
In this matchup
8
Ozzie Smith Career Singles
1961
In this matchup
2
Ozzie Smith Career Doubles
402
In this matchup
1
Ozzie Smith Career Triples
69
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs
28
Dick Ruthven Career Home Runs Allowed
165

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
3
Ozzie Smith Career Extra Base Hits
499
In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Dick Ruthven Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
Dick Ruthven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.077

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.048
Dick Ruthven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
15
Ozzie Smith Total Bases
3084
In this matchup
13
Ozzie Smith Career Times on Base
3565
In this matchup
0.289
Ozzie Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.338
In this matchup
0.349
Ozzie Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.328
In this matchup
0.638
Ozzie Smith Career OPS
0.666
In this matchup
0.093
Ozzie Smith Career Isolated Power
0.066
In this matchup
0.217
Ozzie Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.234
In this matchup
0.282
Ozzie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
Dick Ruthven Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
3
Ozzie Smith Career RBIs
793
In this matchup
4.091
Ozzie Smith Career Runs Created
1247.960
In this matchup
1
Ozzie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
33
Dick Ruthven Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38

Outs

In this matchup
26
In this matchup
1
Ozzie Smith Career Walks
1072
Dick Ruthven Career Walks Allowed
767
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Intentional Walks
79
Dick Ruthven Career Intentional Walks Allowed
72
In this matchup
4
Ozzie Smith Career Strikeouts
589
Dick Ruthven Career Strikeouts Thrown
1145
In this matchup
11.500
Ozzie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
18.300
Dick Ruthven Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.901
In this matchup
0.250
Ozzie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.820
Dick Ruthven Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.670

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.261
Ozzie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.335
Dick Ruthven Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.331

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
3

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Ozzie Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
214
Dick Ruthven Career Sacrifice Hits
92
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
63
Dick Ruthven Career Sacrifice Flies
71
In this matchup
1
Ozzie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
167
Dick Ruthven Career Double Plays Enabled
190

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0