Ray Smith vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Matchup Analysis
Ray Smith has absolutely raked against Sutcliffe. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Sutcliffe has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.875, 65% above the career mark of 0.529, with a batting average of 0.375, 71% above their career average and above Sutcliffe's career opposing average of 0.260. Despite striking out once every 8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 12.8 PA, Smith is still posting above-career production against Sutcliffe. Edge: Smith.
How Ray Smith put the ball into play against Rick Sutcliffe
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rick Sutcliffe to Ray Smith
Matchup Details for Ray Smith and Rick Sutcliffe
Stats that describe the matchup between Ray Smith and Rick Sutcliffe including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Ray Smith Career Plate Appearances
231
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Faced
11548
In this matchup
0.375
Ray Smith Career Batting Average
0.219
Rick Sutcliffe Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.021
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.056
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.141
In this matchup
0.429
Ray Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.234
Rick Sutcliffe Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Ray Smith Career Hit By Pitch
1
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ray Smith Career Intentional Walks
0
Rick Sutcliffe Career Intentional Walks Allowed
75
In this matchup
1
Ray Smith Career Strikeouts
18
Rick Sutcliffe Career Strikeouts Thrown
1679
In this matchup
8.000
Ray Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.830
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.878
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
Rick Sutcliffe Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Ray Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.251
Rick Sutcliffe Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.331
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ray Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Rick Sutcliffe Career Sacrifice Hits
110
In this matchup
0
Ray Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Rick Sutcliffe Career Sacrifice Flies
89
In this matchup
0
Ray Smith Career Ground into Double Play
4
Rick Sutcliffe Career Double Plays Enabled
185
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0