Reggie Smith vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.225, 22% below their career average and above Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212, Smith's OPS of 0.740 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.855. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 11.8 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Slight edge: Messersmith.
How Reggie Smith put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Reggie Smith
Matchup Details for Reggie Smith and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Reggie Smith and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
47
Reggie Smith Career Plate Appearances
8050
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
40
Reggie Smith Career At Bats
7033
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.225
Reggie Smith Career Batting Average
0.287
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
2
Reggie Smith Career Home Runs
314
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed
174
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
0.050
Reggie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.222
Reggie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.155
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Reggie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.305
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.206
Reggie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
1
Reggie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
33
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
27
In this matchup
0
Reggie Smith Career Intentional Walks
115
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
4
Reggie Smith Career Strikeouts
1030
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
11.750
Reggie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.820
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
1.500
Reggie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.860
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.319
Reggie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
Andy Messersmith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284
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
Reggie Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Reggie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
86
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
1
Reggie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
150
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0