Seth Smith vs. Jake Arrieta — Matchup Analysis
Seth Smith has absolutely raked against Arrieta. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Arrieta has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.089, 38% above the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of 0.286, 9% above their career average and above Arrieta's career opposing average of 0.240. Despite striking out once every 4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.1 PA, Smith is still posting above-career production against Arrieta. Edge: Smith.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Jake Arrieta
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jake Arrieta to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Jake Arrieta
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Jake Arrieta including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Jake Arrieta Career Batters Faced
6755
In this matchup
0.286
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Jake Arrieta Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
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
0.143
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Jake Arrieta Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.500
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Jake Arrieta Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.125
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Jake Arrieta Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.250
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Jake Arrieta Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jake Arrieta Career Batters Hit By Pitch
64
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Jake Arrieta Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
2
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Jake Arrieta Career Strikeouts Thrown
1433
In this matchup
4.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Jake Arrieta Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.714
In this matchup
0.500
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Jake Arrieta Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Jake Arrieta Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Jake Arrieta Career Sacrifice Hits
33
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Jake Arrieta Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Jake Arrieta Career Double Plays Enabled
135
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0