Seth Smith vs. Bronson Arroyo — Matchup Analysis
Bronson Arroyo has had the better of this matchup. Smith is hitting just 0.238 in this matchup, 9% below their career average and below Arroyo's career opposing average of 0.266. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.642, modestly below the career mark of 0.790. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 11.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Arroyo. Slight edge: Arroyo.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Bronson Arroyo
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bronson Arroyo to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Bronson Arroyo
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Bronson Arroyo including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Bronson Arroyo Career Batters Faced
10338
In this matchup
0.238
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Bronson Arroyo Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Home Runs
126
Bronson Arroyo Career Home Runs Allowed
347
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
0.048
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Bronson Arroyo Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.037
In this matchup
0.200
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Bronson Arroyo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.138
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Bronson Arroyo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.221
In this matchup
0.211
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Bronson Arroyo Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Bronson Arroyo Career Batters Hit By Pitch
105
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Bronson Arroyo Career Intentional Walks Allowed
60
In this matchup
2
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Bronson Arroyo Career Strikeouts Thrown
1571
In this matchup
11.500
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Bronson Arroyo Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.581
In this matchup
0.500
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Bronson Arroyo Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.261
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Bronson Arroyo Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Bronson Arroyo Career Sacrifice Hits
91
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Bronson Arroyo Career Sacrifice Flies
64
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Bronson Arroyo Career Double Plays Enabled
183
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0