Seth Smith vs. Justin Grimm — Matchup Analysis
Justin Grimm has dominated this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Grimm. Smith is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 4% below their career average and below Grimm's career opposing average of 0.258. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.625, well below the career mark of 0.790. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Grimm. Edge: Grimm.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Justin Grimm
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Justin Grimm to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Justin Grimm
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Justin Grimm including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Justin Grimm Career Batters Faced
1641
In this matchup
0.250
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Justin Grimm Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
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
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Justin Grimm Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Justin Grimm Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.132
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Justin Grimm Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.130
In this matchup
0.286
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Justin Grimm Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Justin Grimm Career Batters Hit By Pitch
11
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Justin Grimm Career Intentional Walks Allowed
7
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Justin Grimm Career Strikeouts Thrown
378
In this matchup
8.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Justin Grimm Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.341
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Justin Grimm Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Justin Grimm Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Justin Grimm Career Sacrifice Hits
8
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Justin Grimm Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Justin Grimm Career Double Plays Enabled
25
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0