Seth Smith vs. Kenley Jansen — Matchup Analysis
Kenley Jansen has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Jansen. Smith's numbers against Jansen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 56% below the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of just 0.125, 52% below their career average and below Jansen's career opposing average of 0.183. Jansen has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Smith down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.1 PA. Edge: Jansen.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Kenley Jansen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kenley Jansen to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Kenley Jansen
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Kenley Jansen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Kenley Jansen Career Batters Faced
3680
In this matchup
0.125
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Kenley Jansen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.183
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
Kenley Jansen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Kenley Jansen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.144
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Kenley Jansen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.069
In this matchup
0.200
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Kenley Jansen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Kenley Jansen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Kenley Jansen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
3
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Kenley Jansen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1278
In this matchup
3.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Kenley Jansen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
2.879
In this matchup
0.333
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Kenley Jansen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.220
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Kenley Jansen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.248
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
Kenley Jansen Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Kenley Jansen Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Kenley Jansen Career Double Plays Enabled
25
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0