Seth Smith vs. Jeff Karstens — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Karstens has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Karstens. Smith is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 23% below their career average and below Karstens's career opposing average of 0.277. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.600, well below the career mark of 0.790. Edge: Karstens.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Jeff Karstens
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Karstens to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Jeff Karstens
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Jeff Karstens including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Jeff Karstens Career Batters Faced
2515
In this matchup
0.200
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Jeff Karstens Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
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
Jeff Karstens Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Jeff Karstens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Jeff Karstens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.242
In this matchup
0.200
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Jeff Karstens Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jeff Karstens Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Jeff Karstens Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Jeff Karstens Career Strikeouts Thrown
330
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Jeff Karstens Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.621
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Jeff Karstens Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Jeff Karstens Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
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
Jeff Karstens Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Jeff Karstens Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Jeff Karstens Career Double Plays Enabled
45
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0