Seth Smith vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Matchup Analysis

Seth Smith has absolutely raked against Matsuzaka. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Matsuzaka has been exceptional: an OPS of 3.000, 280% above the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of 1.000, 283% above their career average and above Matsuzaka's career opposing average of 0.242. Smith has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Smith.

How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Daisuke Matsuzaka

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Daisuke Matsuzaka to Seth Smith

Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Daisuke Matsuzaka including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Batters Faced
3444
In this matchup
4
Seth Smith Career At Bats
3582
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career At Bats Pitched
2974
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
In this matchup
4
Seth Smith Career Hits
934
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Hits Allowed
721
In this matchup
2
Seth Smith Career Singles
553
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Doubles
224
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Triples
31
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Home Runs
126
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed
85

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
2
Seth Smith Career Extra Base Hits
381
In this matchup
0.250
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.250
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
8
Seth Smith Total Bases
1598
In this matchup
8
Seth Smith Career Times on Base
1403
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.344
In this matchup
2.000
Seth Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.446
In this matchup
3.000
Seth Smith Career OPS
0.790
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career Isolated Power
0.185
In this matchup
0.950
Seth Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.266
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
2
Seth Smith Career RBIs
458
In this matchup
8.000
Seth Smith Career Runs Created
562.980
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45

Outs

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
3
Seth Smith Career Walks
431
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Walks Allowed
387
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Strikeouts Thrown
720
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.783
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.875
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324

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
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Sacrifice Hits
18
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Sacrifice Flies
20
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Double Plays Enabled
53

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0