Seth Smith vs. Jonathon Niese — Matchup Analysis
Jonathon Niese has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. Smith's numbers against Niese tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.536, 32% below the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of just 0.167, 36% below their career average and below Niese's career opposing average of 0.275. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niese. Edge: Niese.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Jonathon Niese
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jonathon Niese to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Jonathon Niese
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Jonathon Niese including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Jonathon Niese Career Batters Faced
5154
In this matchup
0.167
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Jonathon Niese Career Opposing Batting Average
0.275
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Home Runs
126
Jonathon Niese Career Home Runs Allowed
131
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
Jonathon Niese Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Jonathon Niese Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Jonathon Niese Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.200
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Jonathon Niese Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jonathon Niese Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Jonathon Niese Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
2
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Jonathon Niese Career Strikeouts Thrown
914
In this matchup
7.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Jonathon Niese Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.639
In this matchup
0.500
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Jonathon Niese Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Jonathon Niese Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Jonathon Niese Career Sacrifice Hits
73
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Jonathon Niese Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Jonathon Niese Career Double Plays Enabled
114
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0