Seth Smith vs. Ivan Nova — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Smith is hitting 0.231 here, 12% below their career average, while Nova's career opposing average is 0.277. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.824, close to the career mark of 0.790. Nova has had the edge in strikeouts, with Smith going down once every 4.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Ivan Nova

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ivan Nova to Seth Smith

Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Ivan Nova

Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Ivan Nova including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Ivan Nova Career Batters Faced
5778
In this matchup
13
Seth Smith Career At Bats
3582
Ivan Nova Career At Bats Pitched
5277
In this matchup
0.231
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Ivan Nova Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
3
Seth Smith Career Hits
934
Ivan Nova Career Hits Allowed
1463
In this matchup
1
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
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed
185

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
0.077
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.333
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.192
In this matchup
7
Seth Smith Total Bases
1598
In this matchup
4
Seth Smith Career Times on Base
1403
In this matchup
0.286
Seth Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.344
In this matchup
0.538
Seth Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.446
In this matchup
0.824
Seth Smith Career OPS
0.790
In this matchup
0.308
Seth Smith Career Isolated Power
0.185
In this matchup
0.263
Seth Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.266
In this matchup
0.222
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Ivan Nova Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
2
Seth Smith Career RBIs
458
In this matchup
2.000
Seth Smith Career Runs Created
562.980
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Ivan Nova Career Batters Hit By Pitch
69

Outs

In this matchup
6
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Walks
431
Ivan Nova Career Walks Allowed
368
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Ivan Nova Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Ivan Nova Career Strikeouts Thrown
963
In this matchup
4.667
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Ivan Nova Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.000
In this matchup
0.333
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Ivan Nova Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.286
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Ivan Nova Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Ivan Nova Career Sacrifice Hits
29
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Ivan Nova Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Ivan Nova Career Double Plays Enabled
149

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0