Seth Smith vs. Clayton Richard — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Richard has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Richard. Smith's numbers against Richard 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 Richard's career opposing average of 0.280. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Richard. Edge: Richard.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Clayton Richard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Richard to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Clayton Richard
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Clayton Richard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced
5543
In this matchup
0.125
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Home Runs
126
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed
149
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
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.181
In this matchup
0.143
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Clayton Richard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Clayton Richard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Clayton Richard Career Strikeouts Thrown
824
In this matchup
9.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.727
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Clayton Richard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Clayton Richard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.336
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
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Hits
38
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Clayton Richard Career Double Plays Enabled
164
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0