Seth Smith vs. James Russell — Matchup Analysis
James Russell has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Russell. Smith's numbers against Russell tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Russell's career opposing average of 0.264. Russell has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Smith down once every 2 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.1 PA. Edge: Russell.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against James Russell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Russell to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and James Russell
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and James Russell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
James Russell Career Batters Faced
1430
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
James Russell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
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
James Russell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
James Russell 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
James Russell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.177
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
James Russell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
James Russell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
James Russell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
3
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
James Russell Career Strikeouts Thrown
243
In this matchup
2.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
James Russell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.885
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
James Russell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
James Russell Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.323
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
James Russell Career Sacrifice Hits
18
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
James Russell Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
James Russell Career Double Plays Enabled
23
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0