Seth Smith vs. Rafael Soriano — Matchup Analysis
Seth Smith has absolutely raked against Soriano. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Soriano has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.167, 48% above the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of 0.333, 28% above their career average and above Soriano's career opposing average of 0.209. Despite striking out once every 1.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.1 PA, Smith is still posting above-career production against Soriano. Edge: Smith.
How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Rafael Soriano
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rafael Soriano to Seth Smith
Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Rafael Soriano
Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Rafael Soriano including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Rafael Soriano Career Batters Faced
2571
In this matchup
0.333
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Rafael Soriano Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Home Runs
126
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed
62
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.167
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.500
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Rafael Soriano Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Rafael Soriano Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15
Outs
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0
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0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Rafael Soriano Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
4
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Rafael Soriano Career Strikeouts Thrown
641
In this matchup
1.500
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Rafael Soriano Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.011
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Rafael Soriano Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Rafael Soriano Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.275
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Rafael Soriano Career Sacrifice Hits
8
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0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Rafael Soriano Career Sacrifice Flies
9
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0
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Rafael Soriano Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0