Seth Smith vs. Jason Vargas — Matchup Analysis

Seth Smith has absolutely raked against Vargas. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Vargas has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.667, 111% above the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of 0.600, 130% above their career average and above Vargas's career opposing average of 0.262. Smith has made good contact, striking out once every 6 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.1 PA. Edge: Smith.

How Seth Smith put the ball into play against Jason Vargas

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jason Vargas to Seth Smith

Matchup Details for Seth Smith and Jason Vargas

Stats that describe the matchup between Seth Smith and Jason Vargas including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances
4083
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced
7002
In this matchup
5
Seth Smith Career At Bats
3582
Jason Vargas Career At Bats Pitched
6359
In this matchup
0.600
Seth Smith Career Batting Average
0.261
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
3
Seth Smith Career Hits
934
Jason Vargas Career Hits Allowed
1664
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Singles
553
In this matchup
2
Seth Smith Career Doubles
224
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Triples
31
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Home Runs
126
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed
216

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
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.130

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Seth Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
5
Seth Smith Total Bases
1598
In this matchup
4
Seth Smith Career Times on Base
1403
In this matchup
0.667
Seth Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.344
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.446
In this matchup
1.667
Seth Smith Career OPS
0.790
In this matchup
0.400
Seth Smith Career Isolated Power
0.185
In this matchup
0.550
Seth Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.266
In this matchup
0.750
Seth Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career RBIs
458
In this matchup
3.333
Seth Smith Career Runs Created
562.980
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jason Vargas Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47

Outs

In this matchup
1
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Walks
431
Jason Vargas Career Walks Allowed
508
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Intentional Walks
33
Jason Vargas Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Strikeouts
797
Jason Vargas Career Strikeouts Thrown
1147
In this matchup
6.000
Seth Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.120
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.105
In this matchup
1.000
Seth Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Jason Vargas Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.667
Seth Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Jason Vargas Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314

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
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Seth Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
1
Seth Smith Career Ground into Double Play
75
Jason Vargas Career Double Plays Enabled
138

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0