Willie Smith vs. Dick Donovan — Matchup Analysis
Willie Smith has absolutely raked against Donovan. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Donovan has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.857, 24% above the career mark of 0.690, with a batting average of 0.429, 73% above their career average and above Donovan's career opposing average of 0.253. Edge: Smith.
How Willie Smith put the ball into play against Dick Donovan
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dick Donovan to Willie Smith
Matchup Details for Willie Smith and Dick Donovan
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Smith and Dick Donovan including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Willie Smith Career Plate Appearances
1794
Dick Donovan Career Batters Faced
8407
In this matchup
0.429
Willie Smith Career Batting Average
0.248
Dick Donovan Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Home Runs
46
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed
198
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
Willie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.112
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Willie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.162
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.429
Willie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Dick Donovan Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
9
Dick Donovan Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Intentional Walks
20
Dick Donovan Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Strikeouts
284
Dick Donovan Career Strikeouts Thrown
880
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.320
Dick Donovan Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.553
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Dick Donovan Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Willie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.299
Dick Donovan Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
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
Willie Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Dick Donovan Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Dick Donovan Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
25
Dick Donovan Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0