Willie Smith vs. Whitey Ford — Matchup Analysis

Willie Smith has absolutely raked against Ford. Smith's production against Ford has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.944, 37% above the career mark of 0.690, with a batting average of 0.444, 79% above their career average and above Ford's career opposing average of 0.232. Despite striking out once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.3 PA, Smith is still posting above-career production against Ford. Edge: Smith.

How Willie Smith put the ball into play against Whitey Ford

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Whitey Ford to Willie Smith

Matchup Details for Willie Smith and Whitey Ford

Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Smith and Whitey Ford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Willie Smith Career Plate Appearances
1794
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced
13036
In this matchup
9
Willie Smith Career At Bats
1654
Whitey Ford Career At Bats Pitched
11922
In this matchup
0.444
Willie Smith Career Batting Average
0.248
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
4
Willie Smith Career Hits
410
Whitey Ford Career Hits Allowed
2766
In this matchup
4
Willie Smith Career Singles
280
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Doubles
63
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Triples
21
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Home Runs
46
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed
228

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
Willie Smith Career Extra Base Hits
130
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.112
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Willie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.162
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
4
Willie Smith Total Bases
653
In this matchup
5
Willie Smith Career Times on Base
526
In this matchup
0.500
Willie Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.295
In this matchup
0.444
Willie Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.395
In this matchup
0.944
Willie Smith Career OPS
0.690
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Smith Career Isolated Power
0.147
In this matchup
0.336
Willie Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.231
In this matchup
0.800
Willie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career RBIs
211
In this matchup
2.000
Willie Smith Career Runs Created
198.740
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
9
Whitey Ford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28

Outs

In this matchup
1
In this matchup
1
Willie Smith Career Walks
107
Whitey Ford Career Walks Allowed
1086
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Intentional Walks
20
Whitey Ford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
4
Willie Smith Career Strikeouts
284
Whitey Ford Career Strikeouts Thrown
1956
In this matchup
2.500
Willie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.320
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.665
In this matchup
0.250
Willie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Whitey Ford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Willie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.299
Whitey Ford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299

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
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
25
Whitey Ford Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0