Will Smith vs. Jake Bird — Matchup Analysis

Jake Bird has completely neutralized Smith in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bird. Smith's numbers against Bird tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.486, 42% below the career mark of 0.834, with a batting average of just 0.200, 24% below their career average and below Bird's career opposing average of 0.271. Even with Smith striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Bird. Edge: Bird.

How Will Smith put the ball into play against Jake Bird

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jake Bird to Will Smith

Matchup Details for Will Smith and Jake Bird

Stats that describe the matchup between Will Smith and Jake Bird including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Will Smith Career Plate Appearances
2946
Jake Bird Career Batters Faced
1025
In this matchup
5
Will Smith Career At Bats
2508
Jake Bird Career At Bats Pitched
893
In this matchup
0.200
Will Smith Career Batting Average
0.264
Jake Bird Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
In this matchup
1
Will Smith Career Hits
661
Jake Bird Career Hits Allowed
242
In this matchup
1
Will Smith Career Singles
395
In this matchup
0
Will Smith Career Doubles
128
In this matchup
0
Will Smith Career Triples
10
In this matchup
0
Will Smith Career Home Runs
128
Jake Bird Career Home Runs Allowed
25

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
Will Smith Career Extra Base Hits
266
In this matchup
0.000
Will Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Jake Bird Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Will Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.194
Jake Bird Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Will Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.231
Jake Bird Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
1
Will Smith Total Bases
1193
In this matchup
2
Will Smith Career Times on Base
1055
In this matchup
0.286
Will Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.358
In this matchup
0.200
Will Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.476
In this matchup
0.486
Will Smith Career OPS
0.834
In this matchup
0.000
Will Smith Career Isolated Power
0.212
In this matchup
0.179
Will Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.280
In this matchup
0.200
Will Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
Jake Bird Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
In this matchup
2
Will Smith Career RBIs
442
In this matchup
0.333
Will Smith Career Runs Created
444.510
In this matchup
0
Will Smith Career Hit By Pitch
64
Jake Bird Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Will Smith Career Walks
330
Jake Bird Career Walks Allowed
100
In this matchup
0
Will Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
Jake Bird Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Will Smith Career Strikeouts
554
Jake Bird Career Strikeouts Thrown
216
In this matchup
7.000
Will Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.320
Jake Bird Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.745
In this matchup
1.000
Will Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
Jake Bird Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.286
Will Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Jake Bird Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.341

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
Will Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jake Bird Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
1
Will Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Jake Bird Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Will Smith Career Ground into Double Play
50
Jake Bird Career Double Plays Enabled
23

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0