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
0.200
Will Smith Career Batting Average
0.264
Jake Bird Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
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
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
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
0
Will Smith Career Hit By Pitch
64
Jake Bird Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Will Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
Jake Bird Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
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
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