Justin Smoak vs. Clayton Richard — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Richard has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Richard. Smoak is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 9% above their career average and below Richard's career opposing average of 0.280. Smoak also posted an OPS of 0.597, modestly below the career mark of 0.740. Even with Smoak striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Richard. Slight edge: Richard.
How Justin Smoak put the ball into play against Clayton Richard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Richard to Justin Smoak
Matchup Details for Justin Smoak and Clayton Richard
Stats that describe the matchup between Justin Smoak and Clayton Richard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Justin Smoak Career Plate Appearances
4750
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced
5543
In this matchup
8
Justin Smoak Career At Bats
4153
Clayton Richard Career At Bats Pitched
4999
In this matchup
0.250
Justin Smoak Career Batting Average
0.229
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
0
Justin Smoak Career Home Runs
196
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed
149
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
Justin Smoak Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Justin Smoak Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.206
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Justin Smoak Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.181
In this matchup
0.250
Justin Smoak Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Justin Smoak Career Hit By Pitch
25
Clayton Richard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Justin Smoak Career Intentional Walks
20
Clayton Richard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
1
Justin Smoak Career Strikeouts
1122
Clayton Richard Career Strikeouts Thrown
824
In this matchup
9.000
Justin Smoak Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.230
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.727
In this matchup
0.000
Justin Smoak Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.490
Clayton Richard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Justin Smoak Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Clayton Richard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.336
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
Justin Smoak Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Hits
38
In this matchup
1
Justin Smoak Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Justin Smoak Career Ground into Double Play
110
Clayton Richard Career Double Plays Enabled
164
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0