John Smoltz vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Smoltz in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Black. Smoltz's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.433, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Edge: Black.
How John Smoltz put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to John Smoltz
Matchup Details for John Smoltz and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between John Smoltz and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Smoltz Career Plate Appearances
1167
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.000
John Smoltz Career Batting Average
0.159
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.033
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.014
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.000
John Smoltz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.252
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
John Smoltz Career Hit By Pitch
3
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks
0
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
0
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts
365
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
0.000
John Smoltz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.200
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.000
John Smoltz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.220
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.197
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
136
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
John Smoltz Career Ground into Double Play
15
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0