Milt Thompson vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Thompson is hitting 0.276 here, 1% above their career average, while Smoltz's career opposing average is 0.237. Thompson also posted an OPS of 0.693, close to the career mark of 0.708. Thompson has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Milt Thompson put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Milt Thompson
Matchup Details for Milt Thompson and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Milt Thompson and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
Milt Thompson Career Plate Appearances
4155
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.276
Milt Thompson Career Batting Average
0.274
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Milt Thompson Career Home Runs
47
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed
288
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
Milt Thompson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Milt Thompson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.046
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Milt Thompson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.074
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.320
Milt Thompson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.317
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Milt Thompson Career Hit By Pitch
22
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Milt Thompson Career Intentional Walks
46
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
4
Milt Thompson Career Strikeouts
635
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
8.500
Milt Thompson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.540
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
1.250
Milt Thompson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.382
Milt Thompson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.292
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
Milt Thompson Career Sacrifice Hits
20
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
Milt Thompson Career Sacrifice Flies
16
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Milt Thompson Career Ground into Double Play
60
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0