Josh Willingham vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Willingham is hitting 0.308 here, 22% above their career average, while Smoltz's career opposing average is 0.237. Willingham also posted an OPS of 0.760, close to the career mark of 0.823. Willingham has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 5.3 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
13
Josh Willingham Career At Bats
3912
John Smoltz Career At Bats Pitched
12978
In this matchup
0.308
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
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
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.364
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
3
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
5.333
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.667
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
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
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Hits
2
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0