Josh Willingham vs. Drew Smyly — Matchup Analysis
Drew Smyly has completely neutralized Willingham in this matchup. Willingham's numbers against Smyly tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 34% below the career mark of 0.823, with a batting average of just 0.125, 51% below their career average and below Smyly's career opposing average of 0.252. Even with Willingham striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smyly. Edge: Smyly.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against Drew Smyly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Drew Smyly to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and Drew Smyly
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and Drew Smyly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
Drew Smyly Career Batters Faced
4851
In this matchup
0.125
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
Drew Smyly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
Drew Smyly Career Home Runs Allowed
190
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
Drew Smyly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
Drew Smyly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.172
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Drew Smyly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.170
In this matchup
0.143
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Drew Smyly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
Drew Smyly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
Drew Smyly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
12
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
Drew Smyly Career Strikeouts Thrown
1119
In this matchup
12.000
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Drew Smyly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.335
In this matchup
4.000
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Drew Smyly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.417
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Drew Smyly Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
Drew Smyly Career Sacrifice Hits
21
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Drew Smyly Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
Drew Smyly Career Double Plays Enabled
68
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0