Dmitri Young vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
John Smoltz has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. Young's numbers against Smoltz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.440, 47% below the career mark of 0.826, with a batting average of just 0.143, 51% below their career average and below Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 14.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smoltz. Edge: Smoltz.
How Dmitri Young put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Dmitri Young
Matchup Details for Dmitri Young and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Dmitri Young and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Dmitri Young Career Plate Appearances
5252
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.143
Dmitri Young Career Batting Average
0.292
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Dmitri Young Career Home Runs
171
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
Dmitri Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Dmitri Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.123
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dmitri Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.196
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.154
Dmitri Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Dmitri Young Career Hit By Pitch
45
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
2
Dmitri Young Career Intentional Walks
66
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
2
Dmitri Young Career Strikeouts
871
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
14.500
Dmitri Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.030
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
1.500
Dmitri Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.241
Dmitri Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
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
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Dmitri Young Career Sacrifice Hits
3
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
Dmitri Young Career Sacrifice Flies
35
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Dmitri Young Career Ground into Double Play
150
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0