Ben Zobrist vs. Josh Smith — Matchup Analysis
Ben Zobrist has absolutely raked against Smith. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Zobrist. Zobrist's production against Smith has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.400, 79% above the career mark of 0.783, with a batting average of 0.250, 6% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.277. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.9 PA, Zobrist is still posting above-career production against Smith. Edge: Zobrist.
How Ben Zobrist put the ball into play against Josh Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Josh Smith to Ben Zobrist
Matchup Details for Ben Zobrist and Josh Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Zobrist and Josh Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances
6836
Josh Smith Career Batters Faced
832
In this matchup
0.250
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Josh Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
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
0.250
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.044
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.158
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.213
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Josh Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Hit By Pitch
31
Josh Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Intentional Walks
35
Josh Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Strikeouts
994
Josh Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
150
In this matchup
5.000
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.880
Josh Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.547
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Josh Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Ben Zobrist Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Josh Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.351
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
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Josh Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Josh Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Ground into Double Play
124
Josh Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
7
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0