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
4
Ben Zobrist Career At Bats
5880
Josh Smith Career At Bats Pitched
732
In this matchup
0.250
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Josh Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Hits
1566
Josh Smith Career Hits Allowed
203
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Singles
1006
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Doubles
349
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Triples
44
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs
167
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed
32

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
1
Ben Zobrist Career Extra Base Hits
560
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
4
Ben Zobrist Total Bases
2504
In this matchup
2
Ben Zobrist Career Times on Base
2429
In this matchup
0.400
Ben Zobrist Career On Base Percentage
0.357
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Slugging Percentage
0.426
In this matchup
1.400
Ben Zobrist Career OPS
0.783
In this matchup
0.750
Ben Zobrist Career Isolated Power
0.160
In this matchup
0.430
Ben Zobrist Career Gross Production Average
0.267
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
1
Ben Zobrist Career RBIs
768
In this matchup
1.600
Ben Zobrist Career Runs Created
949.980
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
1
Ben Zobrist Career Walks
832
Josh Smith Career Walks Allowed
81
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