One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Smith's changeup moves 99.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
274 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Smith puts 43.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 52.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
833 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Smith's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 78.2 off his changeup.
559 and 274 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Smith's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
559 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .245 on his fastballs.
397 of his breaking balls thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Smith throws the changeup 31.7% of the time against right-handers and 2.5% against left-handers.
833 pitches to right-handers, 401 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Smith releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1234 tracked pitches in 2022.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Smith is weak: 85.1 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 56th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Smith throws 41.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
242 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 992 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.9% of the contact Smith gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 57th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Smith throws a fastball 50.9% of the time, against 39.1% when he is ahead.
330 pitches behind in the count, 376 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Smith lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 226th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Smith's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.0.
559 thrown, 45.3% of his pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Smith projects a .281 average, 88th percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 92nd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smith averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
1234 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 524th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Smith's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.9 against 78.9.
559 and 40 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Smith's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
1234 pitches in 2022. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 222nd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Smith goes to the curveball: 6% of his two-strike pitches, against 2% the rest of the time.
383 two-strike pitches in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Smith works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 45.3% of everything he throws.
1234 classified pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Smith releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1234 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Smith throws a strike on the first pitch 62.6% of the time.
302 plate appearances started in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Smith's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
231 of 1234 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Smith's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,435 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
559 thrown in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Smith puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46% when he is ahead.
330 located pitches behind, 376 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Smith has thrown 40 curveballs this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 78.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1234 classified pitches in 2022.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Smith's changeup moves 99.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
274 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Smith's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
559 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Smith puts 43.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 52.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
833 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Smith's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 78.2 off his changeup.
559 and 274 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Smith throws the changeup 31.7% of the time against right-handers and 2.5% against left-handers.
833 pitches to right-handers, 401 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Smith's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.0.
559 thrown, 45.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Smith's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.9 against 78.9.
559 and 40 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Smith works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 45.3% of everything he throws.
1234 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Smith's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,435 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
559 thrown in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Smith has thrown 40 curveballs this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 78.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1234 classified pitches in 2022.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .245 on his fastballs.
397 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Smith releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1234 tracked pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Smith releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1234 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Smith is weak: 85.1 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 56th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.9% of the contact Smith gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 57th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Smith projects a .281 average, 88th percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 92nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Smith throws 41.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
242 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 992 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Smith throws a fastball 50.9% of the time, against 39.1% when he is ahead.
330 pitches behind in the count, 376 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Smith goes to the curveball: 6% of his two-strike pitches, against 2% the rest of the time.
383 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Smith throws a strike on the first pitch 62.6% of the time.
302 plate appearances started in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Smith puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46% when he is ahead.
330 located pitches behind, 376 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Smith lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
1234 pitches in 2022. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 226th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smith averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
1234 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 524th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Smith's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
1234 pitches in 2022. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 222nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Smith's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
231 of 1234 located pitches.
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