He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Smith and left-handers to .215.
833 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
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 home runs are what is undoing his season
Smith has given up 14 tracked home runs, 10 of them to left field, the longest 436 feet.
14 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.1% of the contact against Smith is on the ground and 54.1% of it is in the air.
196 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.1% of the contact right-handers make against Smith is hit hard, against 24.7% of what left-handers make.
833 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.0 mph off the bat against Smith and left-handers 83.6.
124 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 73 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Smith and left-handers to .215.
833 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.1% of the contact right-handers make against Smith is hit hard, against 24.7% of what left-handers make.
833 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
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 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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Smith has given up 14 tracked home runs, 10 of them to left field, the longest 436 feet.
14 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.1% of the contact against Smith is on the ground and 54.1% of it is in the air.
196 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.0 mph off the bat against Smith and left-handers 83.6.
124 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 73 from left-handers.
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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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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 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.
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