Cam Smith Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His walks do not change much with runners on

Smith walks in 15.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.5% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Smith pulls 23.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.2%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

24 pulled, 50 up the middle and 29 the other way over 103 located batted balls.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Smith's batting average is .199 but the quality of his contact projects .246, a gap of .047 in his favour once the bounces even out.

174 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Smith does his damage against fastballs: a .744 OPS against them, against .503 on breaking balls.

108 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 46 on breaking balls.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Smith swings it at 70.7 mph, 87th percentile bat speed in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 57th in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Smith trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 85th percentile barrel rate, 21st percentile strikeout rate.

174 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Smith averages 92.7 mph off the bat, against 87.3 with the bases empty.

21 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 81 without.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Smith is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .878 OPS there against .607 overall.

55 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

12.9% of Smith's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 85th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 64th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Smith is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .340 OPS there against .607 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

1 of Smith's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2026.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Smith strikes out in 28.7% of his trips, 21st percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 334th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Smith strikes out in 33.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27.1% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Smith puts up a .638 OPS against right-handers and .519 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Smith is slugging .318, 29th percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 300th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

44.1% of Smith's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 70th percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 125th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Smith's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 462.

41 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Smith's OPS+ of 73 sits 30th percentile among hitters this season.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 294th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Smith slugs .389 against fastballs and .286 against breaking balls.

108 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Smith walks in 10.3% of his plate appearances, 67th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 140th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Smith strikes out in 29.5% of his trips against right-handers and 26.7% of them against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Smith is on base at a .289 clip, 35th percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 276th in MLB.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Smith finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.6% of his contact, 64th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 151st in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Smith hits it hardest up the middle: 89.4 mph on average there, against 86.3 to his pull side.

49 batted balls up the middle, 24 to his pull side.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Smith slugs .333 against right-handers and .275 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

47.6% of Smith's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.2% of it with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

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