There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Smeltzer's curveball leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 81.9 off his sweeper.
55 and 41 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Smeltzer projects a .375 average, 10th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 701st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
56.6% of the balls put in play against Smeltzer have gone to centre field.
43 of 76 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.4% of the contact Smeltzer gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 692nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .405 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
169 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smeltzer averages 83.5 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 750th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .393 average against Smeltzer and left-handers to .343.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Smeltzer, 13th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 677th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.4 mph off the bat against Smeltzer and left-handers 88.1.
49 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Smeltzer's stuff spins at 2,087 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 629th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
33.3% of the contact against Smeltzer is on the ground and 42.7% of it is in the air.
75 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Smeltzer's curveball leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 81.9 off his sweeper.
55 and 41 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Smeltzer projects a .375 average, 10th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 701st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.4% of the contact Smeltzer gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 692nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Smeltzer, 13th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 677th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
56.6% of the balls put in play against Smeltzer have gone to centre field.
43 of 76 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.4 mph off the bat against Smeltzer and left-handers 88.1.
49 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
33.3% of the contact against Smeltzer is on the ground and 42.7% of it is in the air.
75 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .405 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
169 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smeltzer averages 83.5 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 750th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .393 average against Smeltzer and left-handers to .343.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Smeltzer's stuff spins at 2,087 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 629th in MLB.
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