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Dwight Smith Jr.

Orioles Career team 2019–2020
Number #18
Position Left Fielder
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 33
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Peachtree City, GA
Born Oct 26, 1992

Key Insights

2020
There is one part of the field he lives in

Smith Jr. hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.3 mph on average there, against 84.3 the other way.

18 batted balls to his pull side, 10 the other way.
He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Smith Jr.'s quality of contact only supports a .194 expected average, 13th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2020. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 413th in MLB.
A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.5% of Smith Jr.'s contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 82nd percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2020. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 86th in MLB.
He beats the ball into the ground too often

Smith Jr. finds a productive launch angle on only 25.6% of his contact, 8th percentile.

71 plate appearances in 2020. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 436th in MLB.
He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Smith Jr.'s batting average is .222 but the quality of his contact projects .194, a gap of .028 he is currently outrunning.

71 plate appearances in 2020.
When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Smith Jr. hits the ball hard: 89.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2020. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 111th in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 26, 1992
Birth Place Peachtree City, GA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right