The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.4% of the contact against Smith is on the ground and 23.4% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
32.1% of the contact against Smith with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.3% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 314 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smith averages 82.5 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
450 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 747th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Smith's sinker leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 86.2 off his slider.
188 and 123 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Smith and left-handers to .349.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Smith's stuff spins at 2,033 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
450 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 658th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Smith gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
450 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 553rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Smith has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 437 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.5% of the contact right-handers make against Smith is hit hard, against 38.5% of what left-handers make.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.9 mph off the bat against Smith and left-handers 90.6.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Smith lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
450 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 254th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Smith have gone to centre field.
41 of 95 located batted balls allowed.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.4% of the contact against Smith is on the ground and 23.4% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Smith has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 437 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.9 mph off the bat against Smith and left-handers 90.6.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Smith have gone to centre field.
41 of 95 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
32.1% of the contact against Smith with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.3% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 314 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smith averages 82.5 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
450 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 747th 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 sinker leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 86.2 off his slider.
188 and 123 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Smith and left-handers to .349.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.5% of the contact right-handers make against Smith is hit hard, against 38.5% of what left-handers make.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Smith's stuff spins at 2,033 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
450 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 658th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Smith gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
450 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 553rd 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: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
450 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 254th in MLB.
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