Josh Smith Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one part of the field he lives in

Smith hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.5 mph on average there, against 82.2 the other way.

25 batted balls to his pull side, 22 the other way.

The power is not there this season

Smith is slugging .239, 8th percentile in the league.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 388th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Smith does his damage against fastballs: a .621 OPS against them, against .358 on offspeed pitches.

61 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 20 on offspeed pitches.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Smith averages 82.1 mph off the bat, against 87.3 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 60 without.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Smith is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .853 OPS there against .557 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Smith walks in 12.2% of his plate appearances, 80th percentile.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 87th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Smith's fly balls travel 266 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 385.

37 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Smith averages 86.4 mph off the bat, 26th percentile in the league.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 313th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Smith's OPS+ of 64 sits 23rd percentile among hitters this season.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 326th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Smith is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .358 OPS there against .557 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Smith swings it at 65.7 mph, 32nd percentile bat speed in the league.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 286th in MLB.

The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Smith averages 16.6 degrees off the bat: 45.2% of his contact is in the air and 32.9% of it is on the ground.

73 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Smith's quality of contact only supports a .226 expected average, 35th percentile in the league.

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

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Smith slugs .286 against breaking balls and .158 against offspeed pitches.

24 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 35.6% of Smith's contact reaches 95 mph, 32nd percentile.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 287th in MLB.

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

Smith finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.4% of his contact, 70th percentile.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 129th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Smith strikes out in only 18.7% of his trips, 69th percentile.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 131st in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 5.5% of Smith's batted balls are barrelled, 38th percentile.

107 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 260th in MLB.

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

Smith pulls 34.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 30.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

25 pulled, 26 up the middle and 22 the other way over 73 located batted balls.

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