When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Smoker throws a fastball 74.5% of the time, against 45.7% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Smoker's 4-seam fastball moves 81.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Smoker's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Smoker throws the splitter 26.3% of the time against right-handers and 2% against left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handers, 51 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Smoker releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
165 tracked pitches in 2018.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.4 mph off the bat against Smoker, 1st percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 718th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Smoker works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 61.2% of everything he throws.
165 classified pitches in 2018.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.2% of the contact Smoker gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 703rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Smoker's stuff spins at 2,047 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 616th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Smoker projects a .445 average, 3rd percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 704th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Smoker goes to the splitter: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.9% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Smoker works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 500th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Smoker's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
28 of 165 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Smoker puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Smoker's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 94.8.
101 thrown, 61.2% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Smoker lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
165 located pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Smoker releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
165 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Smoker throws a fastball 74.5% of the time, against 45.7% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Smoker goes to the splitter: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.9% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Smoker puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Smoker's 4-seam fastball moves 81.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Smoker's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Smoker throws the splitter 26.3% of the time against right-handers and 2% against left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handers, 51 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Smoker works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 61.2% of everything he throws.
165 classified pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Smoker's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 94.8.
101 thrown, 61.2% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Smoker releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
165 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Smoker releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
165 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.4 mph off the bat against Smoker, 1st percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 718th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.2% of the contact Smoker gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 703rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Smoker projects a .445 average, 3rd percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 704th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Smoker's stuff spins at 2,047 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 616th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Smoker works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
165 pitches in 2018. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 500th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Smoker's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
28 of 165 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Smoker lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
165 located pitches in 2018.
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