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Josh Smoker

Mets Career team 2016–2017
Number #57
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 37
Height 6' 2"
Weight 255 lbs
Birth Place Calhoun, GA
Born Nov 26, 1988

Key Insights

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.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

45.5% of the contact against Smoker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 58.3% with the bases empty.

69 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 96 with the bases empty.
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.
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.
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.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 26, 1988
Birth Place Calhoun, GA
Height 6' 2"
Weight 255 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left