Kevin Smith Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Smith puts up a .433 OPS against right-handers and .777 against left-handers.

97 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Smith is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.018 OPS there against .546 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Smith slugs .242 against right-handers and .500 against left-handers.

97 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Smith is on base at a .220 clip, 5th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 565th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Smith hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.4 mph on average there, against 80.4 up the middle.

26 batted balls to his pull side, 34 up the middle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Smith's quality of contact only supports a .190 expected average, 10th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 536th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Smith averages 79.8 mph off the bat, against 86.4 with the bases empty.

22 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 67 without.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Smith trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 69th percentile barrel rate, 8th percentile strikeout rate.

146 plate appearances in 2023. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2023.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Smith walks in only 3.4% of his plate appearances, 6th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 560th in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

4 of Smith's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 433 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2023.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Smith averages 84.8 mph off the bat, 15th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 504th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Smith's OPS+ of 48 sits 11th percentile among hitters this season.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 530th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Smith strikes out in 34.9% of his trips, 8th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 546th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Smith is at his worst against right-handers, on fastballs: a .290 OPS there against .546 overall.

44 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Smith's 5 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

5 tracked home runs in 2023.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.1% of Smith's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 69th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 184th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Smith finds a productive launch angle on only 31.8% of his contact, 25th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 444th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Smith is slugging .326, 26th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 441st in MLB.

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

Smith pulls 29.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 32.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

26 pulled, 34 up the middle and 29 the other way over 89 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Smith has an OPS of .474; with the bases empty it is .569.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 109 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Smith strikes out in 36.1% of his trips against right-handers and 32.7% of them against left-handers.

97 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36% of Smith's contact reaches 95 mph, 38th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 368th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Smith's fly balls travel 292 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 433.

38 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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