Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.9% of the contact against Smith with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.8% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.9% of the contact Smith gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 63rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Smith's curveball leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
79 and 301 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .297 on his offspeed pitches.
195 of his fastballs thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.9% of the contact right-handers make against Smith is hit hard, against 24.5% of what left-handers make.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 262 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Smith is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 99th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smith averages 83.9 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
673 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 742nd 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 427 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Smith projects a .343 average, 26th percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 570th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .331 average against Smith and left-handers to .362.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 262 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Smith lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 244th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.1% of the contact against Smith is on the ground and 39.9% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Smith and left-handers 84.9.
86 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.9% of the contact against Smith with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.8% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.9% of the contact Smith gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 63rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Smith is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 99th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Smith projects a .343 average, 26th percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 570th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Smith's curveball leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
79 and 301 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .297 on his offspeed pitches.
195 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
34.9% of the contact right-handers make against Smith is hit hard, against 24.5% of what left-handers make.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 262 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .331 average against Smith and left-handers to .362.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 262 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Smith averages 83.9 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
673 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 742nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 427 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.1% of the contact against Smith is on the ground and 39.9% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Smith and left-handers 84.9.
86 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
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: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
673 pitches in 2024. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 244th in MLB.
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