Josh Smoker
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 1" 232LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2007 | Rd: C-A, #31, Washington Nationals | Calhoun (GA) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 3 0 4.70 20 0 0 15.1 25 1.30
2017 1 2 5.11 54 0 0 56.1 68 1.70
2018 0 0 8.59 8 0 0 7.1 4 2.45
3 Seasons 4 2 5.35 82 0 0 79 97 1.70
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 20 3-0 4.70 15.1 25 1.30
2017 54 1-2 5.11 56.1 68 1.70
2018 8 0-0 8.59 7.1 4 2.45
3 Seasons 82 4-2 5.35 79 97 1.70
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 27 258 35 2 5.7 3.1 89.6 109.6 17.8 37.1 .219 .390 .334 .285 .446 40.0 38.5 6.2 4.70 3.38
2017 28 1057 164 11 6.7 4.1 86.9 113.1 12.1 34.1 .241 .415 .358 .323 .394 30.5 25.5 12.0 5.11 4.51
2018 29 165 27 3 11.1 7.9 92.4 114.0 25.8 44.4 .303 .593 .500 .435 .434 44.4 10.5 18.4 8.59 9.12
Player 1480 226 16 7.1 4.3 88.0 114.0 14.7 35.8 .243 .427 .369 .328 .407 33.6 26.2 11.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Smoker relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(61.2%) ,
Split Finger
(18.8%) ,
Slider
(17.6%) ,
Sinker
(2.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 31.4 34.3 31.4 2.9 31.4 34.3 34.3 0.0 25.7 28.6 25.7 11.4 5.7 3.1
2017 45.1 23.2 23.2 8.5 36.0 34.8 29.3 4.3 32.3 23.2 26.2 5.5 6.7 4.1
2018 22.2 29.6 29.6 18.5 55.6 18.5 25.9 0.0 18.5 37.0 14.8 18.5 11.1 7.9
Player 40.3 25.7 25.2 8.8 37.6 32.7 29.6 3.1 29.6 25.7 24.8 8.0 7.1 4.3
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2018 Sinker DET L 4 93.7 19.0 -2.8 14.7ARM -0.2 13.6 -4.1 14.7ARM 0.4
2018 Slider DET L 29 80.3 49.0 4.8 3.6GLV -3.8 -4.5 6.2 3.6GLV -1.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball DET L 101 92.7 16.6 0.0 11.5ARM 3.7 16.4 0.8 11.5ARM 3.6
2018 Split-Finger DET L 31 83.6 34.1 -1.7 14.8ARM 3.9 6.6 -2.0 14.8ARM 2.5
2017 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 585 94.6 13.5 0.4 8.9ARM 0.5 18.1 1.1 8.9ARM 0.9
2017 Split-Finger NYM L 171 84.2 32.2 0.0 13.9ARM 1.9 7.5 1.0 13.9ARM 1.3
2017 Sinker NYM L 14 93.9 17.5 -2.8 14.1ARM -1.4 14.4 -3.4 14.1ARM 0.3
2017 Slider NYM L 286 80.7 49.8 7.7 8.3GLV 1.4 -5.9 9.0 8.3GLV 2.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 -3 101 61.2 25 .316 .632 .470 2.4 8.0 8.0 .238 .419 .379 41.2
2018 Split-Finger -13.8 -4 31 18.8 8 .571 1.286 .763 8.3 0.0 0.0 .559 1.100 .705 42.9
2018 Slider -3.1 -1 29 17.6 5 .200 .400 .250 30.0 40.0 18.2 .189 .542 .300 66.7
2018 Sinker -2.3 0 4 2.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 585 55.3 134 .333 .579 .435 27.0 24.6 21.2 .290 .512 .387 41.0
2017 Slider 0.1 0 286 27.1 71 .188 .281 .241 37.0 31.0 23.9 .167 .219 .219 14.0
2017 Split-Finger -4.2 -7 171 16.2 51 .267 .511 .363 36.0 25.5 19.1 .209 .443 .298 26.5
2017 Sinker -14.7 -2 14 1.3 4 .500 .750 .538 0.0 0.0 0.0 .423 .455 .382 25.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 64 254 -5 5 0 -1 -2
2017 260 1,057 0 2 -6 -5 -9
2018 38 165 -4 0 -3 -2 -8
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2016 258 47.3 72.1 78.4 34.6 48.9 39.9 75.4 52.3 31.1 6.6 88.2
2017 1,057 51.1 64.1 76.9 25.9 47.0 43.5 58.5 45.4 30.6 7.5 77.2
2018 165 47.9 67.1 92.5 14.0 91.7 37.0 55.3 39.4 7.7 7.3 91.7
Player 1,480 50.1 65.7 78.9 26.1 50.3 42.2 61.2 45.9 28.5 7.3 80.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2016 91 54 28
2017 38 55 41 37 22 62 35 57 70 72 8 86 30 74 44 16
2018 47 38 9
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.6 4 3.9 0 0 3 2 50.0
2017 23.4 10 9.5 1 0 4 6 60.0
2018 22.2 2 1.4 1 1 1 1 50.0
Player 23.3 16 14.8 1 1 8 9 56.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 2 4 5 3 4 3 4 2 3 5 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3 5 2
2017 10 10 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 8
2018 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Player 16 16 13 15 15 14 16 15 14 12 15 15 14 14 14 16 13 14 17 16 16 15 17 15 15 14 14 17 15 16 11
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.2 94.6 -1.6 92.7 -1.9
Offspeed Velocity 83.8 84.2 0.4 83.6 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 81.3 80.7 -0.6 80.3 -0.4
Exit Velocity 89.6 86.9 -2.7 92.4 5.5
Launch Angle 17.8 12.1 -5.7 25.8 13.7
Barrel % 5.7 6.7 1.0 11.1 4.4
Hard Hit % 40.0 30.5 -9.5 44.4 13.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.1 34.1 -3.0 44.4 10.3
xBA .219 .241 0.022 .303 0.062
BA .267 .282 0.015 .355 0.073
xwOBA .285 .323 0.038 .435 0.112
wOBA .334 .358 0.024 .500 0.142
xSLG .390 .415 0.025 .593 0.178
SLG .467 .485 0.018 .742 0.257
K% 38.5 25.5 -13.0 10.5 -15.0
BB% 6.2 12.0 5.8 18.4 6.4
Swing % 52.3 45.4 -6.9 39.4 -6.0
Whiff% 31.1 30.6 -0.5 7.7 -22.9
In Zone % 47.3 51.1 3.8 47.9 -3.2
Out of Zone % 52.7 48.9 -3.8 52.1 3.2
Out of Zone Swing % 34.6 25.9 -8.7 14.0 -11.9
First Pitch Swing % 41.5 27.3 -14.2 28.9 1.6
First Pitch Strike % 75.4 58.5 -16.9 55.3 -3.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 64 .334 36 1 2.8 28 5 17.9
2017 Shifts 260 .358 129 3 2.3 131 11 8.4
2018 Shifts 38 .500 26 0 0.0 12 3 25.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2016 62 18.3 19.4% 1.6% 43 22.2 9.3% 20.9%
2017 270 17.2 25.9% 1.9% 236 21.0 3.4% 7.6%
2018 29 18.2 3.4% 3.4% 55 20.1 1.8% 7.3%

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Pitch Distribution