Burch Smith
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 14, #443, San Diego Padres | Oklahoma
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 2 0 2.25 6 0 1 12 13 0.67
2021 1 1 5.40 31 0 0 43.1 28 1.38
2024 4 1 4.95 50 0 0 56.1 46 1.35
6 Seasons 9 12 5.79 152 13 1 247.1 230 1.51
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 6 2-0 2.25 12 13 0.67
2021 31 1-1 5.40 43.1 28 1.38
2024 50 4-1 4.95 56.1 46 1.35
6 Seasons 152 9-12 5.79 247.1 230 1.51
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
2018 28 1431 237 22 9.3 6.1 89.5 114.4 14.1 34.6 .256 .456 .373 .350 .404 41.4 21.5 11.2 6.92 5.33
2019 29 425 71 3 4.2 2.8 89.0 112.4 18.0 42.3 .249 .443 .361 .339 .370 38.0 18.9 13.2 5.48 5.16
2020 30 153 30 2 6.7 4.5 89.5 104.6 21.9 30.0 .184 .325 .197 .225 .310 33.3 29.5 2.3 2.25 2.11
2021 31 678 148 8 5.4 4.3 91.1 111.9 15.5 38.5 .281 .443 .328 .331 .364 41.9 14.9 5.9 5.40 4.69
2024 34 896 181 17 9.4 7.1 90.7 111.4 12.9 34.8 .268 .436 .328 .325 .380 44.8 19.1 5.0 4.95 4.46
Player 3583 667 52 7.8 5.5 90.1 114.4 14.8 36.1 .260 .440 .343 .333 .381 41.7 19.6 8.3
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

Smith relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.0%) ,
Cutter
(21.4%) ,
Curveball
(18.3%) ,
Sweeper
(9.3%) ,
Changeup
(0.8%) ,
Sinker
(0.2%) ,


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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
2018 41.4 20.7 27.8 10.1 37.1 40.1 22.8 2.5 30.8 23.2 24.5 8.4 9.3 6.1
2019 33.8 35.2 23.9 7.0 40.8 35.2 23.9 1.4 21.1 33.8 28.2 9.9 4.2 2.8
2020 30.0 26.7 30.0 13.3 33.3 40.0 26.7 0.0 26.7 43.3 13.3 6.7 6.7 4.5
2021 37.8 28.4 28.4 5.4 23.6 50.0 26.4 2.0 24.3 32.4 31.1 4.7 5.4 4.3
2024 44.8 27.6 22.7 5.0 39.2 32.6 28.2 5.0 28.7 25.4 26.5 5.0 9.4 7.1
Player 40.2 26.1 26.2 7.5 34.9 39.7 25.3 2.8 27.6 27.9 26.4 6.7 7.8 5.5
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
2024 Sinker BAL R 2 92.8 21.2 -2.9 11.2ARM -4.1 11.0 -3.7 11.2ARM -3.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 448 94.9 13.3 1.3 4.3ARM -3.2 17.2 1.4 4.3ARM -3.2
2024 Changeup BAL R 7 85.3 25.7 -6.4 9.3ARM -4.7 12.1 -7.2 9.3ARM -4.9
2024 Curveball BAL R 164 80.0 57.0 4.6 11.0GLV 2.2 -13.7 3.8 11.0GLV 1.6
2024 Sweeper BAL R 83 83.5 37.8 0.2 13.6GLV 0.2 1.6 0.0 13.6GLV -0.7
2024 Cutter BAL R 192 87.6 31.3 -3.2 4.9GLV 2.1 4.3 -4.0 4.9GLV 2.2
2021 Changeup OAK R 92 82.1 26.7 -6.2 12.4ARM -1.1 14.0 -7.7 12.4ARM -1.5
2021 Cutter OAK R 1 84.1 37.8 -6.6 3.8GLV 1.1 0.8 -7.2 3.8GLV 0.9
2021 Curveball OAK R 105 78.7 58.3 3.7 10.2GLV 0.8 -13.7 3.6 10.2GLV 1.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 467 93.4 14.4 0.8 7.0ARM -0.4 17.0 0.8 7.0ARM -0.2
2021 Slider OAK R 13 83.5 39.0 0.9 3.3GLV -2.8 0.1 1.7 3.3GLV -2.4
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 5 448 50.0 118 .226 .358 .295 23.4 31.4 22.7 .230 .396 .306 50.7
2024 Cutter -2.1 -4 192 21.4 58 .404 .558 .442 21.0 3.4 6.7 .349 .513 .388 45.3
2024 Curveball -2.1 -3 164 18.3 34 .303 .455 .338 9.7 5.9 7.1 .286 .455 .329 51.6
2024 Sweeper -1.4 -1 83 9.3 29 .310 .448 .329 18.4 17.2 14.3 .218 .410 .264 20.8
2024 Changeup 3.4 0 7 0.8 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .278 .280 .258 0.0
2024 Sinker 15.3 0 2 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .886 .960 .819 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 1 467 68.9 125 .291 .444 .341 21.4 16.0 16.4 .287 .477 .347 41.2
2021 Curveball 0.5 1 105 15.5 35 .265 .412 .283 10.9 14.3 16.7 .303 .414 .304 50.0
2021 Changeup -4.8 -4 92 13.6 22 .278 .500 .398 25.7 13.6 11.5 .209 .310 .308 26.7
2021 Slider 5.9 1 13 1.9 5 .000 .000 .000 14.3 0.0 0.0 .191 .286 .199 40.0
2021 Cutter -221.3 -2 1 0.1 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .486 .703 .498 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 164 80.0 84 20.3 7:15 7:15 0
2024 Cutter 191 87.6 35 6.6 11:00 10:00 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 448 94.9 90 17.3 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Sweeper 83 83.5 43 14.7 8:30 9:00 -30
2021 Changeup 92 82.1 97 18.4 1:15 1:30 -15
2021 Curveball 105 78.7 86 19.8 7:15 7:00 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 467 93.4 91 18.1 12:45 12:45 0
2021 Slider 13 83.5 34 4.2 9:30 8:30 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 166 637 -6 3 -5 -2 -10
2018 356 1,431 -8 4 -13 -6 -24
2019 104 425 -2 5 -5 -2 -5
2020 44 153 1 4 -1 0 4
2021 188 678 -8 12 -5 -3 -4
2024 241 896 0 8 -10 -2 -3
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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 %
2018 1,431 48.8 67.5 80.5 25.2 62.7 43.6 54.6 45.8 24.1 8.7 80.8
2019 425 51.5 72.1 79.7 27.7 64.9 41.4 59.6 50.6 24.2 7.3 77.4
2020 153 53.6 72.0 74.6 28.2 60.0 45.8 59.1 51.6 29.1 5.2 75.0
2021 678 55.9 70.2 82.7 20.4 67.2 43.5 61.2 48.2 20.2 9.4 82.8
2024 896 53.6 72.5 83.3 26.9 64.3 42.5 66.0 51.3 20.7 9.6 83.7
Player 3,583 51.9 70.1 81.3 25.2 63.9 43.1 59.6 48.5 22.7 8.8 81.5
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
2018 9 26 10 8 9 33 7 17 6 46 12 44 18 52 13 27 88
2019 39 57 31 92
2020 69 87 94
2021 47 63 43 88
2024 26 12 16 25 47 47 18 6 7 19 92 11 28 64 59 32 80
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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 %
2018 22.4 15 14.8 0 12 13 4 26.7
2019 22.9 3 3.6 -1 4 2 2 66.7
2020 22.2 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0.0
2021 23.0 5 4.5 1 3 4 1 20.0
2024 23.6 6 7.9 -2 4 6 3 50.0
Player 22.8 30 31.3 -1 23 26 10 33.3
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
2018 15 21 8 19 12 12 16 17 12 11 13 17 19 15 13 16 15 14 17 17 17 14 21 17 13 11 12 14 18 12 10
2019 3 4 2 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 2
2020 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
2021 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 1 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 6 4 4 5 5
2024 6 6 7 7 7 7 10 8 6 6 9 8 6 8 7 7 6 6 9 10 10 8 11 10 6 7 7 9 10 9 10
Player 30 37 21 37 29 29 36 32 23 23 28 34 34 31 29 32 28 28 35 38 37 32 43 37 27 25 29 30 37 31 28
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.1 92.6 -0.5 94.4 1.8 93.4 -1.0
Offspeed Velocity 81.5 82.2 0.7 83.0 0.8 82.1 -0.9
Breaking Velocity 78.0 78.3 0.3 79.8 1.5 79.2 -0.6
Exit Velocity 89.5 89.0 -0.5 89.5 0.5 91.1 1.6
Launch Angle 14.1 18.0 3.9 21.9 3.9 15.5 -6.4
Barrel % 9.3 4.2 -5.1 6.7 2.5 5.4 -1.3
Hard Hit % 41.4 38.0 -3.4 33.3 -4.7 41.9 8.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.6 42.3 7.7 30.0 -12.3 38.5 8.5
xBA .256 .249 -0.007 .184 -0.065 .281 0.097
BA .292 .289 -0.003 .163 -0.126 .280 0.117
xwOBA .350 .339 -0.011 .225 -0.114 .331 0.106
wOBA .373 .361 -0.012 .197 -0.164 .328 0.131
xSLG .456 .443 -0.013 .325 -0.118 .443 0.118
SLG .497 .467 -0.030 .279 -0.188 .440 0.161
K% 21.5 18.9 -2.6 29.5 10.6 14.9 -14.6
BB% 11.2 13.2 2.0 2.3 -10.9 5.9 3.6
Swing % 45.8 50.6 4.8 51.6 1.0 48.2 -3.4
Whiff% 24.1 24.2 0.1 29.1 4.9 20.2 -8.9
In Zone % 48.8 51.5 2.7 53.6 2.1 55.9 2.3
Out of Zone % 51.2 48.5 -2.7 46.4 -2.1 44.1 -2.3
Out of Zone Swing % 25.2 27.7 2.5 28.2 0.5 20.4 -7.8
First Pitch Swing % 26.9 28.8 1.9 29.5 0.7 31.4 1.9
First Pitch Strike % 54.6 59.6 5.0 59.1 -0.5 61.2 2.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 356 .373 191 40 20.9 165 80 48.5
2019 Shifts 104 .361 62 16 25.8 42 25 59.5
2020 Shifts 43 .202 29 0 0.0 14 6 42.9
2021 Shifts 188 .328 124 17 13.7 64 38 59.4
2024 Shades 241 .328 151 8 5.3 90 30 33.3
! 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 %
2013 201 14.3 60.7% 2.0% 87 21.6 3.4% 5.7%
2018 376 15.1 48.9% 0.5% 287 20.2 4.2% 4.2%
2019 100 16.2 26.0% 2.0% 85 22.2 2.4% 5.9%
2020 41 15.4 43.9% 0.0% 23 23.2 0.0% 13.0%
2021 181 15.7 42.0% 2.2% 141 22.1 2.1% 5.7%
2024 201 14.7 55.7% 1.0% 163 18.3 6.1% 1.2%

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Pitch Distribution