Riley Smith
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 207LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 24, #719, Arizona Diamondbacks | LSU
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 2 0 1.47 6 0 0 18.1 18 1.09
2021 1 4 6.01 24 6 1 67.1 36 1.50
2 Seasons 3 4 5.04 30 6 1 85.2 54 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 6 2-0 1.47 18.1 18 1.09
2021 24 1-4 6.01 67.1 36 1.50
2 Seasons 30 3-4 5.04 85.2 54 1.41
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
2020 25 250 47 1 2.1 1.4 87.1 110.5 10.7 27.7 .208 .300 .269 .254 .305 29.8 25.7 7.1 1.47 2.68
2021 26 1071 246 18 7.3 6.0 89.3 112.2 10.0 38.6 .288 .480 .368 .347 .374 41.1 12.0 5.0 6.01 5.23
Player 1321 293 19 6.5 5.1 89.0 112.2 10.1 36.9 .273 .446 .349 .330 .363 39.2 14.6 5.4
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.
Sinker
(57.3%) ,
Changeup
(17.0%) ,
Curveball
(10.7%) ,
Cutter
(10.0%) ,
Slider
(4.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(0.5%) ,


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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
2020 48.9 25.5 19.1 6.4 31.9 46.8 21.3 2.1 42.6 29.8 17.0 6.4 2.1 1.4
2021 44.3 25.6 26.0 4.1 34.6 39.4 26.0 5.3 31.7 24.4 22.0 8.9 7.3 6.0
Player 45.1 25.6 24.9 4.4 34.1 40.6 25.3 4.8 33.4 25.3 21.2 8.5 6.5 5.1
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
2021 Changeup AZ R 182 86.5 29.3 -1.0 16.9ARM 2.7 7.4 -1.1 16.9ARM 3.0
2021 Curveball AZ R 115 79.3 54.2 0.7 7.3GLV -2.2 -10.4 0.3 7.3GLV -1.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 5 92.6 19.4 -3.5 5.9ARM -1.7 12.5 -3.7 5.9ARM -1.3
2021 Slider AZ R 48 82.2 39.7 0.1 3.6GLV -3.3 0.9 0.9 3.6GLV -2.1
2021 Cutter AZ R 107 84.2 32.1 -0.9 0.1GLV -2.8 6.2 -1.8 0.1GLV -2.8
2021 Sinker AZ R 613 92.9 22.0 -0.2 14.1ARM -0.7 9.9 -1.1 14.1ARM -0.7
2020 Curveball AZ R 40 80.8 53.1 1.9 5.7GLV -3.2 -10.8 1.1 5.7GLV -3.5
2020 Sinker AZ R 156 93.3 21.3 -0.3 12.7ARM -2.1 10.3 -1.2 12.7ARM -2.1
2020 Changeup AZ R 4 86.7 27.7 -2.6 16.4ARM 2.9 8.9 -2.5 16.4ARM 3.0
2020 Slider AZ R 50 83.0 38.7 -0.3 3.3GLV -2.5 1.1 0.3 3.3GLV -2.0
! 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 %
2021 Sinker -0.4 -3 613 57.2 164 .313 .507 .398 11.9 11.6 11.4 .295 .475 .361 47.3
2021 Changeup -1.3 -2 182 17.0 64 .311 .574 .375 12.1 12.5 16.0 .297 .535 .355 29.1
2021 Curveball -0.3 0 115 10.7 28 .200 .440 .298 22.2 17.9 13.5 .248 .468 .329 38.1
2021 Cutter -3.5 -4 107 10.0 28 .357 .571 .396 15.7 7.1 8.0 .273 .410 .291 34.6
2021 Slider -3.7 -2 48 4.5 15 .333 .533 .370 23.1 13.3 12.5 .264 .460 .305 46.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball -4.3 0 5 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 Sinker 0.2 0 156 62.4 42 .263 .342 .298 14.3 28.6 31.6 .247 .372 .296 37.0
2020 Slider 6.2 3 50 20.0 20 .222 .333 .285 16.0 25.0 31.3 .167 .226 .223 15.4
2020 Curveball 1.9 1 40 16.0 8 .125 .125 .113 8.3 12.5 6.7 .115 .124 .114 28.6
2020 Changeup -5.1 0 4 1.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! 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
2021 Changeup 182 86.5 95 18.8 1:45 2:15 -30
2021 Curveball 115 79.3 73 15.2 7:30 7:00 30
2021 Cutter 107 84.2 33 5.6 11:30 11:45 -15
2021 Sinker 611 92.9 87 17.3 1:00 2:00 -60
2021 Slider 47 82.2 26 4.6 10:00 8:30 90
2020 Curveball 38 80.8 73 14.9 7:15 6:45 30
2020 Sinker 148 93.3 86 16.2 1:00 1:45 -45
2020 Slider 41 83.2 31 4.4 10:00 8:45 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 70 250 2 4 -2 0 4
2021 299 1,070 -7 5 -5 -4 -11
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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 %
2020 250 59.2 57.4 87.1 15.7 81.3 40.0 60.0 40.4 13.9 11.2 71.4
2021 1,071 54.8 68.0 88.0 22.3 76.9 44.4 65.0 47.3 13.8 8.2 81.8
Player 1,321 55.6 65.9 87.8 21.2 77.4 43.5 64.1 46.0 13.8 8.8 79.3
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
2020 49 56 54
2021 16 4 10 21 28 47 56 36 30 1 94 1 3 38 56 34 55
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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 %
2020 25.6 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2021 21.6 10 11.4 -1 4 11 4 40.0
Player 22.1 11 12.4 -1 4 11 5 45.5
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
2020 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2021 10 12 9 9 13 13 16 9 9 7 11 13 9 7 12 15 10 10 10 13 11 12 15 13 10 10 13 15 11 12 12
Player 11 13 10 10 14 14 17 10 10 8 12 14 10 8 13 16 11 11 11 14 12 13 16 14 11 11 14 16 12 13 13
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 2020 2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.3 91.6 -1.7
Offspeed Velocity 86.7 86.5 -0.2
Breaking Velocity 82.0 80.2 -1.8
Exit Velocity 87.1 89.3 2.2
Launch Angle 10.7 10.0 -0.7
Barrel % 2.1 7.3 5.2
Hard Hit % 29.8 41.1 11.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 27.7 38.6 10.9
xBA .208 .288 0.080
BA .234 .308 0.074
xwOBA .254 .347 0.093
wOBA .269 .368 0.099
xSLG .300 .480 0.180
SLG .313 .523 0.210
K% 25.7 12.0 -13.7
BB% 7.1 5.0 -2.1
Swing % 40.4 47.3 6.9
Whiff% 13.9 13.8 -0.1
In Zone % 59.2 54.8 -4.4
Out of Zone % 40.8 45.2 4.4
Out of Zone Swing % 15.7 22.3 6.6
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 29.7 9.7
First Pitch Strike % 60.0 65.0 5.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 70 .269 48 8 16.7 22 16 72.7
2021 Shifts 299 .368 183 22 12.0 116 60 51.7
! 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 %
2020 86 15.3 44.2% 0.0% 40 22.8 0.0% 7.5%
2021 299 15.6 42.5% 0.7% 206 23.1 0.0% 9.7%

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Pitch Distribution