Chad Smith
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 200LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 11, #323, Miami Marlins | Mississippi
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 1 7.50 15 0 0 18 23 1.72
2023 1 2 6.59 10 0 0 13.2 9 1.61
2 Seasons 1 3 7.11 25 0 0 31.2 32 1.67
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 15 0-1 7.50 18 23 1.72
2023 10 1-2 6.59 13.2 9 1.61
2 Seasons 25 1-3 7.11 31.2 32 1.67
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
?

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
2022 27 337 45 3 6.7 3.5 88.0 111.2 4.8 22.2 .179 .297 .355 .307 .318 37.8 27.1 17.6 7.50 3.91
2023 28 248 42 4 9.5 6.7 92.0 112.4 6.3 28.6 .253 .443 .375 .355 .357 52.4 15.0 11.7 6.58 5.48
Player 585 87 7 8.0 4.8 90.0 112.4 5.5 25.3 .211 .360 .363 .327 .337 44.8 22.1 15.2
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 3 pitches.
Sinker
(55.6%) ,
Slider
(41.5%) ,
Changeup
(2.8%) ,


  •   
  •   
  •   

+ If Available Pitches Click to Video.


  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 55.6 26.7 13.3 4.4 37.8 44.4 17.8 2.2 40.0 24.4 22.2 2.2 6.7 3.5
2023 54.8 28.6 16.7 0.0 38.1 38.1 23.8 2.4 38.1 19.0 28.6 2.4 9.5 6.7
Player 55.2 27.6 14.9 2.3 37.9 41.4 20.7 2.3 39.1 21.8 25.3 2.3 8.0 4.8
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
2023 Slider OAK R 103 85.2 35.7 -0.7 1.6GLV -3.4 2.1 -0.6 1.6GLV -3.7
2023 Changeup OAK R 7 88.8 28.7 -1.7 17.3ARM 2.2 6.0 -0.6 17.3ARM 2.9
2023 Sinker OAK R 138 94.9 21.9 -1.0 18.7ARM 3.2 8.5 -0.9 18.7ARM 3.7
2022 Sinker COL R 223 95.6 23.1 0.3 15.4ARM -0.6 6.5 1.8 15.4ARM 0.6
2022 Slider COL R 107 85.2 36.0 -0.3 2.3GLV -3.1 1.5 0.3 2.3GLV -3.4
2022 Changeup COL R 7 90.3 28.3 -1.3 11.2ARM -4.1 4.8 1.1 11.2ARM -3.0
! 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 %
2023 Sinker 0.5 1 138 55.6 39 .303 .455 .385 10.2 7.7 10.7 .253 .430 .353 53.3
2023 Slider -1.7 -2 103 41.5 21 .278 .444 .367 33.3 28.6 17.1 .252 .467 .359 50.0
2023 Changeup -0.7 0 7 2.8 -- -- -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 Sinker -4.3 -10 223 66.2 50 .333 .528 .440 16.9 8.0 14.8 .218 .383 .379 39.4
2022 Slider 0.5 1 107 31.8 34 .100 .233 .203 56.0 55.9 35.2 .130 .197 .208 36.4
2022 Changeup -15.6 -1 7 2.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 33.3 0.0 -- .255 .255 .234 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
2023 Sinker 127 94.9 93 21.1 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Slider 97 85.2 22 3.2 10:00 10:00 0
2022 Sinker 222 95.6 92 17.1 1:30 2:15 -45
2022 Slider 102 85.2 24 3.2 9:45 9:15 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
+ View Complete Spin Direction Leaderboard

Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
+ View Complete Arm Angle Leaderboard

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 85 337 -5 4 -5 -3 -10
2023 60 248 1 3 -3 -3 -1
+ View Complete Swing/Take Leaderboard

Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 337 40.1 57.0 79.2 26.2 50.9 38.9 43.5 38.6 32.3 5.6 78.9
2023 248 48.0 69.7 84.3 17.8 60.9 34.7 51.7 42.7 20.8 8.1 75.0
Player 585 43.4 63.0 81.9 23.0 53.9 37.1 46.9 40.3 27.1 6.7 76.9
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
2022 78 61 20
2023 67 28 19
+ View Complete Percentile Rankings Leaderboard

Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 24.9 2 1.7 0 1 3 0 0.0
2023 24.5 2 1.6 0 2 1 1 50.0
Player 24.7 4 3.3 1 3 4 1 25.0
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.
+ View Standard Expected Home Runs

Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
2023 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1
Player 4 3 3 2 4 4 5 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 5 2 4 5 4 2 2 3 5 4 4 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.
+ View Standard Expected Home Runs By Park
+ View Complete Expected Home Runs Leaderboard

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.6 94.9 -0.7
Offspeed Velocity 90.3 88.8 -1.5
Breaking Velocity 85.2 85.2 0.0
Exit Velocity 88.0 92.0 4.0
Launch Angle 4.8 6.3 1.5
Barrel % 6.7 9.5 2.8
Hard Hit % 37.8 52.4 14.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 22.2 28.6 6.4
xBA .179 .253 0.074
BA .239 .294 0.055
xwOBA .307 .355 0.048
wOBA .355 .375 0.020
xSLG .297 .443 0.146
SLG .403 .451 0.048
K% 27.1 15.0 -12.1
BB% 17.6 11.7 -5.9
Swing % 38.6 42.7 4.1
Whiff% 32.3 20.8 -11.5
In Zone % 40.1 48.0 7.9
Out of Zone % 59.9 52.0 -7.9
Out of Zone Swing % 26.2 17.8 -8.4
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 26.7 6.7
First Pitch Strike % 43.5 51.7 8.2
+ View Complete Year to Year Changes Leaderboard

Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 85 .355 51 2 3.9 34 5 14.7
2023 Shades 60 .375 36 0 0.0 24 13 54.2
! 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.
Learn more about how positioning is defined here

Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 74 18.6 4.1% 0.0% 93 23.1 0.0% 5.4%
2023 67 16.4 22.4% 0.0% 48 20.6 0.0% 2.1%

+ View Complete Pitch Tempo Leaderboard

Pitch Distribution