Chris Smith
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 190LBS | Age: 43
Draft: 2002 | Rd: 4, #118, Boston Red Sox | UC Riverside
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2010 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 4 1.50
2016 0 0 2.92 13 0 0 24.2 29 1.09
2017 0 4 6.79 14 9 0 55.2 31 1.47
5 Seasons 1 4 5.41 77 9 0 148 112 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2010 3 0-0 5.40 3.1 4 1.50
2016 13 0-0 2.92 24.2 29 1.09
2017 14 0-4 6.79 55.2 31 1.47
5 Seasons 77 1-4 5.41 148 112 1.34
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 35 439 58 3 5.2 3.0 87.8 106.7 8.3 31.0 .190 .288 .246 .271 .314 37.9 29.0 13.0 2.92 3.05
2017 36 970 196 23 11.7 9.2 88.6 113.2 15.5 35.7 .305 .601 .366 .403 .434 36.2 12.4 8.8 6.79 7.59
Player 1409 254 26 10.2 7.4 88.4 113.2 13.9 34.6 .274 .515 .332 .365 .407 36.6 17.1 10.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Smith relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.6%) ,
Changeup
(25.9%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(21.5%) ,
Curveball
(3.8%) ,
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
2016 46.6 22.4 25.9 5.2 39.7 50.0 10.3 3.4 37.9 25.9 20.7 5.2 5.2 3.0
2017 37.2 32.1 23.5 7.1 41.3 38.8 19.9 4.6 25.0 29.1 23.5 5.1 11.7 9.2
Player 39.4 29.9 24.0 6.7 40.9 41.3 17.7 4.3 28.0 28.3 22.8 5.1 10.2 7.4
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
2017 Sinker OAK R 2 85.2 28.4 1.9 16.5ARM 2.1 10.1 0.7 16.5ARM 1.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 471 85.7 22.2 -0.5 14.1ARM 3.8 16.0 -1.1 14.1ARM 6.0
2017 Changeup OAK R 251 76.7 38.2 0.3 13.4ARM 0.6 9.2 -0.7 13.4ARM -0.2
2017 Curveball OAK R 245 76.7 46.6 -8.9 2.6GLV -7.2 2.0 -10.0 2.6GLV -6.0
2016 Changeup OAK R 109 77.3 39.6 1.4 12.5ARM -0.5 6.8 0.4 12.5ARM 1.2
2016 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 216 88.1 20.4 0.2 11.9ARM 4.0 15.6 -0.2 11.9ARM 5.5
2016 Curveball OAK R 113 78.6 45.5 -8.7 10.0GLV -0.6 -0.2 -9.8 10.0GLV -1.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.8 -9 471 48.6 114 .320 .711 .471 6.4 9.6 12.2 .348 .729 .478 41.4
2017 Changeup -0.7 -2 251 25.9 79 .270 .419 .341 21.3 6.3 7.7 .326 .568 .388 31.4
2017 Curveball -1.6 -4 245 25.3 56 .170 .453 .288 42.1 26.8 15.5 .197 .407 .269 33.3
2017 Sinker -1.0 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- 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.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 78 304 -2 0 -4 -1 -7
2009 199 747 7 1 -3 -5 0
2016 100 439 5 3 -4 -2 2
2017 249 969 -5 6 -9 -6 -14
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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 439 37.1 61.3 76.0 29.0 47.5 48.5 63.0 41.0 36.1 3.6 68.8
2017 970 41.2 67.9 86.3 22.6 63.6 37.5 53.8 41.3 20.9 5.6 75.9
Player 1,409 39.9 66.0 83.6 24.7 57.4 40.9 56.4 41.2 25.6 5.0 74.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 4 47 9 32
2017 1 1 1 1 5 28 1 15 21 2 41 24 5 1 12 1 20
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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 24.6 2 2.1 0 2 0 2 100.0
2017 23.0 16 16.4 0 7 10 9 56.3
Player 23.2 18 18.4 0 9 10 11 61.1
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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2017 16 18 14 16 18 15 18 15 12 14 17 22 15 15 16 18 15 15 17 16 17 18 18 18 17 15 16 20 16 17 13
Player 18 20 16 18 20 17 20 17 14 16 19 25 17 17 18 20 17 17 19 18 19 20 20 21 19 17 18 22 18 19 15
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.1 85.7 -2.4
Offspeed Velocity 77.3 76.7 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 78.6 76.7 -1.9
Exit Velocity 87.8 88.6 0.8
Launch Angle 8.3 15.5 7.2
Barrel % 5.2 11.7 6.5
Hard Hit % 37.9 36.2 -1.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.0 35.7 4.7
xBA .190 .305 0.115
BA .165 .268 0.103
xwOBA .271 .403 0.132
wOBA .246 .366 0.120
xSLG .288 .601 0.313
SLG .271 .554 0.283
K% 29.0 12.4 -16.6
BB% 13.0 8.8 -4.2
Swing % 41.0 41.3 0.3
Whiff% 36.1 20.9 -15.2
In Zone % 37.1 41.2 4.1
Out of Zone % 62.9 58.8 -4.1
Out of Zone Swing % 29.0 22.6 -6.4
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 21.3 -6.7
First Pitch Strike % 63.0 53.8 -9.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 98 .242 58 1 1.7 40 7 17.5
2017 Shifts 247 .366 140 3 2.1 107 29 27.1
! 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 %
2010 13 18.0 23.1% 0.0% 15 22.0 0.0% 6.7%
2016 144 13.9 60.4% 2.8% 70 21.6 5.7% 8.6%
2017 339 15.9 40.1% 0.9% 152 22.8 0.0% 9.9%

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Pitch Distribution