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Devin Smeltzer
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 3" 195LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 5, #161, Los Angeles Dodgers | San Jacinto College
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2021 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.2 3 0.43
2022 5 2 3.71 15 12 0 70.1 40 1.22
2023 0 1 6.45 9 1 0 22.1 16 1.48
5 Seasons 9 5 4.32 43 20 1 162.1 112 1.28
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2021 1 0-0 0.00 4.2 3 0.43
2022 15 5-2 3.71 70.1 40 1.22
2023 9 0-1 6.45 22.1 16 1.48
5 Seasons 43 9-5 4.32 162.1 112 1.28
20232023 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-6NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA7.68NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.310NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo89.0NOT QUALIFIED4Avg Exit Velocity90.9NOT QUALIFIEDChase %29.5NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %19.3NOT QUALIFIEDK %16.0NOT QUALIFIEDBB %4.0NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %11.8NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %47.4NOT QUALIFIEDGB %35.5NOT QUALIFIEDExtension5.8NOT QUALIFIED5
20232023 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE34°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"2.6 INCHES BREAK8.3 INCHES RISE14.6 INCHES BREAK0.2 INCHES DROPAVG13.5 INCHES BREAK11.4 INCHES DROPAVG12.9 INCHES TAIL1.2 INCHES RISEAVG11.6 INCHES TAIL15.3 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVG4-Seam41%89.093.1Change27%82.584.2Curve15%74.678.2Sweeper11%77.780.4Cutter5%83.687.3SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2019 23 732 151 11 7.3 5.4 90.2 113.2 16.7 31.1 .279 .486 .326 .343 .400 35.1 18.8 5.9 3.86 5.30
2020 24 268 51 2 3.9 2.8 88.7 109.5 17.0 33.3 .248 .409 .356 .315 .364 45.1 20.8 6.9 6.75 4.21
2021 25 52 11 0 0.0 0.0 89.4 106.9 17.4 9.1 .256 .318 .177 .323 .305 45.5 17.6 5.9 0.00 4.45
2022 26 1129 227 16 7.0 5.6 88.8 112.3 16.2 32.6 .250 .436 .326 .322 .346 39.2 13.9 6.6 3.71 4.34
2023 27 361 76 9 11.8 9.0 90.9 109.3 18.3 40.8 .310 .605 .413 .408 .462 47.4 16.0 4.0 6.45 7.68
Player 2542 516 38 7.4 5.6 89.5 113.2 16.8 32.9 .268 .471 .338 .340 .380 39.9 16.5 6.0
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

Smeltzer relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(41.0%) ,
Changeup
(27.7%) ,
Curveball
(15.0%) ,
Sweeper
(11.4%) ,
Cutter
(5.0%) ,

Four Seamer148 Pitches (41%)
Changeup100 Pitches (27.7%)
Curveball54 Pitches (15%)
Sweeper41 Pitches (11.4%)
Cutter18 Pitches (5%)

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups
All Batted Balls
Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2019 39.1 60.9 28.5 25.8 6.6 43.0 35.8 21.2 18.5 17.2 3.3 24.5 18.5 17.9
2020 37.3 62.7 23.5 25.5 13.7 37.3 33.3 29.4 15.7 15.7 5.9 21.6 17.6 23.5
2021 45.5 54.5 36.4 9.1 9.1 45.5 36.4 18.2 27.3 18.2 0.0 18.2 18.2 18.2
2022 39.2 60.8 30.4 21.6 8.8 42.3 36.6 21.1 20.7 15.9 2.6 21.6 20.7 18.5
2023 35.5 64.5 32.9 23.7 7.9 38.2 46.1 15.8 17.1 11.8 6.6 21.1 34.2 9.2
Player 38.6 61.4 29.7 23.3 8.5 41.5 37.4 21.1 19.2 15.7 3.7 22.3 21.7 17.4
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2019 2.6 26.5 28.5 29.1 6.0 7.3 5.4
2020 7.8 19.6 31.4 25.5 9.8 3.9 2.8
2021 9.1 18.2 36.4 36.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022 5.3 30.4 30.4 15.9 10.6 7.0 5.6
2023 2.6 22.4 27.6 23.7 11.8 11.8 9.0
Player 4.5 26.7 29.7 22.3 9.1 7.4 5.6
MLB 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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuDevin Smeltzer Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCurveballSweeperChangeupCutterFour SeamerSinkerSlider20192020202120222023-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2023 Curveball MIA L 54 74.6 61.0 -0.1 13.5GLV 2.5 -11.4 3.0 13.5GLV 5.8
2023 Sweeper MIA L 41 77.7 46.1 1.2 14.6GLV -1.1 -0.2 1.3 14.6GLV 0.5
2023 Changeup MIA L 99 82.5 38.9 5.7 12.8ARM -0.8 1.2 5.1 12.8ARM -1.2
2023 Cutter MIA L 18 83.6 30.8 2.0 2.6GLV -0.5 8.3 1.4 2.6GLV 0.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 148 89.0 19.5 -1.3 11.6ARM 5.2 15.3 -0.2 11.6ARM 3.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIN L 448 89.4 18.2 -1.0 11.1ARM 4.6 16.1 0.0 11.1ARM 3.5
2022 Curveball MIN L 202 75.2 59.1 -1.5 11.5GLV 1.2 -10.5 1.7 11.5GLV 3.2
2022 Sweeper MIN L 75 77.0 45.2 0.2 15.8GLV -0.6 1.4 -1.1 15.8GLV 0.0
2022 Changeup MIN L 290 82.2 37.5 4.6 13.6ARM -0.2 2.8 4.0 13.6ARM -0.7
2022 Cutter MIN L 110 84.8 29.3 0.7 2.4GLV -0.6 8.6 0.6 2.4GLV 0.8
2022 Sinker MIN L 4 89.9 23.9 -1.1 14.6ARM -0.1 9.9 -0.9 14.6ARM -0.5
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 148 41.0 42 .316 .579 .410 13.7 11.9 11.9 .351 .659 .449 54.5
2023 Changeup -2.0 -2 100 27.7 30 .296 .519 .383 33.3 26.7 18.2 .251 .527 .361 52.6
2023 Curveball -0.9 0 54 15.0 11 .300 .900 .509 8.3 0.0 0.0 .382 .960 .563 60.0
2023 Sweeper -6.7 -3 41 11.4 9 .444 .889 .561 21.4 11.1 7.1 .229 .439 .279 25.0
2023 Cutter 4.2 1 18 5.0 8 .250 .375 .269 11.1 25.0 66.7 .312 .352 .293 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -6 448 39.7 117 .248 .524 .366 16.3 17.1 14.0 .244 .552 .373 47.1
2022 Changeup 0.8 2 290 25.7 104 .242 .354 .284 18.1 13.5 13.6 .251 .349 .278 37.2
2022 Curveball 0.0 0 202 17.9 34 .419 .613 .447 21.6 5.9 6.7 .341 .467 .364 40.0
2022 Cutter 0.0 0 110 9.7 16 .067 .267 .225 19.2 6.3 5.6 .148 .245 .203 21.4
2022 Sweeper 0.6 0 75 6.6 16 .200 .400 .281 24.4 18.8 9.1 .208 .340 .266 16.7
2022 Sinker -3.7 0 4 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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 Changeup 91 82.5 82 13.4 10:00 9:00 60
2023 Curveball 54 74.6 78 20.2 4:15 4:30 -15
2023 Cutter 18 83.6 44 8.4 11:30 12:45 -75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 148 89.0 91 18.8 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Sweeper 41 77.7 55 15.9 4:00 3:15 45
2022 Changeup 283 82.2 89 14.4 10:00 9:15 45
2022 Curveball 202 75.2 69 18.1 4:15 4:30 -15
2022 Cutter 110 84.8 46 8.2 11:15 12:45 -90
2022 4-Seam Fastball 448 89.4 95 19.3 10:30 10:45 -15
2022 Sweeper 75 77.0 59 16.7 3:45 3:00 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLCUTTERCHANGEUPSWEEPERCURVEBALLDevin SmeltzerObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

2020202120222023All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE37°2020 ARM ANGLE37°2021 ARM ANGLE33°2022 ARM ANGLE34°2023
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2019 202 732 0 6 -4 -3 -1
2020 72 268 -1 1 -2 -1 -4
2021 17 52 2 1 0 -1 2
2022 287 1,129 2 5 -5 -6 -4
2023 100 361 -8 5 -1 -2 -6
Player 678 2,542 -5 19 -13 -5 -13
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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 %
2019 732 51.6 66.4 86.5 31.9 61.9 42.8 65.3 49.7 20.6 7.5 80.0
2020 268 48.5 69.2 81.1 21.7 56.7 42.5 50.0 44.8 25.0 8.2 72.7
2021 52 51.9 77.8 81.0 24.0 50.0 48.1 52.9 51.9 25.9 7.7 100.0
2022 1,129 50.0 62.8 84.5 30.9 74.7 42.1 60.6 46.9 18.5 7.6 59.3
2023 361 51.2 64.3 87.4 29.5 65.4 41.3 68.0 47.4 19.3 9.4 67.6
Player 2,542 50.6 65.1 85.0 29.8 67.7 42.3 61.8 47.6 20.1 7.9 68.7
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
2019 5 88 78 25
2020 2 80 15
2022 29 33 15 11 56 51 56 41 37 3 68 5 65 5 64 59 11
2023 4 39 62 5
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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 %
2019 24.1 8 8.8 -1 4 6 5 62.5
2020 21.4 2 1.6 0 2 1 1 50.0
2022 22.7 13 11.4 2 9 9 5 38.5
2023 23.1 7 7.1 0 1 4 4 57.1
Player 23.2 30 29.0 1 16 20 15 50.0
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.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2019 8 10 10 9 10 8 11 9 7 5 7 9 10 8 9 8 8 7 10 9 11 10 13 10 7 7 7 8 12 9 7
2020 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
2022 13 10 9 15 11 13 12 10 8 9 10 16 12 11 12 17 12 11 13 11 11 10 15 13 9 8 14 12 11 10 7
2023 7 8 4 6 6 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 7 6 8 8 7 5
Player 30 30 24 32 29 30 32 28 21 22 25 34 32 27 31 34 31 28 32 30 32 28 39 32 26 23 28 29 33 27 20
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
2019
2020
+/-
 
2021
+/-
 
2022
+/-
 
2023
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 88.6 87.5 -1.1 85.5 -2.0 88.5 3.0 88.4 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 82.8 80.6 -2.2 79.0 -1.6 82.2 3.2 82.5 0.3
Breaking Velocity 76.9 75.9 -1.0 77.0 1.1 75.7 -1.3 75.9 0.2
Exit Velocity 90.2 88.7 -1.5 89.4 0.7 88.8 -0.6 90.9 2.1
Launch Angle 16.7 17.0 0.3 17.4 0.4 16.2 -1.2 18.3 2.1
Barrel % 7.3 3.9 -3.4 0.0 -3.9 7.0 7.0 11.8 4.8
Hard Hit % 35.1 45.1 10.0 45.5 0.4 39.2 -6.3 47.4 8.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.1 33.3 2.2 9.1 -24.2 32.6 23.5 40.8 8.2
xBA .279 .248 -0.031 .256 0.008 .250 -0.006 .310 0.060
BA .265 .292 0.027 .077 -0.215 .253 0.176 .315 0.062
xwOBA .343 .315 -0.028 .323 0.008 .322 -0.001 .408 0.086
wOBA .326 .356 0.030 .177 -0.179 .326 0.149 .413 0.087
xSLG .486 .409 -0.077 .318 -0.091 .436 0.118 .605 0.169
SLG .466 .477 0.011 .077 -0.400 .449 0.372 .609 0.160
K% 18.8 20.8 2.0 17.6 -3.2 13.9 -3.7 16.0 2.1
BB% 5.9 6.9 1.0 5.9 -1.0 6.6 0.7 4.0 -2.6
Swing % 49.7 44.8 -4.9 51.9 7.1 46.9 -5.0 47.4 0.5
Whiff% 20.6 25.0 4.4 25.9 0.9 18.5 -7.4 19.3 0.8
In Zone % 51.6 48.5 -3.1 51.9 3.4 50.0 -1.9 51.2 1.2
Out of Zone % 48.4 51.5 3.1 48.1 -3.4 50.0 1.9 48.8 -1.2
Out of Zone Swing % 31.9 21.7 -10.2 24.0 2.3 30.9 6.9 29.5 -1.4
First Pitch Swing % 30.2 22.2 -8.0 41.2 19.0 21.6 -19.6 29.0 7.4
First Pitch Strike % 65.3 50.0 -15.3 52.9 2.9 60.6 7.7 68.0 7.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2019 Shifts 202 .326 159 53 33.3 43 15 34.9
2020 Shifts 72 .356 56 24 42.9 16 8 50.0
2021 Shifts 17 .177 9 2 22.2 8 8 100.0
2022 Shifts 287 .326 230 63 27.4 57 33 57.9
2023 Shades 100 .413 62 19 30.6 38 16 42.1
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2019 222 17.2 19.4% 1.8% 110 24.4 0.0% 12.7%
2020 84 18.8 2.4% 3.6% 45 25.0 0.0% 6.7%
2021 9 17.3 11.1% 0.0% 10 19.3 0.0% 0.0%
2022 376 16.8 16.5% 0.8% 161 21.6 0.0% 4.3%
2023 94 15.2 44.7% 0.0% 67 17.8 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Devin Smeltzer - 2023 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballCutterSweeperAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%Frequency of Speed