Will Smith
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 5" 255LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 7, #229, Los Angeles Angels | Gulf Coast CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 3 3.97 65 0 5 59 65 1.41
2023 2 7 4.40 60 0 22 57.1 55 1.06
2024 0 4 6.53 45 0 1 41.1 29 1.45
12 Seasons 33 45 3.85 618 17 114 652.1 748 1.24
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 65 0-3 3.97 59 65 1.41
2023 60 2-7 4.40 57.1 55 1.06
2024 45 0-4 6.53 41.1 29 1.45
12 Seasons 618 33-45 3.85 652.1 748 1.24
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
2015 25 1067 148 8 5.4 3.0 87.8 110.4 12.0 28.4 .171 .281 .285 .245 .328 30.4 34.5 9.1 2.70 2.45
2016 26 650 100 4 4.0 2.4 85.8 112.4 18.1 37.0 .206 .306 .281 .270 .326 26.0 28.7 10.8 3.35 3.02
2018 28 813 124 5 4.0 2.4 88.4 109.9 16.1 28.2 .168 .269 .228 .219 .306 31.5 33.8 7.1 2.55 2.00
2019 29 1043 140 9 6.4 3.5 89.6 108.0 13.9 33.6 .208 .353 .261 .269 .398 39.3 37.4 8.2 2.75 3.14
2020 30 252 40 6 15.0 9.7 90.2 110.6 22.2 37.5 .227 .548 .325 .344 .463 45.0 29.0 6.5 4.50 5.13
2021 31 1079 163 15 9.2 5.3 88.7 115.7 20.7 36.8 .196 .352 .297 .284 .356 41.1 30.7 9.9 3.44 3.37
2022 32 985 169 10 5.9 3.8 88.9 112.8 17.5 36.7 .224 .356 .328 .294 .350 41.4 24.9 9.6 3.97 3.57
2023 33 863 154 12 7.8 5.3 88.2 116.1 20.4 39.0 .230 .379 .262 .284 .351 38.3 24.3 7.5 4.39 3.35
2024 34 673 139 12 8.6 6.5 87.0 111.9 18.0 40.3 .284 .475 .347 .356 .392 30.9 15.6 8.1 6.53 5.49
Player 7425 1177 81 6.9 4.2 88.2 116.1 17.4 35.2 .210 .352 .287 .279 .356 35.9 29.2 8.7
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 4 pitches.
Slider
(44.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(29.0%) ,
Changeup
(14.6%) ,
Curveball
(11.7%) ,


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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
2015 48.0 18.9 26.4 6.8 36.5 41.9 20.9 4.1 33.1 26.4 20.9 4.1 5.4 3.0
2016 41.0 18.0 27.0 14.0 41.0 36.0 23.0 5.0 25.0 29.0 31.0 4.0 4.0 2.4
2018 41.1 21.8 25.0 12.1 37.9 33.9 28.2 0.8 29.8 32.3 26.6 3.2 4.0 2.4
2019 43.6 27.1 23.6 5.7 40.0 34.3 25.7 1.4 36.4 25.0 24.3 5.7 6.4 3.5
2020 30.0 40.0 25.0 5.0 27.5 47.5 25.0 10.0 17.5 30.0 10.0 17.5 15.0 9.7
2021 31.3 29.4 27.6 11.7 39.9 37.4 22.7 3.1 25.8 33.1 17.8 11.0 9.2 5.3
2022 36.1 32.0 24.3 7.7 40.8 32.0 27.2 5.3 26.0 29.6 24.9 8.3 5.9 3.8
2023 30.5 33.1 27.3 9.1 44.2 33.8 22.1 5.8 20.8 38.3 22.7 4.5 7.8 5.3
2024 30.9 32.4 29.5 7.2 43.9 33.8 22.3 6.5 18.0 33.1 25.2 8.6 8.6 6.5
Player 37.2 27.6 26.3 8.9 40.1 35.8 24.0 4.2 26.5 30.9 23.3 6.8 6.9 4.2
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 Slider KC L 301 80.6 41.7 -0.7 6.1GLV -0.4 0.1 1.4 6.1GLV 1.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball KC L 195 91.2 15.8 -0.2 7.2ARM 1.4 17.1 1.5 7.2ARM -1.0
2024 Changeup KC L 98 85.8 25.6 -4.4 14.3ARM 0.6 11.5 -5.6 14.3ARM 0.2
2024 Curveball KC L 79 76.3 56.7 -2.3 9.2GLV 0.7 -9.5 1.5 9.2GLV 1.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 336 92.4 15.1 0.1 7.0ARM 1.4 17.0 1.7 7.0ARM -0.9
2023 Curveball TEX L 69 77.0 55.6 -1.6 8.4GLV 1.8 -9.2 0.8 8.4GLV 0.7
2023 Changeup TEX L 25 86.6 23.8 -5.1 14.6ARM 0.7 12.7 -6.4 14.6ARM 0.6
2023 Slider TEX L 433 81.1 41.0 -0.8 7.1GLV 0.5 0.5 1.3 7.1GLV 1.9
! 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 Slider -0.8 -3 301 44.7 74 .203 .377 .276 31.3 25.7 18.6 .207 .352 .270 20.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -4.2 -8 195 29.0 68 .375 .554 .436 10.2 10.3 14.6 .348 .541 .423 36.5
2024 Changeup 0.8 1 98 14.6 30 .207 .414 .275 27.7 10.0 17.6 .265 .525 .346 30.8
2024 Curveball -1.8 -1 79 11.7 12 .364 .727 .479 25.0 0.0 0.0 .492 .776 .555 54.5
2023 Slider 3.9 17 433 50.2 110 .120 .213 .152 39.8 39.1 27.9 .151 .230 .173 23.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -4 336 38.9 100 .303 .494 .381 12.9 11.0 11.7 .300 .538 .392 47.4
2023 Curveball -2.0 -1 69 8.0 8 .375 .500 .381 44.4 12.5 12.5 .458 .621 .465 85.7
2023 Changeup -0.1 0 25 2.9 4 .250 .250 .225 0.0 0.0 0.0 .334 .392 .317 25.0
! 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 Changeup 88 85.8 92 18.2 10:45 10:15 30
2024 Curveball 77 76.4 61 15.8 5:00 4:45 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 168 91.2 90 18.0 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Slider 275 80.6 28 7.6 4:00 3:30 30
2023 Changeup 24 86.5 96 19.3 10:45 10:15 30
2023 Curveball 66 77.0 62 15.1 5:00 4:45 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 333 92.4 93 17.9 11:00 11:15 -15
2023 Slider 427 81.0 26 8.4 4:00 3:15 45
! 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
2012 395 1,404 -7 -1 -6 -2 -17
2013 129 481 -3 6 -1 0 2
2014 278 1,099 1 0 -2 0 0
2015 263 1,063 7 2 -1 -1 6
2016 171 662 1 5 0 -3 4
2018 204 809 6 6 -1 -1 10
2019 255 1,042 6 12 0 -2 16
2020 86 364 0 3 -1 -1 1
2021 320 1,244 10 14 -4 -7 13
2022 258 985 -6 9 -1 -3 -2
2023 238 926 -2 14 0 -2 9
2024 184 673 -5 2 -7 -1 -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 %
2015 1,067 45.3 60.2 82.1 34.4 36.8 39.3 60.6 46.1 35.2 6.7 60.6
2016 650 44.3 55.2 81.8 30.4 49.1 42.6 70.7 41.4 30.1 7.2 68.1
2018 813 50.7 62.4 81.6 36.6 43.8 42.9 63.6 49.8 31.9 8.2 69.7
2019 1,043 44.5 62.9 80.5 35.6 43.7 40.1 62.7 47.7 34.3 5.6 75.9
2020 252 44.8 71.7 75.3 28.1 38.5 37.7 51.6 47.6 36.7 8.7 63.6
2021 1,079 45.0 65.4 78.0 33.2 47.7 41.1 63.7 47.7 33.2 5.7 75.4
2022 985 46.6 67.3 82.8 36.5 44.8 42.1 66.8 50.9 31.1 7.1 71.4
2023 863 47.4 69.2 80.6 33.7 51.0 43.0 65.8 50.5 28.9 8.2 74.6
2024 673 51.0 65.3 83.0 27.9 58.7 40.3 60.9 47.0 23.7 7.6 66.7
Player 7,425 46.6 64.1 81.0 33.7 45.6 41.2 63.7 47.8 31.7 7.0 70.0
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
2015 96 98 97 81 95 74 38 59 71 99 19 98 91 65 76 10 49
2016 43 63 7 47
2018 99 98 98 93 99 94 91 46 80 95 69 88 99 44 34 2 32
2019 89 85 83 73 91 80 61 23 25 98 48 92 97 39 42 3 48
2020 39 50 54
2021 78 91 77 52 76 57 25 53 30 88 28 89 94 36 54 7 53
2022 63 66 66 62 50 78 75 39 21 65 25 84 97 22 37 1 38
2023 82 68 67 63 81 68 51 67 56 56 64 70 93 25 41 4 28
2024 11 40 9 19
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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 23.5 3 3.5 -1 2 3 1 33.3
2018 25.4 3 2.2 1 3 3 0 0.0
2019 22.5 10 9.2 1 4 3 6 60.0
2020 22.8 8 6.2 2 2 2 4 50.0
2021 24.2 11 12.2 -1 6 6 7 63.6
2022 23.8 9 6.6 2 7 8 1 11.1
2023 23.8 6 6.2 0 2 8 2 33.3
2024 23.9 7 8.9 -2 2 8 3 42.9
Player 23.6 57 55.1 2 28 41 24 42.1
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 3 4 2 5 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 5 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 3
2018 3 5 2 0 2 2 3 3 2 0 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 5 3 0 0 2 2 4 2 3
2019 10 10 8 10 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 9 8 9 8 11 10 9 9
2020 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 8 6 6 5 7 6 7 6 5
2021 11 13 11 13 13 14 15 12 10 11 11 14 10 11 12 17 10 12 12 13 11 12 13 12 9 12 13 14 12 12 13
2022 9 1 7 7 8 8 9 3 6 4 6 10 4 6 7 7 4 4 6 8 5 7 12 7 3 6 11 10 6 8 8
2023 6 3 6 5 7 6 8 4 6 4 6 9 4 4 5 7 6 3 7 10 6 8 10 8 4 4 8 9 7 6 5
2024 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 6 8 8 9 9 10 7 9 8 7 7 12 11 10 12 12 11 6 10 10 8 11 9 8
Player 57 49 49 54 57 58 66 49 48 44 53 67 50 47 54 59 46 45 57 65 53 59 76 60 39 50 63 65 60 56 54
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

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Fastball Velocity