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Chris Smith
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- April 9, 1981 in Apple Valley, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- June 21, 2008
- dbWAR
- -.8 3 season(s)
- IP
- 55.2
- ERA
- 6.79
- FIP
- 7.02
- K/9
- 5.0
- FIP−
- 161 100 = avg
Chris Smith was a starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. In 2017 he struck out 31 batters over 55.2 innings across 14 appearances, 9 of them starts, going 0-4. His ERA of 6.79 was 55.8% higher than the league average of 4.36 — 19th of 21 on his team, and 491st of 527 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 7.02 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 20.9% of swings (8.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 12.4%. His -1.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2017.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2017 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -118 | -0.0 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 109 | 93 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 11 | .269 | .367 | .387 | .334 | 10.1% |
| vs RHB | 141 | 131 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 20 | .267 | .305 | .672 | .399 | 14.2% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2017.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2017.
Pitch sequencing
What Chris Smith throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 471 | 85.7 | 2,043 | 38.4% | 6.4% | 97 | .320 | 1.124 | |
| Changeup | 252 | 76.8 | 1,631 | 34.5% | 21.2% | 74 | .270 | .723 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 208 | 76.8 | 1,951 | 39.9% | 40.4% | 47 | .128 | .505 | |
| Curveball | 37 | 76.3 | 1,873 | 35.1% | 53.8% | 6 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2017 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.