Pitcher · 2022
Joe Smith
- Age
- 38
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 211 lb
- Born
- March 22, 1984 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
- MLB debut
- April 1, 2007
- dbWAR
- 2.8 7 season(s)
- IP
- 27.1
- ERA
- 4.61
- FIP
- 6.30
- K/9
- 5.6
- FIP−
- 159 100 = avg
Joe Smith is a relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. In 2022 he struck out 17 batters over 27.1 innings across 34 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 4.61 was 16.2% higher than the league average of 3.97 — 14th of 20 on his team, and 382nd of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.30 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 17.9% of swings (8.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.9%. His -0.6 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, 2022.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34 | 0 | 27.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4.61 | 6.30 | 1.54 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 116 | 159 | -0.6 | |
| 2021 | 50 | 0 | 39.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 4.99 | 3.93 | 1.39 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 117 | 92 | 0.3 | |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1.80 | 3.09 | 0.96 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 40 | 69 | 0.5 | |
| 2018 | 56 | 0 | 45.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 3.74 | 4.06 | 1.01 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 90 | 98 | 0.3 | |
| 2017 | 59 | 0 | 54.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 20 | 71 | 10 | 3.33 | 2.10 | 1.04 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 76 | 48 | 1.6 | |
| 2016 | 54 | 0 | 52.0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 3.46 | 4.99 | 1.25 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 83 | 119 | -0.2 | |
| 2015 | 70 | 0 | 65.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 26 | 57 | 19 | 3.58 | 3.15 | 1.27 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 90 | 79 | 1.0 |
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 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .303 | .410 | .606 | .430 | 17.9% |
| vs RHB | 83 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | .295 | .325 | .513 | .358 | 12.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Joe 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, and how often it misses in 2022.
| Sinker | 188 | 83.6 | 1,895 | 46.3% | 17.1% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 139 | 86.0 | 2,052 | 47.5% | 16.9% | |
| Slider | 123 | 76.9 | 2,223 | 40.7% | 20.8% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2022 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.