Pitcher · 2016
Blake Smith
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- December 9, 1987 in Modesto, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- September 10, 2016
- dbWAR
- -.1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 4.1
- ERA
- 6.23
- FIP
- 6.38
- K/9
- 2.1
- FIP−
- 152 100 = avg
Blake Smith is a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2016 he struck out 1 batter over 4.1 innings across 5 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 6.23 was 48.7% higher than the league average of 4.19. Stripping out defence, his 6.38 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 10.0% of swings (5.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 0.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 4.8%. His -0.1 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, 2016.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 6.38 | 1.62 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 149 | 152 | -0.1 | — |
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 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .375 | .373 | 0.0% |
| vs RHB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | .425 | 8.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Blake 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 2016.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 52 | 92.8 | 2,002 | 40.4% | 10.0% | |
| Curveball | 17 | 74.5 | 1,608 | 29.4% | 0.0% |
Head to head
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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.