Players · S · Pitcher · 2022
Caleb Smith
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Number
- #83
- Born
- July 28, 1991 in Huntsville, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- July 17, 2017
- dbWAR
- 1.0 9 season(s)
- IP
- 70.0
- ERA
- 4.11
- FIP
- 5.57
- K/9
- 8.4
- FIP−
- 140 100 = avg
Caleb Smith was a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2022 he struck out 65 batters over 70.0 innings across 44 appearances, going 1-3. His ERA of 4.11 was 3.7% higher than the league average of 3.97 — 8th of 18 on his team, and 313th of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.57 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 28.8% of swings (14.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.5%. His -0.9 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AZ | 44 | 1 | 70.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 32 | 65 | 39 | 4.11 | 5.57 | 1.37 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 104 | 140 | -0.9 | |
| 2021 | AZ | 45 | 13 | 113.2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 61 | 124 | 63 | 4.83 | 5.10 | 1.37 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 113 | 119 | -0.1 | |
| 2020 | AZ/MIA | 5 | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2.57 | 6.41 | 1.29 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 58 | 144 | -0.1 | |
| 2019 | MIA | 28 | 28 | 153.1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 128 | 77 | 168 | 60 | 4.52 | 5.11 | 1.23 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 100 | 113 | 0.9 | |
| 2018 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 77.1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 36 | 88 | 33 | 4.19 | 3.96 | 1.24 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 101 | 95 | 1.0 | |
| 2017 | NYY | 9 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 7.71 | 5.62 | 1.66 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 177 | 129 | -0.1 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 105 | 94 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 21 | .170 | .257 | .202 | .219 | 20.0% |
| vs RHB | 197 | 167 | 41 | 14 | 28 | 44 | .246 | .357 | .557 | .392 | 22.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Caleb 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 | 559 | 91.9 | 2,435 | 46.0% | 20.4% | 91 | .231 | .913 | |
| Slider | 357 | 85.4 | 2,331 | 50.1% | 31.3% | 95 | .253 | .774 | |
| Changeup | 274 | 83.6 | 2,129 | 46.0% | 40.4% | 64 | .156 | .469 | |
| Curveball | 40 | 78.9 | 2,410 | 35.0% | 20.0% | 11 | — | — |
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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.