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Riley Smith
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Number
- #46
- Born
- January 15, 1995 in Lufkin, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- August 26, 2020
- dbWAR
- .4 Regular season, 3 season(s)
- IP
- 67.1
- ERA
- 6.01
- FIP
- 4.88
- K/9
- 4.8
- FIP−
- 114 100 = avg
Riley Smith was a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2021 he struck out 36 batters over 67.1 innings across 24 appearances, going 1-4. His ERA of 6.01 was 41.0% higher than the league average of 4.27 — 17th of 22 on his team, and 485th of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.88 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 13.8% of swings (6.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 5.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 12.0%. 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, 2021 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
Batting Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
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| 2021 | AZ | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 64.7% | .000 | -4.5 | -118 | -0.2 | — |
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 | 117 | 107 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .280 | .319 | .486 | .338 | 12.0% |
| vs RHB | 184 | 172 | 56 | 5 | 10 | 22 | .326 | .370 | .547 | .389 | 12.0% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2021.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2021.
Pitch sequencing
What Riley 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.
| Sinker | 614 | 92.9 | 2,248 | 46.4% | 11.9% | 150 | .313 | .882 | |
| Changeup | 182 | 86.5 | 1,937 | 38.5% | 12.1% | 61 | .311 | .886 | |
| Curveball | 115 | 79.3 | 2,365 | 40.0% | 22.2% | 25 | .200 | .699 | |
| Cutter | 107 | 84.2 | 2,152 | 36.4% | 15.7% | 28 | .357 | .929 | |
| Slider | 48 | 82.2 | 2,047 | 37.5% | 23.1% | 15 | .333 | .867 |
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Nearest 2021 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.