Pitcher · 2023
Devin Smeltzer
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- September 7, 1995 in Voorhees, NJ, USA
- MLB debut
- May 28, 2019
- dbWAR
- -.4 5 season(s)
- IP
- 22.1
- ERA
- 6.45
- FIP
- 6.97
- K/9
- 6.4
- FIP−
- 161 100 = avg
Devin Smeltzer is a relief pitcher for the Miami Marlins. In 2023 he struck out 16 batters over 22.1 innings across 9 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 6.45 was 48.9% higher than the league average of 4.33 — the worst on his team, and 505th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.97 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 19.3% of swings (9.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 4.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.0%. His -0.5 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, 2023.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 22.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6.45 | 6.97 | 1.48 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 149 | 161 | -0.5 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 | 70.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 3.71 | 5.23 | 1.22 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 94 | 132 | -0.4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.81 | 0.43 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 89 | 0.0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6.75 | 4.07 | 1.50 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 152 | 91 | 0.2 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 6 | 49.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 3.86 | 4.58 | 1.27 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 86 | 102 | 0.3 |
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 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .324 | .395 | .676 | .449 | 15.8% |
| vs RHB | 62 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .310 | .355 | .569 | .393 | 16.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Devin Smeltzer 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 2023.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 148 | 89.0 | 2,194 | 48.0% | 13.7% | |
| Changeup | 100 | 82.5 | 1,516 | 45.0% | 33.3% | |
| Curveball | 54 | 74.6 | 2,555 | 51.9% | 8.3% | |
| Sweeper | 41 | 77.7 | 2,479 | 22.0% | 21.4% | |
| Cutter | 18 | 83.6 | 2,087 | 50.0% | 11.1% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2023 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.