Pitcher · 2023
Chad Smith
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- June 8, 1995 in McCalla, AL, USA
- MLB debut
- May 29, 2022
- dbWAR
- -.2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 13.2
- ERA
- 6.59
- FIP
- 5.82
- K/9
- 5.9
- FIP−
- 134 100 = avg
Chad Smith is a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. In 2023 he struck out 9 batters over 13.2 innings across 10 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 6.59 was 52.0% higher than the league average of 4.33. Stripping out defence, his 5.82 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.8% of swings (8.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.0%. His -0.2 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 | 10 | 0 | 13.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6.59 | 5.82 | 1.61 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 152 | 134 | -0.2 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 7.50 | 4.83 | 1.72 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 189 | 122 | -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 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .381 | .458 | .571 | .446 | 8.3% |
| vs RHB | 36 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .233 | .361 | .367 | .332 | 19.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Chad 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 2023.
| Sinker | 136 | 94.9 | 2,145 | 37.5% | 10.5% | |
| Slider | 103 | 85.2 | 2,186 | 47.6% | 33.3% |
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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.