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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-7-1987
Height6' 2"
Weight210 lbs
Age36 years, 8 months, 17 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2015 CIN MLB 9 7 32.7 0 4 0 42 21 30 5 88 11.6 5.8 1.4 8.3 0% .370 1.93 5.70 6.89 119 6.20 144.9 -0.4
2016 CIN MLB 32 2 59.7 3 3 0 57 26 48 11 95 8.6 3.9 1.7 7.2 43% .264 1.39 5.32 4.68 103 4.27 94.5 0.5
2017 OAK MLB 26 0 35.0 2 1 0 35 15 25 3 9.0 3.9 0.8 6.4 46% .296 1.43 4.11 4.89 97 4.62 98.4 0.2
2019 BOS MLB 18 2 31.0 0 3 1 36 8 29 10 109 10.5 2.3 2.9 8.4 35% .292 1.42 6.63 5.81 118 7.24 148.6 -0.6
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2010 DYT A MDW 7 0 12.7 1 1 1 8 6 15 1 5.7 4.3 0.7 10.6 0% .226 1.10 3.91 2.13 0 0.00 0.0
2010 BIL Rk PIO 12 0 21.0 1 2 0 16 10 28 1 6.9 4.3 0.4 12.0 0% .313 1.24 3.89 2.14 0 0.00 0.0
2011 DYT A MID 26 26 142.3 14 7 0 122 33 166 10 97 7.7 2.1 0.6 10.5 0% .309 1.09 2.80 2.97 76 3.66 74.8
2012 BAK A+ CAL 27 27 147.0 9 8 0 143 46 140 15 91 8.8 2.8 0.9 8.6 0% .308 1.29 4.35 3.80 93 3.94 82.0
2013 PEN AA SOU 28 28 160.0 11 9 0 148 50 139 16 100 8.3 2.8 0.9 7.8 0% .286 1.24 3.53 3.26 102 4.48 97.2
2014 LOU AAA INT 28 24 159.0 10 7 0 174 66 123 8 110 9.8 3.7 0.5 7.0 0% .322 1.51 3.83 4.70 98 4.72 100.0
2015 CIN MLB NL 9 7 32.7 0 4 0 42 21 30 5 88 11.6 5.8 1.4 8.3 0% .370 1.93 5.70 6.89 119 6.20 144.9
2015 DYT A MID 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.00 1.39 0.00 85 3.45 75.6
2015 PEN AA SOU 9 9 56.0 5 4 0 51 9 53 5 102 8.2 1.4 0.8 8.5 0% .293 1.07 3.15 3.05 84 3.46 76.0
2015 LOU AAA INT 15 12 86.3 3 5 0 84 24 69 2 99 8.8 2.5 0.2 7.2 0% .311 1.25 2.89 3.75 90 3.78 82.8
2016 CIN MLB NL 32 2 59.7 3 3 0 57 26 48 11 95 8.6 3.9 1.7 7.2 43% .264 1.39 5.32 4.68 103 4.27 94.5
2016 LOU AAA INT 9 8 45.0 4 4 0 44 13 38 5 104 8.8 2.6 1.0 7.6 50% .307 1.27 3.86 3.80 100 4.49 99.1
2017 OAK MLB AL 26 0 35.0 2 1 0 35 15 25 3 9.0 3.9 0.8 6.4 46% .296 1.43 4.11 4.89 97 4.62 98.4
2017 NAS AAA PCL 19 2 41.3 4 1 1 33 11 44 4 83 7.2 2.4 0.9 9.6 35% .276 1.06 3.86 3.70 86 2.66 56.6
2018 PAW AAA INT 18 10 74.0 5 6 1 75 16 76 5 93 9.1 1.9 0.6 9.2 37% .332 1.23 2.88 4.14 85 4.11 86.8
2018 TAC AAA PCL 4 1 10.3 0 2 0 17 3 14 3 94 14.8 2.6 2.6 12.2 27% .412 1.94 5.96 6.10 96 6.92 146.3
2018 HER Wnt LMP 4 3 16.7 1 2 0 25 7 12 6 127 13.5 3.8 3.2 6.5 41% .333 1.92 7.71 7.02 0 0.00 0.0
2019 BOS MLB AL 18 2 31.0 0 3 1 36 8 29 10 109 10.5 2.3 2.9 8.4 35% .292 1.42 6.63 5.81 118 7.24 148.6
2019 PAW AAA INT 13 12 67.3 5 3 0 82 20 70 9 91 11.0 2.7 1.2 9.4 39% .376 1.51 4.31 5.48 94 5.91 121.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 649 0.4715 0.4391 0.7825 0.6176 0.2799 0.8254 0.6979 0.2175
2016 1033 0.4811 0.4589 0.7553 0.6439 0.2873 0.8219 0.6169 0.2447
2017 582 0.4691 0.4347 0.8221 0.6044 0.2848 0.8606 0.7500 0.1779
2019 593 0.4266 0.4587 0.7132 0.6838 0.2912 0.8208 0.5253 0.2868
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2020 MIA $
2019 BOS $
2018 SEA $
2017 OAK $
2016 CIN $
2015 CIN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 167 d1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Miami as a free agent 12/19 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Miami 8/4/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Re-signed by Boston as a free agent 1/4/19 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Boston 4/26/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/18/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 3/15/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Seattle 4/23/18. Signed by Boston as a free agent 5/15/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by Oakland 5/3/17. Sent outright to Triple-A by Oakland 11/6/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Cincinnati 5/22/16. Claimed by Oakland off waivers from Cincinnati 11/4/16. Sent outright to Triple-A by Oakland 11/18/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Cincinnati 4/13/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by Cincinnati 10/30/15.
  • Drafted by Cincinnati 2015 (21-637) (Lipscomb).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 0 0 0 0 13.4 11 4 12 2 .262 1.14 3.36 3.6 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 8.7 8 3 8 1 .275 1.21 3.73 3.99 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.4 5 2 5 1 .284 1.27 3.99 4.27 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 3 1 2 0 .292 1.33 4.23 4.52 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .300 1.37 4.45 4.76 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Josh A. Smith threw 3,325 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2020, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2020, he relied primarily on his Cutter (87mph), Curve (78mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Sinker (90mph). He also rarely threw a Change (83mph).