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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-2-1989
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age34 years, 6 months, 22 days
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-0.02015
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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
2014 DET MLB 10 0 11.7 0 0 0 15 3 9 1 106 11.6 2.3 0.8 6.9 0% .378 1.54 3.50 5.40 125 6.47 158.6 -0.3
2015 OAK MLB 2 0 1.3 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 113 33.8 20.3 0.0 13.5 0% .714 6.00 9.10 33.75 128 7.62 177.9 0.0
CareerMLB12013.000020611110713.84.20.77.637%.3782.004.078.311256.59160.6-0.3

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.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
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-
2012 WMI A MID 8 5 24.7 0 2 0 23 6 17 2 94 8.4 2.2 0.7 6.2 0% .284 1.18 3.75 4.38 102 4.08 85.0
2012 ONE A- NYP 2 0 6.3 0 0 2 3 2 8 0 4.3 2.8 0.0 11.4 0% .231 0.79 1.75 1.42 81 3.02 63.0
2012 TGR Rk GCL 4 3 14.7 1 0 0 14 6 23 0 91 8.6 3.7 0.0 14.1 0% .424 1.36 1.72 0.61 70 3.44 71.6
2013 WMI A MID 43 2 72.0 5 4 1 58 22 73 3 101 7.3 2.8 0.4 9.1 0% .293 1.11 2.76 2.13 86 3.24 70.4
2014 DET MLB AL 10 0 11.7 0 0 0 15 3 9 1 106 11.6 2.3 0.8 6.9 0% .378 1.54 3.50 5.40 125 6.47 158.6
2014 ERI AA EAS 12 0 20.0 1 0 1 15 6 18 0 6.8 2.7 0.0 8.1 0% .278 1.05 2.45 1.35 81 2.63 55.7
2014 TOL AAA INT 22 0 27.0 4 3 0 38 5 22 2 12.7 1.7 0.7 7.3 0% .400 1.59 3.23 5.00 90 6.25 132.4
2015 OAK MLB AL 2 0 1.3 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 113 33.8 20.3 0.0 13.5 0% .714 6.00 9.10 33.75 128 7.62 177.9
2015 FRI AA TEX 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 6.8 4.5 0.0 9.0 0% .300 1.25 3.54 6.75 89 3.23 70.9
2015 NAS AAA PCL 8 0 11.7 1 1 2 13 5 7 0 10.0 3.9 0.0 5.4 0% .325 1.54 3.68 2.31 100 6.39 140.0
2015 SLC AAA PCL 6 0 8.3 0 0 0 18 2 6 1 19.4 2.2 1.1 6.5 0% .486 2.40 4.79 9.72 100 6.56 143.9
2016 ROU AAA PCL 8 0 10.3 3 2 0 21 6 7 4 18.3 5.2 3.5 6.1 42% .415 2.61 9.43 13.06 134 9.35 206.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 192 0.5156 0.4792 0.8152 0.7071 0.2366 0.8429 0.7273 0.1848
2015 48 0.4375 0.4583 0.8636 0.3810 0.5185 0.8750 0.8571 0.1364
Career2400.50000.47500.82490.64190.29300.84930.75330.1751

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
2015 OAK $
2014 DET $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 31 d1 year (2015)

Details
  • 1 year (2015). Claimed by Oakland off waivers 2/26/15 after being DFA by Detroit 2/24/15. Acquired by LA Angels in trade 5/8/15 after being DFA by Oakland 5/7/15. Claimed by Miami off waivers 5/29/15 after being DFA by LA Angels 5/27/15. Signed by Texas as a free agent 8/19/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Detroit 6/18/14.
  • Drafted by Detroit 2011 (17-527) (Southern California).

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 1 1.6 39 0 49.9 50 21 32 8 .271 1.43 5.09 5.18 -10.7 -1.2
80o 0 0.8 1.3 34 0 43.2 47 20 28 8 .288 1.56 5.59 5.7 -11.4 -1.2
70o 0 0.7 1.1 30 0 38.6 45 19 25 7 .300 1.65 5.97 6.09 -11.7 -1.3
60o 0 0.6 0.9 27 0 34.8 42 18 22 7 .310 1.73 6.30 6.43 -11.7 -1.3
50o 0 0.5 0.8 25 0 31.3 40 17 20 7 .320 1.82 6.61 6.75 -11.5 -1.2
40o 0 0.4 0.7 22 0 27.9 37 16 18 6 .329 1.90 6.93 7.09 -11.2 -1.2
30o 0 0.3 0.6 19 0 24.5 34 14 16 6 .340 1.99 7.29 7.45 -10.7 -1.2
20o 0 0.2 0.5 16 0 20.5 30 13 13 5 .353 2.11 7.71 7.89 -9.8 -1.1
10o 0 0.1 0.3 12 0 15.4 25 10 10 4 .370 2.27 8.33 8.52 -8.3 -0.9
Weighted Mean00.40.824030.43816196.3171.796.566.7-11.0-1.2

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Chad Smith threw 242 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2015, including pitches thrown in . In 2015, he relied primarily on his Sinker (94mph) and Slider (86mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (95mph).