Chris Smith

Oakland Athletics

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Chris Smith threw 2,593 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2017, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2017, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (86mph), Curve (77mph) and Change (75mph).


In 2017, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball comes in below hitting speed, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has slight armside run. Their curve has very little depth, has primarily 12-6 movement, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change comes in below hitting speed, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.