Detroit Tigers
Burch Smith has thrown 5,489 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Cutter (89mph), also mixing in a Curve using a Knuckle Curve grip (82mph) and Change (85mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (92mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has slightly above average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their cutter is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their curve using a knuckle curve grip is much harder than usual and has a sharp downward bite. Their change is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight cut action and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has some natural sinking action.