Caleb Smith

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Caleb Smith threw 9,342 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2023, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2023, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Slider (84mph) and Change (82mph), also mixing in a Curve (76mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (90mph).


In 2023, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly below average velo. Their slider has less than expected depth and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their change results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has a lot of backspin. Their curve is a prototypical pitch with few remarkable qualities. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers.