Detroit Tigers
Burch Smith has thrown 5,234 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), Cutter (89mph) and Curve using a Knuckle Curve grip (83mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph) and 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 results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their curve using a knuckle curve grip (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2026) is much harder than usual, has a sharp downward bite and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 10 of them in 2026) is slightly firmer than usual and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed 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.