Detroit Tigers
Devin Smeltzer has thrown 5,181 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (89mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph), Curve (76mph), Cutter (84mph) and Slider (79mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (88mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly below average velo. Their change is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone and has slight cut action. Their curve is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves. Their cutter results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly below average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has below average velo. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2025) has heavy sinking action, 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 slightly below average velo.