Joe Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 211lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: March 22, 1984 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wright State University (Dayton, OH).

High School: Amelia HS (Batavia, OH)

School: Wright State University (Dayton, OH)

Debut: April 1, 2007 (Age 23-010d, 19,027th in major league history)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 2, 2022 (Age 38-133d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: Meister Sports Mgmt, Rick Oliver

Full Name: Joseph Michael Smith

Nicknames: Sidewinder or Smitty

Twitter: @JSThree8

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

ERA

3.14

866

762.1

666

WHIP

1.190

Summary of 66 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 7 tying, 15 go ahead

8 Tms
CLE	19
HOU	13
LAA	12
MIN	7
NYM	7
CHC	4
TOR	3
SEA	1

Platoon
vs RHB	39
vs LHB	27

Home/Road
Home	35
Away	31

Outs
1	24
2	22
0	20

24 Opps
TEX	5
LAA	5
BAL	5
CHW	5
MIN	4
MIL	4
COL	3
OAK	3
SEA	3
DET	3
KCR	3
BOS	3
TOR	3
TBR	2
STL	2
CIN	2
CLE	2
WSN	2
MIA/FLA	2
ARI	1
NYY	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
HOU	1

63 Batters
Yan Gomes	2
Miguel Cabrera	2
Aaron Hicks	2
Brandon Wood	1
Andre Ethier	1
A.J. Pierzynski	1
Rio Ruiz	1
Andrelton Simmons	1
Andrew Vaughn	1
José Reyes	1
Chris Carter	1
Evan Gattis	1
Chris Snyder	1
Chad Moeller	1
Jonathan Villar	1
Yoenis Céspedes	1
Mookie Betts	1
Carlos Quentin	1
Kyle Seager	1
Ryan Church	1
Oswaldo Arcia	1
Rougned Odor	1
Justin Smoak	1
C.J. Cron	1
Stevie Wilkerson	1
Josh Harrison	1
Ian Kinsler	1
J.J. Hardy	1
Scott Rolen	1
Jason Kubel	1
DJ Stewart	1
Kolten Wong	1
Brad Miller	1
Mitch Haniger	1
Dan Uggla	1
Chad Pinder	1
Ryan Spilborghs	1
Christian Yelich	1
Salvador Perez	1
Bill Hall	1
Mike Trout	1
Mark Canha	1
Jay Bruce	1
Matt Chapman	1
ByungHo Park	1
Logan Morrison	1
Jedd Gyorko	1
Marcus Semien	1
Bobby Witt Jr.	1
José Abreu	1
Chad Tracy	1
Eric Hosmer	1
Adrián Beltré	1
Randal Grichuk	1
Marcus Thames	1
Jacoby Ellsbury	1
Matt Wieters	1
Kendrys Morales	1
Brad Snyder	1
Yoán Moncada	1
Yorvit Torrealba	1
Albert Pujols	1
Brett Lawrie	1

23 Parks
Progressive (CLE)	11
Target Field (MIN)	8
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	7
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	5
Angel Stad (ANA)	5
Camden Yards (BAL)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	3
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1

Where Hit
7	21
8	15
9	15
78	12
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	18
3	17
1	10
5	9
6	5
4	4
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	61
3·HR gms	1
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	36
12-	7
1--	6
123	5
-2-	4
--3	3
-23	3
1-3	2

118 Runs
RISP	24
0 on	36
1 on	13
2 on	12
3 on	5
Any on	30

Inning
4	1
5	2
6	5
7	20
8	26
9	10
Extra	2

4-6	8
7-end	58

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	4
+2	6
+1	4
Tied	11
-1	5
-2	10
-3	5
-4..	15

Ahead	20
Tied	11
Behind	35

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	11
0-0	10
2-2	9
1-1	8
0-1	7
2-0	6
0-2	5
3-2	5
2-1	2
3-1	2
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	10
3B	10
C	9
2B	7
CF	7
RF	6
LF	6
SS	5
PH	3
DH	2
PH/DH	1

OrderPos
3rd	13
6th	12
5th	11
1st	8
4th	6
2nd	5
7th	4
9th	4
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	18
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	31

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2007-05-12	J.J. Hardy	MIL	@	NYM	ahead 5-3	t 8	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	2	6	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Counsell Scores; G. Gross Scores; T. Gwynn Scores
2	2	2	1	2007-07-03	Ryan Spilborghs	COL		NYM	ahead 6-3	b 4	1	123	2,(1-0) .BX	4	6	9	8%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Matsui Scores; M. Holliday Scores; G. Atkins Scores
3	3	3	1	2007-09-17	Ryan Church	WSN		NYM	ahead 10-4	b 7	1	--3	3,(1-1) .>B.CX	2	2	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); N. Logan Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2008-06-10	Chris Snyder	ARI	@	NYM	tied 5-5	t 8	1	---	4,(0-2) SCFX	1	6	2	27%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	2008-06-15 (1)	Ian Kinsler	TEX	@	NYM	ahead 5-2	t 7	2	1--	3,(1-1) .BFX	2	1	4	8%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Vázquez Scores
6	6	3	1	2008-06-22	Yorvit Torrealba	COL		NYM	behind 0-3	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	2	10%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	2008-07-30	Dan Uggla	FLA		NYM	ahead 5-4	b 8	0	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	5	4	9%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Willingham Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2009-06-17	Bill Hall	MIL	@	CLE	tied 3-3	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	5	19%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	2	1	2009-07-10	Marcus Thames	DET		CLE	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Polanco Scores
10	10	3	1	2009-08-20	Kendrys Morales	LAA	@	CLE	behind 1-9	t 8	2	--3	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	6	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Rivera Scores
11	11	4	1	2009-08-29	Chad Moeller	BAL		CLE	behind 2-4	b 7	2	---	6,(2-2) BFCFBX	1	9	2	13%	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2010-04-08	Carlos Quentin	CHW		CLE	behind 1-2	b 7	1	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	3	9	37%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Pierre Scores
13	13	2	1	2010-04-27	Brandon Wood	LAA		CLE	behind 1-9	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	3	1	2010-06-25	Scott Rolen	CIN		CLE	ahead 5-2	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	4	5	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	4	1	2010-08-06	Jason Kubel	MIN	@	CLE	behind 3-5	t 8	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	5	9	10%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2011-08-03	Jacoby Ellsbury	BOS		CLE	tied 3-3	b 9	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	46%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2012-05-05	Adrián Beltré	TEX	@	CLE	tied 2-2	t 11	2	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	9	PH	49%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); N. Cruz Scores; M. Moreland Scores
18	18	2	1	2012-06-18	Jay Bruce	CIN	@	CLE	behind 7-9	t 7	2	---	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	1	5	9	11%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	3	1	2012-07-24	Miguel Cabrera	DET	@	CLE	behind 0-2	t 7	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	3	5	30%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Q. Berry Scores
20	20	4	1	2012-09-16	Miguel Cabrera	DET	@	CLE	behind 3-5	t 7	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	3	5	50%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); O. Infante Scores; A. Dirks Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2013-05-20	Justin Smoak	SEA	@	CLE	tied 7-7	t 10	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	3	42%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
22	22	2	1	2013-06-11	A.J. Pierzynski	TEX		CLE	behind 1-5	b 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BFSBX	1	5	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
23	23	3	1	2013-06-15	Chad Tracy	WSN	@	CLE	behind 5-6	t 8	2	---	3,(0-2) .CCX	1	7	PH/DH	27%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	4	1	2013-07-04	Eric Hosmer	KCR		CLE	behind 5-7	b 7	0	1--	7,(3-2) BCCBB>F1>X	2	3	3	31%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Escobar Scores
25	25	5	1	2013-09-21	Chris Carter	HOU	@	CLE	behind 0-4	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2014-05-09	José Reyes	TOR		LAA	behind 2-3	b 8	0	---	6,(2-2) .CBBFFX	1	1	6	31%	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
27	27	2	1	2014-06-14	Evan Gattis	ATL		LAA	behind 0-5	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
28	28	3	1	2014-06-22	Brad Snyder	TEX	@	LAA	behind 1-5	t 9	2	---	3,(0-2) FCX	1	6	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
29	29	4	1	2014-08-10	Yoenis Céspedes	BOS	@	LAA	tied 0-0	t 8	1	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	3	7	36%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Holt Scores/unER; D. Pedroia Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2015-08-02	Andre Ethier	LAD		LAA	tied 2-2	b 8	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	4	7	33%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	2	1	2015-08-29	Yan Gomes	CLE		LAA	ahead 4-3	b 8	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	6	2	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Brantley Scores; C. Santana Scores; L. Chisenhall Scores
32	32	3	1	2015-09-02	Brett Lawrie	OAK		LAA	behind 3-8	b 8	0	---	6,(2-2) ....CBFBFX	1	3	4	2%	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
33	33	4	1	2015-09-17	Aaron Hicks	MIN		LAA	behind 7-11	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..CX	1	1	8	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2016-04-16	Oswaldo Arcia	MIN		LAA	tied 4-4	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	29%	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	2	2	2016-04-16	ByungHo Park	MIN		LAA	ahead 5-4	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) FSBBX	1	7	3	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	3	1	2016-05-21	Matt Wieters	BAL	@	LAA	behind 0-1	t 9	2	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	6	2	78%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Davis Scores; N. Reimold Scores
37	37	4	1	2016-07-07	Brad Miller	TBR		LAA	behind 0-4	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	2	6	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
38	38	5	1	2016-08-03	Christian Yelich	MIA	@	CHC	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	7	7%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
39	39	6	1	2016-08-12	Jedd Gyorko	STL	@	CHC	behind 1-13	t 8	2	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	5	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
40	40	7	1	2016-08-13	Randal Grichuk	STL	@	CHC	ahead 4-2	t 8	2	123	2,(0-1) .SX	4	8	8	12%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); B. Moss Scores; J. Peralta Scores; J. Gyorko Scores
41	41	8	1	2016-09-07	Jonathan Villar	MIL		CHC	tied 1-1	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	1	5	26%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2017-04-18	Mookie Betts	BOS	@	TOR	ahead 6-4	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	9	8%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
43	43	2	1	2017-05-26	Rougned Odor	TEX	@	TOR	behind 3-7	t 9	2	-23	3,(1-1) BFX	3	5	4	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); N. Mazara Scores; J. Lucroy Scores
44	44	3	1	2017-06-14	Logan Morrison	TBR	@	TOR	behind 3-6	t 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	14%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Longoria Scores
45	45	4	1	2017-09-20	Albert Pujols	LAA		CLE	behind 4-6	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	DH	14%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	2018-04-24	Andrelton Simmons	LAA	@	HOU	tied 5-5	t 7	2	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	6	37%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Upton Scores; A. Pujols Scores
47	47	2	1	2018-04-29	Chad Pinder	OAK	@	HOU	behind 3-8	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	8	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
48	48	3	1	2018-05-19	Yan Gomes	CLE	@	HOU	ahead 4-0	t 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	6	2	4%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
49	49	4	1	2018-06-06	Kyle Seager	SEA	@	HOU	behind 4-7	t 8	1	---	5,(2-2) SBBCX	1	5	5	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
50	50	5	1	2018-08-22	Mitch Haniger	SEA		HOU	behind 5-9	b 6	2	--3	2,(0-1) FX	2	1	8	11%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Gamel Scores
51	51	6	1	2018-09-22	Mike Trout	LAA	@	HOU	tied 1-1	t 8	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	3	8	28%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Hermosillo Scores; J. Marte Scores/unER
52	52	7	1	2018-09-29 (1)	DJ Stewart	BAL		HOU	behind 0-3	b 7	1	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	9	37%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Beckham Scores; R. Núñez Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	2019-08-09	Stevie Wilkerson	BAL		HOU	behind 1-3	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	8	14%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
54	54	2	1	2019-08-10	Rio Ruiz	BAL		HOU	behind 1-20	b 7	2	---	8,(3-2) .FFBBFFBX	1	2	PH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	2021-04-09	Mark Canha	OAK	@	HOU	ahead 4-1	t 9	1	-2-	7,(3-2) BCFBFBX	2	1	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Andrus Scores
56	56	2	1	2021-04-20	C.J. Cron	COL		HOU	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	12-	4,(0-2) .CSFX	3	5	3	5%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. McMahon Scores; C. Blackmon Scores
57	57	3	1	2021-05-08	Marcus Semien	TOR	@	HOU	ahead 5-4	t 9	2	-23	5,(2-2) BCBFX	3	1	4	15%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Biggio Scores/unER; L. Gurriel Scores/unER; M. Semien Scores/Team unER
58	58	4	1	2021-07-17	José Abreu	CHW		HOU	ahead 6-0	b 6	0	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	3	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Anderson Scores; Y. Moncada Scores
59	59	5	1	2021-08-26	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	SEA	behind 1-4	t 6	0	123	3,(2-0) .BBX	4	3	2	32%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Rivera Scores; W. Merrifield Scores; N. Lopez Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	2022-05-27	Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	@	MIN	behind 4-6	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	6	12%	30%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
61	61	2	1	2022-06-05	Matt Chapman	TOR		MIN	behind 2-6	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	5	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
62	62	3	1	2022-06-09	Aaron Hicks	NYY	@	MIN	behind 5-7	t 6	0	1--	5,(2-2) BCBSX	2	6	7	24%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); G. Torres Scores
63	63	4	1	2022-07-17	Yoán Moncada	CHW	@	MIN	ahead 4-0	t 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	5	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Engel Scores
64	64	5	2	2022-07-17	Andrew Vaughn	CHW	@	MIN	ahead 6-0	t 7	1	---	5,(2-2) BCBCX	1	3	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
65	65	6	3	2022-07-17	Josh Harrison	CHW	@	MIN	ahead 7-0	t 7	1	12-	5,(1-2) CBFFX	3	6	4	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); J. Abreu Scores; G. Sheets Scores
66	66	7	1	2022-07-26	Kolten Wong	MIL		MIN	behind 5-6	b 5	1	---	6,(3-2) CSBBBX	1	5	4	16%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)