Riley Smith
26-Year-Old
2021 Stats
W-L
1-3
ERA
5.43
WHIP
1.54
K
31
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
A starter at the upper levels of the minor leagues, Smith broke in with the Diamondbacks as a long reliever in 2020. He took the ball just six times but totaled 18.1 innings, pitching to a sparkling 1.47 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. The right-hander rode his sinker, averaging 93.3 mph, to a 47.8% groundball rate and in turn limited the opposition to a single home run (70 batters faced). Some estimators peg his deserved ERA roughly two runs higher than it was in his debut, and Smith does not currently any great swing-and-miss pitches, but the Diamondbacks have to be highly encouraged by what they saw from a player taken in the 24th round in 2016. It's not clear whether Smith will return to the farm and resume his development as a starter or remain in the big-league bullpen. The team would be smart not to mess with a good thing as Smith is already 26 years old. Read Past Outlooks
Provides bulk relief
Smith allowed two runs on four hits and struck out five over 4.2 relief innings in Sunday's 10-3 loss to the Angels.
ANALYSIS
Smith has been needed for similar bulk-relief appearances, as Arizona's rotation is decimated by injuries and poor performance. On Sunday, he spelled Jon Duplantier, who departed after 1.1 innings and six runs allowed. It's uncertain if Duplantier will remain in the rotation after a four-start run yielded a 13.15 ERA. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo apologized to reporters for being late to the post-game press conference, per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, telling the scribes they were discussing plans for the rotation, which could mean the end of Duplantier. With so many injuries, there are few options available, but Smith could be one. Even though his track record as a starter in 2021 hasn't been good (1-3, 7.36 ERA, five starts), the right-hander has a 2.79 ERA and 1.29 WHIP over the last 19.1 innings as a reliever.
Smith has been needed for similar bulk-relief appearances, as Arizona's rotation is decimated by injuries and poor performance. On Sunday, he spelled Jon Duplantier, who departed after 1.1 innings and six runs allowed. It's uncertain if Duplantier will remain in the rotation after a four-start run yielded a 13.15 ERA. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo apologized to reporters for being late to the post-game press conference, per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, telling the scribes they were discussing plans for the rotation, which could mean the end of Duplantier. With so many injuries, there are few options available, but Smith could be one. Even though his track record as a starter in 2021 hasn't been good (1-3, 7.36 ERA, five starts), the right-hander has a 2.79 ERA and 1.29 WHIP over the last 19.1 innings as a reliever.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
48
Last 10 Games
41
Last 5 Games
40
How many pitches does Riley Smith generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Riley Smith generally pitch?
1st
2nd
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4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2021
-1%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .279 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 5 | |||
| Since 2019vs Right | .307 | 27 | 15 | 55 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .306 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .309 | 19 | 10 | 43 | 3 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .158 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .300 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-16%
ERA at Home
2021
-11%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | 4.12 | 1.42 | 43.2 | 6.6 | 2.1 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | 4.91 | 1.43 | 29.1 | 5.2 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2021Home | 5.17 | 1.53 | 31.1 | 4.9 | 1.4 | ||||
| 2021Away | 5.79 | 1.54 | 23.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2020Home | 1.46 | 1.14 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2020Away | 1.50 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Riley Smith compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.07K/9
5.1BB/9
2.5HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.0 mphERA
5.43WHIP
1.54BABIP
.335GB/FB
1.60Left On Base
67.4%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2185 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%Swinging Strike
6.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Works three innings in relief
Smith allowed a run on six hits over three innings in Wednesday's loss to the Mets. He did not factor in the decision.
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Earns first save
Smith picked up a three-inning save, allowing just four hits and a walk while striking out four in the win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Shifts to bullpen
Smith covered three innings of long relief Tuesday in Arizona's 8-0 loss to San Francisco. He gave up one run on five hits and two walks in the 59-pitch appearance.
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Overwhelmed in loss
Smith (1-3) suffered the loss against Washington on Friday, allowing eight runs on eight hits and two walks and registering zero strikeouts across three innings.
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Takes loss Sunday
Smith (1-2) allowed two runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout in four innings, taking the loss Sunday versus the Mets.
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