Pitcher · 2026

Burch Smith

Age: 36
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 225 lb
Number: #65

Born: April 12, 1990 in San Antonio, TX, USA
MLB debut: May 11, 2013
Drafted: 2009, round 49
College: Oklahoma
High school: Robert E. Lee

dbWAR: .8
IP: 17.0
ERA: 3.18
FIP: 3.50
K/9: 10.6
FIP−: 84

Burch Smith is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2026 he struck out 20 batters over 17.0 innings across 13 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 3.18 was 23.9% lower than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 3.50 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 22.7% of swings (10.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 27.4%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.

FIP3.50

K/910.6

WHIP1.47

WAR.2

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	37	32	13	1	4	8	.406	.472	.594	.464	21.6%
vs RHB	36	33	5	1	3	12	.152	.222	.333	.246	33.3%

Pitch sequencing

What Burch Smith throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.


Four-Seam Fastball	43.6%	125	93.8	2,338	52.8%	23.7%
Curveball	25.4%	73	82.2	2,466	52.1%	27.0%
Cutter	20.9%	60	87.7	2,385	43.3%	16.0%
Changeup	9.4%	27	84.3	1,709	33.3%	18.2%

Burch Smith's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

																			Trend
2026	13	1	17.0	0	2	0	18	6	20	7	3.18	3.50	1.47	10.6	3.7	76	84	0.2
2024	50	0	56.1	4	1	0	64	31	46	12	4.95	3.66	1.35	7.3	1.9	121	90	0.6

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.