Pitcher · 2026
Shane Smith
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Number
- #64
- Born
- April 4, 2000 in Danvers, MA, USA
- MLB debut
- April 1, 2025
- College
- Wake Forest
- High school
- Governor's Academy
- dbWAR
- 1.5 2 season(s)
- IP
- 8.1
- ERA
- 10.80
- FIP
- 5.61
- K/9
- 11.9
- FIP−
- 134 100 = avg
Shane Smith is a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2026 he struck out 11 batters over 8.1 innings across 3 appearances, 3 of them starts, going 0-2. His ERA of 10.80 was 158.6% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 5.61 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 26.0% of swings (11.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 18.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.4%. His -0.0 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.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 26 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .333 | .440 | .571 | .440 | 30.8% |
| vs RHB | 23 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .294 | .478 | .412 | .416 | 13.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Shane 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 | 74 | 95.3 | 2,233 | 48.6% | 26.9% | |
| Curveball | 53 | 82.4 | 2,122 | 58.5% | 42.3% | |
| Changeup | 41 | 90.3 | 1,571 | 43.9% | 28.6% | |
| Sinker | 32 | 96.4 | 2,123 | 53.1% | 0.0% | |
| Slider | 25 | 90.5 | 2,134 | 36.0% | 7.7% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10.80 | 5.61 | 2.52 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 259 | 134 | -0.0 | |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 146.1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 62 | 145 | 58 | 3.81 | 4.10 | 1.20 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 92 | 99 | 1.6 |
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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.