Devin Smeltzer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: September 7, 1995 in Voorhees, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 33rd round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School (Pennsauken, NJ) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Jacinto College, North Campus (Houston, TX).

High School: Bishop Eustace Preparatory School (Pennsauken, NJ)

Schools: Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL), San Jacinto College, North Campus (Houston, TX)

Debut: May 28, 2019 (Age 23-263d, 21,915th in major league history)
vs. MIL 6.0 IP, 3 H, 7 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 2.136 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Devin Paul Smeltzer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

ERA

4.32

162.1

112

WHIP

1.275

Summary of 30 Home Runs Allowed

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 7 go ahead

2 Tms
MIN	23
MIA	7

Platoon
vs RHB	23
vs LHB	7

Home/Road
Away	16
Home	14

Outs
0	12
1	11
2	7

12 Opps
CLE	6
TEX	4
TBR	3
BAL	3
ARI	2
SFG	2
ATL	2
PHI	2
CHW	2
TOR	2
LAD	1
NYY	1

27 Batters
Francisco Lindor	3
Jordan Luplow	2
Michael Conforto	1
Roberto Pérez	1
Leury García	1
Mike Yastrzemski	1
Kole Calhoun	1
Ryan Mountcastle	1
Trey Mancini	1
James McCann	1
Alejandro Kirk	1
Austin Riley	1
Vidal Bruján	1
Brandon Marsh	1
Carlos Santana	1
Alec Bohm	1
Marcus Semien	1
Rougned Odor	1
Randy Arozarena	1
Hunter Pence	1
Chris Taylor	1
Edwin Encarnación	1
Jake Bauers	1
Isaac Paredes	1
Ozzie Albies	1
Corey Seager	1
George Springer	1

9 Parks
Target Field (MIN)	9
loanDepot pk (MIA)	5
Progressive (CLE)	4
GlbLifeField (ARL)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	14
78	6
89	5
9	3
8	2

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	9
1	7
2	6
4	3
6	2
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
2·HR gms	7
3·HR gms	3
1·HR gms	3
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
12-	3
1--	3
-2-	2
-23	1
1-3	1

45 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	20
1 on	5
2 on	5
Any on	10

Inning
1	2
2	2
3	3
4	3
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	3
9	1
Extra	2

1-3	7
4-6	12
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	6
+2	7
+1	2
Tied	6
-1	3
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	15
Tied	6
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-2	4
0-1	4
2-0	4
0-2	3
1-1	3
3-2	2
1-0	2
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	6
2B	5
LF	5
SS	4
CF	3
1B	2
C	2
3B	2
RF	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-06-04	Francisco Lindor	CLE		MIN	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	1	1	6	11%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	2019-06-04	Francisco Lindor	CLE		MIN	tied 1-1	b 5	2	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	1	6	24%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Martín Scores
3	3	3	3	2019-06-04	Roberto Pérez	CLE		MIN	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	11%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	4	2019-06-04	Jake Bauers	CLE		MIN	ahead 4-2	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	DH	6%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
5	5	5	1	2019-07-24	Edwin Encarnación	NYY	@	MIN	ahead 9-7	t 9	0	---	6,(2-2) BBFSFX	1	4	DH	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2019-08-15	Hunter Pence	TEX		MIN	behind 3-12	b 6	0	---	5,(1-2) .CSBFX	1	5	DH	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	7	1	2019-09-08	Carlos Santana	CLE	@	MIN	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	9%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	8	2	2019-09-08	Francisco Lindor	CLE	@	MIN	ahead 3-1	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	6	8%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2020-07-25	James McCann	CHW		MIN	ahead 5-3	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	7%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	2	2	2020-07-25	Leury García	CHW		MIN	ahead 7-3	b 7	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	9	4	3%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); L. Robert Scores; J. McCann Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2022-06-05	George Springer	TOR		MIN	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	1	8	9%	34%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
12	12	2	2	2022-06-05	Alejandro Kirk	TOR		MIN	behind 1-5	b 4	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	DH	6%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	2022-06-10	Isaac Paredes	TBR	@	MIN	behind 0-1	t 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	4	11%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
14	14	4	2	2022-06-10	Randy Arozarena	TBR	@	MIN	behind 1-7	t 7	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	7	1%	3%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	5	3	2022-06-10	Vidal Bruján	TBR	@	MIN	behind 2-7	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	9	2%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	6	1	2022-06-17	Jordan Luplow	ARI		MIN	behind 0-1	b 1	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	7	18%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Kelly Scores
17	17	7	2	2022-06-17	Jordan Luplow	ARI		MIN	tied 2-2	b 3	2	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	3	7	13%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
18	18	8	1	2022-07-03	Rougned Odor	BAL	@	MIN	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	9,(3-2) CBFBFFFBX	1	7	4	15%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19	19	9	2	2022-07-03	Trey Mancini	BAL	@	MIN	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	5,(1-2) BFSFX	1	2	DH	12%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	10	3	2022-07-03	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	@	MIN	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	8%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
21	21	11	1	2022-07-09	Kole Calhoun	TEX		MIN	tied 0-0	b 2	0	12-	3,(0-2) SSX	3	7	7	18%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); N. Lowe Scores; J. Heim Scores
22	22	12	2	2022-07-09	Marcus Semien	TEX		MIN	behind 3-6	b 4	1	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	4	23%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Taveras Scores; C. Culberson Scores
23	23	13	3	2022-07-09	Corey Seager	TEX		MIN	tied 6-6	b 4	1	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	2	6	14%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2023-04-10	Alec Bohm	PHI		MIA	ahead 10-0	b 6	0	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Schwarber Scores; N. Castellanos Scores
25	25	2	2	2023-04-10	Brandon Marsh	PHI		MIA	ahead 14-3	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) CCBBB.X	1	6	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
26	26	3	1	2023-04-19	Michael Conforto	SFG	@	MIA	tied 1-1	t 11	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	DH	40%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Estrada Scores/unER
27	27	4	2	2023-04-19	Mike Yastrzemski	SFG	@	MIA	ahead 3-1	t 11	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	2	6	8	14%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Villar Scores
28	28	5	1	2023-05-03	Austin Riley	ATL	@	MIA	ahead 11-4	t 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Olson Scores
29	29	6	2	2023-05-03	Ozzie Albies	ATL	@	MIA	ahead 13-6	t 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30	30	7	1	2023-09-07	Chris Taylor	LAD	@	MIA	ahead 7-0	t 8	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Smith Scores; M. Muncy Scores