Burch Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg)

Born: April 12, 1990 in San Antonio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 49th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Howard College (Big Spring, TX), the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Howard College (Big Spring, TX) and the San Diego Padres in the 14th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

High School: Robert E. Lee HS (Tyler, TX)

Schools: Howard College (Big Spring, TX), University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: May 11, 2013 (Age 23-029d, 20,384th in major league history)
vs. TBR 1.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

Agents: Truth Sports • Previously: The Legacy Agency

Full Name: Burch Taylor Smith

Nicknames: Smitty

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.0

-1.5

ERA

6.14

6.04

109

7.1

198.1

188

WHIP

2.318

1.588

Summary of 33 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 12 go ahead

4 Tms
KCR	15
SDP	9
OAK	6
MIL	3

Platoon
vs LHB	17
vs RHB	16

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	15

Outs
1	14
2	10
0	9

18 Opps
CHW	5
SFG	4
MIN	3
NYY	3
WSN	3
STL	2
BAL	2
TBR	1
COL	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
CIN	1
CHC	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
HOU	1
MIL	1

31 Batters
Daniel Palka	2
Adam LaRoche	2
Matt Carpenter	1
Aaron Hicks	1
Jacoby Ellsbury	1
Danny Valencia	1
James Loney	1
Max Kepler	1
Tim Anderson	1
Matt Olson	1
Ehire Adrianza	1
Jared Walsh	1
Hunter Pence	1
Joey Votto	1
Caleb Joseph	1
Melky Cabrera	1
Willson Contreras	1
Ryan Zimmerman	1
Brandon Belt	1
Kyle Higashioka	1
Alan Trejo	1
Darin Ruf	1
Alex Bregman	1
A.J. Ellis	1
Lorenzo Cain	1
José Abreu	1
Jake Lamb	1
Paul DeJong	1
Eddie Rosario	1
Juan Pérez	1
Gary Sánchez	1

15 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	9
Oracle Park (SFO)	4
Petco Pk (SAN)	4
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1

Where Hit
9	12
7	7
89	7
78	5
8	2

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
1--	9
12-	4
-2-	3
1-3	2
-23	1

59 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	14
1 on	12
2 on	7
Any on	19

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

1-3	10
4-6	9
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+2	6
+1	2
Tied	9
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	4

Ahead	15
Tied	9
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-0	5
0-1	4
2-2	4
1-1	3
2-0	3
1-2	2
2-1	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
3-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	9
C	5
CF	4
RF	4
SS	4
LF	3
3B	3
DH	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2013-05-11	James Loney	TBR		SDP	behind 0-2	b 2	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	3	18%	55%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); E. Longoria Scores
2	2	2	1	2013-05-17	Adam LaRoche	WSN	@	SDP	behind 0-2	t 4	0	12-	2,(0-1) SX	3	5	3	28%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Harper Scores; R. Zimmerman Scores
3	3	3	2	2013-05-17	Ryan Zimmerman	WSN	@	SDP	ahead 3-2	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	5	13%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	3	2013-05-17	Adam LaRoche	WSN	@	SDP	ahead 4-2	t 6	1	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	5	3	8%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
5	5	5	1	2013-07-04	Jacoby Ellsbury	BOS		SDP	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	2013-09-21	A.J. Ellis	LAD	@	SDP	tied 0-0	t 4	1	1--	2,(0-1) 1C1X	2	7	2	24%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); M. Ellis Scores
7	7	7	1	2013-09-27	Juan Pérez	SFG		SDP	behind 0-1	b 2	2	1--	3,(1-1) BSX	2	8	8	24%	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); P. Sandoval Scores
8	8	8	2	2013-09-27	Brandon Belt	SFG		SDP	tied 2-2	b 3	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	3	20%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Abreu Scores
9	9	9	3	2013-09-27	Hunter Pence	SFG		SDP	ahead 4-2	b 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	8%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2018-04-24	Lorenzo Cain	MIL	@	KCR	ahead 4-2	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	1	8	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	2	1	2018-04-28 (1)	Daniel Palka	CHW	@	KCR	ahead 5-0	t 7	1	-23	6,(2-2) .BSBCFX	3	7	9	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); N. Delmonico Scores; M. Davidson Scores
12	12	3	1	2018-05-08	Danny Valencia	BAL		KCR	behind 1-15	b 8	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	7	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	4	2	2018-05-08	Caleb Joseph	BAL		KCR	behind 2-15	b 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
14	14	5	1	2018-05-19	Gary Sánchez	NYY	@	KCR	ahead 5-3	t 7	1	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	4	2	8%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
15	15	6	1	2018-05-30	Ehire Adrianza	MIN	@	KCR	behind 4-9	t 6	1	---	8,(3-2) CBCBFBFX	1	8	6	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	7	1	2018-06-03	Matt Olson	OAK	@	KCR	ahead 2-1	t 8	1	12-	4,(3-0) B*BBX	3	5	3	18%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Lowrie Scores; K. Davis Scores
17	17	8	1	2018-06-16	Alex Bregman	HOU	@	KCR	ahead 7-2	t 9	1	12-	4,(2-1) FB*BX	3	2	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. McCann Scores; G. Springer Scores
18	18	9	1	2018-07-15	Daniel Palka	CHW		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	2	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	7	18%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Y. Moncada Scores
19	19	10	1	2018-07-29	Aaron Hicks	NYY		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	2	-2-	2,(0-1) L11.X	2	4	8	17%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Gregorius Scores
20	20	11	1	2018-08-04	Eddie Rosario	MIN		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	7	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
21	21	12	2	2018-08-04	Max Kepler	MIN		KCR	behind 1-2	b 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	6	9	26%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Morrison Scores
22	22	13	1	2018-08-10	Paul DeJong	STL	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	5	6	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	14	2	2018-08-10	Matt Carpenter	STL	@	KCR	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1B1X	2	1	3	15%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Bader Scores
24	24	15	1	2018-09-12	Tim Anderson	CHW	@	KCR	tied 2-2	t 12	2	1--	2,(1-0) B1>X	2	1	6	48%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Engel Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2019-05-11	Willson Contreras	CHC		MIL	tied 1-1	b 15	1	---	5,(1-2) CSBFX	1	5	2	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
26	26	2	1	2019-07-06	Melky Cabrera	PIT		MIL	ahead 10-2	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) ..BX	2	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Moran Scores
27	27	3	1	2019-07-23	Joey Votto	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 9-2	t 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); N. Senzel Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2020-08-15	Darin Ruf	SFG		OAK	tied 3-3	b 7	1	1-3	5,(2-2) BS*BFX	3	7	7	23%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); E. Longoria Scores; W. Flores Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2021-05-23	Jared Walsh	LAA		OAK	behind 1-4	b 6	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	3	8%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	2	1	2021-06-04	Alan Trejo	COL		OAK	behind 3-8	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	9	6	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	3	1	2021-08-17	Jake Lamb	CHW		OAK	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	DH	11%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Goodwin Scores; A. Vaughn Scores
32	32	4	2	2021-08-17	José Abreu	CHW		OAK	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	1-3	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	3	3	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Lamb Scores; C. Hernández Scores
33	33	5	1	2021-08-27	Kyle Higashioka	NYY	@	OAK	ahead 5-2	t 9	0	-2-	5,(2-2) BCTBX	2	9	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Velazquez Scores