2022 Stats
AVG
.253
HR
3
RBI
17
R
15
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Smith made a statement upon arrival to the majors and has quickly established himself among the top handful of catchers in the league. He's done it by hitting about 25 homers over a full season with an acceptable batting average (career .262). He's had two short seasons and one full one so far and the results have been consistent. While his flyball approach will limit his batting average (career 29.6 GB%), he keeps getting on base with an 11.5 BB%. He has major upside if/when the league implements the designated hitter in the National League. Instead of having to rest on his off days from catching, he can fill in as the DH. Smith has the talent to be the league's top catcher and the big difference between him and the catchers being taken after him is that he can make a huge difference by season's end. Read Past Outlooks

Not starting nightcap
Smith is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader versus Arizona, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the matinee, and it's not a surprise he won't be starting both ends of the twin bill. Austin Barnes will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.
Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the matinee, and it's not a surprise he won't be starting both ends of the twin bill. Austin Barnes will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2022
+1%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .753 | 207 | 7 | 19 | .249 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .898 | 516 | 26 | 93 | .267 | ||||
2022vs Left | .729 | 29 | 1 | 4 | .269 | ||||
2022vs Right | .736 | 68 | 1 | 12 | .246 | ||||
2021vs Left | .732 | 138 | 6 | 11 | .231 | ||||
2021vs Right | .912 | 363 | 19 | 65 | .270 | ||||
2020vs Left | .841 | 40 | 0 | 4 | .294 | ||||
2020vs Right | .974 | 85 | 6 | 16 | .271 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+15%
OPS at Home
2022
+15%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020Home | .933 | 355 | 21 | 57 | .271 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .813 | 376 | 14 | 60 | .260 | ||||
2022Home | .780 | 54 | 1 | 10 | .283 | ||||
2022Away | .677 | 43 | 1 | 6 | .216 | ||||
2021Home | .909 | 230 | 13 | 32 | .253 | ||||
2021Away | .820 | 271 | 12 | 44 | .263 | ||||
2020Home | 1.125 | 71 | 7 | 15 | .317 | ||||
2020Away | .879 | 62 | 1 | 10 | .280 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Will Smith compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.81BB Rate
12.9%K Rate
15.8%BABIP
.279ISO
.149AVG
.253OBP
.356SLG
.402OPS
.759wOBA
.333Exit Velocity
82.7 mphHard Hit Rate
32.4%Barrels/PA
6.3%Sprint Speed
24.3Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Smith began the season in a timeshare with Austin Barnes. On Aug. 14, he was placed on the IL with a sore neck, slashing just .188/.341/.406 at the time. There were signs Smith would snap out of it as he was only fanning at a 12.2% clip while walking at a 19.5% pace to that point. Smith was back in action after the minimum stay and things began to click. The backstop slashed .329/.427/.646 after returning, playing nearly every day by season's end. He led all catchers over 100 PA with a 163 wRC+, supported by a Statcast ranking in the pertinent categories of at least 80th percentile, most 88th or higher. Smith will be challenged to match that over a full season, and needs to work on his framing, but he's still one of best hitting catchers in the league, slotting in the meat of the Dodgers' lineup. Despite subpar defense, a case can be made for Smith being the second-best catcher in fantasy.
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Serving as designated hitter
Smith (pectoral) will bat cleanup and serve as the designated hitter Saturday against the Phillies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
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Managing pectoral issue
Smith is managing a pectoral issue but will return to the lineup Saturday against the Phillies, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Not starting Friday
Smith will sit Friday against the Phillies, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Knocks in three runs Thursday
Smith went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run and three RBI in Thursday's loss to the Phillies.
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Returns to lineup
Smith (pectoral) is starting Wednesday against the Pirates.
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