Burch

Smith

PAge : 36Throws : R

#65

Burch Smith

#65PDetroit Tigers

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2013-05-11

Born in : San Antonio, TX, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Detroit Tigers	13	0	2	3.18	17.0	20	1.47
2024		50	4	1	4.95	56.1	46	1.35
2024	Baltimore Orioles	25	2	1	5.74	26.2	23	1.05
2024	Miami Marlins	25	2	0	4.25	29.2	23	1.62
2021	Athletics	31	1	1	5.40	43.1	28	1.38
2020	Athletics	6	2	0	2.25	12.0	13	0.67
2019		17	0	1	5.48	21.1	20	1.88
2019	San Francisco Giants	10	0	0	2.08	8.2	6	1.62
2019	Milwaukee Brewers	7	0	1	7.82	12.2	14	2.05
2018	Kansas City Royals	38	1	6	6.92	78.0	77	1.67
2013	San Diego Padres	10	1	3	6.44	36.1	46	1.65
Career totals		165	9	14	5.62	264.1	250	1.51

ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 1.3 M$
AAV: 1.28 M$

2026
1.28 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.18

FIP

3.51

xFIP

3.14

ERA-

WHIP

1.47

27.4 %

BB%

9.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

17.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.2

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.1

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

20210.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
20240.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season
20260.1 WAR · 0.4 per full season

Outlook, age included

-30 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 73
STF: Stuff; 76
CTL: Control; 85
CNT: Contact allowed; 63
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 62
EX: Experience; 92

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.1

PAL Rating

72 / 100

Value Rating

37 / 100

Surplus $-0.3M · salary $1.3M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention76

Stuff70

Command49

Contact allowed45

Velocity38

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.51 · RA9-WAR: 0.1

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

93.8 mi/h

31th percentile

27.4 %

80th percentile

BB%

9.6 %

47th percentile

xERA

3.45

71th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.287

71th percentile

Barrels allowed

4.3 %

86th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	DET	0.1	72	75	93.8	27.4	9.6	3.45	.287
2024	BAL	0.4	34	67	94.9	19.1	5.0	4.43	.328
2021	ATH	0.1	13	65	93.4	14.9	5.9	4.86	.336

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
May 21	vs CLE	0.2	2	1	1	1	3.18
May 19	vs CLE	1.0	1	0	0	0	2.76
May 17	vs TOR	1.1	1	0	0	1	2.93
May 15	vs TOR	2.0	1	0	0	1	3.21
May 12	@ NYM	0.1	1	1	2	1	3.75
May 9	@ KC	0.1	3	2	0	0	3.09
May 6	vs BOS	1.0	0	0	1	1	1.59
May 5	vs BOS	2.0	1	0	0	4	1.74
May 3	vs TEX	1.0	1	0	0	0	2.16
May 1	vs TEX	2.0	3	1	0	3	2.45