Baltimore Orioles
Burch Smith has thrown 4,476 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Cutter (88mph), also mixing in a Curve using a Knuckle Curve grip (80mph) and Slider (84mph). He also rarely throws a Change (86mph) and Sinker (91mph).
In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical and has slightly above average velo. Their cutter has heavy sink and has strong cutting action. Their curve using a knuckle curve grip has an exceptional bite, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves and is slightly harder than usual. Their slider sweeps across the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2024) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight cut action, has a lot of backspin and is slightly firmer than usual. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 2 of them in 2024) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has some natural sinking action.