Shane Smith

Bats R Throws R6'3" 240 lbBorn 2000 Danvers, USADebut 2025Team CWS1x All-StarContract 1 y/$825,900 (26) 2026: $413,383

Projections

SeasonBFK%BB%HR%1B%XBH%PITCH+
202655323.48.53.1120.46.72102.4
2027101.8
2028102.1

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 105 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#PlayerThroughPITCH+ thenNext seasonNext PA / BF
1Tobias Myers2024104.198.1220
2Yu Darvish2012106.9112.6841
3A. J. Griffin2013106.0did not play
4Wade Miley2012103.597.8847
5Luis Castillo2018106.3114.4781
6Jerad Eickhoff2016103.295.7576
7Ian Kennedy2010102.2112.0900
8Steven Matz2016106.386.2298
9James Shields2007103.7105.9877
10Kyle Hendricks2015108.4119.2745

Pitching

YearTeamWLERAGGSSVIPBFHRBBSOPITCH+
2027 proj553101.8
2026*4874.3109.984.2
2025CWS783.8129290146.36161758145104.698.7103.3
Career783.8129290146.36161758145104.6103.3

Fielding

YearTeamPosGInnPOAEDPFld%Runs saved
2025CWSP2914668001.000-1.0

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

YearLevelTeamSidePA / BFLineAVG / ERAOPS
2026AAACharlotte KnightsPit18941.1 IP, 25% K5.47
2026A+Winston-Salem DashPit204.2 IP, 40% K6.43
2024AAANashville SoundsPit286.2 IP, 25% K2.90
2024AABiloxi ShuckersPit35487.2 IP, 30% K3.10
2023A+Wisconsin Timber RattlersPit10126.1 IP, 34% K1.38
2023ACarolina MudcatsPit12431.1 IP, 40% K2.60

Splits

Yearvs LHPvs RHPHomeAway
20260.4460.4870.3160.560
20250.3220.2910.2940.321

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.