2024 Stats
AVG
.258
HR
13
RBI
62
R
67
SB
11
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Between Josh Jung's wrist problems and Corey Seager getting nicked up, Smith finished third on the Rangers with nearly 600 plate appearances last season. He wound up winning the American League's Silver Slugger award at the utility spot, although the vast majority of Smith's production came in the first half when he collected an .861 OPS while slugging 10 of his 13 home runs. He had just a .565 OPS after the All-Star break, and Smith's .304 xwOBA versus his actual .323 wOBA suggests there was some good fortune involved. Smith should fill a super utility role again in 2025, although it's unlikely he'll play as much as he did in 2024. He'll be eligible at shortstop and third base out of the gate and could pick up additional eligibility, which is useful in deeper formats.ULL Read Past Outlooks
Extends hit streak in loss
Smith went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Oakland.
ANALYSIS
Smith was back in the lineup after getting a day off against a left-hander Wednesday. He cracked his 29th double and scored as part of the Rangers' two-run third inning. The extra-base knock extended a hit streak to eight games, during which Smith is 10-for-32 (.313) with a home run, four RBI, two steals and six runs. The 26-year-old utility player is putting the finishing touches on what has been the best season of his three years at the major-league level.
Smith was back in the lineup after getting a day off against a left-hander Wednesday. He cracked his 29th double and scored as part of the Rangers' two-run third inning. The extra-base knock extended a hit streak to eight games, during which Smith is 10-for-32 (.313) with a home run, four RBI, two steals and six runs. The 26-year-old utility player is putting the finishing touches on what has been the best season of his three years at the major-league level.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+8%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .705 | 216 | 7 | 27 | .232 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .661 | 861 | 14 | 66 | .228 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .774 | 141 | 4 | 19 | .286 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .718 | 451 | 9 | 43 | .249 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .693 | 33 | 2 | 4 | .120 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .623 | 199 | 4 | 11 | .194 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .468 | 42 | 1 | 4 | .118 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .573 | 211 | 1 | 12 | .212 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+5%
OPS at Home
2024
+10%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .686 | 542 | 12 | 51 | .233 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .654 | 535 | 9 | 42 | .225 | ||||
| 2024Home | .766 | 288 | 8 | 33 | .272 | ||||
| 2024Away | .698 | 304 | 5 | 29 | .244 | ||||
| 2023Home | .536 | 102 | 2 | 5 | .141 | ||||
| 2023Away | .707 | 130 | 4 | 10 | .218 | ||||
| 2022Home | .625 | 152 | 2 | 13 | .214 | ||||
| 2022Away | .454 | 101 | 0 | 3 | .172 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Josh 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
0.38BB Rate
7.8%K Rate
20.4%BABIP
.311ISO
.136AVG
.258OBP
.337SLG
.394OPS
.731wOBA
.326Exit Velocity
87.8 mphHard Hit Rate
27.0%Barrels/PA
2.5%Expected BA
.242Expected SLG
.352Sprint Speed
22.6 ft/secGround Ball %
38.7%Line Drive %
23.7%Fly Ball %
37.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
In 2023, Smith reprised the utility role he held the previous season, settling in at third base, shortstop and the never-quite-settled left field spot at various times. The infield positions are locked in by Corey Seager and Josh Jung, while left field now belongs to Evan Carter. Designated hitter is open, but Smith's competent minor-league bat has yet to translate over 485 plate appearances in the show (.191 average, .592 OPS). The lefty batter didn't indicate much against any pitch type (.191 against fastballs, .176 against curve/breaking balls) or as a potential platoon mate (.623 OPS against right-handers). There isn't a path to regular at-bats for Smith, whose value lies in position versatility.
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Sitting against lefty
Smith isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Wednesday's game against Oakland.
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Homers in loss
Smith went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Mariners.
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Picks up 10th steal
Smith went 1-for-4 with a walk, one RBI, a stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over the Blue Jays.
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Logs two hits, run in win
Smith started at shortstop and went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
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Swipes bag in win
Smith went 2-for-5 with a double, one RBI, a stolen base and one run scored in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Yankees.
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Chance for more playing time
Josh Jung suffered a fractured right wrist Monday, reports Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, which will likely lead to more playing time at third base for Smith.
ANALYSIS
Smith entered Monday's contest as a replacement at the hot corner but has just one plate appearance through Texas' first four games of the season. Smith played in 90 big-league contests last season and struggled to a .185/.304/.328 slash line, so Ezequiel Duran is likely in a better position to secure regular reps.
Smith entered Monday's contest as a replacement at the hot corner but has just one plate appearance through Texas' first four games of the season. Smith played in 90 big-league contests last season and struggled to a .185/.304/.328 slash line, so Ezequiel Duran is likely in a better position to secure regular reps.