Will Smith P Kansas City Royals
+0.2 WAR
Age 37 LHP 6'5" / 255 lbs MLB peak 0.2 · 2026
ERA4.80
FIP4.43
xFIP5.41
SIERA4.85
K%20.7%
BB%7.9%
K-BB%12.8%
IP32
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2026
STUF4545
CTRL5050
CMD3535
K†4545
FB Velo
p1091.2
Whiff%
p3923.7%
K%
p1015.6%
xwOBA vs
p110.358
SL (45%)
CU (12%)
CH (15%)
FB-4.3 (29%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201526MLBMilwaukee Brewers760632649123534.5%8.7%2.0%2.702.39+1.9
201627MLBSan Francisco Giants560441805317328.7%10.2%2.0%3.053.05+1.0
201829MLBSan Francisco Giants620602388211333.8%5.2%1.6%2.541.76+2.2
201930MLBSan Francisco Giants6306525796191037.4%7.4%4.3%2.763.24+1.3
202031MLBAtlanta Braves1801662184729.0%6.5%10.8%4.507.42-0.4
202132MLBAtlanta Braves7106828387261130.7%9.2%3.9%3.443.82+0.9
202233MLBHouston Astros650592616522924.9%8.4%3.4%3.973.91+0.7
202334MLBTexas Rangers600572265513524.3%5.8%1.8%4.402.74+1.4
202435MLBKansas City Royals450411862913715.6%7.0%3.9%6.534.81+0.1
▸ 2026 Season
202637MLBKC32321372711419.6%7.9%3.1%4.784.53+0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202738MLBKC30301262410418.7%8.2%3.2%4.744.71+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career516047519575731516129.3%7.7%3.1%3.583.32+10.6
/ 200 IP2170200824241642629.3%7.7%3.1%3.583.32+4.5

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Will Smith (OGILVIE) 4.53 19.6%7.9%3.1% 4.71 18.7%10.5%30 +0.18
Jorge De La Rosa L 2026 · 4.12 FIP 37 SW 4.12 19.3%9.5%2.6%.269 3.99 405 78
Heriberto Ruelas L 2024 · 3.42 FIP 35 SU 3.42 17.2%6.7%1.7%.294 2.97 117 77
Scott Kazmir L 2026 · 4.57 FIP 37 SW 4.57 19.2%8.8%3.6%.280 3.70 395 71
Wilfredo Ledezma L 2025 · 3.38 FIP 36 SU 3.38 26.7%8.3%2.7%.302 2.57 109 65
Francisley Bueno L 2025 · 4.42 FIP 36 SW 4.42 11.7%8.4%2.3%.351 3.51 138 64
J.A. Happ L 2026 · 3.92 FIP 37 SU 3.92 21.4%7.7%3.0%.221 5.14 18.2%11.0%152 +1.22 3.20 1,053 62
Craig Breslow L 2026 · 5.15 FIP 37 SU 5.15 17.8%15.1%3.0%.400 4.28 159 61
Oscar Rivera L 2025 · 5.57 FIP 36 SU 5.57 9.8%7.8%4.2%.252 3.71 237 57
Horacio Ramirez L 2026 · 4.06 FIP 37 SW 4.06 8.6%4.5%2.0%.306 4.64 5.7%-0.3%35 +0.58 3.35 199 55
Wandy Rodriguez L 2025 · 3.85 FIP 36 SP- 3.85 19.4%8.5%2.4%.312 3.85 101 45
Jonathan Sánchez L 2025 · 4.73 FIP 36 SP- 4.73 18.1%8.3%3.8%.339 4.73 109 44
Tsuyoshi Wada L 2023 · 3.59 FIP 34 SP- 3.59 16.8%7.1%1.8%.307 3.59 119 41
Juan Antonio Pena L 2026 · 4.17 FIP 37 SP- 4.17 13.6%9.9%1.8%.287 4.17 149 41
Santiago Casilla R 2026 · 3.87 FIP 37 SW 3.87 22.0%8.1%2.9%.289 4.16 16.8%1.6%44 +0.29 3.50 219 39
Jean Machi R 2024 · 4.11 FIP 35 SW 4.11 18.6%6.6%3.2%.285 4.11 186 39
Mauricio Lara L 2026 · 3.67 FIP 37 SP- 3.67 12.1%7.6%1.1%.294 4.32 12.2%5.6%219 +0.65 3.59 444 38
Jorge Castillo L 2026 · 4.94 FIP 37 SP- 4.94 19.6%8.1%4.5%.316 4.49 408 38
Chris Narveson L 2024 · 4.63 FIP 35 SP- 4.63 12.2%10.4%2.3%.264 4.62 249 38
Fernando Rodney R 2027 · 4.17 FIP 38 SW 4.17 20.9%9.4%3.0%.272 3.38 26.2%15.2%185 -0.79 2.67 295 38
Arturo Lopez L 2025 · 5.45 FIP 36 SP- 5.45 12.2%6.8%4.6%.320 4.33 445 38

Contract

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