Burch Smith P Detroit Tigers
Age 36 RHP 6'4" / 225 lbs MLB ILInjured 15-Day (D15)
2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTION143 proj IP · Marcel + aging
ERA4.00
FIP4.03
xFIP4.02
SIERA3.79
K%22.2%
BB%8.6%
K-BB%13.6%
IP144
WAR · 143 IP × (5.30 − 4.03) / 9.8+0.1
K†5050
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.0peak
2026
FB+4.3 (50%)
SL (8%)
CU (18%)
CT-4.1 (21%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.4 (SP) / 4.55 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201727AAADurham Bulls1312562275624319.5%12.6%1.6%2.403.94+0.4
201828MLBKansas City Royals3867835877381521.5%10.6%4.5%6.925.09-0.1
201929MLBSan Francisco Giants3517114490123581022.6%12.3%2.2%3.173.94+1.9
202030MLBOakland Athletics601244131129.5%2.3%2.3%2.252.14+0.3
202131MLBOakland Athletics350492173515814.9%5.9%2.8%5.924.11+0.2
202434MLBBaltimore Orioles520582484812619.1%5.0%2.3%4.783.39+0.8
202535AAAIndianapolis Indians200211022813423.3%12.9%5.4%6.755.73-0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202636MLBDetroit Tigers21127109367327.4%9.6%2.7%2.673.50+0.3
ROS36MLBDET2121115485108421522.2%8.6%3.1%4.004.03+1.8
2026 Total36MLBDET142594144491824.2%8.2%3.1%3.753.93+2.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202737MLBDET2323125529109491920.6%9.3%3.5%4.684.85+0.8
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2203641517953781765221.1%9.8%2.9%4.444.14+6.1
/ 200 IP10617200864182852521.1%9.8%2.9%4.444.14+2.9

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
Burch Smith (OGILVIE) 4.58 20.3%8.4%3.2% 4.85 20.6%11.3%125 +0.27
Yasutomo Kubo R 2028 · 3.67 FIP 38 SP 3.67 20.4%4.7%3.1%.327 3.67 152 80
Ryan Vogelsong R 2028 · 4.46 FIP 38 SP 4.46 18.1%9.4%3.1%.295 4.67 16.7%6.3%82 +0.21 4.46 217 79
Yoanner Negrin R 2025 · 4.31 FIP 35 SP 4.31 17.5%8.1%3.0%.280 3.19 485 78
Jarrett Grube R 2025 · 4.16 FIP 35 SP 4.16 15.8%8.1%2.5%.296 3.49 393 76
Josh Lindblom R 2025 · 5.22 FIP 35 SP 5.22 20.8%8.8%5.0%.270 3.66 348 72
Kyle Lohse R 2026 · 4.98 FIP 36 SP 4.98 16.2%6.0%4.5%.309 5.53 14.8%8.8%59 +0.55 4.98 211 71
Kameron Loe R 2025 · 3.47 FIP 35 SP 3.47 17.1%8.0%1.5%.317 3.47 201 70
Jeremy Guthrie R 2026 · 5.42 FIP 36 SP 5.42 12.7%6.5%4.7%.309 5.00 11.6%3.0%87 -0.42 5.00 235 67
Tim Dillard R 2026 · 4.11 FIP 36 SP 4.11 13.6%5.5%2.6%.298 3.15 352 65
Aaron Harang R 2027 · 4.54 FIP 37 SP 4.54 14.4%6.4%3.4%.288 4.54 172 65
Brad Penny R 2027 · 3.52 FIP 37 SP 3.52 12.0%5.8%1.3%.346 3.52 135 65
John Lackey R 2026 · 3.42 FIP 36 SP 3.42 19.5%5.4%2.4%.291 4.21 22.3%15.4%359 +0.79 3.42 577 64
Angel Castro R 2024 · 3.48 FIP 34 SP 3.48 14.5%7.4%1.2%.332 3.48 292 64
James Shields R 2026 · 4.81 FIP 36 SP 4.81 17.7%9.0%3.8%.258 4.36 720 58
Dan Haren R 2024 · 4.40 FIP 34 SP 4.40 17.2%4.7%3.9%.251 4.40 187 56
Frankie De La Cruz R 2025 · 4.34 FIP 35 SP- 4.34 16.2%8.0%2.9%.322 3.70 240 53
Walter Silva R 2028 · 3.95 FIP 38 SP- 3.95 14.8%7.4%2.1%.311 3.96 10.4%3.7%209 +0.01 3.68 428 51
Jake Peavy R 2025 · 4.36 FIP 35 SP- 4.36 19.6%6.7%3.8%.318 4.09 262 50
Josh Roenicke R 2024 · 3.49 FIP 34 SP- 3.49 18.0%5.8%2.1%.332 3.29 283 50
Jesse Estrada R 2025 · 4.91 FIP 35 SP- 4.91 14.4%6.6%4.0%.312 3.71 257 50

Contract

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