Cam Smith
- Houston’s roster as it stands starts at RF · 524 PA · 1.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 24, about $43M of surplus value through 2030): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 568 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 147 | .289 | .319 | 24% | 8% | 30% | +0.74 | 0.00 |
| RHP | 421 | .305 | .317 | 26% | 8% | 30% | +0.38 | +0.05 |
- Attack angle
- 10.0° (48% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.4°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 71%
- Pull-air %
- 16.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .210/.279/.390 · 86
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+2.0 vs. league per 100; 1.1 standard errors on 168 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−2.6), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 86 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,141 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Smith: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Brett Baty NYM · ’99 | .322 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Arb |
| 66 | Austin Riley ATL · ’97 | .296 | 1.0 | 1.3 | Signed $22.0M |
| 63 | Luis Robert Jr. BAL · ’97 | .324 | 0.5 | 0.7 | Free agent |
| 59 | Jo Adell CLE · ’99 | .331 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Arb |
| 59 | Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL · ’97 | .366 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Club option $17.0M |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 |
| 2026 | RF | +7 | +6 | −3.2 | +2.8 | 5,420 |
| 2025 | RF | +1 | +1 | −0.4 | +0.6 | 4,547 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 4 | 28 | 14% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 7 | 43% |
| ★★★ | 11 | 15 | 73% |
| ★★ | 29 | 30 | 97% |
| ★ | 19 | 21 | 90% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 514 | +1.4 |
| 2025 | RF | 436 | +6.8 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
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