Will Smith Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 10" / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 3/28/1995 (27)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- Louisville
Will Smith Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Will Smith News
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith isn't starting the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks and right-hander Zach Davies. Smith has enjoyed a strong season at the plate so far, batting .257 with a .348 on-base percentage, 22 home runs, and a stolen base in 526 plate appearances. The Dodgers will go with Austin Barnes at catcher instead on Tuesday. The veteran is batting .214 with a .322 on-base percentage, seven home runs, and a pair of stolen bases in 181 plate appearances. He's worth a look as a streaming option for fantasy managers in deeper leagues. Barnes is batting ninth against Arizona.
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith knocked his 20th round-tripper of the season on Saturday night to help his club defeat the Padres 12-1. His three-run shot in the sixth inning just scraped by the right-center wall as he also chipped in with an RBI double to finish the game going 2-for-5 with a run and four RBI. Smith sits second among catchers behind Willson Contreras' 21 homers, but sits first in RBI with 79 through 113 games played. Managers who took a shot on the 27-year-old in the early rounds of their draft should feel satisfied with his return, and should expect him to keep padding his stats in the season's final month.
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is not in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Miami Marlins. It's just a normal day off for the backstop. Fantasy managers need to act accordingly and remove him from their starting lineups. With Smith on the bench, Austin Barnes will do the catching and hit ninth against Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera on Sunday in the series finale. Barnes will be a low-upside DFS option at the position to avoid. In 127 at-bats for LA this year, he's hitting just .189/.307/.362 with six home runs, 20 RBI, 22 runs scored and two stolen bases.
Batting Order
| 1 | Mookie Betts |
| 2 | Trea Turner |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman |
| 4 | Will Smith |
| 5 | Max Muncy |
| 6 | Chris Taylor |
| 7 | Miguel Vargas |
| 8 | Austin Barnes |
| 9 | Cody Bellinger |
Will Smith Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Mookie Betts |
| 2 | Trea Turner |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman |
| 4 | Will Smith |
| 5 | Max Muncy |
| 6 | Chris Taylor |
| 7 | Miguel Vargas |
| 8 | Austin Barnes |
| 9 | Cody Bellinger |
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is a rising star at the catcher position. He slashed .289/.401/.579 in 2019, which is elite for a backstop. The .401 on-base percentage and .579 slugging percentage were each the second-highest rates among all catchers in the major leagues with a minimum of 35 plate appearances. After hitting 35 home runs between Triple-A and the majors in 2019, Smith clubbed eight homers in the 2020 shortened season. ATC projects him for 22 HRs in '21, so the power is real. Should the National league continue to adopt the designated hitter, Smith will be in line for extra at-bats. He started to pick up DH at-bats for the Dodgers down the stretch on his non-catching days, including during their postseason run. After a 163 wRC+ season in 2020, we would bet on the 25-year-old Fresh Prince of Los Angeles, especially if the DH is in effect in 2021.
