Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2024 proj | 479 | 125 | 76 | 22 | 81 | 61 | 95 | 2 | 0.261 | 35.4 |
2024 | 476 | 118 | 77 | 20 | 75 | 51 | 105 | 1 | 0.248 | 29.9 |
2023 | 464 | 121 | 80 | 19 | 76 | 63 | 89 | 3 | 0.261 | 33.9 |
2022 | 508 | 132 | 68 | 24 | 87 | 56 | 96 | 1 | 0.260 | 35.5 |
2021 | 414 | 107 | 71 | 25 | 76 | 58 | 101 | 3 | 0.258 | 35.9 |
2020 | 114 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0.289 | 34.4 |
2019 | 170 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 42 | 18 | 52 | 2 | 0.253 | 19.2 |
Date | News |
10/06/24 | Swanson: There’s real upside for the Dodgers at the bottom of order. Will Smith, Gavin Lux, Tommy Edman and Miguel Rojas all played key roles in a Game 1 win over the Padres. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/10/05/swanson-ther... |
10/01/24 | Dodgers need Will Smith to continue late-season turnaround. Smith had an extended midseason slump, but he heated up in recent weeks and has driven in more runs (21) and hit more home runs (five) than any other Dodger over the past four postseasons. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/10/01/dodgers-need... |
9/28/24 | After 'long funk' and struggles with fastballs, has Will Smith rediscovered his swing?. Will Smith's statistical regression has illustrated his struggles to hone in on his best swing — one the Dodgers are hoping has started to reappear in recent weeks. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/long-funk-struggles-fastb... |
9/27/24 | Dodgers rally past Padres for 11th NL West title in last 12 years. Will Smith ties it with a two-run home run, Shohei Ohtani drives in the go-ahead run and the Dodgers use a five-run seventh inning to pull away for a 7-2 victory. Freddie Freeman rolls his right ankle while running out a ground ball. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/09/26/dodgers-rall... |
9/27/24 | Dodgers rally past Padres for 11th NL West title in last 12 years. Will Smith ties it with a two-run home run, Shohei Ohtani drives in the go-ahead run and the Dodgers use a five-run seventh inning to pull away for a 7-2 victory. Freddie Freeman rolls his right ankle while running out a ground ball. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/09/26/dodgers-rall... |
8/31/24 | Dodgers look to ride momentum of 'ugly' win in rematch vs. D-backs. The pivotal series opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks was a wild affair that included 19 runs, five homers and 13 pitchers seeing action on Friday. Los Angeles' 10-9 victory was its third straight win and ninth in the past 11 games. The Dodgers lead the Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres by five games in the division race. Will Smith belted a three-run homer, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run shot and Shohei Ohtani added a solo homer and steal. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/dodgers-lo... |
8/31/24 | Shohei Ohtani becomes first person in MLB history to have 43 homers and 43 steals in a single season, Dodgers beat D-Backs 10-9. Will Smith hit a late three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added his 43rd of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their NL West lead to five games with a 10-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Arizona's late-season surge set the stage for a crucial four-game series and a charged-up crowd in a rematch of last season's NL Division Series won by the Diamondbacks. A sold-out Chase Field got a wild show that included 10 combined runs in the first three innings, a big toe injury that knocked out Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, a run scored on a disengagement violation, and a four-run rally in the ninth inning that came up short. Source: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/shohei-o... |
8/14/24 | Will Smith, Shohei Ohtani, and the Gavins Lux & Stone Lead Los Angeles Dodgers to Another Win in MIL. WKYC would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. No Thanks Allow Source: https://www.wkyc.com/video/sports/locked-on/lo-la/... |
8/13/24 | Will Smith, Gavin Stone return to life as Dodgers beat Brewers. Slumping players Will Smith and Gavin Stone are key contributors in Dodgers' victory over Milwaukee. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/smith-gavin-stone-return-... |
8/06/24 | Will Smith unconcerned about recent offensive slump. Will Smith got off to a scorching start for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season before cooling off at the plate in recent weeks. Since June 1, the All-Star catcher is hitting just .200/.300/.361 with five doubles, one triple, six home runs and 20 RBI in 41 games. When asked about his offensive woes last month, Smith ruled out a potential injury but did acknowledge he was not feeling like himself. Smith proceeded to hit three home runs in one game against the Milwaukee Brewers, but has not been able to build on the career performance. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/dodgers-news-will-smith-not... |
8/04/24 | Dodgers' Will Smith 'scuffling' through slump that feels familiar. Will Smith was not likely to bat .362, the average he carried into May, all season. Smith is 8 for his past 57 (.140) with just one extra-base hit (a double) and 22 strikeouts in 15 games through Saturday. It is not an isolated slump, however. Smith's average and OPS have dropped off in the second half of each of his full seasons except 2021. Source: https://www.sbsun.com/2024/08/04/dodgers-will-smit... |
7/21/24 | Dodgers end seesaw game with walk-off single by Will Smith in 11th inning. The Dodgers and Red Sox each blew leads along the way before Smith settles matters with an RBI single in the 11th inning to give the hosts a 7-6 victory. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/07/20/dodgers-end-... |
7/20/24 | Hernández and Smith rally Dodgers past Red Sox 7-6 in 11 innings. Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith, left, drives in the winning run with a single during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith singled with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning to drive in Kiké Hernández as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Source: https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports... |
7/18/24 | ‘My bad’: Dodgers’ Will Smith apologizes after trash talk backfires. Los Angeles Dodgers star catcher Will Smith ate his words this week as a rival player he had strong words for early in the season surprisingly became his teammate for a game. The rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres has heated up in recent years as both have become consistent playoff […] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/bad-dodgers-smith-apologi... |
7/11/24 | Dodgers News: Will Smith Feels 'A Little Off' But Not Playing Through Injury. Will Smith got off to a terrific start this season before falling into a recent slump that coincided with receiving several off days. Although the Los Angeles Dodgers historically look to manage Smith's — and all players' — workloads, he seemingly had been getting more time off than usual. Manager Dave Roberts recently said he believed Smith's offensive woes were related to his mechanics and not health. “I promise there is nothing hurt on my body,” he said with a smile when reminded of his silence regarding the rib injury for most of that time last year. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/?p=2090348... |
7/09/24 | Will Smith of Los Angeles Dodgers among Kentucky's top players to make MLB All-Star Game. The LA Dodgers' Will Smith, who went to the University of Louisville and Kentucky Country Day High School, will play in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/smith-los-angeles-dodgers... |
7/07/24 | Deadspin | Will Smith, Dodgers seek sweep of Brewers in clash of division leaders. Will Smith will take aim at the fences and his second consecutive All-Star Game appearance when he guides the Los Angeles Dodgers into the finale of a three-game series Sunday against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. Smith, a hopeful to become a National League All-Star reserve catcher, hit a first-inning home run Saturday as the Dodgers went on to a 5-3 victory over the Brewers in a battle of first-place teams. The long ball came after Smith hit three home runs in a victory on Friday. Source: https://deadspin.com/will-smith-dodgers-seek-sweep... |
7/07/24 | Dodgers get home runs from Miguel Vargas, Shohei Ohtani to win in the eighth inning. Will Smith hit a two-run home run in the first inning Saturday, his fourth consecutive at-bat with a homer. But the Dodgers needed Vargas and Ohtani to break a tie in the eighth. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/07/06/dodgers-get-... |
7/06/24 | Brewers Vs. Dodgers Game Preview: James Outman Starts, Miguel Vargas Gets Day Off. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a chance to win a series against the Milwaukee Brewers thanks to some late inning heroics and the play from Will Smith on Friday. Smith became just the fourth Dodgers catcher to hit three home runs in a single game after, and overall, he has been hitting very well lately after being given the time off to work on his mechanics . It has paid off in a big way as he is hitting .310/.412/.690 in his past seven games. The Dodgers rotation who have been one of MLB's best this season, but it has been going through an extremely rough stretch the past seven games. The starters have been affected by injury, most notably Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but the unit as a whole has severely Source: https://dodgerblue.com/brewers-vs-dodgers-game-pre... |
7/06/24 | Smith homers 3 times, Freeman singles in the go-ahead runs in 8th and Dodgers beat Brewers 8-5. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith homered three times, Freddie Freeman singled in the go-ahead runs with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Friday night. Smith became the fourth catcher in Dodgers history to have a three-homer game, the first of his career. […] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/smith-homers-3-times-free... |