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AJ Smith-Shawver
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ATL
2026 season
- GP
- 10
- W-L
- 0-3
- ERA
- 6.88
- WHIP
- 1.56
- K
- 29
- IP
- 34.0
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | @LAD | L 3-5 | - | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | @MIA | L 3-5 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | vs CIN | L 6-7 | L | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | @HOU | W 4-2 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 14 | @CHC | L 3-7 | - | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs TB | L 1-7 | L | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Sep 1 | @WSH | L 5-9 | L | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Aug 26 | vs LAD | W 6-5 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Aug 19 | @MIN | L 4-6 | - | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Jul 29 | @NYM | L 2-3 | - | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 season | ||||||||
| May 29 | @PHI | L 4-5 | - | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| May 22 | @WSH | L 7-8 | - | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| May 15 | vs WSH | W 5-2 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| May 10 | @PIT | W 3-2 | - | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| May 5 | vs CIN | W 4-0 | W | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Apr 29 | @COL | W 8-2 | W | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr 12 | @TB | W 5-4 | - | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Apr 5 | vs MIA | L 0-4 | L | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mar 30 | @SD | L 0-5 | L | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| May 23 | @CHC | W 3-0 | - | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 season | ||||||||
| Sep 28 | vs CHC | W 5-3 | - | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 30 | vs MIL | W 8-6 | - | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Jun 23 | @CIN | L 10-11 | - | 3.1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Jun 15 | vs COL | W 8-3 | W | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun 9 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | - | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jun 4 | @AZ | W 8-5 | - | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Latest news
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Monday that Smith-Shawver is moving to the team's bullpen, Jesus Cano of The Athletic reports.
Smith-Shawver has struggled in his five starts with the big club this season, collecting a 7.71 ERA, 1.81 WHIP and 18:13 K:BB over 21 innings. His stuff could play up in the bullpen, and Atlanta wants to give Smith-Shawver a trial run in a relief role down the stretch to see if he can help in that capacity in the playoffs.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 14
Smith-Shawver (0-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Rays after allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 3.1 innings.
Smith-Shawver immediately fell behind when Junior Caminero launched a 455-foot solo homer in the first inning, though Atlanta quickly tied the game. The right-hander's outing unraveled in the third, when Liam Hicks' two-run homer put Tampa Bay ahead for good before Victor Mesa added an RBI single. Smith-Shawver returned for the fourth but recorded only one out before being replaced by Brent Suter after a Yandy Diaz double, leaving Smith-Shawver with a 7.71 ERA through his first five starts of the season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 9
Smith-Shawver (0-1) took the loss against the Nationals on Tuesday, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five across four innings.
The five runs Smith-Shawver allowed in Tuesday's outing were his most in four starts this season, with four of those runs coming in the second inning. The 23-year-old right-hander finished his start having tossed 86 pitches (57 strikes) while generating 16 whiffs, and his five punchouts were a season high. Even though his start against Washington wasn't great, the fact that Smith-Shawver has tossed at least 86 pitches in each of his last two appearances is an encouraging sign that he has fully recovered from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in June of 2025. Atlanta is currently deploying a six-man rotation, so that puts Smith-Shawver in line to face the Rays at home next week.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 2
Smith-Shawver did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Dodgers, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over five innings.
Smith-Shawver allowed a run in the second inning before Tommy Edman took him deep for a two-run homer in the third. Atlanta has made it clear that the right-hander will get an opportunity to show what he can do as part of a six-man rotation, and any further success could give him a shot at a permanent role should the club eventually return to five starters. Smith-Shawver has allowed nine runs across 13.2 innings through three starts this season. He's lined up for another difficult matchup Tuesday against the Nationals.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 27
Smith-Shawver didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Twins, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out three.
Making just his second big-league appearance of the season, Smith-Shawver retired the first seven batters he faced before the wheels began to come off in the third inning, as four straight Minnesota hitters reached base before the right-hander coaxed a double play out of Josh Bell to escape the jam. Smith-Shawver wasn't so lucky in the fifth, getting the hook after 75 pitches (49 strikes) following a bases-loaded walk to Bell. Atlanta has indicated the 23-year-old will remain in the rotation for now as part of a six-man unit -- the team is in the middle of a three-week stretch with just one scheduled off day that takes them to Sept. 3 -- but he'll need to perform better to keep his spot. Smith-Shawver is set to make his next trip to the mound at home next week against the Dodgers.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 19
Smith-Shawver is expected to remain in the Atlanta rotation beyond Wednesday's start against Minnesota, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Smith-Shawver has been limited to one major-league start so far this season, as he missed extended time at the start of the campaign while completing his recovery from Tommy John surgery. However, he will return to a big-league mound Wednesday, and Atlanta will move to a six-man rotation for the time being to accommodate the 23-year-old right-hander. Smith-Shawver had been pitching brilliantly for Triple-A prior to his promotion Tuesday, allowing just two earned runs with a 23:6 K:BB over his last 19.1 innings spanning four starts for Gwinnett.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 18