JL Smith

Middle-order batter, England, 25 Tests, 2024-2026. Debut v West Indies, 2024

39Adjusted average, 55th of 143 batters. Raw 39.7, so −0.7 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 29.8 to 50.3.

Where the −0.7 comes from

The bowling he faced+5.3

Home or away−5.3

The grounds−0.7

Value per innings: 5414th
Each run worth: 1.5×
At home, adjusted: 45.2raw 47.5
Away, adjusted: 27.6raw 25.8

Head to head with RG Sharma His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

52AT CareyAustralia39.4 53Abdullah ShafiquePakistan39.2 54RG SharmaIndia39.2

55JL SmithEngland39.0

56IR BellEngland38.8 57Z CrawleyEngland38.7 58TM DilshanSri Lanka38.6

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

Abdullah ShafiquePakistan39.2Head to head IR BellEngland38.8Head to head RG SharmaIndia39.2Head to head Z CrawleyEngland38.7Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2024	15	637	111	42.47	1	4	72.3
2025	18	577	184	41.21	1	3	79.9
2026	10	335	69	33.50	0	3	66.1
Career	43	1549	184*	39.72	2	10	73.4

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

37.7

Value / inns

53.8

Volume

Runs

1549

Average

39.72

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

16.7

Strike rate

73.4

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

25.79

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
India	9	434	62.00	1
Pakistan	9	312	34.67	0
Sri Lanka	6	280	46.67	1
Australia	10	211	23.44	0
West Indies	4	207	51.75	0
New Zealand	4	101	25.25	0
Zimbabwe	1	4	—	0

Home & away

Home

47.52bat avg

45.2adjusted

Away

25.79bat avg

27.6adjusted

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	11	358	35.80
2nd	14	688	52.92
3rd	10	201	20.10
4th	8	302	50.33

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Pakistan69Edgbaston2026-09-09 v Pakistan61 & 7Lord's2026-08-27 v Pakistan25Headingley2026-08-19 v New Zealand1 & 60Trent Bridge2026-06-25 v New Zealand1 & 39Lord's2026-06-04 v Australia46 & 26Sydney Cricket Ground2026-01-04 v Australia2 & 3Melbourne Cricket Ground2025-12-26 v Australia22 & 60Adelaide Oval2025-12-17 v Australia0 & 4Brisbane Cricket Ground2025-12-04 v Australia33 & 15Perth Stadium2025-11-21

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 43
Not outs: 4
Runs: 1549
Average: 39.72
Strike rate: 73.4
Highest: 184*
Hundreds: 2
Fifties: 10
Ducks: 1