The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wood releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 11 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
756 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .443 expected average against them, against .235 on his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wood's sinker moves 121.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
348 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wood's sinker averages 90.5 mph, and has touched 93.2.
348 thrown, 46% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wood averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
756 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 659th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wood's changeup leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 88.0 off his sinker.
169 and 348 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wood's stuff spins at 1,915 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
756 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 728th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wood projects a .384 average, 7th percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 718th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wood lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
756 located pitches in 2024.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.8% of the contact Wood gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 708th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wood goes to the slider: 36.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 29% the rest of the time.
236 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wood lands 54.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.6% of his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs, 238 of his breaking balls.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wood throws 44% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.5% with the bases empty.
232 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wood works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 46% of everything he throws.
756 classified pitches in 2024.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Wood, 14th percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 657th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wood puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.7% when he is ahead.
220 located pitches behind, 213 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wood's sinker carries 10.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
348 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wood releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
756 tracked pitches in 2024.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wood lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 287th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wood throws a fastball 47.3% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
220 pitches behind in the count, 213 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wood throws the slider 37.4% of the time against left-handers and 29.4% against right-handers.
561 pitches to right-handers, 195 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Wood throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
186 plate appearances started in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.1 mph separates Wood's sinker from his slider, 90.5 against 81.4.
348 and 238 of them respectively.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wood releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 11 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
756 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wood releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
756 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .443 expected average against them, against .235 on his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wood lands 54.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.6% of his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs, 238 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wood's sinker moves 121.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
348 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wood's sinker carries 10.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
348 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wood's sinker averages 90.5 mph, and has touched 93.2.
348 thrown, 46% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wood's changeup leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 88.0 off his sinker.
169 and 348 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wood works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 46% of everything he throws.
756 classified pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wood throws the slider 37.4% of the time against left-handers and 29.4% against right-handers.
561 pitches to right-handers, 195 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.1 mph separates Wood's sinker from his slider, 90.5 against 81.4.
348 and 238 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wood averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
756 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 659th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wood's stuff spins at 1,915 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
756 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 728th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wood projects a .384 average, 7th percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 718th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.8% of the contact Wood gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 708th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Wood, 14th percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 657th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wood lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
756 located pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wood goes to the slider: 36.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 29% the rest of the time.
236 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wood puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.7% when he is ahead.
220 located pitches behind, 213 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wood throws a fastball 47.3% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
220 pitches behind in the count, 213 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Wood throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
186 plate appearances started in 2024.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wood throws 44% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.5% with the bases empty.
232 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wood lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
756 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 287th in MLB.
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