He falls behind hitters far too often
Wood throws a strike on the first pitch 41.3% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2018.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wood's 4-seam fastball moves 29.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
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 1.97 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
193 located pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wood throws a fastball 65.1% of the time, against 31.2% when he is ahead.
63 pitches behind in the count, 48 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wood's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Wood works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
193 pitches in 2018. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 643rd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wood averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
193 pitches in 2018. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 125th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wood's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 96.7.
59 thrown, 30.6% of his pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Wood gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
193 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 630th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wood works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Splitter. The slider is 47.7% of everything he throws.
193 classified pitches in 2018.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wood releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
193 tracked pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wood throws the slider 53.1% of the time against right-handers and 36.5% against left-handers.
130 pitches to right-handers, 63 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wood works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
193 located pitches in 2018.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wood goes to the splitter: 10.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.9% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2018.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wood's slider leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 90.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
92 and 59 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Wood, 27th percentile.
193 pitches in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 529th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wood's stuff spins at 2,314 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
193 pitches in 2018. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 227th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wood puts 50.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.5% when he is ahead.
63 located pitches behind, 48 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .376 expected average against them, against .351 on his fastballs.
92 of his breaking balls thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wood releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
193 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Wood's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 193 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wood's slider spins at 2,392 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
92 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Wood's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.2 against 88.7.
59 and 92 of them respectively.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Wood throws a strike on the first pitch 41.3% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wood throws a fastball 65.1% of the time, against 31.2% when he is ahead.
63 pitches behind in the count, 48 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wood goes to the splitter: 10.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.9% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wood puts 50.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.5% when he is ahead.
63 located pitches behind, 48 ahead.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wood's 4-seam fastball moves 29.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wood's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 1.97 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
193 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wood works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
193 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Wood's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 193 located pitches.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Wood works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
193 pitches in 2018. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 643rd in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wood averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
193 pitches in 2018. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 125th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wood's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 96.7.
59 thrown, 30.6% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wood works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Splitter. The slider is 47.7% of everything he throws.
193 classified pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wood throws the slider 53.1% of the time against right-handers and 36.5% against left-handers.
130 pitches to right-handers, 63 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wood's slider leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 90.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
92 and 59 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wood's slider spins at 2,392 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
92 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Wood's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.2 against 88.7.
59 and 92 of them respectively.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Wood gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
193 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 630th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Wood, 27th percentile.
193 pitches in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 529th in MLB.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wood releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
193 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wood releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
193 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wood's stuff spins at 2,314 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
193 pitches in 2018. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 227th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .376 expected average against them, against .351 on his fastballs.
92 of his breaking balls thrown.
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