The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
61.5% of the contact against Wood is on the ground and 19.2% of it is in the air.
26 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Wood have gone to right field.
13 of 29 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
61.5% of the contact against Wood is on the ground and 19.2% of it is in the air.
26 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Wood have gone to right field.
13 of 29 located batted balls allowed.
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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 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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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.
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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.
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 breaking balls: a .376 expected average against them, against .351 on his fastballs.
92 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Career team 2010–2011