One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lord's sinker moves 18.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
354 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lord throws 38.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50.9% with the bases empty.
131 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 344 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lord releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1466 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lord's slider leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 78.8 off his changeup.
307 and 68 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lord lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
475 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 67th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lord throws a fastball 72.9% of the time, against 54.4% when he is ahead.
365 pitches behind in the count, 467 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lord throws the sinker 37.8% of the time against right-handers and 12.1% against left-handers.
687 pitches to right-handers, 779 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lord releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1337 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lord's sweeper spins at 2,693 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
183 thrown in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lord throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
355 plate appearances started in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Lord averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
475 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lord lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1466 located pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lord's stuff spins at 2,381 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
475 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lord lands 52.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.7% of his breaking balls.
294 of his fastballs, 144 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lord works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 37.8% of everything he throws.
1466 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lord goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.7% the rest of the time.
518 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lord's 4-seam fastball carries 9.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
554 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.2% of the contact Lord gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
475 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lord's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.7.
554 thrown, 37.8% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lord puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.6% when he is ahead.
365 located pitches behind, 467 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.4% of Lord's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
314 of 1466 located pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .313 expected average against them, against .287 on his breaking balls.
294 of his fastballs thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Lord's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.6 against 83.2.
554 and 183 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Lord projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
475 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lord has thrown 68 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1466 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lord's sinker moves 18.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
354 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lord's 4-seam fastball carries 9.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
554 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lord throws 38.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50.9% with the bases empty.
131 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 344 with the bases empty.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lord releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1466 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lord releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1337 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lord's slider leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 78.8 off his changeup.
307 and 68 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lord throws the sinker 37.8% of the time against right-handers and 12.1% against left-handers.
687 pitches to right-handers, 779 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lord's sweeper spins at 2,693 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
183 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lord works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 37.8% of everything he throws.
1466 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lord's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.7.
554 thrown, 37.8% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Lord's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.6 against 83.2.
554 and 183 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lord has thrown 68 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1466 classified pitches in 2026.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lord lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
475 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 67th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lord throws a fastball 72.9% of the time, against 54.4% when he is ahead.
365 pitches behind in the count, 467 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lord throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
355 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lord goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.7% the rest of the time.
518 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lord puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.6% when he is ahead.
365 located pitches behind, 467 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Lord averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
475 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lord lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1466 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.4% of Lord's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
314 of 1466 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lord's stuff spins at 2,381 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
475 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lord lands 52.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.7% of his breaking balls.
294 of his fastballs, 144 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .313 expected average against them, against .287 on his breaking balls.
294 of his fastballs thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.2% of the contact Lord gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
475 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Lord projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
475 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
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