He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .263 average against Lord and left-handers to .365.
216 pitches to right-handed hitters, 259 to left-handed hitters.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.4% of the contact against Lord is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
228 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.4 mph off the bat against Lord and left-handers 88.5.
131 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 103 from left-handers.
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.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.4% of the contact right-handers make against Lord is hit hard, against 46.3% of what left-handers make.
216 pitches to right-handed hitters, 259 to left-handed hitters.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.4% of the balls put in play against Lord have gone to centre field.
108 of 238 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
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 home runs are what is undoing his season
Lord has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 434 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .263 average against Lord and left-handers to .365.
216 pitches to right-handed hitters, 259 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.4% of the contact right-handers make against Lord is hit hard, against 46.3% of what left-handers make.
216 pitches to right-handed hitters, 259 to left-handed hitters.
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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.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.4% of the contact against Lord is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
228 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.4 mph off the bat against Lord and left-handers 88.5.
131 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 103 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.4% of the balls put in play against Lord have gone to centre field.
108 of 238 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lord has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 434 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed 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.
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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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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 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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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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