One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bard's sinker moves 88.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
388 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bard puts 48.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
572 pitches to right-handed hitters, 361 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bard goes to the slider: 54.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 42% the rest of the time.
257 two-strike pitches in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .347 expected average against them, against .270 on his fastballs.
454 of his breaking balls thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bard's stuff spins at 2,574 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
933 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 49th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.3% of the contact Bard gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
933 pitches in 2023. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 77th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bard's slider spins at 2,663 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
423 thrown in 2023.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bard averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
933 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 196th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bard works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 45.3% of everything he throws.
933 classified pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bard throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
231 plate appearances started in 2023.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bard releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
933 tracked pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bard's sinker averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.4.
388 thrown, 41.6% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bard throws a fastball 51.9% of the time, against 40.7% when he is ahead.
295 pitches behind in the count, 241 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bard is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
933 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 191st in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bard releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
933 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bard lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.63 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
933 located pitches in 2023.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bard projects a .310 average, 75th percentile.
933 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 194th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bard throws the sinker 48.8% of the time against left-handers and 37.1% against right-handers.
572 pitches to right-handers, 361 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bard's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 86.5 off his sinker.
89 and 388 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bard has thrown 31 slurves this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 81.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
933 classified pitches in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bard's sinker moves 88.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
388 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bard puts 48.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
572 pitches to right-handed hitters, 361 to left-handed hitters.
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 Bard goes to the slider: 54.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 42% the rest of the time.
257 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bard throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
231 plate appearances started in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bard throws a fastball 51.9% of the time, against 40.7% when he is ahead.
295 pitches behind in the count, 241 ahead.
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 .347 expected average against them, against .270 on his fastballs.
454 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bard's stuff spins at 2,574 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
933 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 49th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.3% of the contact Bard gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
933 pitches in 2023. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 77th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bard is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
933 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 191st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bard projects a .310 average, 75th percentile.
933 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 194th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bard's slider spins at 2,663 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
423 thrown in 2023.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bard works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 45.3% of everything he throws.
933 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bard's sinker averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.4.
388 thrown, 41.6% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bard throws the sinker 48.8% of the time against left-handers and 37.1% against right-handers.
572 pitches to right-handers, 361 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bard's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 86.5 off his sinker.
89 and 388 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bard has thrown 31 slurves this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 81.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
933 classified pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bard averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
933 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 196th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bard releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
933 tracked pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bard releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
933 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bard lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.63 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
933 located pitches in 2023.
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