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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.1% of the contact against Bard with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.8% with the bases empty.
321 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 612 with the bases empty.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.3% of the balls put in play against Bard have gone to centre field.
67 of 128 located batted balls allowed.
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.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.7% of the contact right-handers make against Bard is hit hard, against 25.6% of what left-handers make.
572 pitches to right-handed hitters, 361 to left-handed hitters.
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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Bard and left-handers to .285.
572 pitches to right-handed hitters, 361 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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 home runs are what is undoing his season
Bard has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 444 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.3% of the contact against Bard is on the ground and 42.1% of it is in the air.
126 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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 Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.1% of the contact against Bard with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.8% with the bases empty.
321 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 612 with the bases empty.
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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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.3% of the balls put in play against Bard have gone to centre field.
67 of 128 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bard has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 444 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.3% of the contact against Bard is on the ground and 42.1% of it is in the air.
126 tracked batted balls allowed.
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 Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
33.7% of the contact right-handers make against Bard is hit hard, against 25.6% of what left-handers make.
572 pitches to right-handed hitters, 361 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Bard and left-handers to .285.
572 pitches to right-handed hitters, 361 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
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.
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