Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Bird with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.5% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bird's sinker leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 78.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
226 and 80 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bird lives in the strike zone: 51.4% of his pitches are in it, 97th percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 17th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Bird and left-handers 92.0.
73 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bird's stuff spins at 2,553 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 40th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .345 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
126 of his breaking balls thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Bird, 32nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bird averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bird projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bird has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Bird with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.5% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bird's sinker leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 78.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
226 and 80 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bird lives in the strike zone: 51.4% of his pitches are in it, 97th percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 17th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Bird and left-handers 92.0.
73 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bird has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bird's stuff spins at 2,553 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 40th 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 .345 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
126 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Bird, 32nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bird projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bird averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
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