This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bard goes to the curveball: 40.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
74 two-strike pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bard's curveball moves 122.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
48 thrown, averaging 78.1 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .410 expected average against them, against .304 on his breaking balls.
127 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bard's cutter leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 79.7 off his curveball.
44 and 48 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bard throws a fastball 72.7% of the time, against 29.5% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 61 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bard's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bard throws the cutter 41.1% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
146 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bard's stuff spins at 2,626 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2022. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 18th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.9 mph separates Bard's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.0 against 78.1.
83 and 48 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bard puts 60.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 61 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bard releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
241 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Bard's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
37 of 241 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bard projects a .356 average, 16th percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 655th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bard lands 52.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35% of his breaking balls.
127 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bard's curveball spins at 2,743 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
48 thrown in 2022.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Bard gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 149th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bard works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
241 located pitches in 2022.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bard averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 515th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bard works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 34.4% of everything he throws.
241 classified pitches in 2022.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bard is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 199th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bard works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 474th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bard lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
241 located pitches in 2022.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bard throws a strike on the first pitch 62.7% of the time.
59 plate appearances started in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bard's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 95.5.
83 thrown, 34.4% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bard has thrown 11 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 85.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
241 classified pitches in 2022.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bard goes to the curveball: 40.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
74 two-strike pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bard throws a fastball 72.7% of the time, against 29.5% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 61 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bard puts 60.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 61 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bard throws a strike on the first pitch 62.7% of the time.
59 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bard's curveball moves 122.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
48 thrown, averaging 78.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bard's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
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 fastballs: a .410 expected average against them, against .304 on his breaking balls.
127 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bard lands 52.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35% of his breaking balls.
127 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
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 cutter leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 79.7 off his curveball.
44 and 48 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bard throws the cutter 41.1% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
146 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.9 mph separates Bard's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.0 against 78.1.
83 and 48 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bard's curveball spins at 2,743 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
48 thrown in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bard works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 34.4% of everything he throws.
241 classified pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bard's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 95.5.
83 thrown, 34.4% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bard has thrown 11 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 85.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
241 classified pitches in 2022.
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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 2,626 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2022. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 18th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bard releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
241 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Bard's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
37 of 241 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bard works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
241 located pitches in 2022.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bard lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
241 located pitches in 2022.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bard projects a .356 average, 16th percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 655th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Bard gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 149th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bard is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 199th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bard averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 515th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bard works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
241 pitches in 2022. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 474th in MLB.
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