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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.5 mph off the bat against Bard and left-handers 93.3.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
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.
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.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Bard is on the ground and 23.8% of it is in the air.
42 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.2% of the balls put in play against Bard have gone to centre field.
19 of 42 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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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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.
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 83.5 mph off the bat against Bard and left-handers 93.3.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Bard is on the ground and 23.8% of it is in the air.
42 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.2% of the balls put in play against Bard have gone to centre field.
19 of 42 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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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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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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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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