Taylor Ward Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Ward does his damage against fastballs: a .939 OPS against them, against .542 on offspeed pitches.

122 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 23 on offspeed pitches.

Getting on base is what he does best

Ward is on base at a .425 clip, 98th percentile in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 8th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Ward has an OPS of 1.034; with the bases empty it is .762.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 169 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Ward strikes out in 19.9% of his trips against right-handers and 10.2% of them against left-handers.

151 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Ward walks in 21.5% of his plate appearances, 100th percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 2nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Ward is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .478 OPS there against .799 overall.

45 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Ward swings it at 63.6 mph, 13th percentile bat speed in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 366th in MLB.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Ward pulls 27.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

33 pulled, 54 up the middle and 34 the other way over 121 located batted balls.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Ward's OPS+ of 130 puts him 83rd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 73rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Ward slugs .456 against fastballs and .238 against offspeed pitches.

122 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Ward trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 23rd percentile barrel rate, 75th percentile strikeout rate.

200 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Ward is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a 1.034 OPS there against .799 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.4% of Ward's batted balls are barrelled, 23rd percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 324th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Ward strikes out in 12.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 18.3% with the bases empty.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 169 with the bases empty.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Ward strikes out in only 17.5% of his trips, 75th percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 105th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Ward should be hitting .259, 65th percentile in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 147th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Ward's fly balls travel 283 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 405.

45 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36.4% of Ward's contact reaches 95 mph, 35th percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 273rd in MLB.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Ward finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.3% of his contact, 63rd percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 156th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Ward averages 89.7 mph off the bat, against 88.3 with the bases empty.

17 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 104 without.

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