Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Ward is hit hard, against 43.2% of what left-handers make.
378 pitches to right-handed hitters, 309 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ward projects a .304 average, 81st percentile.
687 pitches in 2023. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 148th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Ward and left-handers 91.0.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 44 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ward's sinker leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 87.6 off his sweeper.
256 and 246 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ward has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 420 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ward averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
687 pitches in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 563rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .322 expected average against them, against .290 on his fastballs.
247 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .292 average against Ward and left-handers to .319.
378 pitches to right-handed hitters, 309 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Ward is on the ground and 35.7% of it is in the air.
98 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.3% of the contact against Ward with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
189 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 498 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37% of the contact Ward gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
687 pitches in 2023. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 282nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45% of the balls put in play against Ward have gone to centre field.
45 of 100 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ward's stuff spins at 2,291 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
687 pitches in 2023. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 301st in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Ward is hit hard, against 43.2% of what left-handers make.
378 pitches to right-handed hitters, 309 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .292 average against Ward and left-handers to .319.
378 pitches to right-handed hitters, 309 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ward projects a .304 average, 81st percentile.
687 pitches in 2023. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 148th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37% of the contact Ward gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
687 pitches in 2023. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 282nd in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Ward and left-handers 91.0.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 44 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ward has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 420 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Ward is on the ground and 35.7% of it is in the air.
98 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45% of the balls put in play against Ward have gone to centre field.
45 of 100 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ward's sinker leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 87.6 off his sweeper.
256 and 246 of them thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ward averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
687 pitches in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 563rd 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 .322 expected average against them, against .290 on his fastballs.
247 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.3% of the contact against Ward with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
189 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 498 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ward's stuff spins at 2,291 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
687 pitches in 2023. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 301st in MLB.
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