His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wood's 4-seam fastball averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 92.9.
796 thrown, 46.6% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .418 expected average against them, against .238 on his offspeed pitches.
253 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wood's 4-seam fastball carries 18.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
796 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wood throws a fastball 88.2% of the time, against 64.1% when he is ahead.
441 pitches behind in the count, 487 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wood's curveball leaves the bat at 97.2 mph, against 85.7 off his changeup.
81 and 149 of them thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wood releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1707 tracked pitches in 2017.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wood averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
1711 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.9 mph separates Wood's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.8 against 71.9.
796 and 81 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wood lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1707 located pitches in 2017.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Wood's fastball averages 88.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.3 past his 75th.
630 early fastballs, 136 late ones.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wood goes to the slider: 17.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.8% the rest of the time.
529 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wood lands 49.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his offspeed pitches.
1305 of his fastballs, 149 of his offspeed pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Wood, 15th percentile.
1711 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 599th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wood's stuff spins at 2,043 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
1711 pitches in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 589th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.6% of the contact Wood gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
1711 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 577th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wood's changeup moves 10.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 81.0 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wood works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 46.6% of everything he throws.
1707 classified pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wood puts 53.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.8% when he is ahead.
441 located pitches behind, 487 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wood projects a .381 average, 25th percentile.
1711 pitches in 2017. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 525th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wood throws 43.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
412 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1299 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wood throws the 4-seam fastball 54.6% of the time against left-handers and 44.5% against right-handers.
1350 pitches to right-handers, 357 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wood throws a strike on the first pitch 62.2% of the time.
437 plate appearances started in 2017.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Wood has thrown 81 curveballs this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 71.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1707 classified pitches in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wood's 4-seam fastball averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 92.9.
796 thrown, 46.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wood's curveball leaves the bat at 97.2 mph, against 85.7 off his changeup.
81 and 149 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.9 mph separates Wood's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.8 against 71.9.
796 and 81 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wood works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 46.6% of everything he throws.
1707 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wood throws the 4-seam fastball 54.6% of the time against left-handers and 44.5% against right-handers.
1350 pitches to right-handers, 357 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Wood has thrown 81 curveballs this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 71.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1707 classified pitches in 2017.
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 .418 expected average against them, against .238 on his offspeed pitches.
253 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wood lands 49.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his offspeed pitches.
1305 of his fastballs, 149 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wood's 4-seam fastball carries 18.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
796 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wood's changeup moves 10.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 81.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wood throws a fastball 88.2% of the time, against 64.1% when he is ahead.
441 pitches behind in the count, 487 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wood goes to the slider: 17.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.8% the rest of the time.
529 two-strike pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wood puts 53.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.8% when he is ahead.
441 located pitches behind, 487 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wood throws a strike on the first pitch 62.2% of the time.
437 plate appearances started in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wood releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1707 tracked pitches in 2017.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Wood's fastball averages 88.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.3 past his 75th.
630 early fastballs, 136 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wood averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
1711 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wood lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1707 located pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Wood, 15th percentile.
1711 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 599th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.6% of the contact Wood gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
1711 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 577th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wood projects a .381 average, 25th percentile.
1711 pitches in 2017. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 525th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wood's stuff spins at 2,043 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
1711 pitches in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 589th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wood throws 43.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
412 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1299 with the bases empty.
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