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.
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.
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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wood has given up 18 tracked home runs, 12 of them to left field, the longest 462 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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.
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.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.1% of the contact against Wood with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.3% with the bases empty.
412 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1299 with the bases empty.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Wood and left-handers 87.5.
214 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 56 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .385 average against Wood and left-handers to .365.
1354 pitches to right-handed hitters, 357 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.1% of the contact against Wood is on the ground and 34% of it is in the air.
265 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 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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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wood has given up 18 tracked home runs, 12 of them to left field, the longest 462 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Wood and left-handers 87.5.
214 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 56 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.1% of the contact against Wood is on the ground and 34% of it is in the air.
265 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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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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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.1% of the contact against Wood with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.3% with the bases empty.
412 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1299 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .385 average against Wood and left-handers to .365.
1354 pitches to right-handed hitters, 357 to left-handed hitters.
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Career team 2012–2016