MLB · AL East

Taylor Ward

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Baltimore OriolesOFBats: R · Throws: R
FormSteadyPowerBelow avg

The read

Above-average power.

At a glance

AVG

.253

OBP

.389

SLG

.353

OPS

.742

HR

4

K%

21%

Last 10: 9-for-42 (.214) · 1 HR · 11 K · 4 BB · MLB avg .247 / .318 / .404

Power & contact quality

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is this player; further right is better on every metric. Based on 360 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.367
54
Avg Exit V
89.7 mph
65
Barrel %
5.1%
26
Hard-Hit %
42.2%
35
Chase %
13.0%
100
Whiff %
15.9%
87
K %
20.6%
57
BB %
17.5%
100

Where he hits it

17%LF22%LCF23%CF17%RCF16%RF← Pull

33%

Pull

36%

Center

31%

Oppo

Pull-air 10% of BIP · 97.7 mph · 33° LA

Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.

Matchups

vs LHP.787OPS85 PA
vs RHP.728OPS275 PA

By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.

4 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPABASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Changeup19.222.389.31310.0%10.5%37.5%6.3%88.5 mph3.6°
Slider66.143.179.24620.2%21.2%30.2%0.0%84.7 mph9.6°
Sinker68.333.407.3624.2%23.5%44.7%7.9%90.7 mph9.9°
Four-seam83.333.500.40720.0%25.3%44.7%6.4%92.3 mph22.9°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Sun Jun 21
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.344
xSLG
.514
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
109.5
EV90
102.5
Launch angle
14.4°
Sweet-spot%
37.6%
Avg distance
288 ft
EV on barrels
103.0
EV on hard-hit
100.4
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
53.0%
O-Contact%
55.6%
Z-Contact%
91.2%
Contact%
84.1%
SwStr%
5.2%
CSW%
29.0%
In-zone%
49.5%
1st-pitch swing%
23.3%
2-strike K%
37.2%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.391
7d K%
25.9%
7d Barrel%
10.5%
7d Whiff%
14.3%
14d xwOBA(con)
.388
14d K%
17.7%
14d Barrel%
5.0%
30d xwOBA(con)
.400
30d K%
20.6%
30d Barrel%
5.9%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.433
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.397
Behind xwOBA(con)
.337
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.358
Ahead Whiff%
12.9%
2-strike Whiff%
15.1%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.355
RISP
.353
Loaded
.000
High leverage
.345
Clutch
.331
Innings 1-3
.396
Innings 4-6
.300
Innings 7+
.385

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.

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