MLB · AL East

Taylor Ward

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Baltimore OriolesOFBats: R · Throws: R
FormSteadyPowerAverage

The read

Above-average power.

At a glance

AVG

.256↓

OBP

.389

SLG

.364

OPS

.753

HR

5

K%

21%

Last 10: 10-for-45 (.222) · 2 HR · 11 K · 3 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 365 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.373
58
Avg Exit V
89.8 mph
68
Barrel %
5.4%
30
Hard-Hit %
42.8%
37
Chase %
13.0%
100
Whiff %
16.2%
86
K %
20.5%
57
BB %
17.3%
100

Where he hits it

17%LF22%LCF23%CF17%RCF17%RF← Pull

33%

Pull

36%

Center

32%

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.841OPS89 PA
vs RHP.725OPS276 PA

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

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4 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Changeup7.286.714.4257.9%14.3%50.0%17.9%94.5 mph27.8°
Cutter8.250.250.21415.3%25.0%53.1%0.0%92.3 mph31.2°
Slider32.110.110.21520.1%21.9%41.6%0.0%87.2 mph10.1°
Four-seam38.355.484.46517.1%15.8%37.2%8.3%92.1 mph25.1°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.347
xSLG
.528
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
109.5
EV90
102.7
Launch angle
14.8°
Sweet-spot%
38.3%
Avg distance
288 ft
EV on barrels
103.3
EV on hard-hit
100.5
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
53.4%
O-Contact%
55.0%
Z-Contact%
90.9%
Contact%
83.8%
SwStr%
5.3%
CSW%
29.0%
In-zone%
49.5%
1st-pitch swing%
23.6%
2-strike K%
37.5%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.452
7d K%
25.0%
7d Barrel%
13.0%
7d Whiff%
18.0%
14d xwOBA(con)
.412
14d K%
19.4%
14d Barrel%
7.3%
30d xwOBA(con)
.415
30d K%
20.6%
30d Barrel%
6.8%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.433
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.414
Behind xwOBA(con)
.339
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.358
Ahead Whiff%
13.8%
2-strike Whiff%
15.5%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.361
RISP
.348
Loaded
.000
High leverage
.345
Clutch
.331
Innings 1-3
.411
Innings 4-6
.295
Innings 7+
.390

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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