Taylor Ward
Designated Hitter · Seattle Mariners · #27
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- 1993-12-14
- Birthplace
- Dayton, OH, United States
- Debut
- 2018
- ESPN id
- 34923
- Source
- espn
Pitches2395
PA574
AVG.230
SLG.321
ISO.091
K%21.3%
BRL%5.4%
HH%38.2%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 680 | 28.4% | 94.8 | 2300 |
| Sinker | 529 | 22.1% | 94.1 | 2201 |
| Slider | 342 | 14.3% | 86.3 | 2432 |
| Sweeper | 262 | 10.9% | 83.2 | 2593 |
| Cutter | 217 | 9.1% | 89.5 | 2356 |
| Changeup | 170 | 7.1% | 85.1 | 1742 |
| Curveball | 110 | 4.6% | 80.2 | 2559 |
| Split-Finger | 41 | 1.7% | 85.3 | 1320 |
| Knuckle Curve | 32 | 1.3% | 81.8 | 2555 |
| Unknown | 9 | 0.4% | — | — |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.1% | 79.8 | 2943 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 126 | .262 | .429 | .167 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 40 |
| Sinker | 126 | .325 | .389 | .063 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Slider | 62 | .161 | .210 | .048 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Sweeper | 41 | .098 | .171 | .073 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Cutter | 37 | .216 | .297 | .081 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Changeup | 39 | .205 | .231 | .026 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curveball | 24 | .083 | .083 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Split-Finger | 7 | .143 | .571 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 87 | 12.6% | 46.0% | 92.2 | 24.4° | 223 | 37.9% | 29.9% | 20.7% | 11.5% |
| Sinker | 100 | 5.0% | 41.0% | 89.5 | 5.8° | 146 | 13.0% | 35.0% | 50.0% | 2.0% |
| Slider | 47 | 0.0% | 27.7% | 82.7 | 7.3° | 130 | 19.1% | 21.3% | 53.2% | 6.4% |
| Sweeper | 28 | 3.6% | 32.1% | 87.4 | 20.9° | 186 | 35.7% | 21.4% | 32.1% | 10.7% |
| Cutter | 31 | 3.2% | 32.3% | 88.4 | 30.3° | 221 | 51.6% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 9.7% |
| Changeup | 34 | 0.0% | 29.4% | 86.9 | 9.9° | 146 | 26.5% | 14.7% | 50.0% | 8.8% |
| Curveball | 14 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 92.4 | 8.4° | 149 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 5 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 93.8 | 2.8° | 116 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 92.3 | 37.0° | 248 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.1 | 14.0° | 178 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |