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
Pitches13731
PA3398
AVG.245
SLG.421
ISO.177
K%23.7%
BRL%10.5%
HH%41.8%
EV89.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4331 | 31.5% | 94.2 | 2283 |
| Slider | 2464 | 17.9% | 85.7 | 2404 |
| Sinker | 2370 | 17.3% | 93.6 | 2152 |
| Sweeper | 1181 | 8.6% | 82.3 | 2598 |
| Cutter | 1100 | 8.0% | 89.1 | 2375 |
| Changeup | 955 | 7.0% | 84.8 | 1782 |
| Curveball | 773 | 5.6% | 79.4 | 2562 |
| Split-Finger | 229 | 1.7% | 86.3 | 1318 |
| Knuckle Curve | 214 | 1.6% | 82.2 | 2493 |
| Slurve | 72 | 0.5% | 81.5 | 2526 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Knuckleball | 5 | 0.0% | 79.9 | 411 |
| Forkball | 4 | 0.0% | 80.8 | 1292 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 72.3 | 2375 |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 48.6 | 1131 |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 77.3 | 2918 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 905 | .245 | .469 | .223 | 222 | 123 | 45 | 5 | 49 | 236 |
| Slider | 526 | .217 | .409 | .192 | 114 | 64 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 170 |
| Sinker | 532 | .301 | .442 | .141 | 160 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 102 |
| Sweeper | 218 | .193 | .362 | .170 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 78 |
| Cutter | 225 | .262 | .360 | .098 | 59 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 53 |
| Changeup | 246 | .272 | .435 | .163 | 67 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 58 |
| Curveball | 163 | .190 | .350 | .160 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 57 |
| Split-Finger | 58 | .207 | .362 | .155 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Knuckle Curve | 56 | .179 | .286 | .107 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Slurve | 20 | .200 | .400 | .200 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Unknown | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 676 | 16.9% | 50.9% | 92.9 | 22.7° | 228 | 43.2% | 26.0% | 24.1% | 6.7% |
| Slider | 364 | 9.9% | 38.2% | 88.0 | 13.9° | 179 | 30.5% | 22.5% | 40.9% | 6.0% |
| Sinker | 433 | 8.3% | 43.6% | 90.3 | 7.9° | 154 | 18.0% | 28.9% | 49.0% | 4.2% |
| Sweeper | 145 | 4.8% | 25.5% | 85.5 | 21.2° | 190 | 37.9% | 22.1% | 33.1% | 6.9% |
| Cutter | 175 | 4.0% | 33.7% | 88.0 | 17.8° | 185 | 30.3% | 28.0% | 33.7% | 8.0% |
| Changeup | 190 | 6.8% | 40.0% | 88.2 | 11.0° | 165 | 26.3% | 26.3% | 43.7% | 3.7% |
| Curveball | 107 | 9.3% | 35.5% | 87.9 | 14.4° | 177 | 30.8% | 22.4% | 43.0% | 3.7% |
| Split-Finger | 35 | 8.6% | 22.9% | 86.8 | 11.7° | 151 | 25.7% | 25.7% | 42.9% | 5.7% |
| Knuckle Curve | 39 | 2.6% | 35.9% | 86.2 | 14.6° | 180 | 33.3% | 23.1% | 35.9% | 7.7% |
| Slurve | 11 | 18.2% | 54.5% | 93.6 | 21.6° | 218 | 54.5% | 18.2% | 27.3% | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.5 | 10.0° | 151 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |