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
Pitches13852
PA3428
AVG.244
SLG.419
ISO.175
K%23.7%
BRL%10.4%
HH%41.7%
EV89.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4380 | 31.6% | 94.2 | 2282 |
| Slider | 2483 | 17.9% | 85.7 | 2404 |
| Sinker | 2387 | 17.2% | 93.6 | 2152 |
| Sweeper | 1185 | 8.6% | 82.3 | 2597 |
| Cutter | 1111 | 8.0% | 89.1 | 2374 |
| Changeup | 972 | 7.0% | 84.7 | 1779 |
| Curveball | 776 | 5.6% | 79.4 | 2563 |
| Split-Finger | 230 | 1.7% | 86.3 | 1319 |
| Knuckle Curve | 214 | 1.5% | 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 | 912 | .243 | .465 | .221 | 222 | 123 | 45 | 5 | 49 | 237 |
| Slider | 528 | .216 | .407 | .191 | 114 | 64 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 172 |
| Sinker | 536 | .300 | .440 | .140 | 161 | 116 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 102 |
| Sweeper | 220 | .191 | .359 | .168 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 79 |
| Cutter | 228 | .263 | .360 | .096 | 60 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 53 |
| Changeup | 251 | .271 | .430 | .159 | 68 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 59 |
| Curveball | 165 | .194 | .352 | .158 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 58 |
| Split-Finger | 59 | .203 | .356 | .153 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 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 | 682 | 16.7% | 51.2% | 92.9 | 22.7° | 227 | 43.0% | 26.0% | 24.2% | 6.9% |
| Slider | 364 | 9.9% | 38.2% | 88.0 | 13.9° | 179 | 30.5% | 22.5% | 40.9% | 6.0% |
| Sinker | 437 | 8.2% | 43.2% | 90.1 | 7.9° | 153 | 18.1% | 28.6% | 49.2% | 4.1% |
| Sweeper | 146 | 4.8% | 25.3% | 85.4 | 21.0° | 189 | 37.7% | 21.9% | 33.6% | 6.8% |
| Cutter | 178 | 3.9% | 33.7% | 88.0 | 18.0° | 186 | 29.8% | 28.7% | 33.1% | 8.4% |
| Changeup | 194 | 6.7% | 39.2% | 87.9 | 10.8° | 165 | 26.3% | 26.8% | 43.3% | 3.6% |
| Curveball | 108 | 9.3% | 36.1% | 88.0 | 14.2° | 176 | 30.6% | 22.2% | 43.5% | 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% |