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
Pitches3456
PA872
AVG.273
SLG.453
ISO.180
K%21.1%
BRL%10.8%
HH%43.3%
EV90.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1127 | 32.6% | 93.1 | 2244 |
| Sinker | 579 | 16.8% | 92.8 | 2132 |
| Changeup | 544 | 15.7% | 84.1 | 1748 |
| Slider | 435 | 12.6% | 84.4 | 2356 |
| Curveball | 269 | 7.8% | 78.8 | 2465 |
| Cutter | 267 | 7.7% | 87.6 | 2303 |
| Sweeper | 143 | 4.1% | 80.7 | 2461 |
| Knuckle Curve | 37 | 1.1% | 81.1 | 2370 |
| Slurve | 26 | 0.8% | 81.5 | 2469 |
| Unknown | 19 | 0.5% | — | — |
| Split-Finger | 8 | 0.2% | 84.9 | 1302 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 71.5 | 2458 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 86.6 | 1051 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 227 | .247 | .445 | .198 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 49 |
| Sinker | 115 | .322 | .409 | .087 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Changeup | 141 | .298 | .461 | .163 | 42 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Slider | 101 | .228 | .416 | .188 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| Curveball | 64 | .172 | .359 | .188 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Cutter | 65 | .308 | .431 | .123 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Sweeper | 30 | .400 | .800 | .400 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 5 | .800 | 1.600 | .800 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 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 | 183 | 18.6% | 48.6% | 92.0 | 22.8° | 229 | 40.4% | 29.5% | 21.9% | 8.2% |
| Sinker | 95 | 5.3% | 42.1% | 90.4 | 6.8° | 144 | 16.8% | 28.4% | 51.6% | 3.2% |
| Changeup | 119 | 5.9% | 37.0% | 88.0 | 11.0° | 166 | 24.4% | 30.3% | 42.9% | 2.5% |
| Slider | 67 | 7.5% | 49.3% | 90.3 | 12.4° | 181 | 28.4% | 28.4% | 40.3% | 3.0% |
| Curveball | 41 | 9.8% | 36.6% | 90.3 | 14.1° | 163 | 29.3% | 14.6% | 51.2% | 4.9% |
| Cutter | 46 | 6.5% | 45.7% | 89.5 | 13.8° | 191 | 23.9% | 37.0% | 32.6% | 6.5% |
| Sweeper | 21 | 14.3% | 38.1% | 87.5 | 20.4° | 200 | 42.9% | 23.8% | 28.6% | 4.8% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 87.4 | 5.8° | 137 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 4 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 94.4 | 16.5° | 228 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 101.3 | 28.0° | 398 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |