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
Pitches3551
PA896
AVG.271
SLG.446
ISO.175
K%21.3%
BRL%10.5%
HH%43.1%
EV90.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1164 | 32.8% | 93.1 | 2242 |
| Sinker | 591 | 16.6% | 92.8 | 2134 |
| Changeup | 560 | 15.8% | 84.0 | 1744 |
| Slider | 450 | 12.7% | 84.3 | 2358 |
| Cutter | 276 | 7.8% | 87.7 | 2301 |
| Curveball | 272 | 7.7% | 78.8 | 2467 |
| Sweeper | 145 | 4.1% | 80.7 | 2460 |
| Knuckle Curve | 37 | 1.0% | 81.1 | 2370 |
| Slurve | 26 | 0.7% | 81.5 | 2469 |
| Unknown | 19 | 0.5% | — | — |
| Split-Finger | 9 | 0.3% | 85.1 | 1305 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 86.6 | 1051 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 71.5 | 2458 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 232 | .241 | .435 | .194 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 50 |
| Sinker | 117 | .325 | .410 | .085 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Changeup | 146 | .295 | .452 | .158 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Slider | 103 | .223 | .408 | .184 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
| Cutter | 68 | .309 | .426 | .118 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Curveball | 66 | .182 | .364 | .182 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Sweeper | 31 | .387 | .774 | .387 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 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 | 2 | .500 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Knuckleball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 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 | 187 | 18.2% | 49.2% | 92.1 | 22.7° | 227 | 39.6% | 29.4% | 22.5% | 8.6% |
| Sinker | 97 | 5.2% | 41.2% | 90.1 | 7.0° | 143 | 17.5% | 27.8% | 51.5% | 3.1% |
| Changeup | 123 | 5.7% | 35.8% | 87.6 | 10.8° | 166 | 24.4% | 30.9% | 42.3% | 2.4% |
| Slider | 67 | 7.5% | 49.3% | 90.3 | 12.4° | 181 | 28.4% | 28.4% | 40.3% | 3.0% |
| Cutter | 49 | 6.1% | 44.9% | 89.4 | 14.7° | 195 | 22.4% | 38.8% | 30.6% | 8.2% |
| Curveball | 42 | 9.5% | 38.1% | 90.5 | 13.6° | 159 | 28.6% | 14.3% | 52.4% | 4.8% |
| 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% |