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Taylor Ward
#27
Outfielder
Bats R
Throws R
6'0", 205 lbs · Born Dec 14, 1993 · Debut 2018
.245
2026 AVG
7
2026 HR
375
Career RBI
3,346
Career PA
Upcoming Game
Tampa Bay Rays @
Seattle Mariners
2026-08-09
Home Batting #7 9 Projected
New York Yankees @
Seattle Mariners
2026-08-11
Away Batting #7 9 Projected
New York Yankees @
Seattle Mariners
2026-08-12
Away Batting #7 9 Projected
Recent Form Snapshot
L5G
G5 AVG.200 OPS0.450
L7D
G4 AVG.250 OPS0.500
L14D
G10 AVG.182 OPS0.490
Pitch Matchup Intelligence
✅ Best vs
Fastball
OPS 0.855
⚠️ Weak vs
Slider/Sweeper
OPS 0.452
Career Stats
.247
AVG
3,346
PA
2,911
AB
718
H
144
2B
8
3B
120
HR
375
RBI
367
BB
793
K
28
SB
2026 Season
114
G
516
PA
420
AB
103
H
7
HR
Recent Game Log
| Date | Opp | H/A | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Detroit Tigers | H | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-08-05 | Detroit Tigers | H | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-08-04 | Detroit Tigers | H | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-08-02 | Philadelphia Phillies | H | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-08-01 | Philadelphia Phillies | H | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07-31 | Philadelphia Phillies | H | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-29 | Detroit Tigers | A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07-28 | Detroit Tigers | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07-27 | Detroit Tigers | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-26 | Atlanta Braves | H | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Recent Form
| Window | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7D | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 0.500 |
| Last 14D | 10 | 39 | 33 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | .182 | .308 | .182 | 0.490 |
| Last 21D | 16 | 68 | 56 | 11 | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | .196 | .338 | .214 | 0.552 |
| Last 5G | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .200 | 0.450 |
| Last 10G | 10 | 39 | 33 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | .182 | .308 | .182 | 0.490 |
Batting Order Breakdown
| Slot | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot 1 | 67 | 309 | 261 | 64 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 66 | .245 | .356 | .345 |
| Slot 2 | 29 | 134 | 98 | 23 | — | 3 | 33 | 26 | .235 | .440 | .316 |
| Slot 3 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .312 | .410 | .531 |
| Slot 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | .217 | .357 | .217 |
| Slot 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Home / Away Splits
| Split | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 62 | 274 | 219 | 53 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 51 | .242 | .383 | .274 | 0.657 |
| Away | 52 | 242 | 201 | 50 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 55 | .249 | .376 | .418 | 0.794 |
Today's Pitch-Family Matchup
vs TBD
Pitcher arsenal matchup unavailable — showing hitter pitch-family profile only.
Fastball
Best
wOBA0.382
OPS0.855
PA342
Slider/Sweeper
Weak
wOBA0.220
OPS0.452
PA123
Changeup
wOBA0.287
OPS0.649
PA38
Curve/Slurve
wOBA0.245
OPS0.472
PA32
Splitter/Forkball
wOBA0.272
OPS0.644
PA10
Other/Unknown
wOBA0.000
OPS0.000
PA1
PardonMe Stat Review
How does Taylor Ward compare to other MLB hitters?
Walk Rate
16.9%
98th
BB/K Ratio
0.821
96th
On-Base %
.380
96th
Strikeout Rate
20.5%
61th
OPS
0.723
56th
Batting Average
.245
54th
SB Rate
0.008
40th
Slugging %
.343
24th
HR Rate
0.014
16th
Isolated Power
.098
14th
Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 413 qualifying players
Pitch Family Matchup 2026
Fastball
Best
OPS0.855
PA342
K%19.3%
Whiff19.5%
Slider/Sweeper
Weak
OPS0.452
PA123
K%22.8%
Whiff27.1%
Changeup
OPS0.649
PA38
K%10.5%
Whiff16.7%
Curve/Slurve
OPS0.472
PA32
K%31.3%
Whiff41.0%
Splitter/Forkball
OPS0.644
PA10
K%30.0%
Whiff31.3%
Other/Unknown
OPS0.000
PA1
K%0.0%
Whiff0.0%
Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026
| Pitch Family | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | K% | BB% | HR | Hard% | Brl% | Whiff% | CSW% | Rank | Sample | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastball | 342 | .298 | .436 | .419 | 0.855 | .121 | 19.3% | 18.4% | 6 | 41.5% | 5.9% | 19.5% | 31.7% | #497 | OK | — |
| Slider/Sweeper | 123 | .135 | .260 | .192 | 0.452 | .057 | 22.8% | 13.8% | 1 | 29.9% | 1.3% | 27.1% | 29.8% | #760 | OK | — |
| Changeup | 38 | .278 | .316 | .333 | 0.649 | .055 | 10.5% | 5.3% | 0 | 34.4% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% | #389 | Small-ish | — |
| Curve/Slurve | 32 | .120 | .312 | .160 | 0.472 | .040 | 31.3% | 21.9% | 0 | 53.3% | 0.0% | 41.0% | 30.2% | #504 | Small-ish | — |
| Splitter/Forkball | 10 | .111 | .200 | .444 | 0.644 | .333 | 30.0% | 10.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 16.7% | 31.3% | 20.4% | #216 | Small | — |
| Other/Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | — | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | #136 | Small | — |
Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.
Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026
| Pitch | Family | PA | OPS | ISO | K% | Whiff% | Hard% | Brl% | Rank | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fastball | 163 | 0.836 | .148 | 22.1% | 23.5% | 41.9% | 9.7% | #464 | — |
| SI | Fastball | 140 | 0.882 | .072 | 17.9% | 11.8% | 41.2% | 2.4% | #363 | — |
| SLSmall-ish | Slider/Sweeper | 72 | 0.453 | .047 | 19.4% | 25.7% | 30.0% | 0.0% | #676 | — |
| STSmall-ish | Slider/Sweeper | 51 | 0.450 | .075 | 27.5% | 29.2% | 29.6% | 3.7% | #480 | — |
| FCSmall-ish | Fastball | 39 | 0.837 | .194 | 12.8% | 21.1% | 40.7% | 3.7% | #398 | — |
| CHSmall-ish | Changeup | 38 | 0.649 | .055 | 10.5% | 16.7% | 34.4% | 0.0% | #389 | — |
| CUSmall-ish | Curve/Slurve | 27 | 0.433 | .000 | 33.3% | 40.6% | 54.6% | 0.0% | #488 | — |
| FSSmall | Splitter/Forkball | 10 | 0.644 | .333 | 30.0% | 31.3% | 50.0% | 16.7% | #216 | — |
| KCSmall | Curve/Slurve | 4 | 0.000 | .000 | 25.0% | 42.9% | 66.7% | 0.0% | #330 | — |
| SVSmall | Curve/Slurve | 1 | 3.000 | .100 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | #9 | — |
MLB The Show Card Reference
90
Taylor Ward
LF · Orioles
New Threads Diamond
▼ Crashing
Buy-Now
5.4k
Sell-Now Net
3.6k
Flip Profit
+854
24h
-25,369 (-82.4%)
7d
-21,570 (-79.9%)
Power L
106
Power R
100
Contact L
86
Arm Str
68
Contact R
66
Speed
60
80
Taylor Ward
LF · Orioles
Live Gold
◌ Low Liquidity
Buy-Now
86
Sell-Now Net
67
Flip Profit
+2
24h
-9 (-9.5%)
7d
-18 (-17.3%)
Contact L
88
Power L
75
Power R
70
Arm Str
64
Contact R
61
Speed
54