Mithrandir Metrics
Player Baltimore Orioles Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Baltimore Orioles

Taylor Ward

LF profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
2
Modules
1
Live Δ
yes
Club Baltimore Orioles Position LF Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-01
xwOBA preseason0.328
xwOBA current pace0.349
xwOBA rolling p500.340
Observed weight56%
xwOBA
0.312 0.325 0.340 0.354 0.367
wOBA
0.317 0.334 0.354 0.373 0.391
ISO
0.101 0.116 0.132 0.147 0.162
K%
19.5% 20.7% 22.2% 23.6% 24.9%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Hitting · percentile strip
BB%19.6%
100 +35 vs proj
Barrel%2.5%
19 -51 vs proj
Bat speed65.7
10
Exit velocity89.0
54
Hard-hit%38.6%
44 -22 vs proj
K%19.9%
62 +28 vs proj
xBA0.332
60
xSLG0.486
41
xwOBA0.349
80
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-1.9 · LF
6
Arm Strength87.1 · LF
13
Outs Above Avg-2.0 · LF
8
Range Runs-1.2 · LF
35
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-1.6 · LF
6
Sprint Speed27.4 · LF
53
SB Success Rate33.3% · LF
Limited
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Avoids Bad ChasesST 83.7% · rebadged research
100
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 31.7% · rebadged research
9
Correct Decisions68.7% · rebadged research
74
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline110
92
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.277 · borderline
71
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.277 · insufficient sample
47
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.283 · validated thin sample
30
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.330 · insufficient sample
58
Resists FastballwOBA 0.365 · validated
12
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.370 · validated
21
Rolling form chart

xwOBA snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA Ward, Taylor · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.313 2026-05-17: 0.3642026-05-19: 0.3622026-05-21: 0.3562026-05-23: 0.3502026-05-24: 0.3502026-05-25: 0.3512026-05-26: 0.3522026-05-28: 0.3472026-05-29: 0.3462026-05-30: 0.3502026-05-31: 0.3512026-06-01: 0.349 2026-05-17 2026-06-01 xwOBA MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Ward, Taylor · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 49%49%Chase: 12%12%Whiff: 16%16%Zone contact: 91%91%Contact: 84%84%Hard hit: 39%39% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Bat tracking

Swing path, attack angle, bat speed

Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture.

2026
Mithrandir Metrics SWING PATH Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Swing Path Ward, Taylor · aggregate bat-tracking arc Swing tilt 29.4° Length 6.9 ft Ideal path 57% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics ATTACK ANGLE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Attack Angle Ward, Taylor · aggregate attack vector Attack angle 6.5° Direction -0.1° MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics BAT SPEED DISTRIBUTION Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Bat Speed Ward, Taylor · aggregate bat speed marker 60 mph 85 mph Avg bat speed 68.1 mph Hard swing rate 2% Whiff / swing 17% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age32
Height6' 0"
Weight205 lb
Debut2018-08-14
Live layer

Delta / regression

xwOBA Δ+0.015
wOBA Δ+0.020

negative regression

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Hitting22026-05-25Disciplined swing decisions drove the score
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.334 xwOBA | 25 HRProjection
2026-05-20 @ TB0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E0-3 | 2 BB, K, R
2026-04-20 @ KC0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E1-4 | 2B, 2 BB
2026-04-17 @ CLE0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E0-3 | 2 BB, K, R
2026-04-15 vs AZ0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E0-5
2026-04-14 vs AZ0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E1-5 | R, SB