Pitcher · 2023
Thaddeus Ward
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 211 lb
- Number
- #62
- Born
- January 16, 1997 in Fort Myers, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- April 1, 2023
- dbWAR
- -.7 1 season(s)
- IP
- 35.1
- ERA
- 6.37
- FIP
- 6.68
- K/9
- 7.6
- FIP−
- 154 100 = avg
Thaddeus Ward is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2023 he struck out 30 batters over 35.1 innings across 26 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 6.37 was 47.0% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 15th of 21 on his team, and 498th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.68 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.2% of swings (9.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 17.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.8%. His -0.7 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2023.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | 35.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 6.37 | 6.68 | 1.61 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 147 | 154 | -0.7 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 69 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | .203 | .319 | .542 | .363 | 17.4% |
| vs RHB | 91 | 70 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 18 | .243 | .407 | .314 | .338 | 19.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Thaddeus Ward throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2023.
| Sinker | 256 | 93.2 | 2,118 | 47.3% | 14.6% | |
| Sweeper | 246 | 81.0 | 2,427 | 43.9% | 29.4% | |
| Cutter | 136 | 87.6 | 2,497 | 37.5% | 27.1% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 33 | 93.4 | 2,085 | 45.5% | 28.6% | |
| Changeup | 10 | 88.1 | 1,619 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2023 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.