His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hernandez's cutter averages 85.9 mph, and has touched 89.2.
244 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hernandez's sinker moves 97.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
189 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .410 expected average against them, against .317 on his breaking balls.
644 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hernandez's curveball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.3 off his cutter.
125 and 244 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hernandez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
211 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hernandez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
772 located pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hernandez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.8% of the time.
196 plate appearances started in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hernandez releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
772 tracked pitches in 2019.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hernandez works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball. The cutter is 31.6% of everything he throws.
772 classified pitches in 2019.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hernandez projects a .393 average, 23rd percentile.
783 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 578th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hernandez goes to the cutter: 35.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.6% the rest of the time.
245 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hernandez throws 41.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.8% with the bases empty.
236 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 547 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hernandez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
772 located pitches in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Hernandez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.6 against 82.0.
211 and 125 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hernandez's stuff spins at 2,351 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2019. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 233rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hernandez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
772 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hernandez throws the cutter 37.6% of the time against right-handers and 24.1% against left-handers.
428 pitches to right-handers, 344 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Hernandez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
137 of 772 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hernandez puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
170 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Hernandez, 37th percentile.
783 pitches in 2019. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 475th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hernandez's cutter spins at 2,399 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
244 thrown in 2019.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.4% of the contact Hernandez gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
783 pitches in 2019. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 284th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hernandez's cutter averages 85.9 mph, and has touched 89.2.
244 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hernandez's curveball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.3 off his cutter.
125 and 244 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hernandez works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball. The cutter is 31.6% of everything he throws.
772 classified pitches in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Hernandez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.6 against 82.0.
211 and 125 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hernandez throws the cutter 37.6% of the time against right-handers and 24.1% against left-handers.
428 pitches to right-handers, 344 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hernandez's cutter spins at 2,399 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
244 thrown in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hernandez's sinker moves 97.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
189 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hernandez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
211 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .410 expected average against them, against .317 on his breaking balls.
644 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Hernandez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
772 located pitches in 2019.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hernandez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
772 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Hernandez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
137 of 772 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hernandez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.8% of the time.
196 plate appearances started in 2019.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hernandez goes to the cutter: 35.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.6% the rest of the time.
245 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hernandez puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
170 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hernandez releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
772 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hernandez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
772 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hernandez projects a .393 average, 23rd percentile.
783 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 578th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Hernandez, 37th percentile.
783 pitches in 2019. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 475th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.4% of the contact Hernandez gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
783 pitches in 2019. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 284th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hernandez throws 41.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.8% with the bases empty.
236 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 547 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hernandez's stuff spins at 2,351 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2019. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 233rd in MLB.
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Career team 2011–2017