When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Hernandez, 6th percentile.
1216 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 708th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .417 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
482 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hernandez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 90.2 off his curveball.
91 and 428 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.2% of the contact against Hernandez is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
213 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hernandez averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1216 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 692nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Hernandez gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
1216 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 593rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
39.2% of the contact against Hernandez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47% with the bases empty.
275 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 941 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against Hernandez have gone to centre field.
103 of 237 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hernandez's stuff spins at 2,169 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
1216 pitches in 2019. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 505th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Hernandez, 6th percentile.
1216 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 708th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Hernandez gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
1216 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 593rd in MLB.
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 .417 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
482 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hernandez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 90.2 off his curveball.
91 and 428 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.2% of the contact against Hernandez is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
213 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against Hernandez have gone to centre field.
103 of 237 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hernandez averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1216 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 692nd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
39.2% of the contact against Hernandez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47% with the bases empty.
275 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 941 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hernandez's stuff spins at 2,169 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
1216 pitches in 2019. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 505th in MLB.
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