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Frank Herrmann

Phillies Career team 2010–2016
Number #53
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 42
Height 6' 4"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place East Rutherford, NJ
Born May 30, 1984

Key Insights

2016
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Herrmann throws a fastball 90.6% of the time, against 35.8% when he is ahead.

64 pitches behind in the count, 95 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .480 expected average against them, against .351 on his breaking balls.

178 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Herrmann's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 88.3 off his curveball.

178 and 50 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

57.5% of the contact Herrmann gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.

280 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 684th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Herrmann works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 63.6% of everything he throws.

280 classified pitches in 2016.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Herrmann goes to the curveball: 26% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.6% the rest of the time.

96 two-strike pitches in 2016.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB May 30, 1984
Birth Place East Rutherford, NJ
Height 6' 4"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft Harvard