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LaTroy Hawkins

Twins Career team 1995–2003
Number #32
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 53
Height 6' 5"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Gary, IN
Born Dec 21, 1972

Key Insights

2015
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .448 expected average against them, against .349 on his fastballs.

92 of his breaking balls thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Hawkins goes to the slider: 28.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.7% the rest of the time.

146 two-strike pitches in 2015.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Hawkins's changeup leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.

44 and 89 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Hawkins averages 91.2 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.

557 pitches in 2015. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 101st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Hawkins works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 73.4% of everything he throws.

556 classified pitches in 2015.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

44.8% of the contact Hawkins gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.

557 pitches in 2015. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 563rd in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 21, 1972
Birth Place Gary, IN
Height 6' 5"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right