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Roberto Hernandez

Guardians Career team 2007
Number #32
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 46
Height 6' 4"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Born Aug 30, 1980

Key Insights

2016
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Hernandez goes to the changeup: 45.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.2% the rest of the time.

57 two-strike pitches in 2016.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Hernandez's sinker averages 90.2 mph, and has touched 92.3.

74 thrown, 43.8% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Hernandez throws a fastball 69% of the time, against 51% when he is ahead.

42 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Hernandez throws the slider 24.1% of the time against right-handers and 5.3% against left-handers.

112 pitches to right-handers, 57 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Hernandez works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 43.8% of everything he throws.

169 classified pitches in 2016.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Hernandez projects a .386 average, 24th percentile.

169 pitches in 2016. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 527th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 30, 1980
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 4"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right