José Fernández
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 240LBS | Age: 24
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 1, #14, Florida Marlins | Braulio Alonso (FL) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 4 2 2.44 8 8 0 51.2 70 0.95
2015 6 1 2.92 11 11 0 64.2 79 1.16
2016 16 8 2.86 29 29 0 182.1 253 1.12
4 Seasons 38 17 2.58 76 76 0 471.1 589 1.05
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 8 4-2 2.44 51.2 70 0.95
2015 11 6-1 2.92 64.2 79 1.16
2016 29 16-8 2.86 182.1 253 1.12
4 Seasons 76 38-17 2.58 471.1 589 1.05
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 22 992 170 8 4.7 3.0 88.3 111.5 11.6 35.3 .231 .341 .279 .274 .363 37.6 29.8 5.3 2.92 3.05
2016 23 2940 423 16 3.8 2.2 89.2 110.8 11.6 36.2 .220 .328 .271 .269 .377 36.2 34.3 7.5 2.86 3.00
Player 3932 593 24 4.0 2.4 89.0 111.5 11.6 35.9 .223 .332 .273 .270 .373 36.6 33.1 6.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Fernández relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.3%) ,
Curveball
(33.8%) ,
Changeup
(12.4%) ,
Sinker
(3.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 43.5 17.1 30.6 8.8 37.1 32.9 29.4 2.9 33.5 24.1 30.6 2.9 4.7 3.0
2016 44.4 16.5 32.2 6.9 30.0 40.4 29.6 2.4 32.4 22.5 31.4 5.0 3.8 2.2
Player 44.2 16.7 31.7 7.4 32.0 38.3 29.5 2.5 32.7 22.9 31.2 4.4 4.0 2.4
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2016 Curveball MIA R 972 84.4 38.8 -6.1 -14 13.4 3.4 34
2016 Changeup MIA R 361 88.8 30.6 1.3 5 14.5 1.3 10
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 1,458 95.9 14.2 0.5 4 8.1 1.0 15
2016 Sinker MIA R 100 94.2 20.7 -0.1 0 14.9 1.1 8
2015 Changeup MIA R 125 88.9 30.9 1.5 5 14.9 1.7 13
2015 Sinker MIA R 65 94.5 20.5 -0.8 -4 15.0 1.1 8
2015 Curveball MIA R 312 83.8 41.2 -5.5 -12 15.6 5.7 57
2015 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 472 96.8 13.6 0.8 6 8.3 1.0 14
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 676 2,589 20 36 -9 -8 40
2014 203 781 0 2 0 0 2
2015 265 992 1 13 -3 -3 8
2016 731 2,918 10 27 -3 -6 28
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 992 51.7 66.3 78.5 33.4 50.6 41.2 60.8 50.4 30.0 9.0 71.9
2016 2,940 48.0 61.5 78.9 31.7 44.4 43.1 60.9 46.0 32.7 7.5 71.0
Player 3,932 48.9 62.8 78.8 32.1 46.0 42.7 60.9 47.1 32.0 7.9 71.3
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 83 64 77 81 84 74 60 43 10 93 83 89 86 93 97 36 90
2016 88 81 88 88 84 46 88 30 33 97 56 96 80 87 92 42 90
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.4 13 12.5 1 8 9 5 38.5
Player 21.4 13 12.5 1 8 9 5 38.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 13 13 10 14 13 11 13 14 13 9 10 17 13 10 13 14 8 11 14 14 13 11 15 17 12 11 13 14 14 13 7
Player 13 13 10 14 13 11 13 14 13 9 10 17 13 10 13 14 8 11 14 14 13 11 15 17 12 11 13 14 14 13 7
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.5 95.8 -0.7
Offspeed Velocity 88.9 88.8 -0.1
Breaking Velocity 83.7 84.3 0.6
Exit Velocity 88.3 89.2 0.9
Launch Angle 11.6 11.6 0.0
Barrel % 4.7 3.8 -0.9
Hard Hit % 37.6 36.2 -1.4
Sweet Spot % 35.3 36.2 0.9
xBA .231 .220 -0.011
BA .249 .224 -0.025
xwOBA .274 .269 -0.005
wOBA .279 .271 -0.008
xSLG .341 .328 -0.013
SLG .347 .336 -0.011
K% 29.8 34.3 4.5
BB% 5.3 7.5 2.2
Swing % 50.4 46.0 -4.4
Whiff% 30.0 32.7 2.7
In Zone % 51.7 48.0 -3.7
Out of Zone % 48.3 52.0 3.7
Out of Zone Swing % 33.4 31.7 -1.7
First Pitch Swing % 30.6 29.4 -1.2
First Pitch Strike % 60.8 60.9 0.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 713 .275 329 1 0.3 384 29 7.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2013 831 15.8 39.5% 1.7% 387 23.8 0.5% 12.7%
2014 266 13.9 62.0% 1.5% 76 21.7 1.3% 6.6%
2015 274 15.1 48.5% 1.8% 161 21.9 14.9% 16.8%
2016 896 15.1 48.0% 1.5% 483 20.9 13.9% 12.6%
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Pitch Distribution