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
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA 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 3.07
2016 23 2940 423 16 3.8 2.2 89.2 110.8 11.6 36.2 .219 .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 .222 .332 .273 .270 .373 36.6 33.1 6.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 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 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2016 Curveball MIA R 972 84.4 38.8 -6.1 13.4GLV 3.4 0.4 -10.4 13.4GLV 2.5
2016 Sinker MIA R 100 94.2 20.7 -0.2 14.9ARM 1.0 10.7 -1.1 14.9ARM 1.6
2016 Changeup MIA R 361 88.8 30.6 1.3 14.5ARM 1.3 4.7 2.5 14.5ARM 3.2
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 1458 95.9 14.2 0.6 8.1ARM 1.0 16.1 0.3 8.1ARM 1.7
2015 Curveball MIA R 312 83.8 41.2 -5.5 15.6GLV 5.7 -1.4 -8.1 15.6GLV 4.9
2015 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 472 96.8 13.6 0.9 8.3ARM 1.0 16.2 0.4 8.3ARM 1.6
2015 Changeup MIA R 125 88.9 30.9 1.5 14.9ARM 1.7 4.4 2.8 14.9ARM 3.4
2015 Sinker MIA R 65 94.5 20.5 -0.8 15.0ARM 1.2 10.7 -1.7 15.0ARM 1.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 32.8 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 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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 83 88 88 84 46 88 30 33 97 56 96 80 88 92 42 90
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.4 13 11.3 2 9 9 4 30.8
Player 21.4 13 11.3 2 9 9 4 30.8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 13 12 9 13 11 10 12 13 12 8 9 16 11 9 12 13 8 10 12 13 12 10 14 16 10 10 12 13 13 11 6
Player 13 12 9 13 11 10 12 13 12 8 9 16 11 9 12 13 8 10 12 13 12 10 14 16 10 10 12 13 13 11 6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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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 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.3 36.2 0.9 ↑
xBA .231 .219 -0.012 ↓
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 32.8 2.8 ↑
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 5 1.3
! 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

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