Nick Hernandez
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 212LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 8, #247, Houston Astros | Houston
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3 5 2.33
2024 0 0 7.88 5 0 0 8 10 1.38
2 Seasons 0 0 9.00 7 0 0 11 15 1.64
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 2 0-0 12.00 3 5 2.33
2024 5 0-0 7.88 8 10 1.38
2 Seasons 7 0-0 9.00 11 15 1.64
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
2023 28 81 7 1 14.3 5.6 89.2 103.8 26.6 0.0 .157 .311 .445 .367 .340 28.6 27.8 22.2 12.00 5.92
2024 29 139 23 1 4.3 2.9 82.9 110.4 15.5 39.1 .269 .421 .417 .309 .427 30.4 29.4 2.9 7.88 4.00
Player 220 30 2 6.7 3.8 84.4 110.4 18.1 30.0 .239 .391 .427 .329 .407 30.0 28.8 9.6
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

Hernandez relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(58.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(37.4%) ,
Changeup
(4.3%) ,


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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
2023 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 42.9 14.3 42.9 0.0 28.6 42.9 14.3 0.0 14.3 5.6
2024 39.1 21.7 30.4 8.7 39.1 43.5 17.4 4.3 26.1 21.7 34.8 8.7 4.3 2.9
Player 40.0 30.0 23.3 6.7 40.0 36.7 23.3 3.3 26.7 26.7 30.0 6.7 6.7 3.8
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


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
2024 Slider HOU R 81 82.0 39.1 -0.7 5.2GLV -1.9 1.4 0.2 5.2GLV 0.1
2024 Changeup HOU R 6 84.0 27.1 -5.5 10.1ARM -3.7 12.0 -7.1 10.1ARM -4.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 52 90.8 14.4 2.8 3.1ARM -4.0 19.0 3.2 3.1ARM -4.4
2023 Slider SD R 59 82.8 34.1 -4.9 4.2GLV -1.8 5.6 -4.1 4.2GLV -1.1
2023 Curveball SD R 2 74.6 52.3 -8.0 11.4GLV 0.2 -3.3 -6.6 11.4GLV 2.5
2023 Changeup SD R 3 79.6 29.8 -5.2 11.0ARM -2.5 13.5 -8.1 11.0ARM -3.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball SD R 17 90.3 15.3 2.4 2.7ARM -4.0 18.3 2.5 2.7ARM -4.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Slider 0.2 0 81 58.3 20 .200 .650 .345 35.1 35.0 21.9 .208 .410 .265 30.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.9 -2 52 37.4 12 .455 .727 .525 23.1 16.7 33.3 .345 .429 .367 33.3
2024 Changeup -6.4 0 6 4.3 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 50.0 50.0 .452 .480 .413 0.0
2023 Slider -1.0 -1 59 72.8 12 .200 .500 .358 30.3 41.7 26.3 .176 .353 .302 40.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -7.5 -1 17 21.0 5 .500 .500 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 .065 .102 .450 0.0
2023 Changeup -3.0 0 3 3.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Curveball -21.8 0 2 2.5 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 52 90.8 80 18.7 12:30 12:15 15
2024 Slider 81 82.0 26 5.8 10:00 9:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 17 90.3 84 17.8 12:30 12:15 15
2023 Slider 59 82.8 31 6.3 11:30 10:30 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 34 139 -2 1 -1 0 -2
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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 %
2023 81 44.4 69.4 84.0 31.1 57.1 50.6 33.3 48.1 25.6 6.2 100.0
2024 139 46.0 62.5 82.5 33.3 52.0 50.4 61.8 46.8 29.2 3.6 80.0
Player 220 45.5 65.0 83.1 32.5 53.8 50.5 51.9 47.3 27.9 4.5 90.0
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
2024 10 99 73
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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 %
2023 22.8 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2024 25.5 4 2.6 1 1 2 1 25.0
Player 25.0 5 3.6 1 1 2 2 40.0
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
2023 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024 4 1 2 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 3
Player 5 2 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 5 3 4 4
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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.3 90.8 0.5
Offspeed Velocity 79.6 84.0 4.4
Breaking Velocity 82.6 82.0 -0.6
Exit Velocity 89.2 82.9 -6.3
Launch Angle 26.6 15.5 -11.1
Barrel % 14.3 4.3 -10.0
Hard Hit % 28.6 30.4 1.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 0.0 39.1 39.1
xBA .157 .269 0.112
BA .250 .303 0.053
xwOBA .367 .309 -0.058
wOBA .445 .417 -0.028
xSLG .311 .421 0.110
SLG .500 .667 0.167
K% 27.8 29.4 1.6
BB% 22.2 2.9 -19.3
Swing % 48.1 46.8 -1.3
Whiff% 25.6 29.2 3.6
In Zone % 44.4 46.0 1.6
Out of Zone % 55.6 54.0 -1.6
Out of Zone Swing % 31.1 33.3 2.2
First Pitch Swing % 22.2 20.6 -1.6
First Pitch Strike % 33.3 61.8 28.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 18 .445 10 0 0.0 8 0 0.0
2024 Shades 34 .417 14 10 71.4 20 15 75.0
! 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 %
2023 23 16.4 17.4% 0.0% 9 18.9 0.0% 0.0%
2024 36 16.8 8.3% 0.0% 25 19.0 4.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution