Derek Hill
CF | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 206LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 1, #23, Detroit Tigers | Elk Grove (CA) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 150 139 19 36 3 6 .259 .313 .388 .701
2022 92 83 8 19 1 3 .229 .270 .289 .559
2023 50 47 3 8 0 1 .170 .220 .191 .411
4 Seasons 304 280 33 64 4 10 .229 .279 .314 .593
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .259 3 6 .701
2022 .229 1 3 .559
2023 .170 0 1 .411
4 Seasons .229 4 10 .593
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2020 24 49 5 0 0.0 0.0 96.6 104.3 8.8 20.0 .116 .159 .132 .167 .261 60.0 50.0 8.3
2021 25 529 97 5 5.2 3.3 86.9 106.6 9.2 40.2 .245 .350 .305 .289 .368 29.9 28.0 6.7
2022 26 332 59 2 3.4 2.2 85.2 110.3 6.6 33.9 .193 .242 .249 .230 .305 30.5 30.4 5.4
2023 27 190 36 0 0.0 0.0 84.1 106.2 7.0 27.8 .196 .240 .190 .219 .247 22.2 22.0 6.0
Player 1100 197 7 3.6 2.3 86.1 110.3 8.0 35.5 .216 .292 .263 .255 .324 29.4 28.6 6.3
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.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 45.4 17.5 30.9 6.2 35.1 38.1 26.8 10.3 28.9 20.6 29.9 4.1 5.2 3.3
2022 54.2 16.9 23.7 5.1 28.8 45.8 25.4 20.3 30.5 22.0 20.3 3.4 3.4 2.2
2023 55.6 19.4 19.4 5.6 27.8 44.4 27.8 16.7 38.9 27.8 13.9 2.8 0.0 0.0
Player 50.3 17.8 26.4 5.6 32.5 41.1 26.4 14.2 31.5 22.8 23.9 3.6 3.6 2.3
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.

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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.8 -1 56 29.5 13 .273 .273 .315 14.3 15.4 15.4 .147 .178 .225 22.2
2023 Slider -5.9 -3 48 25.3 14 .071 .071 .064 34.6 42.9 40.0 .167 .185 .154 25.0
2023 Sinker -9.5 -3 35 18.4 13 .083 .083 .192 5.9 0.0 0.0 .279 .384 .317 25.0
2023 Curveball 0.6 0 21 11.1 2 .500 1.000 .625 60.0 0.0 0.0 .520 .611 .495 0.0
2023 Changeup -0.3 0 18 9.5 6 .167 .167 .150 40.0 50.0 42.9 .093 .096 .086 33.3
2023 Split-Finger 7.2 0 5 2.6 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .147 .156 .137 0.0
2023 Cutter 0.7 0 5 2.6 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Sweeper -4.2 0 2 1.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -2.9 -3 113 34.0 29 .192 .231 .223 22.8 31.0 29.0 .172 .262 .225 38.9
2022 Slider -0.4 0 57 17.2 12 .182 .545 .329 37.5 33.3 17.4 .234 .308 .274 28.6
2022 Sinker -1.4 -1 54 16.3 20 .250 .250 .239 25.9 30.0 50.0 .202 .236 .277 30.8
2022 Curveball 1.7 1 34 10.2 10 .400 .400 .360 52.6 40.0 36.4 .215 .232 .198 50.0
2022 Sweeper -2.5 -1 30 9.0 6 .167 .167 .150 47.1 50.0 33.3 .094 .098 .089 0.0
2022 Changeup -3.4 -1 23 6.9 10 .222 .222 .250 13.3 10.0 11.1 .220 .234 .255 12.5
2022 Cutter -6.7 -1 18 5.4 4 .000 .000 .000 37.5 25.0 33.3 .178 .194 .161 33.3
2022 Split-Finger 22.9 0 2 0.6 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .309 .314 .281 0.0
2022 Slurve 1.7 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -3 177 33.5 56 .200 .380 .293 15.7 23.2 28.9 .252 .372 .312 37.8
2021 Slider -0.6 -1 109 20.6 23 .261 .391 .255 41.8 39.1 31.0 .207 .342 .234 21.4
2021 Sinker -4.0 -4 89 16.8 22 .200 .200 .227 16.7 18.2 17.4 .235 .275 .268 6.3
2021 Changeup 5.9 5 78 14.7 31 .345 .552 .405 38.3 32.3 40.0 .258 .394 .309 26.3
2021 Curveball 2.0 1 40 7.6 6 .500 .500 .450 36.4 50.0 27.3 .193 .235 .184 66.7
2021 Cutter 6.1 1 20 3.8 8 .375 .375 .338 25.0 25.0 28.6 .304 .352 .289 50.0
2021 Sweeper -3.9 0 10 1.9 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .461 .522 .440 50.0
2021 Split-Finger 3.7 0 6 1.1 2 .000 .000 .350 50.0 50.0 33.3 -- -- .350 --
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 0 19 38.8 3 .333 .333 .300 11.1 33.3 16.7 .156 .260 .174 100.0
2020 Slider -2.7 0 13 26.5 5 .000 .000 .140 83.3 60.0 60.0 .115 .124 .224 100.0
2020 Cutter -19.3 -1 5 10.2 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .173 .238 .182 0.0
2020 Sinker -3.0 0 4 8.2 -- -- -- 75.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 Changeup -6.0 0 4 8.2 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2020 Curveball -1.4 0 3 6.1 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2020 Split-Finger 2.7 0 1 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 150 529 -4 1 1 2 0
2022 92 332 -2 -7 2 0 -6
2023 50 190 -4 -3 0 1 -7
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 49 51.0 64.0 75.0 25.0 16.7 49.0 50.0 44.9 40.9 12.2 83.3
2021 529 51.8 70.8 79.4 30.2 45.5 42.7 40.7 51.2 26.6 7.8 70.7
2022 332 46.1 66.7 77.5 37.4 43.3 41.3 33.7 50.9 30.8 5.7 84.2
2023 190 46.8 67.4 81.7 30.7 54.8 46.8 32.0 47.9 24.2 6.3 83.3
Player 1,100 49.2 68.8 79.0 32.4 45.3 43.3 37.5 50.3 28.0 7.1 76.9
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2021 43 100 86
2022 66 97 85
2023 22 97 23
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 19.8 3 3.0 0 3 1 2 66.7
2022 23.7 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0.0
Player 21.1 4 3.4 1 3 2 2 50.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 2
2022 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
Player 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 4 5 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 3
! 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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Exit Velocity 96.6 86.9 -9.7 85.2 -1.7 84.1 -1.1
Launch Angle 8.8 9.2 0.4 6.6 -2.6 7.0 0.4
Barrel % 0.0 5.2 5.2 3.4 -1.8 0.0 -3.4
Hard Hit % 60.0 29.9 -30.1 30.5 0.6 22.2 -8.3
Sweet Spot % 20.0 40.2 20.2 33.9 -6.3 27.8 -6.1
xBA .116 .245 0.129 .193 -0.052 .196 0.003
BA .091 .259 0.168 .229 -0.030 .170 -0.059
xwOBA .167 .289 0.122 .230 -0.059 .219 -0.011
wOBA .132 .305 0.173 .249 -0.056 .190 -0.059
xSLG .159 .350 0.191 .242 -0.108 .240 -0.002
SLG .091 .388 0.297 .289 -0.099 .191 -0.098
K% 50.0 28.0 -22.0 30.4 2.4 22.0 -8.4
BB% 8.3 6.7 -1.6 5.4 -1.3 6.0 0.6
Swing % 44.9 51.2 6.3 50.9 -0.3 47.9 -3.0
Whiff% 40.9 26.6 -14.3 30.8 4.2 24.2 -6.6
In Zone % 51.0 51.8 0.8 46.1 -5.7 46.8 0.7
Out of Zone % 49.0 48.2 -0.8 53.9 5.7 53.2 -0.7
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 30.2 5.2 37.4 7.2 30.7 -6.7
First Pitch Swing % 50.0 40.7 -9.3 33.7 -7.0 32.0 -1.7
First Pitch Strike % 75.0 67.3 -7.7 60.9 -6.4 60.0 -0.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2020 Shifts R 12 0 0.0 .132
2021 Shifts R 150 2 1.3 .310 .000
2022 Shifts R 92 8 8.7 .247 .268
2023 Shades R 50 6 12.0 .200 .116
! 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 %
2020 12 19.1 0.0% 0.0% 9 25.4 0.0% 33.3%
2021 141 16.6 33.3% 1.4% 67 24.0 0.0% 11.9%
2022 110 17.7 19.1% 3.6% 36 24.1 0.0% 16.7%
2023 42 14.0 54.8% 2.4% 30 20.2 3.3% 0.0%
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