Derek Law
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 9, #297, San Francisco Giants | Miama Dade CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 3 4.12 17 0 0 19.2 17 1.58
2023 4 6 3.60 54 3 2 55 45 1.38
2024 7 4 2.60 75 0 1 90 76 1.18
8 Seasons 23 18 3.69 322 7 13 346 316 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 17 2-3 4.12 19.2 17 1.58
2023 54 4-6 3.60 55 45 1.38
2024 75 7-4 2.60 90 76 1.18
8 Seasons 322 23-18 3.69 346 316 1.37
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
2016 25 796 155 8 5.2 3.7 88.3 112.0 8.4 32.3 .249 .389 .247 .290 .362 30.3 23.4 4.2 2.13 3.51
2017 26 638 117 9 7.7 5.4 88.4 109.3 13.4 39.3 .260 .450 .355 .329 .384 36.8 20.8 8.3 5.06 4.70
2018 27 256 45 3 6.7 4.5 88.5 115.5 15.6 37.8 .208 .329 .370 .290 .286 26.7 18.2 12.1 7.42 3.52
2019 28 1194 175 8 4.6 2.8 89.5 113.7 8.5 33.7 .242 .387 .342 .326 .368 38.3 23.5 14.0 4.90 4.73
2021 30 292 45 4 8.9 6.0 89.9 109.3 10.8 35.6 .267 .446 .353 .347 .394 42.2 20.9 11.9 4.20 5.23
2022 31 352 65 6 9.2 6.5 84.7 109.5 7.6 33.8 .273 .411 .360 .336 .369 29.2 18.5 8.7 4.12 4.78
2023 32 959 166 8 4.8 3.3 87.0 110.6 14.2 38.0 .266 .394 .311 .334 .361 32.5 18.8 10.8 3.60 4.77
2024 33 1368 264 10 3.8 2.7 88.2 110.0 9.0 34.5 .258 .362 .282 .298 .347 35.2 20.8 6.6 2.60 3.70
Player 5855 1032 56 5.4 3.7 88.1 115.5 10.4 35.3 .255 .391 .313 .316 .360 34.3 21.1 9.2
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

Law relies on 6 pitches.
Cutter
(37.9%) ,
Slider
(30.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(13.6%) ,
Sinker
(9.8%) ,
Changeup
(5.1%) ,
Curveball
(3.6%) ,


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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
2016 49.7 18.7 27.1 4.5 28.4 37.4 34.2 3.2 36.1 22.6 27.1 3.9 5.2 3.7
2017 40.2 19.7 31.6 8.5 34.2 37.6 28.2 2.6 29.9 25.6 25.6 6.8 7.7 5.4
2018 42.2 17.8 31.1 8.9 28.9 40.0 31.1 2.2 31.1 35.6 22.2 2.2 6.7 4.5
2019 50.9 17.1 28.0 4.0 38.3 39.4 22.3 5.1 37.1 22.3 22.9 7.4 4.6 2.8
2021 44.4 22.2 26.7 6.7 37.8 35.6 26.7 2.2 33.3 24.4 24.4 4.4 8.9 6.0
2022 49.2 20.0 24.6 6.2 27.7 47.7 24.6 4.6 43.1 16.9 24.6 1.5 9.2 6.5
2023 42.2 25.3 25.9 6.6 34.9 36.7 28.3 7.8 24.7 25.9 30.1 5.4 4.8 3.3
2024 48.1 18.6 28.8 4.5 37.9 39.8 22.3 3.4 37.5 22.7 28.0 4.5 3.8 2.7
Player 46.6 19.8 28.0 5.6 34.6 39.0 26.5 4.3 34.2 23.7 26.5 5.0 5.4 3.7
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 Changeup WSH R 70 88.0 28.3 -1.0 15.2ARM 1.2 7.0 -2.1 15.2ARM 1.0
2024 Slider WSH R 411 87.3 35.2 1.4 3.1GLV -0.7 0.6 1.0 3.1GLV -2.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 186 95.1 13.6 -0.2 3.9ARM -2.7 16.6 0.8 3.9ARM -3.6
2024 Cutter WSH R 518 91.5 23.6 0.2 2.2GLV -0.6 8.9 0.6 2.2GLV -0.5
2024 Sinker WSH R 134 94.7 17.7 -2.4 12.9ARM -1.1 12.7 -5.4 12.9ARM -1.9
2024 Curveball WSH R 49 77.9 52.8 -3.2 0.8GLV -6.7 -7.9 -2.0 0.8GLV -8.6
2023 Slider CIN R 167 86.5 37.5 2.9 3.5GLV -0.7 -1.1 2.6 3.5GLV -1.8
2023 Curveball CIN R 100 78.7 51.2 -4.4 1.0GLV -6.5 -7.2 -2.7 1.0GLV -7.9
2023 Changeup CIN R 46 88.7 27.0 -1.2 14.4ARM 0.0 7.8 -2.4 14.4ARM 0.0
2023 Cutter CIN R 348 92.1 23.7 -0.5 2.4GLV 0.1 8.4 0.5 2.4GLV -0.2
2023 Sinker CIN R 116 95.1 17.6 -2.3 12.8ARM -1.8 12.6 -5.0 12.8ARM -2.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 182 95.5 13.8 -0.3 4.4ARM -2.0 16.2 0.4 4.4ARM -3.0
! 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 Cutter 0.1 0 518 37.9 124 .306 .407 .378 27.1 9.7 15.2 .295 .377 .342 34.0
2024 Slider 2.6 11 411 30.0 135 .157 .220 .181 40.4 36.3 25.9 .196 .276 .229 30.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -1 186 13.6 48 .250 .409 .302 18.4 22.9 15.1 .258 .418 .313 44.1
2024 Sinker -1.2 -2 134 9.8 36 .364 .424 .358 13.4 2.8 5.9 .368 .463 .374 48.5
2024 Changeup 3.2 2 70 5.1 17 .176 .176 .159 22.2 17.6 10.0 .207 .257 .204 7.1
2024 Curveball -8.4 -4 49 3.6 5 .750 2.250 1.225 0.0 0.0 0.0 .531 1.642 .904 60.0
2023 Cutter 0.8 3 348 36.3 84 .254 .388 .367 22.6 11.9 11.6 .308 .476 .410 35.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -2 182 19.0 44 .262 .500 .330 29.2 38.6 22.4 .178 .272 .204 34.6
2023 Slider 2.1 4 167 17.4 45 .220 .268 .258 37.6 26.7 14.6 .235 .331 .283 31.0
2023 Sinker 1.4 2 116 12.1 36 .241 .310 .329 21.0 2.8 5.3 .336 .453 .403 31.0
2023 Curveball 1.1 1 100 10.4 19 .222 .389 .379 28.9 15.8 15.8 .256 .463 .325 33.3
2023 Changeup -2.3 -1 46 4.8 12 .167 .167 .300 22.7 16.7 9.1 .293 .346 .279 20.0
! 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 Changeup 69 88.0 99 17.1 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 Curveball 48 78.0 58 10.3 7:00 6:15 45
2024 Cutter 516 91.5 60 8.4 12:15 11:30 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 185 95.1 94 16.5 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Sinker 133 94.7 88 18.1 12:45 1:30 -45
2024 Slider 409 87.3 22 4.2 10:00 8:30 90
2023 Changeup 44 88.8 99 16.4 2:00 2:15 -15
2023 Curveball 91 78.7 57 9.7 7:00 6:15 45
2023 Cutter 334 92.1 56 8.1 12:15 11:15 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 176 95.5 93 16.3 12:45 12:30 15
2023 Sinker 109 95.1 86 17.9 12:45 1:45 -60
2023 Slider 161 86.5 28 5.3 9:15 7:45 90
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 225 849 8 10 -1 -2 15
2017 166 635 -1 4 -4 -3 -3
2018 66 256 0 -4 -3 -1 -8
2019 282 1,194 -3 14 -9 -8 -5
2021 67 292 -4 2 -3 0 -5
2022 92 352 -5 4 -1 -2 -4
2023 240 959 9 6 -5 -4 6
2024 365 1,368 4 9 -2 -5 7
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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 %
2016 796 51.3 62.5 85.5 26.3 49.0 40.7 62.6 44.8 24.9 10.1 76.3
2017 638 49.1 62.5 79.0 23.8 62.3 40.2 56.3 42.8 25.3 6.0 84.2
2018 256 46.1 61.0 80.6 21.7 40.0 45.7 59.1 39.8 30.4 6.3 50.0
2019 1,194 44.1 63.0 81.0 25.6 47.4 37.7 59.9 42.1 30.2 8.0 62.5
2021 292 44.5 71.5 77.4 29.0 42.6 39.4 58.2 47.9 34.3 9.6 82.1
2022 352 43.2 61.2 84.9 34.0 61.8 51.7 64.1 45.7 24.2 5.4 68.4
2023 959 47.3 68.7 80.4 28.9 55.5 41.4 62.1 47.8 27.1 7.1 83.8
2024 1,368 47.1 67.8 83.5 34.0 49.2 44.3 60.8 49.9 28.6 6.9 75.5
Player 5,855 46.9 65.1 81.9 28.6 51.3 41.8 60.6 45.7 27.9 7.5 74.0
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
2016 74 47 56 65 86 82 66 59 81 69 96 64 19 59 22 10 84
2017 62 37 4 68
2018 62 32 79
2019 35 52 63 73 8 87 91 25 35 57 3 79 13 64 22 4 85
2021 52 29 70
2022 68 11 72
2023 26 21 57 79 9 87 91 87 88 18 18 59 49 75 26 13 53
2024 62 22 68 93 51 83 96 68 78 32 70 74 96 64 17 52
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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 21.5 3 4.2 -1 2 4 1 33.3
2017 21.9 5 5.7 -1 4 4 2 40.0
2018 19.7 2 1.9 0 0 1 1 50.0
2019 22.4 8 7.6 0 5 3 5 62.5
2021 22.5 2 2.2 0 1 4 0 0.0
2022 22.6 3 2.1 1 2 1 1 33.3
2023 23.4 6 4.5 2 2 4 2 33.3
2024 24.2 7 4.9 2 5 4 2 28.6
Player 22.7 36 33.1 3 21 25 14 38.9
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 3 5 5 3 4 3 5 4 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 3
2017 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 5 6 7 7 5 7 5 5 6 5 8 7 7 6 7 5 4 8 8 6 3
2018 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
2019 8 9 5 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 8 9 7 6 8 6 7 6 7 9 6 10 11 9 6 6 6 9 9 7 7
2021 2 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 2
2022 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
2023 6 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
2024 7 3 5 6 3 4 5 6 3 4 3 4 8 4 4 6 4 4 7 6 6 4 9 8 4 4 3 4 7 5 5
Player 36 35 29 31 32 31 34 34 22 25 30 35 39 31 34 35 30 29 37 34 37 37 47 39 28 28 28 35 42 35 29
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 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.5 93.7 0.2 93.7 0.0 -- 0.3 -- -- 93.4 -- 92.0 -1.4 93.6 1.6 92.8 -0.8
Offspeed Velocity 83.5 83.0 -0.5 83.8 0.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 86.1 -- 87.9 1.8 88.7 0.8 88.0 -0.7
Breaking Velocity 81.1 78.2 -2.9 82.1 3.9 -- -0.5 -- -- 84.7 -- 81.0 -3.7 83.6 2.6 86.3 2.7
Exit Velocity 88.3 88.4 0.1 88.5 0.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 89.9 -- 84.7 -5.2 87.0 2.3 88.2 1.2
Launch Angle 8.4 13.4 5.0 15.6 2.2 -- -7.1 -- -- 10.8 -- 7.6 -3.2 14.2 6.6 9.0 -5.2
Barrel % 5.2 7.7 2.5 6.7 -1.0 -- -2.1 -- -- 8.9 -- 9.2 0.3 4.8 -4.4 3.8 -1.0
Hard Hit % 30.3 36.8 6.5 26.7 -10.1 -- 11.6 -- -- 42.2 -- 29.2 -13.0 32.5 3.3 35.2 2.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.3 39.3 7.0 37.8 -1.5 -- -4.1 -- -- 35.6 -- 33.8 -1.8 38.0 4.2 34.5 -3.5
xBA .249 .260 0.011 .208 -0.052 -- 0.034 -- -- .267 -- .273 0.006 .266 -0.007 .258 -0.008
BA .215 .304 0.089 .286 -0.018 -- -0.030 -- -- .276 -- .291 0.015 .239 -0.052 .246 0.007
xwOBA .290 .329 0.039 .290 -0.039 -- 0.036 -- -- .347 -- .336 -0.011 .334 -0.002 .298 -0.036
wOBA .247 .355 0.108 .370 0.015 -- -0.028 -- -- .353 -- .360 0.007 .311 -0.049 .282 -0.029
xSLG .389 .450 0.061 .329 -0.121 -- 0.058 -- -- .446 -- .411 -0.035 .394 -0.017 .362 -0.032
SLG .322 .473 0.151 .482 0.009 -- -0.045 -- -- .466 -- .468 0.002 .364 -0.104 .348 -0.016
K% 23.4 20.8 -2.6 18.2 -2.6 -- 5.3 -- -- 20.9 -- 18.5 -2.4 18.8 0.3 20.8 2.0
BB% 4.2 8.3 4.1 12.1 3.8 -- 1.9 -- -- 11.9 -- 8.7 -3.2 10.8 2.1 6.6 -4.2
Swing % 44.8 42.8 -2.0 39.8 -3.0 -- 2.3 -- -- 47.9 -- 45.7 -2.2 47.8 2.1 49.9 2.1
Whiff% 24.9 25.3 0.4 30.4 5.1 -- -0.2 -- -- 34.3 -- 24.2 -10.1 27.1 2.9 28.6 1.5
In Zone % 51.3 49.1 -2.2 46.1 -3.0 -- -2.0 -- -- 44.5 -- 43.2 -1.3 47.3 4.1 47.1 -0.2
Out of Zone % 48.7 50.9 2.2 53.9 3.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 55.5 -- 56.8 1.3 52.7 -4.1 52.9 0.2
Out of Zone Swing % 26.3 23.8 -2.5 21.7 -2.1 -- 3.9 -- -- 29.0 -- 34.0 5.0 28.9 -5.1 34.0 5.1
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 24.6 -3.4 21.2 -3.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 28.4 -- 27.2 -1.2 31.3 4.1 29.3 -2.0
First Pitch Strike % 62.6 56.3 -6.3 59.1 2.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 58.2 -- 64.1 5.9 62.1 -2.0 60.8 -1.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 212 .245 131 4 3.1 81 10 12.3
2017 Shifts 166 .355 95 0 0.0 71 5 7.0
2018 Shifts 66 .370 31 3 9.7 35 12 34.3
2019 Shifts 282 .342 144 15 10.4 138 83 60.1
2021 Shifts 67 .353 39 4 10.3 28 17 60.7
2022 Shifts 92 .360 55 11 20.0 37 27 73.0
2023 Shades 239 .307 127 15 11.8 112 67 59.8
2024 Shades 365 .282 236 3 1.3 129 27 20.9
! 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 %
2016 266 16.2 42.1% 6.0% 123 25.8 8.1% 32.5%
2017 174 15.3 45.4% 0.6% 134 22.9 0.0% 11.2%
2018 72 14.7 50.0% 0.0% 59 20.6 5.1% 6.8%
2019 321 16.1 37.4% 1.9% 244 22.8 0.4% 9.4%
2021 72 16.6 34.7% 0.0% 59 22.6 1.7% 8.5%
2022 94 14.4 59.6% 1.1% 72 20.4 0.0% 4.2%
2023 226 13.4 73.9% 0.4% 182 17.6 10.4% 0.0%
2024 356 13.9 68.3% 0.3% 213 18.0 7.0% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution