Jonathan Hernández
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 3" 190LBS | Age: 26

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 1 5.57 24 0 0 21.0 21 1.48
4 Seasons 10 6 3.73 89 2 4 99.0 98 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 24 1-1 5.57 21.0 21 1.48
4 Seasons 89 10-6 3.73 99.0 98 1.34

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
2019 22 332 46 3 6.5 3.8 86.2 114.0 6.1 37.0 .241 .402 .317 .336 .375 30.4 24.4 16.7 4.32 5.06
2020 23 497 82 3 3.7 2.4 87.6 109.0 12.8 18.3 .190 .291 .274 .252 .281 37.8 24.8 6.4 2.90 2.64
2022 25 511 86 4 4.7 3.1 90.3 113.3 0.5 27.9 .241 .368 .296 .313 .346 51.2 20.6 13.0 2.97 4.08
2023 26 365 61 8 13.1 8.4 88.9 114.8 15.0 39.3 .252 .485 .355 .374 .432 39.3 22.1 10.5 5.57 5.98
Player 1705 275 18 6.5 4.2 88.5 114.8 8.3 29.1 .228 .376 .307 .313 .351 41.1 22.8 11.2
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hernandez relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(47.7%) ,
Slider
(39.2%) ,
Changeup
(12.1%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(1.1%) ,


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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
2019 52.2 19.6 26.1 2.2 41.3 45.7 13.0 6.5 37.0 17.4 28.3 4.3 6.5 3.8
2020 46.3 28.0 17.1 8.5 37.8 39.0 23.2 4.9 36.6 29.3 20.7 4.9 3.7 2.4
2022 61.6 15.1 22.1 1.2 45.3 39.5 15.1 9.3 40.7 14.0 25.6 5.8 4.7 3.1
2023 44.3 26.2 21.3 8.2 42.6 32.8 24.6 3.3 34.4 21.3 23.0 4.9 13.1 8.4
Player 51.6 22.2 21.1 5.1 41.8 38.9 19.3 6.2 37.5 20.7 24.0 5.1 6.5 4.2
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 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
2023 Sinker TEX R 174 97.5 21.5 1.1 5 17.7 1.8 11
2023 Changeup TEX R 44 90.0 28.6 -1.1 -4 19.3 3.9 25
2023 Slider TEX R 143 87.2 34.8 1.0 3 4.2 -0.3 -7
2023 4-Seamer TEX R 4 97.2 21.4 -7.2 -50 14.0 4.5 47
2022 Sinker TEX R 215 98.0 21.2 1.2 6 18.8 3.2 20
2022 4-Seamer TEX R 6 96.4 24.6 -10.4 -73 14.1 5.3 61
2022 Slider TEX R 185 87.3 35.2 1.3 4 5.2 0.7 15
2022 Changeup TEX R 105 90.1 28.1 -1.1 -4 19.4 4.4 29
2020 Changeup TEX R 60 90.9 20.3 -7.5 -27 14.9 0.2 2
2020 4-Seamer TEX R 1 97.9 13.4 -0.4 -3 9.9 1.6 20
2020 Slider TEX R 186 89.2 30.0 -1.3 -4 4.3 0.8 23
2020 Sinker TEX R 217 97.8 20.0 0.1 1 17.8 1.8 11
2019 4-Seamer TEX R 8 96.0 19.8 -5.0 -34 16.4 8.0 96
2019 Sinker TEX R 153 96.9 22.1 2.4 12 17.5 2.5 17
2019 Slider TEX R 118 88.5 32.9 1.5 5 4.5 1.3 40
2019 Changeup TEX R 53 89.7 21.0 -7.0 -25 14.5 -0.2 -1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 Sinker 1.6 3 174 47.7 46 .316 .632 .430 15.9 21.7 23.3 .326 .708 .476 56.7
2023 Slider 0.0 0 143 39.2 39 .242 .333 .303 39.1 25.6 22.2 .202 .317 .293 29.2
2023 Changeup -0.8 0 44 12.1 9 .125 .125 .178 33.3 11.1 10.0 .105 .113 .166 0.0
2023 4-Seamer 5.9 0 4 1.1 1 -- -- .700 100.0 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
2022 Sinker 1.3 3 215 42.1 62 .300 .440 .389 13.3 12.9 17.0 .320 .497 .415 69.8
2022 Slider -3.1 -6 185 36.2 36 .061 .091 .118 43.8 33.3 21.8 .120 .161 .169 33.3
2022 Changeup 1.4 1 105 20.5 27 .269 .385 .367 45.3 25.9 22.6 .248 .396 .293 36.8
2022 4-Seamer 4.9 0 6 1.2 3 .667 .667 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 .207 .257 .192 0.0
2020 Sinker 1.0 2 234 47.1 60 .320 .500 .394 16.7 6.7 9.1 .273 .456 .357 47.9
2020 Slider -1.8 -4 198 39.8 49 .174 .239 .211 47.7 40.8 32.3 .146 .189 .181 26.9
2020 Changeup -5.5 -4 64 12.9 16 .000 .000 .044 51.7 43.8 43.8 .034 .037 .078 12.5
2020 4-Seamer -5.5 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Sinker 2.0 3 153 46.1 45 .250 .500 .413 19.3 13.3 15.8 .299 .527 .416 36.7
2019 Slider -1.3 -2 118 35.5 20 .111 .111 .205 47.9 40.0 21.1 .104 .146 .166 20.0
2019 Changeup -2.4 -1 53 16.0 12 .222 .333 .296 34.8 41.7 38.5 .206 .350 .290 20.0
2019 4-Seamer 12.3 1 8 2.4 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .907 .957 .816 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 Changeup 61 90.9 95 20.0 1:45 1:45 0
2020 Sinker 209 97.7 99 20.3 2:00 2:15 -15
2020 Slider 180 89.1 29 6.0 11:30 10:00 90
2022 Changeup 105 90.1 97 20.8 2:00 2:30 -30
2022 Sinker 214 98.0 97 20.8 2:00 2:30 -30
2022 Slider 185 87.3 27 5.9 10:15 9:00 75
2023 Changeup 39 90.0 95 20.6 2:00 2:45 -45
2023 Sinker 173 97.5 92 19.7 1:45 2:30 -45
2023 Slider 138 87.2 29 4.9 10:00 9:00 60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 78 332 -3 -6 6 4 1
2020 125 497 -8 -4 4 4 -5
2022 128 511 5 -13 4 2 -1
2023 95 365 1 -3 2 3 3
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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 %
2019 332 38.0 62.7 74.7 24.8 54.9 35.8 35.9 39.2 32.3 7.2 75.0
2020 497 45.5 64.2 77.9 27.7 42.7 42.3 55.2 44.3 33.6 5.6 78.6
2022 511 44.6 71.5 77.9 23.0 43.1 38.0 55.5 44.6 30.3 6.7 73.5
2023 365 42.2 66.2 85.3 26.5 41.1 38.4 55.8 43.3 28.5 7.1 80.8
Player 1,705 43.0 66.6 78.9 25.4 44.9 38.9 51.9 43.2 31.3 6.6 76.8
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 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
2019 94 22 64
2020 94 89 93 89 92 74 89 63 47 57 77 85 51 99 41 36
2022 97 49 40
2023 9 39 13 7 12 37 5 53 50 44 26 70 32 95 26 41
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.7 3 2.6 0 1 3 0 0.0
2020 23.1 2 2.1 0 1 3 0 0.0
2022 25.3 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0
2023 24.8 4 4.0 0 2 4 2 50.0
Player 24.0 11 10.8 0 4 10 4 36.4

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 1
2020 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 0 1 2 2 3 1 1
2022 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2023 4 4 2 3 5 3 3 3 4 2 2 6 5 3 6 3 5 3 4 6 4 3 7 6 3 3 4 5 4 5 4
Player 11 11 9 10 13 10 10 10 9 6 8 14 13 8 12 10 13 9 10 14 11 12 17 14 8 8 11 13 12 10 8
! 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 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 98.0 -- 97.5 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 89.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 90.1 -- 90.0 -0.1
Breaking Velocity 88.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 87.3 -- 87.2 -0.1
Exit Velocity 86.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 90.3 -- 88.9 -1.4
Launch Angle 6.1 -- 6.7 -- -- 0.5 -- 15.0 14.5
Barrel % 6.5 -- -2.8 -- -- 4.7 -- 13.1 8.4
Hard Hit % 30.4 -- 7.4 -- -- 51.2 -- 39.3 -11.9
Sweet Spot % 37.0 -- -18.7 -- -- 27.9 -- 39.3 11.4
xBA .241 -- -0.051 -- -- .241 -- .252 0.011
BA .219 -- -0.001 -- -- .232 -- .266 0.034
xwOBA .336 -- -0.084 -- -- .313 -- .374 0.061
wOBA .317 -- -0.043 -- -- .296 -- .355 0.059
xSLG .402 -- -0.111 -- -- .368 -- .485 0.117
SLG .375 -- -0.048 -- -- .330 -- .456 0.126
K% 24.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 20.6 -- 22.1 1.5
BB% 16.7 -- -10.3 -- -- 13.0 -- 10.5 -2.5
Swing % 39.2 -- 5.1 -- -- 44.6 -- 43.3 -1.3
Whiff% 32.3 -- 1.3 -- -- 30.3 -- 28.5 -1.8
In Zone % 38.0 -- 7.5 -- -- 44.6 -- 42.2 -2.4
Out of Zone % 62.0 -- -7.5 -- -- 55.4 -- 57.8 2.4
Out of Zone Swing % 24.8 -- 2.9 -- -- 23.0 -- 26.5 3.5
First Pitch Swing % 14.1 -- 9.9 -- -- 31.3 -- 29.5 -1.8
First Pitch Strike % 35.9 -- 19.3 -- -- 55.5 -- 55.8 0.3
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2019 78 .317 41 10 24.4 37 20 54.1
2020 124 .276 73 12 16.4 51 22 43.1
2022 128 .296 77 14 18.2 51 34 66.7
2023 95 .355 61 0 0.0 34 0 0.0

Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 91 20.6 12.1% 4.4% 81 23.1 0.0% 7.4%
2020 144 21.2 0.7% 9.0% 98 25.1 0.0% 24.5%
2022 135 20.1 2.2% 7.4% 97 22.6 0.0% 9.3%
2023 42 14.8 52.4% 0.0% 40 18.7 2.5% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution