Junior Fernández
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 215LBS | Age: 26
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 3 2 2.67
2021 1 0 5.66 18 0 0 20.2 15 1.94
2022 0 0 2.41 16 0 0 18.2 14 1.61
4 Seasons 1 1 5.17 50 0 0 54 47 1.72
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 3 0-0 18.00 3 2 2.67
2021 18 1-0 5.66 20.2 15 1.94
2022 16 0-0 2.41 18.2 14 1.61
4 Seasons 50 1-1 5.17 54 47 1.72
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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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 22 218 28 2 7.1 3.7 90.7 109.9 1.7 39.3 .229 .363 .315 .336 .396 42.9 29.6 11.1 5.40 5.06
2020 23 61 12 2 16.7 12.5 90.8 105.2 16.1 50.0 .373 .705 .531 .483 .528 58.3 12.5 12.5 18.00 12.20
2021 24 372 67 2 3.0 2.1 89.4 110.4 7.4 41.8 .298 .425 .373 .364 .381 35.8 15.6 14.6 5.66 5.84
2022 25 333 56 2 3.6 2.4 86.5 108.8 1.7 26.8 .223 .325 .352 .309 .297 35.7 16.7 14.3 2.41 3.97
Player 984 163 8 4.9 3.2 88.7 110.4 5.1 36.8 .264 .398 .363 .347 .366 38.7 18.8 13.6
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.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Fernandez relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(42%) ,
Slider
(35.1%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(12.6%) ,
Changeup
(10.2%) ,


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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 50.0 14.3 35.7 0.0 53.6 32.1 14.3 0.0 57.1 14.3 21.4 0.0 7.1 3.7
2020 33.3 25.0 33.3 8.3 41.7 33.3 25.0 8.3 25.0 16.7 25.0 8.3 16.7 12.5
2021 44.8 11.9 38.8 4.5 40.3 32.8 26.9 4.5 34.3 16.4 34.3 7.5 3.0 2.1
2022 62.5 16.1 14.3 7.1 26.8 42.9 30.4 5.4 50.0 19.6 16.1 3.6 3.6 2.4
Player 50.9 14.7 29.4 4.9 38.0 36.2 25.8 4.3 42.9 17.2 25.2 4.9 4.9 3.2
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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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
2022 Changeup PIT R 34 90.9 26.6 -1.2 -4 14.1 -0.8 -5
2022 Sinker PIT R 140 98.7 16.5 -1.9 -10 15.1 -0.1 -1
2022 Slider PIT R 117 88.9 27.3 -4.6 -14 0.5 -4.4 -113
2022 4-Seamer PIT R 42 98.8 12.5 -0.4 -3 9.5 1.5 18
2021 Slider STL R 79 88.5 27.8 -3.9 -12 3.3 -7.2 -185
2021 Sinker STL R 15 97.9 16.5 -1.3 -7 15.1 0.3 2
2021 4-Seamer STL R 161 97.7 14.3 -1.8 -15 11.1 3.4 45
2021 Changeup STL R 117 89.6 27.8 0.1 0 13.0 -1.2 -8
2020 4-Seamer STL R 34 94.0 17.0 -2.2 -15 9.2 1.9 26
2020 Changeup STL R 19 86.1 32.9 2.6 9 10.1 -3.3 -25
2020 Slider STL R 8 83.3 33.8 -5.3 -14 1.5 -4.2 -73
2019 Slider STL R 58 86.9 30.9 -2.7 -8 1.2 -2.6 -68
2019 Changeup STL R 69 86.1 32.6 2.7 9 13.7 -0.3 -2
2019 Sinker STL R 57 97.0 16.5 -2.8 -15 11.9 -2.8 -19
2019 4-Seamer STL R 34 96.4 17.2 -3.1 -22 12.1 4.3 54
! 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 %
2022 Sinker -1.7 -2 140 42.0 46 .282 .462 .386 13.8 10.9 20.0 .220 .332 .310 35.3
2022 Slider -2.4 -3 117 35.1 27 .304 .478 .391 44.0 25.9 18.4 .251 .358 .330 37.5
2022 4-Seamer 4.8 2 42 12.6 8 .000 .000 .175 15.4 25.0 9.5 .100 .140 .252 0.0
2022 Changeup -0.5 0 34 10.2 3 .000 .000 .233 44.4 0.0 0.0 .333 .357 .439 100.0
2021 4-Seamer -2.8 -4 161 43.3 49 .400 .650 .496 20.5 14.3 17.1 .338 .525 .430 45.5
2021 Changeup 0.3 0 117 31.5 31 .250 .286 .311 35.9 16.1 13.5 .284 .348 .317 30.4
2021 Slider 0.8 1 79 21.2 13 .083 .167 .150 45.2 23.1 16.7 .191 .272 .241 22.2
2021 Sinker -2.2 0 15 4.0 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .319 .429 .315 0.0
2020 4-Seamer -4.5 -2 34 55.7 8 .429 .571 .469 0.0 0.0 0.0 .508 .963 .629 71.4
2020 Changeup -6.5 -1 19 31.1 7 .333 1.000 .564 45.5 28.6 33.3 .167 .368 .290 50.0
2020 Slider -13.0 -1 8 13.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .667 .923 .669 0.0
2019 Changeup 1.7 1 69 31.7 18 .071 .071 .206 55.2 38.9 29.2 .121 .158 .249 0.0
2019 Slider -2.8 -2 58 26.6 11 .182 .455 .264 73.3 54.5 35.3 .220 .522 .306 60.0
2019 Sinker -3.1 -2 57 26.1 16 .357 .571 .494 15.6 12.5 15.4 .344 .472 .399 58.3
2019 4-Seamer 1.1 0 34 15.6 9 .200 .200 .411 0.0 11.1 14.3 .229 .281 .430 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 34 90.9 95 16.0 2:15 2:15 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 42 98.8 96 18.1 1:30 1:00 30
2022 Sinker 140 98.7 96 19.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2022 Slider 117 88.9 25 7.6 11:30 12:15 -45
2021 Changeup 116 89.6 91 14.7 2:15 2:15 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 161 97.7 97 18.0 1:30 1:15 15
2021 Sinker 15 97.9 98 19.5 1:30 1:45 -15
2021 Slider 78 88.5 39 7.0 12:30 1:00 -30
2020 Changeup 19 86.1 82 11.0 2:00 2:30 -30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 32 93.9 91 16.4 1:30 1:15 15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 54 218 -3 6 -2 -3 -2
2021 95 372 -3 6 -4 -2 -4
2022 84 333 -4 7 -4 -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 218 40.4 75.0 71.2 25.4 27.3 36.7 53.7 45.4 43.4 6.4 85.7
2020 61 49.2 60.0 94.4 22.6 42.9 21.3 68.8 41.0 20.0 9.8 100.0
2021 372 41.7 76.1 72.9 27.2 62.7 37.4 62.1 47.6 29.9 9.4 77.1
2022 333 48.6 66.7 75.0 24.6 66.7 33.9 66.7 45.0 26.0 8.4 67.9
Player 984 44.2 71.3 74.5 25.7 54.6 35.1 62.2 45.8 31.0 8.4 77.1
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 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 72
2021 97 36 78
2022 98 18 68
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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 24.8 2 1.8 0 1 1 1 50.0
2020 22.2 1 0.9 0 0 3 0 0.0
2021 23.3 2 1.4 1 2 2 0 0.0
2022 21.8 3 2.7 0 0 4 0 0.0
Player 23.0 8 6.8 1 3 10 1 12.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2020 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
2021 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 0
2022 3 2 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 4 3 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 0 1 4 4 2 3 2
Player 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 6 4 4 7 8 4 5 8 7 7 6 7 8 6 7 11 8 3 5 10 7 7 6 5
! 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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.8 94.0 -2.8 ↓ 97.7 3.7 ↑ 98.7 1.0 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 86.1 86.1 0.0 89.6 3.5 ↑ 90.9 1.3 ↑
Breaking Velocity 86.9 83.3 -3.6 ↓ 88.5 5.2 ↑ 88.9 0.4 ↑
Exit Velocity 90.7 90.8 0.1 ↑ 89.4 -1.4 ↓ 86.5 -2.9 ↓
Launch Angle 1.7 16.1 14.4 ↑ 7.4 -8.7 ↓ 1.7 -5.7 ↓
Barrel % 7.1 16.7 9.6 ↑ 3.0 -13.7 ↓ 3.6 0.6 ↑
Hard Hit % 42.9 58.3 15.4 ↑ 35.8 -22.5 ↓ 35.7 -0.1 ↓
Sweet Spot % 39.3 50.0 10.7 ↑ 41.8 -8.2 ↓ 26.8 -15.0 ↓
xBA .229 .373 0.144 ↑ .298 -0.075 ↓ .223 -0.075 ↓
BA .205 .429 0.224 ↑ .305 -0.124 ↓ .257 -0.048 ↓
xwOBA .336 .483 0.147 ↑ .364 -0.119 ↓ .309 -0.055 ↓
wOBA .315 .531 0.216 ↑ .373 -0.158 ↓ .352 -0.021 ↓
xSLG .363 .705 0.342 ↑ .425 -0.280 ↓ .325 -0.100 ↓
SLG .341 .786 0.445 ↑ .451 -0.335 ↓ .414 -0.037 ↓
K% 29.6 12.5 -17.1 ↓ 15.6 3.1 ↑ 16.7 1.1 ↑
BB% 11.1 12.5 1.4 ↑ 14.6 2.1 ↑ 14.3 -0.3 ↓
Swing % 45.4 41.0 -4.4 ↓ 47.6 6.6 ↑ 45.0 -2.6 ↓
Whiff% 43.4 20.0 -23.4 ↓ 29.9 9.9 ↑ 26.0 -3.9 ↓
In Zone % 40.4 49.2 8.8 ↑ 41.7 -7.5 ↓ 48.6 6.9 ↑
Out of Zone % 59.6 50.8 -8.8 ↓ 58.3 7.5 ↑ 51.4 -6.9 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 25.4 22.6 -2.8 ↓ 27.2 4.6 ↑ 24.6 -2.6 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 38.9 18.8 -20.1 ↓ 43.2 24.4 ↑ 36.9 -6.3 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 53.7 68.8 15.1 ↑ 62.1 -6.7 ↓ 66.7 4.6 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 54 .315 37 1 2.7 17 10 58.8
2020 Shifts 16 .531 8 0 0.0 8 2 25.0
2021 Shifts 94 .377 48 0 0.0 46 26 56.5
2022 Shifts 84 .352 61 9 14.8 23 10 43.5
! 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 %
2019 46 22.6 0.0% 2.2% 49 27.2 0.0% 20.4%
2020 18 23.6 0.0% 5.6% 13 26.4 0.0% 23.1%
2021 74 22.4 0.0% 4.1% 92 25.6 0.0% 19.6%
2022 73 21.8 0.0% 8.2% 74 24.8 0.0% 10.8%
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Pitch Distribution

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