Nick Hernandez

Nick Hernandez

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Houston Astros
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Nick Hernandez in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in March of 2025.
Recalled to majors
PHouston Astros
June 18, 2025
The Astros recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
ANALYSIS
All 29 of Hernandez's appearances this season have come in Triple-A, where he owns an impressive 1.74 ERA and 0.97 WHIP alongside a 42:13 K:BB through 31 innings. He'll now be called upon to serve as a middle-relief option for Houston, replacing Jason Alexander in the bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
30
Last 10 Games
30
Last 5 Games
30
How many pitches does Nick Hernandez generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Nick Hernandez generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2025
Even Split
2024
 
 
-34%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-30%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .345 30 13 0 10 0 0 4
Since 2023vs Right .273 29 3 6 6 1 0 2
2025vs Left .500 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
2025vs Right .500 5 0 1 2 1 0 0
2024vs Left .350 20 8 0 7 0 0 2
2024vs Right .231 14 2 1 3 0 0 2
2023vs Left .286 8 4 0 2 0 0 1
2023vs Right .200 10 1 4 1 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-25%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-50%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 9.00 1.67 9.0 0 0 0 12.0 3.0 5.0
Since 2023Away 12.00 2.33 3.0 0 0 0 12.0 9.0 3.0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 18.00 4.00 1.0 0 0 0 9.0 9.0 9.0
2024Home 7.88 1.38 8.0 0 0 0 11.3 1.1 4.5
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 18.00 4.00 1.0 0 0 0 18.0 18.0 9.0
2023Away 9.00 1.50 2.0 0 0 0 13.5 9.0 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Nick Hernandez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.00
 
K/9
9.0
 
BB/9
9.0
 
HR/9
9.0
 
Fastball
91.4 mph
 
ERA
18.00
 
WHIP
4.00
 
BABIP
.524
 
GB/FB
0.33
 
Left On Base
76.9%
 
Exit Velocity
0.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
0 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%
 
Swinging Strike
3.3%
 
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Optioned to Sugar Land
PHouston Astros
April 19, 2025
The Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Recalled from Triple-A
PHouston Astros
April 15, 2025
The Astros recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PHouston Astros
March 18, 2025
The Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Sent back to minors
PHouston Astros
September 12, 2024
The Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Recalled from Triple-A
PHouston Astros
September 5, 2024
The Astros recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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