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.
Back with Houston
PHouston Astros
August 1, 2025
The Astros recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Hernandez has pitched in three games out of the bullpen for Houston this season, logging a 7.71 ERA, 2.36 WHIP and 7:5 K:BB across 4.2 innings. He's been much better at Triple-A, with a 1.70 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 48:17 K:BB over 37 innings of action.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
37
Last 10 Games
37
Last 5 Games
37
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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9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
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Extra
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-34%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-30%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .324 36 16 1 11 0 0 5
Since 2023vs Right .258 41 6 9 8 1 0 3
2025vs Left .286 8 4 1 2 0 0 2
2025vs Right .308 17 3 4 4 1 0 1
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
 
 
-6%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-25%
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 8.49 1.71 11.2 0 0 0 13.1 4.6 5.4
Since 2023Away 9.00 2.25 4.0 0 0 0 11.3 9.0 2.3
2025Home 6.75 1.88 2.2 0 0 0 16.9 10.1 6.8
2025Away 9.00 3.00 2.0 0 0 0 9.0 9.0 4.5
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
1.40
 
K/9
13.5
 
BB/9
9.6
 
HR/9
5.8
 
Fastball
91.3 mph
 
ERA
7.71
 
WHIP
2.36
 
BABIP
.328
 
GB/FB
0.43
 
Left On Base
102.9%
 
Exit Velocity
83.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
12.1%
 
Spin Rate
2479 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
36.4%
 
Swinging Strike
12.5%
 
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Sent back down
PHouston Astros
July 26, 2025
The Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.
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Brought up by Astros
PHouston Astros
July 25, 2025
Houston recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.
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Sent back to Triple-A
PHouston Astros
July 23, 2025
The Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land after Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Recalled from Sugar Land
PHouston Astros
July 22, 2025
The Astros recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday.
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Headed back to Triple-A
PHouston Astros
June 28, 2025
The Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land following Friday's game against the Cubs.
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