Donovan Hand

New York Mets

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Donovan Hand threw 1,138 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2015, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2015, they relied primarily on their Sinker using a Two-seam Fastball grip (88mph) and Curve (70mph), also mixing in a Change (80mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (81mph).


In 2015, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker using a two-seam fastball grip is so slow that it is substantially gravitational, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their curve comes in below hitting speed, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has little depth. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 10 of them in 2015) dives down out of the zone, has below average velo and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2015) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, has below average velo, has less than expected depth and has primarily 12-6 movement.