Derek Law

Washington Nationals

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Derek Law has thrown 5,067 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (91mph) and Slider (87mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Sinker (94mph). He also rarely throws a Change (88mph) and Curve (78mph).


In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 13 of them in 2024) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2024) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2024) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has slightly above average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2024) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has primarily 12-6 movement, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has a sharp downward bite.