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Derek Law

#58 - Relief Pitcher

Washington Nationals

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 9/14/1990 (34)
Height, Weight 6'3", 225 lb
Hometown Pittsburgh, PA

2024 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
1 90.0 2.60 1.18 20.8% 6.6%
112th 3
Sv
2nd 45
IP
60th 4.00
ERA
114th 1.28
WHIP
236th 23.7%
K%
73rd 9.1%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
95.1 14.3% 29.2% 50.7% 5.4% 5.18 2.81
142nd 94.6
FB MPH
89th 12.7%
SwStr%
172nd 29.2%
CSW%
-
Str-ICR
155th 5.7%
MTK%
130th 5.13
PLV
99th -
PLA
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Rank
92nd

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Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR PLV
2016 SF 61 0 55.0 4-2 1 - 2.13 0.96 - 2.53 - - 23.4% 4.2% 7.2 0.49 .270 - 82.0% - - - - - -
2017 SF 41 0 37.1 4-1 4 - 5.06 1.58 - 4.32 - - 20.8% 8.3% 10.8 1.21 .364 - 74.1% - - - - - -
2018 SF 7 0 13.1 1-0 0 0 7.43 1.80 - 5.37 - - 18.2% 12.1% 10.8 1.35 .326 - 54.1% - - 12.1% 30.1% 0.41 -
2019 TOR 58 4 60.2 1-2 5 8 4.90 1.66 - 4.86 - - 23.5% 14.0% 9.0 1.19 .321 - 73.3% - - 12.6% 30.5% 0.52 -
2021 MIN 9 0 15.0 0-0 0 0 4.20 1.60 5.48 4.64 4.58 5.20 20.9% 11.9% 9.6 1.20 .326 15.4% 80.2% 37.8% 47.7% 16.4% 30.8% 0.56 4.82
2022 CIN/DET 17 0 19.2 2-3 0 3 4.12 1.58 4.94 4.94 4.37 3.67 18.5% 8.7% 10.5 1.37 .328 17.6% 69.4% 35.4% 50.8% 11.1% 29.3% 0.49 5.05
2023 CIN 54 3 55.0 4-6 2 3 3.60 1.38 4.44 4.62 4.95 4.17 18.8% 10.8% 8.2 0.98 .278 11.5% 77.9% 40.4% 44.5% 12.9% 27.1% 0.44 4.98
2024 WSH 75 0 90.0 7-4 1 17 2.60 1.18 3.75 3.32 3.49 2.81 20.8% 6.6% 8.2 0.70 .293 11.1% 78.2% 36.7% 50.8% 14.3% 29.2% 0.50 5.18
RP MLB Percentile 98 0 99 92-14 43 90 83 66 56 74 77 71 31 78 43 73 46 56 72 51 76 73 48 - 61
RP MLB AVG 41 0 45.0 3-2 3 7 4.00 1.28 4.11 4.05 4.01 3.18 23.7% 9.1% 8.0 1.07 .288 12.5% 72.5% 36.8% 44.8% 12.7% 29.2% 0.53 5.13
Career 322 7 346.0 23-18 13 31 3.69 1.37 - - - 1.38 21.1% 9.2% 8.8 0.94 .305 19.3% 75.3% 26.8% 48.6% 13.3% 29.3% 0.49 5.07

Repertoire

2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 All
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Year Usage% MPH Zone% O-Sw% Str% SwStr% CS% CSW% Str-ICR GB% FB% ICR HR/FB% AVG BABIP HL HP MTK% PLV
2024 37.8% 91.6 46.0% 30.1% 65.6% 12.2% 19.9% 32.1% 52.8% 55.8% 18.9% 34.7% 11.1% .311 .333 +11 6.0 2.1% 5.21
RP MLB Percentile 88 82 40 55 52 59 72 75 49 75 21 69 50 40 35 1 4 81 59
RP MLB AVG 22.5% 89.3 47.2% 27.8% 63.3% 10.9% 15.9% 26.8% 48.3% 41.9% 34.6% 44.8% 14.1% .276 .291 +1 0.7 6.3% 5.11

Strike Zone Plot

2024 Season vs. All
Cutter
home plate
MLB Rank MLB Average
Usage% MPH SwStr% CSW% Str% AVG HC% xMov yMov
37.8% 91.6 12.2% 32.1% 65.6% .311 27.3% -0.8 5.5
26th 22.5%
Usage%
36th 89.3
MPH
87th 10.9%
SwStr%
53rd 26.8%
CSW%
105th 63.3%
Str%
130th .276
AVG
95th 31.4%
HC%
94th -0.5
xMov
293rd 4.4
yMov

Game Log

Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2016 SF 61 0 55.0 4-2 0 1 - 796 520 276 214 44 31 7 3 3 50 9 0 1
2017 SF 41 0 37.1 4-1 0 4 - 645 390 255 168 45 31 8 1 5 35 14 2 5
2018 SF 7 0 13.1 1-0 0 0 0 256 149 107 66 16 10 3 1 2 12 8 1 1
2019 TOR 58 4 60.2 1-2 0 5 8 1,194 716 478 285 61 36 15 2 8 67 40 3 7
2021 MIN 9 0 15.0 0-0 0 0 0 292 182 110 67 16 10 3 1 2 14 8 0 1
2022 CIN/DET 17 0 19.2 2-3 0 0 3 352 225 127 92 23 15 5 0 3 17 8 2 1
2023 CIN 54 3 55.0 4-6 0 2 3 959 594 365 240 50 37 6 1 6 45 26 3 5
2024 WSH 75 0 90.0 7-4 0 1 17 1,368 888 480 365 82 63 11 1 7 76 24 1 6
RP MLB Percentile 98 0 99 92-14 0 43 90 99 99 1 99 0 1 14 16 17 89 20 60 5
RP MLB AVG 41 0 45.0 3-2 0 3 7 746 480 265 191 39 26 7 1 5 46 17 2 2
Career 322 7 346.0 23-18 0 13 31 5,862 3,664 2,198 1,497 337 233 58 10 36 316 137 12 27

Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2016 SF 23.4% 4.2% .215 .322 .570 .247 .270 .284 - - - - - - - -
2017 SF 20.8% 8.3% .304 .473 .840 .355 .364 .391 - - - - - - - -
2018 SF 18.2% 12.1% .286 .482 .861 .370 .326 .356 - - - - - - - -
2019 TOR 23.5% 14.0% .256 .437 .804 .342 .321 .353 - - - - - - - -
2021 MIN 20.9% 11.9% .276 .466 .824 .353 .326 .356 .275 .364 .309 .420 89.9 87.3 10.8 5.48
2022 CIN/DET 18.5% 8.7% .291 .468 .831 .360 .328 .359 .273 .348 .304 .380 83.9 82.0 6.7 4.94
2023 CIN 18.8% 10.8% .239 .364 .696 .311 .278 .305 .256 .324 .306 .342 85.9 85.6 12.9 4.44
2024 WSH 20.8% 6.6% .246 .348 .642 .282 .293 .312 .259 .300 .309 .348 87.7 83.7 8.8 3.75
RP MLB Percentile 31 78 39 65 68 68 46 56 21 55 15 58 53 88 75 56
RP MLB AVG 23.7% 9.1% .236 .382 .695 .304 .288 .317 .232 .307 .279 .359 87.9 87.1 12.6 4.11
Career 21.1% 9.2% .254 .394 .720 .317 .305 .329 .234 .312 .305 .358 86.9 84.5 10.0 -

Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2018 SF 36.3% (93.5) - - 17.6% (84.4) - 11.3% (76.4) 4.7% (83.4) - - 36.3% 33.6%
2019 TOR 25.7% (94.1) - - 19.8% (84.8) - 13.1% (76.9) 8.6% (85.9) - - 25.7% 41.5%
2021 MIN 23.6% (93.7) 3.8% (93.6) 3.4% (90.3) 53.4% (86.6) - 11.6% (75.7) 4.1% (86.6) - - 27.4% 72.6%
2022 CIN/DET 8.2% (95.2) 13.9% (94.9) 3.1% (90.2) 59.1% (89.6) - 11.6% (76.7) 4.0% (89.2) - - 22.2% 77.8%
2023 CIN 18.9% (95.5) 12.0% (95.1) 36.6% (92.1) 17.2% (86.5) - 10.4% (78.7) 4.9% (88.8) - - 30.9% 69.1%
2024 WSH 13.6% (95.1) 9.6% (94.7) 37.8% (91.6) 30.0% (87.2) - 3.6% (77.9) 5.3% (88.2) - - 23.2% 76.8%
RP MLB Percentile 5 (57) 20 (62) 88 (82) 53 (72) - 8 (25) 18 (69) - - - -
RP MLB AVG 40.1% (94.6) 27.8% (93.6) 22.5% (89.3) 30.0% (85.5) 21.8% (81.9) 17.4% (79.6) 16.3% (86.1) 19.8% (86.6) 29.1% (65.1) 48.9% 51.0%
Career 19.6% (94.5) 6.9% (94.9) 20.1% (91.7) 27.6% (86.9) - 9.3% (77.3) 5.9% (87.2) - - 26.5% 62.9%

Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2018 SF 19.4% (6) - - 40.0% (10) - 44.8% (4) 66.7% (2) - - 19.4% 68.6%
2019 TOR 18.9% (12) - - 38.1% (50) - 39.7% (14) 27.2% (19) - - 18.9% 61.8%
2021 MIN 18.8% (6) 27.3% (2) 40.0% (4) 37.8% (33) - 29.4% (3) 8.3% (0) - - 20.0% 34.9%
2022 CIN/DET 44.8% (4) 14.3% (3) 63.6% (4) 26.9% (24) - 43.9% (4) 14.3% (0) - - 25.6% 30.3%
2023 CIN 24.9% (28) 24.3% (13) 27.4% (35) 29.7% (32) - 37.0% (11) 10.6% (5) - - 24.7% 28.2%
2024 WSH 22.6% (18) 22.9% (9) 32.1% (63) 32.1% (96) - 30.6% (0) 19.2% (8) - - 22.7% 31.2%
RP MLB Percentile 12 (57) 25 (62) 75 (82) 58 (72) - 56 (25) 34 (69) - - - -
RP MLB AVG 27.8% (-) 27.0% (-) 26.8% (-) 30.3% (-) 29.0% (-) 28.5% (-) 22.4% (-) 23.9% (-) 5.9% (-) - -
Career 21.8% (74) 22.2% (27) 30.7% (106) 33.1% (245) - 37.9% (36) 22.2% (34) - - 21.9% 37.3%

Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR
2018 SF - - - - - - - - 10.5% - - - - -
2019 TOR - - - - - - - - 14.8% - - - - -
2021 MIN 47.7% 22.7% 29.5% 6.8% 40.9% 40.0% 37.8% 22.2% 16.1% 61.4% 25.0% 9.1% 4.5% 37.8%
2022 CIN/DET 50.8% 23.1% 26.2% 6.2% 35.4% 30.8% 40.0% 29.2% 16.2% 64.6% 24.6% 4.6% 6.2% 35.4%
2023 CIN 44.5% 23.8% 31.7% 10.4% 40.2% 37.3% 31.3% 31.3% 17.5% 59.1% 31.7% 5.5% 3.7% 40.4%
2024 WSH 50.8% 25.4% 23.9% 5.3% 34.8% 40.2% 37.1% 22.7% 16.4% 63.2% 29.5% 3.4% 3.8% 36.7%
RP MLB Percentile 76 14 12 14 46 46 77 27 22 - 10 85 89 51
RP MLB AVG 44.8% 21.3% 33.9% 9.8% 34.3% 40.4% 33.7% 25.9% 18.1% 63.0% 24.1% 5.8% 7.1% 36.8%
Career 48.6% 24.4% 27.0% 7.1% 37.1% 38.1% 35.7% 26.1% 15.8% 62.0% 29.2% 4.7% 4.1% 26.8%

Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR IPA%
2018 SF .286 .370 .326 .356 - - - - - - - - - -
2019 TOR .256 .342 .321 .353 - - - - - - - - - -
2021 MIN .276 .353 .326 .356 .275 .364 .309 .420 89.9 87.3 10.8 15.4% 37.8% 25.4%
2022 CIN/DET .291 .360 .328 .359 .273 .348 .304 .380 83.9 82.0 6.7 17.6% 35.4% 25.0%
2023 CIN .239 .311 .278 .305 .256 .324 .306 .342 85.9 85.6 12.9 11.5% 40.4% 27.9%
2024 WSH .246 .282 .293 .312 .259 .300 .309 .348 87.7 83.7 8.8 11.1% 36.7% 26.6%
RP MLB Percentile 39 68 46 56 21 55 15 58 53 88 75 56 51 26
RP MLB AVG .236 .304 .288 .317 .232 .307 .279 .359 87.9 87.1 12.6 12.5% 36.8% 24.3%
Career .254 .317 .305 .329 .234 .312 .305 .358 86.9 84.5 10.0 19.3% 26.8% 18.3%

Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR Str-ICR
2018 SF - 58.2% 40.2% - 30.1% 10.5% 69.9% - - 18.0% 12.1% 30.1% 17.6% 52.0% 0.41 -
2019 TOR - 60.0% 42.1% - 30.0% 14.8% 70.0% - - 17.8% 12.6% 30.5% 14.7% 54.9% 0.52 -
2021 MIN 43.8% 62.3% 47.9% 29.3% 34.3% 16.1% 65.7% 79.3% 39.6% 14.4% 16.4% 30.8% 15.4% 56.8% 0.56 50.7%
2022 CIN/DET 42.3% 63.9% 45.7% 34.5% 24.2% 16.2% 75.8% 86.8% 61.4% 18.2% 11.1% 29.3% 18.5% 57.4% 0.49 50.9%
2023 CIN 43.1% 61.9% 47.8% 30.6% 27.1% 17.5% 72.9% 82.1% 56.9% 14.2% 12.9% 27.1% 17.3% 56.7% 0.44 48.0%
2024 WSH 42.9% 64.9% 49.9% 35.3% 28.6% 16.4% 71.4% 85.0% 51.8% 15.0% 14.3% 29.2% 19.3% 58.9% 0.50 50.7%
RP MLB Percentile 21 59 72 88 69 22 69 31 70 27 73 48 - 49 - -
RP MLB AVG 46.0% 64.3% 47.8% 30.4% 26.5% 18.1% 73.5% 82.7% 56.4% 16.5% 12.7% 29.2% 17.0% 58.9% 0.53 51.8%
Career 28.9% 62.5% 46.3% 33.1% 28.7% 15.8% 71.3% 83.6% 53.5% 16.0% 13.3% 29.3% 17.2% 56.7% 0.49 53.1%

Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2018 SF - - - - - - - - - -
2019 TOR - - - - - - - - - -
2021 MIN 43.8% 20.5% 26.0% 53.4% 27.4% 21.9% 50.7% 28.1% 45.9% 7.5%
2022 CIN/DET 42.3% 29.0% 22.4% 48.6% 32.1% 21.0% 46.9% 30.7% 46.9% 4.5%
2023 CIN 43.1% 26.6% 25.1% 48.3% 35.2% 20.8% 44.0% 31.6% 43.3% 6.0%
2024 WSH 42.9% 26.9% 28.5% 44.6% 26.3% 20.7% 53.0% 21.4% 50.0% 6.1%
RP MLB Percentile 21 15 87 71 36 8 79 5 83 26
RP MLB AVG 46.0% 33.6% 25.5% 40.9% 29.3% 24.9% 45.8% 29.1% 45.4% 6.9%
Career 28.9% 26.4% 26.5% 47.1% 30.0% 20.9% 49.1% 26.5% 47.1% 6.0%

Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2018 SF 60.5% 14.8% 24.6% 13.5% 59.1% 50.0% 23.9% - 19.0%
2019 TOR 56.8% 12.4% 31.1% 11.8% 59.7% 53.0% 24.9% - 18.1%
2021 MIN 54.8% 12.0% 33.2% 11.3% 58.2% 53.7% 20.6% 19.6% 14.4%
2022 CIN/DET 57.7% 14.5% 27.8% 14.8% 64.1% 53.3% 24.1% 32.7% 17.3%
2023 CIN 57.0% 11.6% 31.7% 14.8% 62.7% 49.8% 20.1% 25.0% 14.8%
2024 WSH 61.4% 10.0% 28.8% 16.2% 60.8% 50.4% 20.7% 32.0% 19.3%
RP MLB Percentile 86 76 27 75 42 45 45 95 46
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 11.7% 30.4% 14.2% 61.7% 51.0% 21.6% 24.7% 19.8%
Career 58.4% 11.8% 30.0% 14.2% 61.0% 51.3% 22.1% 19.1% 17.4%

PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2018 SF 256 - - - - - - - - -
2019 TOR 1,194 - - - - - - - - -
2021 MIN 292 4.82 41.8% 18.2% 40.1% 1.7% 9.2% 2.0 +1 5.20
2022 CIN/DET 352 5.05 44.6% 24.1% 31.3% 13.4% 6.0% 8.4 +8 3.67
2023 CIN 959 4.98 43.5% 19.8% 36.7% 6.8% 7.3% -0.1 -7 4.17
2024 WSH 1,368 5.18 50.1% 16.9% 33.0% 17.2% 5.4% 9.2 +20 2.81
RP MLB Percentile 99 61 64 30 54 54 53 24 6 71
RP MLB AVG 746 5.13 48.6% 19.0% 32.5% 16.1% 5.7% - +5 3.18
Career 5,862 5.07 46.5% 18.8% 34.7% 11.8% 6.5% 19.5 +22 1.38
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