2020 Stats
W-L
3-1
ERA
1.78
WHIP
0.67
K
37
SV
14
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Hendriks gave up one run on Opening Day and two on the penultimate day of the season. In between, he yielded just two runs in 23 IP. He maintained 2019's velocity gains, fueling new career bests with a 40.2 K% and 3.3 BB%. His 37.0 K-BB% was tops among AL relievers and his 14 saves were second to Brad Hand's 16. He parlayed his success into a multi-year deal with the White Sox. The 2020 AL Reliever of the Year relies on a 96-mph four-seamer he throws equally to righties and lefties, mixing in a curve he throws more to lefties and a slider he uses more against righties. The combination works to perfection and since he's maintained stellar peripherals for two years, he can be considered as trustworthy as there is at a volatile position. While expecting a third straight season with a sub-2.00 ERA and sub-1.00 WHIP is overly optimistic, Hendriks will be one of the first closers off the board, if not the first. Read Past Outlooks

Inks deal with White Sox
Hendriks signed a three-year, $54 million contract with Chicago on Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Hendriks earned the American League Reliever of the Year award following an impressive 2020 campaign, securing 14 saves while posting a 1.78 ERA and 0.67 WHIP with a 37:3 K:BB across 25.1 innings. The contract includes an option for a fourth year. Aaron Bummer figures to work in a setup role.
Hendriks earned the American League Reliever of the Year award following an impressive 2020 campaign, securing 14 saves while posting a 1.78 ERA and 0.67 WHIP with a 37:3 K:BB across 25.1 innings. The contract includes an option for a fourth year. Aaron Bummer figures to work in a setup role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
23
Last 5 Games
29
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What part of the game does Liam Hendriks generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-23%
BAA vs RHP
2020
-33%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .236 | 83 | 18 | 53 | 7 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .182 | 100 | 16 | 47 | 2 | |||
2020vs Left | .200 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .135 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
2019vs Left | .257 | 56 | 10 | 39 | 4 | |||
2019vs Right | .145 | 68 | 11 | 22 | 1 | |||
2018vs Left | .184 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||
2018vs Right | .333 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-28%
ERA at Home
2020
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2018Home | 1.89 | 0.90 | 76.1 | 11.8 | 2.0 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 2.64 | 1.12 | 58.0 | 12.9 | 2.6 | ||||
2020Home | 2.70 | 0.84 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 1.1 | ||||
2020Away | 0.00 | 0.35 | 8.2 | 14.5 | 1.0 | ||||
2019Home | 1.59 | 0.84 | 45.1 | 12.5 | 2.0 | ||||
2019Away | 2.04 | 1.11 | 39.2 | 13.8 | 2.5 | ||||
2018Home | 1.88 | 1.19 | 14.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 | ||||
2018Away | 7.45 | 1.86 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 4.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Liam Hendriks 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.
* 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
12.33K/9
13.1BB/9
1.1HR/9
0.4Fastball
96.1 mphERA
1.78WHIP
0.67BABIP
.274GB/FB
0.94Left On Base
70.5%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
1.8%Spin Rate
2406 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.4%Swinging Strike
20.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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In his ninth major-league season, Hendriks took hold of the closer job in Oakland and nearly doubled up his career fWAR total. Improbably, Hendriks gained two full ticks on all of his offerings at 30 years old, and the result was a massive spike in strikeout rate and a big reduction in walk rate. His K-BB rate was 31% after sitting at 11.5% in 2018 and never getting higher than 23% in any of his prior eight seasons. Hendriks' 1.82 FIP ranked second among qualified relievers, behind only Kirby Yates, and he converted 16 of 19 save chances after the calendar turned to August. One need not look any further than Hendriks' former teammate, Blake Treinen -- the man he replaced in the ninth -- for an example of the kind of volatility relievers bring to the table. However, if the velocity holds, there should not be much giveback with the skills. He's a top option after the first tier of closers is off the board.
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Honored as top reliever
Hendriks has been named the 2020 American League Reliever of the Year, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Records win
Hendriks was credited with the victory in the Athletics' ALDS Game 3 win over the Astros on Wednesday, allowing one hit and recording four strikeouts over three scoreless innings.
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Rebounds in Game 3
Hendriks allowed one hit and struck out three without walking a batter in a scoreless ninth inning Thursday to convert the save during a Game 3 win over the White Sox.
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Throws 49 pitches in Game 2
Hendriks gave up two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out five in 1.2 innings Wednesday against the White Sox.
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Dealt first loss
Hendriks (3-1) took the loss during Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mariners after allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits with one strikeout and zero walks over 1.1 innings.
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