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Derek Hill

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 206lb (188cm, 93kg)

Born: December 30, 1995 in Des Moines, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (23rd) of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA).

High School: Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)

Debut: September 4, 2020 (Age 24-249d, 22,238th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.095 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Reynolds Sports Management

Full Name: Derek Jerome Hill

Twitter: @derekhill27

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

-0.4

289

.222

.228

RBI

OBP

.300

.280

SLG

.222

.311

OPS

.522

.591

OPS+

Summary of 4 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 2 go ahead

1 Tm
DET	4

Platoon
vs RHP	3
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	3
Away	1

Outs
1	2
2	2

3 Opps
MIN	2
CLE	1
OAK	1

4 Pitchers
Dylan Bundy	1
Bailey Ober	1
Zach Plesac	1
Cole Irvin	1

2 Parks
Comerica Pk (DET)	3
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
7	3
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	2
6	1
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	3
12-	1

6 RBI
RISP	1
0 on	3
2 on	1
Any on	1

Inning
2	1
3	2
5	1

1-3	3
4-6	1

RelScore
Tied	1
-1	2
-4..	1

Tied	1
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	2
3-2	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	4

OrderPos
9th	3
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2021-08-08	DET	@	CLE	Zach Plesac	behind 0-1	t 2	2	12-	5,(2-2) SBFBX	3	9	8	0.276	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Candelario Scores; W. Castro Scores
2	2	2	1	2021-08-30	DET		MIN	Bailey Ober	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	9	8	0.122	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2021-08-31	DET		OAK	Cole Irvin	behind 2-6	b 5	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX	1	1	8	0.063	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2022-05-30	DET		MIN	Dylan Bundy	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	4,(1-2) BFTX	1	9	8	0.129	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)