Hirokazu Sawamura

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	4/3/1988 (34)
Height, Weight	6'0", 212 lb
Hometown	Tochigi, JPN

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	50.2	3.73	1.42	18.1%	12.2%	26.4%

	204^th 3 Sv	137^th 44 IP	180^th 3.98 ERA	242^nd 1.31 WHIP	289^th 23.7% K%	288^th 9.3% BB%	288^th 29.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	95.9	12.2%	31.2%	51.9%	4.77	4.41

	69^th 94.2 FB MPH	198^th 12.9% SwStr%	312^th 24.6% HC%	93^rd 45.4% GB%	273^rd 4.91 PLV	238^th 3.99 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2022 MLB Percentile | Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2021	BOS	55	0	53.0	5	1	3.06	4.60	5.00	4.33	1.45	7.6	26.3%	13.4%	.279	25.0%	50.7%	1.53	21.4%	82.8%	16.4%	28.1%	4.74
2022	BOS	49	0	50.2	1	1	3.73	4.41	4.17	4.45	1.42	8.1	18.1%	12.2%	.273	31.2%	51.9%	0.72	10.0%	73.8%	12.2%	26.4%	4.77
RP MLB Percentile		60	0	59	15	56	48	31	40	24	28	47	16	16	63	10	72	63	58	55	41	16	19
RP MLB AVG		41	0	44.0	3	2	3.98	3.99	3.89	3.88	1.31	8.2	23.7%	9.3%	.293	24.6%	45.4%	-	12.0%	72.5%	12.9%	29.2%	4.91
2 Years		104	0	103.2	6	2	3.39	-	-	-	1.44	7.8	22.3%	12.8%	.276	28.0%	51.4%	1.13	15.9%	78.3%	14.4%	27.3%	4.75

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 49%
Splitter | 38%
Slider | 13%
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Show 2022 MLB Percentile | Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2021	96.1	45.4%	24.4%	45.5%	8.4%	16.1%	24.5%	59.7%	54.5%	39.7%	38.4%	.247	.395	.227	25.0%	.294	.419	31.8%	2,126
2022	95.9	48.9%	24.5%	51.2%	5.6%	18.8%	24.4%	65.4%	58.5%	46.6%	28.4%	.298	.374	.294	12.0%	.347	.413	45.5%	2,107
RP MLB Percentile	78	65	38	64	9	70	23	52	40	81	17	26	32	50	44	10	21	3	11
RP MLB AVG	94.2	43.4%	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	35.7%	41.0%	.255	.346	.303	12.0%	.252	.350	28.3%	2,267

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2021	.294	.419	.303	.452	31.8%	15.1%	39.7%	27.1%	92.3	89.6	16.3	5.1	9.7	-1.4	5.6	6.4	2,126
2022	.347	.413	.351	.392	45.5%	8.0%	50.0%	39.3%	93.3	91.0	9.8	5.4	9.3	-1.4	5.5	6.3	2,107
RP MLB Percentile	10	21	19	44	3	48	14	8	17	23	87	60	45	44	27	40	11
RP MLB AVG	.252	.350	.293	.391	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	90.3	88.0	18.5	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,267

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2021	429	107	6	9	0	7	17	16	1	3	256	173	.247	.584	.395
2022	410	112	20	5	0	3	7	17	0	1	268	142	.298	.447	.374
RP MLB Percentile	79	84	7	14	22	19	33	9	42	4	77	19	26	39	32
RP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	2	15	8	1	0	174	91	.255	.429	.346

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2021	39.7%	21.9%	38.4%	13.7%	25.0%	28.8%	43.8%	27.4%	18.2%	1.4%	30.1%	28.8%	21.9%	2.7%	34.2%
2022	46.6%	25.0%	28.4%	6.8%	12.0%	42.0%	33.0%	25.0%	19.5%	3.4%	27.3%	19.3%	34.1%	8.0%	40.9%
RP MLB Percentile	81	35	17	23	44	88	39	17	34	56	68	14	15	43	37
RP MLB AVG	35.7%	23.3%	41.0%	12.7%	12.0%	30.8%	35.5%	33.7%	21.1%	3.5%	23.2%	32.0%	25.1%	7.6%	38.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2021	31.8%	15.1%	39.7%	27.1%	.247	.395	.227	.301	.294	.419	.303	.452	92.3	89.6	16.3
2022	45.5%	8.0%	50.0%	39.3%	.298	.374	.294	.318	.347	.413	.351	.392	93.3	91.0	9.8
RP MLB Percentile	3	48	14	8	26	32	50	52	10	21	19	44	17	23	87
RP MLB AVG	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	.255	.346	.303	.337	.252	.350	.293	.391	90.3	88.0	18.5

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2021	24.4%	45.5%	8.4%	16.1%	24.5%	59.7%	54.5%	19.3%	43.6%	80.7%	68.4%	86.2%	15.1%	25.3%	51.6%	42.1%
2022	24.5%	51.2%	5.6%	18.8%	24.4%	65.4%	58.5%	12.0%	46.6%	88.0%	83.7%	89.4%	22.5%	22.4%	55.6%	44.4%
RP MLB Percentile	38	64	9	70	23	52	40	7	37	7	10	11	54	49	22	20
RP MLB AVG	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	22.3%	47.8%	77.7%	69.6%	81.0%	21.7%	22.0%	61.2%	51.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2021	53.4%	28.2%	18.4%	33.6%	21.7%	44.8%	6.1%	38.2%	33.6%	57.1%	23.5%	19.3%	45.5%	12.2%	20.5%
2022	50.5%	26.3%	23.2%	29.5%	30.5%	40.0%	9.3%	38.3%	35.4%	63.9%	22.0%	14.1%	51.2%	18.3%	12.1%
RP MLB Percentile	95	40	5	5	82	93	84	91	15	92	10	1	64	87	20
RP MLB AVG	35.1%	27.4%	37.5%	48.6%	26.5%	24.9%	7.3%	29.4%	43.2%	54.7%	15.8%	29.5%	49.2%	12.9%	17.5%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2021	429	4.56	1,933	36.3%	17.2%	46.5%	-10.1%	0.2	6.04	-3
2022	410	4.60	1,831	33.7%	23.9%	42.5%	-8.8%	0.6	4.98	+5
RP MLB Percentile	79	21	78	13	88	30	30	34	-	7
RP MLB AVG	265	4.80	1,185	40.6%	19.7%	39.7%	0.9%	-1.0	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2021	91.6	39.3%	42.3%	24.8%	24.8%	4.6%	29.4%	58.2%	53.1%	69.2%	15.4%	.202	.237	.365	0.0%	.161	.207	17.5%	1,395
2022	92.0	37.7%	40.2%	27.5%	18.7%	9.5%	28.2%	60.8%	56.3%	65.3%	12.2%	.187	.211	.286	0.0%	.186	.245	18.8%	1,435
RP MLB Percentile	92	92	63	37	55	61	61	61	66	55	32	45	45	45	55	55	37	45	58
RP MLB AVG	86.9	17.4%	33.9%	31.3%	17.2%	7.5%	24.7%	54.7%	50.6%	64.3%	19.7%	.160	.200	.245	16.1%	.182	.226	16.7%	1,350

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2021	.161	.207	.284	.291	17.5%	1.9%	23.1%	11.7%	83.8	83.0	2.9	4.5	2.6	-1.5	5.6	6.4	1,395
2022	.186	.245	.258	.326	18.8%	4.1%	28.6%	16.5%	83.2	85.6	0.0	5.2	2.2	-1.4	5.5	6.4	1,435
RP MLB Percentile	55	37	55	39	45	37	55	61	76	47	68	21	24	55	24	45	58
RP MLB AVG	.182	.226	.263	.300	16.7%	2.6%	29.0%	18.0%	85.8	80.9	1.7	6.4	2.9	-1.4	5.7	6.4	1,350

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2021	371	103	15	4	0	0	42	9	0	5	216	155	.202	.245	.237
2022	316	85	12	2	0	0	29	7	0	5	192	124	.187	.213	.211
RP MLB Percentile	97	92	3	16	3	29	87	0	16	0	97	0	45	58	45
RP MLB AVG	100	29	3	1	0	0	11	2	0	1	60	41	.160	.223	.200

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2021	69.2%	15.4%	15.4%	5.8%	0.0%	55.8%	32.7%	11.5%	14.8%	13.5%	50.0%	13.5%	17.3%	3.8%	21.2%
2022	65.3%	22.4%	12.2%	2.0%	0.0%	63.3%	16.3%	20.4%	17.1%	8.2%	46.9%	16.3%	20.4%	4.1%	28.6%
RP MLB Percentile	55	29	32	45	55	55	29	55	68	68	42	45	53	39	34
RP MLB AVG	64.3%	16.1%	19.7%	4.7%	16.1%	54.3%	24.0%	21.6%	14.3%	6.8%	50.9%	16.8%	19.4%	3.4%	24.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2021	17.5%	1.9%	23.1%	11.7%	.202	.237	.365	.365	.161	.207	.284	.291	83.8	83.0	2.9
2022	18.8%	4.1%	28.6%	16.5%	.187	.211	.286	.286	.186	.245	.258	.326	83.2	85.6	0.0
RP MLB Percentile	45	37	55	61	45	45	45	50	55	37	55	39	76	47	68
RP MLB AVG	16.7%	2.6%	29.0%	18.0%	.160	.200	.245	.258	.182	.226	.263	.300	85.8	80.9	1.7

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2021	42.3%	24.8%	24.8%	4.6%	29.4%	58.2%	53.1%	46.2%	53.6%	53.8%	38.1%	76.5%	6.1%	36.6%	47.9%	42.3%
2022	40.2%	27.5%	18.7%	9.5%	28.2%	60.8%	56.3%	36.4%	51.3%	63.6%	52.2%	78.6%	12.7%	37.6%	53.3%	45.0%
RP MLB Percentile	63	37	55	61	61	61	66	47	58	50	47	47	61	63	42	39
RP MLB AVG	33.9%	31.3%	17.2%	7.5%	24.7%	54.7%	50.6%	36.2%	47.2%	63.8%	51.1%	76.6%	9.9%	32.9%	54.4%	42.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2021	68.7%	19.4%	11.9%	10.8%	13.7%	75.5%	2.7%	47.4%	33.2%	48.2%	13.5%	38.3%	24.8%	11.2%	29.6%
2022	65.5%	22.8%	11.7%	8.9%	14.6%	76.6%	2.8%	42.1%	35.1%	50.0%	7.9%	42.1%	27.5%	9.5%	21.8%
RP MLB Percentile	87	26	11	37	37	68	47	89	21	34	39	55	37	39	42
RP MLB AVG	48.2%	26.8%	25.1%	13.6%	16.3%	70.1%	3.6%	31.6%	41.6%	51.8%	6.8%	41.4%	31.3%	13.5%	21.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2021	371	4.91	1,817	41.9%	15.9%	42.2%	-0.3%	-1.8	4.98	+8
2022	316	4.92	1,515	41.2%	19.8%	39.0%	2.3%	-0.2	4.12	+3
RP MLB Percentile	97	63	95	61	53	68	68	42	-	16
RP MLB AVG	100	4.69	455	34.1%	19.5%	46.5%	-12.4%	-0.6	-	0

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2021	86.4	15.3%	23.0%	40.0%	18.6%	17.2%	35.9%	56.6%	53.8%	38.5%	46.2%	.267	.406	.182	33.3%	.228	.333	37.5%	2,272
2022	85.7	13.4%	19.0%	43.8%	17.9%	10.7%	28.6%	57.1%	54.5%	41.2%	52.9%	.150	.183	.125	11.1%	.151	.179	9.5%	2,290
RP MLB Percentile	64	7	5	65	68	16	31	23	33	49	87	79	85	92	45	78	87	90	29
RP MLB AVG	84.2	33.9%	32.0%	40.6%	16.1%	15.3%	31.4%	61.6%	56.8%	41.6%	37.2%	.214	.280	.275	13.3%	.206	.276	20.1%	2,417

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2021	.228	.333	.184	.354	37.5%	15.4%	53.8%	43.8%	92.0	95.0	19.3	2.3	3.6	-1.5	5.6	6.3	2,272
2022	.151	.179	.134	.221	9.5%	5.9%	5.9%	4.8%	75.0	73.7	26.8	3.7	3.0	-1.5	5.5	6.2	2,290
RP MLB Percentile	78	87	95	89	90	49	99	99	98	97	8	59	83	47	34	41	29
RP MLB AVG	.206	.276	.260	.353	20.1%	6.9%	35.8%	22.6%	85.9	85.9	15.1	3.8	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.3	2,417

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2021	145	16	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	82	63	.267	.667	.406
2022	112	21	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	64	48	.150	.300	.183
RP MLB Percentile	34	23	75	73	17	37	15	83	40	9	31	61	79	61	85
RP MLB AVG	200	50	6	2	0	1	16	3	1	1	126	74	.214	.364	.280

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2021	38.5%	15.4%	46.2%	7.7%	33.3%	46.2%	30.8%	23.1%	11.7%	0.0%	30.8%	15.4%	23.1%	15.4%	38.5%
2022	41.2%	5.9%	52.9%	35.3%	11.1%	41.2%	29.4%	29.4%	13.4%	11.8%	35.3%	47.1%	0.0%	0.0%	5.9%
RP MLB Percentile	49	95	87	98	45	32	36	83	38	88	69	92	96	70	98
RP MLB AVG	41.6%	21.2%	37.2%	10.7%	13.3%	45.8%	33.0%	21.2%	14.6%	5.2%	29.6%	29.8%	23.4%	5.2%	34.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2021	37.5%	15.4%	53.8%	43.8%	.267	.406	.182	.308	.228	.333	.184	.354	92.0	95.0	19.3
2022	9.5%	5.9%	5.9%	4.8%	.150	.183	.125	.176	.151	.179	.134	.221	75.0	73.7	26.8
RP MLB Percentile	90	49	99	99	79	85	92	91	78	87	95	89	98	97	8
RP MLB AVG	20.1%	6.9%	35.8%	22.6%	.214	.280	.275	.309	.206	.276	.260	.353	85.9	85.9	15.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2021	23.0%	40.0%	18.6%	17.2%	35.9%	56.6%	53.8%	47.4%	39.3%	52.6%	25.0%	67.6%	18.5%	21.4%	46.2%	43.1%
2022	19.0%	43.8%	17.9%	10.7%	28.6%	57.1%	54.5%	38.5%	46.4%	61.5%	50.0%	65.0%	12.9%	22.7%	52.4%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	5	65	68	16	31	23	33	69	46	69	33	94	10	30	21	39
RP MLB AVG	32.0%	40.6%	16.1%	15.3%	31.4%	61.6%	56.8%	34.7%	46.3%	65.3%	45.8%	79.7%	21.2%	27.3%	59.9%	51.6%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2021	47.9%	21.2%	30.8%	15.1%	20.5%	64.4%	3.4%	41.1%	37.7%	82.1%	9.0%	9.7%	40.0%	7.6%	14.3%
2022	33.0%	27.7%	39.3%	29.5%	18.8%	51.8%	5.4%	31.3%	41.1%	75.9%	4.5%	19.6%	43.8%	8.2%	18.2%
RP MLB Percentile	92	84	4	93	37	14	45	78	11	97	74	4	65	19	35
RP MLB AVG	19.9%	22.5%	57.6%	16.3%	21.1%	62.6%	5.9%	25.0%	52.5%	59.0%	7.5%	33.5%	40.6%	12.2%	21.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2021	145	4.83	691	32.9%	24.5%	42.7%	-9.8%	0.3	5.17	-3
2022	112	4.93	542	36.4%	22.7%	40.9%	-4.5%	-2.1	4.13	-2
RP MLB Percentile	34	24	37	12	68	16	16	74	-	78
RP MLB AVG	200	5.09	932	44.3%	20.7%	35.0%	9.4%	-0.1	-	0

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%