Hirokazu Sawamura

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	4/3/1988 (35)
Height, Weight	6'0", 212 lb
Hometown	Tochigi, JPN

2022 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	3 Sv	44 IP	3.98 ERA	1.31 WHIP	23.7% K%	9.3% BB%	29.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	-	-	-	-	-	-

	94.2 FB MPH	12.9% SwStr%	24.6% HC%	45.4% GB%	4.98 PLV	3.99 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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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	8.0	18.1%	12.2%	.273	31.2%	51.9%	0.71	10.0%	73.8%	12.2%	26.4%	4.76
RP MLB Percentile		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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%	0.99	12.0%	72.5%	12.9%	29.2%	4.98
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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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	4.63	1,987	38.0%	18.2%	43.8%	-5.8%	2.0	5.35	+2
2022	410	4.62	1,893	38.0%	20.5%	41.5%	-3.4%	3.0	4.63	+10
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	265	4.86	1,307	43.7%	18.2%	38.1%	5.7%	0.5	-	+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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	4.80	1,780	37.5%	16.7%	45.8%	-8.4%	-0.3	4.81	+9
2022	316	4.88	1,542	40.8%	19.9%	39.2%	1.6%	0.0	3.89	+3
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	100	4.83	499	39.0%	18.3%	42.6%	-3.6%	0.0	-	+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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	4.88	708	41.4%	16.6%	42.1%	-0.7%	1.2	4.54	-2
2022	112	4.97	557	38.4%	17.9%	43.8%	-5.4%	-1.7	3.63	-2
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	200	5.11	1,029	45.5%	19.7%	34.8%	10.8%	0.8	-	+1

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP