Masahiro Tanaka

Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	11/1/1988 (34)
Height, Weight	6'3", 218 lb
Hometown	Hyogo, JPN

2020 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	2 W	41 IP	4.87 ERA	1.37 WHIP	22.3% K%	8.7% BB%	28.5% CSW%

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

	92.7 FB MPH	11.7% SwStr%	25.7% HC%	44.2% GB%	4.90 PLV	4.83 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
2018	NYY	27	27	156.0	12	6	3.75	-	4.01	-	1.13	8.1	25.0%	5.5%	.286	-	-	1.44	-	77.7%	14.9%	31.8%	-
2019	NYY	32	31	182.0	11	9	4.45	-	4.27	-	1.24	9.2	19.6%	5.3%	.293	-	-	1.38	-	70.4%	11.7%	28.6%	-
2020	NYY	10	10	48.0	3	3	3.56	4.31	4.42	4.12	1.17	9.0	22.3%	4.1%	.291	27.0%	45.1%	1.69	18.0%	72.7%	15.3%	29.4%	5.08
SP MLB Percentile		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG		8	8	41.0	2	3	4.87	4.83	4.84	4.70	1.37	8.9	22.3%	8.7%	.290	25.7%	44.2%	-	17.2%	72.5%	11.7%	28.5%	4.90
3 Years		69	68	386.0	26	18	4.06	-	-	-	1.19	8.7	22.1%	5.2%	.290	9.0%	45.1%	1.45	124.0%	73.5%	13.4%	30.0%	5.08

Repertoire

Slider | 37%
Four-Seamer | 25%
Splitter | 23%
Sinker | 6%
Curveball | 6%
Changeup | 2%
Cutter | 0%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 All

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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
2018	83.4	10.6%	-	-	15.8%	22.9%	38.7%	68.4%	65.2%	-	-	.148	.230	.176	-	-	-	-	-
2019	83.0	19.1%	-	-	15.0%	21.0%	36.0%	69.0%	64.4%	-	-	.172	.234	.206	-	-	-	-	-
2020	84.0	37.2%	43.3%	45.1%	22.4%	16.4%	38.8%	72.0%	65.0%	41.7%	39.6%	.263	.315	.378	15.8%	.196	.255	21.3%	2,268
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	84.2	22.7%	32.7%	39.9%	15.3%	14.8%	30.1%	61.4%	56.0%	43.2%	36.0%	.235	.313	.279	19.8%	.229	.307	21.9%	2,410

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.196	.255	.266	.368	21.3%	6.3%	29.2%	17.5%	85.2	81.4	17.8	1.5	2.1	-1.5	5.3	6.0	2,268
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	.229	.307	.275	.375	21.9%	7.0%	40.4%	26.8%	86.4	86.5	13.9	2.7	1.7	-0.8	5.8	6.2	2,410

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	253	61	4	2	0	2	18	3	2	0	173	80	.148	.296	.230
2019	533	151	9	10	1	5	43	6	0	1	368	165	.172	.359	.234
2020	286	80	13	4	0	3	28	4	0	0	206	80	.263	.434	.315
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	116	29	3	1	0	1	9	2	0	0	73	43	.235	.428	.313

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.6%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	41.7%	18.8%	39.6%	20.8%	15.8%	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	16.4%	10.4%	27.1%	33.3%	22.9%	0.0%	31.3%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	43.2%	21.1%	36.0%	10.2%	19.8%	46.9%	34.0%	19.1%	15.4%	5.9%	30.1%	26.7%	25.4%	5.1%	35.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.148	.230	.176	.222	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.172	.234	.206	.245	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	21.3%	6.3%	29.2%	17.5%	.263	.315	.378	.417	.196	.255	.266	.368	85.2	81.4	17.8
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	21.9%	7.0%	40.4%	26.8%	.235	.313	.279	.327	.229	.307	.275	.375	86.4	86.5	13.9

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%
2018	-	-	15.8%	22.9%	38.7%	68.4%	65.2%	34.8%	45.5%	65.2%	-	-	30.6%	-	78.3%	68.3%
2019	-	-	15.0%	21.0%	36.0%	69.0%	64.4%	31.3%	48.0%	68.8%	-	-	29.3%	-	71.3%	58.7%
2020	43.3%	45.1%	22.4%	16.4%	38.8%	72.0%	65.0%	40.3%	55.6%	59.7%	36.8%	76.9%	23.9%	34.0%	66.7%	52.6%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	32.7%	39.9%	15.3%	14.8%	30.1%	61.4%	56.0%	32.7%	46.6%	67.3%	48.3%	82.1%	21.5%	28.8%	59.6%	51.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56.9%	10.3%	32.8%	-	15.3%	21.7%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6%	8.8%	33.6%	-	16.6%	24.0%
2020	21.0%	19.2%	59.8%	12.9%	18.2%	68.9%	7.0%	18.9%	61.9%	54.2%	12.9%	32.9%	45.1%	14.2%	29.8%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	16.7%	21.4%	61.9%	16.2%	20.5%	63.3%	5.8%	27.3%	51.3%	56.0%	8.6%	35.4%	39.9%	12.9%	20.1%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	253	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	533	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	286	5.34	1,291	51.2%	19.8%	28.9%	22.3%	2.3	2.93	+5
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	116	5.10	587	44.4%	21.7%	34.0%	10.4%	-0.4	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	91.8	7.3%	-	-	8.6%	19.5%	28.2%	60.3%	55.7%	-	-	.242	.356	.240	-	-	-	-	-
2019	91.1	15.0%	-	-	8.1%	22.2%	30.4%	66.3%	60.8%	-	-	.288	.371	.293	-	-	-	-	-
2020	92.2	25.2%	19.2%	46.4%	12.9%	14.4%	27.3%	60.8%	53.6%	22.9%	51.4%	.333	.405	.344	16.7%	.324	.428	38.6%	2,208
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	92.7	40.4%	23.7%	49.6%	9.3%	18.6%	27.9%	64.0%	58.3%	35.8%	41.3%	.272	.368	.302	17.7%	.263	.360	29.3%	2,272

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.324	.428	.323	.497	38.6%	17.1%	48.6%	38.6%	91.2	86.4	25.2	6.0	9.4	-1.4	5.3	6.1	2,208
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	.263	.360	.291	.399	29.3%	9.2%	41.6%	28.0%	90.6	88.8	18.6	4.7	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.3	2,272

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	174	38	4	2	0	2	6	5	0	0	105	69	.242	.485	.356
2019	418	88	15	2	0	6	16	7	1	0	277	141	.288	.538	.371
2020	194	44	9	2	0	3	7	0	2	0	118	76	.333	.595	.405
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	240	58	8	3	0	3	12	6	1	0	156	84	.272	.494	.368

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.7%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20.6%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	22.9%	25.7%	51.4%	20.0%	16.7%	40.0%	37.1%	22.9%	15.5%	2.9%	11.4%	37.1%	22.9%	8.6%	57.1%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	35.8%	22.9%	41.3%	12.0%	17.7%	34.0%	36.0%	30.1%	19.9%	3.0%	24.0%	31.9%	25.2%	7.0%	38.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.242	.356	.240	.296	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.288	.371	.293	.359	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	38.6%	17.1%	48.6%	38.6%	.333	.405	.344	.400	.324	.428	.323	.497	91.2	86.4	25.2
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	29.3%	9.2%	41.6%	28.0%	.272	.368	.302	.350	.263	.360	.291	.399	90.6	88.8	18.6

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%
2018	-	-	8.6%	19.5%	28.2%	60.3%	55.7%	21.1%	40.8%	78.9%	-	-	22.7%	-	68.9%	49.2%
2019	-	-	8.1%	22.2%	30.4%	66.3%	60.8%	18.5%	44.0%	81.5%	-	-	30.6%	-	73.2%	63.0%
2020	19.2%	46.4%	12.9%	14.4%	27.3%	60.8%	53.6%	27.8%	46.4%	72.2%	50.0%	78.6%	18.7%	21.1%	64.0%	48.0%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	23.7%	49.6%	9.3%	18.6%	27.9%	64.0%	58.3%	20.3%	45.4%	79.7%	70.6%	83.1%	23.5%	20.2%	60.2%	50.3%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	68.4%	9.8%	21.8%	-	17.6%	15.8%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64.1%	6.7%	29.2%	-	14.2%	13.1%
2020	35.6%	36.6%	27.8%	64.4%	20.1%	15.5%	5.7%	28.9%	34.5%	63.4%	7.2%	29.4%	46.4%	15.4%	12.3%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	27.2%	38.5%	46.9%	26.9%	26.2%	7.2%	31.3%	41.5%	57.2%	14.7%	28.1%	49.6%	12.9%	16.8%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	174	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	418	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	194	5.17	936	44.8%	19.3%	35.9%	8.8%	3.5	3.69	+2
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	240	4.80	1,145	37.8%	21.9%	40.3%	-2.5%	-1.1	-	-2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	87.0	9.6%	-	-	23.1%	7.0%	30.1%	69.4%	61.6%	-	-	.250	.295	.327	-	-	-	-	-
2019	86.6	14.5%	-	-	11.9%	6.5%	18.4%	68.0%	60.8%	-	-	.212	.228	.231	-	-	-	-	-
2020	87.2	22.6%	43.9%	34.5%	14.9%	5.2%	20.1%	63.8%	58.0%	59.1%	22.7%	.189	.245	.186	20.0%	.251	.302	27.8%	1,620
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-