When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tazawa throws a fastball 76.4% of the time, against 43.8% when he is ahead.
148 pitches behind in the count, 128 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tazawa's forkball moves 96.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 86.4 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.0 mph separates Tazawa's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.5 against 74.5.
289 and 106 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tazawa's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
289 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Tazawa releases the ball 5.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
500 tracked pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tazawa lands 55% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.5% of his offspeed pitches.
289 of his fastballs, 83 of his offspeed pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.4 mph off the bat against Tazawa, 4th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 696th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tazawa puts 64.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.3% when he is ahead.
148 located pitches behind, 128 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tazawa averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
500 pitches in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 583rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tazawa works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Forkball. The 4-seam fastball is 57.8% of everything he throws.
500 classified pitches in 2018.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.8% of the contact Tazawa gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 697th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .421 expected average against them, against .348 on his breaking balls.
289 of his fastballs thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Tazawa lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 160th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tazawa goes to the forkball: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tazawa's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 93.5.
289 thrown, 57.8% of his pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tazawa projects a .424 average, 6th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 683rd in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tazawa lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
500 located pitches in 2018.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tazawa's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 88.3 off his curveball.
289 and 106 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Tazawa works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
500 located pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tazawa's curveball spins at 2,570 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
106 thrown in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tazawa releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
500 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Tazawa's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
93 of 500 located pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tazawa has thrown 22 sliders this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 78.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
500 classified pitches in 2018.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tazawa throws a fastball 76.4% of the time, against 43.8% when he is ahead.
148 pitches behind in the count, 128 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tazawa puts 64.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.3% when he is ahead.
148 located pitches behind, 128 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tazawa goes to the forkball: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tazawa's forkball moves 96.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 86.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tazawa's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
289 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.0 mph separates Tazawa's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.5 against 74.5.
289 and 106 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tazawa works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Forkball. The 4-seam fastball is 57.8% of everything he throws.
500 classified pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tazawa's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 93.5.
289 thrown, 57.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tazawa's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 88.3 off his curveball.
289 and 106 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tazawa's curveball spins at 2,570 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
106 thrown in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tazawa has thrown 22 sliders this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 78.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
500 classified pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Tazawa releases the ball 5.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
500 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tazawa releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
500 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tazawa lands 55% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.5% of his offspeed pitches.
289 of his fastballs, 83 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .421 expected average against them, against .348 on his breaking balls.
289 of his fastballs thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.4 mph off the bat against Tazawa, 4th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 696th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.8% of the contact Tazawa gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 697th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tazawa projects a .424 average, 6th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 683rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tazawa averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
500 pitches in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 583rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Tazawa lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
500 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 160th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tazawa lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
500 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on one side of the plate
Tazawa works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
500 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Tazawa's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
93 of 500 located pitches.
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Career team 2009–2016