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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .398 average against Tazawa and left-handers to .473.
303 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
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 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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.5 mph off the bat against Tazawa and left-handers 90.7.
48 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 30 from left-handers.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.5% of the contact against Tazawa is on the ground and 37.7% of it is in the air.
77 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tazawa has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 433 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Tazawa have gone to centre field.
35 of 84 located batted balls allowed.
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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.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .398 average against Tazawa and left-handers to .473.
303 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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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.
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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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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.5 mph off the bat against Tazawa and left-handers 90.7.
48 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 30 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.5% of the contact against Tazawa is on the ground and 37.7% of it is in the air.
77 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tazawa has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 433 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Tazawa have gone to centre field.
35 of 84 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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Career team 2009–2016