Both sides hit him about the same
44.3% of the contact right-handers make against Tanaka is hit hard, against 30.6% of what left-handers make.
341 pitches to right-handed hitters, 428 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tanaka's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 85.2 off his slider.
185 and 290 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .398 expected average against them, against .309 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Tanaka and left-handers 86.0.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 72 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Tanaka's stuff spins at 2,087 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
769 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 525th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tanaka averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
769 pitches in 2020. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 510th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tanaka has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .355 average against Tanaka and left-handers to .328.
341 pitches to right-handed hitters, 428 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.9% of the contact against Tanaka with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.7% with the bases empty.
98 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 671 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.1% of the balls put in play against Tanaka have gone to centre field.
63 of 143 located batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Tanaka is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
769 pitches in 2020. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 256th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.5% of the contact against Tanaka is on the ground and 36.2% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
44.3% of the contact right-handers make against Tanaka is hit hard, against 30.6% of what left-handers make.
341 pitches to right-handed hitters, 428 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .355 average against Tanaka and left-handers to .328.
341 pitches to right-handed hitters, 428 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tanaka's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 85.2 off his slider.
185 and 290 of them thrown.
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 .398 expected average against them, against .309 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
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 89.1 mph off the bat against Tanaka and left-handers 86.0.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 72 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tanaka has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.1% of the balls put in play against Tanaka have gone to centre field.
63 of 143 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.5% of the contact against Tanaka is on the ground and 36.2% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Tanaka's stuff spins at 2,087 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
769 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 525th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tanaka averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
769 pitches in 2020. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 510th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.9% of the contact against Tanaka with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.7% with the bases empty.
98 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 671 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Tanaka is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
769 pitches in 2020. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 256th in MLB.
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