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Masahiro Tanaka

Yankees Career team 2014–2020
Number #19
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 37
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Itami, Japan
Born Nov 1, 1988

Key Insights

2020
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 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.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 1, 1988
Birth Place Itami, Japan
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right