One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .446 expected average against them, against .308 on his fastballs.
104 of his breaking balls thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Fujinami has given up 9 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fujinami's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.5 off his cutter.
793 and 227 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Fujinami, 19th percentile.
1404 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 626th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Fujinami's stuff spins at 1,865 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
1404 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 752nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Fujinami averages 94.6 mph across his arsenal, 97th percentile in the league.
1404 pitches in 2023. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 25th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .347 average against Fujinami and left-handers to .299.
825 pitches to right-handed hitters, 579 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.8% of the contact Fujinami gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
1404 pitches in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 619th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.8% of the contact against Fujinami with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.4% with the bases empty.
404 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1000 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Fujinami is on the ground and 38.2% of it is in the air.
220 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.2% of the contact right-handers make against Fujinami is hit hard, against 42.7% of what left-handers make.
825 pitches to right-handed hitters, 579 to left-handed hitters.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .446 expected average against them, against .308 on his fastballs.
104 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Fujinami has given up 9 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Fujinami is on the ground and 38.2% of it is in the air.
220 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fujinami's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.5 off his cutter.
793 and 227 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Fujinami, 19th percentile.
1404 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 626th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.8% of the contact Fujinami gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
1404 pitches in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 619th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Fujinami's stuff spins at 1,865 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
1404 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 752nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Fujinami averages 94.6 mph across his arsenal, 97th percentile in the league.
1404 pitches in 2023. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 25th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .347 average against Fujinami and left-handers to .299.
825 pitches to right-handed hitters, 579 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.2% of the contact right-handers make against Fujinami is hit hard, against 42.7% of what left-handers make.
825 pitches to right-handed hitters, 579 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.8% of the contact against Fujinami with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.4% with the bases empty.
404 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1000 with the bases empty.
Athletics
Career team 2023