2024 Stats
W-L
7-2
ERA
3.00
WHIP
1.11
K
105
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
For the third consecutive year, Yamamoto won the Eiji Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the Cy Young. He did it in 2023 on the strength of a 1.16 ERA and 176 strikeouts in 171 innings spanning 24 appearances, including a no-hitter in front of notable MLB executives in September. The Orix Buffaloes posted the right-hander for MLB teams this winter and an unprecedented bidding war ensued, with Yamamoto ultimately signing with the Dodgers for 12 years and $325 million, the largest contract ever for a pitcher. Still just 25 years old, Yamamoto features a mid-90s fastball and three secondary pitches highlighted by the splitter, all helped immensely by exceptional command. There is already considerable hype and that may be boosted slightly by recency bias after Kodai Senga made the transition to the majors look easy last season. Yamamoto could enter SP1 range in drafts come springtime. Read Past Outlooks
Named Game 4 starter
Yamamoto will start Thursday in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Mets, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Yamamoto was able to bounce back in Game 5 of the NLDS by throwing five shutout frames against the Padres after he had given up five runs in just three innings during Game 1. He'll now be tasked with keeping quiet a Mets offense that owns a .698 OPS since the start of the postseason.
Yamamoto was able to bounce back in Game 5 of the NLDS by throwing five shutout frames against the Padres after he had given up five runs in just three innings during Game 1. He'll now be tasked with keeping quiet a Mets offense that owns a .698 OPS since the start of the postseason.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
71
Last 5 Games
69
How many pitches does Yoshinobu Yamamoto generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Yoshinobu Yamamoto generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-27%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .193 | 51 | 15 | 31 | 2 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .263 | 54 | 7 | 47 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .193 | 51 | 15 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .263 | 54 | 7 | 47 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-47%
ERA on Road
2024
-47%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.88 | 1.17 | 46.1 | 10.7 | 1.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.06 | 1.05 | 43.2 | 10.3 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.88 | 1.17 | 46.1 | 10.7 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.06 | 1.05 | 43.2 | 10.3 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yoshinobu Yamamoto compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.77K/9
10.5BB/9
2.2HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.00WHIP
1.11BABIP
.323GB/FB
1.90Left On Base
75.4%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2109 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.4%Swinging Strike
12.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Starting Game 5
Yamamoto has been named the starter for Game 5 of the NLDS against the Padres on Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Now starting Game 1
Yamamoto is starting Game 1 of the NLDS against San Diego on Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
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Taking mound for Game 2
Yamamoto will start Sunday in Game 2 of the NLDS against San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Earns seventh win
Yamamoto (7-2) picked up the win over Colorado on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits over five innings while striking out six.
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Wild day on mound
Yamamoto did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Rockies, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four over three innings.
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Adjusts glove positioning
According to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times, Yamamoto has tweaked his glove positioning when pitching out of the stretch after it was noticed during spring training that he was tipping pitches.
ANALYSIS
The Japanese right-hander struggled to an 8.38 ERA during spring training and was uncomfortable with the glove adjustment he made during his MLB debut March 21 in Korea, when he lasted just one inning and surrendered five runs against San Diego. Yamamoto has since reverted to a more familiar glove position he used back in Japan, and the results speak for themselves in his past two starts with a 13:2 K:BB across 10 scoreless frames. The 25-year-old is sure to endure many more ups-and-downs as he makes the transition to Major League Baseball, but he's already flashed the potential that landed him his six-year, $155 million contract with the Dodgers in December.
The Japanese right-hander struggled to an 8.38 ERA during spring training and was uncomfortable with the glove adjustment he made during his MLB debut March 21 in Korea, when he lasted just one inning and surrendered five runs against San Diego. Yamamoto has since reverted to a more familiar glove position he used back in Japan, and the results speak for themselves in his past two starts with a 13:2 K:BB across 10 scoreless frames. The 25-year-old is sure to endure many more ups-and-downs as he makes the transition to Major League Baseball, but he's already flashed the potential that landed him his six-year, $155 million contract with the Dodgers in December.