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Junichi Tazawa
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 200LBS | Age: 38
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2016 3 2 4.17 53 0 0 49.2 54 1.23
2017 3 5 5.69 55 0 0 55.1 38 1.39
2018 1 1 7.07 31 0 0 28 28 1.82
9 Seasons 21 26 4.12 388 4 4 395.1 374 1.32
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2016 53 3-2 4.17 49.2 54 1.23
2017 55 3-5 5.69 55.1 38 1.39
2018 31 1-1 7.07 28 28 1.82
9 Seasons 388 21-26 4.12 395.1 374 1.32
20182018 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-11NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-5NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA6.48NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.285NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo91.5NOT QUALIFIED29Avg Exit Velocity91.9NOT QUALIFIEDChase %24.6NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %16.5NOT QUALIFIEDK %20.9NOT QUALIFIEDBB %11.9NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %8.9NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %48.9NOT QUALIFIEDGB %27.8NOT QUALIFIEDExtension5.4NOT QUALIFIED4
20182018 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"6.7 INCHES BREAK12.6 INCHES DROP13.8 INCHES TAIL9.1 INCHES RISEAVG10.1 INCHES BREAK14.0 INCHES DROPAVG8.3 INCHES TAIL16.5 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam58%91.593.5Curve21%74.579.5Forkball17%86.386.3Slider4%78.684.8SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2015 29 954 177 12 6.8 4.9 88.5 116.5 15.5 32.8 .241 .418 .323 .305 .374 34.5 22.7 5.3 4.14 3.85
2016 30 838 139 11 7.9 5.3 90.3 110.7 16.9 36.7 .247 .440 .312 .317 .403 39.6 26.0 6.7 4.17 4.25
2017 31 962 176 7 4.0 2.9 88.1 108.9 15.5 36.4 .252 .404 .324 .315 .340 34.1 16.0 9.2 5.69 4.27
2018 32 501 90 8 8.9 6.0 91.9 114.5 20.2 42.2 .285 .538 .402 .380 .454 48.9 20.9 11.9 7.07 6.48
Player 3255 582 38 6.5 4.6 89.3 116.5 16.5 36.3 .253 .438 .333 .323 .383 37.8 21.3 7.9
MLB 82372 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Tazawa relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(57.8%) ,
Curveball
(21.1%) ,
Forkball
(16.7%) ,
Slider
(4.4%) ,

Four Seamer290 Pitches (57.8%)
Curveball106 Pitches (21.1%)
Forkball84 Pitches (16.7%)
Slider22 Pitches (4.4%)

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season
GB %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2015 41.8 26.6 22.0 9.6 31.6 38.4 29.9 4.0 30.5 27.1 25.4 4.5 6.8 4.9
2016 40.3 27.3 23.7 8.6 36.0 37.4 26.6 0.0 31.7 28.1 23.7 7.9 7.9 5.3
2017 38.1 25.0 29.5 7.4 36.9 39.8 23.3 3.4 28.4 29.5 27.3 6.3 4.0 2.9
2018 27.8 32.2 31.1 8.9 46.7 30.0 23.3 2.2 15.6 32.2 27.8 12.2 8.9 6.0
Player 38.1 27.1 26.1 8.6 36.6 37.3 26.1 2.6 27.8 28.9 25.9 7.0 6.5 4.6
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuJunichi Tazawa Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSliderCurveballSinkerChangeup2015201620172018-15-10-5051015

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2018 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 289 91.5 17.6 -0.3 8.3ARM 0.5 16.5 0.8 8.3ARM 1.1
2018 Forkball LAA R 84 86.3 29.5 -- 13.8ARM -- 9.1 0.0 13.8ARM 0.0
2018 Slider LAA R 22 78.6 59.5 13.7 6.7GLV -2.2 -12.6 14.4 6.7GLV 1.4
2018 Curveball LAA R 105 74.5 67.2 4.6 10.1GLV 0.2 -14.0 4.4 10.1GLV 0.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 544 92.8 14.9 0.4 7.3ARM -1.4 18.2 1.1 7.3ARM -0.8
2017 Forkball MIA R 247 87.2 26.8 -- 12.2ARM -- 11.0 0.0 12.2ARM 0.0
2017 Slider MIA R 1 81.7 44.7 4.3 10.5GLV 4.6 -1.2 4.8 10.5GLV 6.3
2017 Curveball MIA R 169 76.5 62.6 4.6 11.2GLV 2.2 -12.5 4.5 11.2GLV 2.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.7 -5 289 57.7 91 .325 .637 .431 8.3 12.1 13.1 .316 .570 .404 49.3
2018 Curveball -1.1 -1 106 21.2 14 .250 .333 .318 20.6 28.6 16.7 .193 .256 .266 25.0
2018 Split-Finger -4.5 -4 84 16.8 22 .250 .550 .407 42.9 54.5 30.0 .218 .603 .373 62.5
2018 Slider -3.6 -1 22 4.4 4 .250 .500 .313 25.0 25.0 11.1 .290 .409 .305 66.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 3 544 56.5 136 .254 .459 .333 12.4 14.0 10.7 .244 .406 .313 34.9
2017 Split-Finger -1.0 -2 247 25.7 67 .258 .339 .307 32.6 23.9 14.4 .215 .311 .258 28.3
2017 Curveball -1.8 -3 169 17.6 30 .308 .538 .405 21.3 10.0 9.4 .391 .628 .466 43.5
2017 Slider 8.9 0 1 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .027 .052 .031 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2009 127 493 -2 -2 -2 -4 -10
2012 172 656 8 3 -4 -3 4
2013 310 1,162 8 13 -5 -3 12
2014 260 986 2 3 -3 -3 -2
2015 246 950 7 1 -8 -2 -2
2016 207 834 0 5 -3 -3 -1
2017 234 962 -1 9 -6 -4 -2
2018 131 501 -7 4 -4 -4 -11
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2015 954 48.7 69.7 83.3 30.7 56.0 39.2 64.0 49.7 25.1 7.5 81.9
2016 838 46.7 68.0 79.3 32.9 57.1 41.6 62.5 49.3 28.1 7.5 81.0
2017 962 47.9 70.5 87.4 28.9 66.9 42.0 63.2 48.9 18.9 8.2 81.0
2018 501 51.3 68.5 88.1 24.6 66.7 40.3 59.1 47.1 16.5 7.8 87.2
Player 3,255 48.4 69.3 84.3 29.9 60.8 40.8 62.6 48.9 22.8 7.8 82.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 52 52 26 12 78 55 14 35 36 66 83 68 63 70 69 92 16
2016 43 49 26 14 70 65 12 6 11 81 68 82 86 57 45 81 4
2017 47 42 48 57 34 85 86 26 42 14 34 14 64 48 63 77 5
2018 29 57 64 4
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2016 23.9 9 9.3 0 0 6 5 55.6
2017 21.8 8 8.8 -1 6 5 4 50.0
2018 24.3 7 6.6 0 2 5 3 42.9
Player 23.4 24 24.7 -1 8 16 12 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2016 9 11 7 11 10 9 10 11 7 7 10 8 10 8 10 10 7 10 8 10 9 8 11 11 11 9 8 11 10 10 8
2017 8 10 8 10 9 10 10 8 8 7 8 12 7 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 9 7 12 10 9 7 7 13 9 8 7
2018 7 8 6 4 7 7 8 6 6 4 8 9 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 4 5 7 7 7 7 6
Player 24 29 21 25 26 26 28 25 21 18 26 29 23 21 25 27 22 24 24 26 25 23 30 28 24 21 22 31 26 25 21
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2015
2016
+/-
 
2017
+/-
 
2018
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 94.2 93.4 -0.8 92.8 -0.6 91.5 -1.3
Offspeed Velocity 87.5 87.6 0.1 87.2 -0.4 86.3 -0.9
Breaking Velocity 78.6 78.2 -0.4 76.6 -1.6 75.2 -1.4
Exit Velocity 88.5 90.3 1.8 88.1 -2.2 91.9 3.8
Launch Angle 15.5 16.9 1.4 15.5 -1.4 20.2 4.7
Barrel % 6.8 7.9 1.1 4.0 -3.9 8.9 4.9
Hard Hit % 34.5 39.6 5.1 34.1 -5.5 48.9 14.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.8 36.7 3.9 36.4 -0.3 42.2 5.8
xBA .241 .247 0.006 .252 0.005 .285 0.033
BA .280 .245 -0.035 .261 0.016 .302 0.041
xwOBA .305 .317 0.012 .315 -0.002 .380 0.065
wOBA .323 .312 -0.011 .324 0.012 .402 0.078
xSLG .418 .440 0.022 .404 -0.036 .538 0.134
SLG .431 .432 0.001 .431 -0.001 .586 0.155
K% 22.7 26.0 3.3 16.0 -10.0 20.9 4.9
BB% 5.3 6.7 1.4 9.2 2.5 11.9 2.7
Swing % 49.7 49.3 -0.4 48.9 -0.4 47.1 -1.8
Whiff% 25.1 28.1 3.0 18.9 -9.2 16.5 -2.4
In Zone % 48.7 46.7 -2.0 47.9 1.2 51.3 3.4
Out of Zone % 51.3 53.3 2.0 52.1 -1.2 48.7 -3.4
Out of Zone Swing % 30.7 32.9 2.2 28.9 -4.0 24.6 -4.3
First Pitch Swing % 34.8 31.7 -3.1 30.3 -1.4 31.8 1.5
First Pitch Strike % 64.0 62.5 -1.5 63.2 0.7 59.1 -4.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 204 .316 114 0 0.0 90 31 34.4
2017 Shifts 233 .326 117 2 1.7 116 16 13.8
2018 Shifts 131 .402 79 5 6.3 52 12 23.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2011 18 19.0 5.6% 5.6% 8 24.3 0.0% 12.5%
2012 155 23.2 0.0% 7.7% 92 26.4 0.0% 19.6%
2013 239 25.2 0.0% 17.2% 185 28.7 0.0% 33.5%
2014 259 26.3 0.0% 25.9% 171 29.4 0.0% 45.6%
2015 218 26.3 3.2% 33.5% 182 27.8 7.1% 34.6%
2016 244 24.8 4.1% 23.8% 126 28.8 2.4% 44.4%
2017 268 22.8 0.0% 7.8% 161 26.3 0.0% 21.7%
2018 115 22.9 0.0% 7.0% 109 26.7 0.0% 15.6%

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Pitch Distribution

Junichi Tazawa - 2018 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballCurveballForkballSliderAll Pitches70 MPH75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed