Yoshihisa Hirano
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 185LBS | Age: 40
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 4 3 2.44 75 0 3 66.1 59 1.09
2019 5 5 4.75 62 0 1 53 61 1.38
2020 0 1 5.84 13 0 4 12.1 11 2.11
3 Seasons 9 9 3.69 150 0 8 131.2 131 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 75 4-3 2.44 66.1 59 1.09
2019 62 5-5 4.75 53 61 1.38
2020 13 0-1 5.84 12.1 11 2.11
3 Seasons 150 9-9 3.69 131.2 131 1.30
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
2018 34 1100 178 12 6.7 4.6 89.1 111.4 8.8 30.9 .238 .396 .267 .312 .372 36.2 22.5 8.8 2.44 4.12
2019 35 934 147 8 5.4 3.4 88.2 111.4 11.4 32.0 .217 .380 .308 .294 .354 29.3 26.2 9.4 4.75 3.78
2020 36 248 43 2 4.7 3.2 85.9 107.4 9.8 39.5 .229 .388 .404 .326 .331 23.3 17.5 12.7 5.84 4.54
Player 2282 368 22 6.0 3.9 88.3 111.4 9.9 32.3 .228 .388 .300 .306 .360 31.9 23.5 9.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hirano relies on 3 pitches.
Split Finger
(54.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(45.2%) ,
Slider
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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
2018 51.1 28.1 16.9 3.9 34.3 44.9 20.8 1.7 34.3 20.8 26.4 9.0 6.7 4.6
2019 46.3 21.1 25.2 7.5 39.5 30.6 29.9 2.0 36.7 26.5 20.4 8.2 5.4 3.4
2020 48.8 25.6 23.3 2.3 41.9 37.2 20.9 2.3 46.5 27.9 16.3 2.3 4.7 3.2
Player 48.9 25.0 20.9 5.2 37.2 38.3 24.5 1.9 36.7 23.9 22.8 7.9 6.0 3.9
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


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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2020 Split-Finger SEA R 135 82.1 37.6 2.0 9.9ARM -0.6 2.9 1.7 9.9ARM -1.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 112 89.9 16.0 0.9 9.8ARM 3.7 17.9 1.9 9.8ARM 2.5
2020 Slider SEA R 1 82.8 41.8 2.7 10.2ARM -15.8 -1.9 3.3 10.2ARM -15.5
2019 Split-Finger AZ R 483 83.8 36.8 2.1 9.3ARM -0.3 2.8 1.6 9.3ARM -0.8
2019 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 448 91.1 15.7 1.1 8.5ARM 1.9 17.6 2.0 8.5ARM 1.1
2019 Slider AZ R 3 73.5 60.7 8.6 5.5GLV -3.7 -8.2 10.0 5.5GLV 0.4
2018 Slider AZ R 10 82.5 35.0 -5.4 0.8ARM -6.2 5.9 -4.1 0.8ARM -6.1
2018 Split-Finger AZ R 499 83.3 38.4 2.7 7.9ARM -2.7 1.7 2.8 7.9ARM -2.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 589 91.4 15.9 0.9 8.8ARM 1.8 17.3 1.6 8.8ARM 1.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2020 Split-Finger -2.0 -3 135 54.4 41 .306 .444 .354 29.0 19.5 17.4 .204 .316 .274 13.8
2020 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -2 112 45.2 22 .412 .647 .511 21.7 13.6 17.6 .280 .541 .424 42.9
2020 Slider 13.8 0 1 0.4 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Split-Finger 0.7 3 483 51.7 128 .203 .280 .264 39.6 32.8 20.8 .188 .271 .231 15.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -2 448 48.0 103 .310 .552 .426 20.5 18.4 17.3 .256 .528 .376 44.3
2019 Slider 3.2 0 3 0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 5 589 53.5 128 .235 .400 .330 17.8 21.1 15.7 .267 .467 .359 42.7
2018 Split-Finger 2.0 10 499 45.4 123 .177 .265 .229 37.7 24.4 16.0 .207 .320 .264 27.4
2018 Slider -2.1 0 10 0.9 6 .333 .333 .300 40.0 33.3 33.3 .265 .467 .317 75.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 4-Seam Fastball 100 89.9 98 20.1 1:00 1:00 0
2020 Split-Finger 101 82.1 88 11.0 2:00 2:45 -45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 257 1,098 7 20 -5 -6 15
2019 231 934 2 5 -1 -4 1
2020 63 248 1 0 -4 -1 -4
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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 %
2018 1,100 45.3 70.0 79.9 30.0 54.4 43.0 61.2 48.2 27.9 6.6 81.9
2019 934 40.9 65.4 80.4 36.4 52.7 39.8 62.3 48.3 31.7 6.1 87.7
2020 248 40.7 70.3 80.3 30.6 62.2 41.5 55.6 46.8 26.7 4.8 91.7
Player 2,282 43.0 68.3 80.1 32.8 54.5 41.5 61.0 48.1 29.4 6.2 85.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2018 43 53 46 41 44 65 42 25 41 52 40 71 74 28 47 51
2019 72 79 66 56 63 87 80 61 95 70 30 86 99 18 38 56
2020 11 19 56
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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 %
2018 21.2 6 7.6 -2 5 7 4 66.7
2019 22.7 7 7.5 -1 3 2 6 85.7
2020 22.6 2 2.1 0 2 0 2 100.0
Player 22.1 15 17.2 -2 10 9 12 80.0
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
2018 6 11 5 9 7 6 8 8 6 5 5 7 9 5 7 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 13 12 5 5 8 8 10 6 5
2019 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 7 9 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 10 8 8 6
2020 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 15 21 14 18 17 17 18 18 15 13 14 18 19 15 16 18 16 16 18 18 20 20 22 21 14 14 17 20 20 16 13
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.4 91.1 -0.3 89.9 -1.2
Offspeed Velocity 83.3 83.8 0.5 82.1 -1.7
Breaking Velocity 82.5 73.5 -9.0 82.8 9.3
Exit Velocity 89.1 88.2 -0.9 85.9 -2.3
Launch Angle 8.8 11.4 2.6 9.8 -1.6
Barrel % 6.7 5.4 -1.3 4.7 -0.7
Hard Hit % 36.2 29.3 -6.9 23.3 -6.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.9 32.0 1.1 39.5 7.5
xBA .238 .217 -0.021 .229 0.012
BA .209 .249 0.040 .340 0.091
xwOBA .312 .294 -0.018 .326 0.032
wOBA .267 .308 0.041 .404 0.096
xSLG .396 .380 -0.016 .388 0.008
SLG .332 .395 0.063 .509 0.114
K% 22.5 26.2 3.7 17.5 -8.7
BB% 8.8 9.4 0.6 12.7 3.3
Swing % 48.2 48.3 0.1 46.8 -1.5
Whiff% 27.9 31.7 3.8 26.7 -5.0
In Zone % 45.3 40.9 -4.4 40.7 -0.2
Out of Zone % 54.7 59.1 4.4 59.3 0.2
Out of Zone Swing % 30.0 36.4 6.4 30.6 -5.8
First Pitch Swing % 32.7 33.3 0.6 36.5 3.2
First Pitch Strike % 61.2 62.3 1.1 55.6 -6.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 258 .267 155 12 7.7 103 37 35.9
2019 Shifts 231 .308 132 24 18.2 99 46 46.5
2020 Shifts 63 .404 30 2 6.7 33 21 63.6
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 307 19.8 3.3% 2.0% 166 27.3 0.0% 30.1%
2019 223 19.1 5.8% 1.8% 170 25.9 0.0% 24.1%
2020 59 18.5 15.3% 5.1% 52 20.7 0.0% 7.7%

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Pitch Distribution