Hirokazu Sawamura
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 212LBS | Age: 36
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 5 1 3.06 55 0 0 53 61 1.45
2022 1 1 3.73 49 0 0 50.2 40 1.42
2 Seasons 6 2 3.39 104 0 0 103.2 101 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 55 5-1 3.06 53 61 1.45
2022 49 1-1 3.73 50.2 40 1.42
2 Seasons 104 6-2 3.39 103.2 101 1.44
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
2021 33 945 138 15 10.9 6.5 89.5 111.3 11.3 29.0 .220 .400 .324 .316 .382 42.8 26.3 13.4 3.06 4.24
2022 34 838 154 11 7.1 5.0 88.9 111.6 8.8 32.5 .252 .392 .294 .321 .345 44.8 18.1 12.2 3.73 4.31
Player 1783 292 26 8.9 5.7 89.2 111.6 10.0 30.8 .236 .396 .309 .318 .362 43.8 22.3 12.8
MLB 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

Sawamura relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.8%) ,
Split Finger
(37.5%) ,
Slider
(13.7%) ,


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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
2021 51.4 22.5 18.8 7.2 41.3 37.0 21.7 5.1 38.4 21.7 20.3 3.6 10.9 6.5
2022 50.6 18.2 24.0 7.1 44.8 34.4 20.8 5.8 33.8 20.8 26.6 5.8 7.1 5.0
Player 51.0 20.2 21.6 7.2 43.2 35.6 21.2 5.5 36.0 21.2 23.6 4.8 8.9 5.7
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
2022 Split-Finger BOS R 314 92.0 29.0 0.0 8.6ARM -2.1 3.2 0.9 8.6ARM -2.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 409 95.9 14.0 0.1 8.8ARM 0.7 15.8 -0.4 8.8ARM 1.5
2022 Slider BOS R 115 85.8 32.3 -3.3 7.0GLV 2.0 5.0 -3.2 7.0GLV 1.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 429 96.0 13.2 0.7 8.3ARM 0.4 16.4 0.2 8.3ARM 1.1
2021 Slider BOS R 144 86.3 30.8 -3.5 4.2GLV -0.5 5.9 -4.1 4.2GLV -1.5
2021 Split-Finger BOS R 371 91.6 28.6 0.3 7.3ARM -2.1 3.9 0.1 7.3ARM -3.4
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -1 409 48.8 112 .298 .447 .400 12.0 6.3 12.1 .344 .547 .430 58.0
2022 Split-Finger -0.8 -2 314 37.5 83 .192 .219 .263 36.3 33.7 21.7 .174 .236 .219 33.3
2022 Slider 1.0 1 115 13.7 23 .136 .273 .165 38.9 21.7 19.2 .122 .242 .154 11.1
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 2 429 45.4 106 .247 .584 .403 19.3 16.0 20.5 .269 .556 .401 47.9
2021 Split-Finger 0.6 2 371 39.3 103 .202 .245 .276 46.7 40.8 30.0 .154 .198 .203 34.6
2021 Slider -0.7 -1 144 15.2 16 .267 .667 .463 45.6 12.5 12.5 .345 .733 .469 46.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 4-Seam Fastball 404 95.9 95 17.8 1:00 1:00 0
2022 Split-Finger 261 92.0 71 9.1 1:15 2:30 -75
2022 Slider 113 85.8 24 9.0 9:15 10:00 -45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 427 96.1 97 18.0 1:00 1:00 0
2021 Split-Finger 340 91.6 66 8.2 1:15 2:15 -60
2021 Slider 141 86.4 24 7.3 10:00 10:30 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 236 989 4 17 -12 -8 2
2022 218 838 3 6 -8 -3 -2
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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 %
2021 945 38.7 73.2 79.0 30.4 43.8 41.7 49.3 46.9 35.0 5.2 87.8
2022 838 45.3 72.1 79.9 28.6 60.3 41.9 54.3 48.3 25.2 6.9 87.9
Player 1,783 41.8 72.6 79.5 29.6 50.8 41.8 51.8 47.6 30.3 6.0 87.9
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
2021 44 73 47 31 26 57 9 33 19 68 5 95 73 86 26 53
2022 30 32 41 53 13 72 52 39 8 20 5 47 41 82 21 46
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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 %
2021 22.9 9 7.7 1 3 5 4 44.4
2022 23.2 4 5.4 -1 1 4 2 50.0
Player 23.0 13 13.1 0 4 9 6 46.2
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
2021 9 8 8 8 7 8 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 7 10 8 6 7 10 10 8 7 6
2022 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 3 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 5
Player 13 11 12 13 13 14 15 11 11 10 11 14 14 13 13 14 13 13 13 14 15 12 16 13 11 12 16 17 14 13 11
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 2021 2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.0 95.9 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 91.6 92.0 0.4
Breaking Velocity 86.3 85.8 -0.5
Exit Velocity 89.5 88.9 -0.6
Launch Angle 11.3 8.8 -2.5
Barrel % 10.9 7.1 -3.8
Hard Hit % 42.8 44.8 2.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.0 32.5 3.5
xBA .220 .252 0.032
BA .227 .238 0.011
xwOBA .316 .321 0.005
wOBA .324 .294 -0.030
xSLG .400 .392 -0.008
SLG .429 .339 -0.090
K% 26.3 18.1 -8.2
BB% 13.4 12.2 -1.2
Swing % 46.9 48.3 1.4
Whiff% 35.0 25.2 -9.8
In Zone % 38.7 45.3 6.6
Out of Zone % 61.3 54.7 -6.6
Out of Zone Swing % 30.4 28.6 -1.8
First Pitch Swing % 28.8 30.6 1.8
First Pitch Strike % 49.3 54.3 5.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 224 .323 160 23 14.4 64 49 76.6
2022 Shifts 219 .294 137 27 19.7 82 45 54.9
! 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 %
2021 219 22.6 0.9% 9.6% 194 31.7 0.0% 60.3%
2022 178 20.1 7.9% 3.9% 183 28.0 0.5% 34.4%

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Pitch Distribution