Jordan Yamamoto
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 185LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 12, #356, Milwaukee Brewers | St Louis School (HI) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 4 5 4.46 15 15 0 78.2 82 1.14
2020 0 1 18.26 4 3 0 11.1 13 3.00
2021 1 1 4.05 2 1 0 6.2 3 1.80
3 Seasons 5 7 6.05 21 19 0 96.2 98 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 15 4-5 4.46 78.2 82 1.14
2020 4 0-1 18.26 11.1 13 3.00
2021 2 1-1 4.05 6.2 3 1.80
3 Seasons 21 5-7 6.05 96.2 98 1.41
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 23 1377 202 13 6.4 4.0 90.0 112.3 16.9 30.7 .228 .381 .281 .309 .359 38.8 25.2 11.1 4.46 4.20
2020 24 270 47 10 21.3 14.9 93.0 115.9 17.9 48.9 .366 .841 .596 .515 .630 61.7 19.4 10.4 18.27 14.78
2021 25 111 26 1 3.8 3.0 86.1 107.9 15.6 46.2 .308 .387 .363 .351 .337 30.8 9.1 6.1 4.05 5.37
Player 1758 275 24 8.7 5.6 90.1 115.9 16.9 35.3 .257 .455 .337 .345 .404 42.0 23.1 10.6
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Yamamoto relies on 6 pitches.
Cutter
(27.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(23.4%) ,
Slider
(22.5%) ,
Changeup
(12.6%) ,
Sinker
(9.0%) ,
Curveball
(5.4%) ,


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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
2019 36.6 27.2 25.2 10.9 41.6 34.7 23.8 1.0 26.7 32.2 25.7 7.4 6.4 4.0
2020 31.9 40.4 27.7 0.0 53.2 31.9 14.9 0.0 14.9 21.3 31.9 10.6 21.3 14.9
2021 30.8 23.1 38.5 7.7 30.8 50.0 19.2 11.5 11.5 34.6 34.6 3.8 3.8 3.0
Player 35.3 29.1 26.9 8.7 42.5 35.6 21.8 1.8 23.3 30.5 27.6 7.6 8.7 5.6
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2021 Cutter NYM R 30 86.9 29.7 -0.9 -3 1.9 -0.6 -24
2021 Changeup NYM R 14 85.0 27.5 -3.8 -12 12.2 -1.9 -13
2021 Slider NYM R 25 79.4 45.1 1.8 4 15.3 5.8 62
2021 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 26 91.2 14.3 1.9 12 5.9 -1.1 -16
2021 Curveball NYM R 6 74.2 62.6 0.8 1 14.1 3.1 29
2021 Sinker NYM R 10 89.6 22.8 -2.0 -8 9.9 -4.7 -32
2020 Curveball MIA R 39 74.2 65.0 3.5 6 12.2 0.9 8
2020 Slider MIA R 60 77.8 51.7 6.5 14 17.1 6.6 63
2020 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 86 89.8 18.7 -1.3 -7 5.7 -1.1 -16
2020 Cutter MIA R 58 86.2 32.3 -3.1 -11 2.4 -0.3 -13
2020 Changeup MIA R 4 81.8 34.0 -0.2 -1 10.8 -3.2 -23
2020 Sinker MIA R 22 90.1 20.1 -3.8 -16 9.1 -5.5 -38
2019 Changeup MIA R 49 82.9 33.1 -0.4 -1 15.0 0.8 5
2019 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 674 91.5 15.4 1.5 9 6.9 -0.3 -4
2019 Slider MIA R 204 79.0 50.6 5.8 13 15.0 5.6 59
2019 Curveball MIA R 190 74.7 64.8 3.6 6 11.6 0.3 3
2019 Sinker MIA R 11 90.8 23.0 -0.9 -4 13.5 -1.2 -8
2019 Cutter MIA R 248 85.9 33.3 -3.1 -10 3.4 0.9 35
! 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 %
2021 Cutter -3.6 -1 30 27.0 12 .455 .455 .433 4.8 8.3 10.0 .317 .390 .339 40.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 4.7 1 26 23.4 6 .400 .400 .417 11.1 16.7 16.7 .288 .329 .346 25.0
2021 Slider -12.6 -3 25 22.5 8 .500 .667 .556 30.0 12.5 12.5 .335 .464 .432 40.0
2021 Changeup 6.7 1 14 12.6 3 .000 .000 .000 28.6 0.0 -- .099 .117 .097 0.0
2021 Sinker 2.8 0 10 9.0 3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .318 .422 .317 33.3
2021 Curveball 5.4 0 6 5.4 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 -- .754 .874 .709 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -7.4 -6 87 32.2 24 .500 1.250 .690 13.3 12.5 15.0 .422 1.177 .635 88.9
2020 Slider 0.3 0 60 22.2 10 .333 .333 .340 26.1 20.0 11.1 .322 .360 .341 28.6
2020 Cutter -10.2 -6 58 21.5 20 .412 .882 .610 29.2 30.0 35.3 .261 .515 .383 27.3
2020 Curveball -3.5 -1 39 14.4 5 .200 .400 .250 36.4 40.0 18.2 .135 .166 .133 33.3
2020 Sinker -14.8 -3 22 8.1 6 .667 1.333 .842 0.0 0.0 0.0 .593 1.446 .838 83.3
2020 Changeup -49.1 -2 4 1.5 2 1.000 2.500 1.450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .793 2.284 1.247 100.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 7 674 48.9 142 .171 .325 .308 15.8 18.3 13.8 .241 .418 .350 50.5
2019 Cutter 1.3 3 248 18.0 61 .226 .396 .311 28.9 16.4 19.2 .273 .442 .350 29.5
2019 Slider 1.6 3 204 14.8 60 .109 .164 .167 35.5 43.3 24.1 .152 .219 .202 20.7
2019 Curveball -4.4 -8 190 13.8 43 .286 .571 .369 27.5 41.9 25.4 .210 .368 .251 25.0
2019 Changeup -0.3 0 49 3.6 15 .167 .417 .287 16.7 13.3 18.2 .241 .444 .322 45.5
2019 Sinker -8.4 -1 11 0.8 2 1.000 1.500 1.075 0.0 0.0 0.0 .740 .970 .726 100.0
! 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
2021 Changeup 14 85.0 70 16.0 1:00 1:45 -45
2021 Cutter 30 86.9 34 6.3 12:00 11:15 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 26 91.2 90 19.2 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Sinker 10 89.6 65 14.9 12:45 1:30 -45
2021 Slider 24 79.4 55 16.6 7:45 8:30 -45
2020 Curveball 36 74.1 89 22.0 7:00 7:15 -15
2020 Cutter 58 86.2 30 5.8 11:30 10:30 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 86 89.8 83 15.7 1:00 12:45 15
2020 Sinker 22 90.1 83 16.0 1:15 1:15 0
2020 Slider 59 77.8 70 20.0 7:30 8:15 -45
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 323 1,376 15 6 -12 -5 4
2020 67 270 -12 -2 -2 -2 -19
2021 33 111 0 1 0 -2 -1
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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 %
2019 1,377 48.3 63.8 84.7 27.3 58.8 42.2 50.5 45.0 22.6 6.8 77.7
2020 270 44.4 71.7 88.4 20.0 56.7 35.9 56.7 43.0 19.8 5.9 81.3
2021 111 55.0 70.5 93.0 22.0 54.5 38.7 75.8 48.6 14.8 10.8 91.7
Player 1,758 48.2 65.4 85.9 25.8 58.3 41.0 53.4 44.9 21.7 6.9 79.5
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2019 55 68 66 66 37 60 61 15 29 64 16 27 27 24 50 67 43
2020 10 67 46
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.8 11 9.2 2 6 8 3 27.3
2020 23.7 8 7.6 0 3 6 3 37.5
Player 23.2 19 16.9 2 9 14 6 31.6

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 11 12 10 10 10 8 9 9 7 6 7 10 11 8 7 9 6 9 11 9 9 11 12 11 8 7 9 11 14 8 9
2020 8 6 9 11 8 8 9 7 3 4 5 10 9 8 6 8 10 7 8 10 9 8 12 7 8 4 8 8 10 5 4
Player 19 18 19 21 18 16 18 16 10 10 12 20 20 16 13 17 16 16 19 19 18 19 24 18 16 11 17 19 24 13 13
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.0 88.6 -1.4 89.0 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 82.9 81.8 -1.1 85.0 3.2
Breaking Velocity 76.9 76.4 -0.5 78.4 2.0
Exit Velocity 90.0 93.0 3.0 86.1 -6.9
Launch Angle 16.9 17.9 1.0 15.6 -2.3
Barrel % 6.4 21.3 14.9 3.8 -17.5
Hard Hit % 38.8 61.7 22.9 30.8 -30.9
Sweet Spot % 30.7 48.9 18.2 46.2 -2.7
xBA .228 .366 0.138 .308 -0.058
BA .191 .458 0.267 .345 -0.113
xwOBA .309 .515 0.206 .351 -0.164
wOBA .281 .596 0.315 .363 -0.233
xSLG .381 .841 0.460 .387 -0.454
SLG .355 .983 0.628 .379 -0.604
K% 25.2 19.4 -5.8 9.1 -10.3
BB% 11.1 10.4 -0.7 6.1 -4.3
Swing % 45.0 43.0 -2.0 48.6 5.6
Whiff% 22.6 19.8 -2.8 14.8 -5.0
In Zone % 48.3 44.4 -3.9 55.0 10.6
Out of Zone % 51.7 55.6 3.9 45.0 -10.6
Out of Zone Swing % 27.3 20.0 -7.3 22.0 2.0
First Pitch Swing % 20.3 28.4 8.1 39.4 11.0
First Pitch Strike % 50.5 56.7 6.2 75.8 19.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 324 .281 178 30 16.9 146 114 78.1
2020 Shifts 67 .596 41 22 53.7 26 18 69.2
2021 Shifts 33 .363 22 7 31.8 11 8 72.7
! 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 %
2019 452 14.9 50.0% 1.3% 205 22.6 2.9% 10.2%
2020 80 14.8 51.2% 0.0% 48 21.8 4.2% 10.4%
2021 25 21.1 4.0% 0.0% 20 23.2 0.0% 10.0%
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Pitch Distribution