Kodai Senga
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 202LBS | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 12 7 2.98 29 29 0 166.1 202 1.22
1 Season 12 7 2.98 29 29 0 166.1 202 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 29 12-7 2.98 166.1 202 1.22
1 Season 29 12-7 2.98 166.1 202 1.22
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
2023 30 2795 409 28 6.8 4.0 89.0 115.4 12.8 31.5 .223 .363 .282 .304 .375 40.6 29.1 11.1 2.98 3.85
Player 2795 409 28 6.8 4.0 89.0 115.4 12.8 31.5 .223 .363 .282 .304 .375 40.6 29.1 11.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Senga relies on 6 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(37%) ,
Cutter
(25%) ,
Forkball
(23.7%) ,
Slider
(5.8%) ,
Sweeper
(5.7%) ,
Curveball
(2.8%) ,


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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
2023 44.0 24.9 21.8 9.3 39.9 34.7 25.4 4.2 31.8 24.7 26.9 5.4 6.8 4.0
Player 44.0 24.9 21.8 9.3 39.9 34.7 25.4 4.2 31.8 24.7 26.9 5.4 6.8 4.0
MLB 44.7 23.4 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.8 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
2023 Slider NYM R 161 84.6 36.8 -0.1 0 1.6 -3.9 -71
2023 4-Seamer NYM R 1,034 95.7 13.5 0.6 4 8.0 0.4 6
2023 Cutter NYM R 699 90.8 23.4 1.2 5 0.7 -1.7 -73
2023 Curveball NYM R 78 72.9 62.7 -1.5 -2 3.8 -8.0 -68
2023 Sweeper NYM R 158 81.0 45.1 3.8 9 12.4 -2.5 -17
2023 Forkball NYM R 663 83.2 37.7 0.6 -2 7.3 0.1 -1
! 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 %
2023 4-Seamer 0.3 4 1,034 37.0 245 .243 .397 .337 17.4 24.9 20.2 .266 .435 .351 49.4
2023 Cutter 2.3 16 699 25.0 194 .250 .351 .327 18.0 8.8 16.3 .275 .424 .350 36.6
2023 Forkball 1.7 11 663 23.7 188 .110 .147 .195 59.5 58.5 28.3 .103 .149 .188 22.2
2023 Slider 1.2 2 161 5.8 33 .194 .194 .191 40.3 30.3 22.7 .226 .354 .263 40.9
2023 Sweeper -2.8 -4 160 5.7 24 .333 .952 .585 26.5 4.2 5.6 .337 .817 .508 55.0
2023 Curveball 0.8 1 78 2.8 9 .125 .500 .300 38.9 22.2 33.3 .170 .430 .298 33.3
! 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
2023 Curveball 78 72.9 61 14.8 7:00 6:30 30
2023 Cutter 693 90.8 54 9.0 12:30 11:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,030 95.7 89 18.1 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Slider 158 84.6 18 3.8 9:45 9:15 30
2023 Sweeper 150 80.9 40 14.3 7:15 8:15 -60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 693 2,795 27 28 -11 -15 28
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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 %
2023 2,795 45.0 66.8 82.3 27.4 45.3 40.6 56.9 45.2 29.7 6.3 81.3
Player 2,795 45.0 66.8 82.3 27.4 45.3 40.6 56.9 45.2 29.7 6.3 81.3
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
2023 61 75 74 70 51 27 70 50 38 86 15 76 31 79 64 51 54
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.4 17 16.5 1 1 13 8 47.1
Player 23.4 17 16.5 1 1 13 8 47.1

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 17 16 13 17 18 15 17 15 15 13 13 15 15 15 17 20 19 17 20 20 16 16 19 20 14 14 17 15 18 18 17
Player 17 16 13 17 18 15 17 15 15 13 13 15 15 15 17 20 19 17 20 20 16 16 19 20 14 14 17 15 18 18 17
! 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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 693 .282 358 2 0.6 335 179 53.4
! 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 %
2023 794 16.1 32.2% 0.5% 386 19.6 2.3% 1.0%
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Pitch Distribution