Shohei Ohtani
TWP | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 4" 210LBS | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 9 2 3.18 23 23 0 130.1 156 1.09
2022 15 9 2.33 28 28 0 166 219 1.01
2023 10 5 3.14 23 23 0 132 167 1.06
5 Seasons 38 19 3.01 86 86 0 481.2 608 1.08
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 23 9-2 3.18 130.1 156 1.09
2022 28 15-9 2.33 166 219 1.01
2023 23 10-5 3.14 132 167 1.06
5 Seasons 86 38-19 3.01 481.2 608 1.08
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 23 853 125 6 4.8 2.8 87.0 111.9 16.0 43.2 .207 .338 .277 .284 .352 31.2 29.9 10.4 3.31 3.37
2020 25 80 5 0 0.0 0.0 97.6 102.0 10.8 40.0 .238 .349 .515 .476 .405 60.0 18.8 50.0 37.80 11.70
2021 26 2027 323 23 7.1 4.3 88.4 112.7 11.7 31.9 .206 .344 .279 .282 .351 39.9 29.3 8.3 3.18 3.32
2022 27 2629 394 25 6.3 3.8 87.1 113.3 14.5 32.0 .204 .311 .255 .256 .347 33.2 33.2 6.7 2.33 2.68
2023 28 2094 297 30 10.1 5.6 86.4 110.7 11.5 34.0 .206 .377 .277 .302 .383 35.0 31.5 10.4 3.14 3.82
Player 7683 1144 84 7.3 4.3 87.3 113.3 13.1 33.7 .206 .341 .272 .280 .358 35.5 31.2 8.9
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.

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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 40.0 24.0 25.6 10.4 36.8 32.8 28.8 6.4 27.2 28.8 24.8 8.0 4.8 2.8
2020 40.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 0.0
2021 46.4 23.8 22.3 7.4 38.4 37.5 24.1 6.5 31.6 24.8 22.0 8.0 7.1 4.3
2022 41.9 26.6 22.8 8.6 37.8 36.3 25.9 4.1 31.2 27.4 25.6 5.1 6.3 3.8
2023 45.8 25.6 20.5 8.1 44.1 29.6 26.3 5.1 34.0 23.9 21.2 5.4 10.1 5.6
Player 44.0 25.3 22.4 8.4 39.4 34.4 26.0 5.3 31.6 25.8 23.4 6.4 7.3 4.3
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
2023 Slider LAA R 5 85.5 45.8 9.8 7.3GLV 2.8 -8.4 9.9 7.3GLV 2.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 690 96.8 15.2 -1.5 4.1ARM -3.9 14.1 -1.7 4.1ARM -3.3
2023 Split-Finger LAA R 131 88.6 31.4 0.4 8.1ARM -3.1 3.6 -0.3 8.1ARM -3.0
2023 Curveball LAA R 76 75.7 62.5 2.4 11.8GLV 2.1 -13.8 3.9 11.8GLV 2.9
2023 Sinker LAA R 126 94.5 24.9 3.0 14.8ARM -0.3 5.9 1.7 14.8ARM -0.2
2023 Cutter LAA R 329 88.6 30.4 -3.0 4.1GLV 1.3 4.5 -3.4 4.1GLV 1.5
2023 Sweeper LAA R 737 83.6 35.8 -2.0 15.9GLV 2.5 3.6 -2.1 15.9GLV 1.8
2022 Cutter LAA R 233 90.7 27.4 -2.9 3.6GLV 1.1 5.7 -2.6 3.6GLV 0.9
2022 Curveball LAA R 223 77.6 59.6 2.2 11.2GLV 2.4 -13.5 3.6 11.2GLV 2.1
2022 Split-Finger LAA R 312 89.3 31.9 1.9 5.5ARM -4.4 2.5 1.6 5.5ARM -5.9
2022 Sweeper LAA R 983 85.3 32.7 -2.8 14.0GLV 1.4 5.0 -3.4 14.0GLV 0.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 718 97.3 14.5 -1.7 3.5ARM -4.1 14.5 -1.7 3.5ARM -3.8
2022 Sinker LAA R 97 97.2 22.4 3.4 16.2ARM 1.1 6.7 1.6 16.2ARM 1.4
2022 Slider LAA R 63 85.2 43.5 7.6 7.0GLV 1.9 -5.7 7.5 7.0GLV 1.3
! 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 %
2023 Sweeper 1.3 9 737 35.2 192 .146 .339 .269 36.5 37.5 30.9 .160 .313 .257 33.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 12 690 33.0 169 .164 .236 .276 27.0 29.6 23.7 .217 .376 .324 38.5
2023 Cutter -1.7 -5 329 15.7 84 .310 .606 .435 22.8 15.5 25.5 .325 .679 .462 43.1
2023 Split-Finger -1.4 -2 131 6.3 41 .179 .205 .218 41.1 41.5 18.5 .181 .213 .198 18.2
2023 Sinker 0.7 1 126 6.0 25 .273 .409 .358 22.5 16.0 40.0 .212 .352 .298 16.7
2023 Curveball 1.9 1 76 3.6 18 .111 .167 .119 41.7 50.0 23.7 .154 .229 .163 44.4
2023 Slider 14.8 1 5 0.2 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 40.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 Sweeper 2.6 25 983 37.4 251 .165 .274 .232 38.1 32.7 30.1 .183 .293 .243 30.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 3 718 27.3 187 .283 .392 .346 20.6 19.3 19.6 .284 .407 .345 33.8
2022 Split-Finger 0.4 1 312 11.9 104 .126 .252 .164 49.7 63.5 30.4 .104 .162 .120 29.7
2022 Cutter 1.4 3 233 8.9 41 .316 .447 .359 23.2 2.4 4.5 .351 .610 .431 56.8
2022 Curveball -0.5 -1 223 8.5 40 .216 .405 .295 41.8 47.5 34.5 .160 .226 .211 31.6
2022 Sinker 0.7 1 97 3.7 12 .167 .250 .179 27.0 16.7 13.3 .161 .180 .154 30.0
2022 Slider 2.0 1 63 2.4 25 .167 .167 .172 38.5 52.0 27.7 .152 .187 .170 9.1
! 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
2023 Curveball 72 75.9 85 21.1 7:15 7:15 0
2023 Cutter 315 88.5 36 6.8 10:45 10:00 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 667 96.8 76 14.2 1:00 12:30 30
2023 Split-Finger 97 88.5 63 8.9 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Sinker 74 94.9 70 15.7 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Sweeper 684 83.6 58 17.2 8:15 9:15 -60
2022 Curveball 223 77.6 81 20.2 7:15 7:15 0
2022 Cutter 226 90.8 31 6.7 11:30 10:30 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 707 97.3 76 14.4 1:00 12:30 30
2022 Split-Finger 295 89.3 65 6.8 1:45 2:45 -60
2022 Sinker 69 97.1 80 18.1 1:15 2:30 -75
2022 Slider 63 85.2 47 10.8 8:00 7:30 30
2022 Sweeper 974 85.3 50 15.4 8:30 9:30 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 211 853 9 8 -5 -4 8
2021 531 2,027 22 27 -16 -8 25
2022 660 2,629 23 28 -9 -10 33
2023 531 2,094 12 26 -11 -10 17
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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 853 49.8 65.9 76.8 23.4 31.0 41.1 55.0 44.5 35.3 7.7 74.2
2020 80 38.8 48.4 80.0 20.4 70.0 41.3 50.0 31.3 24.0 10.0 62.5
2021 2,027 51.5 69.2 79.5 25.5 46.2 39.8 58.0 48.0 28.9 9.1 82.1
2022 2,629 51.4 68.2 76.9 28.6 40.5 40.2 60.6 49.0 33.1 9.4 79.4
2023 2,094 52.0 66.0 77.2 25.7 45.9 39.4 60.1 46.7 30.8 8.9 78.6
Player 7,683 51.3 67.4 77.7 26.3 42.7 40.0 59.0 47.4 31.5 9.0 79.2
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
2018 76 83 82 72 70 92 79 83 82 88 18 97 6 94 35 35 87
2021 80 86 81 71 78 34 59 57 38 85 50 70 22 82 48 35 88
2022 91 85 88 87 91 32 69 80 84 94 65 90 41 93 39 47 88
2023 63 90 69 38 65 25 18 92 78 94 22 82 14 88 47 47 90
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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 21.4 6 5.6 0 0 5 2 33.3
2021 22.8 15 14.0 1 5 13 3 20.0
2022 22.9 14 11.6 2 10 8 4 28.6
2023 23.4 18 18.6 -1 6 17 5 27.8
Player 22.8 53 49.8 3 21 43 14 26.4
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 7 6 4 4 5 7 5 3 4 6 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 4 5 4 6 6 7 5
2021 15 17 12 10 14 14 15 15 9 11 13 15 14 11 15 16 13 13 17 16 16 14 17 16 12 14 15 14 16 14 12
2022 14 9 8 13 11 13 13 9 9 10 10 13 14 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 13 11 16 13 10 10 12 15 13 12 12
2023 18 16 17 17 21 20 19 18 15 17 18 18 19 16 20 20 18 18 20 23 16 21 24 21 17 16 22 20 19 18 14
Player 53 49 43 44 50 52 54 47 36 42 47 53 53 45 52 54 48 47 54 57 51 53 64 56 43 45 53 55 54 51 43
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.8 93.7 -0.1 95.8 2.1 94.2 -1.6
Offspeed Velocity 85.8 88.1 2.3 89.3 1.2 88.6 -0.7
Breaking Velocity 77.8 81.2 3.4 84.0 2.8 82.9 -1.1
Exit Velocity 97.6 88.4 -9.2 87.1 -1.3 86.4 -0.7
Launch Angle 10.8 11.7 0.9 14.5 2.8 11.5 -3.0
Barrel % 0.0 7.1 7.1 6.3 -0.8 10.1 3.8
Hard Hit % 60.0 39.9 -20.1 33.2 -6.7 35.0 1.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 40.0 31.9 -8.1 32.0 0.1 34.0 2.0
xBA .238 .206 -0.032 .204 -0.002 .206 0.002
BA .375 .207 -0.168 .203 -0.004 .184 -0.019
xwOBA .476 .282 -0.194 .256 -0.026 .302 0.046
wOBA .515 .279 -0.236 .255 -0.024 .277 0.022
xSLG .349 .344 -0.005 .311 -0.033 .377 0.066
SLG .375 .351 -0.024 .316 -0.035 .333 0.017
K% 18.8 29.3 10.5 33.2 3.9 31.5 -1.7
BB% 50.0 8.3 -41.7 6.7 -1.6 10.4 3.7
Swing % 31.3 48.0 16.7 49.0 1.0 46.7 -2.3
Whiff% 24.0 28.9 4.9 33.1 4.2 30.8 -2.3
In Zone % 38.8 51.5 12.7 51.4 -0.1 52.0 0.6
Out of Zone % 61.3 48.5 -12.8 48.6 0.1 48.0 -0.6
Out of Zone Swing % 20.4 25.5 5.1 28.6 3.1 25.7 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 12.5 30.0 17.5 31.4 1.4 29.4 -2.0
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 58.0 8.0 60.6 2.6 60.1 -0.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 211 .277 119 0 0.0 92 1 1.1
2020 Shifts 16 .515 11 4 36.4 5 2 40.0
2021 Shifts 531 .279 259 42 16.2 272 180 66.2
2022 Shifts 657 .253 342 58 17.0 315 193 61.3
2023 Shades 531 .277 276 2 0.7 255 111 43.5
! 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 263 20.4 3.8% 6.5% 142 26.2 0.0% 17.6%
2020 10 20.6 0.0% 0.0% 31 24.5 0.0% 6.5%
2021 591 20.8 1.0% 5.9% 327 26.3 0.0% 22.9%
2022 801 21.7 2.4% 10.1% 381 26.6 0.0% 26.2%
2023 638 16.6 25.2% 0.2% 300 19.3 5.0% 2.0%

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Pitch Distribution