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Pitcher Lab
A pitch-level explorer over Statcast for one pitcher. Search an arm, set the filters, and read the arsenal: usage, velo and spin, whiff %, strike %, xwOBA against, and hard-hit %. Every number shows the sample (n) behind it. Research and context, you decide.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP
2024 · vs LHB
843 pitches in sample Change pitcher
843 pitches in sample Change pitcher
843 Pitches
23.8% Whiff %
65.5% Strike %
.280 xwOBA
35.3% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
8 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Four-seam | 42% | 355 | 95.4 | 2175 | 14.2% n=162 | 69.0% | .375 n=84 | 35.9% n=64 |
| FS Splitter | 28% | 234 | 90.3 | 1334 | 32.5% n=117 | 56.8% | .198 n=70 | 35.0% n=40 |
| CU Curveball | 21% | 181 | 77.8 | 2694 | 33.3% n=69 | 67.4% | .202 n=38 | 42.9% n=21 |
| FC Cutter | 7% | 59 | 91.4 | 2354 | 18.8% n=32 | 69.5% | .374 n=14 | 21.4% n=14 |
| SL Slider | 1% | 8 | 86.3 | 2658 | 28.6% n=7 | 87.5% | .000 n=2 | — n=0 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 4 | 86.7 | 2282 | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ST Sweeper | 0% | 1 | 84.0 | 2893 | — n=0 | 0.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| SI Sinker | 0% | 1 | 93.3 | 2170 | — n=0 | 0.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 843 | 89.8 | 2072 | 23.8% n=387 | 65.5% | .280 n=208 | 35.3% n=139 |
Whiff % = whiffs ÷ swings · Strike % = strikes ÷ pitches · xwOBA = avg expected wOBA on contact ·
Hard-hit % = 95+ mph ÷ batted balls · n shown on every rate · descriptive context, not a pick