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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 RHB
870 pitches in sample Change pitcher
870 pitches in sample Change pitcher
870 Pitches
26.0% Whiff %
67.8% Strike %
.307 xwOBA
45.6% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
8 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Four-seam | 41% | 355 | 95.7 | 2168 | 16.7% n=174 | 69.6% | .366 n=83 | 54.4% n=57 |
| CU Curveball | 23% | 204 | 78.1 | 2704 | 27.5% n=91 | 71.1% | .317 n=44 | 30.3% n=33 |
| FS Splitter | 18% | 157 | 90.5 | 1358 | 42.4% n=92 | 62.4% | .245 n=43 | 42.9% n=21 |
| SL Slider | 8% | 69 | 86.3 | 2774 | 40.0% n=40 | 63.8% | .197 n=27 | 58.3% n=12 |
| SI Sinker | 5% | 41 | 94.7 | 2219 | 8.3% n=24 | 65.9% | .288 n=14 | 50.0% n=12 |
| FC Cutter | 5% | 41 | 91.7 | 2419 | 18.2% n=22 | 68.3% | .360 n=12 | 33.3% n=12 |
| ST Sweeper | 0% | 2 | 84.0 | 2805 | — n=0 | 0.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 1 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 870 | 89.6 | 2211 | 26.0% n=443 | 67.8% | .307 n=223 | 45.6% n=147 |
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