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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
2025 · vs RHB
1683 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1683 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1683 Pitches
27.3% Whiff %
64.1% Strike %
.283 xwOBA
48.1% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
8 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Four-seam | 31% | 517 | 95.5 | 2213 | 20.5% n=215 | 66.5% | .295 n=113 | 67.2% n=61 |
| FS Splitter | 21% | 351 | 91.1 | 1430 | 39.3% n=178 | 57.3% | .217 n=96 | 52.1% n=48 |
| CU Curveball | 17% | 284 | 77.2 | 2782 | 40.3% n=129 | 66.9% | .253 n=79 | 32.6% n=46 |
| SI Sinker | 14% | 241 | 94.8 | 2250 | 15.7% n=115 | 61.4% | .380 n=65 | 46.9% n=49 |
| FC Cutter | 12% | 202 | 91.0 | 2460 | 18.8% n=96 | 66.3% | .359 n=45 | 41.7% n=36 |
| SL Slider | 5% | 85 | 86.4 | 2781 | 24.5% n=49 | 68.2% | .183 n=22 | 29.4% n=17 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 2 | 95.0 | 2274 | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ST Sweeper | 0% | 1 | 84.2 | 2981 | 0.0% n=1 | 100.0% | .121 n=1 | 0.0% n=1 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1683 | 90.4 | 2210 | 27.3% n=783 | 64.1% | .283 n=421 | 48.1% n=258 |
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