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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 LHB
1562 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1562 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1562 Pitches
26.3% Whiff %
65.3% Strike %
.241 xwOBA
33.1% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
6 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Four-seam | 37% | 583 | 95.4 | 2202 | 16.8% n=226 | 66.7% | .295 n=111 | 33.8% n=71 |
| FS Splitter | 31% | 479 | 91.0 | 1415 | 38.2% n=251 | 58.2% | .176 n=142 | 40.2% n=82 |
| CU Curveball | 20% | 315 | 76.9 | 2763 | 28.0% n=132 | 65.1% | .285 n=73 | 31.9% n=47 |
| FC Cutter | 11% | 171 | 91.4 | 2427 | 16.8% n=125 | 81.3% | .259 n=51 | 19.6% n=46 |
| SI Sinker | 1% | 9 | 95.0 | 2236 | 33.3% n=3 | 44.4% | .136 n=3 | 100.0% n=1 |
| SL Slider | 0% | 5 | 86.6 | 2803 | 50.0% n=4 | 80.0% | .046 n=2 | 0.0% n=1 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1562 | 89.8 | 2100 | 26.3% n=741 | 65.3% | .241 n=382 | 33.1% n=248 |
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