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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
2023-25 · vs LHB
2405 pitches in sample Change pitcher
2405 pitches in sample Change pitcher
2405 Pitches
25.4% Whiff %
65.4% Strike %
.255 xwOBA
33.9% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
8 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Four-seam | 39% | 938 | 95.4 | 2192 | 15.7% n=388 | 67.6% | .330 n=195 | 34.8% n=135 |
| FS Splitter | 30% | 713 | 90.7 | 1389 | 36.4% n=368 | 57.8% | .183 n=212 | 38.5% n=122 |
| CU Curveball | 21% | 496 | 77.2 | 2738 | 29.9% n=201 | 65.9% | .256 n=111 | 35.3% n=68 |
| FC Cutter | 10% | 230 | 91.4 | 2408 | 17.2% n=157 | 78.3% | .283 n=65 | 20.0% n=60 |
| SL Slider | 1% | 13 | 86.4 | 2713 | 36.4% n=11 | 84.6% | .023 n=4 | 0.0% n=1 |
| SI Sinker | 0% | 10 | 94.8 | 2229 | 33.3% n=3 | 40.0% | .136 n=3 | 100.0% n=1 |
| 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 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 2405 | 89.8 | 2090 | 25.4% n=1128 | 65.4% | .255 n=590 | 33.9% n=387 |
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