Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has thrown 1,945 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and The World Baseball Classic. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph), Splitter (90mph) and Curve (78mph), also mixing in a Cutter (91mph). He also rarely throws a Slider (86mph) and Sinker (95mph).


In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action and has well above average velo. Their splitter is thrown extremely hard, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters and has some natural sink to it. Their curve has an exceptional bite and has slight glove-side movement. Their cutter generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo and has some natural sink. Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has well above average velo.