Los Angeles Dodgers
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has thrown 2,457 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Splitter (92mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph) and Cutter (91mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (95mph) and Slider (86mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has well above average velo. Their splitter is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' splitters, 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, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their cutter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut.