Masahiro Tanaka
Bats R Throws R6'3" 218 lbBorn 1988 Itami, JapanDebut 2014Team NYY2x All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2020 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | NYY | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -111.6 |
| 2018 | NYY | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -124.5 |
| 2017 | NYY | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -121.5 |
| 2016 | NYY | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -128.0 |
| 2015 | NYY | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.125 | -60.7 |
| 2014 | NYY | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.222 | -56.0 |
| Career | | 174 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.037 | 0.071 | 0.037 | 0.108 | -85.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2020 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 3.56 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 48.0 | 197 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 102.4 | 100.1 | 102.4 |
| 2019 | NYY | 11 | 9 | 4.45 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 182.0 | 759 | 28 | 40 | 149 | 100.4 | 99.5 | 99.9 |
| 2018 | NYY | 12 | 6 | 3.75 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 156.0 | 635 | 25 | 35 | 159 | 105.1 | 101.8 | 106.9 |
| 2017 | NYY | 13 | 12 | 4.74 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 178.3 | 752 | 35 | 41 | 194 | 99.1 | 100.5 | 99.6 |
| 2016 | NYY | 14 | 4 | 3.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 199.7 | 805 | 22 | 36 | 165 | 113.9 | 102.5 | 116.4 |
| 2015 | NYY | 12 | 7 | 3.51 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 154.0 | 609 | 25 | 27 | 139 | 108.7 | 101.8 | 110.4 |
| 2014 | NYY | 13 | 5 | 2.77 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 136.3 | 542 | 15 | 21 | 141 | 108.2 | | |
| Career | | 78 | 46 | 3.74 | 174 | 173 | 0 | 1054.3 | 4299 | 159 | 208 | 991 | 105.6 | | 106.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 85.5 | -51.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.095 | 0.095 | 0.086 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 72.1 | -9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 42.9 | 0.086 | 0.109 | 0.087 | |
| 2017 | 3 | | | | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 2016 | 2 | | | | | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 78.8 | -35.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 35.3 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.145 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2020 | NYY | P | 10 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2019 | NYY | P | 32 | 182 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0.931 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | NYY | P | 27 | 156 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0.974 | +1.4 |
| 2017 | NYY | P | 30 | 178 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.5 |
| 2016 | NYY | P | 31 | 200 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0.976 | +2.5 |
| 2015 | NYY | P | 24 | 154 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | +1.3 |
| 2014 | NYY | P | 20 | 136 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2015 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 25 | 6.0 IP, 24% K | 4.50 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
| 2018 | 0.000 | 0.225 | | 0.150 |
| 2017 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
| 2016 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 0.233 | 0.000 | | 0.100 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 12.38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2.12 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0.90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.65 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.40 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 3.33 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 54.0 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 0.98 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | NYY | $22,000,000 |
| 2015 | NYY | $22,000,000 |
| 2014 | NYY | $22,000,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.