Masahiro Tanaka

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 218lb (190cm, 98kg)

Born: November 1, 1988 in Itami, Japan jp

High School: Komadai Tomakomai HS (Japan)

Last Game: September 23, 2020 (Age 31-327d)
vs. TOR 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Masahiro Tanaka

Nicknames: Masa, Ma-kun or Tanaka Time

Pronunciation: \mah-sah-HE-ro tuh-na-ka\

Twitter: @t_masahiro18

Instagram: @masahiro_tanaka.official

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

2x All-Star

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.3

ERA

3.74

174

173

1054.1

991

WHIP

1.130

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2016-04-05	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Houston Astros	1-6		5.2	4	2	2	1	4	1	0	56	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	22	87	51	14	8	11	6	4	0
2	2016-04-12	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-5		5.0	3	2	2	4	6	0	1	55	17	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	92	54	13	12	6	6	3	1
3	2016-04-17	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Seattle Mariners	1-7	W	7.0	6	3	2	0	6	0	0	61	27	0	1	1	0	0	0	27	93	65	13	17	16	5	2	0
4	2016-04-23	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7		7.0	5	2	2	1	7	1	0	65	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	97	65	21	15	6	12	6	0
5	2016-04-29	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Boston Red Sox	1-7		6.2	6	2	2	0	5	0	0	59	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	99	69	12	12	15	7	2	2
6	2016-05-05	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-8		8.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	0	78	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	102	69	15	15	12	8	6	2
7	2016-05-10	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Kansas City Royals	1-7		7.0	7	6	6	0	4	3	0	43	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	79	56	18	7	11	12	6	2
8	2016-05-15	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Chicago White Sox	1-5		5.0	8	4	4	3	7	1	0	39	22	2	0	0	0	1	0	26	102	64	18	12	6	9	5	1
9	2016-05-21	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	4	0	0	65	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	92	64	18	8	11	10	7	1
10	2016-05-27	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	77	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	82	53	11	7	10	9	4	3
11	2016-06-01	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6	L	6.0	7	2	1	1	2	0	0	53	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	104	67	11	6	10	13	11	1
12	2016-06-06	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Los Angeles Angels	1-7		7.0	6	2	2	2	3	0	0	58	24	1	0	1	1	1	0	28	91	62	13	6	7	15	7	0
13	2016-06-11	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Detroit Tigers	1-7	L	6.1	6	5	5	1	4	2	1	44	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	92	67	13	8	12	8	2	1
14	2016-06-17	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Minnesota Twins	1-8	W	8.0	7	1	1	0	5	0	0	69	31	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	110	75	21	13	14	12	6	2
15	2016-06-24	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Minnesota Twins	1-6	W	6.0	7	3	3	2	7	0	0	51	24	3	0	1	0	0	0	26	95	62	17	14	7	10	6	1
16	2016-06-29	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Texas Rangers	1-6		6.0	8	6	6	1	7	1	0	38	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	27	110	76	19	15	8	11	6	1
17	2016-07-05	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	W	7.2	6	0	0	1	6	0	0	72	28	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	103	71	17	11	9	13	4	1
18	2016-07-10	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Cleveland Indians	1-5		4.2	10	7	3	2	5	1	0	27	24	2	0	0	0	1	0	26	92	61	15	7	8	11	7	2
19	2016-07-17	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Boston Red Sox	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	0	68	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	87	58	16	8	2	12	6	0
20	2016-07-22	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		San Francisco Giants	1-6		6.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	0	66	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	83	55	15	11	6	12	6	2
21	2016-07-27	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Houston Astros	1-5	L	5.0	7	4	4	2	4	1	0	39	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	94	56	15	8	9	9	4	4
22	2016-08-02	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	New York Mets	1-7	L	6.1	8	7	6	0	4	2	0	35	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	93	64	16	8	10	14	7	2
23	2016-08-07	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Cleveland Indians	1-7	W	6.0	6	1	1	0	8	0	0	64	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	101	76	14	13	10	7	4	0
24	2016-08-13	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	7.0	5	4	4	0	8	2	0	59	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	79	58	15	9	5	12	4	2
25	2016-08-19	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-8	W	7.2	5	0	0	0	9	0	0	78	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	100	68	19	7	10	9	4	1
26	2016-08-24	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Seattle Mariners	1-7	W	7.0	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	69	25	1	0	1	0	1	0	26	106	69	20	11	10	10	7	0
27	2016-08-30	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Kansas City Royals	1-5		5.0	4	2	2	0	4	1	0	55	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	71	49	14	7	5	10	4	2
28	2016-09-05	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	6.1	7	2	2	3	4	0	0	52	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	27	105	62	18	12	7	14	9	3
29	2016-09-10	Maj-AL	New York Yankees		Tampa Bay Rays	1-8	W	7.1	5	1	1	0	10	1	1	74	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	102	74	15	20	9	7	5	0
30	2016-09-15	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Boston Red Sox	1-7		7.0	4	1	1	3	0	0	0	62	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	28	93	61	18	4	18	7	1	3
31	2016-09-21	Maj-AL	New York Yankees	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	7	4	4	2	5	4	0	45	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	99	68	21	10	7	12	3	0

2016 Player Pitching Splits

2016 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	31	805	759	75	179	34	2	22	7	3	36	165	.236	.272	.373	.645	.273	283	10	3	4	3	0

Home	15	388	364	42	87	20	1	13	4	3	17	90	.239	.276	.407	.683	.282	148	3	2	4	1	0
Away	16	417	395	33	92	14	1	9	3	0	19	75	.233	.269	.342	.610	.265	135	7	1	0	2	0

April	5	124	117	11	24	6	1	2	1	1	6	28	.205	.250	.325	.575	.253	38	2	1	0	0	0
May	5	134	125	11	27	4	0	4	1	0	6	26	.216	.250	.344	.594	.240	43	1	0	2	1	0
June	6	163	153	19	41	8	0	3	2	1	7	28	.268	.303	.379	.682	.309	58	4	1	1	1	0
July	5	125	117	12	30	5	0	3	2	0	8	26	.256	.304	.376	.680	.307	44	1	0	0	0	0
August	6	150	149	14	34	4	1	5	1	0	1	38	.228	.233	.369	.602	.274	55	1	0	0	0	0
September	4	109	98	8	23	7	0	5	0	1	8	19	.235	.296	.459	.756	.240	45	1	1	1	1	0

As Starter	31	805	759	75	179	34	2	22	7	3	36	165	.236	.272	.373	.645	.273	283	10	3	4	3	0

vs RHB as RHP	31	415	387		91	13	0	11			22	86	.235	.281	.354	.635	.275	137	7	3	2	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	31	390	372		88	21	2	11			14	79	.237	.263	.393	.655	.271	146	3	0	2	2	0

Bases Empty	31	515	492		110	22	1	15			20	104	.224	.258	.364	.622	.255	179	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	31	290	267		69	12	1	7			16	61	.258	.297	.390	.687	.307	104	10	0	4	3	0

vs. Younger Batters	31	312	296		75	15	0	12			13	54	.253	.287	.426	.713	.274	126	2	1	2	0	0
vs. Older Batters	31	493	463		104	19	2	10			23	111	.225	.263	.339	.602	.273	157	8	2	2	3	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	14	4	.778	3.07	31	31	0	199.2	179	75	68	22	36	0	165	3	0	0	805	1.077	7.4	4.58

Home	7	1	.875	3.86	15	15	0	95.2	87	42	41	13	17	0	90	2	0	0	388	1.087	8.5	5.29
Away	7	3	.700	2.34	16	16	0	104.0	92	33	27	9	19	0	75	1	0	0	417	1.067	6.5	3.95

April	1	0	1.000	2.87	5	5	0	31.1	24	11	10	2	6	0	28	1	0	0	124	0.957	8.0	4.67
May	2	0	1.000	2.91	5	5	0	34.0	27	11	11	4	6	0	26	0	0	0	134	0.971	6.9	4.33
June	2	2	.500	4.12	6	6	0	39.1	41	19	18	3	7	0	28	1	0	0	163	1.220	6.4	4.00
July	2	1	.667	2.45	5	5	0	29.1	30	12	8	3	8	0	26	0	0	0	125	1.296	8.0	3.25
August	4	1	.800	3.00	6	6	0	39.0	34	14	13	5	1	0	38	0	0	0	150	0.897	8.8	38.00
September	3	0	1.000	2.70	4	4	0	26.2	23	8	8	5	8	0	19	1	0	0	109	1.163	6.4	2.38

As Starter	14	4	.778	3.07	31	31	0	199.2	179	75	68	22	36	0	165	3	0	0	805	1.077	7.4	4.58

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

More Tanaka Pages

Masahiro Tanaka Overview

Japanese & Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

Minor League Batting Game Logs & Splits (s.2008)

Minor League Pitching Game Logs & Splits (s.2008)

More Masahiro Tanaka Pages at Baseball Reference

Masahiro Tanaka

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 Player Pitching Splits

More Tanaka Pages

Full Site Menu

FAQs, Tip & Tricks