Masahiro Tanaka

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: November 1, 1988 in Itami, Japan jp

High School: Komadai Tomakomai HS (Japan)

Debut: April 4, 2014 (Age 25-154d, 20,574th in major league history)
vs. TOR 7.0 IP, 6 H, 8 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W

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

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.3

ERA

3.74

174

173

1054.1

991

WHIP

1.130

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-13 / in Starts: 19-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2019 Pitching Game Log

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2019 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	133	1	Mar 28	NYY		BAL	W,7-2	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	5.2	6	2	1	0	5	0	0	1.59	1.45	22	83	56	15	9	10	7	3	0	0	56			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.156	.62	0.10%	0.91	1t start tie	6t -2- 2 out a4
2	134	5	Apr 2	NYY		DET	L,1-3	GS-7		4	6.2	8	1	1	0	7	0	0	1.46	1.27	27			15	13	11	9	3	1	0	61			0	0	0	27	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.248	1.10	0.14%	2.45	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out tie
3	135	10	Apr 8	NYY	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-6		5	6.0	3	1	1	2	3	1	0	1.47	2.61	22	78	50	15	6	10	7	4	0	0	63			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.264	1.20	0.16%	2.42	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
4	136	15	Apr 14	NYY		CHW	L,2-5	GS-5	L(1-1)	5	4.0	7	5	5	3	6	1	0	3.22	3.17	20	81	49	16	9	5	6	4	0	0	31			1	1	0	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.361	.90	-0.18%	-3.68	1t start tie	5t 123 0 out d2
5	137	20	Apr 20	NYY		KCR	W,9-2	GS-7	W(2-1)	5	7.0	4	1	1	3	7	1	0	2.76	3.45	26	94	59	21	9	8	8	3	3	0	69			0	0	0	23	1	1	0	2	0	0	.71	0.240	.63	0.13%	2.79	1t start tie	7t 3 out a7
6	138	25	Apr 25	NYY	@	LAA	L,5-11	GS-6	L(2-2)	4	5.2	6	6	5	3	2	2	0	3.60	4.30	25	89	55	24	1	6	14	3	5	0	34			0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.125	1.13	-0.08%	-1.15	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	139	30	May 1	NYY	@	ARI	L,2-3	GS-4	L(2-3)	5	4.0	5	3	3	1	6	1	0	3.92	4.29	18	74	47	14	11	4	7	2	0	0	45			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.118	.88	-0.08%	-0.86	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
8	140	35	May 7	NYY		SEA	W,5-4	GS-7		5	6.1	5	2	2	2	4	1	0	3.77	4.38	26	95	61	12	8	4	16	8	2	0	57			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.11	0.061	1.37	0.05%	1.08	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out d1
9	141	40	May 12	NYY	@	TBR	W,7-1	GS-7	W(3-3)	4	7.0	5	1	1	0	7	1	0	3.44	4.21	26			12	8	9	10	4	2	0	70			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.352	1.60	0.33%	2.71	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
10	142	44	May 18	NYY		TBR	L,1-2	GS-6		5	6.0	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	3.09	3.90	22	88	60	14	15	10	6	3	2	0	72			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.377	1.51	0.38%	3.25	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
11	143	49	May 23	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	2.94	3.73	24	95	70	13	16	12	6	3	2	0	62			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.242	1.28	0.18%	2.32	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
12	144	54	May 28	NYY		SDP	L,4-5	GS-6	L(3-4)	4	6.0	9	5	4	2	7	1	1	3.20	3.80	29	100	67	19	11	8	11	5	2	0	41			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	1	.60	-0.233	.67	-0.16%	-1.75	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	145	59	Jun 4	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-4	GS-6	L(3-5)	6	6.0	6	4	4	2	2	2	1	3.42	4.16	26	85	57	13	9	9	12	3	4	0	44			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.99	-0.225	1.11	-0.15%	-0.79	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
14	146	65	Jun 11(1)	NYY		NYM	W,12-5	GS-7	W(4-5)	6	6.2	7	5	4	0	7	1	0	3.58	4.07	29	101	74	19	15	13	9	7	1	0	49			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	2	.78	-0.151	.89	-0.10%	-1.46	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a4
15	147	71	Jun 17	NYY		TBR	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-5)	5	9.0	2	0	0	1	10	0	0	3.23	3.80	29	111	76	18	21	11	7	2	1	0	92			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.465	1.41	0.50%	4.87	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
16	148	76	Jun 22	NYY		HOU	W,7-5	GS-6		4	6.0	8	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.21	3.91	26			18	1	12	12	7	4	0	48			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.095	1.26	0.07%	1.25	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
17	149	81	Jun 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,17-13	GS-1		6	0.2	4	6	6	2	0	1	0	3.74	4.10	8	37	24	6	0	2	4	2	1	0	18			0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.32	-0.396	1.51	-0.27%	-5.54	1b start a 6	1b --- 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	150	86	Jul 5	NYY	@	TBR	W,8-4	GS-7		5	6.1	6	4	4	2	5	2	0	3.86	4.25	27	101	68	14	9	8	12	4	3	0	48			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.000	1.24	0.00%	0.50	1b start a 1	7b 1-3 1 out a1
19	151	91	Jul 14	NYY		TOR	W,4-2	GS-6	W(6-5)	8	6.0	4	2	2	0	5	2	0	3.81	4.34	24	79	56	13	8	11	8	0	0	0	61			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.03	0.121	.91	0.06%	1.25	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
20	152	97	Jul 20	NYY		COL	W,11-5	GS-6	W(7-5)	5	6.0	7	5	5	1	3	1	0	4.00	4.37	26	85	56	11	6	13	9	6	0	0	40			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.100	.23	0.04%	-1.75	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
21	153	102	Jul 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-19	GS-4	L(7-6)	4	3.1	12	12	12	3	4	2	0	4.79	4.56	25	87	54	15	7	3	15	9	1	0	-11			0	0	0	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.414	.33	-0.15%	-9.41	1b start tie	4b -2- 1 out d9
22	154	107	Jul 31	NYY		ARI	W,7-5	GS-5		5	4.0	5	2	2	3	4	0	0	4.78	4.52	20	82	52	14	8	5	8	4	0	0	45			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.055	.98	0.03%	0.82	1t start tie	5t 1-3 0 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	155	112	Aug 5	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-6	GS-6		4	5.1	10	5	5	2	4	1	0	4.93	4.56	26	92	60	15	9	10	10	3	0	0	30			0	1	0	23	6	1	0	0	1	0	1.21	-0.095	.57	-0.03%	-1.67	1b start tie	6b --3 1 out a2
24	156	118	Aug 11	NYY	@	TOR	W,1-0	GS-9	W(8-6)	5	8.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.64	4.42	26	94	66	18	8	14	8	1	1	0	80			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.34	0.509	.46	0.11%	3.89	1b start tie	9b 1-- 0 out a1
25	157	124	Aug 16	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	GS-7	W(9-6)	4	6.1	4	2	2	0	2	2	0	4.56	4.52	23	83	56	13	7	10	11	4	2	0	59			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.118	.26	0.02%	1.08	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out a1
26	158	129	Aug 22	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS-6	L(9-7)	5	6.0	8	5	5	2	5	0	0	4.68	4.44	27	109	72	14	13	12	8	6	1	0	39			0	0	0	25	2	1	0	1	0	0	.59	-0.249	.16	-0.04%	-1.89	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
27	159	134	Aug 27	NYY	@	SEA	W,7-0	GS-7	W(10-7)	4	7.0	2	0	0	1	7	0	0	4.47	4.32	24	106	67	18	13	9	7	5	0	0	79			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	1	.47	0.211	.08	0.02%	3.63	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	160	139	Sep 2	NYY		TEX	L,0-7	GS-6	L(10-8)	5	6.0	7	2	2	2	5	1	0	4.42	4.33	26	103	68	13	10	9	10	4	1	0	53			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	1	.99	0.076	.13	0.01%	1.25	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
29	161	144	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-5	GS-4		5	4.0	8	4	4	0	2	1	0	4.53	4.36	18	80	63	10	10	7	9	5	0	0	32			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	2	0	0	.92	-0.094	.19	-0.01%	-1.66	1b start tie	4b 3 out a2
30	162	149	Sep 13	NYY	@	TOR	L,5-6	GS-5		4	5.0	8	4	4	0	6	1	0	4.60	4.33	23			14	14	7	10	5	1	0	41			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.156	.09	-0.01%	-1.32	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
31	163	154	Sep 19	NYY		LAA	W,9-1	GS-7	W(11-8)	5	7.0	4	1	1	0	6	1	0	4.47	4.29	24	86	60	14	12	8	10	5	2	0	71			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.243	.09	0.02%	2.79	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
32	164	162	Sep 29	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-6	2-4	L(11-9)	9	3.0	5	2	1	1	2	0	0	4.45	4.27	15	53	35	11	3	4	8	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.16	2b --- 0 out d1	4b 3 out d2
							19-13		W-L:11-9	5.0	182.0	186	95	90	40	149	28	2	4.45	4.27	759	2451	67%	19%	12%	0.93		23%	8%	0	51	0	---%	2	5	0	713	43	4	0	15	4	10	.92	1.259	.77	1.05%	6.16

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