#18 - Starting Pitcher
| Bats / Throws | Right / Right |
| Date of Birth | 8/17/1998 (27) |
| Height, Weight | 5'10", 176 lb |
| Hometown | Bizen, JPN |
| W-L | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | BB% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 57.0 | 3.32 | 0.96 | 25.0% | 5.5% | ||
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43rd
2
W
|
15th
37.0
IP
|
60th
4.65
ERA
|
20th
1.37
WHIP
|
53rd
21.5%
K%
|
20th
9.4%
BB%
|
| FB MPH | SwStr% | CSW% | Str-ICR | MTK% | PLV | PLA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95.8 | 14.8% | 30.3% | 50.9% | 3.8% | 5.25 | 2.21 | ||
|
48th
94.3
FB MPH
|
24th
11.5%
SwStr%
|
35th
27.7%
CSW%
|
75th
49.8%
Str-ICR
|
57th
4.7%
MTK%
|
8th
4.97
PLV
|
9th
3.36
PLA
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| Year | Team | G | GS | IP | W-L | QS | ERA | WHIP | xERA | FIP | xFIP | PLA | K% | BB% | H/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | HR/FB% | LOB% | ICR | GB% | SwStr% | CSW% | IPR | PLV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 18 | 18 | 90.0 | 7-2 | 7 | 3.00 | 1.11 | 3.53 | 2.61 | 2.82 | 2.87 | 28.5% | 6.0% | 7.8 | 0.70 | .306 | 15.2% | 75.7% | 39.2% | 50.0% | 13.1% | 31.5% | 0.64 | 5.15 |
| 2025 | LAD | 30 | 30 | 173.2 | 12-8 | 18 | 2.49 | 0.99 | 2.81 | 2.94 | 3.10 | 2.50 | 29.4% | 8.6% | 5.9 | 0.73 | .244 | 16.3% | 78.5% | 33.7% | 54.8% | 13.5% | 30.9% | 0.60 | 5.22 |
| 2026 | LAD | 9 | 9 | 57.0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3.32 | 0.96 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 3.20 | 2.21 | 25.0% | 5.5% | 6.8 | 1.42 | .238 | 25.7% | 78.3% | 38.8% | 46.7% | 14.8% | 30.3% | 0.55 | 5.25 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 43 | 57 | 92 | 60-8 | 96 | 71 | 89 | 65 | 59 | 84 | 96 | 74 | 90 | 76 | 32 | 80 | 23 | 71 | 48 | 63 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 96 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 8 | 7 | 37.0 | 2-2 | 2 | 4.65 | 1.37 | 4.46 | 4.45 | 4.28 | 3.36 | 21.5% | 9.4% | 8.6 | 1.21 | .287 | 18.9% | 72.2% | 38.6% | 44.2% | 11.5% | 27.7% | 0.47 | 4.97 | |
| Career | 57 | 57 | 320.2 | 22-14 | 32 | 2.78 | 1.02 | 3.18 | 3.01 | 3.04 | 2.55 | 28.4% | 7.3% | 6.6 | 0.84 | .262 | 18.0% | 77.6% | 36.3% | 51.9% | 13.6% | 31.0% | 0.60 | 5.20 | |
| Year | Team | G | GS | IP | W-L | QS | Sv | Hld | P | Strikes | Balls | TBF | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K | BB | HB | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 18 | 18 | 90.0 | 7-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1,469 | 981 | 488 | 368 | 78 | 48 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 105 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | LAD | 30 | 30 | 173.2 | 12-8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2,789 | 1,787 | 1,004 | 684 | 113 | 79 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 201 | 59 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | LAD | 9 | 9 | 57.0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 866 | 559 | 307 | 220 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 43 | 57 | 92 | 60-8 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 88 | 18 | 84 | 34 | 42 | 22 | 40 | 7 | 85 | 59 | 47 | 29 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 8 | 7 | 37.0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 625 | 397 | 228 | 161 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career | 57 | 57 | 320.2 | 22-14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5,124 | 3,327 | 1,799 | 1,272 | 234 | 152 | 50 | 2 | 30 | 361 | 93 | 5 | 8 | |
| Year | Team | K% | BB% | AVG | SLG | OPS | wOBA | BABIP | BACON | xAVG | xwOBA | xBABIP | xwoBACON | EV | FB EV | LA | xERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 28.5% | 6.0% | .229 | .365 | .640 | .278 | .306 | .326 | .237 | .292 | .307 | .382 | 87.9 | 87.3 | 7.9 | 3.53 |
| 2025 | LAD | 29.4% | 8.6% | .183 | .283 | .540 | .244 | .244 | .270 | .204 | .263 | .280 | .324 | 87.7 | 88.6 | 7.5 | 2.81 |
| 2026 | LAD | 25.0% | 5.5% | .209 | .383 | .638 | .282 | .238 | .283 | .235 | .311 | .277 | .389 | 89.0 | 89.7 | 10.4 | 3.75 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 74 | 90 | 74 | 56 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 65 | 61 | 40 | 42 | 61 | 75 | 65 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 21.5% | 9.4% | .244 | .402 | .723 | .323 | .287 | .318 | .245 | .331 | .285 | .376 | 88.6 | 90.3 | 13.4 | 4.46 | |
| Career | 28.4% | 7.3% | .201 | .324 | .586 | .265 | .262 | .289 | .219 | .284 | .288 | .359 | 88.0 | 88.5 | 8.2 | 3.18 | |
| Year | Team | FF% (MPH) | SI% (MPH) | FC% (MPH) | SL% (MPH) | ST% (MPH) | CB% (MPH) | CH% (MPH) | FS% (MPH) | KN% (MPH) | Fastball% | Secondary% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 40.4% (95.5) | 2.8% (94.9) | 6.1% (91.5) | 3.3% (86.3) | - | 23.1% (78.0) | - | 24.2% (90.2) | - | 43.2% | 56.8% |
| 2025 | LAD | 35.7% (95.4) | 7.5% (94.8) | 11.0% (91.1) | 2.8% (86.4) | 0.0% (84.2) | 17.6% (76.9) | - | 25.3% (90.9) | - | 43.1% | 56.8% |
| 2026 | LAD | 25.9% (95.8) | 11.3% (95.1) | 16.1% (91.1) | 6.1% (86.8) | - | 11.7% (76.7) | - | 28.9% (91.3) | - | 37.2% | 62.7% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 28 (75) | 24 (74) | 49 (81) | 12 (57) | - | 45 (19) | - | 78 (86) | - | 13.7% | 85.9% | |
| SP MLB AVG | 33.0% (94.3) | 20.4% (93.7) | 16.8% (89.2) | 18.8% (86.2) | 16.1% (82.3) | 14.6% (80.0) | 16.7% (86.3) | 21.2% (86.4) | 27.6% (80.5) | 46.7% | 53.3% | |
| Career | 35.4% (95.4) | 6.8% (94.9) | 10.5% (91.2) | 3.5% (86.5) | 0.0% (86.5) | 18.2% (77.3) | - | 25.6% (90.8) | - | 42.2% | 57.8% | |
| Year | Team | FF CSW% | SI CSW% | FC CSW% | SL CSW% | ST CSW% | CB CSW% | CH CSW% | FS CSW% | KN CSW% | Fastball CSW% | Secondary CSW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 30.5% (49) | 17.1% (3) | 22.2% (10) | 28.6% (10) | - | 43.2% (47) | - | 26.5% (73) | - | 29.6% | 33.0% |
| 2025 | LAD | 34.4% (75) | 20.7% (16) | 23.8% (39) | 26.6% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 37.7% (77) | - | 27.9% (157) | - | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2026 | LAD | 30.8% (27) | 30.6% (6) | 31.7% (19) | 35.8% (12) | - | 34.7% (10) | - | 26.0% (54) | - | 30.7% | 30.0% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 81 (72) | 75 (54) | 80 (81) | 79 (52) | - | 75 (61) | - | 58 (89) | - | 82.0% | 71.7% | |
| SP MLB AVG | 27.0% (20) | 26.7% (7) | 26.4% (11) | 29.6% (16) | 28.1% (13) | 29.3% (11) | 23.4% (15) | 23.0% (22) | 27.3% (11) | 27.4% | 27.8% | |
| Career | 32.7% (151) | 23.1% (25) | 25.6% (68) | 29.8% (35) | 0.0% (0) | 39.4% (134) | - | 27.1% (284) | - | 31.1% | 30.9% | |
| Year | Team | GB% | LD% | FB% | PU% | SS% | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | Foul Str% | PC% | Fl&B% | Solid% | Brl% | ICR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 50.0% | 25.2% | 19.3% | 5.5% | 36.1% | 41.3% | 33.8% | 25.0% | 18.9% | 60.5% | 24.8% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 39.2% |
| 2025 | LAD | 54.8% | 17.9% | 20.5% | 6.9% | 30.0% | 43.2% | 29.9% | 26.8% | 18.1% | 66.2% | 21.9% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 33.7% |
| 2026 | LAD | 46.7% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 7.2% | 34.2% | 52.0% | 25.7% | 22.4% | 16.7% | 61.2% | 21.1% | 10.5% | 7.2% | 38.8% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 63 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 60 | 94 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 53 | 79 | 6 | 61 | 48 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 44.2% | 21.9% | 23.6% | 10.3% | 35.2% | 42.7% | 32.7% | 24.7% | 18.1% | 61.2% | 24.3% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 38.6% | |
| Career | 51.9% | 21.0% | 20.6% | 6.5% | 32.6% | 44.3% | 30.3% | 25.5% | 18.1% | 63.6% | 22.6% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 36.3% | |
| Year | Team | AVG | wOBA | BABIP | BACON | xAVG | xwOBA | xBABIP | xwoBACON | EV | FB EV | LA | HR/FB | ICR | IPA% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | .229 | .278 | .306 | .326 | .237 | .292 | .307 | .382 | 87.9 | 87.3 | 7.9 | 15.2% | 39.2% | 25.5% |
| 2025 | LAD | .183 | .244 | .244 | .270 | .204 | .263 | .280 | .324 | 87.7 | 88.6 | 7.5 | 16.3% | 33.7% | 20.8% |
| 2026 | LAD | .209 | .282 | .238 | .283 | .235 | .311 | .277 | .389 | 89.0 | 89.7 | 10.4 | 25.7% | 38.8% | 26.8% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 74 | 74 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 65 | 61 | 40 | 42 | 61 | 75 | 23 | 48 | 46 | |
| SP MLB AVG | .244 | .323 | .287 | .318 | .245 | .331 | .285 | .376 | 88.6 | 90.3 | 13.4 | 18.9% | 38.6% | 26.2% | |
| Career | .201 | .265 | .262 | .289 | .219 | .284 | .288 | .359 | 88.0 | 88.5 | 8.2 | 18.0% | 36.3% | 23.2% | |
| Year | Team | Zone% | Str% | Swing% | O-Sw% | Whiff% | Foul Str% | Con% | Z-Con% | O-Con% | CS% | SwStr% | CSW% | BIP% | PLUS% | IPR | Str-ICR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 47.2% | 66.8% | 48.3% | 33.5% | 27.0% | 18.9% | 73.0% | 84.4% | 53.1% | 18.4% | 13.1% | 31.5% | 16.3% | 61.5% | 0.64 | 54.0% |
| 2025 | LAD | 46.0% | 64.1% | 46.7% | 31.6% | 28.9% | 18.1% | 71.1% | 82.7% | 50.8% | 17.4% | 13.5% | 30.9% | 15.1% | 60.0% | 0.60 | 53.9% |
| 2026 | LAD | 44.0% | 64.5% | 49.1% | 34.4% | 30.1% | 16.7% | 69.9% | 81.0% | 52.7% | 15.5% | 14.8% | 30.3% | 17.6% | 59.6% | 0.55 | 50.9% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 40 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 87 | 30 | 87 | 80 | 81 | 37 | 88 | 82 | 49 | 71 | 77 | 62 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 44.6% | 63.3% | 47.1% | 31.4% | 24.4% | 18.1% | 75.6% | 85.0% | 59.9% | 16.2% | 11.5% | 27.7% | 17.5% | 57.8% | 0.47 | 49.8% | |
| Career | 46.0% | 64.9% | 47.6% | 32.6% | 28.6% | 18.1% | 71.4% | 82.9% | 51.8% | 17.3% | 13.6% | 31.0% | 15.9% | 60.4% | 0.60 | 53.4% | |
| Year | Team | Zone% | aLoc% | x-mLoc% | gLoc% | hiLoc% | y-mLoc% | loLoc% | iLoc% | oLoc% | mmLoc% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 47.2% | 39.9% | 26.5% | 33.6% | 20.7% | 26.0% | 53.3% | 30.5% | 43.0% | 6.7% |
| 2025 | LAD | 46.0% | 42.9% | 25.2% | 31.9% | 18.7% | 23.9% | 57.4% | 27.9% | 46.9% | 5.9% |
| 2026 | LAD | 44.0% | 36.8% | 28.4% | 34.8% | 27.9% | 23.5% | 48.7% | 30.1% | 41.5% | 6.2% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 40 | 53 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 34 | 83 | 56 | 39 | 40 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 44.6% | 35.5% | 27.5% | 37.0% | 35.2% | 22.6% | 42.2% | 29.4% | 43.1% | 6.5% | |
| Career | 46.0% | 41.0% | 26.1% | 32.9% | 20.8% | 24.4% | 54.7% | 29.0% | 44.9% | 6.2% | |
| Year | Team | Early% | Behind% | 2-Str% | Early BIP% | F-Str% | TF-Str% | ECS% | 2-Str O-Sw% | PAR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 57.5% | 10.7% | 32.1% | 13.1% | 62.6% | 52.0% | 23.1% | 27.1% | 22.2% |
| 2025 | LAD | 56.3% | 13.1% | 30.7% | 12.6% | 61.6% | 51.2% | 22.0% | 27.6% | 23.5% |
| 2026 | LAD | 58.4% | 11.8% | 29.8% | 13.6% | 60.8% | 51.4% | 20.0% | 25.6% | 21.3% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 49 | 56 | 56 | 25 | 45 | 64 | 34 | 38 | 72 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 58.6% | 12.2% | 29.4% | 15.0% | 61.1% | 49.7% | 20.9% | 26.7% | 18.7% | |
| Career | 57.0% | 12.2% | 30.9% | 12.9% | 61.7% | 51.5% | 21.9% | 27.1% | 22.8% | |
| Year | Team | P | PLV | QP% | AP% | BP% | Q-BP% | MTK% | HP | HL | PLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 1,469 | 5.15 | 49.5% | 17.6% | 32.9% | 16.5% | 5.9% | 0.6 | -2 | 2.87 |
| 2025 | LAD | 2,789 | 5.22 | 51.2% | 17.0% | 31.9% | 19.3% | 4.2% | -10.3 | -25 | 2.50 |
| 2026 | LAD | 866 | 5.25 | 52.7% | 14.3% | 33.0% | 19.6% | 3.8% | 0.6 | -3 | 2.21 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 85 | 96 | 95 | 13 | 81 | 81 | 67 | 59 | 74 | 96 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 625 | 4.97 | 46.5% | 17.4% | 36.1% | 10.3% | 4.7% | 1.8 | +0 | 3.36 | |
| Career | 5,124 | 5.20 | 50.9% | 16.7% | 32.4% | 18.6% | 4.6% | -9.1 | -30 | 2.55 | |