Masahiro Tanaka Career Pitching Summary

Masahiro Tanaka played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2020, appearing in 174 games over 7 seasons. He recorded a total of 78 W and 46 L, an ERA of 3.74, 991 SO, a WHIP of 1.13, and a WAR of 17.4.

Masahiro Tanaka Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Masahiro Tanaka.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Masahiro Tanaka
    NameMasahiro Tanaka
    Date of BirthNovember 1, 1988
    Nationality
    Japan
    MLB Debut2014

    📊 Career Summary

    Masahiro Tanaka appeared in 174 games over 7 MLB seasons from 2014 to 2020. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS173 (MLB Rank: 918)
    W78 (MLB Rank: 891)
    L46 (MLB Rank: 1,680)
    ERA3.74 (MLB Rank: 3,234)
    IP1054.1 (MLB Rank: 1,249)
    SHO4 (MLB Rank: 1,229)
    CG7 (MLB Rank: 2,422)
    SO991 (MLB Rank: 570)
    BB208 (MLB Rank: 2,320)
    H983 (MLB Rank: 1,328)
    HR159 (MLB Rank: 454)
    SO98.46 (MLB Rank: 1,458)
    BB91.78 (MLB Rank: 10,843)
    H98.39 (MLB Rank: 9,023)
    HR91.36 (MLB Rank: 2,085)
    WHIP1.13 (MLB Rank: 10,987)
    WAR17.4 (MLB Rank: 715)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2020)

    In his final season (2020), Masahiro Tanaka recorded the following stats:

    GS10
    W3
    L3
    ERA3.56
    IP48
    SO44
    BB8
    H48
    HR9
    SO98.25
    BB91.5
    H99
    HR91.69
    WHIP1.167
    WAR0.7

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2016, 14 W
    • Most SO: 2017, 194 SO
    • Most IP: 2016, 199.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2016, 5.2 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2014, 2.78 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Masahiro Tanaka appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.33, pitched 54 IP, struck out 44 batters, with 5 W and 4 L.

    Masahiro Tanaka Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2014
    13
    5
    2.77
    0.722
    0
    141
    136.1
    3.1
    1.056
    15
    123
    21
    47
    42
    138
    3.04
    9.3
    6.71
    20
    20
    0
    3
    1
    1
    8.1
    1.4
    0
    4
    0
    4
    542
    2015
    12
    7
    3.51
    0.632
    0
    139
    154
    3.1
    0.994
    25
    126
    27
    66
    60
    116
    3.98
    8.1
    5.15
    24
    24
    0
    1
    0
    1.5
    7.4
    1.6
    0
    1
    0
    4
    609
    2016
    14
    4
    3.07
    0.778
    0
    165
    199.2
    5.2
    1.077
    22
    179
    36
    75
    68
    140
    3.51
    7.4
    4.58
    31
    31
    0
    0
    0
    1
    8.1
    1.6
    0
    3
    0
    7
    805
    2017
    13
    12
    4.74
    0.52
    0
    194
    178.1
    1.1
    1.239
    35
    180
    41
    100
    94
    95
    4.34
    9.8
    4.73
    30
    30
    0
    1
    1
    1.8
    9.1
    2.1
    0
    7
    1
    7
    752
    2018
    12
    6
    3.75
    0.667
    0
    159
    156
    2.3
    1.128
    25
    141
    35
    68
    65
    112
    4.01
    9.2
    4.54
    27
    27
    0
    1
    1
    1.4
    8.1
    2
    0
    7
    0
    3
    635
    2019
    11
    9
    4.45
    0.55
    0
    149
    182
    1.9
    1.242
    28
    186
    40
    95
    90
    100
    4.27
    7.4
    3.73
    31
    32
    0
    1
    1
    1.4
    9.2
    2
    0
    2
    0
    7
    759
    2020
    3
    3
    3.56
    0.5
    0
    44
    48
    0.7
    1.167
    9
    48
    8
    25
    19
    120
    4.42
    8.3
    5.5
    10
    10
    0
    0
    0
    1.7
    9
    1.5
    0
    2
    0
    0
    197