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Yoshinobu
Yamamoto
PAge : 28Throws : R
#18
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 80 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-03-21
Born in : Bizen, Japan
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 14 | 9 | 2.53 | 185.0 | 182 | 0.87 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2.49 | 173.2 | 201 | 0.99 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3.00 | 90.0 | 105 | 1.11 |
| Career totals | 76 | 33 | 19 | 2.61 | 448.2 | 488 | 0.97 | |
ContractLos Angeles Dodgers payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 12 yrs · 2024–2035
- Total value
- 325.0 M$
- AAV
- 27.08 M$
2026
16.17 M$
Guaranteed
2027
30.17 M$
Guaranteed
2028
30.17 M$
Guaranteed
2029
30.17 M$
Guaranteed
2030
33.17 M$
Guaranteed
2031
33.17 M$
Guaranteed
2032
32.17 M$
Guaranteed
2033
32.17 M$
Guaranteed
2034
32.17 M$
Guaranteed
2035
32.17 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.53
FIP
3.33
xFIP
3.28
ERA-
60
WHIP
0.87
K%
25.7 %
BB%
5.9 %
Strikeouts
182
Innings
185.0
Wins
14
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
4.5
Strikeouts
176
2026 WAR
4.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20242.8 WAR · 5.6 per full season
- 20254.9 WAR · 5.1 per full season
- 20264.7 WAR · 4.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
+5 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
92
Star
- VEL
- Velocity
- 82
- STF
- Stuff
- 86
- CTL
- Control
- 81
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 88
- STA
- Stamina
- 90
- DUR
- Durability
- 82
- EX
- Experience
- 47
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
4.7
#11 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
95 / 100
#8 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
68 / 100
Surplus $18.9M · salary $27.1MPAL: dimensions
Run prevention94
Stuff84
Command87
Contact allowed92
Velocity82
Workload98
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.33 · RA9-WAR: 6.7
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.1 mi/h
78th percentile
K%
25.7 %
78th percentile
BB%
5.9 %
87th percentile
xERA
2.94
93th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.266
93th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.5 %
77th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAD | 4.7 | 95 | 92 | 96.1 | 25.7 | 5.9 | 2.94 | .266 |
| 2025 | LAD | 4.9 | 96 | 87 | 95.4 | 29.4 | 8.6 | 2.71 | .258 |
| 2024 | LAD | 2.8 | 84 | 81 | 95.5 | 28.5 | 6.0 | 3.44 | .292 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs SD | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.53 |
| Sep 15 | @ CIN | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.51 |
| Sep 9 | vs CIN | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2.62 |
| Sep 2 | vs STL | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2.67 |
| Aug 27 | @ ATL | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2.56 |
| Aug 21 | vs PIT | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2.61 |
| Aug 14 | vs MIL | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2.60 |
| Aug 8 | @ AZ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.65 |
| Aug 1 | vs BOS | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.76 |
| Jul 25 | @ NYM | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2.72 |