Masahiro Tanaka
SP - FA
Age: 32Bats: RThrows: R
2021 Outlook
Draft Rank (ECR)
P #111
Best / Worst
#81 / #120
ADP
#249
Ownership
Yahoo
75%
ESPN
73%
Eligibility
Yahoo
SP
ESPN
SP
CBS
SP
Player News
View More NewsMasahiro Tanaka possibly pitches in Japan this year
According to Andy Martino, it sounds like there's continued speculation that Masahiro Tanaka will pitch in Japan this year. Tanaka also acknowledged that there's a possibility of that happening.
Fantasy Impact
As a free agent, Masahiro Tanaka is coming off of a decent 2020 season. He finished 2020 with a 3.56 ERA and 1.17 WHIP with a 22.3% strikeout rate and a 4.1% walk rate in 48 innings. Throughout Tanaka's major league career, Tanaka has a 3.74 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with a 23.1% strikeout rate and a 4.8% walk rate. He provides healthy ratios with a decent K-BB%. He's a relatively safe and reliable starting pitcher for real life and fantasy squads.
Rankings
View More Rankings| ECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | #271 | #165 | #293 | 6 |
| Rest of Season | - | - | - | - |
| Dynasty | #177 | #162 | #162 | 1 |
| G | GS | W | L | SV | BS | HD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | 151.6 | 153 | 71 | 27 | 35 | 136 | 4.23 | 1.24 |
Stats
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| Season | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | BB% | K | K% | ERA | WHIP | ||||||
| 2018 | NYY | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 156 | 141 | 68 | 65 | 25 | 35 | 5.51 | 159 | 25.04 | 3.75 | 1.13 | ||||||
| 2019 | NYY | 32 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 182 | 186 | 95 | 90 | 28 | 40 | 5.27 | 149 | 19.63 | 4.45 | 1.24 | ||||||
| 2020 | NYY | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4.06 | 44 | 22.34 | 3.56 | 1.17 | ||||||
Game Log
View More Games| Game | OPP | Score | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 23 | @ TOR | - | L | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6.75 | 2.75 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs. TOR | - | W | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.86 | 1.00 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs. BAL | - | W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.80 | 0.60 |
| Sun, Sep 6 | @ BAL | - | L | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.38 | 1.31 |
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