P Takahiro Matsunaga #34
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
12/12/2022
P TAKAHIRO MATSUNAGA #34 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 51 57 49 53
Movement 52 55 52 53
Control 68 70 67 68
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 64 64
Cutter 26 45
Forkball 47 47
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 65
Defense 15
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 33
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/2022 ORI Loss, 4-7 X 5.1 3 4 4 4 6
09/10/2022 @ CHIB Win, 5-4 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/09/2022 @ CHIB Win, 8-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2022 SB Win, 5-4 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
09/01/2022 @ HOKK Loss, 4-5 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
08/28/2022 CHIB Win, 13-2 X 7.1 5 2 2 2 5 Win
08/21/2022 @ SB Loss, 2-4 X 7.1 6 4 4 0 6 Loss
08/14/2022 @ ORI Win, 8-1 X 6.0 5 1 1 4 6 Win
07/07/2022 @ SB Loss, 4-6 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 Loss
07/06/2022 @ SB Loss, 3-9 2.0 3 3 2 2 3
PERSONALITY
He often shows a lack of effort.
Low: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/16/1988
Born in:Kagawa, KAG
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 22 14 4 8 0 5.85 87.2 108 64 57 10 33 60 0 0.0 0 6 42.9
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 8 2 14.89 11.09 6.16 3.39 4.49 1.61 103 0.5 .340        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 141 42 7 1 3 23 12 24 1 1 4 .298 .367 .426 .793      
vs. RHB 212 66 11 2 7 41 21 36 4 1 0 .311 .367 .481 .848      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 0 0 8.64 8.1 14 8 8 1 3 7  
May 4 4 1 2 0 4.78 26.1 28 16 14 1 8 15  
June 4 4 0 4 0 7.78 19.2 36 21 17 1 8 11  
July 4 0 0 1 0 23.63 2.2 9 8 7 2 3 3  
August 3 3 2 1 0 3.05 20.2 16 7 7 4 6 17  
September 5 1 1 0 0 3.60 10.0 5 4 4 1 5 7  
Spring Training 5 5 2 1 0 3.72 19.1 12 9 8 1 10 13  
2 Years Ago 26 26 10 10 0 3.52 166.0 150 72 65 12 53 118  
Career 183 94 43 42 0 3.82 682.2 680 326 290 55 217 551  
Home 9 7 1 3 0 4.64 42.2 51 26 22 4 13 32  
Road 13 7 3 5 0 7.00 45.0 57 38 35 6 20 28  
Turf 22 14 4 8 0 5.85 87.2 108 64 57 10 33 60  
Day 11 10 2 6 0 4.69 63.1 75 39 33 3 20 40  
Night 11 4 2 2 0 8.88 24.1 33 25 24 7 13 20  
As Starter 14 14 3 7 0 5.60 80.1 97 56 50 8 29 56  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 1 1 0 8.59 7.1 11 8 7 2 4 4  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Chiba Lotte - NPB 27 24 24 11 9 0 3.76 162.2 157 76 68 15 58 132 1 0 1.32 .301 3.90 1.9 101
2016 Chiba Lotte - NPB 28 6 6 2 1 0 2.72 39.2 30 13 12 3 14 34 0 0 1.11 .241 3.81 0.6 144
2017 Chiba Lotte - NPB 29 41 1 5 4 0 2.44 55.1 56 15 15 4 16 56 0 0 1.30 .335 2.99 0.9 154
2018 Chiba Lotte - NPB 30 41 0 2 1 0 4.60 43.0 37 25 22 3 12 36 0 0 1.14 .274 3.45 0.4 83
2019 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 31 23 23 9 9 0 3.58 128.1 142 61 51 8 31 115 0 0 1.35 .340 2.98 3.1 106
2020 Orix - NPB 32 26 26 10 10 0 3.52 166.0 150 72 65 12 53 118 3 1 1.22 .277 3.87 1.6 102
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 34 22 14 4 8 0 5.85 87.2 108 64 57 10 33 60 0 0 1.61 .340 4.49 0.5 75
Total NPB 183 94 43 42 0 3.82 682.2 680 326 290 55 217 551 4 1 1.31 .306 3.69 9.0 104
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Chiba Lotte - INT P 24 24 8 32 2 41 1 .976 162.2 2.21 +0.4 1.027
2016 Chiba Lotte - INT P 6 6 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 39.2 1.82 -1.0 .803
2017 Chiba Lotte - INT P 40 1 5 12 1 18 1 .944 55.1 2.77 +0.2 1.055
2018 Chiba Lotte - INT P 39 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 43.0 1.05 -0.2 1.047
2019 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 23 23 6 19 1 28 3 .893 128.1 1.75 -1.3 .897
2020 Orix - INT P 26 26 14 14 0 30 2 .933 166.0 1.52 -1.4 1.024
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 21 14 7 10 1 18 1 .944 87.2 1.75 -0.9 .935
TOTAL P 179 94 48 92 6 148 8 .946 682.2 1.85 -4.2 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (57); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 60 (58).
09/16/2016 Injured (food poisoning), out for 2 days.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 61 (60).
08/05/2017 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/16/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (59); Movement: 58 (57); Control: 63 (61).
11/16/2018 Became a free agent.
12/09/2018 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $262,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (53); Movement: 60 (59); Control: 62 (63).
05/31/2019 Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
11/12/2019 Became a free agent.
12/14/2019 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $256,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (53); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 62 (63).
06/30/2020 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/16/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/12/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (53); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (66).
11/21/2021 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,020,000 with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (53); Movement: 54 (55); Control: 66 (67).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2015 11 8
2019 9 10
2020 10 10
Year Win. % Rank
2015 .550 10
Year HLD Rank
2017 10 7
2018 15 4
Year BABIP Rank
2020 .277 3
Year WHIP Rank
2020 1.22 6
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 11.71 10
Year HR/9 Rank
2020 0.65 10
Year H/9 Rank
2020 8.13 5
Year QS Rank
2020 17 9
Year QSP Rank
2020 .654 9
Year SHO Rank
2020 1 8
Year WAR Rank
2019 3.1 8
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