Keiichi Yabu

San Francisco Giants

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Keiichi Yabu threw 1,084 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2008, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2008, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Cutter (89mph), Sinker (90mph), Splitter (84mph) and Curve (76mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (82mph).


In 2008, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly below average velo. Their cutter is a prototypical pitch with few remarkable qualities. Their sinker has slightly below average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their splitter has surprising cut action, has some natural sink to it and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters. Their curve has sweeping glove-side movement and has slightly below average velo. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2008) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement.