Hiroki Kuroda

New York Yankees

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Hiroki Kuroda threw 20,927 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2014, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2014, they relied primarily on their Sinker using a Two-seam Fastball grip (92mph), Splitter (87mph) and Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (92mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (77mph) and Cutter (90mph).


In 2014, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker using a two-seam fastball grip results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their splitter is much firmer than usual and has some natural sink to it. Their slider results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their curve has little depth and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2014) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, has good "rise", has little cutting action and has slightly above average velo.