Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Shohei Ohtani has thrown 10,149 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (98mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Curve (75mph), Splitter (88mph) and Sinker (96mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (93mph).


In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has less armside movement than typical, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has some natural sinking action. Their slider sweeps across the zone. Their curve has an exceptional bite, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has slight glove-side movement and has slightly below average velo. Their splitter is thrown extremely hard, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, has some natural sink to it and has slight armside fade. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and has some natural sinking action. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is blazing fast and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters.