1988
Born November 1, 1988
Itami, Hyogo, Japan
Masahiro Tanaka Notable
b. November 1, 1988 · New York Yankees 2014–2020
Masahiro Tanaka played 2014 to 2020 for the New York Yankees as a pitcher.
He went 78 and 46 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 1,054.3 innings in 174 games. He struck out 991 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 174 games he batted .037, with 1 hit and 1 run.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2018, with 1.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2014 and 2019.
He was born in Itami, Hyogo, Japan on November 1, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2014, 2019 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 2014 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYY | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 2015 | NYY | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | NYY | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NYY | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NYY | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | NYY | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 174 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .037 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYY | 13 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 136.1 | 123 | 42 | 21 | 141 | 2.77 |
| 2015 | NYY | 12 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 154.0 | 126 | 60 | 27 | 139 | 3.51 |
| 2016 | NYY | 14 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 199.2 | 179 | 68 | 36 | 165 | 3.07 |
| 2017 | NYY | 13 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 178.1 | 180 | 94 | 41 | 194 | 4.74 |
| 2018 | NYY | 12 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 156.0 | 141 | 65 | 35 | 159 | 3.75 |
| 2019 | NYY | 11 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 182.0 | 186 | 90 | 40 | 149 | 4.45 |
| 2020 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 48.0 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 44 | 3.56 |
| Career | — | 78 | 46 | 174 | 173 | 0 | 1054.1 | 983 | 438 | 208 | 991 | 3.74 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Major-league debut: Masahiro Tanaka
Masahiro Tanaka made a major-league debut on April 4, 2014.
2020
Final major-league game: Masahiro Tanaka
Masahiro Tanaka played a final major-league game on September 23, 2020.