Pitcher · 2022
Hirokazu Sawamura
- Age
- 34
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Born
- April 3, 1988 in Tochigi, Japan
- MLB debut
- April 2, 2021
- dbWAR
- -.0 2 season(s)
- IP
- 50.2
- ERA
- 3.73
- FIP
- 4.16
- K/9
- 7.1
- FIP−
- 105 100 = avg
Hirokazu Sawamura is a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2022 he struck out 40 batters over 50.2 innings across 49 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 3.73 was 6.0% lower than the league average of 3.97 — 5th of 19 on his team, and 253rd of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.16 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 25.1% of swings (12.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.1%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2022.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49 | 0 | 50.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 40 | 27 | 3.73 | 4.16 | 1.42 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 94 | 105 | 0.2 | |
| 2021 | 55 | 0 | 53.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 61 | 32 | 3.06 | 5.00 | 1.45 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 72 | 117 | -0.2 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 83 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 17 | .188 | .301 | .319 | .278 | 20.5% |
| vs RHB | 138 | 120 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 23 | .267 | .341 | .350 | .307 | 16.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Hirokazu Sawamura throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2022.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 409 | 95.9 | 2,111 | 43.8% | 12.0% | |
| Splitter | 314 | 92.0 | 1,417 | 45.5% | 36.3% | |
| Slider | 115 | 85.8 | 2,298 | 41.7% | 38.9% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2022 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.