Pitcher · 2026
Roki Sasaki
- Age
- 25
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 187 lb
- Number
- #11
- Born
- November 3, 2001 in Rikuzentakata, Japan
- MLB debut
- March 19, 2025
- dbWAR
- -.2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 105.0
- ERA
- 4.54
- FIP
- 4.95
- K/9
- 9.1
- FIP−
- 119 100 = avg
Roki Sasaki is a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2026 he struck out 106 batters over 105.0 innings across 20 appearances, 20 of them starts, going 5-5. His ERA of 4.54 was 8.8% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 12th of 15 on his team, and 309th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.95 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 29.7% of swings (14.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 23.8%. His 0.1 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, 2026.
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 | 255 | 226 | 53 | 10 | 27 | 62 | .235 | .315 | .434 | .329 | 24.3% |
| vs RHB | 191 | 173 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 44 | .237 | .309 | .520 | .356 | 23.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Roki Sasaki 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 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 753 | 97.9 | 2,265 | 50.5% | 20.4% | |
| Splitter | 495 | 90.2 | 912 | 46.7% | 35.7% | |
| Slider | 380 | 86.6 | 2,043 | 49.5% | 39.3% | |
| Forkball | 158 | 85.5 | 611 | 36.1% | 33.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 105.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 53 | 106 | 40 | 4.54 | 4.95 | 1.28 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 109 | 119 | 0.1 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | 36.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 4.46 | 5.80 | 1.43 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 107 | 140 | -0.3 |
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Nearest 2026 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.