Shohei Ohtani
25-Year-Old
Out
Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/1/2020
2019 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
AVG
.286
HR
18
RBI
62
R
51
SB
12
Rest-of-Season Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
The two-way phenom was limited to just two appearances on the mound over the final four months of the season, but he continued to hit despite a busted UCL, and the offensive numbers were excellent. After undergoing Tommy John surgery in early October of 2018, he will be limited exclusively to hitting in 2019. If healthy, Ohtani would have a case as a top-100 overall player, but he's not expected back until May, so look for Ohtani to fall closer to pick 200 in mixed leagues. He had the sixth-best barrel rate in baseball (min. 150 batted-ball events) and a top-10 xSLG. His 92.6 mph average exit velocity ranked ahead of the likes of Khris Davis, Christian Yelich and Mookie Betts. The only real negatives besides health: he's UT-only and hit just .222/.300/.354 with a 31.8% K-rate against left-handed pitching. Even when active, he probably won't be a true everyday player, but Ohtani's numbers should be close to elite on a per-plate-appearance basis. Read Past Outlooks
Begins throwing program
Ohtani (knee) played catch while sitting down Wednesday to start his throwing program, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
ANALYSIS
Ohtani underwent surgery on his left knee in mid-September to address a bipartite patella, but now that he's been given the green light to throw, he'll continue to ramp up his activity until mid-December.
Ohtani underwent surgery on his left knee in mid-September to address a bipartite patella, but now that he's been given the green light to throw, he'll continue to ramp up his activity until mid-December.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2017
+30%
OPS vs RHP
2019
+9%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .725 | 225 | 5 | 26 | .252 | ||||
| Since 2017vs Right | .946 | 564 | 35 | 97 | .299 | ||||
| 2019vs Left | .794 | 115 | 3 | 13 | .282 | ||||
| 2019vs Right | .868 | 308 | 15 | 49 | .288 | ||||
| 2018vs Left | .654 | 110 | 2 | 13 | .222 | ||||
| 2018vs Right | 1.043 | 256 | 20 | 48 | .313 | ||||
| 2017vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2017
+2%
OPS on Road
2019
+2%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017Home | .875 | 412 | 26 | 62 | .275 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | .892 | 377 | 14 | 61 | .298 | ||||
| 2019Home | .856 | 202 | 11 | 27 | .274 | ||||
| 2019Away | .841 | 221 | 7 | 35 | .298 | ||||
| 2018Home | .893 | 210 | 15 | 35 | .277 | ||||
| 2018Away | .968 | 156 | 7 | 26 | .298 | ||||
| 2017Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2019
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .192 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Since 2017vs Right | .211 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018vs Left | .192 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2018vs Right | .211 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2017vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-47%
ERA at Home
2019
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017Home | 2.33 | 1.00 | 27.0 | 12.3 | 3.0 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | 4.38 | 1.34 | 24.2 | 9.5 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018Home | 2.33 | 1.00 | 27.0 | 12.3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2018Away | 4.38 | 1.34 | 24.2 | 9.5 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2017Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shohei Ohtani compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.30BB Rate
7.8%K Rate
26.0%BABIP
.354ISO
.219AVG
.286OBP
.343SLG
.505OPS
.848wOBA
.366Exit Velocity
92.8 mphHard Hit Rate
49.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2018
2017
2015
Ohtani could be the best player ever to come to MLB from Japan. In addition to racking up 624 strikeouts and posting a 2.52 ERA along with a 1.08 WHIP in 543 innings over the last five seasons with the Nippon Ham Fighters, Ohtani has hit .286/.358/.500 with 48 homers in 1,170 plate appearances. He's hit at least .300 in each of the last two seasons, while carrying an OBP above .400 and a slugging percentage above .500. The Angels signed Ohtani in December, and he will immediately join the front of the team's rotation. Soon after he signed, it was revealed that Ohtani has a first-degree sprain of the UCL in his right elbow, but the Angels knew about the injury before signing him. Additionally, he missed most of 2017 as a result of an ankle injury that required surgery in October. The Angels are considering a six-man rotation. With that, he may get two turns in the lineup as the DH between each start on the mound.
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Undergoes successful surgery
Ohtani underwent successful surgery Friday to address a bipartite patella in his left knee, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Set for season-ending surgery
Ohtani will undergo season-ending surgery to address a bipartite patella in his left knee.
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Goes deep in loss
Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to Cleveland.
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Knocks in five
Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's win over the White Sox.
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Out against lefty
Ohtani is not in the lineup Thursday against the Athletics, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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