2023 Stats
W-L
7-8
ERA
7.25
WHIP
1.49
K
82
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Fujinami is looking to make the jump to MLB after posting a 3.41 ERA across 10 seasons in Japan. Whether or not he'll successfully do so is an open question. Fujinami was once one of Japan's top prospects, rivaling Shohei Ohtani as an amateur. He has good stuff, including a fastball that can touch triple digits, but he's had his fair share of struggles in recent seasons. From 2017 through 2021, the only time he posted an ERA below 4.00 was when he threw just 4.1 innings in 2019. Control is his primary problem, as his career 10.6 BB% indicates. He managed to cut that figure to 7.5% last season, helping him to a much better 3.38 ERA, but that came in just 16 starts as he also spent time in the minors, as he'd done in each of the previous five seasons. A player who's been unable to lock himself into a permanent role in Japan is unlikely to have all that much appeal on this side of the Pacific, though he was able to secure a one-year deal with the A's in January. Fujinami should open the season in Oakland's rotation, and he should receive a slight boost with about half his starts set to come at the pitcher-friendly Coliseum. Read Past Outlooks
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Awarded win over Red Sox
Fujinami (7-8) struck out one without putting a runner on base over 1.2 innings to earn the win Saturday over the Red Sox.
ANALYSIS
Fujinami inherited a pair of runners in the fifth inning and saw them pull off a double steal to both get into scoring position, but he nullified the threat. He then pitched a tidy sixth inning and was ultimately awarded the win in a 13-12 Baltimore victory. With 4.2 scoreless innings and six strikeouts over four outings in September, it appears the Orioles are starting to get the best out of Fujinami. He still has a 7.15 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 79:39 K:BB through 73 innings this year, but he's been much more effective as a reliever with Baltimore than he was in any role with Oakland to begin the campaign.
Fujinami inherited a pair of runners in the fifth inning and saw them pull off a double steal to both get into scoring position, but he nullified the threat. He then pitched a tidy sixth inning and was ultimately awarded the win in a 13-12 Baltimore victory. With 4.2 scoreless innings and six strikeouts over four outings in September, it appears the Orioles are starting to get the best out of Fujinami. He still has a 7.15 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 79:39 K:BB through 73 innings this year, but he's been much more effective as a reliever with Baltimore than he was in any role with Oakland to begin the campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
22
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Shintaro Fujinami generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Shintaro Fujinami generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-18%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .217 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .264 | 47 | 24 | 46 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .217 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .264 | 47 | 24 | 46 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-30%
ERA at Home
2023
-30%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 6.00 | 1.38 | 39.0 | 10.6 | 4.4 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 8.53 | 1.61 | 38.0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.00 | 1.38 | 39.0 | 10.6 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2023Away | 8.53 | 1.61 | 38.0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shintaro Fujinami compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.91K/9
9.6BB/9
5.0HR/9
1.1Fastball
98.5 mphERA
7.25WHIP
1.49BABIP
.318GB/FB
1.18Left On Base
49.8%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
1866 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%Swinging Strike
13.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2016 Fantasy Outlook
Standing a noodly 6-foot-5, 194 pounds, Fujinami features a fastball that sits at 95 mph and touches 100 on occasion, as well as devastating splitter. He's shown good durability, topping out at 199 innings pitched in 2015, which he paired with a robust 221 strikeouts. On the downside, his control has taken a bit of a step back as his velocity has increased. Hanshin is less likely to post Fujinami prior to him qualifying for free agency, so he is about six years away from appearing on North American soil.
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Picks up second save
Fujinami struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Angels.
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Earns win Friday
Fujinami (6-8) allowed a hit and struck out two over two scoreless innings to earn the win Friday over the Rockies.
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Collects first save
Fujinami struck out one without putting a runner on base in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Mariners.
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Activated by Baltimore
Fujinami was activated by the Orioles on Friday.
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Dealt to Baltimore
The Athletics traded Fujinami to the Orioles on Wednesday in exchange for Easton Lucas, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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