P Masahiro 'Ma-kun' Tanaka #18
TR Golden Eagles NPB
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/22/2025
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P MASAHIRO 'MA-KUN' TANAKA #18 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
16 16 6-5 0 2.89 99.2 90 9 22 78 1.12 1.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 45 50 50
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 65 65 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 55 55
Curveball 50 50
Splitter 60 60
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 70
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/15/2025 ORI Loss, 2-4 X 7.0 9 4 4 3 2 Loss
07/08/2025 SEIB Win, 13-3 X 1.2 3 0 0 0 0
07/01/2025 @ CHIB Win, 6-0 X 7.1 2 0 0 0 11 Win
06/24/2025 SEIB Win, 3-0 X 8.0 4 0 0 1 7 Win
06/17/2025 @ FSB Loss, 2-4 X 8.0 8 4 4 1 4 Loss
06/10/2025 HIRO Win, 12-3 X 7.1 9 3 3 1 2 Win
06/03/2025 @ CHUN Loss, 0-1 X 7.0 4 1 1 1 8 Loss
05/27/2025 @ HAN Win, 9-6 X 4.1 9 5 5 1 9
05/20/2025 @ CHIB Loss, 2-9 X 3.2 7 6 2 2 1 Loss
05/13/2025 CHIB Win, 7-3 X 5.1 3 2 2 2 6 Win
PERSONALITY
Tanaka trains hard.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:11/01/1988
Born in:Itami, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y3,200,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 116 Days
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 116 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:Y2,700,000 total for 2 years
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 16 6 5 0 2.89 99.2 90 37 32 9 22 78 2 12.5 1 9 56.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.11 8.13 7.04 1.99 3.59 1.12 85 1.7 .279        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 188 52 8 1 7 26 13 39 2 1 0 .277 .320 .441 .762      
vs. RHB 185 38 8 1 2 11 9 39 2 1 0 .205 .240 .292 .532      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 5.14 7.0 9 4 4 0 3 2  
April 5 5 2 0 0 2.12 34.0 25 8 8 2 10 25  
May 4 4 1 2 0 5.59 19.1 26 17 12 4 5 19  
June 4 4 2 2 0 2.37 30.1 25 8 8 3 4 21  
July 3 3 1 1 0 2.25 16.0 14 4 4 0 3 13  
Spring Training 5 5 2 1 0 7.00 18.0 31 15 14 3 9 18  
Last Year 24 24 12 5 0 3.89 136.1 144 62 59 8 39 106  
2 Years Ago 25 25 11 8 0 3.09 148.2 127 56 51 10 34 119  
Career 285 279 143 64 4 2.62 1955.2 1802 626 569 116 420 1747  
Home 8 8 4 1 0 2.88 50.0 47 16 16 3 13 33  
Road 8 8 2 4 0 2.90 49.2 43 21 16 6 9 45  
Grass 4 4 2 1 0 2.78 22.2 20 11 7 3 5 27  
Turf 12 12 4 4 0 2.92 77.0 70 26 25 6 17 51  
Day 2 2 0 1 0 4.38 12.1 15 7 6 0 2 10  
Night 14 14 6 4 0 2.68 87.1 75 30 26 9 20 68  
As Starter 16 16 6 5 0 2.89 99.2 90 37 32 9 22 78  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2007 TR - NPB 18 28 28 11 7 0 3.82 186.1 183 83 79 17 68 196 4 1 1.35 .325 3.46 3.9 104
2008 TR - NPB 19 25 24 9 7 1 3.49 172.2 171 71 67 9 54 159 5 2 1.30 .325 2.96 4.8 114
2009 TR - NPB 20 25 24 15 6 1 2.33 189.2 170 51 49 13 43 171 6 3 1.12 .292 3.08 4.9 171
2010 TR - NPB 21 20 20 11 6 0 2.50 155.0 159 47 43 9 32 119 8 1 1.23 .314 3.12 4.0 159
2011 TR - NPB 22 27 27 19 5 0 1.27 226.1 171 35 32 8 27 241 14 6 0.87 .279 1.95 10.1 312
2012 TR - NPB 23 22 22 10 4 0 1.87 173.0 160 45 36 4 19 169 8 3 1.03 .311 1.91 7.8 212
2013 TR - NPB 24 28 27 24 0 1 1.27 212.0 168 35 30 6 32 183 8 2 0.94 .271 2.34 8.0 312
2014 New York - MLB 25 20 20 13 5 0 2.77 136.1 123 47 42 15 21 141 3 1 1.06 .299 3.18 3.0 138
2015 New York - MLB 26 24 24 12 7 0 3.51 154.0 126 66 60 25 27 139 1 0 0.99 .238 4.06 1.9 114
2016 New York - MLB 27 31 31 14 4 0 3.07 199.2 179 75 68 22 36 165 0 0 1.08 .273 3.57 4.3 137
2017 New York - MLB 28 30 30 13 12 0 4.74 178.1 180 100 94 35 41 194 1 1 1.24 .307 4.42 2.3 92
2018 New York - MLB 29 27 27 12 6 0 3.75 156.0 141 68 65 25 35 159 1 1 1.13 .287 4.18 2.2 114
2019 New York - MLB 30 32 31 11 9 0 4.45 182.0 186 95 90 28 40 149 1 1 1.24 .293 4.43 2.8 103
2020 New York - MLB 31 10 10 3 3 0 3.56 48.0 48 25 19 9 8 44 0 0 1.17 .291 4.46 0.6 121
2021 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 32 23 22 10 6 1 2.80 147.2 137 56 46 14 30 122 3 1 1.13 .287 3.28 3.3 142
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 33 22 20 5 5 0 3.74 108.1 122 48 45 9 20 84 0 0 1.31 .331 3.23 2.5 106
2023 TR - NPB 34 25 25 11 8 0 3.09 148.2 127 56 51 10 34 119 0 0 1.08 .273 2.99 3.0 112
2024 TR - NPB 35 24 24 12 5 0 3.89 136.1 144 62 59 8 39 106 0 0 1.34 .324 3.22 2.5 92
2025 TR - NPB 36 16 16 6 5 0 2.89 99.2 90 37 32 9 22 78 2 1 1.12 .279 3.59 1.7 146
Total MLB 174 173 78 46 0 3.74 1054.1 983 476 438 159 208 991 7 4 1.13 .283 4.02 17.0 114
Total NPB 285 279 143 64 4 2.62 1955.2 1802 626 569 116 420 1747 58 20 1.14 .300 2.85 56.3 149
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2009 Japan - TRN 20 4 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 1.29 .400 4.49 -0.0 106
2012 TR (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1.00 .375 0.95 0.2 999
2013 Japan - TRN 24 4 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 10 3 2 0 0 12 0 0 1.43 .588 0.00 0.5 159
2015 Scranton WB - AAA 26 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 6 0 0 1.33 .312 4.37 0.1 89
2018 Scranton WB - AAA 29 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 3 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 0.60 .154 4.20 0.1 111
Total AAA E 3 3 0 0 0 4.09 11.0 9 5 5 2 2 10 0 0 1.00 .241 4.29 97.5
Total NGN 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1.00 .375 0.95 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 New York - MLB 26 1 1 0 1 0 3.60 5.0 4 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 1.40 .154 9.06 -0.2 108
2017 New York - MLB 28 6 3 3 1 0 2.19 24.2 11 3 6 4 5 23 0 0 0.65 .000 4.10 0.3 199
2018 New York - MLB 29 1 1 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0.80 .214 2.33 0.2 237
2019 New York - MLB 30 2 2 1 1 0 2.45 11.0 5 4 3 1 3 5 0 0 0.73 .129 4.47 0.2 188
2020 New York - MLB 31 2 2 0 1 0 12.38 8.0 13 11 11 0 4 7 0 0 2.12 .433 2.98 0.2 35
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 33 1 1 0 1 0 18.90 3.1 9 7 7 1 1 2 0 0 3.00 .571 6.75 -0.1 21
2023 TR - NPB 34 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 5 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 1.17 .263 3.03 0.1 116
2024 TR - NPB 35 2 2 1 0 0 4.35 10.1 14 6 5 1 1 11 0 0 1.45 .394 2.53 0.3 82
Total MLB 12 9 5 4 0 3.86 53.2 36 21 23 7 16 42 0 0 0.97 .358 4.31 112.0
Total NPB 4 4 1 2 0 6.41 19.2 28 15 14 2 4 16 0 0 1.63 .394 3.40 58.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 New York - MLB P 20 20 12 14 1 26 0 1.000 136.1 1.72 0.0 .000
2015 New York - MLB P 24 24 11 19 2 30 0 1.000 154.0 1.75 +0.9 .000
2016 New York - MLB P 31 31 11 30 1 42 1 .976 199.2 1.85 +0.3 .000
2017 New York - MLB P 30 30 8 22 1 30 0 1.000 178.1 1.51 +0.8 .000
2018 New York - MLB P 27 27 14 24 4 39 1 .974 156.0 2.19 -0.1 .000
2019 New York - MLB P 32 31 9 18 3 29 2 .931 182.0 1.34 +1.7 .000
2020 New York - MLB P 10 10 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 48.0 1.88 +0.8 .000
2021 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 23 22 9 13 2 22 0 1.000 147.2 1.34 +0.6 .960
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 22 20 5 10 1 16 1 .938 108.1 1.25 -1.0 .809
2023 TR - INT P 25 25 6 11 0 18 1 .944 148.2 1.03 +0.6 1.103
2024 TR - INT P 24 24 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 136.1 0.86 +0.5 1.039
2025 TR - INT P 16 16 2 10 1 13 1 .923 99.2 1.08 -0.6 .891
TOTAL P 284 280 92 189 16 288 7 .976 1695.0 1.49 +4.6 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
12/01/2011 Wins the 2011 NPB Pacific League Best Nine Award (P).
12/01/2013 Wins the 2013 NPB Pacific League Best Nine Award (P).
01/22/2014 Signed as an international free agent with the New York Yankees.
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
07/06/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/28/2020 Granted Free Agency.
01/28/2021 Signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
04/16/2021 Injured on 04/15/2021, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 5-6 weeks.
06/05/2021 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/27/2021 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/14/2021 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/01/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/09/2021 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
11/16/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 NPB JPL Sawamura Award voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
02/28/2022 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
03/08/2022 Injured on 03/07/2022, diagnosed with a strained triceps, is day-to-day.
03/17/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
04/24/2022 Injured on 04/22/2022, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day.
04/24/2022 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of Y7,600,000 with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles organization.
07/20/2022 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 70 (70).
10/01/2023 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/10/2023 Executed his contract year option.
10/23/2023 Wins the 2023 NPB JPL Sawamura Award.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 75 (75).
09/06/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y3,200,000 with the TR Golden Eagles organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
04/08/2025 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the SS Lions with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/20/2025 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of Y2,700,000 with the TR Golden Eagles organization.
07/08/2025 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2023 25 2
2024 24 7
Year W Rank
2021 10 4
2023 11 1
2024 12 4
Year L Rank
2017 12 10
Year Win. % Rank
2016 .778 5
2021 .625 4
2023 .579 2
Year IP Rank
2016 199.2 10
2021 147.2 9
2023 148.2 6
Year BF Rank
2023 598 8
Year HRA Rank
2015 25 9
2017 35 3
2021 14 9
Year K Rank
2017 194 8
2021 122 6
2023 119 7
Year ERA Rank
2016 3.07 3
2021 2.80 2
2023 3.09 2
Year BABIP Rank
2016 .273 9
2019 .293 9
2021 .287 7
2023 .273 1
Year WHIP Rank
2016 1.08 5
2021 1.13 3
2023 1.08 1
Year K/BB Rank
2016 4.58 4
2017 4.73 4
2019 3.73 9
2021 4.07 1
2023 3.50 1
Year RA/9 Rank
2016 9.83 4
2019 11.27 7
2021 10.42 2
2023 9.87 1
Year HR/9 Rank
2016 0.99 9
2021 0.85 5
2023 0.61 4
Year H/9 Rank
2016 8.07 9
2021 8.35 5
2023 7.69 1
Year BB/9 Rank
2016 1.62 3
2017 2.07 3
2019 1.98 3
2021 1.83 1
2023 2.06 2
Year K/9 Rank
2017 9.79 7
2021 7.44 4
2023 7.20 4
Year QS Rank
2021 15 4
2023 13 6
2024 12 6
Year QSP Rank
2021 .682 3
2023 .520 5
Year CG Rank
2014 3 2
2017 1 5
2018 1 5
2019 1 7
2021 3 1
Year CGP Rank
2017 .033 8
2019 .032 6
2021 .136 1
Year SHO Rank
2014 1 5
2017 1 3
2018 1 1
2019 1 3
2021 1 1
Year GB% Rank
2019 0.55 5
2021 0.46 9
2023 0.51 2
Year WAR Rank
2016 4.1 7
2021 3.1 3
2022 2.4 9
2023 2.9 4
2024 2.5 5
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