P Yuhei Takanashi #53
YO Giants NPB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
07/10/2025
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P YUHEI TAKANASHI #53 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
40 0 3-2 27 2.04 39.2 35 1 16 32 1.29 1.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 60 55 55
Movement 55 65 55 55
Control 55 50 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 50 50
Sinker 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/05/2025 CHUN Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Win
07/04/2025 CHUN Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Save
07/02/2025 @ YOKO Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Save
07/01/2025 @ YOKO Win, 7-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
06/29/2025 HAN Win, 7-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Save
06/25/2025 HIRO Win, 6-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
06/24/2025 HIRO Win, 4-3 1.0 4 3 3 1 1
06/22/2025 @ YAK Win, 5-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Save
06/20/2025 @ YAK Win, 2-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Save
06/19/2025 @ HAN Win, 7-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
First in line at the local blood drive.
Birthday:07/13/1992
Born in:Kawagoe, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y1,160,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 94 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 94 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
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 40 0 3 2 27 2.04 39.2 35 12 9 1 16 32 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 30 3 90.0 40 35 11.80 7.94 7.26 3.63 2.62 1.29 67 1.4 .301        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 62 14 1 1 0 6 5 12 0 0 0 .226 .284 .274 .558      
vs. RHB 84 21 3 0 1 6 11 20 0 0 1 .250 .344 .321 .665      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 4 0 1 0 3 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 3  
March 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
April 11 0 0 0 10 1.74 10.1 11 2 2 0 0 7  
May 12 0 1 2 6 2.02 13.1 13 6 3 0 9 14  
June 11 0 1 0 6 3.60 10.0 8 4 4 1 4 7  
July 4 0 1 0 3 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 3  
Spring Training 15 0 1 0 0 1.29 14.0 7 3 2 0 6 10  
Last Year 57 0 6 5 14 5.04 50.0 62 31 28 5 30 63  
2 Years Ago 65 0 3 4 31 1.90 66.1 46 20 14 1 28 71  
Career 491 0 21 27 142 2.62 432.0 348 157 126 24 190 466  
Home 24 0 3 2 13 3.16 25.2 22 12 9 1 13 17  
Road 16 0 0 0 14 0.00 14.0 13 0 0 0 3 15  
Grass 8 0 0 0 7 0.00 7.1 6 0 0 0 1 6  
Turf 32 0 3 2 20 2.51 32.1 29 12 9 1 15 26  
Day 8 0 0 0 6 0.00 7.2 3 1 0 0 4 7  
Night 32 0 3 2 21 2.53 32.0 32 11 9 1 12 25  
As Reliever / Substitution 40 0 3 2 27 2.04 39.2 35 12 9 1 16 32  
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+
2017 TR - NPB 24 46 0 1 0 0 1.03 43.2 31 13 5 2 17 48 0 0 1.10 .254 2.83 0.8 385
2018 TR - NPB 25 70 0 1 4 1 2.44 48.0 38 21 13 1 23 53 0 0 1.27 .287 2.83 0.9 163
2019 TR - NPB 26 48 0 2 1 0 2.30 31.1 25 8 8 0 23 41 0 0 1.53 .321 2.98 0.5 173
2020 YO - NPB 27 44 0 1 1 2 1.93 37.1 17 10 8 2 13 37 0 0 0.80 .000 3.44 0.4 209
2021 Yomiuri - NPB 28 57 0 0 4 31 3.05 56.0 44 19 19 3 23 67 0 0 1.20 .299 2.76 1.5 125
2022 Yomiuri - NPB 29 64 0 4 6 36 3.32 59.2 50 23 22 9 17 54 0 0 1.12 .258 4.42 -0.4 117
2023 YO - NPB 30 65 0 3 4 31 1.90 66.1 46 20 14 1 28 71 0 0 1.12 .269 2.49 1.9 181
2024 YO - NPB 31 57 0 6 5 14 5.04 50.0 62 31 28 5 30 63 0 0 1.84 .416 3.51 0.3 69
2025 YO - NPB 32 40 0 3 2 27 2.04 39.2 35 12 9 1 16 32 0 0 1.29 .301 2.62 1.4 191
Total NPB 491 0 21 27 142 2.62 432.0 348 157 126 24 190 466 0 0 1.25 .325 3.11 7.3 143
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+
2017 TR (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 11 0 0 1 3 0.00 10.2 9 2 0 0 6 16 0 0 1.41 .346 2.45 0.3 999
2019 TR (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.2 4 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0.90 .267 1.10 0.3 999
2020 TR (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 1.0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 3.00 .000 8.20 -0.0 45
Total NGN 23 0 1 1 3 0.49 18.1 13 3 1 0 11 28 0 0 1.31 .310 2.27 823.5
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+
2021 Yomiuri - NPB 28 5 0 0 1 3 3.38 5.1 4 2 2 1 1 7 0 0 0.94 .250 3.49 0.0 113
2022 Yomiuri - NPB 29 7 0 0 0 2 3.00 9.0 5 3 3 2 7 6 0 0 1.33 .143 6.96 -0.5 129
2023 YO - NPB 30 4 0 1 0 2 0.00 3.2 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 1.36 .375 1.44 0.1 999
2024 YO - NPB 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 0.99 0.0 999
Total NPB 17 0 1 1 7 2.37 19.0 13 5 5 3 10 20 0 0 1.21 .227 4.61 162.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 YO - INT P 44 0 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Yomiuri - INT P 56 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 56.0 1.12 -0.4 .720
2022 Yomiuri - INT P 64 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 59.2 0.75 +0.1 .971
2023 YO - INT P 65 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 66.1 0.81 -0.0 .992
2024 YO - INT P 57 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 50.0 1.98 -0.8 1.429
2025 YO - INT P 40 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 39.2 0.23 -0.2 .000
TOTAL P 326 0 17 27 1 45 1 .978 271.2 1.46 -1.4 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
10/21/2016 Drafted by the Rakuten Eagles in the 9th round of the 2016 NPB Draft from JX-ENEOS Indus.
11/30/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y804,125.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
06/03/2022 Injured on 06/02/2022, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day.
07/24/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/01/2022 Wins the NPB JCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/02/2022 Wins the 2022 Japan Series with the Yomiuri Giants.
10/24/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y577,500.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
08/12/2023 Injured (unspecified),out for 2 days.
09/13/2023 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/27/2023 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/19/2023 Finished 3rd in 2023 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year voting.
10/31/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y1,003,950.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
10/18/2024 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of Y2,320,000 with the YO Giants organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 64 4
2023 65 3
Year SV Rank
2021 31 2
2022 36 2
2023 31 1
2024 14 4
Year HLD Rank
2024 12 8
Year RA Rank
2022 64 4
2023 65 3
2024 57 9
Year GF Rank
2021 39 3
2022 50 1
2023 42 1
2024 30 4
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