Yoshinobu Yamamoto stats
DodgersStarting Pitcher · #18
Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsAug 17, 1998
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 176 lbs
- Experience
- 3 yearsDebut 2024
- Birthplace
- Okayama, Japan
- World Series MVP
- 2025
Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsAug 17, 1998
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 176 lbs
- Experience
- 3 yearsDebut 2024
- Birthplace
- Okayama, Japan
- World Series MVP
- 2025
Stats
Standard
Dodgers- GP
- 27
- W · 9th
- 14
- L
- 8
- ERA · 5th
- 2.51
- IP · 10th
- 179.0
- K · 17th
- 178
- BB
- 41
- WHIP · 2nd
- 0.87
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 75
- W
- 33
- L
- 18
- ERA
- 2.60
- IP
- 442.2
- K
- 484
- BB
- 122
- WHIP
- 0.96
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- W
- 7
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 2.25
- IP
- 56.0
- K
- 48
- BB
- 12
- WHIP
- 0.84
Expanded
- QS · 1st
- 21
- CG · 1st
- 1
- SHO
- 0
- K/9 · 44th
- 8.9
- GB
- 220
- FB
- 237
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 2
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · WP
Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.
Career regular season
- QS
- 46
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 9.8
- GB
- 562
- FB
- 556
- G/F
- 1.00
- WP
- 9
Latest performance
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Sep 15 · @ CIN · W 4-0
- IP
- 7.0
- H
- 1
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 2
- K
- 7
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 2.51
Games
All gamesNext
vs SDTue, Sep 22
vs SD since 2024
- 9
- GP
- 46.1
- IP
- 37
- H
- 21
- R
- 21
- ER
- 44
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 15 | at CINW 4-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wed, Sep 09 | vsCINW 14-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Wed, Sep 02 | vs STLL 8-6 F/10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | at ATLL 1-0 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | vs PITW 5-4 F/10 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Fri, Aug 14 | vs MILW 3-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
What are Yoshinobu Yamamoto's career stats?
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has played 3 seasons for the Dodgers. He has 33 wins and 484 strikeouts with a 2.60 ERA over 442.2 innings. His best season so far is 2026: 14 wins, a 2.51 ERA and 178 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 10 @ SF on Sep 12, 2025, L 5-1 F/10
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2024.
League leaderboards and awards
3 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2024 to 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
Championships ×2
- 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2025 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Playoff series
Yoshinobu Yamamoto played 10 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 7 series — 6 won, 1 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CIN | Won 1-0 | 1 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 |  PHI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | MIL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 |  TOR | Won 3-0 | 3 | 17.2 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 |  SD | Won 2-0 | 2 | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 |  NYM | Won 1-0 | 1 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 |  NYY | Won 1-0 | 1 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto against each club
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (9)
- vs San Diego Padres (9)
- vs San Francisco Giants (7)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (5)
- vs Colorado Rockies (5)
- vs Chicago Cubs (4)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (4)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs New York Yankees (4)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (4)
- vs Atlanta Braves (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (3)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (3)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (2)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (2)
- vs Miami Marlins (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (2)
- vs Athletics (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
- vs Houston Astros (1)
- vs Kansas City Royals (1)
- vs Minnesota Twins (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Texas Rangers (1)
- vs Washington Nationals (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Yoshinobu Yamamoto among MLB players at the same position.
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- Paul SkenesPITAlike in ERA, Innings pitched, Strikeouts77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jacob deGromTEXAlike in Innings pitched, ERA, WHIP76out of 100 on profile similarity
- Tarik SkubalLADAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, Wins71out of 100 on profile similarity
- Chris SaleATLAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, ERA70out of 100 on profile similarity
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