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Shohei Ohtani

Name Note: Name is sometimes romanized as Otani

Positions: Designated Hitter and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors)

Born: July 5, 1994 (Age: 29-360d) in Oshu, Japan jp

High School: Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate, Japan)

Debut: March 29, 2018 (Age 23-267d, 21,566th in major league history)
vs. OAK 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2033, 10 yrs/$282.17M (24-33)

Service Time (01/2024): 6.000 • Free Agent: 2034

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Shohei Ohtani

Nicknames: Showtime

Pronunciation: \show-HEY oh-TAWN-ee\

Instagram: @shoheiohtani

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2x MVP
Rookie of the Year
3x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

4.7

39.3

311

2794

100

781

196

.322

.280

493

RBI

498

102

OBP

.402

.370

SLG

.643

.566

OPS

1.045

.936

OPS+

194

153

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Last 5 Games (Batting)

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Date	Tm		Opp	Result	Pos	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	CS	SF	BOP	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLI	RE24
2024-06-26	LAD	@	CHW	W 4-0	DH	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0.165	0.76	0.10%	0.77	1.823
2024-06-25	LAD	@	CHW	W 4-3	DH	4	2	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0.233	1.09	0.14%	1.08	2.001
2024-06-24	LAD	@	CHW	W 3-0	DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	-0.035	0.70	-0.02%	0.76	-0.201
2024-06-22	LAD		LAA	W 7-2	DH	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0.128	0.62	0.09%	0.70	1.432
2024-06-21	LAD		LAA	L 2-3 (10)	DH	2	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0.312	1.31	0.20%	1.40	2.519

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2018	23	LAA	AL	104	367	326	59	93	21	2	22	61	10	4	37	102	.285	.361	.564	.925	151	184	2	2	0	1	2	DH1	RoY-1
2019	24	LAA	AL	106	425	384	51	110	20	5	18	62	12	3	33	110	.286	.343	.505	.848	121	194	6	2	0	4	1	DH
2020	25	LAA	AL	44	175	153	23	29	6	0	7	24	7	1	22	50	.190	.291	.366	.657	79	56	3	0	0	0	0	*D/H1
2021	26	LAA	AL	155	639	537	103	138	26	8	46	100	26	10	96	189	.257	.372	.592	.965	157	318	7	4	0	2	20	*D1/H97	AS,MVP-1,SS
2022	27	LAA	AL	157	666	586	90	160	30	6	34	95	11	9	72	161	.273	.356	.519	.875	144	304	6	5	0	3	14	*D1/H	AS,CYA-4,MVP-2
2023	28	LAA	AL	135	599	497	102	151	26	8	44	95	20	6	91	143	.304	.412	*.654*	*1.066*	*184*	325	9	3	0	3	21	*D1	AS,MVP-1,SS
2024	29	LAD	NL	79	360	311	65	100	21	2	25	61	16	2	42	70	.322	.402	.643	1.045	194	200	6	2	0	3	2	*D
7 Yrs				780	3231	2794	493	781	150	31	196	498	102	35	393	825	.280	.370	.566	.936	153	1581	39	18	0	16	60
162 Game Avg.				162	671	580	102	162	31	6	41	103	21	7	82	171	.280	.370	.566	.936	153	328	8	4	0	3	12

LAA (6 yrs)				701	2871	2483	428	681	129	29	171	437	86	33	351	755	.274	.366	.556	.922	148	1381	33	16	0	13	58
LAD (1 yr)				79	360	311	65	100	21	2	25	61	16	2	42	70	.322	.402	.643	1.045	194	200	6	2	0	3	2

AL (6 yrs)				701	2871	2483	428	681	129	29	171	437	86	33	351	755	.274	.366	.556	.922	148	1381	33	16	0	13	58
NL (1 yr)				79	360	311	65	100	21	2	25	61	16	2	42	70	.322	.402	.643	1.045	194	200	6	2	0	3	2

Player Value--Batting

Player Value--Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2018	23	LAA	AL	104	367	21	-1	2	0	-8	14	1.6	13	27	2.7	.514	.509	2.6	-0.6	27	$545,000	DH1	RoY-1
2019	24	LAA	AL	106	425	14	0	3	0	-8	9	1.0	15	24	2.5	.508	.505	2.4	-0.7	24	$650,000	DH
2020	25	LAA	AL	44	175	-5	1	2	0	-3	-5	-0.5	6	1	0.0	.488	.497	0.1	-0.4	1		*D/H1
2021	26	LAA	AL	155	639	39	1	1	0	-12	29	3.1	22	51	4.9	.519	.518	4.8	-1.1	51	$3,000,000	*D1/H97	AS,MVP-1,SS
2022	27	LAA	AL	157	666	30	-2	2	0	-15	15	1.6	23	38	3.4	.510	.510	3.4	-1.7	38	$5,500,000	*D1/H	AS,CYA-4,MVP-2
2023	28	LAA	AL	135	599	54	1	2	0	-11	45	4.5	19	64	6.0	.533	.528	6.0	-1.1	64	$30,000,000	*D1	AS,MVP-1,SS
2024	29	LAD	NL	79	360	38	3	1	0	-7	36	3.7	11	47	4.7	.546	.522	4.7	-0.7	47	$28,216,944	*D
7 Seasons				780	3231	192	3	13	0	-64	143	14.9	110	253	24.2	.518	.514	24.0	-6.3	253	$67,911,944
162 Game Avg.				162	671	40	1	3	0	-13	30	3.1	23	53	5.0	.518	.514	5.0	-1.3	53

LAA (6 yrs)				701	2871	154	0	11	0	-58	107	11.3	98	206	19.5	.515	.513	19.3	-5.6	206	$39,695,000
LAD (1 yr)				79	360	38	3	1	0	-7	36	3.7	11	47	4.7	.546	.522	4.7	-0.7	47	$28,216,944

Advanced Batting

Advanced Batting
				Batting				Batting Ratios			Batted Ball									Win Probability			Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	rOBA	Rbat+	BAbip	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	EV	HardH%	LD%	GB%	FB%	GB/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	WPA	cWPA	RE24	RS%	SB%	XBT%
2018	23	LAA	AL	.389	148	.350	.279	6.0%	27.8%	10.1%	92.9	52.8%	27.6%	43.6%	24.0%	0.78	33.3%	51.1%	15.6%	1.6	0.5%	24.8	34%	71%	28%
2019	24	LAA	AL	.370	127	.354	.219	4.2%	25.9%	7.8%	93.4	50.4%	30.9%	49.6%	18.0%	0.99	25.9%	52.2%	21.9%	0.3	0.3%	9.6	26%	80%	46%
2020	25	LAA	AL	.301	78	.229	.176	4.0%	28.6%	12.6%	89.1	42.7%	26.2%	49.5%	21.4%	0.98	35.9%	48.5%	15.5%	-0.5	-0.4%	-3.4	36%	88%	46%
2021	26	LAA	AL	.399	153	.303	.335	7.2%	29.6%	15.0%	92.9	53.7%	20.9%	38.6%	34.6%	0.64	38.3%	47.7%	14.0%	5.0	1.7%	52.0	30%	72%	41%
2022	27	LAA	AL	.371	142	.320	.246	5.1%	24.2%	10.8%	92.7	49.9%	23.6%	42.5%	30.1%	0.75	30.1%	49.5%	20.3%	2.2	0.6%	31.7	28%	55%	40%
2023	28	LAA	AL	.435	180	.342	.350	7.4%	23.9%	15.2%	94.4	54.2%	22.7%	42.6%	30.3%	0.74	32.2%	49.3%	18.5%	4.2	2.3%	61.5	29%	77%	45%
2024	29	LAD	NL	.454	194	.342	.322	6.9%	19.4%	11.7%	95.4	61.7%	28.3%	39.8%	27.5%	0.66	36.1%	45.9%	18.0%	2.7	1.9%	33.6	34%	89%	50%
7 Yrs				.395	152	.327	.286	6.1%	25.5%	12.2%	93.3	52.8%	25.1%	43.0%	27.8%	0.76	32.7%	49.2%	18.0%	15.6	7.0%	209.8	30%	74%	42%
MLB Averages				.322	100	.294	.165	3.2%	22.7%	8.5%	88.4	39.1%	24.5%	42.6%	24.7%	0.76	29.2%	52.6%	18.2%				31%	76%	41%

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2018	23	LAA	AL	4	2	.667	3.31	10	10	0	0	0	0	51.2	38	19	19	6	22	0	63	1	0	5	211	127	3.57	1.161	6.6	1.0	3.8	11.0	2.86	RoY-1

2020	25	LAA	AL	0	1	.000	37.80	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	7	7	0	8	0	3	0	0	1	16	14	13.99	6.600	16.2	0.0	43.2	16.2	0.38
2021	26	LAA	AL	9	2	.818	3.18	23	23	0	0	0	0	130.1	98	48	46	15	44	2	156	10	2	10	533	141	3.52	1.090	6.8	1.0	3.0	10.8	3.55	AS,MVP-1,SS
2022	27	LAA	AL	15	9	.625	2.33	28	28	0	0	0	0	166.0	124	45	43	14	44	0	219	2	0	14	660	172	2.40	1.012	6.7	0.8	2.4	11.9	4.98	AS,CYA-4,MVP-2
2023	28	LAA	AL	10	5	.667	3.14	23	23	0	1	1	0	132.0	85	50	46	18	55	0	167	11	0	12	531	144	4.00	1.061	5.8	1.2	3.8	11.4	3.04	AS,MVP-1,SS
5 Yrs				38	19	.667	3.01	86	86	0	1	1	0	481.2	348	169	161	53	173	2	608	24	2	42	1951	143	3.30	1.082	6.5	1.0	3.2	11.4	3.51
162 Game Avg.				15	8	.667	3.01	34	34	0	0	0	0	190	138	67	64	21	68	1	240	9	1	17	771	143	3.30	1.082	6.5	1.0	3.2	11.4	3.51

Player Value--Pitching

Player Value--Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	RA9extras	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
2018	23	LAA	AL	51.2	10	10	19	3.31	4.73	0.04	0.21		96.1	4.70	8	0.9	0.0	1.3	13	.587	.505	$545,000	RoY-1

2020	25	LAA	AL	1.2	2	2	7	37.80	5.32	-0.46	0.27	0.00	98.0	5.93	-6	-0.5	0.0	-0.4	-6	.271	.497
2021	26	LAA	AL	130.1	23	23	48	3.31	4.69	-0.16	0.22	0.00	102.8	5.22	27	2.9	-0.1	4.1	40	.628	.518	$3,000,000	AS,MVP-1,SS
2022	27	LAA	AL	166.0	28	28	45	2.44	4.31	0.08	0.20	0.00	103.0	4.56	40	4.8	-0.1	6.2	54	.671	.530	$5,500,000	AS,CYA-4,MVP-2
2023	28	LAA	AL	132.0	23	23	50	3.41	4.75	-0.07	0.21	0.00	103.4	5.20	25	2.7	-0.1	3.9	39	.618	.517	$30,000,000	AS,MVP-1,SS
5 Seasons				481.2	86	86	169	3.16	4.58	-0.03	0.21	0.00	102.3	4.93	94	10.9	-0.3	15.1	141	.626	.520	$39,045,000
162 Game Avg.				190	34	34	67	3.16	4.58	-0.03	0.21	0.00	102.3	4.93	37	4.3	-0.1	6.0	56	.626	.520

Advanced Pitching

Advanced Pitching
					Batting Against					Pitching Ratios			Batted Ball						Win Probability
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	HR%	SO%	BB%	EV	HardH%	LD%	GB%	FB%	GB/FB	WPA	cWPA	RE24
2018	23	LAA	AL	51.2	.203	.289	.332	.621	.269	2.8%	29.9%	10.4%	87.6	34.5%	25.6%	40.0%	24.0%	0.67	1.0	0.8%	8.1

2020	25	LAA	AL	1.2	.375	.688	.375	1.063	.600	0.0%	18.8%	50.0%	83.7	60.0%	40.0%	40.0%	0.0%	1.00	-0.5	-0.4%	-7.1
2021	26	LAA	AL	130.1	.207	.286	.351	.637	.271	2.8%	29.3%	8.3%	87.5	39.9%	22.3%	44.9%	23.8%	0.84	2.5	0.7%	23.1
2022	27	LAA	AL	166.0	.203	.258	.316	.574	.289	2.1%	33.2%	6.7%	87.1	33.3%	22.8%	41.9%	26.6%	0.72	3.5	0.6%	33.7
2023	28	LAA	AL	132.0	.184	.285	.333	.618	.240	3.4%	31.5%	10.4%	86.4	35.1%	20.5%	45.8%	25.6%	0.84	2.0	1.1%	19.7
5 Yrs				481.2	.200	.280	.332	.612	.271	2.7%	31.2%	8.9%	87.1	35.9%	22.5%	43.5%	25.2%	0.78	8.5	2.8%	77.7
MLB Averages					.246	.318	.411	.729	.294	3.2%	22.7%	8.5%	88.4	39.1%	24.5%	42.6%	24.7%	0.76

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Year	Age	Tm	Pos	Lg	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards
2018	23	LAA	DH	AL	82	82																							RoY-1
2018	23	LAA	P	AL	10	10	0	51.2	7	1	6	0	1	1.000		0		0	1.22	0.70	.951	1.31	1.30	1	1	50%	28%	0	RoY-1
2019	24	LAA	DH	AL	92	91
2020	25	LAA	DH	AL	40	40
2020	25	LAA	P	AL	2	2	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0			0		0	0.00	0.00		1.08	1.20	0	0			0
2021	26	LAA	DH	AL	126	126																							AS,MVP-1,SS
2021	26	LAA	P	AL	23	23	0	130.1	18	11	6	1	0	.944		2		3	1.17	0.74	.946	1.16	1.13	2	2	50%	23%	0	AS,MVP-1,SS
2021	26	LAA	OF	AL	7	0	0	8.1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	-29	0	0.00	0.00		2.16	2.10						AS,MVP-1,SS
2021	26	LAA	RF	AL	6	0	0	7.1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00		2.09	2.08						AS,MVP-1,SS
2021	26	LAA	LF	AL	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	-240	0	0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80						AS,MVP-1,SS
2022	27	LAA	DH	AL	153	153																							AS,CYA-4,MVP-2
2022	27	LAA	P	AL	28	28	0	166.0	11	6	5	0	0	1.000		1		1	0.60	0.39	.943	1.13	1.12	4	1	20%	25%	0	AS,CYA-4,MVP-2
2023	28	LAA	DH	AL	134	134																							AS,MVP-1,SS
2023	28	LAA	P	AL	23	23	1	132.0	24	15	8	1	0	.958		2		3	1.57	1.00	.959	1.26	1.25	5	3	38%	21%	0	AS,MVP-1,SS
2024	29	LAD	DH	NL	79	79
7 Seasons			DH		706	705
5 Seasons			P		86	86	1	481.2	60	33	25	2	1	.967		5		2	1.08	0.67	.951	1.19	1.18	12	7	37%	23%	0
1 Season			OF		7	0	0	8.1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	-29	0	0.00	0.00		2.16	2.10
1 Season			RF		6	0	0	7.1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00		2.09	2.08
1 Season			LF		1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	-240	0	0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80
7 Seasons			TOT		93	86	1	490.0	60	33	25	2	1	.967	0	5	0	12	1.07	0.62	.951	1.21	1.25	12	7	37%	23%	0

Note: Complete player games played data.
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1912 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1912 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1912 to 1968 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1901 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1912 to 1968 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1901) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1912 to 1968, please see their most wanted games list
For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	LF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR
2018	23	LAA	AL	114	92	104	10	10	0	0	0	82	22	0
2019	24	LAA	AL	106	91	106	0	0	0	0	0	92	15	0
2020	25	LAA	AL	46	42	44	2	2	0	0	0	40	3	1
2021	26	LAA	AL	158	149	155	26	23	1	6	7	126	9	0
2022	27	LAA	AL	157	153	157	28	28	0	0	0	153	4	0
2023	28	LAA	AL	135	135	135	23	23	0	0	0	134	0	0
2024	29	LAD	NL	79	79	79	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	0
7 Seasons				795	741	780	89	86	1	6	7	706	53	1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2021 (P)
2022 (DH)
2023 (DH)

Awards
2018 AL Rookie of the Year
2021 All-MLB Team 1
2021 All-MLB Team 2
2021 Edgar Martinez Award
2021 Major League Player of the Year
2021 AL MVP
2022 All-MLB Team 1
2022 All-MLB Team 2
2022 Edgar Martinez Award
2023 All-MLB Team 1
2023 All-MLB Team 1
2023 Edgar Martinez Award
2023 AL Hank Aaron Award
2023 AL MVP

MVP (rank, share)
2021 AL (1, 100%)
2022 AL (2, 67%)
2023 AL (1, 100%)
2 MVPs
2.67 Career Shares (59th)

Cy Young (rank, share)
2022 AL (4, 39%)
0.39 Career Shares (156th)

Silver Sluggers
2021 AL (DH)
2023 AL (DH)
All multiple winners

Monthly Awards
2018 April AL Rookie of the Month
2018 September AL Rookie of the Month
2021 June AL Player of the Month
2021 July AL Player of the Month
2023 June AL Player of the Month
2023 July AL Player of the Month

Weekly Awards
2018 Apr 8th AL Player of the Week
2018 Sep 9th AL Player of the Week
2021 Jun 20th AL Player of the Week
2021 Jul 4th AL Player of the Week
2023 Jun 18th AL Player of the Week
2023 Jul 2nd AL Player of the Week
2023 Jul 30th AL Player of the Week
2024 May 5th NL Player of the Week
2024 Jun 23rd NL Player of the Week

Home Run Derby
2021

Wins Above Replacement
2021 AL 8.9 (1st)
2022 AL 9.6 (2nd)
2023 AL 9.9 (1st)
2024 NL 4.7 (1st)
Active 39.3 (26th)

WAR Position Players
2023 AL 6.0 (4th)
2024 NL 4.7 (1st)
Active 24.2 (48th)

Offensive WAR
2023 AL 6.0 (2nd)
2024 NL 4.7 (1st)
Active 24.0 (46th)

Batting Average
2023 AL .304 (4th)
2024 NL .322 (1st)
Active .280 (29th)

On-Base%
2021 AL .372 (5th)
2023 AL .412 (1st)
2024 NL .402 (3rd)
Active .370 (12th)

Slugging %
2021 AL .592 (2nd)
2022 AL .519 (6th)
2023 AL .654 (1st)
2024 NL .643 (1st)
Active .566 (3rd)
Career .566 (16th)

On-Base Plus Slugging
2021 AL .965 (2nd)
2022 AL .875 (6th)
2023 AL 1.066 (1st)
2024 NL 1.045 (1st)
Active .936 (4th)
Career .936 (36th)

Games Played
2022 AL 157 (4th)

At Bats
2024 NL 311 (7th)

Plate Appearances
2022 AL 666 (9th)
2024 NL 360 (2nd)

Runs Scored
2021 AL 103 (8th)
2022 AL 90 (8th)
2023 AL 102 (4th)
2024 NL 65 (1st)

Hits
2024 NL 100 (2nd)

Total Bases
2021 AL 318 (4th)
2022 AL 304 (5th)
2023 AL 325 (1st)
2024 NL 200 (1st)

Doubles
2024 NL 21 (6th)

Triples
2021 AL 8 (1st)
2022 AL 6 (4th)
2023 AL 8 (3rd)
Active 31 (21st)

Home Runs
2021 AL 46 (3rd)
2022 AL 34 (4th)
2023 AL 44 (1st)
2024 NL 25 (1st)
Active 196 (31st)

Runs Batted In
2022 AL 95 (7th)
2024 NL 61 (3rd)

Bases on Balls
2021 AL 96 (3rd)
2022 AL 72 (7th)
2023 AL 91 (5th)
2024 NL 42 (7th)

Strikeouts
2021 AL 189 (4th)
2022 AL 161 (5th)

Stolen Bases
2021 AL 26 (5th)
2024 NL 16 (7th)
Active 102 (29th)

Adjusted OPS+
2021 AL 157 (2nd)
2022 AL 144 (6th)
2023 AL 184 (1st)
2024 NL 194 (1st)
Active 153 (4th)
Career 153 (34th)

Runs Created
2021 AL 122 (2nd)
2022 AL 109 (5th)
2023 AL 138 (1st)
2024 NL 84 (1st)
Active 608 (48th)

Adj. Batting Runs
2021 AL 43 (3rd)
2022 AL 34 (6th)
2023 AL 60 (1st)
2024 NL 39 (1st)
Active 206 (18th)

Adj. Batting Wins
2021 AL 4.2 (3rd)
2022 AL 3.5 (6th)
2023 AL 5.8 (1st)
2024 NL 3.8 (1st)
Active 20.1 (18th)

Extra Base Hits
2021 AL 80 (2nd)
2022 AL 70 (3rd)
2023 AL 78 (1st)
2024 NL 48 (1st)

Times On Base
2021 AL 238 (7th)
2022 AL 237 (7th)
2023 AL 245 (8th)
2024 NL 144 (1st)

Offensive Win %
2021 AL .725 (2nd)
2022 AL .690 (6th)
2023 AL .810 (1st)
2024 NL .823 (1st)
Active .724 (5th)
Career .724 (55th)

Intentional Bases on Balls
2021 AL 20 (1st)
2022 AL 14 (3rd)
2023 AL 21 (2nd)
2024 NL 2 (10th)
Active 60 (15th)

Caught Stealing
2021 AL 10 (1st)
2022 AL 9 (3rd)
2023 AL 6 (10th)
Active 35 (26th)

SB %
2020 AL 87.50 (9th)
2024 NL 88.89 (8th)

Power-Speed #
2020 AL 7.0 (10th)
2021 AL 33.2 (1st)
2023 AL 27.5 (4th)
2024 NL 19.5 (2nd)
Active 134.2 (21st)

AB per HR
2021 AL 11.7 (1st)
2022 AL 17.2 (8th)
2023 AL 11.3 (2nd)
2024 NL 12.4 (1st)
Active 14.3 (6th)
Career 14.3 (12th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
2021 AL 51.96 (2nd)
2022 AL 31.70 (9th)
2023 AL 61.53 (1st)
2024 NL 33.64 (1st)
Active 209.77 (21st)

Win Probability Added (WPA)
2021 AL 5.0 (1st)
2023 AL 4.2 (5th)
2024 NL 2.7 (3rd)
Active 15.6 (24th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
2021 AL 4.9 (2nd)
2022 AL 3.5 (5th)
2023 AL 6.1 (1st)
2024 NL 3.7 (1st)
Active 20.9 (17th)

Championship WPA (cWPA)
2021 AL 1.7 (9th)
2023 AL 2.3 (6th)
2024 NL 1.9 (1st)
Active 7.0 (31st)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
2021 AL 5.0 (2nd)
2022 AL 3.2 (9th)
2023 AL 5.8 (1st)
2024 NL 3.3 (1st)
Active 20.3 (20th)

WAR for Pitchers
2021 AL 4.1 (7th)
2022 AL 6.2 (2nd)
2023 AL 3.9 (5th)
Active 15.1 (49th)

Earned Run Average
2022 AL 2.33 (4th)

Wins
2022 AL 15 (4th)

Walks & Hits per IP
2022 AL 1.012 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP
2022 AL 6.723 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP
2022 AL 11.873 (1st)

Strikeouts
2022 AL 219 (3rd)

Complete Games
2023 AL 1 (6th)

Shutouts
2023 AL 1 (3rd)
Active 1 (42nd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
2022 AL 4.977 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP
2022 AL 0.759 (5th)

Wild Pitches
2021 AL 10 (7th)
2022 AL 14 (2nd)
2023 AL 12 (2nd)
Active 42 (48th)

Hit By Pitch
2021 AL 10 (7th)
2023 AL 11 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+
2022 AL 172 (3rd)

Fielding Independent Pitching
2022 AL 2.40 (2nd)

Adj. Pitching Runs
2021 AL 19 (10th)
2022 AL 31 (4th)
2023 AL 19 (10th)
Active 69 (34th)

Adj. Pitching Wins
2021 AL 2.0 (10th)
2022 AL 3.4 (4th)
2023 AL 2.0 (7th)
Active 7.5 (33rd)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
2021 AL 23.14 (9th)
2022 AL 33.74 (4th)
Active 77.66 (34th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)
2022 AL 3.5 (6th)
Active 8.5 (38th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
2022 AL 3.3 (3rd)
Active 7.6 (32nd)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
2021 AL 2.4 (8th)
2022 AL 3.7 (4th)
Active 8.3 (34th)

Fielding % as P
2022 AL 1.000 (1st)

Salary
2024 NL $28,216,944 (7th)

Hall of Fame Statistics

Black Ink

Batting - 22 (115th), Average HOFer ≈ 27

Gray Ink

Batting - 78 (402nd), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 17 (1504th), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Hall of Fame Monitor

Batting - 66 (331st), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Pitching - 5 (1525th), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Hall of Fame Standards

Batting - 22 (746th), Average HOFer ≈ 50

JAWS

Similarity Scores - Batting

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Batters

Pete Alonso (913.2)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (894.4)
Ronald Acuña Jr. (885.9)
John Jaha (885.1)
Jim Gentile (882.5)
Brad Fullmer (879.7)
Juan Soto (875.7)
Willie Aikens (873.0)
Rhys Hoskins (871.4)
Dale Long (868.3)

Similar Batters through 28

Tony Clark (922.7)
David Ortiz (917.9) *
Ryan Howard (915.7)
Pete Alonso (913.2)
Mo Vaughn (911.0)
Matt Olson (908.7)
Cecil Fielder (904.1)
Richie Sexson (902.7)
Fred McGriff (899.9) *
Ryan Klesko (899.4)

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Most Similar by Ages

Greg Walker (963.4) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Glenn Davis (954.3) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Pete Alonso (958.3) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Pete Alonso (952.9) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Tony Clark (922.7) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Similarity Scores - Pitching

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Pitchers

José Fernández (970.4)
Shane McClanahan (964.6)
Walker Buehler (962.5)
Dave Barnhill (961.6)
Johnny Wright (958.9)
Roy Partlow (957.4)
Zac Gallen (956.2)
Tony Gonsolin (954.4)
Tom Williams (953.8)
Johnny Beazley (951.0)

Similar Pitchers through 28

Mike Clevinger (977.6)
Red Munger (971.4)
Johnny Wright (969.5)
Yu Darvish (968.1)
Tom Sturdivant (964.2)
Tim Belcher (962.0)
William Bell (959.8)
Alex Cobb (957.2)
Ray Brown (951.8) *
Jacob deGrom (951.5)

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Most Similar by Ages

José Urquidy (987.1) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Hideo Nomo (981.9) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Mike Clevinger (977.6) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

December 9, 2017: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

November 2, 2023: Granted Free Agency.

December 11, 2023: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

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Year	Age	Tm	Salary	SrvTm	Sources

2018	23	Los Angeles Angels	$545,000	0.000
2019	24	Los Angeles Angels	$650,000	1.000	contract
2021	26	Los Angeles Angels	$3,000,000	3.000	contract
2022	27	Los Angeles Angels	$5,500,000	4.000	contract
2023	28	Los Angeles Angels	$30,000,000	5.000
2024	29	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944	6.000

2025	30	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2026	31	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2027	32	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2028	33	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2029	34	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2030	35	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2031	36	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2032	37	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
2033	38	Los Angeles Dodgers	$28,216,944		present value of deferred salary
		Earliest Free Agent: 2034
Career to date (may be incomplete)			$67,911,944	Does not include future salaries ($254M)

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Shohei Ohtani?

Shohei Ohtani is 29 years old.

When was Shohei Ohtani born?

Shohei Ohtani was born on July 5, 1994.

Where was Shohei Ohtani born?

Shohei Ohtani was born in Oshu, Iwate.

How tall is Shohei Ohtani?

Shohei Ohtani is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much does Shohei Ohtani weigh?

Shohei Ohtani weighs 210 lbs (95 kg).

How many seasons has Shohei Ohtani played?

Shohei Ohtani is in his 7th season.

What position does Shohei Ohtani play?

Shohei Ohtani is a Designated Hitter and Pitcher.

How many hits does Shohei Ohtani have?

Shohei Ohtani has 100 hits this season and has 781 hits over his career.

How many home runs does Shohei Ohtani have?

Shohei Ohtani has 25 home runs this season and has 196 home runs over his career.

What is Shohei Ohtani's average?

Shohei Ohtani has a .322 average this season and has a .280 average over his career.

How much is Shohei Ohtani worth?

Shohei Ohtani makes $28,216,944.00 this year. His current contract terms are 10 yrs/$282.17M (24-33).

How many teams has Shohei Ohtani played for?

Shohei Ohtani has played for 2 teams; the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers.

How many World Series has Shohei Ohtani won?

Shohei Ohtani has never won a World Series.

What is Shohei Ohtani's Instagram account?

Shohei Ohtani is on Instagram at shoheiohtani.

What are Shohei Ohtani's nicknames?

Showtime is a nickname for Shohei Ohtani.

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New York Mets	(39-39)	F
Washington Nationals	(38-42)	F
Miami Marlins	(29-52)	F

Milwaukee Brewers	(48-33)	F
St. Louis Cardinals	(41-39)	F
Pittsburgh Pirates	(39-41)	F
Cincinnati Reds	(38-43)	F
Chicago Cubs	(38-44)	F

Los Angeles Dodgers	(51-31)	F
San Diego Padres	(44-41)	F
Arizona Diamondbacks	(39-42)	F
San Francisco Giants	(39-43)	F
Colorado Rockies	(27-53)	F

New York Yankees	(52-31)	F
Baltimore Orioles	(51-30)	F
Boston Red Sox	(43-37)	F
Tampa Bay Rays	(40-41)	F
Toronto Blue Jays	(37-43)	F

Cleveland Guardians	(51-28)	F
Minnesota Twins	(45-36)	F
Kansas City Royals	(45-38)	F
Detroit Tigers	(37-44)	F
Chicago White Sox	(22-61)	F

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