Each week Japanese baseball author and scout, Brandon Siefken, brings you a statistical analysis of the past week in Japanese baseball. Included are stats leaders, pitching and hitting grades and... More > scouting analysis for different players each week.< Less
Yu Darvish is one of the most talented pitchers in the world. Currently he is dominating Japanese batters. But stats alone do not tell you what kind of pitcher Darvish is, or how he reacts in given... More > situations. This report is aimed at painting a clearer picture at what kind of pitcher Darvish is through plotting his pitches. The material in this report is based on pitch-plotting data, which is compiled using a special tool developed that projects a 3D strike zone on a computer screen. For this report, three games (315 pitches) were logged. The three games were chosen at random, with no preference given to great or poor performances. Categories for the pitch data were split into batter (left or right-handed), count, result, velocity and location. One circle indicates one pitch on the graphs, with the view being from the pitcher’s mound. The author is a Major League Baseball scout who has scouted Japanese baseball since 1991.< Less
This report is a detailed analysis of how to predict Japanese pitcher stats when they come to Major League Baseball. The 5 step process uses data and relativity to derive a mathematical index to base... More > the predictions on. About the author: Brandon Siefken has covered Japanese pro and amateur baseball since 1991. He currently provides services to a Major League Baseball team and has been quoted in The New York Times, ESPN, Bloomberg, The Japan Times, the Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media Guide and other publications regarding Japanese baseball. Brandon has appeared on Will Carroll’s Baseball Prospectus radio show and is a regular writer for Bob Bavasi’s JapanBall site. Brandon has also authored several articles including "Yu Darvish: A 315 Pitch Scouting Report” and publishes a weekly newsletter called Japan Baseball News Weekly.< Less
This almanac is over 250 pages of Japanese baseball stats and scouting analyses for every Japanese baseball team and player.
This almanac lists the ERA leaders, WHIP leaders, HR leaders and over 30... More > other categories of team-by-team stats for all players in the NPB Japanese baseball league.
Download samples from the almanac at japanbaseballnews.com.
About the author: Brandon Siefken has covered Japanese pro and amateur baseball since 1991. He currently provides services to a Major League Baseball team and has been quoted in The New York Times, ESPN, Bloomberg, The Japan Times, the Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media Guide and other publications regarding Japanese baseball. Brandon has appeared on Will Carroll’s Baseball Prospectus radio show and is a regular writer for Bob Bavasi’s JapanBall site. Brandon has also authored several articles including "Yu Darvish: A 315 Pitch Scouting Report” and publishes a weekly newsletter called Japan Baseball News Weekly. Email delivery 10/31/10.< Less
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