Yu Darvish Pitching Data, Continued
More data from Yu Darvish’s most recent start against the Lions
| Â | Changeup | Curveball | Cut Fastball | Fastball | Forkball | Shuuto | Slider | Grand Total |
| Ball | Â | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 49 |
| Error | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | 1 |
| Flyout | Â | 1 | 1 | 2 | Â | Â | 2 | 6 |
| Foul | Â | Â | 1 | 13 | Â | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Groundball Hit | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | 2 |
| Groundout | Â | 3 | Â | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Home Run | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Lineout | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | 1 |
| Strike Looking | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| Strike Swinging | Â | 2 | Â | 2 | 5 | Â | 1 | 10 |
| Walk | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 | 2 |
| Grand Total | 1 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 129 |
Note that Darvish got every pitch in his arsenal over for at least one called strike, but the Lions were mostly able to make contact when the swung.
18/04/2009 at 1:22 pm Permalink
I really like this stuff. Keep it coming!
18/04/2009 at 8:47 pm Permalink
What is the (hell) Shuuto???
19/04/2009 at 2:14 pm Permalink
A shuuto is a tailing fastball (or maybe a running fastball?). A right-handed pitcher’s shuuto will run in on a right-handed batter, usually with late movement.
19/04/2009 at 9:22 pm Permalink
Isn’t a Shutto a Cutter?
20/04/2009 at 1:33 am Permalink
Damm, even wikipedia can’t decide what a Shutto really is? I going to try to see if I can find a video in YouTube. In mean time someone should describe, in Haiku what a Shutto is, like the way Current TV: The Rotten Tomatoes Show does. Haiku Movie Reviews Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxjLRP7fcgw
20/04/2009 at 2:23 am Permalink
It’s not a cutter. A cut fastball breaks slightly away from a right handed hitter. A shuuto is high velocity, like a cutter, but breaks the other way. I’m not a pitcher, but the hand turns out on release, opposite of the cutter, slider, and curve pitches. The thumb goes down and under, counter-clockwise. I’ve seen a few pitchers in the majors with similar movement on their pitches, but not as drastic. I think they were throwing a fastball with more pressure on the index finger. But, like I say, I’m not a pitcher…
20/04/2009 at 7:53 am Permalink
like a slider, no
more like a two-seam fastball
here is a good clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYBSWafEsYs
The grip is similar to a two-seamer, but the movement is a little different. My observation is that the two-seamer tails straight in to a righthanded batter, while a shuuto has later movement, like a slider.
Funnily enough, a look at an issue of Shukan Baseball doesn’t list him as having a shuuto at all. They have his second pitch listed as a two-seamer, which I’ve seen him throw. I wonder if Yahoo mixed up his two-seamer for a shuuto.
Here’s video of all Darivh’s stuff:
http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/12/yu-darvish-viewing-guide/#content