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Let's not have a repeat of yesterday, mmkay?
Wow…not often you see a first baseman as a leadoff hitter.
Kuma is another sinkerballer who also utilizes a splitter with two strikes.
Iwakuma's 2014 pitch usage
| Fourseam | Sinker | Slider | Curve | Split | |||
| LHH | |||||||
| All Counts | 10% | 43% | 14% | 5% | 27% | ||
| First Pitch | 13% | 57% | 14% | 4% | 12% | ||
| Batter Ahead | 4% | 71% | 10% | 4% | 12% | ||
| Even | 13% | 45% | 15% | 4% | 23% | ||
| Pitcher Ahead | 12% | 18% | 16% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Two Strikes | 22% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 61% | ||
| RHH | |||||||
| All Counts | 11% | 38% | 30% | 4% | 16% | ||
| First Pitch | 11% | 48% | 35% | 5% | 0% | ||
| Batter Ahead | 12% | 58% | 15% | 4% | 6% | ||
| Even | 14% | 41% | 30% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Pitcher Ahead | 6% | 24% | 36% | 5% | 29% | ||
| Two Strikes | 14% | 17% | 28% | 1% | 40% | ||