Yuto Takahama
유토
A 26-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Kiwoom Heroes, joined Kiwoom in 2026. 2026 is his first season in the league. This season, working mostly in relief: 5–5, 14 saves and 12 holds, a 5.19 ERA over 50.3 innings, 4.03 FIP and 1.01 WAR.
- Born
- 1999-11-04· 26
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / throws
- bats left, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 185 cm · 87 kg
- Draft
- Joined Kiwoom in 2026
- Debut
- 2026
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Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.
Workload
Pitches / inning
19.5
Pitches / batter
4.35
Fatigue index
105
100 is a league-typical workload. Above it, the arm is doing more work per out than the innings column suggests.
59 G
Pitching line
| IP | 50 1/3 | TBF | 226 |
| W | 5 | L | 5 |
| SV | 14 | HLD | 12 |
| H | 64 | HR | 6 |
| BB | 18 | HBP | 0 |
| SO | 54 | NP | 982 |
| R | 30 | ER | 29 |
| QS | 0 | BSV | 5 |
| CG | 0 | SHO | 0 |
Advanced
| ERA | 5.19 | FIP | 4.03 |
| E−F | +1.16 | WHIP | 1.63 |
| ERA+ | 90 | FIP+ | 116 |
| K/9 | 9.7 | BB/9 | 3.2 |
| HR/9 | 1.1 | K/BB | 3.00 |
| BABIP | .392 | LOB% | 71% |
| Opp AVG | .323 | WAR | 1.01 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | IP | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elier Rodriguez | Lotte | 159 2/3 | 4.28 | 4.34 | 26.8% | 8.1% | 1.3 | 2.68 |
| Jeremy Beasley | Lotte | 147 | 4.96 | 3.72 | 24.1% | 6.7% | 0.8 | 3.41 |
| Park Se-woong | Lotte | 147 1/3 | 4.64 | 4.25 | 19.1% | 8.0% | 0.7 | 2.60 |
| Na Kyun-an | Lotte | 149 2/3 | 4.27 | 4.41 | 19.7% | 6.6% | 1.1 | 2.39 |
| Choi Min-seok | Doosan | 146 1/3 | 3.20 | 3.75 | 20.4% | 8.5% | 0.5 | 3.36 |
Pitcher WAR is built from FIP, so it credits strikeouts, walks and home runs and stays neutral on everything the defence touched. Relief innings are not leverage-weighted, which understates a closer.