2025 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
3.23
WHIP
1.06
K
35
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Sugano was posted by the Yomiuri Giants prior to the 2021 season, when he was a 31-year-old coming off a season in which he recorded a 1.97 ERA and 0.89 WHIP, but he failed to land with an MLB club and wound up returning to Japan. Given his age, that seemed like the end of his MLB dream, especially when his ERA rose north of 3.00 and sat right around league average for three straight seasons. But 2024 was a renaissance campaign for the veteran righty, who cruised to a 1.67 ERA and 0.95 in 24 starts, and his second attempt at coming stateside landed him a one-year, $13 million deal with the Orioles. With career NPB numbers that rival those of Masahiro Tanaka and Kenta Maeda, Sugano could have been a mid-rotation MLB starter or better at his peak, but this version looks much more borderline. Sugano possesses a six-pitch mix and showed elite control (2.6 BB%) last year, but his fastball averages a modest 92 mph and his low strikeout rate (18.3%) means he could allow an uncomfortable amount of balls in play against the best hitters in the world. Read Past Outlooks
Falls short of quality start
Sugano did not factor in the decision during Tuesday's loss to St. Louis. He allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out three over 5.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Sugano struggled early, yielding a run in the first inning followed by a two-run shot from Lars Nootbaar in the second. After that home run, Sugano allowed just one other Cardinal to reach scoring position. He came into Tuesday's outing with four straight starts of at least six innings. Sugano's ERA rose to 3.23 alongside a 35:10 K:BB through 64 frames. He's struck out three or fewer batters in seven of his 11 starts. Sugano is currently expected to start in Seattle next week.
Sugano struggled early, yielding a run in the first inning followed by a two-run shot from Lars Nootbaar in the second. After that home run, Sugano allowed just one other Cardinal to reach scoring position. He came into Tuesday's outing with four straight starts of at least six innings. Sugano's ERA rose to 3.23 alongside a 35:10 K:BB through 64 frames. He's struck out three or fewer batters in seven of his 11 starts. Sugano is currently expected to start in Seattle next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Tomoyuki Sugano generally throw?
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11-20
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31-40
41-50
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Tomoyuki Sugano generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-8%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .228 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 7 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .248 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .228 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .248 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-26%
ERA on Road
2025
-26%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.67 | 1.22 | 34.1 | 5.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.73 | 0.88 | 29.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.67 | 1.22 | 34.1 | 5.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.73 | 0.88 | 29.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tomoyuki Sugano compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.50K/9
4.9BB/9
1.4HR/9
1.5Fastball
92.4 mphERA
3.23WHIP
1.06BABIP
.244GB/FB
1.37Left On Base
85.6%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2245 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%Swinging Strike
8.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2017
The past few Japanese import pitchers may have failed to make much of a mark, but Sugano's 2.32 career NPB ERA looks a lot more like Masahiro Tanaka (2.30) or Kenta Maeda (2.39) than Shun Yamaguchi (3.35) or even Yusei Kikuchi (2.77). The 31-year-old has established himself as one of the top pitchers in his home country over the course of his eight-year career, riding excellent command (seen in his career 4.9 BB%) and a full repertoire to a pair of Eiji Sawamura Awards, Japan's Cy Young equivalent. While his age means he doesn't have too many peak seasons left, he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down, posting a 1.97 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 24.6 K% in 2020. A repeat of his NPB numbers is too much to ask given the step up in competition, but he looks quite likely to be at minimum a mid-rotation option for a few years, with the potential for something more.
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Delivers quality start Wednesday
Sugano came away with a no-decision Wednesday, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk over six innings in an 8-4 extra-innings win over the Brewers. He struck out three.
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Yields pair of home runs
Sugano (4-3) took the loss Thursday against Minnesota, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 6.1 innings.
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Throws 7.1 strong innings in win
Sugano (4-2) earned the win Friday against the Angels after allowing one run on three hits and no walks in 7.1 innings. He struck out five.
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Takes tough loss Saturday
Sugano (3-2) allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four batters over six innings in a loss to Kansas City on Saturday.
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Fans eight in win
Sugano (3-1) allowed five hits and a walk over five shutout frames Monday, striking out eight and earning a win against the Yankees.
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Halos one team to watch
The Angels are expected to be in the mix to sign Sugano, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Sugano is an international free agent this offseason and therefore does not have to go through the posting system. The 35-year-old is expected to meet with teams in December, and it would appear the Angels are likely to be one of those clubs. Sugano held a 1.67 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 111:16 K:BB over 156.2 innings for the Yomiuri Giants in 2024.
Sugano is an international free agent this offseason and therefore does not have to go through the posting system. The 35-year-old is expected to meet with teams in December, and it would appear the Angels are likely to be one of those clubs. Sugano held a 1.67 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 111:16 K:BB over 156.2 innings for the Yomiuri Giants in 2024.