Masahiro Tanaka was a pitcher in MLB. Across 174 career appearances, with a 3.74 ERA and 991 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYY | 13 | 5 | 2.77 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 136.1 | 123 | 42 | 21 | 141 | 1.06 |
| 2015 | NYY | 12 | 7 | 3.51 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 154.0 | 126 | 60 | 27 | 139 | 0.99 |
| 2016 | NYY | 14 | 4 | 3.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 199.2 | 179 | 68 | 36 | 165 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | NYY | 13 | 12 | 4.74 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 178.1 | 180 | 94 | 41 | 194 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | NYY | 12 | 6 | 3.75 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 156.0 | 141 | 65 | 35 | 159 | 1.13 |
| 2019 | NYY | 11 | 9 | 4.45 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 182.0 | 186 | 90 | 40 | 149 | 1.24 |
| 2020 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 3.56 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 48.0 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 44 | 1.17 |
| Career Totals | — | 78 | 46 | 3.74 | 174 | 173 | 0 | 1054.1 | 983 | 438 | 208 | 991 | 1.13 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYY | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| 2015 | NYY | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| 2016 | NYY | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2017 | NYY | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2018 | NYY | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2019 | NYY | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2020 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 174 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .037 | .071 | .037 | .108 |
2014, 2019
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $22,000,000 |
| 2015 | $22,000,000 |
| 2016 | $22,000,000 |
| 2017 | $22,000,000 |
| 2018 | $22,000,000 |
| 2019 | $22,000,000 |
| 2020 | $23,000,000 |
Career Total: $155,000,000 (7 seasons)
Average: $22,142,857
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.