Motojirou
Magohachi
 
Nickname: Iron Horse
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: October 27, 1990 in Japan
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2014 23 MIL NL   10 4 4 4 7 5 6 7 7 7
2015 24 MIL NL $ 300,000 10 7 6 6 8 6 7 7 7 7
2016 25 MIL NL $ 300,000 10 7 6 7 8 6 7 7 7 7
2017 26 MIL NL $ 300,000 10 7 6 7 8 6 7 7 7 7
2018 27 TEX AL $ 300,000 10 7 6 7 8 6 7 7 6 6
2019 28 TEX AL $ 1,710,000 10 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5
2020 29 TEX AL $ 1,710,000 10 6 5 5 8 6 7 6 5 5
2021 30 TEX AL $ 450,000 10 6 5 6 8 6 7 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 4 4 4 7 5 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,710,000 10 7 6 7 8 6 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2014 23 MIL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2015 24 MIL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2016 25 MIL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2017 26 MIL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2018 27 TEX AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2019 28 TEX AL $ 1,710,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2020 29 TEX AL $ 1,710,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2021 30 TEX AL $ 450,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,710,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2014 23 AA   3 2 .600 8 8 0 0 0 43.0 40 21 4 19 25 4.40 .250 .330 .394 .723  
    A   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 1 2 3 18.00 .333 .455 .667 1.121  
2015 24 MIL NL 3 7 .300 17 12 1 0 0 78.3 81 42 11 24 49 4.83 .267 .320 .436 .756 1.7
    AAA   5 3 .625 11 11 0 0 0 61.7 88 39 9 25 44 5.69 .333 .391 .519 .910  
2016 25 MIL NL 7 10 .412 39 13 5 2 5 116.7 129 55 22 40 85 4.24 .288 .343 .484 .828 5.7
2017 26 MIL NL 14 11 .560 35 35 4 0 0 230.3 249 106 30 83 172 4.14 .277 .337 .436 .773 11.8
2018 27 MIL NL 10 5 .667 21 21 3 1 0 138.7 130 68 16 53 109 4.41 .247 .315 .382 .697 7.3
  TEX AL 8 3 .727 12 12 2 0 0 89.0 84 37 11 32 55 3.74 .249 .314 .395 .708 6.7
  TOT   18 8 .692 33 33 5 1 0 227.7 214 105 27 85 164 4.15 .248 .314 .387 .701 14.1
2019 28 TEX AL 11 10 .524 28 27 4 0 0 179.7 221 91 24 83 125 4.56 .305 .373 .450 .824 7.7
2020 29 TEX AL 2 3 .400 7 7 1 0 0 38.0 53 31 6 16 25 7.34 .340 .397 .519 .916 0.0
    AAA   6 12 .333 21 21 1 0 0 124.3 127 67 20 58 80 4.85 .263 .342 .433 .775  
2021 30 AAA   7 8 .467 24 24 0 0 0 140.7 157 80 25 56 105 5.12 .280 .346 .473 .819  
2022 31 AAA   1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 17.3 25 13 2 6 12 6.75 .342 .392 .534 .927  
6 Years Sim 55 49 .529 159 127 20 3 5 870.6 947 430 120 331 620 4.45 .279 .341 .437 .778 41.0
4 Years AAA 19 24 .442 59 59 1 0 0 344.0 397 199 56 145 241 5.21 .288 .355 .471 .826  
1 Years AA 3 2 .600 8 8 0 0 0 43.0 40 21 4 19 25 4.40 .250 .330 .394 .723  
1 Years A 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 1 2 3 18.00 .333 .455 .667 1.121  
6 Years Minors 22 26 .458 68 67 1 0 0 389.0 440 224 61 166 269 5.18 .284 .353 .464 .818  
Season Average 9 8 .529 26 21 3 0 0 145.1 157 71 20 55 103 4.45 .279 .341 .437 .778  
Career Highs 18 11 .692 39 35 5 2 5 230.3 249 106 30 85 172 7.34 .340 .397 .519 .916  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   721 316 84 262 426   .291 .358 .448 .806
vs LH   226 114 36 69 194   .248 .300 .407 .708
Home 28 23 .549 76 61 11 2 1 443.7 462 209 67 174 301 4.24 .269 .337 .433 .769
Away 27 26 .509 83 66 9 1 4 427.0 485 221 53 157 319 4.66 .289 .350 .441 .791
Mar/Apr 11 8 .579 24 22 7 0 0 159.3 169 74 18 53 111 4.18 .274 .332 .419 .751
May 9 9 .500 27 22 1 1 1 140.0 154 84 30 45 107 5.40 .279 .333 .493 .826
June 7 10 .412 30 25 4 0 2 163.0 199 88 14 66 113 4.86 .304 .368 .424 .792
July 9 9 .500 28 17 1 0 2 126.0 130 47 11 51 105 3.36 .267 .337 .381 .718
August 9 6 .600 26 19 4 0 0 133.7 141 76 26 57 81 5.12 .276 .349 .478 .828
Sep/Oct 10 7 .588 24 22 3 2 0 148.7 154 61 21 59 103 3.69 .268 .336 .427 .763
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2015 24 MIL NL 17 24 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 11 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.5 0.0
2016 25 MIL NL 41 32 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 .125 .200 .125 .325 0.9 0.0
2017 26 MIL NL 36 72 8 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 28 .139 .179 .139 .318 1.1 0.0
2018 27 MIL NL 22 49 5 6 1 1 0 5 1 1 2 18 .122 .154 .184 .338 0.4 0.0
2021 30 AAA   6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7  
4 Years Sim 116 177 17 23 1 1 1 12 3 1 9 69 .130 .169 .164 .333 2.9 0.0
1 Years AAA 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7  
162 Game Average 247 23 32 1 1 1 16 4 1 12 96 .130 .169 .164 .333 4.0  
Career Highs 41 72 8 10 1 1 1 5 2 1 4 28 .139 .200 .250 .375 1.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   134 12 17 1 1 1 9 2 1 8 52 .127 .175 .172 .346 1.7
vs LH   43 5 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 17 .140 .152 .140 .292 0.0
Home 56 86 7 12 0 1 0 4 2 1 4 32 .140 .178 .163 .341 0.8
Away 60 91 10 11 1 0 1 8 1 0 5 37 .121 .162 .165 .326 0.9
RISP   53 0 5 0 1 0 9 0 0 2 23 .094 .121 .132 .253 -0.9
Close/Late   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .143 .393 0.3
Mar/Apr 14 26 6 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 .192 .267 .192 .459 1.7
May 22 32 6 7 1 1 0 5 1 1 2 11 .219 .257 .313 .570 2.4
June 25 45 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 21 .089 .109 .156 .264 -0.7
July 20 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .040 .111 .040 .151 -1.1
August 18 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.7
Sep/Oct 15 29 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 11 .138 .161 .138 .299 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2015 24 MIL NL P 17 12 78.3 8 15 1 0 .958 2.64    
2016 25 MIL NL P 39 13 116.7 6 18 0 4 1.000 1.85    
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
2017 26 MIL NL P 35 35 230.3 17 39 2 1 .966 2.19    
2018 27 MIL NL P 21 21 138.7 9 18 1 1 .964 1.75    
  TEX AL P 12 12 89.0 6 11 0 0 1.000 1.72    
  TOT   P 33 33 227.7 15 29 1 1 .978 1.74    
2019 28 TEX AL P 28 27 179.7 6 40 4 4 .920 2.30    
2020 29 TEX AL P 7 7 38.0 2 6 1 1 .889 1.89    
  P 159 127 870.6 54 147 9 11 .957 2.08    
  LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   160 127 872.6 55 147 9 11 .957 2.08    
Career Highs   40 35 230.3 17 40 4 4 1.000 2.64    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2018 27 TEX AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 8.3 14 8 3 5 6 8.64 .389 .463 .667 1.130
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 8.3 14 8 3 5 6 8.64 .389 .463 .667 1.130
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Started
2017-8-35
Complete Games
2016-2-5
2017-4-4
2018-8-3
CAR-37-20
Shutouts
2016-2-2
2018-7-1
Innings Pitched
2017-10-230.3
Hits Allowed
2017-1-249
Homeruns Allowed
2017-6-30
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 2014
Injured on 6/29/2014 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/12/2015, off Adriano Rosario (STL)
Earned first career win on 6/27/2015
Injured on 9/28/2016 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Milwaukee to Texas on 7/24/2018 (Going to TEX: 1B Robert Dahle, P Silvio Medina, P Jesse Sorensen, LF Armando Peņa, P Motojirou Magohachi. Going to MIL: P Roger Heitman)
9/26/2018: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $1,710,000 per year, for 2 years
5/5/2020: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $450,000 per year, for 1 years
1/29/2022: Gets a new one-year contract worth $450,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Texas on 4/28/2022