How Masahiro Tanaka's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Masahiro Tanaka posted a career Range Factor of 1.16, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 2018, posting 1.41, well below the league average of 2.62 that year. The lowest point came in 2019 at .844, well below the league average of 2.62 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.0 in 2017 to 1.41 in 2018 and .844 in 2019. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 6 seasons.

Masahiro Tanaka Lifetime Range Factor

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Masahiro Tanaka
Range Factor
Career1.161
Season Avg.1.161
162 Game Avg.1.161
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Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor Per Season

Masahiro Tanaka's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor per season line chart

Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor by Team

Masahiro Tanaka's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Masahiro Tanaka career Range Factor by team bar chart

Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Masahiro Tanaka's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Masahiro Tanaka's seasonal Range Factor alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Masahiro Tanaka's MLB career with Range Factor alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Masahiro Tanaka Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table