Shohei Ohtani the hitter this season (and NL ranks):
161 wRC+ (T-1st)
.941 OPS (3rd)
.420 OBP (1st)
.301 AVG (9th)
Shohei Ohtani the pitcher this season (61 innings). He's one inning short of qualifying. If he did:
0.74 ERA (1st)
0.79 WHIP (T-1st)
.144 BAA (1st)
He's unreal.
Batters against Ohtani's sweeper this season:
Through 1 start: 1-for-3
Through 2: 1-for-8
Through 3: 1-for-9
Through 4: 2-for-16
Through 5: 3-for-18
Through 6: 3-for-26
Through 7: 4-for-37
Through 8: 4-for-43
Through 9: 4-for-51
Through 10: 4-for-57
So the Dodgers' master plan is to avoid the mighty offensive juggernaut known as the Nationals? That's certainly a theory.
Maybe Dodgers were really rigging his schedule bc they made sure he never had to face the Dodgers offense either 😆
Following six more scoreless innings tonight, Shohei Ohtani's ERA is 0.74. Through 10 starts, the lowest ERAs in major league history:
Jacob deGrom, 2021: 0.56
Juan Marichal, 1966: 0.59
Shohei Ohtani, 2026: 0.74
Hitters are slashing .144/.224/.211 against him. Just incredible.