SEATTLE — Masahiro Tanaka is neither impressed nor surprised that a little more than two months into his first major league season, he is one of only two pitchers with 10 victories.

After all, that is the point. He plays the game to win, which was why the Yankees signed him to a seven-year, $155 million contract in the off-season.

Winning may not be the only thing, but it’s what he does best. In his final season with the Rakuten Eagles in Japan a year ago, he had a 24-0 record. In 13 starts for the Yankees, Tanaka is 10-1.

Still, after his complete-game 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners Wednesday night, Tanaka told members of the Japanese news media that he would not describe himself as successful. His argument was that he signed a seven-year contract, and he is two months into it.