Masumi Kuwata | Baseball Prospectus

Masumi Kuwata PPirates

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
1	21	0	1	0	12	9.43	-0.8

Bats	R
Throws	R

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2007	PIT	39	19	0	21.0	0.0	21.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	103	25	23	22	6	51	15	11	1	12	9.43	8.04	9.63	-7.9	-0.8
Career			19	0	21.0	0.0	21.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	103	25	23	22	6	51	15	11	1	12	9.43	8.04	9.63	-7.9	-0.8

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1994	YOM	npb	28	27	207.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.631		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	YOM	npb	9	9	65.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.630		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	YOM	npb	27	27	181.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1.006		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	YOM	npb	32	22	141.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.690		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	YOM	npb	30	10	86.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1.169		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	YOM	npb	16	8	50.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.963		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	YOM	npb	23	1	158.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.786		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	YOM	npb	14	0	71.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1.013		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	YOM	npb	16	0	79.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.966		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	YOM	npb	12	12	49.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.906		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	YOM	npb	3	3	11.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	PIT	MLB	19	0	21.0	9.63	-2	.330	.282	.345	.440	.268	.275	100	-7.9	-0.8	-7.9	-0.8
2007	IND	AAA	3	0	4.3	2.05	154	.143	.250	.320	.376	.244	.250	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		0	21.0	9.63	-2	.330	.282	.345	.440	.268	.275	100	-7.9	-0.8	-7.9	-0.8

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1994	YOM	npb	14	11	1	28	27	207.3	175	51	185	16	0%	-.631	7.6	2.2	0.7	8.0	1.09	0.00	0.0	0.0
1995	YOM	npb	3	3	0	9	9	65.3	53	18	61	2	0%	-.630	7.3	2.5	0.3	8.4	1.09	0.00	0.0	0.0
1998	YOM	npb	16	5	0	27	27	181.0	197	46	116	17	0%	-1.006	9.8	2.3	0.8	5.8	1.34	0.00	0.0	0.0
1999	YOM	npb	8	9	5	32	22	141.7	137	57	100	17	0%	-.690	8.7	3.6	1.1	6.4	1.37	0.00	0.0	0.0
2000	YOM	npb	5	8	5	30	10	86.0	103	28	49	6	0%	-1.169	10.8	2.9	0.6	5.1	1.52	0.00	0.0	0.0
2001	YOM	npb	4	5	2	16	8	50.3	56	19	31	4	0%	-.963	10.0	3.4	0.7	5.5	1.49	0.00	0.0	0.0
2002	YOM	npb	12	6	0	23	1	158.3	138	38	108	13	0%	-.786	7.8	2.2	0.7	6.1	1.11	0.00	0.0	0.0
2003	YOM	npb	5	3	0	14	0	71.3	92	16	46	13	0%	-1.013	11.6	2.0	1.6	5.8	1.51	5.93	0.0	0.0
2004	YOM	npb	3	5	0	16	0	79.3	100	28	39	16	0%	-.966	11.3	3.2	1.8	4.4	1.61	6.47	0.0	0.0
2005	YOM	npb	0	7	0	12	12	49.7	65	23	34	7	0%	-.906	11.8	4.2	1.3	6.2	1.77	7.24	0.0	0.0
2006	YOM	npb	1	1	0	3	3	11.7	19	1	5	4	0%	.333	14.6	0.8	3.1	3.8	1.71	6.92	0.0	0.0
2007	IND	AAA	0	0	0	3	0	4.3	3	0	3	0	50%	.250	6.3	0.0	0.0	6.3	0.70	0.00	0.0	0.0
2007	PIT	MLB	0	1	0	19	0	21.0	25	15	12	6	44%	.275	10.7	6.4	2.6	5.1	1.90	9.43	-7.9	-0.8

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

Year	Team	Salary

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
0 y 70 d

Details
retired 3/26/08 designated for assignment 8/14/07 contract purchased 6/9/07

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Masumi Kuwata is referenced in the following articles.

Title	Author	Date
The Asian Equation: The Future of the NPB Import Market	Michael Street	2011-09-20
The Asian Equation: Finding Relief from NPB	Michael Street	2011-08-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are You Experienced?	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-25
Nippon Prospectus: Kosuke Fukudome	Mike Plugh	2007-07-17

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