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Birth Date4-12-1981
Height6' 3"
Weight170 lbs
Age32 years, 2 months, 6 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
2010
2011
-0.12012
1.72013
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Standard

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
2012 SEA 31 30 16 125.3 95.0 30.3 9 5 2 1 9 0 519 117 49 44 17 190 43 40 3 101 3.16 4.30 4.90 -1.1 -0.1
2013 SEA 32 15 15 100.3 100.3 0.0 7 2 0 0 12 0 380 72 26 23 10 122 17 16 1 90 2.06 3.10 3.84 7.7 0.8
Career4531225.7195.330.316721210899189756727312605641912.673.774.446.60.7

Advanced

'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
2001 OSA npb 9 8 43.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.049 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 OSA npb 23 1 141.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.667 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 OSA npb 27 0 195.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.831 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 OSA npb 21 0 158.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.782 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 RAK npb 27 27 182.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.087 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 RAK npb 6 6 38.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .287 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 RAK npb 16 16 90.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .326 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 RAK npb 28 28 201.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .270 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 RAK npb 24 24 169.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .312 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 RAK npb 28 28 201.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .284 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 RAK npb 17 17 119.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SEA MLB 30 16 125.3 4.90 76 .264 .270 .333 .438 .277 .282 89 -1.1 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1
2013 SEA MLB 15 15 100.3 3.84 99 .203 .258 .323 .419 .268 .237 88 7.7 0.8 7.7 0.8
CareerMLB31225.74.4281.243.265.329.430.274.263852.90.32.90.3

Statistics For All Levels

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
2001 OSA npb 4 2 0 9 8 43.7 46 13 25 3 0% -1.049 9.5 2.7 0.6 5.1 1.35 0.00 0.0 0.0
2002 OSA npb 8 7 0 23 1 141.3 132 42 131 10 0% -.667 8.4 2.7 0.6 8.3 1.23 0.00 0.0 0.0
2003 OSA npb 15 10 0 27 0 195.7 201 48 149 19 0% -.831 9.2 2.2 0.9 6.9 1.27 3.45 0.0 0.0
2004 OSA npb 15 2 0 21 0 158.7 149 30 123 13 0% -.782 8.4 1.7 0.7 7.0 1.13 3.01 0.0 0.0
2005 RAK npb 9 15 0 27 27 182.3 218 40 124 19 0% -1.087 10.8 2.0 0.9 6.1 1.42 4.99 0.0 0.0
2006 RAK npb 1 2 0 6 6 38.7 43 12 16 4 0% .287 10.0 2.8 0.9 3.7 1.42 3.72 0.0 0.0
2007 RAK npb 5 5 0 16 16 90.0 95 23 84 6 0% .326 9.5 2.3 0.6 8.4 1.31 3.40 0.0 0.0
2008 RAK npb 21 4 0 28 28 201.7 161 36 159 3 0% .270 7.2 1.6 0.1 7.1 0.98 1.87 0.0 0.0
2009 RAK npb 13 6 0 24 24 169.0 179 43 121 15 0% .312 9.5 2.3 0.8 6.4 1.31 3.25 0.0 0.0
2010 RAK npb 10 9 0 28 28 201.0 184 36 153 11 0% .284 8.2 1.6 0.5 6.9 1.09 2.82 0.0 0.0
2011 RAK npb 6 7 0 17 17 119.0 106 19 90 6 0% .000 8.0 1.4 0.5 6.8 1.05 2.42 0.0 0.0
2012 SEA MLB 9 5 2 30 16 125.3 117 43 101 17 53% .282 8.4 3.1 1.2 7.3 1.28 3.16 -1.1 -0.1
2013 SEA MLB 7 2 0 15 15 100.3 72 17 90 10 48% .237 6.5 1.5 0.9 8.1 0.89 2.06 7.7 0.8

Injury History beta

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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 SEA $1,000,000
2014 SEA $6,500,000
2013 SEA $6,500,000
2012 SEA $1,500,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$1,500,000
2011Current$6,500,000
2 yrPvs + Cur$8,000,000
2 yrFuture$7,500,000
4 yrTotal$15,500,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 0 dPaul Cobbe2 years/$14M (2013-14), 2015 option

Details
  • 2 years/$14M (2013-14), plus 2015 option. Re-signed by Seattle as a free agent 11/2/12. 13:$6.5M, 14:$6.5M, 15:$7M option, $1M buyout.
  • 1 year/$1.5M (2012). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/5/12. May earn additional $3.4M in performance bonuses based on starts, innings.
  • 1 year/$3.6M (2011). Re-signed by Rakuten after failing to reach agreement on a contract with Oakland. (Oakland had won negotiating rights with $19.1M bid after Iwakuma was posted by Rakuten after 2010 season.)

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .246 .323 .393 .269
11 vs R (Multi) .251 .307 .413 .259
18 Split (Multi) -.005 .016 -.020 .010
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .246 .323 .393 .269
31 vs R (2012) .251 .307 .413 .259
38 Split (2012) -.005 .016 -.020 .010
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-12-14 13:00:00Which agent has done the WORST job for his/her client so far this off-season? (in other words, why is Beltre still unemployed?)
(dianagramr from NYC)		Beltre will get his money, so I wouldn't tab his representation. Instead, I'll try not to let my disappointment show when I select Don Nomura for this winter's Jody Reed Award, for his failure to get Hisashi Iwakuma signed up stateside. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-11-09 14:00:00WTG: Hisashi Iwakuma. What's his upside?How good are his secondary pitches?
(leites from New York)		Breaking ball is solid, that split/change thing he throws is a true plus pitch and the command/control is outstanding. Highest praise I've heard is a Tim Hudson comp, lowest I've heard is a solid No.4 starter. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-11-11 13:00:00Any thoughts on the probable effectiveness of the latest Japanese pitching import - Hisashi Iwakuma?
(Paul from DC)		Warning: economist cop-out answer. I don't have any idea how his stuff will translate other than the fact that 29 teams didn't think he was worth $17 million and 1 team did. I suspect that teams learned from Matsuzaka that it's smart to shade down your bids on an auction like that, but I still think the fact that $17 million wasn't outbid means something here. It means the experts in this stuff didn't think he was a top of the line starter. I doubt they're consistently underselling Japanese players, so I'm not terribly excited about him. Still curious, though. (Matt Swartz)


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