Hisashi Iwakuma

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: April 12, 1981 in Higashi Yamato, Japan jp

High School: Horikoshi (Tokyo, Japan)

Debut: April 20, 2012 (Age 31-008d, 20,150th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 3, 2017 (Age 36-021d)
vs. LAA 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Hisashi Iwakuma

Nicknames: Kuma

Pronunciation: \he-sash-ee ee-wah-kuma\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.8

ERA

3.42

150

136

883.2

714

WHIP

1.143

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-15 / in Starts: 10-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 2

2012 Pitching Game Log

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2012 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	15	Apr 20	SEA		CHW	L,3-7	6-GF		99	4.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	2.25	6.09	13	45	32	7	5	5	5	2	1	0		0	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.006	.11	0.00%	0.82	6t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 4
2	2	22	Apr 28	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	3	4	4	1	2	1	0	9.00	7.89	7	22	14	5	3	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	.08	-0.026	.09	-0.02%	-3.49	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	3	31	May 7	SEA		DET	W,3-2	4-6		8	3.0	3	1	1	0	5	0	0	6.75	4.84	12	48	35	9	5	3	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.008	.70	0.00%	0.37	4t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d2
4	4	39	May 16	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-9	5-GF(8)		8	4.0	3	1	1	3	4	1	0	5.25	5.43	18	65	38	11	6	5	6	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.001	.05	0.00%	0.86	5b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
5	5	53	May 30	SEA	@	TEX	W,21-8	7-GF	S(1)	13	3.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	1	6.00	5.36	15	41	26	7	4	6	7	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	-1.38	7b --- 0 out a12	9b end a13
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	6	55	Jun 2	SEA	@	CHW	W,10-8	12-GF(12)	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.63	5.28	4	18	10	2	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.094	1.12	0.03%	0.52	12b --- 0 out a2	12b end a 2
7	7	58	Jun 5	SEA	@	LAA	L,1-6	6-GF(8)		2	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.74	4.99	10	31	20	8	0	7	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	.05	0.008	.04	0.00%	1.40	6b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
8	8	61	Jun 9	SEA		LAD	L,3-8	7-8		3	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.87	4.77	5	19	14	6	2	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.49	0.029	.34	0.01%	0.43	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 1-- 1 out d2
9	9	62	Jun 10	SEA		LAD	L,2-8	3-5		0	2.1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	4.37	4.81	9	39	21	8	4	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.20	0.023	.13	0.01%	0.88	3t --- 0 out d5	5t 1-- 1 out d5
10	10	65	Jun 14	SEA		SDP	L,2-6	6-6		3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.37	4.81	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.015	.11	0.00%	-0.87	6t -23 0 out d4	6t 1-3 0 out d5
11	11	67	Jun 16	SEA		SFG	W,7-4	6-7	W(1-0)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.01	4.63	7	25	18	4	3	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.114	.21	0.02%	0.91	6t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out a3
12	12	70	Jun 19	SEA	@	ARI	W,12-9	5-5		2	0.2	5	3	3	1	0	1	0	4.97	5.23	8	28	14	3	1	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.70	-0.411	.42	-0.06%	-3.27	5b --- 0 out a3	5b 123 2 out tie
13	13	71	Jun 20	SEA	@	ARI	L,10-14	6-7		0	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.06	5.61	5	18	14	3	3	2	3	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.02	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-1.28	6b 1-- 2 out d6	7b 3 out d8
14	14	77	Jun 27	SEA		OAK	L,1-2	3-7	L(1-1)	6	3.2	1	1	1	2	3	1	0	4.75	5.73	13	49	33	10	4	4	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.020	.18	0.00%	0.68	3t --- 2 out tie	7t --- 1 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	15	82	Jul 2	SEA		BAL	W,6-3	GS-5		4	5.0	3	3	3	3	4	1	0	4.84	5.75	20	71	39	9	7	5	8	1	4	0	50			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.160	.08	-0.01%	-0.72	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
16	16	90	Jul 15	SEA		TEX	L,0-4	GS-5	L(1-2)	12	5.0	7	4	4	3	0	1	0	5.13	5.97	23	85	52	10	3	14	6	0	1	0	34			0	1	0	20	1	0	1	1	0	0	.83	-0.201	.04	-0.01%	-1.72	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
17	17	95	Jul 20	SEA	@	TBR	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	6	2	2	1	7	1	0	4.86	5.64	24	93	63	13	12	6	10	4	1	0	58			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	-0.022	.06	0.00%	0.83	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
18	18	100	Jul 25	SEA		NYY	L,2-5	GS-5		4	5.0	6	1	1	3	3	1	0	4.56	5.70	22	95	54	14	7	9	7	3	0	0	51			1	1	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.36	0.170	.07	0.01%	1.28	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
19	19	105	Jul 30	SEA		TOR	W,4-1	GS-8	W(2-2)	4	8.0	4	1	1	3	13	1	0	4.10	5.29	31	109	77	18	19	7	8	2	0	0	80			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.03	0.271	.08	0.01%	2.64	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	20	110	Aug 5	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-6	GS-5	L(2-3)	5	5.0	7	4	3	2	4	1	1	4.20	5.33	26	101	64	14	9	9	10	4	1	0	41			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.02	-0.202	.16	-0.02%	-1.42	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d2
21	21	115	Aug 11	SEA	@	LAA	W,7-4	GS-8	W(3-3)	5	7.0	6	3	3	1	4	1	0	4.16	5.22	26	86	58	17	5	13	8	6	1	0	56			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	.38	0.130	.01	0.00%	0.26	1b start tie	8b --- 0 out a4
22	22	120	Aug 17	SEA		MIN	W,5-3	GS-7	W(4-3)	5	7.0	4	1	0	1	6	0	0	3.79	4.92	26	97	65	16	10	8	11	4	2	0	72			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.235	.05	0.01%	2.19	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
23	23	125	Aug 22	SEA		CLE	W,3-1	GS-6		4	5.2	6	1	1	3	5	0	0	3.64	4.78	23	90	59	15	13	8	7	3	2	0	55			2	0	0	20	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.31	0.258	.15	0.02%	2.16	1t start tie	6t -23 2 out a1
24	24	130	Aug 28	SEA	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS-6	W(5-3)	5	6.0	1	1	0	4	4	0	1	3.40	4.75	22	92	49	17	5	6	7	3	1	0	68			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	2	1	0	1.11	0.183	.05	0.01%	1.91	1b start tie	6b 3 out a4
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	25	135	Sep 2	SEA		LAA	W,2-1	GS-8	W(6-3)	4	7.1	5	0	0	0	7	0	0	3.14	4.48	27	101	76	19	11	11	9	7	0	0	75			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.324	.01	0.00%	2.78	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a2
26	26	140	Sep 8	SEA		OAK	L,1-6	GS-4	L(6-4)	5	3.2	6	5	4	2	3	1	0	3.39	4.56	20	77	50	14	5	8	7	5	0	0	32			2	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	1	.95	-0.360	.00	0.00%	-3.65	1t start tie	4t 1-3 2 out d4
27	27	145	Sep 14	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-9	GS-6	L(6-5)	5	5.1	7	2	2	1	4	2	0	3.39	4.68	24	88	58	15	9	6	13	4	1	0	49			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.29	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out d1
28	28	151	Sep 21	SEA		TEX	W,6-3	GS-7	W(7-5)	6	7.0	8	3	3	0	4	1	0	3.41	4.63	27	90	62	14	8	15	8	3	1	0	53			0	1	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.19	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
29	29	156	Sep 27	SEA	@	LAA	W,9-4	GS-6	W(8-5)	5	6.0	7	2	1	0	3	0	0	3.32	4.50	25	86	62	15	7	12	10	5	0	0	55			1	0	0	24	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.26	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.79	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
30	30	161	Oct 2	SEA		LAA	W,6-1	GS-6	W(9-5)	4	6.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	0	3.16	4.35	26	105	72	19	13	12	6	5	0	0	66			2	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.14	0.298	.00	0.00%	2.73	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
							15-15		W-L:9-5,Sv:2	4.1	125.1	117	49	44	43	101	17	3	3.16	4.35	519	1916	65%	17%	10%	1.15		19%	5%	0	56	3	67%	10	7	0	471	22	0	3	19	1	5	.91	0.901	.09	0.01%	7.07

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