Hisashi Iwakuma
Rakuten Eagles ace and 2008 Sawamura Award + Pacific League MVP (21-4, 1.87 ERA). Joined Seattle in 2012 and pitched six steady MLB seasons (63 W, 3.42 ERA). Finished 3rd in 2013 AL Cy Young voting (14-7, 2.66 ERA). Threw the 5th no-hitter in Mariners history in August 2015. Last pitched in MLB in 2017; formally retired in 2020.
MLB years2012-2017
StatusRetired or returned to NPB
MLB Career (Pitching)
ERA
3.42
W-L
63-39
SV
2
HLD
0
SO
714
WHIP
1.14
IP
883.2
Year-by-Year
2012-2017| Year | Team | W | L | HLD | SV | ERA | SO | IP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SEA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3.16 | 101 | 125.1 | 1.28 |
| 2013 | SEA | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | 185 | 219.2 | 1.01 |
| 2014 | SEA | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 154 | 179.0 | 1.05 |
| 2015 | SEA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 111 | 129.2 | 1.06 |
| 2016 | SEA | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 147 | 199.0 | 1.33 |
| 2017 | SEA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 16 | 31.0 | 1.26 |
CAREER #1 TOP 10
Pitch Arsenal (Career)
2017–2017 · BAA / SLG / wOBA / WHIFF% (Baseball Savant)| Pitch | Usage | Pitches | BAA | SLG | wOBA | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutter FC | 34.2% | 155 | .167 | .361 | .311 | 18.1% |
| 4-Seam Fastball FF | 21.4% | 97 | .304 | .565 | .417 | 16.7% |
| Splitter FS | 19.4% | 88 | .120 | .280 | .206 | 27.1% |
| Sinker SI | 18.3% | 83 | .318 | .636 | .454 | 8.1% |
| Curveball CU | 6.6% | 30 | .500 | 1.167 | .693 | 30% |
vs LHP / vs RHP (Career)
2012-2017Pitching
| Split | AB | BAA | HR | SO | BB | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 1688 | .258 | 51 | 332 | 91 | .703 |
| vs RHB | 1654 | .235 | 64 | 382 | 94 | .680 |
Situational (Career)
2012-2017Pitching
| Split | IP | ERA | K | BB | WHIP | BAA | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 461.0 | 3.48 | 393 | 69 | 1.07 | .243 | .676 |
| Away | 422.2 | 3.36 | 321 | 116 | 1.22 | .251 | .708 |
| RISP | 169.1 | — | 154 | 50 | 1.12 | .229 | .640 |
| Late & Close | 42.0 | — | 23 | 7 | 1.19 | .274 | .789 |