Kazuhiro
Sasaki
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 22, 1968
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Fireman of the Year 2001    2003   
All-Star Selections 2001    2003   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 33 SEA AL $ 2,250,000   7 8 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 7 5 3 4 4 9 11 10
2002 34 SEA AL $ 2,700,000   7 7 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 8 5 3 4 4 9 11 10
2003 35 SEA AL $ 2,700,000   7 8 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 8 5 3 4 4 9 11 10
2004 36 SEA AL $ 2,700,000   7 7 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 2 7 4 3 4 4 9 10 9
2005 37 SEA AL $ 940,000   5 7 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 6 3 2 3 3 8 10 9
2006 38 SEA AL $ 940,000   1 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 0 5 2 1 2 1 8 9 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 940,000   1 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 0 5 2 1 2 1 8 9 9
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,700,000   7 8 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 8 5 3 4 4 9 11 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2001 33 SEA AL 2 7 .222 74 0 0 0 49 94.0 55 31 10 29 129 2.97 .166 .236 .287 .523 18.7
2002 34 SEA AL 2 2 .500 27 0 0 0 15 31.3 12 10 1 16 35 2.87 .115 .240 .173 .413 7.2
2003 35 SEA AL 4 1 .800 62 0 0 0 43 66.0 34 16 7 35 73 2.18 .150 .272 .279 .550 18.8
2004 36 SEA AL 3 6 .333 59 0 0 0 31 69.0 42 25 7 39 75 3.26 .178 .292 .292 .585 12.1
2005 37 SEA AL 3 4 .429 49 0 0 0 25 54.0 39 19 7 35 57 3.17 .202 .328 .363 .690 9.0
2006 38 SEA AL 1 7 .125 46 0 0 0 30 48.7 33 21 5 29 52 3.88 .194 .312 .329 .641 7.8
2007 39 AA   1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 5 2 4 10 7.95 .238 .360 .524 .884  
6 Years Sim 15 27 .357 317 0 0 0 193 363.0 215 122 37 183 421 3.02 .171 .278 .294 .573 73.6
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 5 2 4 10 7.95 .238 .360 .524 .884  
Season Average 2 4 .333 52 0 0 0 32 60.5 35 20 6 30 70 3.02 .171 .278 .294 .573  
Career Highs 4 7 .800 74 0 0 0 49 94.0 55 31 10 39 129 3.88 .202 .328 .363 .690  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   99 54 9 86 230   .156 .256 .230 .486
vs LH   116 68 28 97 191   .186 .295 .361 .656
Home 9 11 .450 173 0 0 0 99 203.7 108 51 18 89 234 2.25 .157 .254 .253 .507
Away 6 16 .273 144 0 0 0 94 159.3 107 71 19 94 187 4.01 .187 .301 .344 .645
Mar/Apr 4 2 .667 52 0 0 0 35 65.0 23 11 4 30 77 1.52 .108 .218 .188 .406
May 2 8 .200 66 0 0 0 45 72.0 38 26 12 36 84 3.25 .151 .258 .327 .585
June 2 1 .667 58 0 0 0 38 62.6 28 9 4 24 71 1.29 .133 .221 .199 .420
July 2 5 .286 45 0 0 0 26 58.0 53 33 7 30 61 5.12 .249 .342 .404 .745
August 2 8 .200 55 0 0 0 28 51.3 46 30 8 33 66 5.26 .245 .357 .420 .778
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 41 0 0 0 21 54.0 27 13 2 30 62 2.17 .147 .266 .228 .495
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2001 33 SEA AL P 74 0 94.0 6 11 0 0 1.000 1.63    
2002 34 SEA AL P 27 0 31.3 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.72    
2003 35 SEA AL P 62 0 66.0 5 13 0 1 1.000 2.45    
2004 36 SEA AL P 59 0 69.0 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.22    
2005 37 SEA AL P 49 0 54.0 4 8 0 0 1.000 2.00    
2006 38 SEA AL P 46 0 48.7 2 11 0 3 1.000 2.40    
Career Totals   317 0 363.0 21 62 0 5 1.000 2.06    
Career Highs   74 0 94.0 6 13 0 3 1.000 2.45    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
2001-1-49
2003-1-43
2004-5-31
2005-9-25
2006-4-30
CAR-22-193
Games Pitched
2001-6-74
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 34)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 134)
 
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  5. Michael Petrie (896)
  6. William Moore (895)
  7. Ryo-Ichi Isamu (892)
  8. Bob Wickman (890)
  9. Brooks Hathaway (889)
  10. Troy Percival (887)
History
Released by Seattle on 5/2/2007