Kenshin Kawakami

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: June 22, 1975 in Tokushima, Japan jp

High School: Tokushima Commercial (Tokushima City, Japan)

School: Meiji University (Japan)

Debut: April 11, 2009 (Age 33-293d, 19,500th in major league history)
vs. WSN 6.0 IP, 4 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: September 9, 2010 (Age 35-079d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Dan Evans West Coast Sports Mgmt

Full Name: Kenshin Kawakami

Pronunciation: \KEN-cheen kow-wuh-KAH-mee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

ERA

4.32

243.2

164

WHIP

1.395

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 8 go ahead

1 Tm
ATL	25

Platoon
vs RHB	15
vs LHB	10

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	7

Outs
0	12
1	7
2	6

12 Opps
WSN	5
FLA	5
PHI	4
CIN	2
CHC	2
TBR	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
STL	1
BOS	1
SDP	1
BAL	1

22 Batters
Adam Dunn	2
Jay Bruce	2
Jayson Werth	2
Dan Uggla	1
Jason Bay	1
Ryan Zimmerman	1
Evan Longoria	1
Colby Rasmus	1
Adam Jones	1
Cameron Maybin	1
Alfonso Soriano	1
Plácido Polanco	1
Shane Victorino	1
Cody Ross	1
Kosuke Fukudome	1
Jeff Clement	1
Ian Desmond	1
Josh Johnson	1
Ike Davis	1
Kyle Blanks	1
Josh Willingham	1
Hanley Ramírez	1

10 Parks
Turner Fld (ATL)	7
SunLife Stad (MIA)	4
Nationals Pk (WAS)	4
CitizensBank (PHI)	3
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1

Where Hit
7	8
89	5
78	5
9	4
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	9
2	5
3	4
6	3
4	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15
3·HR gms	2
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	6
12-	1
--3	1
-23	1

36 Runs
RISP	3
0 on	16
1 on	7
2 on	2
Any on	9

Inning
1	3
2	4
3	4
4	2
5	5
6	3
7	3
9	1

1-3	11
4-6	10
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	8
-1	4
-2	3
-4..	1

Ahead	9
Tied	8
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
3-2	3
1-0	3
2-0	3
1-2	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	5
RF	5
LF	5
1B	3
3B	3
SS	2
P	1
2B	1

OrderPos
5th	7
3rd	3
1st	3
4th	3
6th	3
8th	2
2nd	2
7th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-04-11	Ryan Zimmerman	WSN	@	ATL	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	5	17%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Guzmán Scores
2	2	2	1	2009-04-16	Cody Ross	FLA	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	9	23%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Cantú Scores/unER; D. Uggla Scores
3	3	3	1	2009-04-21	Adam Dunn	WSN		ATL	behind 1-3	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	7	14%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	2009-04-26	Jay Bruce	CIN		ATL	tied 0-0	b 4	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	22%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Votto Scores
5	5	5	2	2009-04-26	Jay Bruce	CIN		ATL	ahead 6-0	b 5	2	1--	4,(1-2) CBS1X	2	5	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Phillips Scores
6	6	6	1	2009-06-02	Alfonso Soriano	CHC	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	5,(2-2) CBBFX	1	1	7	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	7	1	2009-06-13	Adam Jones	BAL		ATL	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	8	14%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Roberts Scores
8	8	8	1	2009-06-19	Jason Bay	BOS		ATL	behind 0-6	b 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	4	7	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Youkilis Scores
9	9	9	1	2009-07-03	Adam Dunn	WSN		ATL	tied 3-3	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	7	12%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	10	1	2009-07-08	Kosuke Fukudome	CHC		ATL	behind 0-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	14%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	11	1	2009-07-29	Josh Johnson	FLA		ATL	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	-23	3,(1-1) CBX	3	9	1	21%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); D. Uggla Scores; C. Ross Scores
12	12	12	2	2009-07-29	Hanley Ramírez	FLA		ATL	ahead 4-1	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	6	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	13	3	2009-07-29	Dan Uggla	FLA		ATL	ahead 5-1	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	14	1	2009-08-03	Kyle Blanks	SDP		ATL	behind 1-2	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	12%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	15	1	2009-08-15	Jayson Werth	PHI	@	ATL	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	9	20%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2010-04-23	Ike Davis	NYM		ATL	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	6	3	16%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	2	1	2010-05-04	Josh Willingham	WSN		ATL	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	7	12%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	3	2	2010-05-04	Ian Desmond	WSN		ATL	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	15%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	4	1	2010-05-09	Plácido Polanco	PHI		ATL	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	---	6,(3-2) CBBBFX	1	2	5	8%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
20	20	5	2	2010-05-09	Jayson Werth	PHI		ATL	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	9	6%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
21	21	6	3	2010-05-09	Shane Victorino	PHI		ATL	ahead 4-3	b 7	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBSX	1	1	8	11%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
22	22	7	1	2010-05-25	Cameron Maybin	FLA		ATL	behind 1-2	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	8	12%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	8	1	2010-05-30	Jeff Clement	PIT	@	ATL	behind 0-2	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	3	27%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Jones Scores
24	24	9	1	2010-06-15	Evan Longoria	TBR	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(1-2) 1F111C1BX	2	3	5	18%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Crawford Scores/unER
25	25	10	1	2010-09-09	Colby Rasmus	STL	@	ATL	ahead 10-3	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) FBCBBX	1	5	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)