Takashi Saito

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: February 14, 1970 in Sendai, Japan jp

High School: Tohoku HS (Japan)

School: Tohoku Fukushi University (Japan)

Debut: April 9, 2006 (Age 36-054d, 18,829th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 2012 (Age 42-229d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: CAA Sports • Previously: Joe Urbon, Katsuhito Osaka, Shigeyuki Mito

Full Name: Takashi Saito

Nicknames: Sammy

Pronunciation: \ta-KAH-shee Sye-toe\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

ERA

2.34

338

338.0

400

WHIP

1.059

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 4 tying, 8 go ahead

5 Tms
LAD	9
BOS	6
ARI	4
ATL	4
MIL	2

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	12

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	11

Outs
2	13
1	7
0	5

14 Opps
SDP	4
PIT	3
TBR	2
COL	2
ATL	2
WSN	2
MIL	2
TOR	2
OAK	1
CHC	1
CLE	1
DET	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

24 Batters
Evan Longoria	2
Carlos Quentin	1
Chase Headley	1
Dan Uggla	1
Miguel Cabrera	1
Paul Konerko	1
Ryan Doumit	1
Khalil Greene	1
Todd Helton	1
Matt Stairs	1
Martín Prado	1
Mark DeRosa	1
Prince Fielder	1
David DeJesus	1
Adam Dunn	1
J.J. Hardy	1
Nate McLouth	1
Adam Lind	1
José Cruz	1
Matt Holliday	1
Orlando Cabrera	1
Lance Berkman	1
Starling Marte	1
Willie Harris	1

13 Parks
Dodger Stad (LOS)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	3
Petco Pk (SAN)	3
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
7	10
9	9
78	3
89	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	5
1	4
4	4
7+	4
6	3
3	3
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
12-	2
-2-	2
123	1
--3	1
1--	1

36 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	18
1 on	4
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
7	6
8	7
9	10
Extra	2

7-end	25

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	6
-1	6
-2	3
-3	1

Ahead	9
Tied	6
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	5
0-0	4
1-0	3
1-2	2
2-1	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	6
LF	5
3B	4
CF	3
SS	3
DH	2
2B	1
C	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2006-04-24	Lance Berkman	HOU		LAD	tied 1-1	b 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	3	31%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2006-05-04	Khalil Greene	SDP	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 8	2	12-	6,(2-2) FBFBFX	3	6	6	43%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Giles Scores; R. Bowen Scores
3	3	3	1	2006-05-15	Matt Holliday	COL		LAD	behind 3-5	b 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	5	7	8%	13%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2007-04-04	J.J. Hardy	MIL		LAD	behind 3-5	b 9	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	2	6	11%	21%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	2007-04-27	José Cruz	SDP		LAD	behind 4-6	b 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	7	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
6	6	3	1	2007-05-21	Prince Fielder	MIL	@	LAD	ahead 8-5	t 9	2	---	7,(2-2) TBFBFFX	1	4	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	4	1	2007-06-08	Matt Stairs	TOR	@	LAD	behind 1-2	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) .FCBX	1	2	3	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
8	8	5	1	2007-09-18 (2)	Todd Helton	COL		LAD	behind 7-8	b 9	2	1--	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	4	3	89%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Holliday Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2008-04-14	Nate McLouth	PIT	@	LAD	behind 3-4	t 9	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	8	77%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Bixler Scores; A. LaRoche Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2009-04-08	Evan Longoria	TBR	@	BOS	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	3	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	2	1	2009-04-28	Mark DeRosa	CLE		BOS	behind 7-8	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	5	23%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
12	12	3	1	2009-06-25	Willie Harris	WSN		BOS	ahead 7-1	b 7	1	-2-	7,(3-2) BCBFBFX	2	7	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Bard Scores
13	13	4	1	2009-07-06	Orlando Cabrera	OAK	@	BOS	ahead 5-0	t 9	2	---	6,(3-2) BCBCBX	1	2	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	5	1	2009-08-04	Evan Longoria	TBR		BOS	tied 2-2	b 13	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	5	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Hernández Scores
15	15	6	1	2009-09-29	Adam Lind	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 7-2	t 7	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	DH	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
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	2010-05-23	Ryan Doumit	PIT		ATL	tied 2-2	b 10	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	2	1	2010-06-24	Paul Konerko	CHW		ATL	tied 0-0	b 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	35%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Pierre Scores
18	18	3	1	2010-06-26	Miguel Cabrera	DET	@	ATL	behind 1-4	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	4	1	2010-07-29	Adam Dunn	WSN		ATL	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	8%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2011-04-04	Martín Prado	ATL	@	MIL	behind 0-1	t 8	0	---	8,(3-2) .BCCFBBFX	1	1	7	26%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	2	2	2011-04-04	Dan Uggla	ATL	@	MIL	tied 1-1	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	4	4	30%	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2012-08-07	Starling Marte	PIT		ARI	behind 2-3	b 7	0	---	6,(3-2) .SBSBBX	1	1	7	24%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	2	1	2012-09-09	Chase Headley	SDP		ARI	ahead 3-1	b 7	2	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	3	5	9%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Baker Scores/unER; C. Denorfia Scores/unER; L. Forsythe Scores/unER; C. Headley Scores/unER
24	24	3	2	2012-09-09	Carlos Quentin	SDP		ARI	ahead 7-1	b 7	2	---	7,(3-2) FSBFBBX	1	4	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Quentin Scores/unER
25	25	4	1	2012-09-30	David DeJesus	CHC	@	ARI	ahead 6-2	t 9	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	1	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)