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Hideki Irabu
Hideki Irabu
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 240 lb.

Born: May 15, 1969 in Hyogo, Japan
High School: Chiba (Chiba, JP) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1997
Final Game: July 12, 2002
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1997 28 NYY AL 5 4 .556 7.09 13 9 0 0 0 0 53.1 69 47 42 15 20 0 56 1 3 4 246 63 1.669 11.6 2.5 3.4 9.5 2.80
1998 29 NYY AL 13 9 .591 4.06 29 28 0 2 1 0 173.0 148 78 78 27 76 1 126 9 1 6 732 109 1.295 7.7 1.4 4.0 6.6 1.66
1999 30 NYY AL 11 7 .611 4.84 32 27 2 2 1 0 169.1 180 98 91 26 46 0 133 6 0 7 733 98 1.335 9.6 1.4 2.4 7.1 2.89
2000 31 MON NL 2 5 .286 7.24 11 11 0 0 0 0 54.2 77 45 44 9 14 0 42 1 2 5 247 67 1.665 12.7 1.5 2.3 6.9 3.00
2001 32 MON NL 0 2 .000 4.86 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.2 22 9 9 3 3 0 18 0 0 0 74 92 1.500 11.9 1.6 1.6 9.7 6.00
2002 33 TEX AL 3 8 .273 5.74 38 2 26 0 0 16 47.0 51 30 30 11 16 2 30 1 0 3 204 83 1.426 9.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 1.88
6 Seasons 34 35 .493 5.15 126 80 28 4 2 16 514.0 547 307 294 91 175 3 405 18 6 25 2236 89 1.405 9.6 1.6 3.1 7.1 2.31
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .493 5.15 42 26 9 1 1 5 170 181 101 97 30 58 1 134 6 2 8 738 89 1.405 9.6 1.6 3.1 7.1 2.31
NYY (3 yrs) 29 20 .592 4.80 74 64 2 4 2 0 395.2 397 223 211 68 142 1 315 16 4 17 1711 95 1.362 9.0 1.5 3.2 7.2 2.22
MON (2 yrs) 2 7 .222 6.69 14 14 0 0 0 0 71.1 99 54 53 12 17 0 60 1 2 5 321 71 1.626 12.5 1.5 2.1 7.6 3.53
TEX (1 yr) 3 8 .273 5.74 38 2 26 0 0 16 47.0 51 30 30 11 16 2 30 1 0 3 204 83 1.426 9.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 1.88
AL (4 yrs) 32 28 .533 4.90 112 66 28 4 2 16 442.2 448 253 241 79 158 3 345 17 4 20 1915 94 1.369 9.1 1.6 3.2 7.0 2.18
NL (2 yrs) 2 7 .222 6.69 14 14 0 0 0 0 71.1 99 54 53 12 17 0 60 1 2 5 321 71 1.626 12.5 1.5 2.1 7.6 3.53

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1999 30 NYY AL ALCS W BOS 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 13 8 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 27 2.786 25.1 3.9 0.0 5.8
1 ALCS 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 13 8 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 27 2.786 25.1 3.9 0.0 5.8

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1997 28 NYY AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 29 NYY AL 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1999 30 NYY AL 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2000 31 MON NL 11 18 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -37 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
2001 32 MON NL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2002 33 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 24 34 28 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .107 .138 .107 .245 -36 3 1 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 230 189 7 20 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 88 .107 .138 .107 .245 -36 20 7 0 34 0 0
NYY (3 yrs) 5 13 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .111 .200 .111 .311 -16 1 0 0 3 0 0
MON (2 yrs) 13 21 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .105 .105 .105 .211 -47 2 1 0 2 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 11 13 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .111 .200 .111 .311 -16 1 0 0 3 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 13 21 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .105 .105 .105 .211 -47 2 1 0 2 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 NYY AL 28 P 13 9 53.1 8 1 5 2 1 .750 1.01 0.46 .962 1.70 0.49
1998 NYY AL 29 P 29 28 173.0 25 6 17 2 1 .920 1.20 0.79 .960 1.78 0.50
1999 NYY AL 30 P 32 27 169.1 15 2 13 0 0 1.000 0.80 0.47 .947 1.69 0.47
2000 MON NL 31 P 11 11 54.2 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.32 0.73 .962 1.75 0.48
2001 MON NL 32 P 3 3 16.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.70 1.67 .960 1.73 0.47
2002 TEX AL 33 P 38 2 47.0 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 2.11 0.29 .955 1.69 0.48
6 Seasons P 126 80 514.0 72 13 55 4 3 .944 1.19 0.54 .957 1.73 0.48
6 Seasons TOT 126 80 514.0 72 13 55 4 3 .944 1.19 0.54 .901 1.73 0.48

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1998 AL--7.699--3rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 AL--2.445--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 AL--7.069--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1999 AL--1--6th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1999 AL--2.891--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1819), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

January 13, 1997: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific).

May 29, 1997: Sent by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on April 22, 1997. The San Diego Padres sent players to be named later, Gordon Amerson (minors) and Homer Bush to the New York Yankees for Rafael Medina, Ruben Rivera and $3,000,000.

December 22, 1999: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Montreal Expos for players to be named later and Jake Westbrook. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

September 6, 2001: Released by the Montreal Expos.

December 27, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1997New York Yankees$2,325,000
1998New York Yankees$2,925,000
1999New York Yankees$3,125,000
2000Montreal Expos$4,125,000
2001Montreal Expos$2,500,000
2002Texas Rangers$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$15,550,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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