Kazuhisa Ishii

Kazuhisa Ishii

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: September 9, 1973 in Chiba, Japan
Signed
as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 2002
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Mets 2002-2005

Final Game: September 28, 2005
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Standard Pitching

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
2002 28 LAD NL 14 10 .583 4.27 28 28 0 0 0 0 154.0 137 82 73 20 106 3 143 4 0 7 692 89 1.578 8.0 1.2 6.2 8.4 1.35 RoY-4
2003 29 LAD NL 9 7 .563 3.86 27 27 0 0 0 0 147.0 129 72 63 16 101 4 140 6 2 10 656 105 1.565 7.9 1.0 6.2 8.6 1.39
2004 30 LAD NL 13 8 .619 4.71 31 31 0 2 2 0 172.0 155 97 90 21 98 2 99 4 0 3 749 87 1.471 8.1 1.1 5.1 5.2 1.01
2005 31 NYM NL 3 9 .250 5.14 19 16 0 0 0 0 91.0 87 59 52 13 49 3 53 3 0 2 399 80 1.495 8.6 1.3 4.8 5.2 1.08
4 Yrs 39 34 .534 4.44 105 102 0 2 2 0 564.0 508 310 278 70 354 12 435 17 2 22 2496 90 1.528 8.1 1.1 5.6 6.9 1.23
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .534 4.44 34 34 0 1 1 0 185 167 102 91 23 116 4 143 6 1 7 820 90 1.528 8.1 1.1 5.6 6.9 1.23
LAD (3 yrs) 36 25 .590 4.30 86 86 0 2 2 0 473.0 421 251 226 57 305 9 382 14 2 20 2097 93 1.535 8.0 1.1 5.8 7.3 1.25
NYM (1 yr) 3 9 .250 5.14 19 16 0 0 0 0 91.0 87 59 52 13 49 3 53 3 0 2 399 80 1.495 8.6 1.3 4.8 5.2 1.08

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
2002 28 LAD NL 154.0 28 28 82 4.79 4.49 0.26 0.17 91.7 4.04 -13 -1.3 -0.1 -0.3 2 .452 .492 $900,000 RoY-4
2003 29 LAD NL 147.0 27 27 72 4.41 4.63 0.36 0.18 93.8 4.17 -4 -0.5 -0.1 0.5 11 .483 .497 $2,575,000
2004 30 LAD NL 172.0 31 31 97 5.08 4.64 0.35 0.18 96.7 4.32 -15 -1.5 -0.1 -0.3 3 .452 .491 $2,975,000
2005 31 NYM NL 91.0 19 16 59 5.84 4.65 -0.16 0.16 98.9 4.91 -9 -0.9 1.5 -0.1 -0.3 -1 .451 .494 $3,575,000
4 Seasons 564.0 105 102 310 4.95 4.60 0.25 0.18 94.9 4.30 -42 -4.2 1.5 -0.4 -0.4 14 .460 .494 $10,025,000
LAD (3 yrs) 473.0 86 86 251 4.78 4.59 0.32 0.18 94.1 4.18 -33 -3.3 -0.3 -0.1 15 .462 .493 $6,450,000
NYM (1 yr) 91.0 19 16 59 5.84 4.65 -0.16 0.16 98.9 4.91 -9 -0.9 1.5 -0.1 -0.3 -1 .451 .494 $3,575,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
2002 28 LAD NL 28 692 571 82 137 22 0 20 16 11 106 143 .240 .360 .384 .744 .283 219 9 4 6 5 3 9
2003 29 LAD NL 27 656 541 72 129 26 5 16 18 13 101 140 .238 .363 .394 .757 .292 213 15 6 6 2 4 7
2004 30 LAD NL 31 749 630 97 155 29 7 21 12 9 98 99 .246 .348 .414 .762 .259 261 16 4 10 7 2 4
2005 31 NYM NL 19 399 338 59 87 23 1 13 8 4 49 53 .257 .354 .447 .800 .269 151 10 3 6 3 3 4
4 Yrs 105 2496 2080 310 508 100 13 70 54 37 354 435 .244 .356 .406 .762 .275 844 50 17 28 17 12 24
162 Game Avg. 34 820 683 102 167 33 4 23 18 12 116 143 .244 .356 .406 .762 .275 277 16 6 9 6 4 8
MLB Averages .264 .332 .421 .754 .295

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
2002 28 LAD NL -9.9 -1.0 723 -0.7 12.0 -12.7 1.02 -1.6 0.9 -12.0 -1.2 1.02 -16.8 0 0 0
2003 29 LAD NL 1.3 0.1 691 0.4 12.8 -12.4 1.10 -0.7 1.1 3.4 0.4 1.10 -8.3 0 0 0
2004 30 LAD NL -11.7 -1.1 774 -0.8 11.0 -11.8 .85 -0.8 -0.2 -7.5 -0.7 0.85 -7.4 0 0 0
2005 31 NYM NL -12.0 -1.2 415 -1.0 6.7 -7.6 .98 -0.6 -0.4 -11.3 -1.1 0.98 -8.5 1 2 0
4 Yrs -32.3 -3.1 2603 -2.1 42.5 -44.5 .98 -3.7 1.6 -27.4 -2.7 0.98 -41.0 1 2 0

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2002 28 LAD NL 28 28 14 10 4 5 4 16 12 .571 1 4 0 0 15 54% 50.1 75 13 24 5 1 13 4.7 4.1 5.5 97 2 13 13 0 114
2003 29 LAD NL 27 27 9 7 11 2 1 14 13 .519 1 8 0 0 13 48% 51.2 73 16 12 6 0 14 3.7 3.0 5.4 99 3 11 11 2 122
2004 30 LAD NL 31 31 13 8 10 2 2 19 12 .613 1 6 2 2 16 52% 47.8 89 16 23 9 0 13 5.8 6.3 5.5 90 8 13 8 2 128
2005 31 NYM NL 19 16 3 9 4 0 0 7 9 .438 0 3 0 0 5 31% 45.7 75 17 9 4 0 9 4.1 2.6 5.6 91 2 10 4 0 103
4 Yrs 105 102 39 34 29 9 7 56 46 .549 3 21 2 2 49 48% 49 89 13 68 24 1 49 4.7 4.3 5.5 94 15 47 36 4 128
MLB Averages .500 49% 49 100 -11 4.7 4.7 5.9 95

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2005 31 NYM NL 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 5 .977 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 1.7 8
1 Yr 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% .977 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 1.7 8

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2002 28 LAD NL 692 21% 2.9% 20.7% 15.3% 6.1% 31% 0.63 0.80 60% 22% 9.6% 16% 155 9 6%
2003 29 LAD NL 656 22% 2.4% 21.3% 15.4% 7.2% 36% 0.60 0.78 59% 19% 7.4% 13% 128 15 12%
2004 30 LAD NL 749 26% 2.8% 13.2% 13.1% 7.6% 37% 0.47 0.65 69% 20% 6.6% 12% 146 16 11%
2005 31 NYM NL 399 21% 3.3% 13.3% 12.3% 9.3% 43% 0.60 0.80 69% 19% 8.5% 14% 67 10 15%
4 Yrs 2496 23% 2.8% 17.4% 14.2% 7.3% 36% 0.56 0.74 64% 20% 7.8% 14% 496 50 10%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 16.7% 8.5% 8.0% 34% 0.79 1.08 70% 20% 7.9% 12% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2002 28 LAD NL 695 2705 3.89 1563 58% 30% 17% 25% 28% 70% 1% 41% 76% 52% 8% 57 28 21% 148 86 2 31% 25 27 -3 0 0
2003 29 LAD NL 659 2668 4.05 1538 58% 33% 13% 27% 27% 67% 1% 39% 80% 50% 8% 56 37 20% 130 73 5 33% 23 15 -3 0 0
2004 30 LAD NL 751 2800 3.73 1665 59% 30% 11% 27% 33% 70% 0% 42% 84% 54% 7% 52 24 21% 156 98 9 26% 22 26 -2 0 0
2005 31 NYM NL 401 1486 3.71 890 60% 28% 15% 24% 33% 72% 2% 43% 79% 57% 6% 26 13 17% 70 40 7 23% 10 10 -2 0 0
4 Yrs 2506 9659 3.85 5656 59% 30% 14% 26% 30% 70% 1% 41% 80% 53% 8% 191 102 20% 504 297 23 30% 80 78 -10 0 0
MLB Averages 3.74 63% 27% 14% 27% 32% 73% 2% 46% 80% 58% 5% 21% 26%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2002 28 LAD NL 692 137 16 3 20 0 22 17 3 11 9 39 24 8 62% 9 7 3 269 16 11 59% 14 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 19 0
2003 29 LAD NL 656 129 15 3 16 0 19 12 4 8 8 31 13 7 42% 7 10 0 252 18 13 58% 15 12 3 1 0 0 4 4 17 0
2004 30 LAD NL 749 155 11 3 21 0 18 15 6 11 10 49 25 4 51% 4 3 3 282 12 9 57% 12 7 0 2 0 0 3 3 19 0
2005 31 NYM NL 399 87 9 1 13 0 12 8 5 4 9 15 8 5 53% 4 2 1 142 8 4 67% 6 4 2 0 0 0 3 3 6 0
4 Yrs 2496 508 51 10 70 0 71 52 18 34 36 134 70 24 52% 24 22 7 945 54 37 59% 47 32 7 4 0 1 14 14 61 0
MLB Averages 53% 70%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
2002 28 14 10 .583 4.27 28 28 0 0 0 0 154.0 137 82 73 20 106 3 143 4 0 7 692 89 1.578 8.0 1.2 6.2 8.4 1.35 89
2003 29 23 17 .575 4.07 55 55 0 0 0 0 301.0 266 154 136 36 207 7 283 10 2 17 1348 96 1.571 8.0 1.1 6.2 8.5 1.37 96
2004 30 36 25 .590 4.30 86 86 0 2 2 0 473.0 421 251 226 57 305 9 382 14 2 20 2097 93 1.535 8.0 1.1 5.8 7.3 1.25 93
2005 31 39 34 .534 4.44 105 102 0 2 2 0 564.0 508 310 278 70 354 12 435 17 2 22 2496 90 1.528 8.1 1.1 5.6 6.9 1.23 90

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2002 28 6 10 .375 4.90 145.0 142 88 79 21 110 135 4 1.738 8.8 6.8 8.4 1.23 1.3 28
2003 29 7 8 .467 4.14 139.0 130 71 64 16 102 133 6 1.669 8.4 6.6 8.6 1.30 1.0 27
2004 30 7 11 .389 5.02 163.0 156 101 91 21 99 94 4 1.564 8.6 5.5 5.2 0.95 1.2 31
2005 31 3 6 .333 5.65 86.0 88 60 54 13 50 50 3 1.605 9.2 5.2 5.2 1.00 1.4 19
4 Yrs 23 35 .397 4.86 533.0 516 320 288 71 361 412 17 1.645 8.7 7.0 1.14 1.2 105

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2004 NL  8.111 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
2004 NL  2 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
2004 NL  2 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2002 NL  106 (1st)
2003 NL  101 (2nd)
2004 NL  98 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2003 NL  10 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1887), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (1022), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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