Masao Kida

Masao Kida

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 12, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1999
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Mariners/Dodgers 1999-2005

Final Game: August 3, 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
1988	19	MIA	A	7	17	.292	3.99	27	27	0	9	1	0	162.1	149	88	72	9	62	3	100	4	4	9			1.300	8.3	0.5	3.4	5.5	1.61	MIA · FLOR
1999	30	DET-min	AAA	0	0		3.18	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	6	2	2	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	23		1.235	9.5	3.2	1.6	6.4	4.00	TOL · IL
1999	30	DET	AL	1	0	1.000	6.26	49	0	21	0	0	1	64.2	73	48	45	6	30	3	50	4	0	7	292	78	1.593	10.2	0.8	4.2	7.0	1.67
2000	31	DET-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.16	21	0	20	0	0	7	25.0	21	6	6	3	4	1	26	0	0	1	96		1.000	7.6	1.1	1.4	9.4	6.50	TOL · IL
2000	31	DET	AL	0	0		10.13	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	52	1.875	16.9	3.4	0.0	0.0

2002		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2003	34	LAD-min	AAA	2	4	.333	5.02	21	12	2	0	0	1	84.1	89	53	47	9	23	1	57	6	1	6	365		1.328	9.5	1.0	2.5	6.1	2.48	LVG · PCL
2003	34	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	3.00	3	2	1	0	0	0	12.0	15	5	4	0	3	0	8	0	0	3	53	139	1.500	11.3	0.0	2.3	6.0	2.67
2004	35	LAD-min	AAA,Rk	3	1	.750	5.40	11	7	0	0	0	0	41.2	42	25	25	10	16	0	32	1	0	6	176		1.392	9.1	2.2	3.5	6.9	2.00	LVG,DGR · PCL,GULF
2004	35	TOT	MLB	0	0		5.65	10	0	1	0	0	0	14.1	19	9	9	1	6	0	10	2	0	0	66	81	1.744	11.9	0.6	3.8	6.3	1.67
2004	35	LAD	NL	0	0		0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	19		1.071	7.7	0.0	1.9	9.6	5.00
2004	35	SEA	AL	0	0		8.38	7	0	0	0	0	0	9.2	15	9	9	1	5	0	5	1	0	0	47	56	2.069	14.0	0.9	4.7	4.7	1.00
2005	36	SEA-min	AAA	3	6	.333	4.08	53	0	38	0	0	22	79.1	72	37	36	6	27	1	66	4	0	6	333		1.248	8.2	0.7	3.1	7.5	2.44	TAC · PCL
2005	36	SEA	AL	0	0		4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	110	1.000	9.0	4.5	0.0	0.0
2007	38	YKU	Fgn	1	3	.250	3.14	50	0		0	0	2	48.2	51	21	17	4	19	2	44	6	2	1	221		1.438	9.4	0.7	3.5	8.1	2.32	YKU · JPCL
2008	39	YKU	Fgn	2	0	1.000	3.05	19	0		0	0	0	20.2	13	7	7	4	8	0	12	3	0	2	81		1.016	5.7	1.7	3.5	5.2	1.50	YKU · JPCL
2009	40	YKU	Fgn	3	4	.429	5.55	30	4		0	0	0	48.2	58	32	30	6	17	1	31	5	0	0	223		1.541	10.7	1.1	3.1	5.7	1.82	YKU · JPCL
2010	41	NPN	Fgn	5	2	.714	4.78	21	7		0	0	0	52.2	63	28	28	7	23	0	30	3	0	2	235		1.633	10.8	1.2	3.9	5.1	1.30	NPN · JPPL
2011	42	NPN	Fgn	0	0		4.50	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	18		1.500	9.0	0.0	4.5	6.8	1.50	NPN · JPPL
2012	43	NPN	Fgn	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	1		0	0			5		3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00	NPN · JPPL
5 Yrs				1	1	.500	5.83	65	2	24	0	0	1	95.2	114	66	62	9	39	3	68	6	0	10	432	82	1.599	10.7	0.8	3.7	6.4	1.74
162 Game Avg.				1	1	.500	5.83	66	2	24	0	0	1	97	116	67	63	9	40	3	69	6	0	10	438	82	1.599	10.7	0.8	3.7	6.4	1.74

LAD (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	2.16	6	2	2	0	0	0	16.2	19	5	4	0	4	0	13	1	0	3	72	196	1.380	10.3	0.0	2.2	7.0	3.25
SEA (2 yrs)				0	0		7.71	8	0	1	0	0	0	11.2	17	10	10	2	5	0	5	1	0	0	55	61	1.886	13.1	1.5	3.9	3.9	1.00
DET (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	6.42	51	0	21	0	0	1	67.1	78	51	48	7	30	3	50	4	0	7	305	77	1.604	10.4	0.9	4.0	6.7	1.67

AL (4 yrs)				1	0	1.000	6.61	59	0	22	0	0	1	79.0	95	61	58	9	35	3	55	5	0	7	360	74	1.646	10.8	1.0	4.0	6.3	1.57
NL (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	2.16	6	2	2	0	0	0	16.2	19	5	4	0	4	0	13	1	0	3	72	196	1.380	10.3	0.0	2.2	7.0	3.25

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
1999	30	DET	AL	64.2	49	0	48	6.68	5.49	0.21	-0.40	100.8	4.91	-12	-1.1	.6	0.1	-0.4	-4	.477	.493	$1,600,000
2000	31	DET	AL	2.2	2	0	3	10.13	5.47	0.04	-0.40	94.6	4.76	-2	-0.1	.6	0.0	-0.1	-1	.430	.499	$

2003	34	LAD	NL	12.0	3	2	5	3.75	4.64	0.45	0.09	96.7	4.13	0	0.0	.1	-0.0	0.1	2	.516	.500	$
2004	35	LAD	NL	4.2	3	0	0	0.00	4.02	0.29	-0.30	104.3	3.58	2	0.2	.1	-0.1	0.1	2	.565	.501	$
2004	35	SEA	AL	9.2	7	0	9	8.38	5.00	0.14	-0.37	98.0	4.40	-4	-0.4	.3	0.1	-0.2	-3	.443	.498	$
2005	36	SEA	AL	2.0	1	0	1	4.50	4.68	-0.03	-0.36	94.0	4.10	-0	-0.0	.1	-0.0	0.0	0	.489	.500	$
5 Seasons				95.2	65	2	66	6.21	5.24	0.23	-0.33	99.9	4.68	-16	-1.4	.6	0.1	-0.5	-4	.478	.499	$1,600,000

LAD (2 yrs)				16.2	6	2	5	2.70	4.46	0.41	-0.02	98.8	3.98	2	0.2	.1	-0.1	0.2	4	.540	.501	$
SEA (2 yrs)				11.2	8	0	10	7.71	4.94	0.11	-0.37	97.3	4.35	-4	-0.4	.3	0.1	-0.2	-3	.449	.499	$
DET (2 yrs)				67.1	51	0	51	6.82	5.49	0.21	-0.40	100.6	4.91	-14	-1.3	.6	0.1	-0.5	-5	.475	.496	$1,600,000

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
1999	30	DET	AL	49	292	253	48	73	19	1	6	3	1	30	50	.289	.368	.443	.810	.333	112	8	4	1	4	3	3
2000	31	DET	AL	2	13	13	3	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.769	1.154	.333	10	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	34	LAD	NL	3	53	50	5	15	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	.300	.340	.400	.740	.357	20	2	0	0	0	0	1
2004	35	TOT	MLB	10	66	58	9	19	4	1	1	0	0	6	10	.328	.409	.483	.892	.383	28	4	2	0	0	0	0
2004	35	LAD	NL	3	19	17	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.235	.316	.353	.669	.333	6	1	1	0	0	0	0
2004	35	SEA	AL	7	47	41	9	15	2	1	1	0	0	5	5	.366	.447	.537	.983	.400	22	3	1	0	0	0	0
2005	36	SEA	AL	1	8	8	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	.143	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				65	432	382	66	114	28	3	9	3	1	39	68	.298	.369	.458	.827	.340	175	14	6	1	4	3	4
162 Game Avg.				66	438	388	67	116	28	3	9	3	1	40	69	.298	.369	.458	.827	.340	178	14	6	1	4	3	4
MLB Averages																.266	.336	.426	.762	.297

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1999	30	DET	AL	-8.9	-0.8	303	0.2	2.1	-2.0	.41	-1.0	1.4	-7.1	-0.6	0.41	-5.5	8	8	32
2000	31	DET	AL	-1.4	-0.1	13	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.21	-0.0	-0.2	-0.8	-0.1	0.21	-1.0	0	1	1

2003	34	LAD	NL	1.3	0.1	56	0.0	0.9	-0.8	.89	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.1	0.89	-0.4	0	0	1
2004	35	TOT	MLB	-1.2	-0.1	66	0.1	0.4	-0.3	.31	-0.2	0.5	1.3	0.2	0.31	-0.9	0	1	9
2004	35	LAD	NL	2.4	0.2	19	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.10	0.1	0.1	2.7	0.3	0.10	1.4	0	0	3
2004	35	SEA	AL	-3.7	-0.3	47	0.1	0.4	-0.3	.40	-0.3	0.5	-1.3	-0.1	0.40	-2.3	0	1	6
2005	36	SEA	AL	0.2	0.0	8	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.15	-0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.15	-0.4	0	0	1
5 Yrs				-10.1	-0.9	446	0.2	3.5	-3.3	.45	-1.3	1.7	-5.4	-0.4	0.45	-8.1	8	10	44

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
2003	34	LAD	NL	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	48.5	51	46	0	0	0	1	2.0	0.9	5.0	82	1	1	0	0	85
1 Yr				3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	48	51	46	0	0	0	1	2.0	0.9	5.0	82	1	1	0	0	85
MLB Averages													.500						48%	48	100	-11					4.9	4.9	5.9	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1999	30	DET	AL	49	49	21	1	0	1	1	0	100%	6	4	37	7	19%	7	.411	8	8	32	14	2	33	23	26	25	13	26	8	4.0	23
2000	31	DET	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	5	0	0%	5	.210	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	2	0	4.0	17

2003	34	LAD	NL	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		7	.889	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.0	31
2004	35	TOT	MLB	10	10	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	6	1	17%		.314	0	1	9	2	0	8	4	6	4	1	6	2	4.3	27
2004	35	LAD	NL	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%	8	.103	0	0	3	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	1	4.7	27
2004	35	SEA	AL	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	5	1	20%	6	.399	0	1	6	0	0	7	3	4	2	1	4	1	4.1	27
2005	36	SEA	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		7	.146	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.0	23
5 Yrs				65	63	24	1	0	1	1	0	100%	6	4	48	8	17%		.444	8	10	44	16	2	45	29	34	32	15	36	10	4.1	23

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%
1999	30	DET	AL	292	55%	2.1%	17.1%	10.3%	8.9%	36%	1.02	1.42	69%	24%	6.5%	9%	65	8	12%
2000	31	DET	AL	13	77%	7.7%	0.0%	0.0%	23.1%	60%	2.00	7.00	92%	23%	25.0%	0%	1	0	0%

2003	34	LAD	NL	53	62%	0.0%	15.1%	5.7%	7.6%	27%	1.00	1.33	79%	17%	0.0%	0%	12	2	17%
2004	35	TOT	MLB	66	56%	1.5%	15.2%	9.1%	9.1%	32%	1.00	1.54	71%	21%	4.5%	8%	14	4	29%
2004	35	LAD	NL	19	63%	0.0%	26.3%	5.3%	10.5%	50%	1.00	2.00	63%	25%	0.0%	17%	4	1	25%
2004	35	SEA	AL	47	53%	2.1%	10.6%	10.6%	8.5%	27%	1.00	1.40	74%	19%	5.9%	6%	10	3	30%
2005	36	SEA	AL	8	75%	12.5%	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	50%	0.60	1.00	88%	13%	25.0%	20%	2	0	0%
5 Yrs				432	57%	2.1%	15.7%	9.0%	9.3%	35%	1.03	1.48	72%	22%	6.3%	8%	94	14	15%
MLB Averages					46%	2.8%	16.7%	8.8%	8.0%	34%	0.78	1.07	70%	21%	8.2%	13%			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
1999	30	DET	AL	292	1105	3.78	651	59%	26%	20%	22%	32%	74%	3%	43%	73%	54%	7%	20	9	21%	62	36	3	22%	7	8	0	0	0
2000	31	DET	AL	13	33	2.54	22	67%	18%	14%	9%	59%	82%	0%	55%	83%	69%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0

2003	34	LAD	NL	53	195	3.68	118	61%	24%	15%	25%	36%	76%	0%	46%	80%	55%	4%	2	2	19%	10	6	0	25%	0	0	0	0	0
2004	35	TOT	MLB	66	267	4.05	154	58%	31%	16%	23%	31%	69%	0%	40%	78%	58%	6%	4	2	15%	10	4	0	30%	1	2	0	0	0
2004	35	LAD	NL	19	81	4.26	49	60%	29%	20%	27%	24%	71%	0%	43%	71%	68%	5%	1	0	11%	2	0	0	60%	0	1	0	0	0
2004	35	SEA	AL	47	186	3.96	105	56%	31%	13%	21%	34%	69%	0%	39%	81%	53%	6%	3	2	17%	8	4	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0
2005	36	SEA	AL	8	23	2.88	18	78%	22%	0%	33%	44%	78%	0%	61%	100%	75%	0%	0	0	38%	3	2	0		0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				432	1623	3.76	963	59%	26%	18%	22%	33%	74%	2%	44%	75%	55%	6%	26	13	20%	85	48	3	24%	8	10	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.74		62%	27%	14%	27%	32%	73%	2%	45%	80%	58%	5%			21%				27%

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
1999	30	DET	AL	292	73	11	1	6	0	11	3	3	5	1	21	15	2	71%	3	7	1	125	3	1	75%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
2000	31	DET	AL	13	5	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	34	LAD	NL	53	15	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0%	1	3	0	22	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2004	35	TOT	MLB	66	19	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	2	0%	0	0	0	28	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	35	LAD	NL	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0%	0	0	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	35	SEA	AL	47	15	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0%	0	0	0	21	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	36	SEA	AL	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				432	114	17	1	9	0	14	6	3	6	3	27	16	4	59%	4	10	1	179	3	1	75%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
MLB Averages																		54%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1999	30	1	0	1.000	6.26	49	0	21	1	64.2	73	48	45	6	30	3	50	4	7	292	78	1.593	10.2	0.8	4.2	7.0	1.67	78
2000	31	1	0	1.000	6.42	51	0	21	1	67.1	78	51	48	7	30	3	50	4	7	305	77	1.604	10.4	0.9	4.0	6.7	1.67	77
2001	32	1	0	1.000	6.42	51	0	21	1	67.1	78	51	48	7	30	3	50	4	7	305	77	1.604	10.4	0.9	4.0	6.7	1.67	77
2002	33	1	0	1.000	6.42	51	0	21	1	67.1	78	51	48	7	30	3	50	4	7	305	77	1.604	10.4	0.9	4.0	6.7	1.67	77
2003	34	1	1	.500	5.90	54	2	22	1	79.1	93	56	52	7	33	3	58	4	10	358	81	1.588	10.6	0.8	3.7	6.6	1.76	81
2004	35	1	1	.500	5.86	64	2	23	1	93.2	112	65	61	8	39	3	68	6	10	424	81	1.612	10.8	0.8	3.7	6.5	1.74	81
2005	36	1	1	.500	5.83	65	2	24	1	95.2	114	66	62	9	39	3	68	6	10	432	82	1.599	10.7	0.8	3.7	6.4	1.74	82

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1999	30	2	5	.286	5.86	63.0	70	46	41	6	29	49	4	1.571	10.0	4.1	7.0	1.69	0.9	49
2000	31	0	0		6.75	4.0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	2

2003	34	1	0	1.000	3.27	11.0	16	4	4	0	3	8	0	1.727	13.1	2.5	6.5	2.67	0.0	3
2004	35	0	1	.000	6.23	13.0	19	10	9	1	6	9	2	1.923	13.2	4.2	6.2	1.50	0.7	10
2005	36	0	0		3.00	3.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1
5 Yrs		3	6	.333	5.55	94.0	105	64	58	7	38	66	6	1.521	10.1		6.3	1.74	0.7	65

* 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.

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