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Masahide Kobayashi

Masahide Kobayashi

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 24, 1974 in Yamanashi, Japan
High School: Tsuru (Yamanashi, JP)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 2, 2008
Team: Indians 2008-2009
Agents: SFX [*]
Final Game: May 7, 2009
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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
2008 34 CLE AL 4 5 .444 4.53 57 0 31 0 0 6 55.2 65 30 28 8 14 2 35 1 0 4 244 94 1.419 10.5 1.3 2.3 5.7 2.50
2009 35 CLE AL 0 0 8.38 10 0 5 0 0 0 9.2 12 9 9 2 4 0 4 1 0 1 45 52 1.655 11.2 1.9 3.7 3.7 1.00
2 Yrs 4 5 .444 5.10 67 0 36 0 0 6 65.1 77 39 37 10 18 2 39 2 0 5 289 84 1.454 10.6 1.4 2.5 5.4 2.17
162 Game Avg. 4 5 .444 5.10 68 0 37 0 0 6 66 78 40 38 10 18 2 40 2 0 5 293 84 1.454 10.6 1.4 2.5 5.4 2.17

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
2008 34 CLE AL 55.2 57 0 30 4.85 4.87 0.17 -0.36 97.3 4.22 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.2 -0.1 3 .491 .497 $3,000,000
2009 35 CLE AL 9.2 10 0 9 8.38 5.27 -0.16 -0.39 99.8 5.02 -4 -0.4 .3 0.1 -0.2 -2 .465 .498 $3,000,000
2 Seasons 65.1 67 0 39 5.37 4.92 0.12 -0.36 97.7 4.34 -9 -0.8 .9 -0.1 -0.3 0 .487 .497 $6,000,000

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
2008 34 CLE AL 57 244 227 30 65 8 0 8 2 0 14 35 .286 .329 .427 .757 .308 97 5 1 1 1 2 3
2009 35 CLE AL 10 45 40 9 12 2 0 2 0 0 4 4 .300 .378 .500 .878 .294 20 2 1 0 0 0 1
2 Yrs 67 289 267 39 77 10 0 10 2 0 18 39 .288 .337 .438 .775 .306 117 7 2 1 1 2 4
162 Game Avg. 68 293 271 40 78 10 0 10 2 0 18 40 .288 .337 .438 .775 .306 119 7 2 1 1 2 4
MLB Averages .263 .333 .417 .750 .300

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
2008 34 CLE AL -1.3 -0.1 252 -2.2 3.7 -5.9 1.01 -0.2 -2.0 -5.2 -0.5 1.01 -0.3 18 8 26
2009 35 CLE AL -4.2 -0.4 46 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 .19 -0.4 -1.3 -6.2 -0.6 0.19 -3.2 1 1 8
2 Yrs -5.4 -0.5 298 -2.6 3.7 -6.3 .88 -0.6 -2.3 -11.4 -1.1 0.88 -3.5 19 9 34

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
2008 34 CLE AL 57 57 31 4 5 9 6 3 67% 13 2 16 7 44% 9 1.006 18 8 26 28 11 18 11 46 11 13 16 14 2.9 15
2009 35 CLE AL 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 100% 8 .185 1 1 8 2 0 8 3 7 3 2 3 1 2.9 13
2 Yrs 67 67 36 4 5 9 6 3 67% 14 2 22 13 59% .878 19 9 34 30 11 26 14 53 14 15 19 15 2.9 15

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%
2008 34 CLE AL 244 53% 3.3% 14.3% 5.7% 6.6% 25% 1.01 1.40 76% 19% 9.2% 9% 43 5 12%
2009 35 CLE AL 45 60% 4.4% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 33% 0.57 0.67 76% 14% 10.0% 13% 12 2 17%
2 Yrs 289 54% 3.5% 13.5% 6.2% 6.9% 26% 0.92 1.24 76% 18% 9.3% 10% 55 7 13%
MLB Averages 45% 2.7% 17.7% 8.8% 7.9% 34% 0.79 1.06 69% 19% 7.6% 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
2008 34 CLE AL 244 870 3.57 547 63% 20% 13% 32% 35% 80% 2% 50% 84% 57% 5% 11 6 15% 37 16 6 14% 5 3 0 0 0
2009 35 CLE AL 45 134 2.98 84 63% 23% 13% 21% 43% 77% 0% 49% 83% 62% 4% 2 1 18% 8 5 0 25% 2 1 0 0 0
2 Yrs 289 1004 3.47 631 63% 20% 13% 31% 36% 80% 2% 50% 84% 57% 4% 13 7 16% 45 21 6 15% 7 4 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

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
2008 34 CLE AL 244 65 9 0 8 0 2 2 6 2 6 15 7 1 47% 3 4 0 84 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2009 35 CLE AL 45 12 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 4 3 0 75% 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Yrs 289 77 11 0 10 0 5 3 7 4 6 19 10 1 53% 4 5 0 100 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
MLB Averages 53% 73%

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+
2008 34 4 5 .444 4.53 57 0 31 0 0 6 55.2 65 30 28 8 14 2 35 1 0 4 244 94 1.419 10.5 1.3 2.3 5.7 2.50 94
2009 35 4 5 .444 5.10 67 0 36 0 0 6 65.1 77 39 37 10 18 2 39 2 0 5 289 84 1.454 10.6 1.4 2.5 5.4 2.17 84

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
2008 34 3 3 .500 4.58 55.0 65 31 28 8 14 34 1 1.436 10.6 2.3 5.6 2.43 1.3 57
2009 35 0 1 .000 9.00 9.0 12 10 9 2 4 4 1 1.778 12.0 4.0 4.0 1.00 2.0 10
2 Yrs 3 4 .429 5.20 64.0 77 41 37 10 18 38 2 1.484 10.8 5.3 2.11 1.4 67

* 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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