Masahide Kobayashi
Masahide Kobayashi
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
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Standard Pitching

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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
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 50 1.655 11.2 1.9 3.7 3.7 1.00
2 Seasons 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

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
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
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
2 Seasons 67 289 267 39 77 10 0 10 2 0 18 39 .288 .337 .438 .775 .306 117 7 2 1 1 2
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
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Reliever Pitching*

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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 1.019 18 11 24 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 0.190 1 1 8 2 0 8 3 7 3 2 3 1 2.9 13
2 Seasons 67 67 36 4 5 9 6 3 67% 14 2 22 13 59% 0.890 19 12 32 30 11 26 14 53 14 15 19 15 2.9 15

Ratio Pitching*

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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 47% 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 40% 4.4% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 33% 0.57 0.67 76% 14% 10.0% 13% 12 2 17%
2 Seasons 289 46% 3.5% 13.5% 6.2% 6.9% 26% 0.92 1.24 76% 18% 9.3% 10% 55 7 13%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 Seasons 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 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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 Seasons 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 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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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

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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
2008 34 3 3 .500 4.67 54.0 66 31 28 8 14 34 1 1.481 11.0 2.3 5.7 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 Seasons 3 4 .429 5.29 63.0 78 41 37 10 18 38 2 1.524 11.1 5.4 2.11 1.4 67

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