Ken Takahashi

Ken Takahashi

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 16, 1969 in Yokohama, Japan
Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 2009
Team: Mets 2009

Final Game: September 25, 2009
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	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
2007	38	HIR	Fgn	5	4	.556	3.70	22	20		0	0	112.0	116	54	46	18	36	1	74	5	0	3	481		1.357	9.3	1.4	2.9	5.9	2.06	HIR · JPCL
2008	39	HIR	Fgn	8	5	.615	3.50	21	20		1	1	115.2	124	50	45	11	42	2	71	5	0	1	503		1.435	9.6	0.9	3.3	5.5	1.69	HIR · JPCL
2009	40	NYM-min	AAA	1	3	.250	2.38	18	7	1	1	1	56.2	55	21	15	2	23	0	38	2	0	3	245		1.376	8.7	0.3	3.7	6.0	1.65	BFL · IL
2009	40	NYM	NL	0	1	.000	2.96	28	0	5	0	0	27.1	23	9	9	2	14	1	23	2	1	2	116	139	1.354	7.6	0.7	4.6	7.6	1.64
2010	41	HIR	Fgn	4	5	.444	9.30	26	1		0	0	30.0	37	32	31	8	19	2	17	0	0	0	144		1.867	11.1	2.4	5.7	5.1	0.89	HIR · JPCL
1 Yr				0	1	.000	2.96	28	0	5	0	0	27.1	23	9	9	2	14	1	23	2	1	2	116	139	1.354	7.6	0.7	4.6	7.6	1.64
162 Game Avg.				0	2	.000	2.96	68	0	12	0	0	66	56	22	22	5	34	2	56	5	2	5	282	139	1.354	7.6	0.7	4.6	7.6	1.64

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
2009	40	NYM	NL	27.1	28	0	9	2.96	4.71	-0.01	-0.35	98.8	4.32	4	0.4	.7	-0.1	0.5	7	.515	.503	$
1 Season				27.1	28	0	9	2.96	4.71	-0.01	-0.35	98.8	4.32	4	0.4	.7	-0.1	0.5	7	.515	.503	$

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
2009	40	NYM	NL	28	116	98	9	23	7	1	2	0	0	14	23	.235	.336	.388	.724	.280	38	3	2	0	2	1	0
1 Yr				28	116	98	9	23	7	1	2	0	0	14	23	.235	.336	.388	.724	.280	38	3	2	0	2	1	0
162 Game Avg.				68	282	238	22	56	17	2	5	0	0	34	56	.235	.336	.388	.724	.280	92	7	5	0	5	2	0
MLB Averages																.262	.333	.418	.751	.299

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
2009	40	NYM	NL	4.0	0.4	120	-0.4	1.2	-1.6	.54	-0.1	-0.7	6.9	0.7	0.54	1.4	5	4	18
1 Yr				4.0	0.4	120	-0.4	1.2	-1.6	.54	-0.1	-0.7	6.9	0.7	0.54	1.4	5	4	18

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
2009	40	NYM	NL	28	28	5	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	23	5	22%	7	.544	5	4	18	1	4	23	12	16	7	14	7	3	2.9	16
1 Yr				28	28	5	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	23	5	22%		.544	5	4	18	1	4	23	12	16	7	14	7	3	2.9	16

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%
2009	40	NYM	NL	116	53%	1.7%	19.8%	12.1%	8.6%	44%	0.67	0.88	65%	16%	5.1%	13%	28	3	11%
1 Yr				116	53%	1.7%	19.8%	12.1%	8.6%	44%	0.67	0.88	65%	16%	5.1%	13%	28	3	11%
MLB Averages					45%	2.7%	18.0%	8.9%	7.9%	34%	0.78	1.06	69%	19%	7.8%	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
2009	40	NYM	NL	116	461	3.97	282	61%	25%	20%	28%	27%	75%	2%	46%	74%	54%	6%	7	6	22%	25	14	2	9%	2	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				116	461	3.97	282	61%	25%	20%	28%	27%	75%	2%	46%	74%	54%	6%	7	6	22%	25	14	2	9%	2	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.82		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
2009	40	NYM	NL	116	23	2	0	2	0	7	1	1	2	0	12	4	3	33%	0	2	1	53	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
1 Yr				116	23	2	0	2	0	7	1	1	2	0	12	4	3	33%	0	2	1	53	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
MLB Averages																		52%							72%

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+
2009	40	0	1	.000	2.96	28	0	5	0	0	0	27.1	23	9	9	2	14	1	23	2	1	2	116	139	1.354	7.6	0.7	4.6	7.6	1.64	139

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
2009	40	1	1	.500	3.12	26.0	23	10	9	2	14	22	2	1.423	8.0	4.8	7.6	1.57	0.7	28
1 Yr		1	1	.500	3.12	26.0	23	10	9	2	14	22	2	1.423	8.0		7.6	1.57	0.7	28

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