Koji Uehara

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Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 3, 1975 in Osaka, Japan
High School: Tokai University Gyosei (Osaka City, JP)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles in 2009. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 2009 (Age 34)
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Rangers/RedSox 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$4.25M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.000, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: SFX [*]
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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
2005	30	YOM	Fgn	9	12	.429	3.31	27	27	0	6	2	0	187.1	164	73	69	24	22	0	145	0	1	0	747		0.993	7.9	1.2	1.1	7.0	6.59	YOM · JPCL
2006	31	YOM	Fgn	8	9	.471	3.21	24	24	0	5	0	0	168.1	157	67	60	24	21	3	151	1	1	0	673		1.057	8.4	1.3	1.1	8.1	7.19	YOM · JPCL
2007	32	YOM	Fgn	4	3	.571	1.74	55	0		0	0	32	62.0	47	12	12	4	4	1	66	1	0	1	237		0.823	6.8	0.6	0.6	9.6	16.50	YOM · JPCL
2008	33	YOM	Fgn	6	5	.545	3.81	26	12		2	0	1	89.2	90	43	38	11	16	1	72	0	0	0	370		1.182	9.0	1.1	1.6	7.2	4.50	YOM · JPCL
2009	34	BAL	AL	2	4	.333	4.05	12	12	0	0	0	0	66.2	71	33	30	7	12	1	48	0	0	0	279	113	1.245	9.6	0.9	1.6	6.5	4.00
2010	35	BAL-min	AAA,AA	0	0		0.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	15		1.000	6.8	0.0	2.2	4.5	2.00	NFK,BOW · IL,EL
2010	35	BAL	AL	1	2	.333	2.86	43	0	22	0	0	13	44.0	37	15	14	5	5	0	55	0	0	1	174	146	0.955	7.6	1.0	1.0	11.3	11.00
2011	36	TOT	AL	2	3	.400	2.35	65	0	22	0	0	0	65.0	38	17	17	11	9	1	85	0	0	0	243	183	0.723	5.3	1.5	1.2	11.8	9.44
2011	36	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	1.72	43	0	19	0	0	0	47.0	25	9	9	6	8	1	62	0	0	0	174	246	0.702	4.8	1.1	1.5	11.9	7.75
2011	36	TEX	AL	1	2	.333	4.00	22	0	3	0	0	0	18.0	13	8	8	5	1	0	23	0	0	0	69	112	0.778	6.5	2.5	0.5	11.5	23.00
2012	37	TEX-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	11		1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	12.0		RRK · PCL
2012	37	TEX	AL	0	0		1.75	37	0	13	0	0	1	36.0	20	7	7	4	3	0	43	0	0	1	130	257	0.639	5.0	1.0	0.8	10.8	14.33
2013	38	BOS	AL	0	0		2.45	16	0	1	0	0	0	14.2	11	4	4	3	2	2	20	0	0	1	57	179	0.886	6.8	1.8	1.2	12.3	10.00
5 Yrs				5	9	.357	2.86	173	12	58	0	0	14	226.1	177	76	72	30	31	4	251	0	0	3	883	154	0.919	7.0	1.2	1.2	10.0	8.10
162 Game Avg.				2	3	.357	2.86	64	4	21	0	0	5	83	65	28	26	11	11	1	92	0	0	1	325	154	0.919	7.0	1.2	1.2	10.0	8.10

BAL (3 yrs)				4	7	.364	3.03	98	12	41	0	0	13	157.2	133	57	53	18	25	2	165	0	0	1	627	144	1.002	7.6	1.0	1.4	9.4	6.60
TEX (2 yrs)				1	2	.333	2.50	59	0	16	0	0	1	54.0	33	15	15	9	4	0	66	0	0	1	199	180	0.685	5.5	1.5	0.7	11.0	16.50
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		2.45	16	0	1	0	0	0	14.2	11	4	4	3	2	2	20	0	0	1	57	179	0.886	6.8	1.8	1.2	12.3	10.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
2009	34	BAL	AL	66.2	12	12	33	4.46	4.96	-0.12	0.19	103.3	5.46	7	0.7		-0.1	1.3	15	.559	.504	$5,000,000
2010	35	BAL	AL	44.0	43	0	15	3.07	4.72	-0.13	-0.36	102.8	4.62	7	0.8	1.6	0.1	1.4	12	.518	.505	$5,000,000
2011	36	BAL	AL	47.0	43	0	9	1.72	4.47	-0.08	-0.34	101.4	4.27	13	1.4	1.2	0.0	1.9	18	.533	.509	$3,000,000
2011	36	TEX	AL	18.0	22	0	8	4.00	4.45	0.09	-0.34	104.1	4.19	0	0.0	1.4	-0.0	0.2	2	.502	.500
2012	37	TEX	AL	36.0	37	0	7	1.75	4.58	-0.01	-0.34	109.2	4.65	12	1.3	.9	-0.2	1.5	15	.534	.508	$4,000,000
2013	38	BOS	AL	14.2	16	0	4	2.45	4.38	0.08	-0.32	108.6	4.32	3	0.3	1.5	0.0	0.5	4	.518	.502	$4,250,000
5 Seasons				226.1	173	12	76	3.02	4.67	-0.07	-0.19	104.2	4.75	42	4.5	1.3	-0.1	6.8	67	.526	.505	$21,250,000

BAL (3 yrs)				157.2	98	12	57	3.25	4.75	-0.11	-0.12	102.6	4.87	27	2.9	1.4	0.1	4.6	45	.529	.506	$13,000,000
TEX (2 yrs)				54.0	59	0	15	2.50	4.54	0.02	-0.34	107.5	4.50	12	1.3	1.1	-0.2	1.7	17	.522	.504	$4,000,000
BOS (1 yr)				14.2	16	0	4	2.45	4.38	0.08	-0.32	108.6	4.32	3	0.3	1.5	0.0	0.5	4	.518	.502	$4,250,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2011	36	TEX	AL	ALDS	W	TBR	inf	1	0.0	2	3	3	1	1	0	3						0.00
2011	36	TEX	AL	ALCS	W	DET	13.50	2	1.1	3	2	2	2	1	1	8	3.000	20.3	13.5	6.8	6.8	1.00
2012	37	TEX	AL	ALWC	L	BAL	0.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.0
2 Yrs (3 Series)							19.29	4	2.1	5	5	5	3	2	4	14	3.000	19.3	11.6	7.7	15.4	2.00
1 ALWC							0.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.0
1 ALDS							inf	1	0.0	2	3	3	1	1	0	3						0.00
1 ALCS							13.50	2	1.1	3	2	2	2	1	1	8	3.000	20.3	13.5	6.8	6.8	1.00

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1999	24	YOM	Fgn																										YOM · JPCL
2000	25	YOM	Fgn																										YOM · JPCL
2001	26	YOM	Fgn																										YOM · JPCL
2002	27	YOM	Fgn																										YOM · JPCL
2003	28	YOM	Fgn																										YOM · JPCL
2004	29	YOM	Fgn																										YOM · JPCL
2005	30	YOM	Fgn	27	60	52	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.077	.077	.077	.154		4	1	0	8	0	0		YOM · JPCL
2006	31	YOM	Fgn	25	57	48	4	11	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	13	.229	.260	.250	.510		12	1	0	7	0	0		YOM · JPCL
2007	32	YOM	Fgn	55	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		YOM · JPCL
2008	33	YOM	Fgn	26	27	23	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.130	.130	.130	.261		3	3	0	4	0	0		YOM · JPCL
2009	34	BAL	AL	12	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	35	BAL-min	AAA,AA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NFK,BOW · IL,EL
2010	35	BAL	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	36	TOT	AL	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	36	BAL	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	36	TEX	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	37	TEX-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		RRK · PCL
2012	37	TEX	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	38	BOS	AL	16	0																							1
5 Yrs				173	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			1		.000	.333	.000	.333	-1	0

BAL (3 yrs)				98	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX (2 yrs)				59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				16	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2009	34	BAL	AL	12	3	-0	-0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.502	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$5,000,000	1
2010	35	BAL	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$5,000,000	1
2011	36	BAL	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,000,000	1
2011	36	TEX	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
2012	37	TEX	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$4,000,000	1
4 Seasons				157	3	-0	-0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$17,000,000

BAL (3 yrs)				98	3	-0	-0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$13,000,000
TEX (2 yrs)				59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$4,000,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G
2011	36	TEX	AL	ALDS	TBR	W	1
2011	36	TEX	AL	ALCS	DET	W	2
2012	37	TEX	AL	ALWC	BAL	L	1
2 Yrs (3 Series)							4
1 ALWC							1
1 ALDS							1
1 ALCS							2

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%	lgCS%	PO
2009	BAL	AL	34	P	12	12	66.2	5	0	5	0	1	1.000	0	0	0.68	0.42	.952	1.53	1.51	4	0%	26%	1
2010	BAL	AL	35	P	43	0	44.0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	1	5	1.02	0.12	.952	1.64	1.61	1	0%	26%	0
2011	TOT	AL	36	P	65	0	65.0	6	2	4	0	0	1.000	0	0	0.83	0.09	.950	1.61	1.59	0			1
2011	BAL	AL	36	P	43	0	47.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0	0	0.57	0.07	.950	1.61	1.59	0			0
2011	TEX	AL	36	P	22	0	18.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.50	0.14	.950	1.60	1.59	0			1
2012	TEX	AL	37	P	37	0	36.0	6	4	1	1	0	.833	0	0	1.25	0.14	.953	1.58	1.56	1	0%	25%	0
2013	BOS	AL	38	P	16	0	14.2	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	0	0	3.07	0.31	.968	1.53	1.53	1	0%	24%	0
	5 Seasons			P	173	12	226.1	27	9	17	1	1	.963	1	0	1.03	0.15	.955	1.58	1.58	7	0%	26%	2
	5 Seasons			TOT	173	12	226.1	27	9	17	1	1	.963	1	4	1.03	0.15	.955	1.58	1.58	7	0%	26%	2

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 1 (1982), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (436th), 6.6 career WAR/6.6 7yr-peak WAR/6.6 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

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Transactions

January 13, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
November 1, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
December 13, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
July 30, 2011: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with cash to the Texas Rangers for Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter.
October 29, 2012: Granted Free Agency.
December 18, 2012: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes/Other Sources
2009	34	Baltimore Orioles	$5,000,000
2010	35	Baltimore Orioles	$5,000,000
2011	36	Baltimore Orioles	$3,000,000		$2M paid by Baltimore Orioles
2012	37	Texas Rangers	$4,000,000	contracts
2013	38	Boston Red Sox	$4,250,000
2013 Status		2nd-Year Arb Eligible, Earliest Arb Eligible: 2014, Earliest Free Agent: 2015
Career to date (may be incomplete)			$21,250,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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