P Kentaro Nishimura #52
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/20/2024
 OA: 20 POT: 20
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P KENTARO NISHIMURA #52 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
27 0 2-0 1 0.99 27.1 24 3 7 24 1.13 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 33 32 34 43
Movement 45 42 47 47
Control 65 64 67 69
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 26 32
Slider 38 50
Curveball 24 28
Changeup 22 30
Forkball 31 37
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 18
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 66
Defense 43
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 27
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/20/2022 HIRO Loss, 1-4 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
10/15/2022 ORI Win, 7-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
10/13/2022 ORI Win, 6-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2022 @ SB Loss, 3-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2022 @ ORI Loss, 1-2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2022 SB Loss, 4-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/26/2022 SB Loss, 2-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
09/25/2022 RAKU Win, 6-1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/2022 RAKU Loss, 2-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2022 @ CHIB Win, 3-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Save
PERSONALITY
He puts in long hours.
High: Loyalty, Greed, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:05/10/1985
Born in:Fuchu, HIR
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 74 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 0 2 0 1 0.99 27.1 24 4 3 3 7 24 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 27 6 10.54 7.90 7.90 2.30 3.62 1.13 83 0.2 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 48 11 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 .229 .275 .250 .525      
vs. RHB 56 13 1 0 3 3 4 15 0 0 1 .232 .295 .411 .706      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
June 3 0 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 1 1 8  
July 6 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.1 6 0 0 0 1 5  
August 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 1  
September 8 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.1 4 0 0 0 1 6  
October 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0  
Spring Training 7 0 0 1 0 4.09 11.0 10 6 5 0 3 8  
Postseason 7 0 0 0 1 2.00 9.0 8 2 2 2 3 5  
2 Years Ago 27 0 2 0 1 0.99 27.1 24 4 3 3 7 24  
Career 436 5 39 27 127 2.67 475.1 386 158 141 45 138 452  
Home 12 0 0 0 0 0.96 9.1 8 1 1 1 2 11  
Road 10 0 2 0 1 0.00 10.1 9 0 0 0 2 9  
Grass 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
Turf 21 0 1 0 1 0.48 18.2 15 1 1 1 4 19  
Day 10 0 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 10 0 0 0 2 7  
Night 12 0 1 0 1 0.71 12.2 7 1 1 1 2 13  
As Reliever / Substitution 22 0 2 0 1 0.46 19.2 17 1 1 1 4 20  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Yomiuri - NPB 30 64 0 4 9 26 3.50 64.1 62 34 25 5 29 61 0 0 1.41 .313 3.85 0.2 110
2016 Yomiuri - NPB 31 68 0 2 3 2 4.08 57.1 53 30 26 8 18 63 0 0 1.24 .315 4.14 0.1 98
2017 Chiba Lotte - NPB 32 46 5 9 3 2 2.33 81.0 67 22 21 4 14 74 0 0 1.00 .279 2.60 1.7 160
2018 Yomiuri - NPB 33 60 0 3 2 15 2.05 61.1 37 15 14 4 17 64 0 0 0.88 .217 3.00 0.9 190
2019 Yomiuri - NPB 34 68 0 9 4 35 2.91 68.0 62 23 22 7 21 68 0 0 1.22 .293 3.46 0.6 132
2020 Yomiuri - NPB 35 70 0 7 2 36 1.64 77.0 46 14 14 8 12 65 0 0 0.75 .194 3.36 0.7 223
2021 Orix - NPB 36 33 0 3 4 10 3.69 39.0 35 16 16 6 20 33 0 0 1.41 .284 4.23 0.0 109
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 37 27 0 2 0 1 0.99 27.1 24 4 3 3 7 24 0 0 1.13 .273 3.62 0.2 444
Total NPB 436 5 39 27 127 2.67 475.1 386 158 141 45 138 452 0 0 1.10 .269 3.44 4.5 168
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 37 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.75 .200 0.00 0.0 0
Total NPB 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.75 .200 1.68 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Yomiuri - INT P 63 0 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 64.1 1.68 +0.5 1.129
2016 Yomiuri - INT P 63 0 3 7 1 11 1 .909 57.1 1.57 -0.1 1.032
2017 Chiba Lotte - INT P 45 5 3 12 1 16 1 .938 81.0 1.67 -0.3 .993
2018 Yomiuri - INT P 60 0 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 61.1 1.47 -0.2 1.047
2019 Yomiuri - INT P 67 0 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 68.0 1.59 +0.0 1.047
2020 Yomiuri - INT P 69 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 77.0 1.17 -0.7 1.024
2021 Orix - INT P 33 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 39.0 1.62 +0.2 1.179
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 27.1 0.33 -0.2 1.029
TOTAL P 426 5 19 58 2 79 2 .975 475.1 1.46 -0.6 1.053
PLAYER HISTORY
11/10/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,800,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (57); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 63 (63).
11/18/2016 Became a free agent.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 62 (63); Control: 67 (64).
02/07/2017 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $79,400 with the Chiba Lotte Marines organization.
07/20/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/16/2017 Became a free agent.
12/03/2017 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,096,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 58 (60); Control: 65 (64).
07/19/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/05/2018 Wins the 2018 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (55); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 64 (65).
07/01/2019 Wins the NPB JCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/18/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/01/2019 Wins the 2019 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (57); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 67 (67).
05/05/2020 Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/16/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/01/2020 Wins the 2020 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year.
11/12/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (57); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 69 (69).
03/10/2021 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $520,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
06/06/2021 Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 7 weeks.
07/05/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 2-3 months.
11/09/2021 Became a free agent.
12/27/2021 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $436,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (50); Movement: 59 (58); Control: 70 (70).
07/26/2022 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/29/2022 Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract.
11/18/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (47); Movement: 49 (48); Control: 73 (71).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2015 64 5
2016 68 5
2018 60 8
2019 68 4
2020 70 2
Year W Rank
2019 9 10
Year SV Rank
2015 26 5
2017 2 10
2018 15 9
2019 35 1
2020 36 1
2021 10 7
Year HLD Rank
2016 25 1
2017 13 5
2022 6 9
Year RA Rank
2015 64 5
2016 68 5
2018 60 8
2019 68 4
2020 70 2
Year GF Rank
2015 43 4
2016 26 8
2018 41 5
2019 61 1
2020 57 2
2021 23 6
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