P Wataru Karashima #58
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/20/2024
 OA: 34 POT: 34
BNN Index | | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P WATARU KARASHIMA #58 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
28 0 2-1 0 1.55 46.1 32 2 13 50 0.97 1.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 53 54 53 55
Movement 50 54 49 50
Control 72 74 71 73
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 33 34
Slider 35 39
Curveball 53 55
Changeup 60 62
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 58
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 68
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 13
Sacrifice Bunt: 41
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/18/2022 @ HAN Win, 9-4 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
09/15/2022 CHUN Loss, 5-6 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/13/2022 CHUN Win, 5-4 2.2 1 0 0 1 5
09/11/2022 @ YAK Win, 8-2 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Win
09/10/2022 @ YAK Win, 13-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
09/03/2022 @ YOKO Win, 11-4 1.2 4 2 2 1 1
08/27/2022 YOM Loss, 2-3 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 Loss
08/11/2022 HAN Loss, 5-8 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
08/03/2022 @ YAK Loss, 5-9 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
08/02/2022 @ YAK Loss, 14-15 1.1 1 0 0 1 4
PERSONALITY
Not one to get too excited about anything.
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:10/18/1990
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 77 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 77 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 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 28 0 2 1 0 1.55 46.1 32 9 8 2 13 50 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 0 0 0.0 28 15 9.32 6.22 9.71 2.53 2.55 0.97 64 1.0 .254        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 87 16 3 0 2 7 4 29 0 0 1 .184 .228 .287 .516      
vs. RHB 83 16 7 0 0 2 9 21 0 0 2 .193 .287 .277 .564      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
June 1 0 1 0 0 1.59 5.2 1 1 1 0 2 2  
July 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.2 5 0 0 0 4 7  
August 4 0 0 1 0 0.00 6.0 3 1 0 0 1 8  
September 6 0 1 0 0 2.35 7.2 7 2 2 0 3 11  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3  
Spring Training 19 0 1 1 0 4.18 23.2 29 12 11 4 3 27  
Postseason 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 0 0 0 1 2  
2 Years Ago 28 0 2 1 0 1.55 46.1 32 9 8 2 13 50  
Career 329 27 41 27 39 3.25 514.1 454 196 186 38 148 467  
Home 8 0 0 1 0 0.00 14.1 7 1 0 0 4 13  
Road 8 0 2 0 0 1.98 13.2 9 3 3 0 6 15  
Grass 9 0 0 1 0 0.00 15.0 9 1 0 0 4 13  
Turf 7 0 2 0 0 2.08 13.0 7 3 3 0 6 15  
Day 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.1 4 0 0 0 1 2  
Night 12 0 1 1 0 1.09 24.2 12 4 3 0 9 26  
As Reliever / Substitution 16 0 2 1 0 0.96 28.0 16 4 3 0 10 28  
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 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 24 45 0 4 8 1 4.11 46.0 40 22 21 3 16 52 0 0 1.22 .322 2.69 0.8 92
2016 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 25 40 0 2 1 4 2.25 28.0 26 7 7 2 13 22 0 0 1.39 .304 4.23 -0.0 174
2017 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 26 49 0 6 3 2 4.28 48.1 47 24 23 4 17 54 0 0 1.32 .333 2.97 0.7 88
2018 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 27 43 0 3 3 1 4.34 37.1 40 18 18 1 13 44 0 0 1.42 .386 2.11 1.0 88
2019 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 28 27 27 12 8 0 3.82 188.1 192 87 80 18 49 140 1 0 1.28 .302 3.99 2.0 99
2020 Saitama Seibu - NPB 29 63 0 8 3 30 2.10 73.0 47 17 17 2 20 63 0 0 0.92 .238 2.81 1.6 176
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 30 34 0 4 0 1 2.30 47.0 30 12 12 6 7 42 0 0 0.79 .197 3.31 0.6 174
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 31 28 0 2 1 0 1.55 46.1 32 9 8 2 13 50 0 0 0.97 .254 2.55 1.0 256
Total NPB 329 27 41 27 39 3.25 514.1 454 196 186 38 148 467 1 0 1.17 .291 3.30 7.6 133
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+
2015 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 8 2 2 3 1 5.60 17.2 23 11 11 1 12 14 0 0 1.98 .400 4.66 0.2 91
Total NGN 8 2 2 3 1 5.60 17.2 23 11 11 1 12 14 0 0 1.98 .400 4.66 90.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 44 0 4 7 1 12 1 .917 46.0 2.15 -1.1 .836
2016 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 35 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 28.0 0.64 -0.1 1.032
2017 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 42 0 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 48.1 2.23 -0.3 .989
2018 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 38 0 1 3 0 6 2 .667 37.1 0.96 -0.6 .698
2019 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 27 27 7 31 2 38 0 1.000 188.1 1.82 -0.7 .985
2020 Saitama Seibu - INT P 63 0 3 14 1 18 1 .944 73.0 2.10 -0.5 1.024
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 34 0 0 7 0 8 1 .875 47.0 1.34 -0.8 .903
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 27 0 2 4 0 8 2 .750 46.1 1.17 -0.7 .857
TOTAL P 310 27 18 79 4 104 7 .933 514.1 1.70 -4.8 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
11/10/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $210,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (48); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 60 (64).
11/18/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $210,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (48); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 63 (64).
11/16/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $210,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (55); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 65 (64).
11/16/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (55); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 66 (64).
03/26/2019 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $224,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
07/22/2019 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/22/2019 Wins the 2019 Round 3 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
11/12/2019 Became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (48); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 67 (65).
01/22/2020 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Saitama Seibu Lions organization.
07/01/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/16/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/22/2020 Wins the 2020 Round 3 with the Saitama Seibu Lions.
11/01/2020 Wins the 2020 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year.
11/12/2020 Became a free agent.
12/18/2020 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $692,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 58 (59); Control: 67 (66).
07/14/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 58 (59); Control: 69 (67).
07/21/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/28/2022 Wins the 2022 Round 3 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
11/18/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (55); Movement: 51 (52); Control: 71 (73).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2015 45 10
2017 49 9
2020 63 5
Year W Rank
2019 12 8
Year Win. % Rank
2019 .600 5
Year SV Rank
2016 4 8
2017 2 10
2020 30 3
Year HLD Rank
2015 7 7
2016 17 2
2017 15 3
2018 11 9
2021 7 8
Year HRA Rank
2019 18 6
Year K/BB Rank
2019 2.86 9
Year BB/9 Rank
2019 2.34 4
Year RA Rank
2015 45 10
2017 49 9
2020 63 5
Year GF Rank
2015 25 9
2018 22 10
2020 51 5
2022 15 10
Year QS Rank
2019 18 8
Year QSP Rank
2019 .667 10
Year GB% Rank
2019 0.56 7
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