Tag: Hideaki Wakui
How other recent rookie pitchers fared during their first pro starts
by Gen on Mar.10, 2010 @ 1:50 pm, under NPB
Other rookie starters (via Sponichi):
Daisuke Matsuzaka (2/28/1999) - Exhibition start against the Hanshin Tigers. 2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 R.
Hideaki Wakui (2/27/2005) - Exhibition game against the Softbank Hawks. Tossed two scoreless inning in relief and notched his first "pro" save. Topped out at 150km/h.
Yu Darvish (5/5/2005) - Ni-gun game against Invoice (Seibu). Tossed two innings in relief and gave up 2 runs. Topped out at 147km/h.
Masahiro Tanaka (2/26/2007) - Practice game start against the Chiba Lotte Marines. 2 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 0 R. First exhibition game was on 3/2 against the Softbank Hawks when he tossed a scoreless inning in relief.
More on Hideaki Wakui’s 2010 contract
by Gen on Dec.26, 2009 @ 2:01 pm, under NPB
Hideaki Wakui wasn't happy with how negotiations went during his first meeting with the Lions on the 15th. He met with the team again on Friday and this time brought his agent / lawyer along with him. And while the Lions didn't come up on their original offer of 200M yen, they did go along with Wakui's idea of performance bonuses.
Here's the breakdown (via Sponichi):
25 or more stars
15 or more wins
A winning PCT better than .600
200 or more innings
Each accomplishment is worth an extra 5M yen.
Hideaki Wakui 50-50 on going to the Majors
by Gen on Dec.24, 2009 @ 8:55 am, under NPB
Hideaki Wakui was asked about whether or not he had any interest in going to the Majors at an award ceremony on Wednesday and said that he was 50-50 on going. He later said that he told reporters he was 50-50 because they seemed so interested in what his answer was going to be.
2009 Sawamura Award goes to Hideaki Wakui
by Gen on Nov.02, 2009 @ 11:51 pm, under NPB
The Sawamura Award is handed out at the end of each season to the best overall pitcher in either league. They must also fulfill as many of the following statistical categories as possible (implemented in 1982):
Games - 25 or more
Complete Games - 10 or more
Win - 15 or more
Winning Percentage - .600 or better
Innings Pitched - 200 or more
Strike outs - 150 or more
ERA - 2.50 or less
This season the award goes to:
Hideaki Wakui (Seibu Lions)
| G | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HB | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 863 | 211.2 | 162 | 12 | 76 | 9 | 199 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 2.30 |
(italics - tied in both leagues; bold - led either league)
Said Wakui, "It's difficult to get selected for this award so when I heard the news, I was sincerely happy. I was able to rack up a fair number of strike outs and I was the only pitcher with double-digit complete games so I thought I had a chance."
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A Pacific League pitcher has won the award the last 5 years straight.
The last Central League pitcher to win it?
Kenshin Kawakami in 2004 when he was pitching for the Chunichi Dragons.
=== UPDATE 11/3/2009 @ 12:14pm JST
Other names that were up for consideration:
Yu Darvish
| G | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HB | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 701 | 182 | 118 | 9 | 45 | 6 | 167 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 1.73 |
Masahiro Tanaka
| G | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HB | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 771 | 189.2 | 170 | 13 | 43 | 7 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 49 | 2.33 |
Toshiya Sugiuchi
| G | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HB | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 764 | 191 | 145 | 14 | 63 | 4 | 204 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 50 | 2.36 |
Kazuki Yoshimi
| G | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HB | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 750 | 189.1 | 166 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 147 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 42 | 2.00 |
Dicky Gonzalez
| G | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HB | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 643 | 162 | 134 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 38 | 2.11 |
Hideaki Wakui: Start #16 vs Rakuten Eagles (7/15/2009)
by Gen on Sep.17, 2009 @ 3:30 pm, under NPB
Here's Hideaki Wakui's pitch breakdown from his start against the Rakuten Eagles on July 15, 2009 @ Seibu Dome.
1st Inning
2nd Inning
3rd Inning
4th Inning
5th Inning
6th Inning
7th Inning
8th Inning
9th Inning
Overall
Various Rates
Various Counts
His final line from the game:
9IP, 34 BF, 143 NP, 5 H, 12 K, 3 BB, 0 R, 0 ER
Hideaki Wakui: Start #4 vs Lotte Marines (4/24/2009)
by Gen on Apr.28, 2009 @ 10:01 pm, under NPB
This is a breakdown of the big game Wakui had against the Lotte Marines on the 24th. 164 pitches! This is exactly the type of game that can worry MLB scouts.
1st Inning
2nd Inning
3rd Inning
4th Inning
5th Inning
6th Inning
7th Inning
8th Inning
9th Inning
Overall
His final line from the game:
9.0 IP, 32 BF, 164 NP, 4 H, 1 HR, 12 K, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 R, 1 ER