P Hirokazu Sawamura #20
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters NPB
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/22/2023
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P HIROKAZU SAWAMURA #20 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 0 2-1 0 1.42 19.0 9 2 12 17 1.11 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 13 12 13 13
Movement 10 9 10 10
Control 14 13 14 14
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 14 14
Slider 12 12
Splitter 12 12
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 13
Defense 13
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/20/2023 @ ORI Win, 13-11 1.1 1 0 0 2 0
05/18/2023 SEIB Win, 2-1 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
05/14/2023 ORI Win, 5-4 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
05/10/2023 @ SB Win, 12-9 1.1 0 0 0 2 2
04/29/2023 CHIB Win, 2-1 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
04/26/2023 @ ORI Win, 7-6 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Win
04/22/2023 @ SB Win, 6-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
04/16/2023 SEIB Loss, 1-4 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 Loss
04/14/2023 SEIB Loss, 1-5 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
04/12/2023 @ CHIB Win, 5-4 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 Win
PERSONALITY
Sawamura puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/03/1988
Born in:Tochigi, TOC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,140,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 99 Days
Service This Yr:59 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 99 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 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 0 2 1 0 1.42 19.0 9 3 3 2 12 17 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 14 2 9.95 4.26 8.05 5.68 4.35 1.11 110 -0.2 .163        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 28 4 1 0 0 0 9 6 0 1 0 .143 .351 .179 .530      
vs. RHB 33 5 0 0 2 3 3 11 1 3 0 .152 .216 .333 .550      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 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 2 0 0 0 2 2  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 2  
April 9 0 2 1 0 2.31 11.2 6 3 3 2 7 10  
May 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 5  
Spring Training 4 0 0 0 0 2.08 8.2 5 2 2 0 2 9  
Last Year 19 0 3 2 4 3.15 20.0 14 7 7 3 4 22  
2 Years Ago 61 0 8 1 1 1.45 49.2 31 8 8 3 19 55  
Career 478 90 64 59 82 2.71 981.0 841 315 295 78 303 904  
Home 8 0 0 1 0 2.31 11.2 8 3 3 2 4 12  
Road 6 0 2 0 0 0.00 7.1 1 0 0 0 8 5  
Grass 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 1  
Turf 13 0 1 1 0 1.56 17.1 9 3 3 2 10 16  
Day 6 0 0 1 0 4.26 6.1 5 3 3 2 5 4  
Night 8 0 2 0 0 0.00 12.2 4 0 0 0 7 13  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 2 1 0 1.42 19.0 9 3 3 2 12 17  
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+
2011 Yomiuri - NPB 23 29 29 11 11 0 2.02 200.0 149 53 45 14 45 174 5 1 0.97 .247 3.10 5.2 199
2012 Yomiuri - NPB 24 27 26 10 10 0 2.86 169.2 172 56 54 12 54 138 2 1 1.33 .315 3.52 3.4 140
2013 Yomiuri - NPB 25 34 22 5 10 0 3.13 158.1 138 58 55 18 43 148 3 1 1.14 .273 3.72 2.6 129
2014 Yomiuri - NPB 26 12 11 5 3 0 3.72 72.2 69 31 30 3 14 66 2 1 1.14 .308 2.58 2.4 108
2015 Yomiuri - NPB 27 60 0 7 3 36 1.32 68.1 58 12 10 4 21 60 0 0 1.16 .278 3.26 0.9 305
2016 Yomiuri - NPB 28 63 0 6 4 37 2.66 64.1 60 20 19 5 22 55 0 0 1.27 .293 3.57 0.6 151
2018 Yomiuri - NPB 30 49 0 1 6 0 4.64 52.1 55 29 27 4 27 54 0 0 1.57 .340 3.68 0.4 87
2019 Yomiuri - NPB 31 43 2 2 2 1 2.61 48.1 40 14 14 3 17 55 0 0 1.18 .311 2.91 0.9 154
2020 Yomiuri - NPB 32 67 0 4 6 3 3.55 58.1 46 24 23 7 25 60 0 0 1.22 .267 3.62 0.1 98
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 33 61 0 8 1 1 1.45 49.2 31 8 8 3 19 55 0 0 1.01 .252 2.78 0.9 248
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 34 19 0 3 2 4 3.15 20.0 14 7 7 3 4 22 0 0 0.90 .244 3.33 0.3 125
2023 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 35 14 0 2 1 0 1.42 19.0 9 3 3 2 12 17 0 0 1.11 .163 4.35 -0.2 278
Total NPB 478 90 64 59 82 2.71 981.0 841 315 295 78 303 904 12 4 1.17 .282 3.34 17.7 163
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+
2012 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 1 0 0 1 0 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 1.67 .400 2.20 0.1 67
2013 Japan - TRN 25 4 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0.90 .300 1.40 0.1 148
2014 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 6 0 2 0 0 4.18 28.0 32 13 13 3 8 22 0 0 1.43 .330 3.99 0.1 96
2017 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 9 0 1 0 0 3.60 10.0 10 4 4 1 5 16 0 0 1.50 .409 2.80 0.2 112
2018 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 30 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.33 .200 3.87 0.0 999
2019 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 31 5 0 1 2 0 3.28 24.2 20 9 9 2 5 25 0 0 1.01 .273 2.84 0.5 122
Total NGN 24 0 4 3 0 3.67 68.2 68 29 28 6 21 68 0 0 1.30 .316 3.32 145.9
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+
2020 Yomiuri - NPB 32 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0.92 .375 0.80 0.2 999
Total NPB 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0.92 .375 0.80 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Yomiuri - INT P 64 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 58.1 0.93 -0.0 .967
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 61 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 49.2 0.72 -0.4 .939
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 19 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.0 0.90 -0.1 .948
2023 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 13 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 -0.3 .922
TOTAL P 157 0 3 13 0 17 1 .941 147.0 0.98 -0.8 .946
PLAYER HISTORY
10/31/2010 Drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 1st round of the 2010 NPB Draft from Chuo Uni
11/09/2020 Wins the 2020 Japan Series with the Yomiuri Giants.
11/16/2020 Became a free agent.
12/02/2020 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,420,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 14 (14).
10/25/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15).
05/26/2022 Injured (Ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 3-4 months.
08/27/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 16 (16).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2020 67 6
2021 61 7
Year SV Rank
2022 4 9
Year HLD Rank
2020 16 8
2021 20 3
Year RA Rank
2020 67 6
2021 61 7
Year GF Rank
2021 19 9
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