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Hisashi Iwakuma

Mariners Career team 2012–2017
Number #18
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 45
Height 6' 3"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Tokyo, Japan
Born Apr 12, 1981

Key Insights

2017
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The SEA lineup has hit .042 and slugged .042 against Iwakuma across 25 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

1 hit, 0 home runs and 8 strikeouts, against a .412 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Iwakuma has struck George Springer out 8 times in 18 plate appearances, 44.4% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 18 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Carlos Correa squares Iwakuma up like nobody else: 99.8 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 88.8 across the hitters he has faced.

14 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Jose Altuve has hit .438/.444/.812 against Iwakuma over 18 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

7 for 16 with 1 home run and 0 strikeouts, against a .714 OPS median across his matchups.
One club he never seems to get going against

The COL lineup has hit .303 and slugged .818 against Iwakuma across 34 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

10 hits, 5 home runs and 8 strikeouts, against a .412 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Stephen Vogt gets nothing on it against Iwakuma: 78.3 mph off the bat, against a median of 88.8 across the hitters he has faced.

25 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 12, 1981
Birth Place Tokyo, Japan
Height 6' 3"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right