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Kenshin
Kawakami		  
Nickname: Taku
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 213
 
Born: April 22, 1982 in Takushima, JAPAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2012 30 SF NL $ 8,000,000 67 46 52 49 86 89 88 58 63 61
2013 31 SDN NL $ 8,000,000 59 41 47 44 86 89 88 58 63 61
2014 32 SDN NL $ 8,000,000 58 43 49 46 83 87 85 60 66 63
2015 33 SDN NL $ 8,000,000 56 41 47 44 79 82 81 58 64 61
2016 34 OAK AL $ 1,500,000 56 36 43 40 79 82 81 53 58 56
2017 35 MIL NL   56 34 40 37 80 83 82 53 58 56
OOTP6 Min Ratings   56 34 40 37 79 82 81 53 58 56
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000 67 46 52 49 86 89 88 60 66 63
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2012 30 SF NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
2013 31 SDN NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
2014 32 SDN NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
2015 33 SDN NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
2016 34 OAK AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
2017 35 MIL NL     1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 3 3 3 32 32 32 14 14 14 24 24 24
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2012 30 SDN NL 6 8 .429 18 18 1 0 0 109.7 145 64 13 23 88 5.25 .317 .350 .450 .800 1.9
  SF NL 4 8 .333 16 16 1 0 0 99.0 122 59 11 29 93 5.36 .303 .352 .427 .778 0.7
  TOT   10 16 .385 34 34 2 0 0 208.7 267 123 24 52 181 5.31 .310 .351 .439 .790 2.6
2013 31 SDN NL 7 15 .318 31 31 2 0 0 192.0 237 107 23 32 132 5.02 .303 .330 .421 .751 5.8
2014 32 SDN NL 7 12 .368 37 20 0 0 0 145.0 173 69 22 23 86 4.28 .297 .326 .443 .768 5.7
2015 33 SDN NL 0 1 .000 25 0 0 0 0 47.3 57 26 10 7 48 4.94 .289 .321 .462 .783 0.7
    AAA   5 3 .625 11 11 0 0 0 63.0 74 36 8 21 50 5.14 .288 .342 .451 .793  
2016 34 PHI NL 1 7 .125 11 3 0 0 0 56.3 77 36 6 19 34 5.75 .326 .385 .432 .817 0.1
  OAK AL 0 0 .000 27 8 0 0 0 45.7 77 38 6 21 35 7.49 .374 .439 .495 .934 0.0
  TOT   1 7 .125 38 11 0 0 0 102.0 154 74 12 40 69 6.53 .348 .410 .462 .872 0.1
    AAA   0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 13 5 3 3 12 4.09 .295 .340 .523 .863  
2017 35 AAA   2 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 1 19.0 37 15 3 2 17 7.11 .430 .443 .593 1.036  
5 Years Sim 25 51 .329 165 96 4 0 0 695.0 888 399 91 154 516 5.17 .310 .348 .440 .788 14.8
3 Years AAA 7 4 .636 27 13 0 0 1 93.0 124 56 14 26 79 5.42 .320 .363 .491 .854  
Season Average 5 10 .333 33 19 0 0 0 139.0 177 79 18 30 103 5.17 .310 .348 .440 .788  
Career Highs 10 16 .385 38 34 2 0 0 208.7 267 123 24 52 181 6.53 .348 .410 .462 .872  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   392 175 34 62 273   .292 .323 .406 .729
vs LH   496 224 58 92 243   .326 .364 .473 .837
Home 16 21 .432 82 49 0 0 0 359.0 438 190 46 71 276 4.76 .297 .330 .422 .752
Away 9 30 .231 83 47 4 0 0 336.0 450 209 46 83 240 5.60 .323 .361 .462 .823
Mar/Apr 4 10 .286 31 18 2 0 0 128.6 169 78 17 21 82 5.46 .317 .343 .454 .797
May 5 10 .333 38 17 0 0 0 133.0 166 74 19 31 107 5.01 .305 .342 .439 .781
June 4 7 .364 31 14 0 0 0 113.0 143 62 16 23 82 4.94 .310 .343 .460 .803
July 5 7 .417 23 15 1 0 0 101.3 131 71 12 24 78 6.31 .310 .348 .431 .779
August 2 8 .200 24 14 1 0 0 107.3 138 64 10 34 83 5.37 .309 .358 .422 .780
Sep/Oct 5 9 .357 18 18 0 0 0 111.7 141 50 18 21 84 4.03 .307 .338 .442 .780
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2012 30 SDN NL 18 36 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 21 .028 .079 .056 .135 -1.8 0.0
  SF NL 16 31 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .032 .063 .032 .095 -1.9 0.0
  TOT   34 67 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 30 .030 .071 .045 .116 -3.7 0.0
2013 31 SDN NL 31 52 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 17 .096 .143 .135 .277 0.3 0.0
2014 32 SDN NL 37 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .000 .077 .000 .077 -2.6 0.0
2015 33 SDN NL 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2016 34 PHI NL 11 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .063 .167 .063 .229 -0.2 0.0
5 Years Sim 138 177 8 8 3 0 0 8 0 0 8 81 .045 .101 .062 .163 -6.7 0.0
162 Game Average 207 9 9 3 0 0 9 0 0 9 95 .045 .101 .062 .163 -7.8  
Career Highs 37 67 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 30 .096 .167 .135 .277 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   133 7 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 59 .045 .086 .060 .146 -7.7
vs LH   44 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 22 .045 .143 .068 .211 -1.1
Home 70 89 5 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 4 46 .034 .084 .067 .152 -4.7
Away 68 88 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 35 .057 .117 .057 .174 -4.1
RISP   38 0 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 18 .105 .103 .158 .260 -0.8
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 31 33 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 12 .091 .143 .121 .264 -0.8
May 29 31 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 20 .032 .139 .032 .171 -1.4
June 21 30 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .033 .065 .067 .131 -1.7
July 15 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .036 .069 .036 .105 -1.8
August 14 24 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .042 .148 .083 .231 -0.8
Sep/Oct 18 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .032 .032 .032 .065 -2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2012 30 SDN NL P 18 18 109.7 9 15 2 2 .923 1.97    
  SF NL P 16 16 99.0 9 13 1 1 .957 2.00    
  TOT   P 34 34 208.7 18 28 3 3 .939 1.98    
2013 31 SDN NL P 31 31 192.0 8 31 2 2 .951 1.83    
2014 32 SDN NL P 37 20 145.0 11 22 0 3 1.000 2.05    
2015 33 SDN NL P 25 0 47.3 0 7 0 1 1.000 1.33    
2016 34 PHI NL P 11 3 56.3 4 4 0 1 1.000 1.28    
  OAK AL P 27 8 45.7 4 4 0 0 1.000 1.58    
Career Totals   165 96 695.0 45 96 5 10 .966 1.83    
Career Highs   38 34 208.7 18 31 3 3 1.000 2.05    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2012-2-16
2013-4-15
 Hits Allowed
2012-3-267
 Homeruns Allowed
2012-9-24
 Walks per 9IP
2013-8-1.5
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 21)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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History
Moved to the US and entered the free agent pool in 2012
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/5/2012 to a 4-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/2012, off Alejandro Cassella (PIT)
Earned first career win on 4/5/2012
Injured on 6/21/2012 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from San Diego to San Francisco on 7/4/2012 (Going to SF: P Kenshin Kawakami. Going to SDN: 3B Dale Stalcup)
Traded from San Francisco to St. Louis on 2/4/2013 (Going to SF: P Wardell Starling. Going to STL: P Troy Patton, P Kenshin Kawakami)
Traded from St. Louis to San Diego on 2/5/2013 (Going to SDN: P Kenshin Kawakami, LF Claude Pabon, 1B Michale Kluge. Going to STL: P Mark Buehrle)
Injured on 8/12/2013 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Released by San Diego on 10/30/2015
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/11/2016 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Traded from Philadelphia to Oakland on 6/4/2016 (Going to PHI: C Celes Font. Going to OAK: P Kenshin Kawakami)
Released by Oakland on 10/30/2016
Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 4/14/2017 to a minor league deal
 
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