Hisashi Iwakuma Career Pitching Summary

Hisashi Iwakuma played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2017, appearing in 150 games over 6 seasons. He recorded a total of 63 W and 39 L, an ERA of 3.42, 714 SO, a WHIP of 1.143, and a WAR of 17.0.

Hisashi Iwakuma Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Hisashi Iwakuma.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Hisashi Iwakuma
    NameHisashi Iwakuma
    Date of BirthApril 12, 1981
    Nationality
    Japan
    MLB Debut2012

    📊 Career Summary

    Hisashi Iwakuma appeared in 150 games over 6 MLB seasons from 2012 to 2017. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS136 (MLB Rank: 1,184)
    GF6 (MLB Rank: 5,870)
    W63 (MLB Rank: 1,161)
    L39 (MLB Rank: 1,954)
    SV2 (MLB Rank: 2,859)
    ERA3.42 (MLB Rank: 2,284)
    IP883.2 (MLB Rank: 1,489)
    SHO1 (MLB Rank: 2,152)
    CG1 (MLB Rank: 3,968)
    SO714 (MLB Rank: 1,007)
    BB185 (MLB Rank: 2,572)
    H825 (MLB Rank: 1,587)
    HR115 (MLB Rank: 799)
    SO97.27 (MLB Rank: 2,434)
    BB91.88 (MLB Rank: 10,740)
    H98.4 (MLB Rank: 9,003)
    HR91.17 (MLB Rank: 2,814)
    WHIP1.143 (MLB Rank: 10,918)
    WAR17.0 (MLB Rank: 739)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2017)

    In his final season (2017), Hisashi Iwakuma recorded the following stats:

    GS6
    W0
    L2
    ERA4.35
    IP31
    SO16
    BB12
    H27
    HR7
    SO94.65
    BB93.48
    H97.84
    HR92.03
    WHIP1.258
    WAR0.3

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2016, 16 W
    • Most SO: 2013, 185 SO
    • Most IP: 2013, 219.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2013, 7.0 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2013, 2.67 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Hisashi Iwakuma has no postseason appearances.

    Hisashi Iwakuma Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2012
    9
    5
    3.16
    0.643
    2
    101
    125.1
    2.3
    1.277
    17
    117
    43
    49
    44
    121
    4.35
    7.3
    2.35
    16
    30
    6
    0
    0
    1.2
    8.4
    3.1
    0
    3
    3
    5
    519
    2013
    14
    6
    2.66
    0.7
    0
    185
    219.2
    7
    1.006
    25
    179
    42
    69
    65
    138
    3.44
    7.6
    4.4
    33
    33
    0
    0
    0
    1
    7.3
    1.7
    0
    2
    4
    10
    866
    2014
    15
    9
    3.52
    0.625
    0
    154
    179
    2.4
    1.05
    20
    167
    21
    70
    70
    103
    3.25
    7.7
    7.33
    28
    28
    0
    0
    0
    1
    8.4
    1.1
    0
    2
    2
    2
    709
    2015
    9
    5
    3.54
    0.643
    0
    111
    129.2
    2.6
    1.064
    18
    117
    21
    53
    51
    108
    3.74
    7.7
    5.29
    20
    20
    0
    1
    1
    1.2
    8.1
    1.5
    0
    1
    1
    1
    516
    2016
    16
    12
    4.12
    0.571
    0
    147
    199
    2.4
    1.327
    28
    218
    46
    95
    91
    98
    4.27
    6.6
    3.2
    33
    33
    0
    0
    0
    1.3
    9.9
    2.1
    0
    5
    3
    4
    836
    2017
    0
    2
    4.35
    0
    0
    16
    31
    0.3
    1.258
    7
    27
    12
    16
    15
    97
    6.42
    4.6
    1.33
    6
    6
    0
    0
    0
    2
    7.8
    3.5
    0
    2
    0
    1
    128