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Kazuhiro
Sasaki		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 224
 
Born: February 22, 1968 in Japan, , SENDAI CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2000   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young 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
2000 32 BOS AL 4 2 .667 66 0 0 0 5 87.0 91 70 18 47 125 7.24 .265 .363 .493 .855 1.7
2001 33 BOS AL 5 2 .714 64 0 0 0 24 83.3 63 31 9 37 115 3.35 .209 .306 .342 .648 14.5
2002 34 BOS AL 1 4 .200 34 0 0 0 1 35.7 44 24 9 14 33 6.06 .301 .366 .548 .914 1.6
2003 35 BOS AL 4 2 .667 42 0 0 0 5 42.0 29 9 7 10 44 1.93 .190 .238 .366 .604 6.7
2004 36 BOS AL 3 4 .429 48 0 0 0 2 58.7 47 24 5 30 56 3.68 .217 .316 .332 .648 5.2
5 Years Sim 17 14 .548 254 0 0 0 37 306.7 274 158 48 138 373 4.64 .236 .324 .414 .738 29.6
Season Average 3 2 .600 50 0 0 0 7 61.3 54 31 9 27 74 4.64 .236 .324 .414 .738  
Career Highs 5 4 .714 66 0 0 0 24 87.0 91 70 18 47 125 7.24 .301 .366 .548 .914  
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    
2000 32 BOS AL P 66 0 87.0 1 14 0 0 1.000 1.55    
2001 33 BOS AL P 64 0 83.3 3 17 0 5 1.000 2.16    
2002 34 BOS AL P 34 0 35.7 1 5 1 0 .857 1.51    
2003 35 BOS AL P 42 0 42.0 1 6 1 1 .875 1.50    
2004 36 BOS AL P 48 0 58.7 4 12 0 1 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   254 0 306.7 10 54 2 7 .970 1.88    
Career Highs   66 0 87.0 4 17 1 5 1.000 2.45    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2000 32 BOS AL 2 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 11.3 7 4 2 3 11 3.18 .175 .233 .375 .608
2001 33 BOS AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 3.3 3 4 0 3 3 10.81 .250 .400 .333 .733
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 8 0 0 0 1 14.7 10 8 2 6 14 4.91 .192 .276 .365 .641
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2000 32 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
2001-8-24
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Lee Smith (983)
  2. Franklyn German (979)
  3. Mike Hartley (978)
  4. Bryn Smith (976)
  5. Jay Witasick (974)
  6. Dave Gumpert (974)
  7. Joe Bitker (972)
  8. Kevin McGlinchy (970)
  9. Chuck Malone (970)
  10. Balvino Galvez (969)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 26th overall pick, by Boston in 2000
Earned first career win on 6/3/2000
Won World Championship with Boston in 2000
Injured on 6/19/2003 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
1/31/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/2005: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston to Philadelphia on 4/1/2005 (Going to PHI: P Kazuhiro Sasaki, 2B Bernie Castro. Going to BOS: P Josias Manzanillo)
Injured on 5/24/2005 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Released by Philadelphia on 6/1/2005
 
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