Player Report for #34 Hidetoshi Watanabe

04/26/1981

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P Hidetoshi Watanabe #34

Age: 36

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	6	6	5	8
Movement	12	12	12	14
Control	7	8	7	8

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	4	4
Slider	5	7
Changeup	10	16
Splitter	5	6

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	84-86 Mph
Stamina	17
Suggested Role	Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage	63 %
Hold Runners	18
Defense	2

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	17
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

Hidetoshi Watanabe
Birthday:	10/16/1930
Born in:	Yamagata (Yamagata)
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	219 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	4 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	6 Years, 120 Days
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1957 Chicago - ABA	26	12	2	3	0	0	2.59	41.2	31	14	12	5	17	22	2	0	1.15	.203	8.5	139
1958 Chicago - ABA	27	1	0	0	0	0	6.00	3.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.00	.200	-0.6	61
1959 Chicago - ABA	28	5	5	1	3	0	5.97	28.2	26	20	19	5	20	8	2	0	1.60	.221	-4.5	66
1962 Manhattan - ABA	31	6	0	0	0	0	4.91	11.0	6	6	6	1	13	9	0	0	1.73	.185	-0.2	73
1963 Manhattan - ABA	32	43	4	3	1	3	1.81	84.2	72	26	17	5	37	61	2	1	1.29	.267	26.2	192
1964 St. Louis - ABA	33	7	1	0	2	0	6.60	15.0	16	13	11	1	15	5	0	0	2.07	.283	-3.7	50
1964 Manhattan - ABA	33	20	0	3	1	3	2.45	29.1	29	9	8	3	14	10	0	0	1.47	.265	6.0	135
1964 Total - ABA	33	27	1	3	3	3	3.86	44.1	45	22	19	4	29	15	0	0	1.67	.272	2.3	0
1965 St. Louis - ABA	34	1	0	0	1	0	11.57	2.1	3	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	2.57	.286	-1.5	29
1965 Manhattan - ABA	34	26	2	2	3	0	5.16	52.1	79	38	30	7	28	22	0	0	2.04	.365	-4.8	65
1965 Total - ABA	34	27	2	2	4	0	5.43	54.2	82	41	33	8	31	22	0	0	2.07	.363	-6.4	0
Total ABA		121	14	12	11	6	3.63	268.0	264	131	108	28	148	138	6	1	1.54	.273	25.4	123

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	VORP	ERA+
1956 Corpus Christi - AA	25	5	5	2	2	0	3.96	38.2	40	20	17	4	10	22	3	0	1.29	.295	5.3	96
1956 Brampton - AAA	25	26	25	10	15	0	3.99	180.2	189	103	80	18	100	113	10	2	1.60	.299	16.1	95
1957 Corpus Christi - AA	26	2	2	1	1	0	9.22	13.2	19	14	14	7	6	21	1	0	1.83	.400	-5.9	41
1957 Brampton - AAA	26	14	14	2	10	0	4.67	98.1	113	65	51	4	48	55	6	1	1.64	.328	-1.9	79
1958 Corpus Christi - AA	27	2	2	2	0	0	1.00	18.0	13	2	2	1	1	12	2	1	0.78	.240	7.3	369
1958 Brampton - AAA	27	30	30	9	17	0	3.53	245.0	236	112	96	12	138	138	19	1	1.53	.288	27.9	105
1959 Corpus Christi - AA	28	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	.000	0.5	999
1959 Brampton - AAA	28	16	16	9	7	0	3.24	136.0	127	58	49	12	64	95	12	1	1.40	.276	24.2	125
1960 Brampton - AAA	29	23	23	7	9	0	4.00	173.1	171	88	77	19	80	101	8	1	1.45	.275	11.8	95
1961 Brampton - AAA	30	32	32	12	13	0	3.81	231.2	213	111	98	25	108	130	12	0	1.39	.269	21.9	98
1962 Millet - AAA	31	18	18	9	7	0	3.62	126.2	114	56	51	14	59	77	8	0	1.37	.260	21.1	109
1963 Millet - AAA	32	3	3	1	1	0	2.77	26.0	26	8	8	4	5	15	2	0	1.19	.286	5.5	130
1965 Millet - AAA	34	9	0	2	0	1	4.85	13.0	14	8	7	1	8	5	0	0	1.69	.295	-0.3	70
1966 Tulsa - AA	35	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	.400	0.5	999
1966 Millet - AAA	35	7	0	0	1	2	3.55	12.2	17	5	5	1	3	4	0	0	1.58	.348	1.4	95
Total GHL		178	161	61	80	3	3.78	1243.1	1220	614	522	110	613	733	77	6	1.47	.285	127.8	101.2
Total STL		11	10	5	3	0	4.11	72.1	74	36	33	12	17	56	6	1	1.26	.297	7.8	178.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1957 Chicago - ML	P	12	2	2	6	0	9	1	.889	41.2	1.73	-0.5	.859
1958 Chicago - ML	P	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	3.0	6.00	-0.0	.998
1959 Chicago - ML	P	5	5	2	3	0	5	0	1.000	28.2	1.57	+0.5	1.201
1962 Manhattan - ML	P	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	11.0	0.82	+0.0	1.006
1963 Manhattan - ML	P	43	4	4	10	0	16	2	.875	84.2	1.49	-0.9	.881
1964 St. Louis - ML	P	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	15.0	0.60	0.0	.000
1964 Manhattan - ML	P	20	0	2	4	1	7	1	.857	29.1	1.84	-0.4	.855
1965 Manhattan - ML	P	26	2	3	10	1	13	0	1.000	52.1	2.24	+0.2	1.041
1965 St. Louis - ML	P	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	1.000	2.1	7.71	+0.0	1.041

Player History
11/01/1955	Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization, was discovered in Japan.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (12); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 9 (13).
04/17/1956	Named the #9 prospect in the ABA
04/23/1956	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brantford Bells with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/27/1956	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Guelph Royals with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/06/1956	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for one week.
07/22/1956	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 3 days.
08/16/1956	Injured (foot soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
09/13/1956	Wins the 1956 GHL MKL Earl Alexander Award at P.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 11 (13).
04/18/1957	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brantford Bells with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/07/1957	Strikes out 15 against the Alice Ideals.
07/03/1957	Injured (strained forearm), out for 3-4 weeks.
08/24/1957	Injured (torn triceps), out for 4 months.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
04/27/1958	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Laredo Cowboys with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/21/1958	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Welland Bridges with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (8).
04/11/1959	Injured (strained triceps), out for 4 weeks.
05/30/1959	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Port Credit Traders with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/07/1959	Injured (mild hamstring strain), out for 1-2 weeks.
08/30/1959	Injured (elbow inflammation), out for one week.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 8 (8).
07/17/1960	Injured (strained oblique), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (8).
04/25/1961	Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
10/14/1961	Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft (Round 21, Pick 2, 42nd overall pick) by the Manhattan Peril.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 8 (9).
06/08/1962	Was selected to the 1962 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/16/1962	Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 5 months.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (8).
05/05/1963	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/08/1963	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (9).
07/30/1964	Was traded by the Manhattan Peril to the St. Louis Dredgers in exchange for LF Júlio Córdova.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 8 (8).
04/27/1965	Got claimed off waivers by Manhattan while with St. Louis.
05/27/1965	Injured (mild shoulder inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
06/26/1965	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 7 (8).
05/09/1966	Released by the Manhattan organization.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 12 (14); Control: 7 (8).
01/01/1967	Retired from professional baseball.