#91 Ichiro Yamaha, Closer, 32 yrs, Connecticut Thunder

#91 Ichiro Yamaha, Closer, 32 yrs, Connecticut Thunder
Tuesday, 10/29/2010

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Ichiro Yamaha

2/15/1978
32
Japan
6"2
210

Closer
R
R

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4.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,200,000
2012
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	60	73	65	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	59	72	65
Versus RHB	61	74	65
Talent	65	80	71

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

9
31
2

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Sinker
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	36	3	12	22
Versus LHP	1	36	3	12	22
Versus RHP	1	36	3	12	22
Talent	1	36	3	12	22

Running & Bunting Ratings
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12
34
2
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 49 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 14

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/29	@CHI	W 6-4		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/6	@CLE	L 6-7		1.2	3	1	1	0	1	L
9/8	@MIA	W 5-2		1	1	0	0	1	0
9/16	NY	L 5-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	1
9/17	NY	W 7-6		1.1	2	1	1	0	0	SV
9/22	BOS	L 5-14		1.1	2	1	1	0	1
9/23	BOS	W 3-2		1	1	0	0	0	0	SV
9/25	BOS	W 9-7		0.2	2	1	1	0	0
9/29	NY	L 3-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
10/2	@CLE	L 8-12		0.2	3	3	3	0	0

Pitching Stats 2010

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	61	0	4	5	24	3.61	72.1	79	30	29	17	54	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	39	3	88.9	61	39	11.9	9.8	6.7	2.1	20	7	35.0	49	8	16.3	3.79

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	123	36	5	0	5	13	13	8	13	0	0	0	.293	.333	.455	.789
vs. RHB	162	43	6	1	1	15	17	9	41	0	0	0	.265	.299	.333	.632

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	30	0	2	2	13	5.19	34.2	45	21	20	12	24
Road	31	0	2	3	11	2.15	37.2	34	9	9	5	30
Postseason	1	0	0	0	0	40.54	0.2	3	3	3	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	12	0	1	2	4	1.80	15.0	9	3	3	1	16
May	11	0	1	0	6	1.84	14.2	13	3	3	2	10
June	13	0	1	2	4	5.11	12.1	17	7	7	2	6
July	7	0	0	0	4	5.91	10.2	16	7	7	7	8
August	10	0	1	0	4	3.86	11.2	12	6	5	4	11
Sept./Oct.	8	0	0	1	2	4.50	8.0	12	4	4	1	3

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
2004	78	0	4	9	10	6.33	86.2	124	65	61	13	32	60	0	0	1.80	STL
2005	8	0	0	0	0	4.15	13.0	18	6	6	0	4	9	0	0	1.69	STL
2006	41	0	1	2	0	5.43	53.0	72	33	32	7	13	47	0	0	1.60	STL IND
2007	70	0	6	5	31	2.93	70.2	68	23	23	6	17	49	0	0	1.20	IND CAR
2008	34	0	2	2	17	4.78	37.2	36	23	20	2	8	22	0	0	1.17	CAR STL
2009	51	0	2	4	0	3.73	60.1	66	27	25	4	17	42	0	0	1.38	STL CT
2010	61	0	4	5	24	3.61	72.1	79	30	29	6	17	54	0	0	1.33	CT
Total	343	0	19	27	82	4.48	393.2	463	207	196	38	108	283	0	0	1.45

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2007	7	0	1	1	2	12.86	7.0	15	10	10	2	5	0	0
2008	5	0	0	0	0	12.71	5.2	14	8	8	0	4	0	0
2010	1	0	0	0	0	40.54	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0
Total	13	0	1	1	2	14.18	13.1	32	21	21	2	9	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2004	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL
2005	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL
2006	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL IND
2007	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	IND CAR
2008	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000	CAR STL
2009	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL CT
Total	282	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000

Fielding Stats 2010

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

72.1

1.62

Player History

Played for Japan in the 2004 World Cup...
Drafted in 13th round, 194th overall pick, by St. Louis in 2004...
Earned first career win on 4/18/2004...
Traded from St. Louis to Indiana on 3/5/2006 (Going to STL: 2B Tomas Saville, RF Robert Buscher. Going to IND: P Ichiro Yamaha)...
2/1/2007: Gets a new one-year contract worth $608,572 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Indiana to Carolina on 3/3/2007 (Going to CAR: P Victor Sala, P Ichiro Yamaha. Going to IND: P Fred Seifert)...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,931,429 through salary arbitration...
Played for Japan in the 2008 World Cup...
Traded from Carolina to St. Louis on 7/22/2008 (Going to CAR: P Matthew Pine, P Jason Dumas, 1B Archie Schiffman. Going to STL: P Ichiro Yamaha, 1B Colton Short)...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,931,429 through salary arbitration...
Traded from St. Louis to Connecticut on 4/1/2009 (Going to STL: P Michael Muth. Going to CT: P Gianluca Abbiotti, P Ichiro Yamaha)...
5/31/2009: Signed a contract extension with Connecticut, $4,200,000 per year, for 3 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2004 - 10 - 10th
2007 - 31 - 6th
2008 - 17 - 10th

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