Hisanobu Watanabe
Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1965)
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Hisanobu Watanabe (渡辺 久信 born August 2, 1965) nicknamed "Nabe-Q", is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions and Yakult Swallows, and in the Taiwan Major League (TML) for the Chiayi-Tainan Luka.
| Hisanobu Watanabe | |
|---|---|
Watanbe in 2012 | |
| Pitcher / Manager | |
| Born: August 2, 1965 Seta, Gunma, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| June 29, 1984, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 8, 1998, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win-loss record | 125–110 |
| Earned run average | 3.67 |
| Strikeouts | 1,609 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Coaching career
On October 5, 2024, after the Saitama Seibu Lions lost a club record 91 games during this season, Watanabe announced that he would be leaving the organization entirely.[1]
Career statistics
- Bolded figures are league-leading.
| Year | Team | G | CG | SHO | W | L | SV | IP | H | HR | BB +HBP | SO | ER | ERA (Place) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Seibu Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52.2 | 41 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 23 | 3.93 |
| 1985 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 152.0 | 132 | 22 | 75 | 121 | 54 | 3.20 (2) | |
| 1986 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 219.1 | 191 | 22 | 82 | 178 | 70 | 2.87 (2) | |
| 1987 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 105.2 | 81 | 10 | 46 | 74 | 36 | 3.07 | |
| 1988 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 185 | 163 | 29 | 62 | 123 | 74 | 3.60 (14) | |
| 1989 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 226.2 | 210 | 34 | 90 | 174 | 86 | 3.41 (5) | |
| 1990 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 224.1 | 206 | 31 | 86 | 172 | 74 | 2.97 (2) | |
| 1991 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 151.1 | 142 | 17 | 73 | 127 | 74 | 4.40 (18) | |
| 1992 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 179.1 | 164 | 17 | 88 | 141 | 76 | 3.81 (15) | |
| 1993 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 160.0 | 153 | 15 | 73 | 143 | 68 | 3.83 (17) | |
| 1994 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 146.1 | 149 | 16 | 75 | 97 | 71 | 4.37 (14) | |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 49.1 | 42 | 7 | 30 | 43 | 31 | 5.66 | |
| 1996 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 118.1 | 116 | 19 | 53 | 92 | 60 | 4.56 | |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43.1 | 42 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 20 | 4.15 | |
| 1998 | Yakult Swallows | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 61.2 | 56 | 9 | 38 | 49 | 29 | 4.23 |
| 1999 | Chiayi-Tainan Luka | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 207.2 | 195 | - | 50 | 201 | 54 | 2.34 |
| 2000 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 203.2 | 194 | - | 42 | 169 | 56 | 2.47 | |
| 2001 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 86.1 | 81 | - | 8 | 80 | 35 | 3.65 | |
| NPB Total(15 years) | 389 | 105 | 17 | 125 | 110 | 27 | 2075.2 | 1888 | 259 | 932 | 1609 | 846 | 3.67 | |
| TML Total(3 years) | 78 | 18 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 497.2 | 470 | - | 100 | 450 | 145 | 2.62 | |
Titles and Awards(NPB)
- Wins Champion : 3 times (1986,1988,1990)
- Winning Percentage Champion : Once (1986)
- Strikeouts Champion : Once (1986)
- Best Nine : Once (1986)
- Golden Glove : Once (1990)
- All Star game appearance : 6 times (1985–1986,1988–1990,1992)
- No-hitter : Once (June 11, 1996)
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