NAME     : Kazuhisa Ishii
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Japan
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/9/1973
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 187
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $5,800,000 through 2006
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .978)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 56
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.53  4  8  0  17 17 102.0 111  77  74  65  61 
  At Home        6.23  1  4  0   9  9  52.0  54  39  36  35  28 
  Away           6.84  3  4  0   8  8  50.0  57  38  38  30  33 
  Last Week     13.50  0  1  0   1  1   4.2   7   7   7   4   2 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.75  2  2  0   5  5  29.1  34  22  22  22  24 
  May            4.76  0  1  0   4  4  22.2  24  15  12  13   8 
  June           5.65  1  1  0   2  2  14.1  14   9   9   8   9 
  July           6.04  1  2  0   4  4  25.1  22  17  17  15  14 
  August        12.19  0  2  0   2  2  10.1  17  14  14   7   6 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2002   3.56 15 10  0  34  0   0 205.0  81 107 122  LA
 
  Total ERA   : 4.54
  Total Wins  : 19
  Total Losses: 18
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 183
  Total BB's  : 172
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/4/2002... Had first career hit on 5/19/2002, off Tony Armas Jr. (MON)... Traded from Los Angeles to Minnesota on 3/1/2003... Injured on 5/16/2003 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks...