NAME     : Kazuhiro Sasaki
  NICKNAME : Daimajin
  ORIGIN   : Japan
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/22/1968
  AGE      : 35
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $5,135,000 through 2006
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .956)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 10
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.84  7  1 23  43  0  53.2  31   6   5  15  43 
  At Home        0.59  3  0 13  24  0  30.2  16   2   2   6  27 
  Away           1.17  4  1 10  19  0  23.0  15   4   3   9  16 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  3   3  0   4.1   1   0   0   0   6 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        1.13  0  0  2   6  0   8.0   4   1   1   4   9 
  May            0.57  2  1  5  12  0  15.2  11   2   1   3  11 
  June           2.03  2  0  8  12  0  13.1   8   3   3   6   9 
  July           0.00  3  0  5   9  0  10.2   4   0   0   2   6 
  August         0.00  0  0  3   4  0   6.0   4   0   0   0   8 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2000   3.19  2  5 37  63  0   0  62.0  22  31  78  SEA
  2001   3.27  0  4 45  69  0   0  66.0  24  11  62  SEA
  2002   2.19  5  2 45  64  0   0  70.0  17  14  52  SEA,AL
 
  Total ERA   : 2.44
  Total Wins  : 14
  Total Losses: 12
  Total Saves : 150
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 235
  Total BB's  : 71
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...