#14 Hideki "Fat Toad" Irabu, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Chicago (W) White Sox

#14 Hideki "Fat Toad" Irabu, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Chicago (W) White Sox
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Hideki Irabu
Fat Toad
5/15/1969
34
Japan,,Hyogo
6"4
255

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Prone
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,280,000
2003
$ 3,850,000 (3 year(s))
7 Year(s), 141 Days (1345 total Days)
79 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 141 Days (1345 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	7	8	10	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	7	8	9
Versus RHB	8	8	10
Talent	8	10	10

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

6
49
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	5	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	5	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	5	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .746 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/27	DET	L 1-6	*	5.2	8	2	2	3	6	L
5/2	TOR	W 15-1	*	6.2	7	1	1	2	7	W
5/7	@CAL	W 9-0	*	8	5	0	0	1	7	W	PoG
5/12	TEX	W 6-5	*	4	6	5	5	1	2
5/17	NYY	W 4-3	*	5.2	2	2	0	2	7
5/22	SEA	W 18-8	*	4.1	4	4	4	6	4
5/27	DET	W 10-1	*	7.2	4	1	1	3	4	W
6/1	@CLE	W 5-3	*	7	6	3	3	1	9	W
6/6	@DET	W 13-2	*	7.2	8	2	2	0	3	W
6/12	@CIN	W 10-8	*	6.2	6	3	2	2	6	W

Pitching Stats 2003

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	14	14	8	1	0	3.19	87.1	78	34	31	24	76	0	.0	0	8	57.1
Projected	36	36	21	3	0	3.19	224.0	201	87	80	62	195

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	10.5	8.0	7.8	2.5	10	3	30.0	0	0	.0	2.51

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	153	38	5	0	1	15	17	12	32	0	0	0	.248	.299	.301	.600
vs. RHB	184	40	8	5	2	14	17	12	44	0	0	0	.217	.264	.348	.612

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	7	7	2	1	0	4.23	38.1	39	20	18	18	33
Road	7	7	6	0	0	2.39	49.0	39	14	13	6	43
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	2.70	6.2	6	3	2	2	6
Last Week	2	2	2	0	0	3.07	14.2	14	5	5	1	12

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	2	1	0	3.94	29.2	30	13	13	6	27
May	6	6	3	0	0	2.72	36.1	28	13	11	15	31
June	3	3	3	0	0	2.95	21.1	20	8	7	3	18

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1995	11	11	1	2	0	4.03	67.0	67	34	30	3	27	37	0	0	1.40	.298	BOS
1996	33	33	11	11	0	5.26	186.1	205	110	109	18	65	146	1	0	1.45	.324	BOS
1997	33	33	14	8	0	4.17	198.2	195	102	92	7	55	202	1	0	1.26	.333	BOS PIT,NL
1998	33	33	16	9	0	3.46	213.1	186	89	82	20	61	201	2	1	1.16	.286	PIT CHW
1999	30	30	17	4	0	4.17	172.2	177	87	80	9	39	147	1	1	1.25	.324	CHW
2000	30	30	14	6	0	4.18	180.2	162	97	84	7	55	157	1	1	1.20	.296	CHW
2001	33	33	11	10	0	4.86	176.0	191	105	95	14	74	169	0	0	1.51	.342	CHW
2002	35	35	17	9	0	3.94	207.2	200	98	91	14	66	198	0	0	1.28	.316	CHW,AL
2003	14	14	8	1	0	3.19	87.1	78	34	31	3	24	76	0	0	1.17	.291	CHW
Total	252	252	109	60	0	4.19	1489.2	1461	756	694	95	466	1333	6	3	1.29	.314

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1992, A	30	30	11	9	0	3.02	200.0	152	77	67	12	72	125	0	0	1.12	.235
1993, AA	27	27	10	10	0	5.22	146.2	162	88	85	18	58	125	0	0	1.50	.327
1994, AA	2	2	2	0	0	1.20	15.0	5	2	2	1	3	15	0	0	0.53	.129
1994, AAA	26	23	11	7	0	4.12	135.1	128	65	62	14	53	108	0	0	1.34	.286
1995, AAA	21	21	8	5	0	3.73	125.1	109	54	52	4	51	130	1	1	1.28	.304

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1996	1	1	0	1	0	5.06	5.1	5	3	3	2	6	0	0
1997	4	2	1	0	0	8.38	9.2	11	9	9	9	6	0	0
1998	1	1	1	0	0	5.68	6.1	7	5	4	2	6	0	0
1999	1	1	0	1	0	7.94	5.2	9	5	5	2	3	0	0
2000	5	5	3	0	0	1.00	36.0	22	5	4	6	32	0	0
2001	1	1	0	0	0	3.38	5.1	5	2	2	4	6	0	0
2002	1	1	0	1	0	3.18	5.2	4	2	2	3	3	0	0
Total	14	12	5	3	0	3.53	74.0	63	31	29	28	62	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1995	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS
1996	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS
1997	33	63	6	2	1	0	5	7	2	34	0	0	.095	.136	.159	.295	BOS PIT,NL
1998	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT CHW
1999	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW
2000	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW
2001	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW
2002	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW,AL
2003	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW
Total	239	65	6	2	1	0	5	7	2	35	0	0	.092	.132	.154	.286

Fielding Stats 2003

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.773

87.1

2.27

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Boston on 3/4/1992 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 6/27/1994 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks...
Injured on 9/8/1994 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
Earned first career win on 8/4/1995...
Traded from Boston to Pittsburgh on 4/11/1997 (Going to PIT: P Doug Million, SS Cesar Izturis, P Hideki Irabu, SS Angel Berroa. Going to BOS: P Charles Nagy, P Jeff Brantley, P Todd Worrell)...
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/14/1997, off Roger Salkeld (NYM)...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Chicago (W) on 2/2/1998 (Going to PIT: P Steve Parris, C Michael Barrett, CF Kenny Lofton. Going to CHW: P Hideki Irabu)...
2/2/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,857,143 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/5/1999 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
2/2/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,857,143 through salary arbitration...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Minnesota on 5/11/2000, striking out 10...
Injured on 8/22/2000 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Won World Series with Chicago (W) in 2000...
2/2/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,857,143 through salary arbitration...
5/10/2001: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (W), $2,280,000 per year, for 2 years.
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...
5/13/2003: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (W), $3,850,000 per year, for 3 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

WHIP
1998 - 1.16 - 8th
2000 - 1.20 - 8th

Wins
1997 - 14 - 10th
1999 - 17 - 5th
2002 - 17 - 7th

IP
1998 - 213.1 - 9th

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