#21 Hideki Okajima, Closer, 27 yrs, New York (M) Mets

#21 Hideki Okajima, Closer, 27 yrs, New York (M) Mets
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Hideki Okajima

12/25/1975
27
Japan,,Kyoto
6"1
195

Closer
L
L

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5.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,057,143
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 44 Days (904 total Days)
75 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 51 Days (911 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	8	10	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	10	9	10
Versus RHB	10	8	10
Talent	10	8	10

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

5
58
3

Pitches:
Fastball
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

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1
3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/21	PIT	W 3-2		1.1	1	0	0	0	1
5/25	ARI	W 5-4		1	0	0	0	1	0	SV
5/28	@ATL	L 6-7		0.1	1	1	1	0	0	L
5/29	@ATL	W 12-10		1	0	0	0	0	2	SV
5/31	PHI	L 2-7		2	1	0	0	0	2
6/1	PHI	L 4-6		2	1	0	0	1	3
6/3	FLO	W 6-5		1.1	1	0	0	0	0	SV
6/6	ATL	W 4-3		1	1	0	0	0	1	SV
6/10	NYY	L 6-7		1	1	0	0	0	3
6/12	TOR	W 4-2		1	0	0	0	1	0	SV

Pitching Stats 2003

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	29	0	0	3	19	2.97	36.1	33	13	12	10	46	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	75	0	0	8	49	2.97	93.0	85	33	31	26	118

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	22	3	86.4	29	24	10.7	8.2	11.4	2.5	2	1	50.0	8	4	50.0	2.84

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	40	12	7	0	1	7	8	0	15	0	0	0	.300	.300	.550	.850
vs. RHB	95	21	9	0	1	9	5	10	31	0	0	0	.221	.290	.347	.637

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	18	0	0	2	11	3.38	24.0	24	9	9	7	29
Road	11	0	0	1	8	2.19	12.1	9	4	3	3	17
This Week	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	1	3
Last Week	4	0	0	0	2	0.00	6.1	4	0	0	1	6

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	10	0	0	1	7	3.38	13.1	16	6	5	4	19
May	14	0	0	2	9	3.78	16.2	13	7	7	4	20
June	5	0	0	0	3	0.00	6.1	4	0	0	2	7

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1998	65	0	2	4	2	4.79	67.2	56	38	36	3	33	86	0	0	1.32	.323	NYM
1999	63	0	5	3	24	3.67	68.2	69	29	28	5	33	104	0	0	1.49	.408	NYM
2000	90	0	5	4	3	2.85	104.1	83	35	33	7	40	120	0	0	1.18	.291	NYM
2001	80	0	5	2	29	1.85	92.1	55	20	19	4	32	120	0	0	0.94	.263	NYM,NL
2002	61	0	9	2	40	1.27	64.0	37	11	9	4	16	93	0	0	0.83	.254	NYM,NL
2003	29	0	0	3	19	2.97	36.1	33	13	12	2	10	46	0	0	1.18	.356	NYM
Total	388	0	26	18	117	2.85	433.1	333	146	137	25	164	569	0	0	1.15	.310

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1995, A	29	0	5	1	0	3.51	51.1	43	20	20	2	23	33	0	0	1.29	.263
1995, AA	12	0	1	0	0	2.77	13.0	9	4	4	2	5	11	0	0	1.08	.206
1996, AA	40	0	2	5	1	2.75	36.0	23	11	11	4	15	33	0	0	1.06	.216
1997, AA	8	0	0	0	0	0.00	9.0	7	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	1.11	.304
1997, AAA	43	0	3	2	3	3.57	40.1	37	18	16	1	24	37	0	0	1.51	.330
1998, AAA	13	0	2	1	0	2.25	16.0	6	4	4	2	8	13	0	0	0.88	.118

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1999	4	0	0	0	4	1.59	5.2	4	1	1	1	12	0	0
2000	6	0	0	0	0	6.23	8.2	10	6	6	7	9	0	0
2001	8	0	2	0	3	0.00	9.0	4	1	0	2	17	0	0
2002	3	0	0	0	1	0.00	2.1	0	0	0	1	5	0	0
Total	21	0	2	0	8	2.45	25.2	18	8	7	11	43	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1998	65	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM
1999	63	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM
2000	90	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	NYM
2001	80	6	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	NYM,NL
2002	61	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	NYM,NL
2003	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM
Total	388	27	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	14	0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254

Fielding Stats 2003

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

36.1

0.99

Player History

Signed as a free agent by New York (M) on 2/10/1995 to a 2-year deal worth $550,000 per year...
Earned first career win on 6/6/1998...
Had first career hit on 6/8/2000, off Graeme Lloyd (FLO)...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
Won World Series with New York (M) in 2001...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,565,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1999 - 24 - 7th
2001 - 29 - 4th
2002 - 40 - 1st

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