FACTS / FLUKES: Iwakuma, Archer, Zobrist, Swisher, Shoemaker
Aug 10 2014
Correction doesn't stop Iwakuma ... In 2013, Hisashi Iwakuma (RHP, SEA) made an unlikely leap into the conversation of elite starters in his age 33 season, posting a 117 BPV with an impressive K/BB ratio. However, two years of S% in the 80s had us wondering how he'd fare when his luck evened out.
Year IP ERA xERA H% S% Ctl Dom Cmd Swk G/L/F hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== == == === === === ==== ========= ==== === 2010* 201 3.50 3.59 30 73 2.0 6.5 3.2 --- -------- ---- 86 2011* 119 3.03 3.35 29 77 1.8 6.4 3.5 --- -------- ---- 95 2012 125 3.16 3.74 28 81 3.1 7.3 2.3 10% 52/20/27 17% 77 2013 220 2.66 3.29 26 80 1.7 7.6 4.4 11% 49/18/34 12% ...
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