Hisashi Yamada
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Hisashi Yamada
Birthdate:
July 29, 1948 (60 y, 8 m, 22 d)
Born In:
Nakama, FUK, JPN
Nationality:
Japanese
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/190
Entry:
1969 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1982 Oakland (MLB)
1978 (3rd) Oakland (MLB)
1976 (3rd) Oakland (MLB)
1974 Los Angeles (MLB)
1973 Los Angeles (MLB)
1972 Los Angeles (MLB)
1971 Los Angeles (MLB)
1970 (2nd) Los Angeles (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1972 (2nd) Los Angeles (MLB)
All-Star 1982 Oakland (MLB)
1977 Oakland (MLB)
1976 Oakland (MLB)
1975 Los Angeles (MLB)
1974 Los Angeles (MLB)
1973 Los Angeles (MLB)
1972 Los Angeles (MLB)
1971 Los Angeles (MLB)
1970 Los Angeles (MLB)
League Champ 1982 Oakland (MLB)
Gold Glove 1972 - P Los Angeles (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 1976 Oakland (MLB)
Jul 1973 Los Angeles (MLB)
May 1972 Los Angeles (MLB)
Jun 1971 Los Angeles (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1969 Los Angeles (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 9, 1971 Los Angeles (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink74
Grey Ink239
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1970 14 6
1971 12 9
1973 12 7
1974 12 3
1975 12 8
Year GS Rank
1970 34 7
1971 35 1
1972 36 3
1973 35 3
1974 35 1
1976 33 8
Year W Rank
1970 18 6
1971 14 10
1972 21 1
1973 20 1
1974 19 1
1975 15 8
1976 19 2
1978 16 10
1981 16 7
Year Win % Rank
1970 0.643 10
1972 0.750 3
1973 0.769 1
1974 0.704 7
1975 0.833 1
1980 0.706 9
Year IP Rank
1970 263.2 6
1971 281.1 1
1972 277.0 3
1973 279.0 1
1974 273.0 2
1976 264.2 2
1977 250.0 6
1978 257.1 7
1979 243.2 9
1981 241.1 9
Year BF Rank
1970 1027 9
1971 1055 6
1972 1060 9
1973 1096 5
1974 1081 7
1976 1082 3
Year K Rank
1970 191 5
1971 256 1
1972 285 1
1973 282 1
1974 272 1
1975 146 10
1976 239 1
1977 253 1
1978 206 2
1979 204 2
1980 176 2
1981 187 3
1982 189 2
Year WP Rank
1974 9 8
Year ERA Rank
1970 2.389 1
1971 2.239 2
1972 1.365 1
1973 2.194 1
1974 2.670 2
1975 3.067 9
1977 3.276 5
1978 2.973 4
1981 2.834 5
1982 2.416 2
Year BABIP Rank
1970 0.260 9
1971 0.233 4
1972 0.255 10
1973 0.263 2
Year WHIP Rank
1970 0.963 1
1971 0.803 1
1972 0.841 1
1973 0.936 1
1974 0.974 1
1975 1.022 1
1976 1.152 6
1977 1.080 2
1978 1.096 2
1979 1.096 4
1980 1.141 3
1981 1.082 4
1982 0.922 1
Year H/9 Rank
1970 7.100 1
1971 5.854 1
1972 6.303 1
1973 6.807 1
1974 7.088 2
1975 7.558 3
1977 8.244 7
1978 8.114 7
1980 8.746 10
1981 8.354 10
1982 7.520 1
Year BB/9 Rank
1970 1.570 4
1971 1.376 4
1972 1.267 1
1973 1.613 5
1974 1.681 2
1975 1.643 2
1976 1.768 8
1977 1.476 3
1978 1.749 5
1979 1.182 3
1980 1.525 6
1981 1.380 6
1982 0.779 1
1983 1.431 7
Year CG Rank
1970 15 3
1971 20 1
1972 15 3
1974 13 4
1977 17 1
1978 16 3
1979 12 7
1982 9 10
Year SHO Rank
1970 5 1
1971 5 4
1972 9 1
1973 3 2
1974 2 8
1975 2 5
1976 3 3
1978 3 3
1979 2 6
1980 3 3
1981 3 1
1982 4 1
1983 2 3
Year BB (Low) Rank
1970 46 5
1971 43 6
1972 39 1
1973 50 9
1974 51 7
1975 30 2
1977 41 6
1978 50 7
1979 32 4
1980 38 8
1981 37 7
1982 20 2
1983 32 6
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1971 183 10
1975 138 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
1970 11 4
1972 12 10
1975 5 1
1982 13 8
Year WAR Rank
1970 8.6 2
1971 10.6 1
1972 12.1 1
1973 11.2 1
1974 10.0 1
1975 6.5 2
1976 8.7 1
1977 8.4 1
1978 7.6 2
1979 7.3 2
1980 6.3 2
1981 7.7 2
1982 8.8 1
Year L (Low) Rank
1972 7 6
1973 6 3
1974 8 9
1975 3 1
1980 5 4