1B Akinori Iwamura #1
Houston Astros ML
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/16/2009
BNN Index | ML | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B AKINORI IWAMURA #1 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
86 308 91 21 2 6 29 43 48 .295 .383 .435 13 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 75 64 79 75
Gap 52 40 56 52
Power 43 37 45 43
Eye 57 48 61 57
Avoid K's 61 56 62 61
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 73 1
Errors: - 61 10
Arm: 2 56 6
Turn DP: - 86 -
Ability: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 66 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 81 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 67
Stealing Ability: 103
Baserunning Inst.: 95
Sacrifice Bunt: 15
Bunt for Hit: 29
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/15/2009 TEX Win, 11-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/2009 TEX Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/13/2009 @ MON Loss, 4-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/12/2009 @ MON Loss, 5-6 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/11/2009 @ MON Win, 5-3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/09/2009 ATL Win, 5-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/08/2009 ATL Loss, 3-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/07/2009 ATL Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/2009 TOR Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/2009 TOR Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Hangs out with teammates after the game.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:02/09/1979
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000,000
Signed Through:2011 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 106 Days
Service This Yr:106 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 106 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE 2009 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 86 308 91 21 2 6 29 44 43 48 .295 .383 .435 .818 .365 .140 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 355 2 0 0 1 0 2 134 29 13 2 86.7 57.5 6.99 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   84 20 5 1 1 4 9 9 14 0 0 0 .238 .312 .357 .669
Versus Right   224 71 16 1 5 25 35 34 34 2 0 2 .317 .408 .464 .873
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Last Week   23 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .348 .348 .348 .696
April   85 27 5 1 3 12 12 15 15 2 0 0 .318 .412 .506 .918
May   75 17 6 1 1 2 12 15 12 0 0 2 .227 .370 .373 .743
June   91 29 8 0 2 9 17 11 14 0 0 0 .319 .392 .473 .865
July   57 18 2 0 0 6 3 2 7 0 0 0 .316 .339 .351 .690
Spring Training   70 19 5 1 1 6 10 12 15 0 0 0 .271 .378 .414 .792
Last Year   482 122 23 3 8 44 64 48 85 5 0 3 .253 .322 .363 .685
2 Years Ago   512 155 31 2 8 65 84 53 71 2 0 2 .303 .369 .418 .787
Career   3875 1136 215 18 74 482 637 487 595 26 2 33 .293 .375 .415 .790
Home   140 39 8 0 3 13 19 21 27 2 0 0 .279 .368 .400 .768
Road   168 52 13 2 3 16 25 22 21 0 0 2 .310 .396 .464 .860
Grass   297 86 20 2 6 29 43 42 46 2 0 2 .290 .379 .431 .810
Turf   11 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .455 .500 .545 1.045
Day   78 16 7 0 2 6 10 8 12 0 0 2 .205 .295 .372 .667
Night   230 75 14 2 4 23 34 35 36 2 0 0 .326 .412 .457 .869
As Starter   306 91 21 2 6 29 44 43 48 2 0 2 .297 .385 .438 .823
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   52 12 5 0 0 4 6 11 12 0 0 1 .231 .375 .327 .702
Inning 1-3   98 26 5 1 2 11 17 13 16 2 0 0 .265 .345 .398 .743
Inning 4-6   115 37 8 0 3 11 13 14 15 0 0 0 .322 .395 .470 .865
Inning 7-9   90 27 8 1 1 7 14 16 17 0 0 2 .300 .417 .444 .861
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   100 32 8 1 3 9 21 16 16 0 0 0 .320 .414 .510 .924
1 Outs   111 34 10 0 3 16 13 13 18 2 0 1 .306 .378 .477 .855
2 Outs   97 25 3 1 0 4 10 14 14 0 0 1 .258 .357 .309 .666
Scoring Position   82 20 3 0 0 20 9 15 17 2 0 0 .244 .354 .280 .634
Bases Empty   180 56 13 2 6 6 29 19 25 0 0 1 .311 .380 .506 .886
Runner on 1st   46 15 5 0 0 3 6 9 6 0 0 1 .326 .446 .435 .881
Runner on 2nd   21 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 0 0 0 .190 .346 .190 .537
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 2 0 0 4 2 5 7 0 0 0 .280 .400 .360 .760
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 4 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .571 .700 .571 1.271
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .286 .411
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 0 7 0 2 3 1 0 0 .231 .312 .231 .543
Two Strikes   151 40 8 0 1 11 15 13 48 1 0 0 .265 .321 .338 .659
First Pitch   33 8 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .242 .364 .606
Count 0-1   26 9 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .346 .370 .615 .986
Count 0-2   24 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .125 .125 .167 .292
Count 1-0   22 9 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .682 1.091
Count 1-1   28 13 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 .464 .467 .643 1.110
Count 1-2   39 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0 0 0 .205 .205 .205 .410
Count 2-0   12 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Count 2-1   26 7 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .269 .423 .692
Count 2-2   44 11 2 0 0 4 3 0 14 0 0 0 .250 .250 .295 .545
Count 3-0   3 0 0 0 0 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   7 2 1 0 1 1 6 15 0 0 0 0 .286 .773 .857 1.630
Full Count   44 18 5 0 1 6 11 13 7 1 0 0 .409 .534 .591 1.125
Behind in Count   89 20 3 1 1 3 5 0 27 0 0 1 .225 .233 .315 .548
Ahead in Count   70 21 8 1 2 10 17 30 0 0 0 0 .300 .510 .529 1.039
Batting Leadoff   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 5th   191 53 12 1 4 20 25 30 33 2 0 1 .277 .375 .414 .789
Batting 6th   85 26 9 1 2 7 17 13 12 0 0 1 .306 .404 .506 .910
Batting 7th   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 8th   11 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .545 1.091
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   134 43 9 1 2 4 19 22 16 0 0 1 .321 .420 .448 .868
Medium Leverage   119 37 8 1 4 13 21 13 21 0 0 0 .311 .379 .496 .875
High Leverage   55 11 4 0 0 12 4 8 11 2 0 1 .200 .303 .273 .576
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Houston - ML 22 114 406 116 20 3 2 51 61 34 5 2 72 7 3 .286 .347 .365 .711 88 89 0.7
2002 Houston - ML 23 112 388 105 11 2 7 47 70 60 5 3 52 6 3 .271 .373 .363 .736 103 104 1.4
2003 Houston - ML 24 139 517 157 37 1 7 61 95 73 1 2 70 10 4 .304 .390 .420 .809 117 120 2.4
2004 Houston - ML 25 129 397 137 25 5 13 66 81 63 3 3 57 11 10 .345 .436 .531 .967 155 161 4.3
2005 Houston - ML 26 130 424 121 23 0 8 51 65 54 8 3 62 15 4 .285 .374 .396 .770 114 116 2.4
2006 Houston - ML 27 132 441 132 24 0 15 68 73 59 4 4 78 16 6 .299 .384 .456 .840 118 122 2.5
2007 Houston - ML 28 143 512 155 31 2 8 65 84 53 2 2 71 9 1 .303 .369 .418 .787 106 112 2.4
2008 Houston - ML 29 145 482 122 23 3 8 44 64 48 3 5 85 17 1 .253 .322 .363 .685 85 83 0.9
2009 Houston - ML 30 86 308 91 21 2 6 29 44 43 2 2 48 13 2 .295 .383 .435 .818 123 127 2.0
Total ML 1130 3875 1136 215 18 74 482 637 487 33 26 595 104 34 .293 .375 .415 .790 112 114 18.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Round Rock - AAA 21 55 164 48 16 0 1 23 31 23 3 0 13 0 0 .293 .389 .409 .798 106 113 1.0
Total MAAA 55 164 48 16 0 1 23 31 23 3 0 13 0 0 .293 .389 .409 .798 106 113
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Houston - ML 22 5 15 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .267 .312 .533 .846 116 116 0.1
2002 Houston - ML 23 4 16 5 0 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 .312 .389 .688 1.076 187 188 -0.3
2004 Houston - ML 25 6 24 5 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 0 .208 .269 .375 .644 69 68 -0.5
2005 Houston - ML 26 4 15 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .267 .353 .267 .620 75 83 -0.9
Total ML 19 70 18 2 0 4 10 12 7 0 0 16 1 0 .257 .325 .457 .782 108 109
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Round Rock - AAA 2B 40 36 77 116 40 197 4 .980 328.2 5.28 +2.5 1.046
2000 Round Rock - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Houston - MLB 2B 41 40 68 120 38 188 0 1.000 337.1 5.02 +3.3 1.078
2001 Houston - MLB 3B 33 33 9 52 12 65 4 .938 285.0 1.93 -0.5 1.013
2002 Houston - MLB 2B 36 34 67 84 31 153 2 .987 285.0 4.77 +0.3 1.037
2002 Houston - MLB 3B 5 4 2 7 2 9 0 1.000 31.0 2.61 +0.5 1.245
2003 Houston - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.3 .000 1 1 0 0.0
2003 Houston - MLB 1B 132 132 1131 60 135 1199 8 .993 1184.2 9.05 -1.0 .997
2003 Houston - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 Houston - MLB 1B 107 102 824 71 91 898 3 .997 878.2 9.17 +1.8 1.014
2004 Houston - MLB 2B 5 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 .998
2004 Houston - MLB 3B 4 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.1 1.049
2005 Houston - MLB 1B 114 108 935 64 99 1002 3 .997 954.0 9.42 -0.2 1.000
2005 Houston - MLB 2B 12 0 5 10 1 16 1 .938 28.0 4.82 +0.1 .913
2005 Houston - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Houston - MLB 1B 23 20 175 17 18 193 1 .995 181.0 9.55 +0.7 .992
2006 Houston - MLB 2B 50 42 81 134 33 220 5 .977 380.1 5.09 -1.8 1.009
2007 Houston - MLB 1B 36 32 255 20 31 277 2 .993 275.1 8.99 -1.0 .991
2007 Houston - MLB 2B 11 2 8 12 6 21 1 .952 34.0 5.29 -0.2 .994
2007 Houston - MLB 3B 99 97 51 178 19 246 17 .931 855.2 2.41 -2.9 .946
2008 Houston - MLB 1B 54 53 454 25 40 482 3 .994 465.2 9.26 -0.2 1.023
2008 Houston - MLB 2B 43 36 76 132 36 211 3 .986 356.1 5.25 +2.2 1.016
2008 Houston - MLB 3B 42 31 20 51 6 76 5 .934 276.2 2.31 -2.3 .924
2009 Houston - MLB 1B 71 71 549 42 59 593 2 .997 593.2 8.96 +0.4 .999
2009 Houston - MLB 2B 9 3 19 17 3 37 1 .973 48.0 6.75 +0.5 .990
2009 Houston - MLB 3B 18 10 5 19 1 24 0 1.000 91.2 2.36 +0.1 .991
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.3 .000 1 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 537 518 4323 299 473 4644 22 .995 4533.0 9.18 +0.6 1.003
TOTAL 2B 248 193 401 629 188 1047 17 .984 1807.2 5.13 +7.0 1.030
TOTAL 3B 204 175 88 310 41 424 26 .939 1554.2 2.30 -5.0 .961
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2000 Named the #24 prospect in the ML
05/09/2000 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (75); Power: 28 (42); Eye: 53 (53).
04/01/2001 Named the #19 prospect in the ML
11/10/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $158,400 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (75); Power: 32 (47); Eye: 55 (55).
04/05/2002 Injured (Hand contusion), out for one week.
07/21/2002 Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/11/2002 Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for one week.
11/16/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $158,400 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (76); Power: 37 (46); Eye: 54 (54).
07/14/2003 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/09/2003 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 79 (80); Power: 46 (48); Eye: 64 (64).
04/24/2004 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/05/2004 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/13/2004 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for one week.
09/29/2004 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/15/2004 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,250,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 81 (81); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 63 (63).
05/29/2005 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/28/2005 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 47 (47); Eye: 63 (63).
03/11/2006 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
07/14/2006 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
07/26/2006 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $59,600,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 46 (46); Eye: 60 (63).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 47 (47); Eye: 61 (65).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 82 (88); Power: 44 (45); Eye: 56 (56).
05/21/2009 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/11/2009 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2003 37 7
Year IBB Rank
2002 5 8
2008 5 9
Year OBP Rank
2003 .390 10
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