Hisanobu Watanabe
Encyclopedia
Hisanobu Watanabe is the manager
of the Saitama Seibu Lions. He played baseball
for most of his pitching
career with the Lions. His nickname is "Nabe-Q".
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
of the Saitama Seibu Lions. He played baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
for most of his pitching
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
career with the Lions. His nickname is "Nabe-Q".
Career statistics
- Bolded figures are league-leading.
Year Team G CG SHO W L SV IP H HR BB
+HBPSO ER ERA
(Place)1984 Seibu Lions 15 2 0 1 1 0 52.2 41 7 31 38 23 3.93 1985 43 7 0 8 8 11 152.0 132 22 75 121 54 3.20（2） 1986 39 13 1 16 6 1 219.1 191 22 82 178 70 2.87（2） 1987 30 5 1 5 3 8 105.2 81 10 46 74 36 3.07 1988 28 14 3 15 7 0 185 163 29 62 123 74 3.60（14） 1989 29 17 4 15 11 0 226.2 210 34 90 174 86 3.41（5） 1990 30 16 2 18 10 0 224.1 206 31 86 172 74 2.97（2） 1991 25 6 1 7 10 0 151.1 142 17 73 127 74 4.40（18） 1992 28 8 2 12 12 0 179.1 164 17 88 141 76 3.81（15） 1993 26 7 1 9 14 0 160.0 153 15 73 143 68 3.83（17） 1994 25 4 0 9 8 0 146.1 149 16 75 97 71 4.37（14） 1995 20 0 0 3 4 6 49.1 42 7 30 43 31 5.66 1996 20 5 2 6 9 0 118.1 116 19 53 92 60 4.56 1997 12 0 0 0 2 0 43.1 42 4 27 37 20 4.15 1998 Yakult Swallows Tokyo Yakult Swallowsis a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League.The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, the Yakult Corporation. From 1950 to 1965, the team was owned by the former Japanese National Railways and called the Kokutetsu Swallows; the team was then owned by the newspaper Sankei...19 1 0 1 5 1 61.2 56 9 38 49 29 4.23 1999 Chiayi-Tainan Luka Chiayi-Tainan LukaThe Chiayi-Tainan Luka or abbreviated Chianan Luka was a professional baseball team in the Taiwan Major League that existed from 1997 to 2002. Its homes were Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and Tainan Baseball Field...28 8 2 18 7 0 207.2 195 50 201 54 2.34 2000 27 7 1 15 8 0 203.2 194 42 169 56 2.47 2001 23 3 0 2 7 4 86.1 81 8 80 35 3.65 NPB Total(15 years) 389 105 17 125 110 27 2075.2 1888 259 932 1609 846 3.67 TML Total(3 years) 78 18 3 35 22 4 497.2 470 100 450 145 2.62
Titles and Awards(NPB)
- Wins Champion : 3 times (1986,1988,1990)
- Winning Percentage Champion : Once (1986)
- Strikeouts Champion : Once (1986)
- Best Nine : Once (1986)
- Golden Glove : Once (1990)
- All Star game appearance : 6 times (1985–1986,1988–1990,1992)
- No-hitter : Once (Jun 11, 1996)