Hisanobu Watanabe

Hisanobu Watanabe (渡辺 久信 born August 2, 1965) nicknamed "Nabe-Q", is the former baseball player who played in the Japanese professional leagues from 1984 to 1998. He also was manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions for most of his pitching career with the Lions.

Hisanobu Watanabe
Watanbe in 2012
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 72
Pitcher/ Manager
Born: (1965-08-02) August 2, 1965
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
June 29, 1984, for the Seibu Lions
Last appearance
October 8, 1998, for the Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Win–loss–tie	125-110-14
ERA	3.67
Strikeouts	1609
Teams
As player Seibu Lions (1984–1997) Yakult Swallows (1998) Chiayi-Tainan Luka (1999–2001) As coach Chiayi-Tainan Luka (1999–2001) Seibu Lions (2004–2007) As manager Saitama Seibu Lions (2008–2013, 2024-present)

Career statistics

• Bolded figures are league-leading.

Year	Team	G	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB +HBP	SO	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	19	1	0	1	5	1	61.2	56	9	38	49	29	4.23
1999	Chiayi-Tainan Luka	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 (June 11, 1996)

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com