
Kazuki Iimura
이이무라
A 28-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Lotte Giants, joined Lotte in 2026. 2026 is his first season in the league. This season, working mostly in relief: 2–4, 6 saves and 8 holds, a 6.11 ERA over 35.3 innings, 3.61 FIP and 0.86 WAR.
- Born
- 1998-04-28· 28
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / throws
- bats right, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 183 cm · 85 kg
- Draft
- Joined Lotte in 2026
- Debut
- 2026
Path일본 카스미가우라고일본 오비린대
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.
Workload
Pitches / inning
15.4
Pitches / batter
3.47
Fatigue index
80
100 is a league-typical workload. Above it, the arm is doing more work per out than the innings column suggests.
34 G
Pitching line
| IP | 35 1/3 | TBF | 157 |
| W | 2 | L | 4 |
| SV | 6 | HLD | 8 |
| H | 47 | HR | 3 |
| BB | 6 | HBP | 1 |
| SO | 29 | NP | 545 |
| R | 27 | ER | 24 |
| QS | 0 | BSV | 0 |
| CG | 0 | SHO | 0 |
Advanced
| ERA | 6.11 | FIP | 3.61 |
| E−F | +2.50 | WHIP | 1.50 |
| ERA+ | 76 | FIP+ | 129 |
| K/9 | 7.4 | BB/9 | 1.5 |
| HR/9 | 0.8 | K/BB | 4.83 |
| BABIP | .373 | LOB% | 54% |
| Opp AVG | .318 | WAR | 0.86 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | IP | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Naile | KIA | 183 | 3.49 | 3.67 | 20.5% | 5.0% | 0.6 | 4.35 |
| Won Tae-in | Samsung | 145 1/3 | 4.52 | 3.35 | 18.5% | 5.4% | 0.4 | 3.95 |
| Jeremy Beasley | Lotte | 147 | 4.96 | 3.72 | 24.1% | 6.7% | 0.8 | 3.41 |
| Tolhurst | LG | 163 1/3 | 4.24 | 4.13 | 18.0% | 5.2% | 0.9 | 3.10 |
| Raul Alcantara | Kiwoom | 155 2/3 | 3.87 | 3.86 | 21.5% | 3.0% | 1.1 | 3.39 |
Pitcher WAR is built from FIP, so it credits strikeouts, walks and home runs and stays neutral on everything the defence touched. Relief innings are not leverage-weighted, which understates a closer.