P Yuki Karakawa #76
HT Carp NPB
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/21/2025
BNN Index | NPB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P YUKI KARAKAWA #76 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 0 2-0 0 3.07 29.1 30 0 4 22 1.16 0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 40 40
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 40 40
Curveball 45 45
Splitter 40 40
Cutter 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/13/2025 YOM Loss, 2-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/2025 YOM Win, 6-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
07/09/2025 @ CHUN Win, 11-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
07/05/2025 @ HAN Loss, 3-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
06/28/2025 YOKO Loss, 1-10 0.1 3 5 4 1 0
06/22/2025 HAN Win, 10-2 1.2 2 2 0 0 2
06/13/2025 @ SEIB Win, 6-5 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
06/08/2025 ORI Win, 3-0 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
06/04/2025 HOKK Win, 10-3 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
05/28/2025 CHIB Loss, 1-3 1.2 3 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Gives an honest effort each day.
High: Loyalty, Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/05/1989
Born in:Narita, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y511,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:16 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:115 Days
40-Man Service:16 Years, 15 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 0 2 0 0 3.07 29.1 30 14 10 0 4 22 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 24 11 11.05 9.20 6.75 1.23 2.43 1.16 63 0.7 .309        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 65 16 2 0 0 4 2 10 0 0 2 .246 .290 .277 .567      
vs. RHB 52 14 3 0 0 10 2 12 2 1 0 .269 .286 .327 .613      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
April 8 0 1 0 0 4.91 7.1 13 5 4 0 1 7  
May 6 0 0 0 0 2.35 7.2 9 2 2 0 1 6  
June 5 0 0 0 0 4.91 7.1 7 7 4 0 1 5  
July 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 4  
Spring Training 12 0 1 0 2 0.00 10.2 2 0 0 0 3 12  
Last Year 25 0 1 4 0 3.00 27.0 24 12 9 2 8 17  
2 Years Ago 48 0 3 5 6 2.62 55.0 48 20 16 2 19 52  
Career 471 200 82 88 17 3.71 1495.1 1552 681 617 114 398 972  
Home 15 0 1 0 0 4.50 16.0 20 11 8 0 3 14  
Road 9 0 1 0 0 1.35 13.1 10 3 2 0 1 8  
Grass 18 0 1 0 0 4.19 19.1 23 12 9 0 3 19  
Turf 6 0 1 0 0 0.90 10.0 7 2 1 0 1 3  
Day 11 0 2 0 0 5.84 12.1 13 9 8 0 2 8  
Night 13 0 0 0 0 1.06 17.0 17 5 2 0 2 14  
As Reliever / Substitution 24 0 2 0 0 3.07 29.1 30 14 10 0 4 22  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2008 CL - NPB 18 15 15 5 4 0 4.85 81.2 102 52 44 8 12 57 1 0 1.40 .338 3.63 1.6 83
2009 CL - NPB 19 21 21 5 8 0 3.64 143.1 145 62 58 11 28 115 3 1 1.21 .309 3.30 3.4 111
2010 CL - NPB 20 11 11 6 3 0 2.71 73.0 69 24 22 3 20 51 2 1 1.22 .289 3.32 1.7 148
2011 CL - NPB 21 24 24 12 6 0 2.41 168.1 146 50 45 6 35 122 5 3 1.08 .275 2.98 4.7 167
2012 CL - NPB 22 12 12 8 2 0 2.66 84.2 81 26 25 4 15 32 3 0 1.13 .268 3.63 1.6 152
2013 CL - NPB 23 27 27 9 11 0 4.18 168.0 185 85 78 12 46 80 0 0 1.38 .295 4.02 2.4 96
2014 CL - NPB 24 23 19 4 9 0 4.66 116.0 146 65 60 10 33 62 1 0 1.54 .334 4.29 1.2 87
2015 CL - NPB 25 12 12 5 4 0 6.32 62.2 78 45 44 9 27 31 0 0 1.68 .317 5.51 -0.2 64
2016 CL - NPB 26 14 14 5 6 0 3.01 83.2 82 30 28 2 35 63 1 1 1.40 .316 3.33 1.9 134
2017 CL - NPB 27 21 21 5 10 0 4.49 126.1 135 69 63 18 37 86 1 0 1.36 .287 4.74 0.7 90
2018 CL - NPB 28 25 4 1 3 0 2.83 47.2 43 17 15 5 10 31 0 0 1.11 .270 3.89 0.4 142
2019 CL - NPB 29 40 1 5 3 0 5.26 37.2 47 25 22 7 6 30 0 0 1.41 .323 4.58 -0.1 77
2020 CL - NPB 30 32 0 1 1 0 1.19 30.1 22 4 4 1 9 23 0 0 1.02 .000 3.00 0.5 339
2021 Chiba Lotte - NPB 31 35 19 2 8 0 5.67 98.1 115 65 62 12 36 51 0 0 1.54 .311 4.92 -0.1 70
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 32 62 0 3 1 11 1.73 62.1 54 16 12 2 18 47 0 0 1.16 .291 2.63 1.6 229
2023 HNH - NPB 33 48 0 3 5 6 2.62 55.0 48 20 16 2 19 52 0 0 1.22 .315 2.38 1.3 133
2024 YDNA - NPB 34 25 0 1 4 0 3.00 27.0 24 12 9 2 8 17 0 0 1.19 .268 3.47 0.1 116
2025 HT - NPB 35 24 0 2 0 0 3.07 29.1 30 14 10 0 4 22 0 0 1.16 .309 2.43 0.7 125
Total NPB 471 200 82 88 17 3.71 1495.1 1552 681 617 114 398 972 17 6 1.30 .307 3.75 23.3 107
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2010 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 5 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2.14 .455 0.00 0.1 999
2012 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 1 0 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0.60 .083 4.40 -0.0 219
2013 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.75 .167 2.95 0.1 999
2014 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 4 0 2 0 0 3.86 28.0 27 13 12 4 8 18 0 0 1.25 .267 4.74 -0.2 102
2015 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 7 0 1 2 0 3.09 32.0 41 17 11 3 6 35 0 0 1.47 .409 2.98 0.5 127
2016 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 9 0 5 1 0 3.12 49.0 40 17 17 2 8 35 0 0 0.98 .262 3.16 0.7 126
2017 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 3 0 0 1 0 4.91 11.0 22 9 6 0 4 4 0 0 2.36 .468 3.56 0.1 80
2018 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 14 0 4 0 1 3.81 59.0 54 28 25 3 11 33 2 0 1.10 .263 3.45 0.6 103
2019 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 7 0 1 1 0 5.14 7.0 10 4 4 0 1 11 0 0 1.57 .476 0.49 0.3 77
2020 CL (Ni-Gun) - AA 30 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.50 .167 2.20 0.1 999
Total NGN 49 0 13 5 1 3.43 199.1 204 93 76 13 40 148 2 0 1.22 .305 3.35 114.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 CL - INT P 32 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Chiba Lotte - INT P 35 19 4 12 1 18 2 .889 98.1 1.46 -0.7 .886
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 62 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 62.1 1.30 -0.7 .971
2023 HNH - INT P 47 0 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 55.0 1.80 +0.6 .992
2024 YDNA - INT P 24 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 27.0 2.00 +0.4 .953
2025 HT - INT P 24 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 29.1 0.61 -0.3 .654
TOTAL P 224 19 16 34 2 54 4 .926 272.0 1.65 -0.5 .910
PLAYER HISTORY
12/02/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
01/28/2022 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of Y2,600,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
03/11/2022 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/10/2022 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/14/2022 Injured on 08/12/2022, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, will not miss additional time.
10/12/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 75 (75).
06/22/2023 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/14/2023 Injured on 08/13/2023, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, is day-to-day.
11/02/2023 Became a free agent.
12/12/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of Y900,000 with the YDNA BayStars organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
06/02/2024 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/17/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
10/29/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 70 (70).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 70 (70).
01/22/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of Y511,000 with the HT Carp organization.
02/23/2025 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 62 3
Year SV Rank
2022 11 6
Year HLD Rank
2022 11 6
Year RA Rank
2022 62 3
Year GF Rank
2022 31 3
2023 22 10
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