Hisashi Iwakuma

Hisashi Iwakuma 岩隈久志
Iwakuma with the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners – No. 18
Starting pitcher
Born: (1981-04-12) April 12, 1981 (age 35) Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: May 29, 2001, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
MLB: April 20, 2012, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	107–69
Earned run average	2.75
Strikeouts	1,175
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Win–loss record	63–37
Earned run average	3.39
Strikeouts	698
WHIP	1.14
Teams
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (2000–2004) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005–2011) Seattle Mariners (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-World Baseball Classic team (2009) 3× NPB All-Star (2003, 2004, 2008) 2× Best Nine Award (2004, 2008) 2× PL wins title (2004, 2008) PL MVP (2008) Eiji Sawamura Award (2008) PL ERA title (2008) MLB Pitched a no-hitter on August 12, 2015 All-Star (2013)

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	Team competition
World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team competition

Hisashi Iwakuma (岩隈 久志, Iwakuma Hisashi^?, born April 12, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Iwakuma made his professional debut with the Buffaloes in 2000. He was named a NPB All-Star in 2003 and 2004, and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He joined the Eagles in 2005. As the Eagles' reigning staff ace, Iwakuma won the Eiji Sawamura Award in 2008, and was also a NPB All-Star that year. He appeared in the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese national team.

Iwakuma was posted to Major League Baseball after the 2010 season, but he failed to come to an agreement with the winning bidder. After the 2011 season, Iwakuma signed with the Mariners. He was an MLB All-Star in 2013, as well as the third-place finisher for the 2013 American League Cy Young Award.