Английская Википедия:Eiji Sawamura Award
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:More citations needed
The Шаблон:Nihongo, commonly known as the Sawamura Award, is an honor bestowed upon the top starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball each year.
The award was originally established by Japanese magazine "Nekkyū" in 1947 to honor the career of Eiji Sawamura, a power pitcher who enjoyed an illustrious career for the Tokyo Giants before being killed in combat during World War II. It is a special award that is independent of the official Most Valuable Pitcher award that is presented to one pitcher in each league (Central and Pacific) each year.
Overview
Selection process
One starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball is chosen at the end of each season based on the following selection criteria.
- Games started: 25 or more
- Wins: 15 or more
- Complete games: 10 or more
- Winning percentage: .600 or higher
- Innings pitched: 200 or more
- Earned run average (ERA): 2.50 or lower
- Strikeouts: 150 or more
The selection criteria were established in Шаблон:Baseball year; prior to this, a pool of journalists voted on the pitcher they thought was most deserving of the award without any particular criteria. These simply serve as guidelines; while the pitcher who fulfills the most criteria has the most likelihood of winning, pitchers who do not fulfill all seven criteria have often been presented the award.Шаблон:Citation needed
In the rare event that another pitcher has a season that is deemed more outstanding, a pitcher may, in turn, fulfill all seven criteria and not win the award. In Шаблон:Npby, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters starting pitcher Yu Darvish (16–4 win–loss record, 1.88 ERA, 208 strikeouts) fulfilled all seven criteria, but Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma won the award despite meeting only six criteria because it was deemed that Iwakuma (21–4, 1.87 ERA, 159 strikeouts) had the better season overall.Шаблон:Citation needed
The selection committee usually consists of five former pitchers.[1]
Other notes
Because it began as an independent award by Nekkyū, a magazine catered towards Giants fans, only Central League pitchers were eligible to win the award from Шаблон:Npby (the first year the NPB employed the current two-league format) to Шаблон:Baseball year. The first pitcher to be bestowed the honors from the Pacific League was Hideo Nomo for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Шаблон:Baseball year.Шаблон:Citation needed
No pitcher was found to be sufficiently deserving of the award in Шаблон:Baseball year, Шаблон:Baseball year, Шаблон:Baseball year, Шаблон:Baseball year, and Шаблон:Baseball year.[1] The award has been presented to two pitchers in the same season twice (Шаблон:Baseball year, Шаблон:Npby).Шаблон:Citation needed
Winners
Bold names indicate pitchers who met all seven criteria (limited to 1982 and later winners)
See also
- Шаблон:Section link
- Шаблон:Section link
- List of Nippon Professional Baseball earned run average champions
- Cy Young Award (MLB)
- Choi Dong-won Award (KBO League)
References
Шаблон:Sawamura Award Шаблон:Nippon Professional Baseball
- Английская Википедия
- Страницы с неработающими файловыми ссылками
- Nippon Professional Baseball trophies and awards
- Awards established in 1947
- 1947 establishments in Japan
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
