Hisanobu Watanabe (渡辺久信 born August 2, 1965) nicknamed "Nabe-Q", is the former

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player who played in the Japanese professional leagues from 1984 to 1998. He also was

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of the

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for most of his pitching career with the Lions.

Career statistics

*Bolded figures are league-leading.

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

* 1965 births Living people Baseball people from Gunma Prefecture Chiayi-Tainan Luka players Japanese expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Managers of baseball teams in Japan Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Seibu Lions managers Seibu Lions players Yakult Swallows players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub