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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-20-2025, 02:02 PM

Two players were added into Austronesia Professional Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2026 upon their ballot debuts. SP Rahmat Hasjim was a nearly unanimous 99.4% and IF Buwono Gunawan only just breached the 66% requirement at 70.8%. Two returners cracked 50% with 3B Yu-Ting Tsai at 54.0% on his second ballot and CL Kyle Oliveira with 53.4% for his third go. No players were dropped after ten failed ballots in 2026.

Rahmat Hasjim – Starting Pitcher – Surabaya Sunbirds – 99.4% First Ballot

Rahmat Hasjim was a 6’0’’, 200 pound right-handed pitcher from Padang, Indonesia; the capital of the West Sumatra province with around 942,000 people. Excellent pinpoint control propelled Hasjim to success along with above average-to-good stuff and movement. His fastball peaked in the 96-98 mph range with an excellent changeup as his second best pitch. Hasjim also featured a nice slider and forkball to complete his arsenal.

Hasjim’s stamina and control meant he was one of APB’s best at going deep into games. His durability was also excellent and he avoided major injuries for his entire 16 year run. Hasjim had a solid pickoff move, but was below average defensively. He was a very driven player with a top level work ethic, pushing Hasjim to one of the better pitching runs of his era in APB.

In the 2004 APB Draft, Hasjim was picked fourth overall by Surabaya. He was split between starting and relief in his first two years and was merely decent initially. The Sunbirds emerged as a contender in 2006, which started a run of six straight Java Sea League titles. Surabaya was the Sundaland Association champ in 2006, but lost the Austronesia Championship to Davao. Hasjim tossed five perfect innings of relief in the run with 8 strikeouts.

In 2007, Hasjim became an ace with an association-best 7.2 WAR along with 301 strikeouts. Surabaya won the pennant again and this time beat Kaohsiung for the APB title. Hasjim posted a 1.52 ERA over 23.2 playoff innings with 21 strikeouts. After the season, Surabaya signed him to a five-year, $20,060,000 extension. The Sunbirds would fall in the Sundaland Association Championship in the next four seasons with unremarkable playoff starts from Hasjim. For his career, he had a 4-8 record, 2.31 ERA, 108 ERA+, 89.2 innings, 93 strikeouts, 13 walks, and 2.1 WAR.

Hasjim regressed hard in 2008, but bounced back with a career and SA best 8.5 WAR and 0.75 WHIP in 2009. He won his first ERA title at 1.65 in 2010 and led in WHIP (0.75), shutouts (8), and wins (19-4) to earn his first Pitcher of the Year. 2010 also saw Hasjim throw APB’s 33^rd perfect game in an eight strikeout effort on July 30 against Batam.

2011 featured career bests in wins (23-7) and ERA (1.59) for back-to-back Pitcher of the Year wins. Hasjim made it a three-peat in 2012 with his fourth 7+ WAR season along with 1.80 ERA and 7 shutouts. In total for Surabaya, Hasjim had a 121-63 record, 1.99 ERA, 1797 innings, 1984 strikeouts, 207 walks, 172/208 quality starts, 77 complete games, 33 shutouts, 124 ERA+, 76 FIP-, and 41.9 WAR.

Hasjim’s deal expired after the 2012 campaign at age 30. Surabaya had fallen to 80-82 that year and felt they couldn’t match the money due to a three-time defending Pitcher of the Year. Hasjim remained popular with Sunbirds fans and his #28 uniform would later be retired. He would ink a six-year, $90,200,000 deal with Jakarta.

He took a break from the World Baseball Championship for much of the Jakarta tenure. Hasjim represented Indonesia from 2007-08, 10-11, and then 17-19. He struggled mostly with a 5.22 ERA over 60.1 innings, 54 strikeouts, 13 walks, 70 ERA+, and 0.4 WAR.

Jakarta was decisively mid during Hasjim’s run with no playoff berths and an average of 82.6 wins per season. Hasjim was consistently solid in the run, but wasn’t in any awards conversations. The main highlight was his second perfect game on May 3, 2015 with seven strikeouts against Semarang. Hasjim became the fourth APB pitcher with multiple perfect games, joining Vhon Lasam, Wisnu Mahmudiana, and Yu-Ren Yang.

For the Jaguars, Hasjim had a 65-60 record, 2.21 ERA, 1285 innings, 1356 strikeouts, 168 walks, 124/153 quality starts, 64 complete games, 12 shutouts, 114 ERA+, and 25.8 WAR. Jakarta bought out the team option sixth year of Hasjim’s deal, sending him to free agency for 2018 at age 35. He still had plenty of value and Bandung gave him a three-year, $34,900,000 deal.

Hasjim had a career resurgence as he won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in 2018 with a career high 18 complete games, 284 innings, and 313 strikeouts. He became only the eighth in APB history to win the award 4+ times. Hasjim had a solid 2019 as well, but fell off noticeably in 2020 with only 1.4 WAR despite leading the SA in complete games. The Blackhawks were in the mid-tier during this effort.

With Bandung, Hasjim had a 46-37 record, 2.09 ERA, 785.1 innings 784 strikeouts, 80 walks, 76/98 quality starts, 43 complete games, 12 shutouts, 123 ERA+, and 13.5 WAR. While there, he reached the 200 win and 4000 strikeout milestones. With his deal wrapping after the 2020 season, Hasjim decided to retire at age 38.

Hasjim posted a 232-160 record, 2.09 ERA, 3867.1 innings, 4124 strikeouts, 455 walks, 372/459 quality starts, 184 complete games, 57 shutouts, 120 ERA+, 81 FIP-, and 81.2 WAR. As of 2037, Hasjim ranks 12^th in wins, 13^th in innings, 15^th in complete games, 10^th in shutouts, 21^st in strikeouts, and 30^th in pitching WAR. Hasjim’s ERA ranks 57^th among APB pitchers with 1000+ innings. His 1.06 BB/9 ranks 15^th and his 0.85 WHIP is 38^th.

He didn’t have the overwhelming dominance of some of the other APB greats and was perhaps overlooked later in his career pitching with average teams. Advanced stats probably keep Hasjim just outside of the inner circle level. However, four Pitcher of the Years, two perfect games, 200+ wins, 4k strikeouts, and a championship win make you a Hall of Fame lock easily. Hasjim was nearly unanimous at 99.4% to headline the 2026 class for Austronesia Professional Baseball.

Buwono Gunawan – Infielder – Taichung Toucans – 70.8% First Ballot

Buwono Gunawan was a 6’4’’, 200 pound left-handed hitting infielder from Tarakan, Indonesia; an island city of around 242,000 people off Borneo. Gunawan was a fantastic contact hitter with impressive gap power, posting 31 doubles and 14 triples per his 162 game average. He also had steady home run power with 28 dingers per 162. Gunawan was decent at drawing walks and great at avoiding strikeouts.

Gunawan was a phenomenal athlete with great speed and baserunning chops even at his size. He was also remarkably versatile and adaptable defensively, making starts at each infield and outfield position. Gunawan’s most frequent spot was first base with about 2/5 of his starts. He graded as a great defender at 1B and was fairly solid at second base and in left field. Gunawan did struggle at the other spots, but he still gave you flexibility rarely seen with such a strong hitter.

Few guys had such a diverse skillset and with his exceptional bat, Gunawan was primed to be a true legend. Gunawan wasn’t going to take an active leadership role, but undeniable talent made him beloved by the fans. His durability was respectable early on, but injury caused a shocking abrupt end to his career.

Gunawan was spotted as a teenager and brought to Taiwan on a developmental deal with Taichung in January 2007. He spent three years in the Toucans academy, then was a rare 19-year old debut in 2010. Gunawan started 119 games that year with okay results, as he wasn’t quite fully formed. He showed a bit more potential in 2011, but missed half of the season to a fractured rib. Gunawan stayed mostly healthy for the nine years after that.

In 2012, Gunawan had arrived as an elite talent. From 2012-17 with Taichung, he had five 8+ WAR seasons, leading the Taiwan-Philippine Association four times. Gunawan won Silver Sluggers in 2012 (at 1B), 2013 (3B), 2014, (1B), 2016 (2B), and 2017 (2B) for the Toucans. He led the TPA twice in hits, RBI, total bases, batting average, OBP, slugging, OPS, and wRC+.

Gunawan won his first MVP in 2013, leading in OPS (.928), wRC+ (199), and WAR (8.0). He also hit for the cycle in 2013 against Hsinchu. Gunawan fared better in 2014 with 10.3 WAR and .952 OPS, but finished second in MVP voting. Gunawan won MVP again in both 2016 and 2017 as the WARlord both years. 2016 had his career bests in WAR (11.0), and hits (189).

Despite his efforts, Taichung was stuck in the middle tier with no one coming close to Taipei’s historic run atop the Taiwan League. Toucans fans loved Gunawan, but weren’t surprise that he left for free agency after the 2017 season. With Taichung, Gunawan had 1151 games, 1207 hits, 568 runs, 222 doubles, 92 triples, 183 home runs, 589 RBI, 299 walks, 460 stolen bases, .289/.337/.517 slash, 170 wRC+, and 55.5 WAR. The Toucans would later retire his #24 uniform.

It was uncommon for such a high-level player to reach free agency only at age 27. Medan won the sweepstakes at $141,600,000 over eight years. This brought Gunawan home to Indonesia, although he had been playing for his country in the World Baseball Championship. From 2013-19, Gunawan had 83 starts, 80 hits, 50 runs, 13 doubles, 5 triples, 20 home runs, 59 RBI, 39 steals, .257/.325/.524 slash, 140 wRC+, and 3.3 WAR. Indonesia was runner-up in 2014 to the United States and was a division champ in 2017.

Gunawan won a Silver Slugger (2B) and his fourth MVP in his Marlins debut, becoming only the seventh in APB history with 4+ MVPs. He led that year in OPS, wRC+, OBP, slugging, and total bases for the third time and posted a career-best 93 stolen bases. Gunawan’s pace was even better in 2019, but he lost a month to a strained groin and barely missed the plate appearance requirements to quality for rate stats. He had his best triple slash (.346/.382/.651), OPS (1.033), and wRC+ (260) in 126 games for 10.2 WAR. Gunawan won a Slugger at 1B and was second in MVP voting.

Medan was 86-76 and 81-81 in his first two years. In 2020, the Marlins ended a six-year playoff drought but lost 4-3 in the Sundaland Association Championship to Palembang. Tragically, this was Gunawan’s only playoff appearances in his career. He had a career high 100 runs and 35 home runs in 2020, again taking second in MVP voting. Gunawan had already reached all of these accolades before turning 30, leading some to think he had a shot to be APB’s greatest-ever position player.

In spring training 2021, those dreams were ended suddenly after a torn ACL in his right knee. The original diagnosis was seven months, which would end Gunawan’s 2021 with a full return in 2022. However, he had a horrible setback in July and never recovered to a level where he could play again. Gunawan officially had to announce his retirement in winter 2021 shortly after only his 31^st birthday. For Medan, Gunawan had 445 games, 499 hits, 266 runs, 88 doubles, 43 triples, 89 home runs, 244 RBI, 227 stolen bases, .304/.341/.574 slash, 209 wRC+, and 29.7 WAR.

Gunawan finished with 1596 games, 1706 hits, 834 runs, 310 doubles, 135 triples, 272 home runs, 833 RBI, 396 walks, 687 steals, .293/.338/.533 slash, 181 wRC+, and 85.2 WAR. The abrupt end kept him from significant counting stats, ranking as of 2037 outside of the top 100s except for his 78^th in doubles, 78^th in triples, and 65^th in stolen bases. In WAR, Gunawan does sit 34^th among position players. Among batters with 3000+ plate appearances, his .871 OPS ranks 13^th and his triple slash ranks 22^nd/38^th/14^th.

Until Binh Tang’s later dominance, APB never had any position player with a more impressive run in their 20s. It’s hard to guess where Gunawan ends up if he has a healthy 30s, but one would think he would’ve been an inner circle Hall of Famer at worst and possibly a top five level guy at best. Gunawan is one of the largest “what if?” players of his era.

Many voters for the Austronesia Professional Baseball Hall of Fame were very stringy towards hitters in the low-offense league. Because of the lower counting stats, Gunawan debuted on the ballot with a shockingly low 70.8% despite his accolades. That was still just enough to cross the 66% requirement to earn a first ballot selection in APB’s 2026 class.

02-20-2025, 02:02 PM	#2088
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,940	2026 APB Hall of Fame Two players were added into Austronesia Professional Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2026 upon their ballot debuts. SP Rahmat Hasjim was a nearly unanimous 99.4% and IF Buwono Gunawan only just breached the 66% requirement at 70.8%. Two returners cracked 50% with 3B Yu-Ting Tsai at 54.0% on his second ballot and CL Kyle Oliveira with 53.4% for his third go. No players were dropped after ten failed ballots in 2026. Rahmat Hasjim – Starting Pitcher – Surabaya Sunbirds – 99.4% First Ballot Rahmat Hasjim was a 6’0’’, 200 pound right-handed pitcher from Padang, Indonesia; the capital of the West Sumatra province with around 942,000 people. Excellent pinpoint control propelled Hasjim to success along with above average-to-good stuff and movement. His fastball peaked in the 96-98 mph range with an excellent changeup as his second best pitch. Hasjim also featured a nice slider and forkball to complete his arsenal. Hasjim’s stamina and control meant he was one of APB’s best at going deep into games. His durability was also excellent and he avoided major injuries for his entire 16 year run. Hasjim had a solid pickoff move, but was below average defensively. He was a very driven player with a top level work ethic, pushing Hasjim to one of the better pitching runs of his era in APB. In the 2004 APB Draft, Hasjim was picked fourth overall by Surabaya. He was split between starting and relief in his first two years and was merely decent initially. The Sunbirds emerged as a contender in 2006, which started a run of six straight Java Sea League titles. Surabaya was the Sundaland Association champ in 2006, but lost the Austronesia Championship to Davao. Hasjim tossed five perfect innings of relief in the run with 8 strikeouts. In 2007, Hasjim became an ace with an association-best 7.2 WAR along with 301 strikeouts. Surabaya won the pennant again and this time beat Kaohsiung for the APB title. Hasjim posted a 1.52 ERA over 23.2 playoff innings with 21 strikeouts. After the season, Surabaya signed him to a five-year, $20,060,000 extension. The Sunbirds would fall in the Sundaland Association Championship in the next four seasons with unremarkable playoff starts from Hasjim. For his career, he had a 4-8 record, 2.31 ERA, 108 ERA+, 89.2 innings, 93 strikeouts, 13 walks, and 2.1 WAR. Hasjim regressed hard in 2008, but bounced back with a career and SA best 8.5 WAR and 0.75 WHIP in 2009. He won his first ERA title at 1.65 in 2010 and led in WHIP (0.75), shutouts (8), and wins (19-4) to earn his first Pitcher of the Year. 2010 also saw Hasjim throw APB’s 33^rd perfect game in an eight strikeout effort on July 30 against Batam. 2011 featured career bests in wins (23-7) and ERA (1.59) for back-to-back Pitcher of the Year wins. Hasjim made it a three-peat in 2012 with his fourth 7+ WAR season along with 1.80 ERA and 7 shutouts. In total for Surabaya, Hasjim had a 121-63 record, 1.99 ERA, 1797 innings, 1984 strikeouts, 207 walks, 172/208 quality starts, 77 complete games, 33 shutouts, 124 ERA+, 76 FIP-, and 41.9 WAR. Hasjim’s deal expired after the 2012 campaign at age 30. Surabaya had fallen to 80-82 that year and felt they couldn’t match the money due to a three-time defending Pitcher of the Year. Hasjim remained popular with Sunbirds fans and his #28 uniform would later be retired. He would ink a six-year, $90,200,000 deal with Jakarta. He took a break from the World Baseball Championship for much of the Jakarta tenure. Hasjim represented Indonesia from 2007-08, 10-11, and then 17-19. He struggled mostly with a 5.22 ERA over 60.1 innings, 54 strikeouts, 13 walks, 70 ERA+, and 0.4 WAR. Jakarta was decisively mid during Hasjim’s run with no playoff berths and an average of 82.6 wins per season. Hasjim was consistently solid in the run, but wasn’t in any awards conversations. The main highlight was his second perfect game on May 3, 2015 with seven strikeouts against Semarang. Hasjim became the fourth APB pitcher with multiple perfect games, joining Vhon Lasam, Wisnu Mahmudiana, and Yu-Ren Yang. For the Jaguars, Hasjim had a 65-60 record, 2.21 ERA, 1285 innings, 1356 strikeouts, 168 walks, 124/153 quality starts, 64 complete games, 12 shutouts, 114 ERA+, and 25.8 WAR. Jakarta bought out the team option sixth year of Hasjim’s deal, sending him to free agency for 2018 at age 35. He still had plenty of value and Bandung gave him a three-year, $34,900,000 deal. Hasjim had a career resurgence as he won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in 2018 with a career high 18 complete games, 284 innings, and 313 strikeouts. He became only the eighth in APB history to win the award 4+ times. Hasjim had a solid 2019 as well, but fell off noticeably in 2020 with only 1.4 WAR despite leading the SA in complete games. The Blackhawks were in the mid-tier during this effort. With Bandung, Hasjim had a 46-37 record, 2.09 ERA, 785.1 innings 784 strikeouts, 80 walks, 76/98 quality starts, 43 complete games, 12 shutouts, 123 ERA+, and 13.5 WAR. While there, he reached the 200 win and 4000 strikeout milestones. With his deal wrapping after the 2020 season, Hasjim decided to retire at age 38. Hasjim posted a 232-160 record, 2.09 ERA, 3867.1 innings, 4124 strikeouts, 455 walks, 372/459 quality starts, 184 complete games, 57 shutouts, 120 ERA+, 81 FIP-, and 81.2 WAR. As of 2037, Hasjim ranks 12^th in wins, 13^th in innings, 15^th in complete games, 10^th in shutouts, 21^st in strikeouts, and 30^th in pitching WAR. Hasjim’s ERA ranks 57^th among APB pitchers with 1000+ innings. His 1.06 BB/9 ranks 15^th and his 0.85 WHIP is 38^th. He didn’t have the overwhelming dominance of some of the other APB greats and was perhaps overlooked later in his career pitching with average teams. Advanced stats probably keep Hasjim just outside of the inner circle level. However, four Pitcher of the Years, two perfect games, 200+ wins, 4k strikeouts, and a championship win make you a Hall of Fame lock easily. Hasjim was nearly unanimous at 99.4% to headline the 2026 class for Austronesia Professional Baseball. Buwono Gunawan – Infielder – Taichung Toucans – 70.8% First Ballot Buwono Gunawan was a 6’4’’, 200 pound left-handed hitting infielder from Tarakan, Indonesia; an island city of around 242,000 people off Borneo. Gunawan was a fantastic contact hitter with impressive gap power, posting 31 doubles and 14 triples per his 162 game average. He also had steady home run power with 28 dingers per 162. Gunawan was decent at drawing walks and great at avoiding strikeouts. Gunawan was a phenomenal athlete with great speed and baserunning chops even at his size. He was also remarkably versatile and adaptable defensively, making starts at each infield and outfield position. Gunawan’s most frequent spot was first base with about 2/5 of his starts. He graded as a great defender at 1B and was fairly solid at second base and in left field. Gunawan did struggle at the other spots, but he still gave you flexibility rarely seen with such a strong hitter. Few guys had such a diverse skillset and with his exceptional bat, Gunawan was primed to be a true legend. Gunawan wasn’t going to take an active leadership role, but undeniable talent made him beloved by the fans. His durability was respectable early on, but injury caused a shocking abrupt end to his career. Gunawan was spotted as a teenager and brought to Taiwan on a developmental deal with Taichung in January 2007. He spent three years in the Toucans academy, then was a rare 19-year old debut in 2010. Gunawan started 119 games that year with okay results, as he wasn’t quite fully formed. He showed a bit more potential in 2011, but missed half of the season to a fractured rib. Gunawan stayed mostly healthy for the nine years after that. In 2012, Gunawan had arrived as an elite talent. From 2012-17 with Taichung, he had five 8+ WAR seasons, leading the Taiwan-Philippine Association four times. Gunawan won Silver Sluggers in 2012 (at 1B), 2013 (3B), 2014, (1B), 2016 (2B), and 2017 (2B) for the Toucans. He led the TPA twice in hits, RBI, total bases, batting average, OBP, slugging, OPS, and wRC+. Gunawan won his first MVP in 2013, leading in OPS (.928), wRC+ (199), and WAR (8.0). He also hit for the cycle in 2013 against Hsinchu. Gunawan fared better in 2014 with 10.3 WAR and .952 OPS, but finished second in MVP voting. Gunawan won MVP again in both 2016 and 2017 as the WARlord both years. 2016 had his career bests in WAR (11.0), and hits (189). Despite his efforts, Taichung was stuck in the middle tier with no one coming close to Taipei’s historic run atop the Taiwan League. Toucans fans loved Gunawan, but weren’t surprise that he left for free agency after the 2017 season. With Taichung, Gunawan had 1151 games, 1207 hits, 568 runs, 222 doubles, 92 triples, 183 home runs, 589 RBI, 299 walks, 460 stolen bases, .289/.337/.517 slash, 170 wRC+, and 55.5 WAR. The Toucans would later retire his #24 uniform. It was uncommon for such a high-level player to reach free agency only at age 27. Medan won the sweepstakes at $141,600,000 over eight years. This brought Gunawan home to Indonesia, although he had been playing for his country in the World Baseball Championship. From 2013-19, Gunawan had 83 starts, 80 hits, 50 runs, 13 doubles, 5 triples, 20 home runs, 59 RBI, 39 steals, .257/.325/.524 slash, 140 wRC+, and 3.3 WAR. Indonesia was runner-up in 2014 to the United States and was a division champ in 2017. Gunawan won a Silver Slugger (2B) and his fourth MVP in his Marlins debut, becoming only the seventh in APB history with 4+ MVPs. He led that year in OPS, wRC+, OBP, slugging, and total bases for the third time and posted a career-best 93 stolen bases. Gunawan’s pace was even better in 2019, but he lost a month to a strained groin and barely missed the plate appearance requirements to quality for rate stats. He had his best triple slash (.346/.382/.651), OPS (1.033), and wRC+ (260) in 126 games for 10.2 WAR. Gunawan won a Slugger at 1B and was second in MVP voting. Medan was 86-76 and 81-81 in his first two years. In 2020, the Marlins ended a six-year playoff drought but lost 4-3 in the Sundaland Association Championship to Palembang. Tragically, this was Gunawan’s only playoff appearances in his career. He had a career high 100 runs and 35 home runs in 2020, again taking second in MVP voting. Gunawan had already reached all of these accolades before turning 30, leading some to think he had a shot to be APB’s greatest-ever position player. In spring training 2021, those dreams were ended suddenly after a torn ACL in his right knee. The original diagnosis was seven months, which would end Gunawan’s 2021 with a full return in 2022. However, he had a horrible setback in July and never recovered to a level where he could play again. Gunawan officially had to announce his retirement in winter 2021 shortly after only his 31^st birthday. For Medan, Gunawan had 445 games, 499 hits, 266 runs, 88 doubles, 43 triples, 89 home runs, 244 RBI, 227 stolen bases, .304/.341/.574 slash, 209 wRC+, and 29.7 WAR. Gunawan finished with 1596 games, 1706 hits, 834 runs, 310 doubles, 135 triples, 272 home runs, 833 RBI, 396 walks, 687 steals, .293/.338/.533 slash, 181 wRC+, and 85.2 WAR. The abrupt end kept him from significant counting stats, ranking as of 2037 outside of the top 100s except for his 78^th in doubles, 78^th in triples, and 65^th in stolen bases. In WAR, Gunawan does sit 34^th among position players. Among batters with 3000+ plate appearances, his .871 OPS ranks 13^th and his triple slash ranks 22^nd/38^th/14^th. Until Binh Tang’s later dominance, APB never had any position player with a more impressive run in their 20s. It’s hard to guess where Gunawan ends up if he has a healthy 30s, but one would think he would’ve been an inner circle Hall of Famer at worst and possibly a top five level guy at best. Gunawan is one of the largest “what if?” players of his era. Many voters for the Austronesia Professional Baseball Hall of Fame were very stringy towards hitters in the low-offense league. Because of the lower counting stats, Gunawan debuted on the ballot with a shockingly low 70.8% despite his accolades. That was still just enough to cross the 66% requirement to earn a first ballot selection in APB’s 2026 class. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)