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Three ace pitchers made it into Austronesia Professional Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2033. Each was a first ballot nod with Gosner Rahmawati (99.7%) and Aru Haj (95.2%) as no doubters along with Rahman Omar at a solid 76.5%. Closer Kyle Oliveira was the next closest to the 66% threshold, but missed in his final try at 58.4%. SP Favian Frias was the other player above 50% with a 51.5% debut. The best non-pitcher was 3B Yu-Ting Tsai at 38.9% on his ninth ballot.



For Oliveira, he was always above 45% and got as high as 60.3% in 2032 before falling off the ballot. He was hurt by three years in MLB lowering his accumulations, but he finished in APB with 326 saves and 406 shutdowns, 1.76 ERA, 927 innings, 1216 strikeouts, 242 walks, 159 ERA+, 50 FIP-, and 37.8 WAR. Oliveira’s tallies were comparable to other APB inductees, but he had only one Reliever of the Year and was often forgotten pitching for weaker teams. His only APB playoff experience was in his last year with Zamboanga in a reduced role, although he did get a championship ring. He ended up stuck in the Hall of Pretty Good.

CF Edmund Quan was also dropped after ten ballots, peaking at 44.1% in 2025 but ending with only 8.7% in 2032. He won three Silver Sluggers and an MVP with Singapore, winning four batting titles and leading in hits four times. Quan also led the association six times in stolen bases and once in WAR. His 12.5 WAR in 2009 ranks as the sixth-best season by an APB position player.

Unfortunately, being a lead-off guy limits you with voters due to low power numbers and APB is an extremely low scoring environment as it is. Quan played 1694 games with 1779 hits, 715 runs, 288 doubles, 152 triples, 96 homers, 651 RBI, 872 steals, .294/.326/.439 slash, 157 wRC+, and 80.3 WAR. He also helped Singapore to pennants in 2008-09. Quan is 48^th in WAR among position players as of 2037, but his skillset seemed undervalued in particular by APB voters, thus a banishment to the Hall of Pretty Good.



Gosner Rahmawati – Starting Pitcher – Bandung Blackhawks – 99.7% First Ballot

Gosner Rahmawati was a 6’0’’, 200 pound left-handed pitcher from Cirebon Selatan, Indonesia; a city with 345,000 people in the West Java province. Rahmawati was best known his impressive stamina and durability. He was considered the ironman ace of APB, eventually retiring as the career leader for innings, wins, starts, and shutouts.

Rahmawati’s stuff was rarely overwhelmingly powerful, but it was good to occasionally great. It was excellent control of his arsenal and rock solid movement that brought him success. His velocity peaked with a 96-98 mph cutter that was mixed with a slider, splitter, and changeup. Rahmawati also had one of the best pickoff moves in the game, although his overall defense graded as decent.

He was one of the intelligent and adaptable aces you’d find, making the absolute most of his innings and skillset. Rahmawati also was a decent batter by pitcher standards with a career .167 average. He won a Silver Slugger in 2012 as he batted .313 that year. Rahmawati’s steady presence and longevity made him very popular over a 19-year career exclusively with Bandung.

The Blackhawks spotted Rahmawati as a teenage amateur, giving him a developmental deal in April 2004. He debuted in 2009 at age 21 with 121.2 innings with mixed results. Rahmawati became a full-time starter after that and took second in 2010’s Pitcher of the Year voting, leading the Sundaland Association in quality starts (28) and complete games (16).

Even though APB is the world’s lowest scoring league, it was still very impressive that Rahmawati kept his ERA below two in 14 different seasons. He won his first Pitcher of the Year in 2013, leading that year in WAR (8.4) and innings (277.1). Bandung ended a nine-year playoff drought at 98-64 and won the SA pennant over Medan, although they fell to Zamboanga in the Austronesia Championship. Rahmawati was a stud in his first postseason, winning his three starts with an 0.75 ERA and 25 Ks in 24 innings. That winter, the Blackhawks gave him a five-year, $56,700,000 extension.

Rahmawati won his first ERA title in 2014 and had career bests for ERA (1.28) and wins (20-5), repeating as Pitcher of the Year. He made it a three-peat in 2015 with his career bests for strikeouts (304) and WAR (8.8). Bandung lost the 2014 Sundaland Association Championship to Pekanbaru, but knocked off Kuala Lumpur to win the 2015 pennant. The Blackhawks then got revenge on 105-win Zamboanga as they upset the Zebras for the APB Championship.

For the playoffs, Rahmawati had a 1.76 ERA in 15.1 innings for 2014 and a 2.91 ERA over 21.2 innings in 2015. In the 2015 Baseball Grand Championship, Rahmawati had a 2.61 ERA over 31 innings with 36 Ks, 159 ERA+, and 1.4 WAR; although Bandung finished 7-12. At this point, Rahmawati had also earned a reputation as a big game pitcher through the World Baseball Championship.

With Indonesia from 2012-26, Rahmawati tossed 210.2 innings with a 15-5 record, 2.95 ERA, 240 strikeouts, 36 walks, and 5.2 WAR. Their best run came in 2014, taking runner-up to the United States. Rahmawati had a 1.98 ERA over 36.1 innings in that run.

Rahmawati won his second ERA title in 2016 at 1.54 and led in wins at 19-5, but he finished second in Pitcher of the Year voting. He was second again in 2018, 2022, and 2024 and third in 2025, but never won the top honor again. Rahmawati had nine seasons worth 7+ WAR, peaking with 8.8 in both 2015 and 2018. He would lead thrice in complete games and twice in shutouts in his 30s.

After their 2015 title, Bandung was stuck in the middle-tier outside of the playoffs from 2016-21. Rahmawati kept doing his thing and inked a new six-year, $91,500,000 extension in May 2018. The Blackhawks got back to the postseason in 2022, but lost the Sundaland Association Championship to Medan. That was Rahmawati’s weakest playoff effort with a 3.68 ERA in 14.2 innings. Bandung took second in the Java Sea League in 2023 at 93-69 behind Jakarta. He declined his contract option after the 2023 season and was a free agent for the first time at age 35. After less than a month on the market, Rahmawati signed a new three-year, $57,200,000 deal to return to the Blackhawks.

In 2024, Bandung took first at 87-75 and won the pennant over Pekanbaru. The Blackhawks then defeated Kaohsiung for the Austronesia Championship. Rahmawati was MVP of the association finals and had an all-time postseason run, winning all four of his starts with a 0.53 ERA over 33.2 innings with 38 strikeouts and 4 walks. As of 2037, this is one of only seven times in APB that a pitcher won four playoff starts.

Rahmawati couldn’t quite carry the same success into the Baseball Grand Championship, but Bandung had an impressive 12-7 finish for fourth behind 13-6 efforts by Dublin, Chisinau, and Sao Paulo. In four starts, Rahmawati had a 3.48 ERA, 1-2 record, 33.2 innings, 21 strikeouts, 11 walks, and 0.1 WAR. Overall in APB, he was great in his postseason outings with a 1.65 ERA over 109.1 innings, 9-4 record, 106 strikeouts, 14 walks, 150 ERA+, 71 FIP-, and 3.1 WAR.

Bandung spent the rest of Rahmawati’s run back around .500. He signed a two-year, $44,400,000 extension after the 2025 season, his last great year with 7.0 WAR and 1.80 ERA. Rahmawati had become the sixth in APB to 250 career wins and was chasing Hadi Ningsih’s 277 for the all-time mark. However, Rahmawati’s velocity started to dip into the 92-94 mph peak range in his final years. His stuff was now mediocre, but his control and stamina still were good and he kept a roster spot out of respect.

Rahmawati was limited to a part-time role in 2026 with a 5-11 record, 2.97 ERA, 166.2 innings, 82 ERA+, and 0.4 WAR. He was a bit better in 2027 at 12-16 with a 2.79 ERA, 235.2 innings, 117 Ks, 93 ERA+, and 1.7 WAR. Rahmawati passed Ningsih to become the APB wins leader to great fanfare in Bandung. However, he was clearly washed and retired after the 2027 season at age 39. The Blackhawks immediately retired his #20 uniform for his 19 years of steady service.

In total, Rahmawati had a 283-195 record, 1.94 ERA, 4736.2 innings, 4718 strikeouts, 521 walks, 467/561 quality starts, 254 complete games, 83 shutouts, 129 ERA+, 77 FIP-, and 111.8 WAR. As of 2037, Rahmawati is the APB leader in wins, starts, shutouts, and innings. He also is 5^th in losses, 2^nd in complete games, 11^th in strikeouts, and 10^th in WAR among pitchers. The longevity meant his 3379 hits allowed are 2^nd most in APB, but he doesn’t make the top 100 for walks allowed.

Among pitchers with 1000+ innings, Rahmawati is 30^th in ERA, 7^th in BB/9 (0.99), 28^th in WHIP (0.82), and 31^st in opponent’s OPS (.524). Rahmawati is also 27^th in opponent’s OBP (.227) and 55^th in slugging (.297), but outside of the top 100 for batting average, H/9, and K/9. On the world leaderboard as of 2037, Rahmawati does rank 38^th in innings pitched, 47^th in complete games, 2^nd in shutouts, and 9^th in quality starts.

He’s also 23^rd in ERA among Hall of Fame starters and 21^st in opponent’s OPS, although part of that is a function of APB’s extremely low scoring environment. Rahmawati doesn’t crack the top 50 in WAR, ERA+, or FIP-. The 83 shutouts though are behind only world strikeout king Mohamed Ramos’ 100. Despite the 83 shutouts, Rahmawati surprisingly never threw a no-hitter.

There have been more overwhelmingly dominant guys in Austronesia Professional Baseball history, but few if any were as steady and consistent as Rahmawati. He’s usually viewed as an inner-circle Hall of Famer, but fans of advanced metrics often keep him out of the top five lists for APB aces. Rahmawati had no shortage of accolades though; the most innings and wins, three Pitcher of the Year awards, three pennants, and two APB titles. That made him an obvious headliner with a nearly unanimous 99.7% atop APB’s 2033 HOF class.