Career Pitching Data from Japanese Star Players - Download as Spreadsheet

Notes: + means in Japanese Hall of Fame, * means left handed pitcher, U means unknown, otherwise the number of saves given are those 1974 and after, while the total before then is unknown. A team name in bold type means it is the only one he played for. A pitcher's "main franchise" is the one he pitched the most innings for. Teams which merged into current franchises are considered part of that franchise.

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Standards for Pitcher Selections:

     1) Pitcher is retired/out of the game AND
     2) Pitcher meets at least one of the following criteria:
          a) in Japan's Hall of Fame or
          b) has 300 or more rtg2 points (for more on this and the next measure, see here)
          c) has 150 or more career Estimated Win Shares plus points (see this article for details).

Pitcher Name	Debut	Last	Main Franchise	Won	Lost	IP	Saves	K	ERA
A			Top of Page
Mitsuhiro Adachi	1959	1979	Blue Wave	187	153	3103.0	3	1482	2.91
Noburu Akiyama+	1956	1967	Bay Stars	193	171	2993.0	U	1896	2.60
Atsushi Aramaki*	1950	1962	Marines	173	107	2202.2	U	1069	2.23
B			Top of Page
Akira Bessho+	1942	1960	Giants	310	178	4350.2	U	1934	2.18
C			Top of Page
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Masayuki Dobashi	1956	1967	Fighters	162	135	2518.1	U	1562	2.66
E			Top of Page
Yutaka Enatsu*	1967	1984	Tigers	206	158	3196.0	193	2987	2.49
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Hideo Fujimoto+	1942	1955	Giants	200	87	2628.1	U	1177	1.90
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Ryohei Hasegawa+	1950	1963	Carp	197	208	3376.1	U	1564	2.78
Tsuguhiro Hattori	1946	1955	Dragons	112	65	1576.1	U	540	2.81
Osamu Higashio	1969	1988	Lions	251	247	4086.0	23	1684	3.50
Masaji Hiramatsu	1967	1984	Bay Stars	201	196	3360.2	16	1000	3.31
Tsuneo Horiuchi	1966	1983	Giants	203	139	3045.0	6	1865	3.27
I			Top of Page
Kazuhisa Inao+	1956	1969	Lions	276	137	3599.0	U	2574	1.98
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Takao Kajimoto	1954	1973	Blue Wave	254	255	4208.0	U	2945	2.98
Tadayoshi Kajioka	1947	1955	Tigers	131	85	1920.0	U	652	2.80
Masaichi Kaneda*+	1950	1969	Swallows	400	298	5526.2	U	4490	3.38
Yoshitaka Katori	1979	1997	Giants	91	46	1306.1	131	846	2.76
Tokuji Kawasaki	1940	1957	Lions	188	156	2870.1	U	1148	3.53
Masaaki Koyama+	1953	1973	Marines	320	232	4899.0	U	3159	2.45
L			Top of Page
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Hiromu Matsuoka	1968/	1985	Swallows	191	190	3240.0	41	2008	3.33
Mitsuo Minagawa	1954	1971	Hawks	221	139	3158.0	U	1638	2.42
Takao Misonoo	1936	1951	Tigers	127	70	1708.0	U	477	2.39
Kotaro Mori	1937	1950	Braves	112	78	1805.1	U	441	1.92
Choji Murata	1968	1990	Marines	215	177	3331.1	33	2363	3.24
Minoru Murayama+	1959	1972	Tigers	222	147	3050.1	U	2271	2.09
N			Top of Page
Miyoshi Nakagawa*+	1937	1941	Eagles	41	38	736.2	U	259	2.32
Teruzo Nakao*+	1939	1957	Giants	209	127	3057.0	U	1597	2.48
Fumio Narita	1965	1982	Marines	175	129	2781.0	8	1657	3.20
Yukio Nishimura+	1937	1939	Tigers	55	21	733.0	U	394	2.01
Jiro Noguchi+	1939	1952	Blue Wave	237	139	3447.1	U	1395	1.96
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Shoichi Ono*	1956	1970	Marines	184	155	2909.0	U	2244	2.80
Yutaka Ono*	1977	1998	Carp	148	100	2231.0	138	1734	2.90
Takumi Otomo	1950	1960	Giants	130	57	1591.2	U	948	2.11
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Akio Saito	1977	1993	Bay Stars	128	125	2173.1	133	1321	3.52
Masaki Saito	1984	2001	Giants	180	96	2375.2	11	1707	2.78
Juzo Sanada+	1943	1955	Bay Stars	178	128	2717.0	U	1083	2.83
Eiji Sawamura+	1936	1943	Giants	63	22	765.1	U	554	1.74
Giichiro Shiraki	1946	1952	Fighters	97	98	1725.0	U	534	2.83
Victor Starffin+	1936	1955	Giants	303	176	4175.1	U	1960	2.09
Shigeru Sugishita+	1949	1961	Dragons	215	123	2841.2	U	1761	2.23
Tadashi Sugiura+	1958	1970	Hawks	187	106	2143.1	U	1756	2.39
Keishi Suzuki*+	1966	1985	Buffaloes	317	238	4600.1	2	3061	3.11
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U			Top of Page
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Tadashi Wakabayashi+	1936	1953	Tigers	237	144	3557.1	U	1000	1.99
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Hisashi Yamada	1969	1988	Blue Wave	284	166	3865.0	43	2058	3.18
Tetsuya Yoneda+	1956	1977	Blue Wave	350	285	5130.0	2	3388	2.91
Z			Top of Page