Ken Kadokura

Ken Kadokura
門倉健
Ken Kadokura; 門倉健
	Starting pitcher/ Pitching Coach
	Born: March 9, 1973 (age 51); Iruma, Saitama, Japan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: July 26, 1996, for the Chunichi Dragons
	KBO: April 18, 2009, for the SK Wyverns
NPB statistics ; (through 2008)
Win–loss	78–82
Strikeout	1146
Earned run average	4.36
KBO statistics
Win–loss record	27–17
Earned run average	4.03
Strikeouts	303
Teams
	As Player Chunichi Dragons (1996–1999); Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (2000–2003); Yokohama BayStars (2004–2006); Yomiuri Giants (2007–2008); SK Wyverns (2009–2010); Samsung Lions (2011); As Coach Samsung Lions (2013–2015); Chunichi Dragons (2019–2021);
Career highlights and awards
	Korean Series champion (2011);

Ken Kadokura (門倉健, Kadokura Ken, born March 9, 1973) is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (Chunichi Dragons, Yomiuri Giants) and the KBO League. He threw a four-seam fastball, a slider, and a fork ball.

Biography

After 13 years in NPB, Kadokura made his debut in the Korea Baseball Organization with the SK Wyverns in 2009.^[1] He signed with the Samsung Lions in January 2011.

As of 2019, Kadokura will be serving as a pitching coach for the Chunichi Dragons' second team.

On May 15, 2021, he resigned as a coach.^[2]

Kadokura had gone missing in 2021,^[3] but resurfaced after 22 days.^[4]

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