Takayuki Katoh
| Takayuki Katoh | |
|---|---|
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| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 14 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 3, 1992 Minamibōsō, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| March 26, 2016, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics (through 2023) | |
| Win–loss record | 48–49 |
| Earned run average | 3.25 |
| Strikeouts | 649 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Takayuki Katoh (加藤 貴之, Katō Takayuki, born June 3, 1992) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
[edit]Kato made his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut in 2016 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
In the 2022 season, Kato made 22 appearances and posted an 8-7 record and 2.01 ERA with 98 strikeouts in 147.2 innings pitched. In addition, he set an NPB record by only issuing 11 walks all season. The previous record was set by Jiro Noguchi during the 1950 season.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Overlooked Takayuki Kato continues to make noise for Fighters". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Minamibōsō
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Japanese baseball pitcher stubs