1975
Born April 3, 1975
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Koji Uehara Notable
b. April 3, 1975 · Baltimore Orioles 2009–2011, Texas Rangers 2011–2012, Boston Red Sox 2013–2016, Chicago Cubs 2017
Koji Uehara played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 2009 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2017.
He went 22 and 26 with a 2.66 earned run average, pitching 480 innings in 436 games. He struck out 572. Across 436 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 2014.
He was born in Osaka, Osaka, Japan on April 3, 1975. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2014 |
| ALCS MVP | 1 | 2013 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | BAL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | BAL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | BAL/TEX | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | TEX | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | BOS | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | BOS | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | BOS | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | BOS | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | CHC | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 436 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | BAL | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 66.2 | 71 | 30 | 12 | 48 | 4.05 |
| 2010 | BAL | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 44.0 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 55 | 2.86 |
| 2011 | BAL/TEX | 2 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 85 | 2.35 |
| 2012 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 1.75 |
| 2013 | BOS | 4 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 21 | 74.1 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 101 | 1.09 |
| 2014 | BOS | 6 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 26 | 64.1 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 80 | 2.52 |
| 2015 | BOS | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 25 | 40.1 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 2.23 |
| 2016 | BOS | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 47.0 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 63 | 3.45 |
| 2017 | CHC | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 43.0 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 3.98 |
| Career | — | 22 | 26 | 436 | 12 | 95 | 480.2 | 350 | 142 | 78 | 572 | 2.66 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Major-league debut: Koji Uehara
Koji Uehara made a major-league debut on April 8, 2009.
2017
Final major-league game: Koji Uehara
Koji Uehara played a final major-league game on September 2, 2017.