1970
Born February 14, 1970
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Takashi Saito Notable
b. February 14, 1970 · Los Angeles Dodgers 2006–2008, Boston Red Sox 2009, Atlanta Braves 2010, Milwaukee Brewers 2011, Arizona Diamondbacks 2012
Takashi Saito played for five clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006 and closing with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012.
He went 21 and 15 with a 2.34 earned run average, pitching 338 innings in 338 games. He struck out 400. Across 338 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 2007.
He was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan on February 14, 1970. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2007 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2007 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LAD | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | LAD | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | LAD | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | BOS | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | ATL | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | MIL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | ARI | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 338 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LAD | 6 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 24 | 78.1 | 48 | 18 | 23 | 107 | 2.07 |
| 2007 | LAD | 2 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 39 | 64.1 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 1.40 |
| 2008 | LAD | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 47.0 | 40 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 2.49 |
| 2009 | BOS | 3 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 55.2 | 50 | 15 | 25 | 52 | 2.43 |
| 2010 | ATL | 2 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 2.83 |
| 2011 | MIL | 4 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 2.02 |
| 2012 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 21 | 15 | 338 | 0 | 84 | 338.0 | 250 | 88 | 108 | 400 | 2.34 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Major-league debut: Takashi Saito
Takashi Saito made a major-league debut on April 9, 2006.
2012
Final major-league game: Takashi Saito
Takashi Saito played a final major-league game on September 30, 2012.