Kenichi Nakata
Kenichi Nakata (中田 賢一, born November 5, 1982) is a *anese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons, *uoka SoftBank Hawks, and Hanshin Tigers.
Contents
- 1 Early Baseball career
- 2 Professional career
- 2.1 Chunichi Dragons
- 2.2 *uoka SoftBank Hawks
- 2.3 Hanshin Tigers
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Early Baseball career
Nakata was selected as the *an national baseball team for the 33rd USA VS *an Collegiate All-Star Series attending University of Kitakyushu.
Professional career
Chunichi Dragons
On November 17, 2004, Nakata was drafted by the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
In 2007 season, he selected 2007 NPB All-Star game. He pitched in the 2007 *an Series and became the winning pitcher.
In 2010 season, he finished the regular season with a 7–4 Win–loss record, a 2.90 ERA, 105 strikeouts in 118 innings. He pitched in the 2010 *an Series.
From 2005 season to 2013 season, he recorded a 61-51 Win–loss record, 16 Holds, and 1 saves in the Chunichi Dragons.
Nakata with the Chunichi Dragons*uoka SoftBank Hawks
On November 28, 2013, Nakata agreed to a four-year contract for 70 million yen and Incentive with the *uoka SoftBank Hawks.
In 2014 season, he finished the regular season with a 11–7 Win–loss record, a 4.34 ERA, 116 strikeouts in 139 innings. He pitched in the 2014 *an Series.
In 2015 season, he finished the regular season with a 9–7 Win–loss record, a 3.24 ERA, 130 strikeouts in 155 1/3 innings. He pitched in the 2015 *an Series.
On August 26, 2018, he records his 100 wins as a relief pitcher.
Hanshin Tigers
On October 26, 2019, he joined the Hanshin Tigers.
On September 28, 2021, Nakata announced he would retire from professional baseball after 17 seasons in NPB.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NBP.com