Takayuki Kato

Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
Takayuki Kato
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 14
Pitcher
Born: (1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 (age 32)
Minamibōsō, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
NPB debut
March 26, 2016, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
(through 2023)
Win–loss record48–49
Earned run average3.25
Strikeouts649
Teams
  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards

Takayuki Kato (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

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

  1. ^ "Overlooked Takayuki Kato continues to make noise for Fighters". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-15.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • NPB.com
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters current roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Development
  • 113 Yamato Katō (P)
  • 114 Ryōdai Matsumoto (P)
  • 115 Shinji Saitoh (P)
  • 126 Terukazu Nakayama (P)
  • 128 Kōdai Yamamoto (P)
  • 130 Yōhei Kagiya (P)
  • 137 Ren Kakigi (P)
  • 162 Haruki Miyauchi (P)
  • 168 Kōki Matsuoka (P)
  • 196 Sun Yi-Lei (P)
  • 165 Yūki Umebayashi (C)
  • 111 Taiki Hamada (IF)
  • 112 Daiju Hirata (OF)
  • 124 Kazuhiro Abe (OF)
  • 125 Taisei Fujita (OF)
  • 127 Ataru Yamaguchi (OF)
First squad
coaching
Second squad
coaching
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