Norifumi Nishimura

Norifumi Nishimura 西村 徳文
Orix Buffaloes – No. 77
Infielder, Outfielder, Manager
Born: (1960-01-09) January 9, 1960 Kushima, Miyazaki
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
NPB debut
1982, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last NPB appearance
1997, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average	.272
Hits	1,298
Runs batted in	326
Teams
As player Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines (1982–1997) As manager Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2012) Orix Buffaloes (2019–present) As coach Chiba Lotte Marines (1998–2009) Orix Buffaloes (2016–2018)
Career highlights and awards
1990 batting title
Last updated on: 24 November 2009

Norifumi Nishimura (西村 徳文, Nishimura Norifumi, born January 9, 1960 in Kushima, Miyazaki) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player and current manager. Nishimura spent the entirety of his 16-year playing career with the Chiba Lotte Marines. After retiring, he coached for the team until being named the successor to former Marines-manager Bobby Valentine in late 2009.

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com