Yutaka Ohno

Yutaka Ohno
Ohno as pitching coach for Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1955-08-30) August 30, 1955 Izumo, Shimane, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB debut
September 4, 1977, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last NPB appearance
September 27, 1998, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
Win-Loss	148-100
Saves	138
ERA	2.90
Strikeouts	1733
Teams
As Player Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1977 – 1998) As Coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1999, 2010 – 2012)
Career highlights and awards
2x NPB ERA Champion (1988, 1997) NPB MVP for Relief pitcher (1991) 2x NPB Saves Champion (1991, 1992) Eiji Sawamura Award (1988)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2013
Last updated on: 29 August 2009

Yutaka Ohno (大野 豊, Ohno Yutaka), (born August 30, 1955) is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.

He was one of the most famous Japanese left-handed pitchers.

He was born in Izumo, Shimane.

He was known as the man from "a Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball" (軟式野球, Nanshiki-Yakyū).

He led his team into five Japan Series and winning three title (1979, 1980 and 1984).

Career

• 1st pitch on September 4, 1977.
• 1st win on August 12, 1978.
• Best ERA (1988 and 1997).
• Relief Man of the Year Award winner (1991).
• Greatest Number of Saves (1991 and 1992).
• Sawamura Award winner (1988).
• 148 W, 138 S, 59 CG, 19 Shutout and 1733 K.
• Hiroshima Carp Pitching Coach (1999).
• Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Athens Olympics (2003–2004).
• Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Beijing Olympics (2007–2008).

statistics

Year	Team	No.	GP	W	L	S	IP	K	ERA	Titles
1977	Hiroshima	60	1	0	0	0	0.3	0	135.00
1978		57	41	3	1	0	74.3	54	3.77
1979		57	58	5	5	2	105.3	64	3.86	League Champion, Japan Series Champion
1980		24	49	7	2	1	109.7	76	2.70	League Champion, Japan Series Champion
1981		24	57	8	4	11	111.0	78	2.68
1982		24	57	10	7	11	106.3	82	2.63
1983		24	49	7	10	9	115.3	89	3.51
1984		24	24	10	5	2	147.0	95	2.94	League Champion, Japan Series Champion
1985		24	32	10	7	2	161.7	86	4.06
1986		24	15	6	5	0	92.0	63	2.74	League Champion
1987		24	25	13	5	0	159.7	145	2.93
1988		24	24	13	7	0	185.0	183	1.70	Best ERA, Sawamura Award winner
1989		24	19	8	6	0	145.7	139	1.92
1990		24	27	5	11	3	125.0	118	3.17
1991		24	37	6	2	26	46.3	58	1.17	Relief Man of the Year Award winner, Greatest Number of Saves, League Champion
1992		24	42	5	3	26	59.0	77	1.98	Greatest Number of Saves
1993		24	31	3	1	23	38.0	46	2.37
1994		24	42	4	2	18	48.7	38	2.40
1995		24	22	7	5	4	102.7	66	3.07
1996		24	19	5	4	0	119.0	72	3.93
1997		24	23	9	6	0	135.7	80	2.85	Best ERA
1998		24	13	3	2	0	43.3	24	2.91
TOTALS		-	707	148	100	138	2231.0	1733	2.90	-

See also

• Eiji Sawamura Award
• List of Nippon Professional Baseball ERA champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
• Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
• his winning pitch for 1991 Central League Champion (youtube.com)
• his last pitch (youtube.com)