What years did Kosuke Fukudome play?

Kosuke Fukudome played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012.

Was Kosuke Fukudome a pitcher?

No. Kosuke Fukudome was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Kosuke Fukudome hit?

Kosuke Fukudome hit 42 career home runs with 498 hits.

What teams did Kosuke Fukudome play for?

Kosuke Fukudome played for 3 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2008–2011), the Cleveland Indians (2011), and the Chicago White Sox (2012).

Did Kosuke Fukudome win an MVP award?

No. Kosuke Fukudome did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Kosuke Fukudome win?

Kosuke Fukudome was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Kosuke Fukudome's career stats?

In 596 games, Kosuke Fukudome had 498 hits, 42 home runs, 195 RBI, 264 runs, and 29 stolen bases, with a .258 batting average.

What was Kosuke Fukudome's salary?

Kosuke Fukudome's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $14,500,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $500,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.

What position did Kosuke Fukudome play?

Kosuke Fukudome played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kosuke Fukudome and how much did he weigh?

Kosuke Fukudome was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.

How many home runs did Kosuke Fukudome hit each season?

Kosuke Fukudome's home runs by season: 10 in 2008, 11 in 2009, 13 in 2010, 8 in 2011, and 0 in 2012. His most in one season was 13, in 2010.

What was Kosuke Fukudome's career batting average?

Kosuke Fukudome batted .258 over his career, with 498 hits in 1,929 at bats.

How many RBI did Kosuke Fukudome have?

Kosuke Fukudome drove in 195 runs in his career.

Kosuke Fukudome

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2012)

Kosuke Fukudome was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Guardians, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 5 seasons. In 596 career games, he hit .258 with 498 hits, 42 home runs, and 195 RBI. Kosuke Fukudome was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,744.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .258

HR 42

RBI 195

H 498

OPS .754

PIV 1,744

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 4/26/1977 in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
MLB Debut: 2008-03-31
Last Game: 2012-06-03
Awards: All-Star

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Career Batting Statistics

Kosuke Fukudome — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
596	1,929	264	498	111	13	42	195	29	307	402	.258	.359	.395	.754	1,744

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .359 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +10.2% above league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .754 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kosuke Fukudome — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	CHN	NL	150	501	79	129	25	3	10	58	12	81	104	.257	.263 (-2%)	.333 (+8%)	.416 (-9%)	.749 (-1%)	52.7
2009	CHN	NL	146	499	79	129	38	5	11	54	6	93	112	.259	.262 (-1%)	.332 (+13%)	.417 (+1%)	.750 (+6%)	860.0
2010	CHN	NL	130	358	45	94	20	2	13	44	7	64	67	.263	.257 (+2%)	.325 (+14%)	.402 (+9%)	.728 (+11%)	948.4
2011	CHN	NL	87	293	33	80	15	2	3	13	2	46	57	.273	.255 (+7%)	.320 (+17%)	.399 (-8%)	.719 (+3%)	360.2
2011	CLE	AL	59	237	26	59	12	1	5	22	2	15	53	.249	.255 (-2%)	.320 (-7%)	.399 (-7%)	.719 (-7%)	360.2
2012	CHA	AL	24	41	2	7	1	0	0	4	0	8	9	.171	—	—	—	—	-204.3
Career · 6 seasons			596	1,929	264	498	111	13	42	195	29	307	402	.258	—	—	—	—	2,377

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Kosuke Fukudome — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100

Playoff Batting by Year

Kosuke Fukudome — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2008	NLDS1	CHN	3	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Kosuke Fukudome — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	306	945	147	257	22	102	.272
Away	290	984	117	241	20	93	.245

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kosuke Fukudome — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2012-06-03	CHW	SEA	W	0	1	0	0	1	0
2012-05-28	CHW	TBR	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-05-22	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-05-20	CHW	CHC	W	4	0	1	0	0	1
2012-05-13	CHW	KCR	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2012-05-09	CHW	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2012-05-08	CHW	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-05-07	CHW	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
2012-05-07	CHW	CLE	L	2	0	1	1	0	0
2012-05-06	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kosuke Fukudome — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	549	482	1066	22	12	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kosuke Fukudome — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	CHN	OF	143	126	255	6	5	0
2009	CHN	OF	140	129	305	5	2	2
2010	CHN	OF	110	87	190	4	1	1
2011	CHN	OF	82	72	151	5	2	0
2011	CLE	OF	59	57	143	2	2	2
2012	CHA	OF	15	11	22	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Kosuke Fukudome — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Left Field	10
Center Field	139
Right Field	426
Designated Hitter	5

Salary History

Kosuke Fukudome's recorded salaries total $48,500,000 over 5 seasons, 2008 to 2012. Fukudome's career, 2008 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Kosuke Fukudome — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	CHA	AL	$500,000
2011	CHN	NL	$14,500,000
2010	CHN	NL	$14,000,000
2009	CHN	NL	$12,500,000
2008	CHN	NL	$7,000,000
Total recorded salary			$48,500,000

Award Voting History

Kosuke Fukudome — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2008	Rookie of the Year	NL	6th	4.0	160	0

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Career Spans

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Kosuke Fukudome: the record in brief

The profile opens with Kosuke Fukudome's first major league game on March 31, 2008; the last one listed came on June 3, 2012. The team column moves through the Chicago Cubs (2008 to 2011), the Cleveland Indians (2011), and the Chicago White Sox (2012). Fukudome played primarily as an outfielder and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Born on April 26, 1977, in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, Fukudome was listed at 6 feet, 0 inches and 200 pounds.

Fukudome's career batting table shows 596 games, 1,929 at bats and 498 hits, a .258 average; the totals also include 42 homers, 195 RBI, and 29 stolen bases. Fukudome got on base at a .359 rate and slugged .395 (.754 OPS). Against a .259 league average for those years, Fukudome's .258 average was near the norm. The home run peak was 13 in 2010 with the Chicago Cubs. The hits column peaks at 129, in 2008. Fukudome drove in a season-high 58 runs in 2008.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kosuke Fukudome

What years did Kosuke Fukudome play?: Kosuke Fukudome played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012.
Was Kosuke Fukudome a pitcher?: No. Kosuke Fukudome was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Kosuke Fukudome hit?: Kosuke Fukudome hit 42 career home runs with 498 hits.
What teams did Kosuke Fukudome play for?: Kosuke Fukudome played for 3 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2008–2011), the Cleveland Indians (2011), and the Chicago White Sox (2012).
Did Kosuke Fukudome win an MVP award?: No. Kosuke Fukudome did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Kosuke Fukudome win?: Kosuke Fukudome was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Kosuke Fukudome's career stats?: In 596 games, Kosuke Fukudome had 498 hits, 42 home runs, 195 RBI, 264 runs, and 29 stolen bases, with a .258 batting average.
How much did Kosuke Fukudome earn in his career?: Kosuke Fukudome's recorded salaries total $48,500,000 over 5 seasons, 2008 to 2012. Fukudome's career, 2008 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Kosuke Fukudome's salary?: Kosuke Fukudome's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $14,500,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $500,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.
What position did Kosuke Fukudome play?: Kosuke Fukudome played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kosuke Fukudome and how much did he weigh?: Kosuke Fukudome was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.
How many home runs did Kosuke Fukudome hit each season?: Kosuke Fukudome's home runs by season: 10 in 2008, 11 in 2009, 13 in 2010, 8 in 2011, and 0 in 2012. His most in one season was 13, in 2010.
What was Kosuke Fukudome's career batting average?: Kosuke Fukudome batted .258 over his career, with 498 hits in 1,929 at bats.
How many RBI did Kosuke Fukudome have?: Kosuke Fukudome drove in 195 runs in his career.