What years did Hiroki Kuroda play?

Hiroki Kuroda played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2014.

Was Hiroki Kuroda a pitcher?

Yes. Hiroki Kuroda pitched in the major leagues, recording 79 wins and 986 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Hiroki Kuroda hit?

Hiroki Kuroda hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

What teams did Hiroki Kuroda play for?

Hiroki Kuroda played for 2 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2011) and the New York Yankees (2012–2014).

What were Hiroki Kuroda's career stats?

In 212 games, Hiroki Kuroda went 79-79 with a 3.45 ERA, 986 strikeouts, and 1,319.0 innings pitched. At the plate he had 21 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Hiroki Kuroda's salary?

Hiroki Kuroda's last recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $7,433,333, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2014.

What position did Hiroki Kuroda play?

Hiroki Kuroda played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Hiroki Kuroda and how much did he weigh?

Hiroki Kuroda was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 205 pounds.

What was Hiroki Kuroda's career ERA?

Hiroki Kuroda finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 79-79 with 986 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Hiroki Kuroda have?

Hiroki Kuroda recorded 986 career strikeouts.

Is Hiroki Kuroda in the Hall of Fame?

No. Hiroki Kuroda has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Hiroki Kuroda

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2014)

Hiroki Kuroda was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2014 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, a span of 7 seasons. Across 212 career appearances, he went 79-79 with a 3.45 ERA and 986 strikeouts. He also batted .100 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13921.5.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 79–79

ERA 3.45

WHIP 1.17

SO 986

Pitcher PIV 13921.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 205 lb
Born: 2/10/1975 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan
MLB Debut: 2008-04-04
Last Game: 2014-09-25

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Career Pitching Statistics

Hiroki Kuroda — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
79	79	212	211	6	5	0	1319.0	1,254	505	129	292	986	3.45	13921.5

Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 14.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hiroki Kuroda Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	LAN	NL	9	10	31	31	2	2	183.1	181	76	42	116	3.73	4.32 (+14%)	3489.2
2009	LAN	NL	8	7	21	20	0	0	117.1	110	49	24	87	3.76	4.32 (+13%)	2219.7
2010	LAN	NL	11	13	31	31	0	0	196.1	180	74	48	159	3.39	4.08 (+17%)	4174.1
2011	LAN	NL	13	16	32	32	0	0	202.0	196	69	49	161	3.07	3.94 (+22%)	865.6
2012	NYA	AL	16	11	33	33	3	2	219.2	205	81	51	167	3.32	4.01 (+17%)	890.3
2013	NYA	AL	11	13	32	32	1	1	201.1	191	74	43	150	3.31	3.87 (+14%)	1578.2
2014	NYA	AL	11	9	32	32	0	0	199.0	191	82	35	146	3.71	3.74 (+1%)	704.4
Career · 7 seasons			79	79	212	211	6	5	1,319.0	1,254	505	292	986	3.45	—	13,921

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Hiroki Kuroda — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
212	209	7	21	1	0	0	3	0	13	72	.100	.153	.105	.258	-1,751

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 60.9% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 52.6% below league average.

Career SLG .105 vs. league average .403 across their career seasons — 73.9% below league average.

Career OPS .258 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 64.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hiroki Kuroda — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	LAN	NL	31	54	2	8	1	2	5	16	.148	.263 (-44%)	.333 (-34%)	.416 (-60%)	.749 (-48%)	-422.5
2009	LAN	NL	21	28	1	4	0	0	2	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	LAN	NL	31	55	2	2	0	0	2	21	.036	.257 (-86%)	.325 (-78%)	.402 (-91%)	.728 (-85%)	-751.2
2011	LAN	NL	32	61	2	7	0	1	4	20	.115	.255 (-55%)	.320 (-47%)	.399 (-71%)	.719 (-61%)	-576.9
2012	NYA	AL	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	32	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			212	209	7	21	1	3	13	72	.100	—	—	—	—	-1,751

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

Hiroki Kuroda — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Hiroki Kuroda — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2012	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	.000
2012	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	0	.000
2009	NLCS	LAN	1	0	0	.000
2008	NLCS	LAN	1	3	1	.000
2008	NLDS1	LAN	1	3	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Hiroki Kuroda — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	2	5	5	0	29.2	27	13	4	22	3.94

Playoff Pitching by Year

Hiroki Kuroda — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	ALCS	NYA	0	1	1	1	7.2	5	3	0	11	3.52
2012	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	1	1	8.1	5	2	1	3	2.16
2009	NLCS	LAN	0	1	1	1	1.1	6	6	0	1	40.50
2008	NLCS	LAN	1	0	1	1	6.0	5	2	1	3	3.00
2008	NLDS1	LAN	1	0	1	1	6.1	6	0	2	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Hiroki Kuroda — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	108	99	4	12	0	2	.121
Away	104	110	3	9	0	1	.082

Pitching — Home / Away

Hiroki Kuroda — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	108	691.1	625	248	143	536	3.23
Away	104	627.2	629	257	149	450	3.69

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hiroki Kuroda — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2014-09-25	NYY	BAL	—	8.0	3	2	2	0	9	2
2014-09-19	NYY	TOR	W	6.2	7	3	2	0	7	1
2014-09-14	NYY	BAL	—	7.0	6	1	1	0	5	0
2014-09-09	NYY	TBR	L	3.1	9	4	4	0	5	1
2014-09-03	NYY	BOS	W	7.0	4	1	1	0	8	0
2014-08-28	NYY	DET	—	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	0
2014-08-23	NYY	CHW	W	6.0	5	2	2	2	6	0
2014-08-17	NYY	TBR	W	6.2	4	2	2	1	1	0
2014-08-10	NYY	CLE	L	4.2	5	3	3	4	3	0
2014-08-05	NYY	DET	—	7.0	6	3	3	0	5	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hiroki Kuroda — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	212	211	90	183	7	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hiroki Kuroda — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	LAN	P	31	31	18	38	2	2
2009	LAN	P	21	20	8	12	1	0
2010	LAN	P	31	31	8	25	3	0
2011	LAN	P	32	32	15	36	0	5
2012	NYA	P	33	33	11	31	0	3
2013	NYA	P	32	32	12	25	0	3
2014	NYA	P	32	32	18	16	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hiroki Kuroda — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	212

Salary History

Hiroki Kuroda's recorded salaries total $88,065,723 over 7 seasons, 2008 to 2014. Kuroda's career, 2008 to 2014, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Hiroki Kuroda — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	NYA	AL	$16,000,000
2013	NYA	AL	$15,000,000
2012	NYA	AL	$10,000,000
2011	LAN	NL	$11,765,724
2010	LAN	NL	$15,433,333
2009	LAN	NL	$12,433,333
2008	LAN	NL	$7,433,333
Total recorded salary			$88,065,723

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Hiroki Kuroda: the record in brief

April 4, 2008 and September 25, 2014 bracket Hiroki Kuroda's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008 to 2011) and the New York Yankees (2012 to 2014). Listed as a pitcher, Kuroda batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 1 inch and 205 pounds. The birth record reads February 10, 1975, in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Across 212 games (211 starts), Kuroda recorded 79 wins against 79 losses with a 3.45 ERA. Kuroda had 986 strikeouts and 5 shutouts. The leagues Kuroda pitched in allowed 4.04 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 14.7% better than average. 2012 brought Kuroda a season-high 16 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.07 in 2011, when the league's was 3.94. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Kuroda's career adds up to 13,921.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiroki Kuroda

What years did Hiroki Kuroda play?: Hiroki Kuroda played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2014.
Was Hiroki Kuroda a pitcher?: Yes. Hiroki Kuroda pitched in the major leagues, recording 79 wins and 986 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hiroki Kuroda hit?: Hiroki Kuroda hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.
What teams did Hiroki Kuroda play for?: Hiroki Kuroda played for 2 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2011) and the New York Yankees (2012–2014).
What were Hiroki Kuroda's career stats?: In 212 games, Hiroki Kuroda went 79-79 with a 3.45 ERA, 986 strikeouts, and 1,319.0 innings pitched. At the plate he had 21 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Hiroki Kuroda earn in his career?: Hiroki Kuroda's recorded salaries total $88,065,723 over 7 seasons, 2008 to 2014. Kuroda's career, 2008 to 2014, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Hiroki Kuroda's salary?: Hiroki Kuroda's last recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $7,433,333, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2014.
What position did Hiroki Kuroda play?: Hiroki Kuroda played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Hiroki Kuroda and how much did he weigh?: Hiroki Kuroda was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 205 pounds.
What was Hiroki Kuroda's career ERA?: Hiroki Kuroda finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 79-79 with 986 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Hiroki Kuroda have?: Hiroki Kuroda recorded 986 career strikeouts.
Is Hiroki Kuroda in the Hall of Fame?: No. Hiroki Kuroda has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.