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.

Hiroki Kuroda

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

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

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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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	183.3	181	76	42	116	3.73	4.32 (+14%)	3489.2
2009	LAN	NL	8	7	21	20	0	0	117.3	110	49	24	87	3.76	4.32 (+13%)	2219.7
2010	LAN	NL	11	13	31	31	0	0	196.3	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	219.7	205	81	51	167	3.32	4.01 (+17%)	890.3
2013	NYA	AL	11	13	32	32	1	1	201.3	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

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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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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	2	5	5	0	29.7	27	13	4	22	3.94

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	ALCS	NYA	0	1	1	1	7.7	5	3	0	11	3.52
2012	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	1	1	8.3	5	2	1	3	2.16
2009	NLCS	LAN	0	1	1	1	1.3	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	6.3	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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	212	211	90	183	7	13

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	212

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 Career Earnings			$88,065,723

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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.