What years did Tomo Ohka play?

Tomo Ohka played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009.

Was Tomo Ohka a pitcher?

Yes. Tomo Ohka pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 590 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tomo Ohka hit?

Tomo Ohka hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.

Tomo Ohka

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2009)

W–L 51–68

ERA 4.26

WHIP 1.39

SO 590

Pitcher PIV -4931.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 205 lb
Born: 3/18/1976 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
MLB Debut: 1999-07-19
Last Game: 2009-10-04

Full name: Tomokazu Ohka

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	68	202	178	5	1	0	1070.0	1,182	506	140	302	590	4.26	-4931.2

Career ERA 4.26 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — near 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
1999	BOS	AL	1	2	8	2	0	0	13.0	21	9	6	8	6.23	4.71 (-32%)	-188.3
2000	BOS	AL	3	6	13	12	0	0	69.3	70	24	26	40	3.12	4.77 (+35%)	466.2
2001	BOS	AL	2	5	12	11	0	0	52.3	69	36	19	37	6.19	4.42 (-40%)	-209.7
2001	MON	NL	1	4	10	10	0	0	54.7	65	29	10	31	4.77	4.42 (-8%)	-4.9
2002	MON	NL	13	8	32	31	2	0	192.7	194	68	45	118	3.18	4.28 (+26%)	2249.5
2003	MON	NL	10	12	34	34	2	0	199.0	233	92	45	118	4.16	4.40 (+5%)	891.8
2004	MON	NL	3	7	15	15	0	0	84.7	98	32	20	38	3.40	4.46 (+24%)	-254.1
2005	WAS	NL	4	3	10	9	0	0	54.0	44	20	27	17	3.33	4.29 (+22%)	-1484.2
2005	MIL	NL	7	6	22	20	1	1	126.3	145	61	28	81	4.35	4.29 (-1%)	630.0
2006	MIL	NL	4	5	18	18	0	0	97.0	98	52	35	50	4.82	4.53 (-7%)	-1053.3
2007	TOR	AL	2	5	10	10	0	0	56.0	68	36	22	21	5.79	4.47 (-29%)	-2123.1
2009	CLE	AL	1	5	18	6	0	0	71.0	77	47	19	31	5.96	4.32 (-38%)	-3851.2
Career · 12 seasons			51	68	202	178	5	1	1,070.0	1,182	506	302	590	4.26	—	-4,931

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
204	240	8	33	2	0	0	15	1	10	95	.138	.172	.146	.318	-927

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 48.3% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career SLG .146 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 65.7% below league average.

Career OPS .318 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	BOS	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	BOS	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	BOS	AL	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MON	NL	10	15	1	3	0	1	0	0	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	32	55	3	7	1	2	0	4	28	.127	.261 (-51%)	.331 (-44%)	.416 (-65%)	.747 (-56%)	-498.9
2003	MON	NL	35	55	2	10	0	3	0	2	10	.182	.264 (-31%)	.332 (-37%)	.422 (-57%)	.754 (-48%)	-428.6
2004	MON	NL	15	25	0	2	0	0	1	1	8	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	11	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	5	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	MIL	NL	22	38	1	2	0	3	0	2	20	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	MIL	NL	18	31	0	5	1	6	0	1	15	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TOR	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			204	240	8	33	2	15	1	10	95	.138	—	—	—	—	-927

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.

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	109	119	6	16	0	8	.134
Away	95	121	2	17	0	7	.140

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	107	576.0	645	263	150	302	4.11
Away	95	494.0	537	243	152	288	4.43

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-10-04	CLE	BOS	L	5.0	6	7	7	2	4	3
2009-09-19	CLE	OAK	—	4.0	4	2	2	1	0	1
2009-09-08	CLE	TEX	—	4.2	4	0	0	0	3	0
2009-09-01	CLE	DET	—	4.0	4	2	2	3	0	0
2009-08-21	CLE	SEA	—	4.2	5	3	3	0	2	2
2009-08-14	CLE	MIN	—	3.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2009-08-08	CLE	CHW	—	0.1	4	4	4	0	1	1
2009-08-04	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2009-07-31	CLE	DET	W	4.0	4	0	0	0	4	0
2009-07-29	CLE	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	202	178	85	148	15	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	BOS	P	8	2	0	3	0	0
2000	BOS	P	13	12	8	7	1	1
2001	BOS	P	12	11	8	3	1	2
2001	MON	P	10	10	4	8	0	0
2002	MON	P	32	31	24	30	0	2
2003	MON	P	34	34	10	35	4	2
2004	MON	P	15	15	4	11	1	3
2005	WAS	P	10	9	1	9	1	0
2005	MIL	P	22	20	7	18	0	2
2006	MIL	P	18	18	8	12	5	1
2007	TOR	P	10	10	4	3	2	0
2009	CLE	P	18	6	7	9	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	202

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	TOR	AL	$1,500,000
2006	MIL	NL	$4,530,000
2005	WAS	NL	$2,750,000
2004	MON	NL	$2,337,500
2003	MON	NL	$340,000
2002	MON	NL	$240,000
2001	BOS	AL	$225,000
Total Career Earnings			$11,922,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tomo Ohka

What years did Tomo Ohka play?: Tomo Ohka played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009.
Was Tomo Ohka a pitcher?: Yes. Tomo Ohka pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 590 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tomo Ohka hit?: Tomo Ohka hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.