What years did Takashi Saito play?

Takashi Saito played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012.

Was Takashi Saito a pitcher?

Yes. Takashi Saito pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 400 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Takashi Saito hit?

Takashi Saito hit 0 career home runs.

Did Takashi Saito win a Cy Young Award?

No. Takashi Saito did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Takashi Saito win?

Takashi Saito was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Takashi Saito's career stats?

In 338 games, Takashi Saito went 21-15 with a 2.34 ERA, 400 strikeouts, 338.0 innings pitched, and 84 saves.

What was Takashi Saito's salary?

Takashi Saito's last recorded salary was $1,750,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $3,200,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $1,000,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2012.

What position did Takashi Saito play?

Takashi Saito played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Takashi Saito and how much did he weigh?

Takashi Saito was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Takashi Saito's career ERA?

Takashi Saito finished with a 2.34 career ERA, going 21-15 with 400 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Takashi Saito have?

Takashi Saito recorded 400 career strikeouts.

Is Takashi Saito in the Hall of Fame?

No. Takashi Saito has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Takashi Saito

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2012)

Takashi Saito was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 7 seasons. Across 338 career appearances, he went 21-15 with a 2.34 ERA, 400 strikeouts, and 84 saves. Takashi Saito was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12933.2.

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 21–15

ERA 2.34

WHIP 1.06

SO 400

Pitcher PIV 12933.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 2/14/1970 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
MLB Debut: 2006-04-09
Last Game: 2012-09-30
Awards: All-Star

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Career Pitching Statistics

Takashi Saito — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	15	338	0	0	0	84	338.0	250	88	25	108	400	2.34	12933.2

Career ERA 2.34 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 44.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Takashi Saito — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	LAN	NL	6	2	72	24	78.1	48	18	23	107	2.07	4.53 (+54%)	5286.5
2007	LAN	NL	2	1	63	39	64.1	33	10	13	78	1.40	4.47 (+69%)	3099.3
2008	LAN	NL	4	4	45	18	47.0	40	13	16	60	2.49	4.32 (+42%)	2751.7
2009	BOS	AL	3	3	56	2	55.2	50	15	25	52	2.43	4.32 (+44%)	105.5
2010	ATL	NL	2	3	56	1	54.0	41	17	17	69	2.83	4.08 (+31%)	2250.8
2011	MIL	NL	4	2	30	0	26.2	21	6	9	23	2.02	3.94 (+49%)	363.3
2012	ARI	NL	0	0	16	0	12.0	17	9	5	11	6.75	4.01 (-68%)	-924.0
Career · 7 seasons			21	15	338	84	338.0	250	88	108	400	2.34	—	12,933

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

Takashi Saito — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
338	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Takashi Saito — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	LAN	NL	72	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	LAN	NL	63	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	LAN	NL	45	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	BOS	AL	56	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ATL	NL	56	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	MIL	NL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ARI	NL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			338	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

Takashi Saito — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Takashi Saito — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2011	NLCS	MIL	3	.000
2011	NLDS2	MIL	3	.000
2009	ALDS2	BOS	1	.000
2008	NLDS1	LAN	1	.000
2006	NLDS1	LAN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Takashi Saito — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	10	0	0	10.2	9	2	0	9	1.69

Playoff Pitching by Year

Takashi Saito — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	SO
2011	NLCS	MIL	0	3	4.0	2	0	3
2011	NLDS2	MIL	1	3	3.0	2	0	2
2009	ALDS2	BOS	0	1	1.0	2	0	0
2008	NLDS1	LAN	0	1	0.0	3	2	0
2006	NLDS1	LAN	0	2	2.2	0	0	4

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Takashi Saito — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	177	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	161	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Takashi Saito — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	177	178.1	126	46	56	209	2.32
Away	161	159.2	124	42	52	191	2.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Takashi Saito — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-09-30	AZ	CHC	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2012-09-26	AZ	SFG	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2012-09-23	AZ	COL	—	0.2	4	3	3	0	1	0
2012-09-21	AZ	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2012-09-09	AZ	SDP	—	0.1	2	4	0	1	1	2
2012-09-07	AZ	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-08-12	AZ	WAS	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0
2012-08-10	AZ	WAS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-08-07	AZ	PIT	—	0.0	3	2	2	1	0	1
2012-08-05	AZ	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Takashi Saito — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	338	0	14	33	1	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Takashi Saito — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2006	LAN	P	72	2	7	0	2
2007	LAN	P	63	3	10	0	5
2008	LAN	P	45	1	5	0	0
2009	BOS	P	56	3	7	1	1
2010	ATL	P	56	4	2	0	0
2011	MIL	P	30	0	2	0	0
2012	ARI	P	16	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Takashi Saito — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	338

Awards & Honors

Takashi Saito — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2007	Reliever of the Month	August

Salary History

Takashi Saito's recorded salaries total $11,200,000 over 6 seasons, 2007 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Saito's career ran from 2006 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2006.

Takashi Saito — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	ARI	NL	$1,750,000
2011	MIL	NL	$1,750,000
2010	ATL	NL	$3,200,000
2009	BOS	AL	$1,500,000
2008	LAN	NL	$2,000,000
2007	LAN	NL	$1,000,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$11,200,000

Award Voting History

Takashi Saito — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2006	Cy Young Award	NL	8th	1.0	160	0
2006	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	2.0	160	0

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Career Spans

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Takashi Saito: the record in brief

Takashi Saito played a first major league game on April 9, 2006 and a last one on September 30, 2012. Club by club, the record runs the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006 to 2008), the Boston Red Sox (2009), the Atlanta Braves (2010), the Milwaukee Brewers (2011), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012). The bio lists Saito as a pitcher who hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Saito is listed at 6'2" and 200 pounds. The birth record reads February 14, 1970, in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

Saito pitched in 338 games, starting 0, and finished with a 21-15 record and 2.34 ERA. Saito had 400 strikeouts and 84 saves. Against a 4.24 league ERA for the same years, Saito was 44.7% better. 2006 brought Saito a season-high 6 wins. The most saves in one season was 39, in 2007. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.40 in 2007, when the league's was 4.47. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 12,933.2 for Saito's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Takashi Saito

What years did Takashi Saito play?: Takashi Saito played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012.
Was Takashi Saito a pitcher?: Yes. Takashi Saito pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 400 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Takashi Saito hit?: Takashi Saito hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Takashi Saito play for?: Takashi Saito played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2008), the Boston Red Sox (2009), the Atlanta Braves (2010), the Milwaukee Brewers (2011), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012).
Did Takashi Saito win a Cy Young Award?: No. Takashi Saito did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Takashi Saito win?: Takashi Saito was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Takashi Saito's career stats?: In 338 games, Takashi Saito went 21-15 with a 2.34 ERA, 400 strikeouts, 338.0 innings pitched, and 84 saves.
How much did Takashi Saito earn in his career?: Takashi Saito's recorded salaries total $11,200,000 over 6 seasons, 2007 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Saito's career ran from 2006 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2006.
What was Takashi Saito's salary?: Takashi Saito's last recorded salary was $1,750,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $3,200,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $1,000,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2012.
What position did Takashi Saito play?: Takashi Saito played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Takashi Saito and how much did he weigh?: Takashi Saito was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Takashi Saito's career ERA?: Takashi Saito finished with a 2.34 career ERA, going 21-15 with 400 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Takashi Saito have?: Takashi Saito recorded 400 career strikeouts.
Is Takashi Saito in the Hall of Fame?: No. Takashi Saito has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.