What years did Kazuhiro Sasaki play?

Kazuhiro Sasaki played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003.

Was Kazuhiro Sasaki a pitcher?

Yes. Kazuhiro Sasaki pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 242 strikeouts.

Kazuhiro Sasaki

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2003)

W–L 7–16

ERA 3.14

WHIP 1.08

SO 242

Pitcher PIV 5900.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 209 lb
Born: 2/22/1968 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
MLB Debut: 2000-04-05
Last Game: 2003-09-28
Awards: 2× All-Star · Rookie of the Year

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	16	228	0	0	0	129	223.3	165	78	24	77	242	3.14	5900.6

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 29.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	SEA	AL	2	5	63	37	62.7	42	22	31	78	3.16	4.77 (+34%)	746.6
2001	SEA	AL	0	4	69	45	66.7	48	24	11	62	3.24	4.42 (+27%)	2337.3
2002	SEA	AL	4	5	61	37	60.7	44	17	20	73	2.52	4.28 (+41%)	2071.5
2003	SEA	AL	1	2	35	10	33.3	31	15	15	29	4.05	4.40 (+8%)	745.2
Career · 4 seasons			7	16	228	129	223.1	165	78	77	242	3.14	—	5,901

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
228	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	SEA	AL	63	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	69	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SEA	AL	61	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			228	—	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2001	ALCS	SEA	1	.000
2001	ALDS1	SEA	3	.000
2000	ALCS	SEA	2	.000
2000	ALDS2	SEA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	8	0	4	8.0	7	2	1	13	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALCS	SEA	1	1	0	0.3	2	2	0	0	54.00
2001	ALDS1	SEA	0	3	1	3.0	1	0	0	5	0.00
2000	ALCS	SEA	0	2	1	2.7	3	0	1	3	0.00
2000	ALDS2	SEA	0	2	2	2.0	1	0	0	5	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	113	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	115	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	113	111.2	76	33	40	118	2.66
Away	115	111.2	89	45	37	124	3.63

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-09-28	SEA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2003-09-24	SEA	LAA	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2003-09-21	SEA	OAK	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1
2003-09-15	SEA	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2003-09-11	SEA	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-05	SEA	BAL	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-08-30	SEA	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2003-08-25	SEA	BOS	—	1.2	3	1	1	1	1	0
2003-08-23	SEA	BOS	L	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0
2003-08-21	SEA	TOR	—	0.1	0	2	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	228	0	9	20	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2000	SEA	P	63	2	3	0	0
2001	SEA	P	69	6	2	1	2
2002	SEA	P	61	1	13	2	0
2003	SEA	P	35	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	228

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-04-28
2000	Rookie of the Year
2000	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	SEA	AL	$8,000,000
2002	SEA	AL	$5,070,000
2001	SEA	AL	$4,666,667
2000	SEA	AL	$4,000,000
Total Career Earnings			$21,736,667

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2001	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	3.0	392	0
2000	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	104.0	140	17

Frequently Asked Questions about Kazuhiro Sasaki

What years did Kazuhiro Sasaki play?: Kazuhiro Sasaki played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003.
Was Kazuhiro Sasaki a pitcher?: Yes. Kazuhiro Sasaki pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 242 strikeouts.