Koji Uehara

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2017)

W–L 22–26
ERA 2.66
WHIP 0.89
SO 572
Pitcher PIV 14423.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
4/3/1975 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan
MLB Debut
2009-04-08
Last Game
2017-09-02
Awards
All-Star · ALCS MVP
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
22 26 436 12 0 0 95 480.7 350 142 60 78 572 2.66 14423.7

Career ERA 2.66 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 34.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2009 BAL AL 2 4 12 12 0 0 0 66.7 71 30 12 48 4.05 4.32 (+6%) 1283.5
2010 BAL AL 1 2 43 0 0 0 13 44.0 37 14 5 55 2.86 4.08 (+30%) 1867.6
2011 BAL AL 1 1 43 0 0 0 0 47.0 25 9 8 62 1.72 3.94 (+56%) 1643.2
2011 TEX AL 1 2 22 0 0 0 0 18.0 13 8 1 23 4.00 3.94 (-1%) -137.3
2012 TEX AL 0 0 37 0 0 0 1 36.0 20 7 3 43 1.75 4.01 (+56%) 1463.7
2013 BOS AL 4 1 73 0 0 0 21 74.3 33 9 9 101 1.09 3.87 (+72%) 4258.6
2014 BOS AL 6 5 64 0 0 0 26 64.3 51 18 8 80 2.52 3.74 (+33%) 1067.4
2015 BOS AL 2 4 43 0 0 0 25 40.3 28 10 9 47 2.23 3.96 (+44%) 1547.5
2016 BOS AL 2 3 50 0 0 0 7 47.0 34 18 11 63 3.45 4.19 (+18%) 808.7
2017 CHN NL 3 4 49 0 0 0 2 43.0 38 19 12 50 3.98 4.36 (+9%) 620.8
Career · 10 seasons 22 26 436 12 0 0 95 480.2 350 142 78 572 2.66 — 14,424

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
436 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2009 BAL AL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 BAL AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 BAL AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 TEX AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TEX AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BOS AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 BOS AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 BOS AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 BOS AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 CHN NL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 436 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 ALDS2 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALCS BOS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS1 BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 WS BOS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALWC TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALCS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 19 0 7 18.0 13 6 2 21 3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2016 ALDS2 BOS 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0.00
2013 ALCS BOS 1 0 5 0 3 6.0 4 0 0 9 0.00
2013 ALDS1 BOS 0 1 3 0 2 3.0 1 1 0 4 3.00
2013 WS BOS 0 0 5 0 2 4.7 2 0 0 3 0.00
2012 ALWC TEX 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 3 0.00
2011 ALCS TEX 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 3 2 1 1 13.50
2011 ALDS2 TEX 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 3 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home23300000—
Away20320000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home233260.119377393102.66
Away203220.115765392622.66

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-09-02 CHCATL — 0.2200000
2017-08-29 CHCPIT — 0.2211011
2017-08-27 CHCPHI — 1.0111011
2017-08-25 CHCPHI — 1.0000010
2017-08-23 CHCCIN — 1.0000020
2017-08-20 CHCTOR — 0.2222100
2017-08-08 CHCSFG — 0.0111100
2017-08-06 CHCWAS — 1.0111021
2017-08-04 CHCWAS — 1.0000020
2017-08-02 CHCAZ — 1.0000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 436 12 16 38 2 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2009 BAL P 12 12 0 5 0 1
2010 BAL P 43 0 2 3 0 0
2011 BAL P 43 0 1 2 0 0
2011 TEX P 22 0 1 2 0 0
2012 TEX P 37 0 4 1 1 0
2013 BOS P 73 0 2 7 0 0
2014 BOS P 64 0 3 7 0 0
2015 BOS P 43 0 2 2 0 0
2016 BOS P 50 0 1 4 1 0
2017 CHN P 49 0 0 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 436

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 ALCS MVP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 BOS AL $9,000,000
2015 BOS AL $9,000,000
2014 BOS AL $5,000,000
2013 BOS AL $4,250,000
2012 TEX AL $4,000,000
2011 BAL AL $3,000,000
2010 BAL AL $5,000,000
2009 BAL AL $5,000,000
Total Career Earnings $44,250,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2013 Cy Young Award AL 7th 10.0 210 0
2013 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 2.0 420 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Koji Uehara (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Sean Doolittle
    26-24, 3.20 ERA
  2. 87
    Emmanuel Clase
    21-26, 1.88 ERA
  3. 86
    Darren O'Day
    42-21, 2.59 ERA
  4. 86
    Pat Neshek
    36-25, 2.82 ERA
  5. 84
    Takashi Saito
    21-15, 2.34 ERA
  6. 82
    Giovanny Gallegos
    18-21, 3.49 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Koji Uehara

What years did Koji Uehara play?
Koji Uehara played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2017.
Was Koji Uehara a pitcher?
Yes. Koji Uehara pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 572 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Koji Uehara hit?
Koji Uehara hit 0 career home runs.