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.

What teams did Koji Uehara play for?

Koji Uehara played for 4 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2009–2011), the Texas Rangers (2011–2012), the Boston Red Sox (2013–2016), and the Chicago Cubs (2017).

Did Koji Uehara win a Cy Young Award?

No. Koji Uehara did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Koji Uehara win?

Koji Uehara was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Koji Uehara's career stats?

In 436 games, Koji Uehara went 22-26 with a 2.66 ERA, 572 strikeouts, 480.2 innings pitched, and 95 saves.

What was Koji Uehara's salary?

Koji Uehara's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $3,000,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.

What position did Koji Uehara play?

Koji Uehara played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Koji Uehara and how much did he weigh?

Koji Uehara was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Koji Uehara's career ERA?

Koji Uehara finished with a 2.66 career ERA, going 22-26 with 572 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Koji Uehara have?

Koji Uehara recorded 572 career strikeouts.

Is Koji Uehara in the Hall of Fame?

No. Koji Uehara has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Koji Uehara

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

Koji Uehara was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2017 for 4 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 9 seasons. Across 436 career appearances, he went 22-26 with a 2.66 ERA, 572 strikeouts, and 95 saves. Koji Uehara was an All-Star and an ALCS MVP. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14423.7.

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 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

Koji Uehara — 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	480.2	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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Koji Uehara Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	BAL	AL	2	4	12	12	0	66.2	71	30	12	48	4.05	4.32 (+6%)	1283.5
2010	BAL	AL	1	2	43	0	13	44.0	37	14	5	55	2.86	4.08 (+30%)	1867.6
2011	BAL	AL	1	1	43	0	0	47.0	25	9	8	62	1.72	3.94 (+56%)	1643.2
2011	TEX	AL	1	2	22	0	0	18.0	13	8	1	23	4.00	3.94 (-1%)	-137.3
2012	TEX	AL	0	0	37	0	1	36.0	20	7	3	43	1.75	4.01 (+56%)	1463.7
2013	BOS	AL	4	1	73	0	21	74.1	33	9	9	101	1.09	3.87 (+72%)	4258.6
2014	BOS	AL	6	5	64	0	26	64.1	51	18	8	80	2.52	3.74 (+33%)	1067.4
2015	BOS	AL	2	4	43	0	25	40.1	28	10	9	47	2.23	3.96 (+44%)	1547.5
2016	BOS	AL	2	3	50	0	7	47.0	34	18	11	63	3.45	4.19 (+18%)	808.7
2017	CHN	NL	3	4	49	0	2	43.0	38	19	12	50	3.98	4.36 (+9%)	620.8
Career · 10 seasons			22	26	436	12	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

Koji Uehara — 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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Koji Uehara Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	BAL	AL	12	2	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BAL	AL	43	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BAL	AL	43	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TEX	AL	22	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TEX	AL	37	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BOS	AL	73	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BOS	AL	64	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BOS	AL	43	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BOS	AL	50	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHN	NL	49	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			436	2	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

Koji Uehara — 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

Koji Uehara — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2016	ALDS2	BOS	2	.000
2013	ALCS	BOS	5	.000
2013	ALDS1	BOS	3	.000
2013	WS	BOS	5	.000
2012	ALWC	TEX	1	.000
2011	ALCS	TEX	2	.000
2011	ALDS2	TEX	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Koji Uehara — 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

Koji Uehara — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	ALDS2	BOS	0	0	2	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
2013	ALCS	BOS	1	0	5	3	6.0	4	0	0	9	0.00
2013	ALDS1	BOS	0	1	3	2	3.0	1	1	0	4	3.00
2013	WS	BOS	0	0	5	2	4.2	2	0	0	3	0.00
2012	ALWC	TEX	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2011	ALCS	TEX	0	0	2	0	1.1	3	2	1	1	13.50
2011	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	1	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

Koji Uehara — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	233	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	203	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Koji Uehara — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	233	260.1	193	77	39	310	2.66
Away	203	220.1	157	65	39	262	2.66

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Koji Uehara — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-09-02	CHC	ATL	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2017-08-29	CHC	PIT	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1
2017-08-27	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2017-08-25	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-08-23	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017-08-20	CHC	TOR	—	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0
2017-08-08	CHC	SFG	—	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
2017-08-06	CHC	WAS	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2017-08-04	CHC	WAS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017-08-02	CHC	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Koji Uehara — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	436	12	16	38	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Koji Uehara — 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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Koji Uehara Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	436

Awards & Honors

Koji Uehara — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	ALCS MVP

Salary History

Koji Uehara's recorded salaries total $44,250,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Uehara's career ran from 2009 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included.

Koji Uehara — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$44,250,000

Award Voting History

Koji Uehara — 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

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Koji Uehara: the record in brief

According to the bio, Koji Uehara debuted on April 8, 2009 and played a final game on September 2, 2017. Club by club, the record runs the Baltimore Orioles (2009 to 2011), the Texas Rangers (2011 through 2012), the Boston Red Sox (2013 through 2016), and the Chicago Cubs (2017). The bio lists Uehara as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'2" and 195 pounds. The birth record reads April 3, 1975, in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Uehara went 22-26 with a 2.66 ERA in 436 games, 12 of them starts. Also on Uehara's record: 572 strikeouts and 95 saves. The leagues Uehara pitched in allowed 4.05 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 34.4% better than average. The best win total was 6, in 2014. Uehara struck out 101 batters in 2013, a career high. The most saves in one season was 26, in 2014.

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.
What teams did Koji Uehara play for?: Koji Uehara played for 4 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2009–2011), the Texas Rangers (2011–2012), the Boston Red Sox (2013–2016), and the Chicago Cubs (2017).
Did Koji Uehara win a Cy Young Award?: No. Koji Uehara did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Koji Uehara win?: Koji Uehara was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Koji Uehara's career stats?: In 436 games, Koji Uehara went 22-26 with a 2.66 ERA, 572 strikeouts, 480.2 innings pitched, and 95 saves.
How much did Koji Uehara earn in his career?: Koji Uehara's recorded salaries total $44,250,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Uehara's career ran from 2009 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included.
What was Koji Uehara's salary?: Koji Uehara's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $3,000,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.
What position did Koji Uehara play?: Koji Uehara played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Koji Uehara and how much did he weigh?: Koji Uehara was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Koji Uehara's career ERA?: Koji Uehara finished with a 2.66 career ERA, going 22-26 with 572 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Koji Uehara have?: Koji Uehara recorded 572 career strikeouts.
Is Koji Uehara in the Hall of Fame?: No. Koji Uehara has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.