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Yoshihisa Hirano

Orix Buffaloes

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Yoshihisa Hirano

Yoshihisa Hirano

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Yoshihisa Hirano
  • ERA

    ERA9.00

  • strike out rate

    K/99.00

  • BB rate

    BB/90.00

*FY2026

  • position

    pitcher

  • birthday

    1984/03/08

  • age

    42歳

  • height

    186cm

  • body weight

    90kg

  • Birthplace

    Kyoto Prefecture

  • Pitching and batting

    right-handed pitcher / right-handed hitter

  • Blood type

    Blood Type O

  • Draft Year

    2005年

  • Biography

    Toba High School - Kyoto Sangyo University -Orix Buffaloes (draft preference slots, 2005-2017) - Diamondbacks (2018-2019) - Mariners (2020) -Orix Buffaloes (2021-)

  • Titles won

    Best reliever (11), Most Saves (14), Special Award (11, 14)

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Yoshihisa Hirano, "A Veteran Who Shows No Signs of Decline Achieves a Great Feat... A Summary of His Excellent Pitching Performances in the 2023 Season" 《THE FEATURE PLAYER》
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Yoshihisa Hirano, "A Veteran Who Shows No Signs of Decline Achieves a Great Feat... A Summary of His Excellent Pitching Performances in the 2023 Season" 《THE FEATURE PLAYER》

2023年12月08日(金) 18:15

  • [Top of the 5th Inning] 1000th strike out in NPB history!! The Buffaloes 'Yoshihisa Hirano achieves the record with his signature fork!! March 29, 2026, Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes vs. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
    00:35

    [Top of the 5th Inning] 1000th strike out in NPB history!! The Buffaloes 'Yoshihisa Hirano achieves the record with his signature fork!! March 29, 2026, Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes vs. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

    2026年03月29日(日) 14:38

  • [Top of the 7th Inning] A commanding pitching performance!! The Buffaloes 'Yoshihisa Hirano closer a superb performance, retiring the side in order!! March 22, 2026 Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes vs. Hanshin Tigers
    00:29

    [Top of the 7th Inning] A commanding pitching performance!! The Buffaloes 'Yoshihisa Hirano closer a superb performance, retiring the side in order!! March 22, 2026 Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes vs. Hanshin Tigers

    2026年03月22日(日) 15:20

  • [Top of the 7th Inning] No pitch runs!! The Buffaloes 'Yoshihisa Hirano creates a dangerous situation but gets the out with a surprise pickoff!! March 17, 2026 Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp
    00:31

    [Top of the 7th Inning] No pitch runs!! The Buffaloes 'Yoshihisa Hirano creates a dangerous situation but gets the out with a surprise pickoff!! March 17, 2026 Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp

    2026年03月17日(火) 20:19

  • [Player/Coach] Yoshihisa Hirano: "Keeping the ball low...Even in the rain, he put up a dignified first inning without runs!"
    01:50

    [Player/Coach] Yoshihisa Hirano: "Keeping the ball low...Even in the rain, he put up a dignified first inning without runs!"

    2026年02月26日(木) 14:16

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Participation results

pitcher performance: By year
year Team ERA Appearance CG SHO No Walk Wins Lose H HP SV W-L % IP hitter HR SO BB Hit By Pitch Wild pitch Bork BB/9 K/9 K/BB WHIP Avg BABIP
2006 3.81 26 10 4 0 7 11 0 0 0 .389 172.1 730 12 105 39 6 3 2 2.04 5.48 2.69 1.28 .275 .299
2007 3.72 27 2 2 1 8 13 0 0 0 .381 171.2 710 18 124 28 5 1 0 1.47 6.50 4.43 1.17 .261 .288
2009 4.72 20 2 1 0 3 12 0 0 0 .200 114.1 495 14 91 38 0 2 0 2.99 7.16 2.39 1.46 .291 .327
2010 1.67 63 0 0 0 7 2 32 39 2 .778 80.2 334 4 101 28 1 3 0 3.12 11.27 3.61 1.18 .226 .315
2011 1.94 72 0 0 0 6 2 43 49 2 .750 83.2 317 4 99 17 2 5 0 1.83 10.65 5.82 0.78 .170 .226
2012 2.15 70 0 0 0 7 4 21 28 9 .636 79.2 307 4 80 5 2 6 0 0.56 9.04 16.00 0.88 .221 .282
2013 1.87 60 0 0 0 2 5 9 11 31 .286 62.2 258 2 71 14 1 1 0 2.01 10.20 5.07 1.13 .242 .324
2014 3.43 62 0 0 0 1 6 8 9 40 .143 60.1 238 6 70 13 0 1 1 1.94 10.44 5.38 1.08 .241 .309
2015 4.06 33 0 0 0 0 3 10 10 12 .000 31.0 136 4 39 14 1 5 0 4.06 11.32 2.79 1.39 .252 .321
2016 1.92 58 0 0 0 4 4 8 12 31 .500 61.0 237 2 57 16 1 4 0 2.36 8.41 3.56 0.98 .207 .261
2017 2.67 58 0 0 0 3 7 8 11 29 .300 57.1 240 5 47 16 1 2 0 2.51 7.38 2.94 1.27 .266 .304
2021 2.30 46 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 29 .250 43.0 163 4 37 9 0 1 0 1.88 7.74 4.11 0.91 .200 .230
2022 1.57 48 0 0 0 3 2 8 11 28 .600 46.0 175 3 42 12 2 1 0 2.35 8.22 3.50 0.80 .162 .190
2023 1.13 42 0 0 0 3 2 5 8 29 .600 40.0 167 1 24 13 0 1 0 2.93 5.40 1.85 1.23 .247 .271
2024 4.22 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 7 .500 10.2 58 1 11 5 0 0 0 4.22 9.28 2.20 2.25 .373 .439
2025 15.43 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 2.1 14 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.71 3.86 0.50 3.00 .455 .400
2026 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.00 - 1.00 .250 .000
Overall record 2.98 701 14 7 1 56 78 157 195 250 .418 1117.2 4583 86 1000 269 22 36 3 2.17 8.05 3.72 1.15 .245 .291

2026/4/3 03:08 更新

hitter statistics: by year
year Team AVG GP PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB RBI R SO BB HBP SAC SF SB CS GIDP SLG OPS ISO ISOD BB/K BABIP AB/HR
2009 .167 20 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 .000 .000 .000 .250 -
2010 .000 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2011 .000 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2012 .000 70 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 - -
2013 .000 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2014 .000 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2015 .000 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2016 .000 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2017 .000 58 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 - -
2021 .000 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2022 .000 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2023 .000 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2024 .000 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2025 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
2026 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - -
Overall record .125 648 8 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 .000 .000 .000 .250 -

2026/4/3 03:08 更新

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Yoshihisa Hirano achieves 1000 strike out in NPB, becoming the 160th player in history to do so.

Yoshihisa Hirano achieves 1000 strike out in NPB, becoming the 160th player in history to do so.

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