| 06/10/2015 |
Injured (herniated disc (back)), day-to-day for 6 days. |
| 11/10/2015 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/2016 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (57); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 58 (59). |
| 06/26/2016 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Chiba Lotte Marines with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 07/21/2016 |
Was selected to the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 08/18/2016 |
Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 4 months. |
| 11/10/2016 |
Finished 2nd in 2016 NPB JPL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting. |
| 11/18/2016 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/2017 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (57); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 61 (59). |
| 05/20/2017 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
| 06/03/2017 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 2 weeks. |
| 07/16/2017 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 07/20/2017 |
Was selected to the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 07/28/2017 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
| 10/01/2017 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 11/08/2017 |
Finished 3rd in 2017 NPB JPL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting. |
| 11/16/2017 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/2018 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (57); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 61 (59). |
| 04/01/2018 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 06/02/2018 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chunichi Dragons with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 07/08/2018 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $33,140,000 with the Saitama Seibu Lions organization. |
| 01/01/2019 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (57); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 61 (59). |
| 07/03/2019 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 08/21/2019 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 01/01/2020 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 59 (60); Control: 62 (60). |
| 06/20/2020 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
| 06/27/2020 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chiba Lotte Marines with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 07/16/2020 |
Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. |
| 09/02/2020 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 09/26/2020 |
Injured (Radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 8 months. |
| 10/22/2020 |
Wins the 2020 Round 3 with the Saitama Seibu Lions. |
| 11/04/2020 |
Finished 3rd in 2020 NPB JPL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting. |
| 01/01/2021 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (57); Movement: 60 (59); Control: 60 (56). |
| 01/01/2022 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (54); Movement: 55 (54); Control: 50 (48). |
| 05/10/2022 |
Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 06/26/2022 |
Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week. |
| LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
|
| Year |
GS |
Rank |
| 2018 |
29 |
8 |
| 2020 |
27 |
9 |
|
| Year |
W |
Rank |
| 2016 |
14 |
5 |
| 2017 |
14 |
5 |
| 2018 |
13 |
5 |
| 2020 |
11 |
8 |
|
| Year |
L |
Rank |
| 2015 |
12 |
3 |
| 2018 |
11 |
10 |
| 2019 |
11 |
8 |
|
| Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
| 2016 |
.700 |
2 |
| 2017 |
.609 |
7 |
| 2018 |
.542 |
9 |
| 2020 |
.524 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Year |
IP |
Rank |
| 2017 |
221.0 |
4 |
| 2018 |
206.2 |
5 |
| 2019 |
200.2 |
10 |
| 2020 |
216.2 |
4 |
|
| Year |
BF |
Rank |
| 2017 |
899 |
7 |
| 2018 |
896 |
4 |
| 2020 |
914 |
3 |
|
| Year |
HRA |
Rank |
| 2015 |
31 |
1 |
| 2016 |
19 |
3 |
| 2017 |
19 |
6 |
| 2018 |
23 |
1 |
| 2019 |
24 |
2 |
| 2020 |
17 |
9 |
|
| Year |
BB |
Rank |
| 2018 |
90 |
1 |
| 2020 |
62 |
6 |
|
| Year |
K |
Rank |
| 2017 |
186 |
5 |
| 2018 |
171 |
9 |
| 2019 |
199 |
3 |
| 2020 |
185 |
5 |
|
| Year |
WP |
Rank |
| 2018 |
9 |
7 |
| 2020 |
10 |
4 |
|
| Year |
ERA |
Rank |
| 2016 |
2.27 |
1 |
| 2017 |
2.73 |
5 |
| 2019 |
3.18 |
6 |
| 2020 |
3.16 |
6 |
|
| Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
| 2016 |
.266 |
2 |
| 2017 |
.275 |
6 |
| 2019 |
.266 |
2 |
|
| Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
| 2016 |
1.09 |
1 |
| 2017 |
1.11 |
3 |
| 2019 |
1.08 |
1 |
| 2020 |
1.24 |
7 |
|
| Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
| 2015 |
2.30 |
10 |
| 2016 |
3.38 |
6 |
| 2017 |
3.38 |
3 |
| 2019 |
3.62 |
3 |
| 2020 |
2.98 |
9 |
|
| Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
| 2016 |
10.26 |
1 |
| 2017 |
10.26 |
2 |
| 2019 |
10.00 |
1 |
| 2020 |
11.67 |
9 |
|
| Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
| 2016 |
7.67 |
2 |
| 2017 |
7.78 |
5 |
| 2018 |
8.67 |
10 |
| 2019 |
7.27 |
2 |
| 2020 |
8.60 |
9 |
|
| Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
| 2016 |
2.16 |
5 |
| 2017 |
2.24 |
4 |
| 2019 |
2.47 |
9 |
| 2020 |
2.58 |
10 |
|
| Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
| 2015 |
7.38 |
10 |
| 2017 |
7.57 |
10 |
| 2019 |
8.93 |
3 |
| 2020 |
7.68 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
| Year |
QS |
Rank |
| 2016 |
18 |
6 |
| 2017 |
18 |
7 |
| 2019 |
18 |
8 |
| 2020 |
18 |
7 |
|
| Year |
QSP |
Rank |
| 2016 |
.857 |
1 |
| 2017 |
.667 |
6 |
| 2019 |
.692 |
4 |
| 2020 |
.667 |
4 |
|
| Year |
CG |
Rank |
| 2016 |
6 |
3 |
| 2017 |
15 |
1 |
| 2018 |
6 |
7 |
| 2019 |
9 |
2 |
| 2020 |
10 |
1 |
|
| Year |
CGP |
Rank |
| 2016 |
.286 |
2 |
| 2017 |
.556 |
1 |
| 2018 |
.207 |
9 |
| 2019 |
.346 |
2 |
| 2020 |
.370 |
1 |
|
| Year |
SHO |
Rank |
| 2016 |
1 |
4 |
| 2017 |
4 |
1 |
| 2018 |
2 |
5 |
| 2019 |
2 |
4 |
| 2020 |
2 |
3 |
|
| Year |
WAR |
Rank |
| 2017 |
4.1 |
4 |
| 2020 |
3.8 |
5 |
|
|
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