Yūya Andō

Yuya Ando
安藤 優也

Ando with the Hanshin Tigers
Hanshin Tigers – No. 16
Pitcher
Born: (1977-12-27) December 27, 1977
Oita, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 7, 2002, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
(through 2010 season)
Win-Loss 59-50
ERA 3.63
Strikeouts 650
Teams
Last update: December 31, 2010
Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Athens 2004 Team Competition

Yūya Andō (安藤 優也 Andō Yūya, often Andoh, born December 27, 1977) is a professional baseball player from Ōita City, Japan. He is part of the starting rotation for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.

Career

In 2006, Ando pitched his first Shutout game against Yokohama BayStars.[1]

Ando joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[2] Ando went 7-4 in college, battling shoulder problems. He went on to Toyota Motors in the industrial leagues and peaked at 93 mph there, drawing the interest of various scouts. In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, he went 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA, allowing 5 hits and fanning 14 in 11 innings.[3]

Statistics

YearGCGFinsStartShutOutWalk FreeWLSW%HIPHHRBoBHbPSORERERA
2002 1705800350.37525359.25172234031253.77
2003 51013000525.714245614421916011111.62
2004 57020000585.38525460.153102037225243.58
2005 243120021150.6885921461421525711956553.39
2006 312218101030.769546129139731410352483.35
2007 800600230.400141333041411717164.36
2008 252025011390.591656154.2158841811157553.20
2009 282028008120.400714164180185169780713.90
2010 1900900230.400246527891403145427.27
Career 26094111013595010.5413647859.287580237336503743473.63

References

  1. "Baseball: Sheets, Ando lead Hanshin's rout of Yokohama in CL". Japan Economic Newswire. September 3, 2006.
  2. "Wednesday's Olympic Medalists". The Associated Press. August 25, 2004.
  3. Baseball-reference.com

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