2016 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 83-54
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kimiyasu Kudo (63-32)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
2016 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 83-54
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kimiyasu Kudo (63-32)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 games, Chiba Lotte Marines 0
Playoffs - Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4 games, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2016 season with a record of 83 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Softbank Hawks plated 637 runs, tops in the circuit. Fukuoka gave up 479 runs.
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kodai Senga, Ryota Igarashi, Rick van den Hurk, Robert Suarez, Bárbaro Cañizares, Dennis Sarfate and Tsuyoshi Wada were all players from the 2016 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Kimiyasu Kudo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenji Akashi | L | R | January 9, 1986 | 5'9" | 154 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Edison Barrios | R | R | October 11, 1988 | 6'1" | 152 | Villa de Cura, Aragua VE |
| Bárbaro Cañizares | R | R | November 21, 1979 | 6'3" | 240 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Tomoaki Egawa | R | R | October 31, 1986 | 5'9" | 174 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Shuhei Fukuda | L | R | February 10, 1989 | 5'11" | 163 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuya Hasegawa | L | R | December 22, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Nao Higashihama | R | R | June 20, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | , JP |
| Yuichi Honda | L | R | November 19, 1984 | 5'8" | 154 | Onojo, Fukuoka JP |
| Toru Hosokawa | R | R | January 4, 1980 | 6'2" | 210 | Higashi Tsugaru-gun, Aomori JP |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Yuya Iida | L | L | November 27, 1990 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Kenta Imamiya | R | R | July 15, 1991 | 5'6" | 148 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Kentaro Inomoto | R | R | December 23, 1990 | 5'11" | 205 | |
| Sho Iwasaki | R | R | October 21, 1989 | 6'2" | 163 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Takuya Kai | R | R | November 5, 1992 | 5'6" | 152 | Oita, JP |
| Ren Kajiya | R | R | November 25, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Go Kamamoto | L | R | September 3, 1993 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Keisuke Kaneko | S | R | July 23, 1985 | 5'11" | 157 | Kimitsu, Chiba JP |
| Keizo Kawashima | R | R | October 5, 1983 | 5'8" | 154 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Shinya Kayama | L | L | November 23, 1989 | 5'7" | 143 | , JP |
| Ryuma Kidokoro | L | R | September 24, 1985 | 5'10" | 163 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Taisei Makihara | L | R | October 15, 1992 | 5'8" | 150 | |
| Nobuhiro Matsuda | R | R | May 17, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kusatsu, Shiga JP |
| Yuki Matsumoto | L | R | April 14, 1996 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | R | R | September 13, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
| Yuito Mori | R | R | January 8, 1992 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Masahiko Morifuku | L | L | July 29, 1986 | 5'7" | 143 | Toyohashi, Aichi JP |
| Akira Nakamura | L | L | November 5, 1989 | 5'8" | 179 | Asaka, Saitama JP |
| Kenichi Nakata | R | R | May 11, 1982 | 5'9" | 175 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Ken Okamoto | R | R | October 29, 1992 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Kenji Otonari | L | L | November 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Dennis Sarfate | R | R | April 9, 1981 | 6'4" | 225 | Queens, NY US |
| Kodai Senga | L | R | January 30, 1993 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Tadashi Settsu | R | R | June 1, 1982 | 5'11" | 198 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Robert Suarez | R | R | March 1, 1991 | 6'2" | 210 | Bolivar, VE |
| Tomoki Takata | L | R | May 6, 1990 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Hiroaki Takaya | L | R | November 13, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Shota Takeda | R | R | April 3, 1993 | 6'1" | 185 | Miyazaki, JP |
| Hayato Terahara | R | R | October 9, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Masayoshi Tsukada | R | R | July 23, 1989 | 5'9" | 167 | , JP |
| Shinya Tsuruoka | R | R | April 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Seiichi Uchikawa | R | R | August 4, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Seiji Uebayashi | L | R | August 1, 1995 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Rick van den Hurk | R | R | May 22, 1985 | 6'5" | 215 | Eindhoven, NL |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | L | L | February 21, 1981 | 5'11" | 180 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Hiroki Yamada | L | L | July 30, 1988 | 6'2" | 203 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Ayatsugu Yamashita | L | R | November 16, 1992 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Yuki Yanagita | L | R | October 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Akihiro Yanase | R | R | July 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 170 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Yuki Yoshimura | R | R | June 14, 1984 | 6'0" | 207 | Koga, Fukuoka JP |
