Hiroaki Hirota
Hiroaki Hirota
Born: February 26, 1964
Hagi, Yamaguchi JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 167
Career: 1987-2000
Hiroaki Hirota compiled a career record of 29 wins and 19 losses, with 30 saves, and a 3.00 ERA in his 342-game pitching career with the Yomiuri Giants, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, Yakult Swallows and Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.76 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.55 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.7 | 52 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 202 |
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 8 | 1 | .889 | 2.36 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 49.7 | 43 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 201 |
| 1990 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.72 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.3 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 |
| 1991 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31.7 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137 |
| 1992 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.01 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68.7 | 67 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 293 |
| 1995 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.30 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| 1996 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.71 | 59 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63.0 | 58 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 267 |
| 1998 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.56 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 56.3 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 230 |
| 1999 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.90 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 171 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.75 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 |
| Totals | 29 | 19 | .604 | 3.00 | 342 | 6 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 468.7 | 445 | 181 | 156 | 22 | 175 | 11 | 289 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 1973 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 32 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 52 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 308 | 57 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .021 | .115 | .021 | .137 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1990 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1991 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1992 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 59 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 52 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1988 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1989 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1990 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1991 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1992 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1995 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |||
| 1996 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1998 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1999 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes |
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