Koji Ota
Koji Ota
Born: January 23, 1952
Misawa, Aomori JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 167
Career: 1970-1982
Koji Ota compiled a career record of 58 wins and 85 losses and a 4.05 ERA in his 318-game pitching career with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.83 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 62 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 236 | |
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.84 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 115 | |
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.92 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59.7 | 67 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 258 | |
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 6 | 14 | .300 | 3.23 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 192.0 | 161 | 86 | 69 | 21 | 74 | 5 | 113 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 803 | |
| 1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.63 | 43 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 163.3 | 156 | 95 | 84 | 21 | 76 | 2 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 714 |
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.72 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 188.7 | 169 | 85 | 78 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 769 |
| 1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.94 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 144.0 | 125 | 70 | 63 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 609 |
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.21 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 218.7 | 208 | 86 | 78 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 878 |
| 1978 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 1 | 9 | .100 | 5.43 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69.7 | 90 | 46 | 42 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 308 |
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.31 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 136.0 | 135 | 55 | 50 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 572 |
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 0 | 4 | .000 | 10.66 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 64 | 47 | 45 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 189 |
| 1981 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 39 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
| Totals | 58 | 85 | .406 | 4.05 | 318 | 188 | 77 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1331.3 | 1305 | 677 | 599 | 148 | 459 | 10 | 604 | 53 | 5 | 39 | 5631 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 16 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 40 | 57 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .154 | .200 | .212 | .412 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 43 | 50 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .098 | .159 | .098 | .257 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 199 | 137 | 122 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .123 | .164 | .156 | .320 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | OF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | OF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1978 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1981 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1973 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1974 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1975 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1976 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1977 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1978 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1979 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1980 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1981 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes |
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