Shinji Taninaka
Shinji Taninaka
Born: May 15, 1973
Kaizuka, Osaka JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 176
Career: 1997-2010
Shinji Taninaka compiled a career record of 21 wins and 25 losses and a 4.55 ERA in his 243-game pitching career with the Seibu Lions, Hanshin Tigers, Orix BlueWave, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.68 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 112 |
| 1998 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.87 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 1999 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.05 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.25 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 234 |
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.21 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 109.3 | 101 | 41 | 39 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 462 |
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.43 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 102.3 | 110 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 435 |
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.88 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 160 |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix BlueWave | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.20 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 87 | 55 | 44 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 290 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 8.17 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 137 | |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.13 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 124 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 56 | ||
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Totals | 21 | 25 | .457 | 4.55 | 243 | 38 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 502.0 | 572 | 286 | 254 | 60 | 213 | 8 | 236 | 52 | 3 | 16 | 2268 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 25 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .029 | .057 | .029 | .087 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 41 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .217 | .217 | .217 | .435 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 115 | 69 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .100 | .115 | .100 | .215 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix BlueWave | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .381 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .550 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .545 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 243 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .115 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Seibu Lions | |||
| 1998 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Seibu Lions | |||
| 1999 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Seibu Lions | |||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Seibu Lions | |||
| 2001 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 2004 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix BlueWave | |||
| 2005 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |||
| 2006 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |||
| 2007 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |||
| 2008 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | |||
| 2009 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | |||
| 2010 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | May 13, 2010 | August 3, 2010 |
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