Motoki Higa
Motoki Higa
Born: December 7, 1982
Okinawa, Okinawa JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 2010-2024
Motoki Higa has compiled a career record of 24 wins and 11 losses and a 2.67 ERA in his 387-game pitching career with the Orix Buffaloes. He began playing during the 2010 season and has taken the field during the 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.25 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 105 | |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.12 | 59 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | 52 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 235 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 7 | 1 | .875 | 0.79 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.04 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35.3 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | ||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.59 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 | ||
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0.71 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |||
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.77 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | ||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.53 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.3 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | ||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Totals | 24 | 11 | .686 | 2.67 | 387 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 319.7 | 287 | 108 | 95 | 27 | 67 | 19 | 278 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1290 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .250 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .304 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 59 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .322 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .161 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .188 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 43 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .186 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 45 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .133 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 337 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 4 | .959 | .211 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | August 13, 2010 | October 1, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | May 3, 2011 | October 14, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | September 5, 2012 | September 30, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | March 29, 2013 | October 12, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | March 28, 2014 | October 7, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | June 20, 2015 | July 28, 2015 | |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2017 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | September 6, 2017 | October 9, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2020 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2021 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes |
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