Hiroshi Nakao

Hiroshi Nakao
Born: December 1, 1919
, Mie JP
Deceased: December 9, 1977
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 156
Career: 1939-1957

Hiroshi Nakao compiled a career record of 209 wins and 127 losses and a 2.48 ERA in his 516-game pitching career with the Tokyo Kyojin and Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.

Yomiuri Giants

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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
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	12	5	.706	2.61	39	32	3	12	5		224.0	153	82	65	4	174		137	3	0	6	971
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	26	11	.703	1.76	48	41	5	30	5		347.0	223	93	68	4	212		225	4	1	4	1443
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	26	9	.743	1.54	41	34	6	23	10		299.0	160	63	51	3	181		179	1	0	3	1212
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	13	8	.619	1.87	32	25	7	17	3		230.7	148	63	48	4	128		114	2	0	6	951
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	11	10	.524	3.30	34	29	4	12	2		207.3	203	100	76	4	120		99	3	1	4	917
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	9	14	.391	2.92	28	26	2	14	1		182.0	137	76	59	10	110		74	1	0	3	762
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	27	12	.692	1.84	47	39	6	25	8		343.0	245	93	70	8	116		187	3	1	0	1347
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	13	10	.565	3.65	32	24	8	14	0		204.7	192	100	83	11	99		116	3	1	1	883
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	12	11	.522	3.89	38	27	7	8	2		194.3	193	105	84	26	76		112	1	0	3	838
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	9	6	.600	3.04	29	16	9	4	0		130.3	124	56	44	8	37		60	0	2	0	541
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1	2	.333	4.04	14	4	6	1	0		42.3	42	26	19	1	27		23	2	1	0	193
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	14	8	.636	2.72	34	20	9	6	2		181.7	157	76	55	5	40		68	2	0	0	734
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	15	5	.750	2.59	37	24	7	8	4		187.7	161	63	54	12	44		76	5	0	2	743
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	16	9	.640	2.11	31	23	6	7	1		183.0	149	54	43	11	44	1	81	5	0	0	722
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	5	7	.417	2.02	29	16	4	3	2		93.7	92	29	21	4	28	2	41	3	0	1	400
1957	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	0	0		2.84	3	1	1	0	0		6.3	7	2	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	26
Totals				209	127	.622	2.48	516	381	90	184	45	0	3057.0	2386	1081	842	116	1436	3	1597	38	7	33	12683

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
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	43	100	82	9	13	4	0	0	6	1		18	29	.159	.310	.207	.517	17		0	0	0
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	49	143	109	13	14	5	1	0	3	1		32	50	.128	.331	.193	.524	21		1	1	0
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	41	115	94	9	22	6	0	0	12	1		18	22	.234	.357	.298	.655	28		0	3
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	32	95	80	7	18	4	1	0	8	1	0	15	19	.225	.347	.300	.647	24		0	0
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	38	101	89	5	13	3	0	0	6	0	0	12	23	.146	.248	.180	.427	16		0	0
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	30	71	65	5	15	1	1	0	3	0	0	5	12	.231	.286	.277	.563	18		0	1
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	49	138	125	12	26	7	0	3	12	0	0	10	28	.208	.272	.336	.608	42		1	2
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	32	84	76	7	13	1	0	0	5	2	0	8	20	.171	.250	.184	.434	14		0	0
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	38	79	72	3	10	2	0	0	4	1	0	5	14	.139	.195	.167	.361	12	2	0	2
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	29	56	45	6	12	5	1	0	4	0	0	6	10	.267	.353	.422	.775	19	0	0	5
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	14	17	14	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.143	.294	.214	.508	3	1	0	0
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	34	72	59	6	11	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	20	.186	.284	.186	.470	11	1	1	5
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	37	75	65	10	9	0	1	1	5	1	0	4	16	.138	.200	.215	.415	14	0	1	5	0
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	31	69	57	0	10	0	0	0	7	0	0	4	21	.175	.226	.175	.401	10	0	0	7	1	0
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	29	30	24	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	.167	.200	.208	.408	5	0	0	5	0	0
1957	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				529	1247	1058	97	192	40	5	4	82	8	0	148	293	.181	.284	.240	.524	254	4	4	36	1	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	P	39					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	P	48					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	P	41					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	P	32					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	P	34					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	1B	3					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	P	28					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	OF	1					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	P	47					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	P	32					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	38					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	29					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	14					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	34					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	37					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	31					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	29					.000
1957	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	3					.000
Totals					520	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1939	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1940	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1941	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1942	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1946	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1947	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1948	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1957	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants

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