Hiroki Kuroda Career Pitching Summary

Hiroki Kuroda played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2014, appearing in 212 games over 7 seasons. He recorded a total of 79 W and 79 L, an ERA of 3.45, 986 SO, a WHIP of 1.172, and a WAR of 21.7.

Hiroki Kuroda Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Hiroki Kuroda.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Hiroki Kuroda
    NameHiroki Kuroda
    Date of BirthFebruary 10, 1975
    Nationality
    Japan
    MLB Debut2008

    📊 Career Summary

    Hiroki Kuroda appeared in 212 games over 7 MLB seasons from 2008 to 2014. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS211 (MLB Rank: 706)
    W79 (MLB Rank: 879)
    L79 (MLB Rank: 881)
    ERA3.45 (MLB Rank: 2,361)
    IP1319 (MLB Rank: 941)
    SHO5 (MLB Rank: 1,073)
    CG6 (MLB Rank: 2,549)
    SO986 (MLB Rank: 576)
    BB292 (MLB Rank: 1,645)
    H1,254 (MLB Rank: 997)
    HR129 (MLB Rank: 684)
    SO96.73 (MLB Rank: 3,077)
    BB91.99 (MLB Rank: 10,636)
    H98.56 (MLB Rank: 8,608)
    HR90.88 (MLB Rank: 4,769)
    WHIP1.172 (MLB Rank: 10,774)
    WAR21.7 (MLB Rank: 504)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2014)

    In his final season (2014), Hiroki Kuroda recorded the following stats:

    GS32
    W11
    L9
    ERA3.71
    IP199
    SO146
    BB35
    H191
    HR20
    SO96.6
    BB91.58
    H98.64
    HR90.9
    WHIP1.136
    WAR2.1

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2012, 16 W
    • Most SO: 2012, 167 SO
    • Most IP: 2012, 219.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2012, 5.3 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2011, 3.07 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Hiroki Kuroda appeared in 5 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.01, pitched 29.2 IP, struck out 22 batters, with 2 W and 2 L.

    Hiroki Kuroda Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2008
    9
    10
    3.73
    0.474
    0
    116
    183.1
    2.7
    1.216
    13
    181
    42
    85
    76
    112
    3.59
    5.7
    2.76
    31
    31
    0
    2
    2
    0.6
    8.9
    2.1
    0
    7
    8
    5
    776
    2009
    8
    7
    3.76
    0.533
    0
    87
    117.1
    0.6
    1.142
    12
    110
    24
    59
    49
    106
    3.58
    6.7
    3.63
    20
    21
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    8.4
    1.8
    0
    1
    1
    5
    485
    2010
    11
    13
    3.39
    0.458
    0
    159
    196.1
    3.6
    1.161
    15
    180
    48
    87
    74
    114
    3.26
    7.3
    3.31
    31
    31
    0
    0
    0
    0.7
    8.3
    2.2
    0
    5
    13
    12
    810
    2011
    13
    16
    3.07
    0.448
    0
    161
    202
    3.4
    1.213
    24
    196
    49
    77
    69
    120
    3.78
    7.2
    3.29
    32
    32
    0
    0
    0
    1.1
    8.7
    2.2
    1
    5
    6
    12
    838
    2012
    16
    11
    3.32
    0.593
    0
    167
    219.2
    5.3
    1.165
    25
    205
    51
    86
    81
    127
    3.86
    6.8
    3.27
    33
    33
    0
    3
    2
    1
    8.4
    2.1
    0
    8
    2
    13
    891
    2013
    11
    13
    3.31
    0.458
    0
    150
    201.1
    4
    1.162
    20
    191
    43
    79
    74
    121
    3.56
    6.7
    3.49
    32
    32
    0
    1
    1
    0.9
    8.5
    1.9
    0
    5
    2
    6
    824
    2014
    11
    9
    3.71
    0.55
    0
    146
    199
    2.1
    1.136
    20
    191
    35
    91
    82
    103
    3.6
    6.6
    4.17
    32
    32
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    8.6
    1.6
    0
    7
    0
    13
    820