Junichi Tazawa played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018, appearing in 388 games over 9 seasons. He recorded a total of 21 W and 26 L, an ERA of 4.12, 374 SO, a WHIP of 1.32, and a WAR of 2.2.
Junichi Tazawa Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Junichi Tazawa.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Junichi Tazawa |
| Date of Birth | June 6, 1986 |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| MLB Debut | 2009 |
📊 Career Summary
Junichi Tazawa appeared in 388 games over 9 MLB seasons from 2009 to 2018. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 4 (MLB Rank: 5,492) |
| GF | 74 (MLB Rank: 1,103) |
| W | 21 (MLB Rank: 2,859) |
| L | 26 (MLB Rank: 2,706) |
| SV | 4 (MLB Rank: 2,131) |
| ERA | 4.12 (MLB Rank: 4,605) |
| IP | 395.1 (MLB Rank: 2,963) |
| SO | 374 (MLB Rank: 2,046) |
| BB | 109 (MLB Rank: 3,608) |
| H | 413 (MLB Rank: 2,901) |
| HR | 49 (MLB Rank: 2,050) |
| SO9 | 8.51 (MLB Rank: 1,426) |
| BB9 | 2.48 (MLB Rank: 9,808) |
| H9 | 9.4 (MLB Rank: 5,949) |
| HR9 | 1.12 (MLB Rank: 3,093) |
| WHIP | 1.32 (MLB Rank: 8,945) |
| WAR | 2.2 (MLB Rank: 3,005) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2018)
In his final season (2018), Junichi Tazawa recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 10 |
| W | 1 |
| L | 1 |
| ERA | 7.07 |
| IP | 28 |
| SO | 28 |
| BB | 16 |
| H | 35 |
| HR | 7 |
| SO9 | 9 |
| BB9 | 5.14 |
| H9 | 11.25 |
| HR9 | 2.25 |
| WHIP | 1.821 |
| WAR | −0.8 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2013, 5 W
- Most SO: 2013, 72 SO
- Most IP: 2013, 68.1 IP
- Best WAR: 2012, 1.7 WAR
- Best ERA: 2012, 1.43 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Junichi Tazawa appeared in 13 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.27, pitched 7.1 IP, struck out 6 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
Junichi Tazawa Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 2 | 3 | 7.46 | 0.4 | 0 | 13 | 25.1 | -0.5 | 2.053 | 4 | 43 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 63 | 5.54 | 4.6 | 1.44 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.3 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 5.69 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 1.43 | 0.5 | 1 | 45 | 44 | 1.7 | 0.955 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 296 | 1.82 | 9.2 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
2013 | 5 | 4 | 3.16 | 0.556 | 0 | 72 | 68.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 9 | 70 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 131 | 3.22 | 9.5 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 284 |
2014 | 4 | 3 | 2.86 | 0.571 | 0 | 64 | 63 | 0.7 | 1.19 | 5 | 58 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 140 | 2.94 | 9.1 | 3.76 | 0 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 261 |
2015 | 2 | 7 | 4.14 | 0.222 | 3 | 56 | 58.2 | 0.5 | 1.33 | 5 | 65 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 104 | 3.05 | 8.6 | 4.31 | 0 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 247 |
2016 | 3 | 2 | 4.17 | 0.6 | 0 | 54 | 49.2 | 0.3 | 1.228 | 9 | 47 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 108 | 4.23 | 9.8 | 3.86 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 208 |
2017 | 3 | 5 | 5.69 | 0.375 | 0 | 38 | 55.1 | -0.7 | 1.392 | 8 | 55 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 4.97 | 6.2 | 1.73 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 238 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 7.07 | 0.5 | 0 | 28 | 28 | -0.8 | 1.821 | 7 | 35 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 57 | 6.12 | 9 | 1.75 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 134 |