Koji Uehara Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Koji Uehara played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2017, appearing in 436 games over 9 seasons. He recorded a total of 22 W and 26 L, an ERA of 2.66, 572 SO, a WHIP of 0.89, and a WAR of 13.5.

🧾 Basic Profile

Koji Uehara
NameKoji Uehara
Date of BirthApril 3, 1975
Nationality
Japan
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut2009

Koji Uehara Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Change Chart

    📊 Career Summary

    Koji Uehara appeared in 436 games over 9 MLB seasons from 2009 to 2017. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS12 (MLB Rank: 4,189)
    GF207 (MLB Rank: 263)
    W22 (MLB Rank: 2,771)
    L26 (MLB Rank: 2,706)
    SV95 (MLB Rank: 179)
    ERA2.66 (MLB Rank: 968)
    IP480.2 (MLB Rank: 2,597)
    SO572 (MLB Rank: 1,333)
    BB78 (MLB Rank: 4,277)
    H350 (MLB Rank: 3,216)
    HR60 (MLB Rank: 1,709)
    SO910.71 (MLB Rank: 350)
    BB91.46 (MLB Rank: 10,985)
    H96.55 (MLB Rank: 11,105)
    HR91.12 (MLB Rank: 3,093)
    WHIP0.89 (MLB Rank: 11,490)
    WAR13.5 (MLB Rank: 945)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2017)

    In his final season (2017), Koji Uehara recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF10
    W3
    L4
    SV2
    ERA3.98
    IP43
    SO50
    BB12
    H38
    HR7
    SO910.47
    BB92.51
    H97.95
    HR91.47
    WHIP1.163
    WAR0.2

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2014, 6 W
    • Most SO: 2013, 101 SO
    • Most IP: 2013, 74.1 IP
    • Best WAR: 2013, 3.5 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2013, 1.09 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Koji Uehara appeared in 16 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0.56, pitched 16.2 IP, struck out 20 batters, with 1 W and 1 L.

    Koji Uehara Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2009
    2
    4
    4.05
    0.333
    0
    48
    66.2
    1.4
    1.245
    7
    71
    12
    33
    30
    113
    3.56
    6.5
    4
    12
    12
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    9.6
    1.6
    0
    0
    1
    0
    279
    2010
    1
    2
    2.86
    0.333
    13
    55
    44
    1.3
    0.955
    5
    37
    5
    15
    14
    146
    2.4
    11.3
    11
    0
    43
    22
    0
    0
    1
    7.6
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    174
    2011
    2
    3
    2.35
    0.4
    0
    85
    65
    2.1
    0.723
    11
    38
    9
    17
    17
    183
    3.03
    11.8
    9.44
    0
    65
    22
    0
    0
    1.5
    5.3
    1.2
    0
    0
    1
    0
    243
    2012
    0
    0
    1.75
    0
    1
    43
    36
    1.4
    0.639
    4
    20
    3
    7
    7
    252
    2.4
    10.8
    14.33
    0
    37
    13
    0
    0
    1
    5
    0.8
    0
    0
    0
    1
    130
    2013
    4
    1
    1.09
    0.8
    21
    101
    74.1
    3.5
    0.565
    5
    33
    9
    10
    9
    379
    1.61
    12.2
    11.22
    0
    73
    40
    0
    0
    0.6
    4
    1.1
    0
    1
    2
    1
    265
    2014
    6
    5
    2.52
    0.545
    26
    80
    64.1
    1.7
    0.917
    10
    51
    8
    18
    18
    159
    3.09
    11.2
    10
    0
    64
    50
    0
    0
    1.4
    7.1
    1.1
    0
    1
    0
    1
    249
    2015
    2
    4
    2.23
    0.333
    25
    47
    40.1
    1.2
    0.917
    3
    28
    9
    14
    10
    194
    2.44
    10.5
    5.22
    0
    43
    38
    0
    0
    0.7
    6.2
    2
    0
    0
    1
    4
    160
    2016
    2
    3
    3.45
    0.4
    7
    63
    47
    0.7
    0.957
    8
    34
    11
    18
    18
    130
    3.51
    12.1
    5.73
    0
    50
    12
    0
    0
    1.5
    6.5
    2.1
    0
    2
    1
    1
    184
    2017
    3
    4
    3.98
    0.429
    2
    50
    43
    0.2
    1.163
    7
    38
    12
    21
    19
    111
    3.79
    10.5
    4.17
    0
    49
    10
    0
    0
    1.5
    8
    2.5
    0
    0
    3
    0
    178