Takashi Saito played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012, appearing in 338 games over 7 seasons. He recorded a total of 21 W and 15 L, an ERA of 2.34, 400 SO, a WHIP of 1.059, and a WAR of 10.5.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Takashi Saito |
| Date of Birth | February 14, 1970 |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Left |
| MLB Debut | 2006 |
Takashi Saito Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Takashi Saito.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 Career Summary
Takashi Saito appeared in 338 games over 7 MLB seasons from 2006 to 2012. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 8,004) |
| GF | 189 (MLB Rank: 317) |
| W | 21 (MLB Rank: 2,898) |
| L | 15 (MLB Rank: 3,708) |
| SV | 84 (MLB Rank: 215) |
| ERA | 2.34 (MLB Rank: 776) |
| IP | 338 (MLB Rank: 3,318) |
| SO | 400 (MLB Rank: 1,977) |
| BB | 108 (MLB Rank: 3,677) |
| H | 250 (MLB Rank: 3,876) |
| HR | 25 (MLB Rank: 3,359) |
| SO9 | 10.65 (MLB Rank: 351) |
| BB9 | 2.88 (MLB Rank: 8,928) |
| H9 | 6.66 (MLB Rank: 11,237) |
| HR9 | 0.67 (MLB Rank: 6,471) |
| WHIP | 1.059 (MLB Rank: 11,361) |
| WAR | 10.5 (MLB Rank: 1,220) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2012)
In his final season (2012), Takashi Saito recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 2 |
| W | 0 |
| ERA | 6.75 |
| IP | 12 |
| SO | 11 |
| BB | 5 |
| H | 17 |
| HR | 4 |
| SO9 | 8.25 |
| BB9 | 3.75 |
| H9 | 12.75 |
| HR9 | 3 |
| WHIP | 1.833 |
| WAR | −0.7 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2006, 6 W
- Most SO: 2006, 107 SO
- Most IP: 2006, 78.1 IP
- Best WAR: 2007, 3.5 WAR
- Best ERA: 2007, 1.4 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Takashi Saito appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.76, pitched 10.2 IP, struck out 9 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
Takashi Saito 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 6 | 2 | 2.07 | 0.75 | 24 | 107 | 78.1 | 3.2 | 0.906 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 218 | 1.87 | 12.3 | 4.65 | 0 | 72 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 303 |
2007 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.667 | 39 | 78 | 64.1 | 3.5 | 0.715 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 319 | 2.57 | 10.9 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
2008 | 4 | 4 | 2.49 | 0.5 | 18 | 60 | 47 | 1.4 | 1.191 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 169 | 2 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 197 |
2009 | 3 | 3 | 2.43 | 0.5 | 2 | 52 | 55.2 | 1.6 | 1.347 | 6 | 50 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 193 | 4.25 | 8.4 | 2.08 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 240 |
2010 | 2 | 3 | 2.83 | 0.4 | 1 | 69 | 54 | 0.7 | 1.074 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 139 | 2.43 | 11.5 | 4.06 | 0 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 221 |
2011 | 4 | 2 | 2.03 | 0.667 | 0 | 23 | 26.2 | 0.8 | 1.125 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 197 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 2.56 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 108 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | -0.7 | 1.833 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 7.09 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
