He has started 26 games this season, recording 15 wins and 5 losses, 205 strikeouts, and an ERA of 1.68.
The Pacific League finished the regular season schedule on the 2nd. The individual title was also confirmed, and Orix’s pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto shone with the most wins, best ERA, most strikeouts, and best winning percentage. Achieved “5 pitcher crowns” for the second year in a row, including the most shutouts. It was the first time in the history of professional baseball to achieve multiple times.
Yamamoto, who is in his sixth year as a professional, has started 26 games this season, recording 15 wins and 5 losses, 205 strikeouts, and an ERA of 1.68. He defeated Mitsunari Takahashi (Seibu) in terms of number of wins, Kodai Senga (Softbank) in terms of ERA and win rate, and Roki Sasaki (Lotte) in terms of strikeouts, and won the title on his own. With two shutouts, Takayuki Kato, Taikai Ito (Nippon-Ham), and Tomohisa Ozeki (Softbank) were the top.
The five pitchers who have achieved the “pitcher crown” in Nippon Professional Baseball so far are Eiji Sawamura (giant) in the spring of 1937, Starhin (giant) in the fall of 1938, Hideo Fujimoto (giant) in 1943, and Shigeru Sugishita (middle school) in 1954. Japan), Tadashi Sugiura (Nankai) in 1959, Taku Egawa (Giant) in 1981, Kazumi Saito (Softbank) in 2006, and Yamamoto last year. It was the first time in the history of professional baseball to achieve multiple times.
(Full-Count editorial department)
