Katsunori Hirai

Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
Katsunori Hirai
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 25
Pitcher
Born: (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 32)
Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
May 27, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through April 6, 2022)
Win–loss20-15
ERA3.61
Strikeouts274
Teams
  • Saitama Seibu Lions (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards

Katsunori Hirai (平井 克典, Hirai Katsunori, born December 20, 1991) is a professional Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Hirai was selected in the 5th round in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. In the 2019 NPB season, Hirai appeared in 81 games, breaking the Pacific League Record for most games pitched, previously held by Kazuhisa Inao.[1]

References

  1. ^ "パ最多記録更新!西武・平井が81戦登板". SANSPO.COM(サンスポ) (in Japanese). 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-11-12.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • NPB.com
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  • 112 Kaito Awazu
  • 113 Shō Itō
  • 114 Towa Uema
  • 115 Takeru Sasaki
  • 116 Víctor López
  • 120 Hiroki Inoue
  • 121 Daiki Miura
  • 125 Sinclair
  • 127 Ryōsuke Moriwaki
  • 129 Masahiro Kiwashimo
  • 131 Shōta Kise
  • 136 Yūto Akagami
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  • 122 Ryōsuke Koresawa
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  • 118 Kazuki Nomura
  • 126 Asahi Taniguchi
  • 130 Kōji Kaneko
  • 134 Ryōta Kawano
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  • 119 Montell
  • 123 Joseph
  • 124 Anthony García
  • 135 Yūta Nakamigawa
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