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Tomokazu Ohka
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 18, 1976 in Kyoto, Japan (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1999
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 23 BOS AL 1 2 .333 6.23 8 2 3 0 0 0 13.0 21 12 9 2 6 0 8 0 0 0 65 81 2.077 14.5 1.4 4.2 5.5 1.33
2000 24 BOS AL 3 6 .333 3.12 13 12 1 0 0 0 69.1 70 25 24 7 26 0 40 2 0 3 297 163 1.385 9.1 0.9 3.4 5.2 1.54
2001 25 TOT MLB 3 9 .250 5.47 22 21 1 0 0 0 107.0 134 70 65 15 29 0 68 3 1 2 469 82 1.523 11.3 1.3 2.4 5.7 2.34
2001 25 BOS AL 2 5 .286 6.19 12 11 1 0 0 0 52.1 69 40 36 7 19 0 37 2 1 1 241 73 1.682 11.9 1.2 3.3 6.4 1.95
2001 25 MON NL 1 4 .200 4.77 10 10 0 0 0 0 54.2 65 30 29 8 10 0 31 1 0 1 228 93 1.372 10.7 1.3 1.6 5.1 3.10
2002 26 MON NL 13 8 .619 3.18 32 31 1 2 0 0 192.2 194 83 68 19 45 7 118 7 1 2 806 133 1.240 9.1 0.9 2.1 5.5 2.62
2003 27 MON NL 10 12 .455 4.16 34 34 0 2 0 0 199.0 233 106 92 24 45 11 118 9 0 8 864 108 1.397 10.5 1.1 2.0 5.3 2.62
2004 28 MON NL 3 7 .300 3.40 15 15 0 0 0 0 84.2 98 40 32 11 20 1 38 1 0 3 367 133 1.394 10.4 1.2 2.1 4.0 1.90
2005 29 TOT NL 11 9 .550 4.04 32 29 0 1 1 0 180.1 189 88 81 22 55 5 98 3 0 8 774 104 1.353 9.4 1.1 2.7 4.9 1.78
2005 29 WSN NL 4 3 .571 3.33 10 9 0 0 0 0 54.0 44 23 20 6 27 1 17 1 0 3 231 122 1.315 7.3 1.0 4.5 2.8 0.63
2005 29 MIL NL 7 6 .538 4.35 22 20 0 1 1 0 126.1 145 65 61 16 28 4 81 2 0 5 543 98 1.369 10.3 1.1 2.0 5.8 2.89
2006 30 MIL NL 4 5 .444 4.82 18 18 0 0 0 0 97.0 98 58 52 12 35 1 50 5 0 4 421 94 1.371 9.1 1.1 3.2 4.6 1.43
2007 31 TOR AL 2 5 .286 5.79 10 10 0 0 0 0 56.0 68 39 36 10 22 1 21 0 0 2 251 77 1.607 10.9 1.6 3.5 3.4 0.95
2009 33 CLE AL 1 5 .167 5.96 18 6 5 0 0 0 71.0 77 47 47 18 19 1 31 4 0 3 306 70 1.352 9.8 2.3 2.4 3.9 1.63
10 Seasons 51 68 .429 4.26 202 178 11 5 1 0 1070.0 1182 568 506 140 302 27 590 34 2 35 4620 104 1.387 9.9 1.2 2.5 5.0 1.95
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .429 4.26 36 32 2 1 0 0 191 212 102 91 25 54 5 106 6 0 6 827 104 1.387 9.9 1.2 2.5 5.0 1.95
WSN (5 yrs) 31 34 .477 3.71 101 99 1 4 0 0 585.0 634 282 241 68 147 20 322 19 1 17 2496 118 1.335 9.8 1.0 2.3 5.0 2.19
BOS (3 yrs) 6 13 .316 4.61 33 25 5 0 0 0 134.2 160 77 69 16 51 0 85 4 1 4 603 105 1.567 10.7 1.1 3.4 5.7 1.67
MIL (2 yrs) 11 11 .500 4.55 40 38 0 1 1 0 223.1 243 123 113 28 63 5 131 7 0 9 964 96 1.370 9.8 1.1 2.5 5.3 2.08
CLE (1 yr) 1 5 .167 5.96 18 6 5 0 0 0 71.0 77 47 47 18 19 1 31 4 0 3 306 70 1.352 9.8 2.3 2.4 3.9 1.63
TOR (1 yr) 2 5 .286 5.79 10 10 0 0 0 0 56.0 68 39 36 10 22 1 21 0 0 2 251 77 1.607 10.9 1.6 3.5 3.4 0.95
NL (6 yrs) 42 45 .483 3.94 141 137 1 5 1 0 808.1 877 405 354 96 210 25 453 26 1 26 3460 111 1.345 9.8 1.1 2.3 5.0 2.16
AL (5 yrs) 9 23 .281 5.23 61 41 10 0 0 0 261.2 305 163 152 44 92 2 137 8 1 9 1160 88 1.517 10.5 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.49

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 23 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 25 TOT MLB 11 21 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .167 .167 .167 .333 -13 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
2001 25 BOS AL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 25 MON NL 10 18 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .200 .400 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
2002 26 MON NL 30 67 55 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 28 .127 .186 .145 .332 -12 8 0 0 8 0 0 1
2003 27 MON NL 33 65 55 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 10 .182 .211 .182 .392 2 10 1 0 8 0 0 1
2004 28 MON NL 14 26 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .080 .115 .080 .195 -49 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 29 TOT NL 31 59 54 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
2005 29 WSN NL 10 17 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
2005 29 MIL NL 21 42 38 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 .053 .100 .053 .153 -58 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
2006 30 MIL NL 18 35 31 0 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 15 .161 .188 .194 .381 -2 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
2009 33 CLE AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 139 275 240 8 33 2 0 0 15 1 0 10 95 .138 .172 .146 .318 -16 35 1 0 25 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 321 280 9 38 2 0 0 17 1 0 12 111 .138 .172 .146 .318 -16 41 1 0 29 0 0
WSN (5 yrs) 97 193 166 7 26 1 0 0 6 1 0 7 57 .157 .191 .163 .353 -7 27 1 0 20 0 0
BOS (3 yrs) 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 39 77 69 1 7 1 0 0 9 0 0 3 35 .101 .139 .116 .255 -33 8 0 0 5 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 136 270 235 8 33 2 0 0 15 1 0 10 92 .140 .176 .149 .324 -15 35 1 0 25 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 BOS AL 23 P 8 2 13.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.38 .933 1.66 0.48
2000 BOS AL 24 P 13 12 69.1 16 8 7 1 1 .938 1.95 1.15 .956 1.62 0.46
2001 TOT MLB 25 P 22 21 107.0 24 12 11 1 2 .958 1.93 1.05 .958 1.75 0.48
2001 BOS AL 25 P 12 11 52.1 12 8 3 1 2 .917 1.89 0.92 .958 1.75 0.49
2001 MON NL 25 P 10 10 54.2 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.98 1.20 .958 1.75 0.46
2002 MON NL 26 P 32 31 192.2 55 24 31 0 2 1.000 2.57 1.72 .962 1.83 0.48
2003 MON NL 27 P 34 34 199.0 49 10 35 4 2 .918 2.04 1.32 .959 1.85 0.48
2004 MON NL 28 P 15 15 84.2 16 4 11 1 3 .938 1.59 1.00 .969 1.84 0.47
2005 TOT NL 29 P 32 29 180.1 36 8 27 1 2 .972 1.75 1.09 .961 1.75 0.46
2005 WSN NL 29 P 10 9 54.0 11 1 9 1 0 .909 1.67 1.00 .964 1.75 0.46
2005 MIL NL 29 P 22 20 126.1 25 7 18 0 2 1.000 1.78 1.14 .960 1.75 0.46
2006 MIL NL 30 P 18 18 97.0 25 8 12 5 1 .800 1.86 1.11 .964 1.72 0.43
2007 TOR AL 31 P 10 10 56.0 9 4 3 2 0 .778 1.12 0.70 .967 1.61 0.42
2009 CLE AL 33 P 18 6 71.0 16 7 9 0 1 1.000 2.03 0.89 .950 1.53 0.40
10 Seasons P 202 178 1070.0 249 85 149 15 14 .940 1.97 1.16 .960 1.76 0.46
10 Seasons TOT 202 178 1070.0 249 85 149 15 14 .940 1.97 1.16 .900 1.76 0.46

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2002 NL  3.176 (7th)
Active  4.256 (50th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2002 NL  2.102 (5th)
2003 NL  2.035 (5th)
Active  2.540 (18th)

Games Started s c a p y
2003 NL  34 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
2005 NL  1 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
2003 NL  233 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2005 NL  8 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2002 NL  133 (7th)
Active  104 (49th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 10 (1445), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November 20, 1998: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).

July 31, 2001: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Rich Rundles to the Montreal Expos for Ugueth Urbina.

June 10, 2005: Traded by the Washington Nationals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Junior Spivey.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

June 14, 2007: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

June 19, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 4, 2007: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 13, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

August 9, 2007: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

February 21, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2001Boston Red Sox$225,000
2002Montreal Expos$240,000
2003Montreal Expos$340,000
2004Montreal Expos$2,337,500
2005Washington Nationals$2,750,000
2006Milwaukee Brewers$4,530,000
2007Toronto Blue Jays$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$11,922,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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