Kazuhiko Daimon

Kazuhiko Daimon (大門 和彦)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 182 lb.

• High School Higashi Uji High School

• Born May 31, 1965 in Uji, Kyoto Japan

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Biographical Information

Kazuhiko Daimon pitched for eight years in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Daimon was a 4th-round pick of the Taiyo Whales in 1983 NPB draft. He was 4-8 with a 4.71 ERA and .303 opponent average as a rookie in 1986 then went 2-5 with a 3.70 ERA in 1987. Kazuhiko was 6-6 with a save and a 4.14 ERA in 1988. In 1989, he had a 8-13, 3.88 record with one save, tying Hisao Niura for the Central League lead in losses and also leading with 92 runs allowed. He ranked 8th in strikeouts with 117, between Niura and Matt Keough. The Kyoto native had a fine year (8-5, 3.22) in 1990 and was 6-8 with a 3.49 ERA in 1991. A career .157 hitter, he had four hits in a game on May 29, 1991 against the Chunichi Dragons, and he also completed that game with only 2 runs allowed. He fell to 2-6, 4.02 with a save in 1992 and spent the next year in the minors. Moving to the Hanshin Tigers after the Whales released him, he had a 0-1, 5.27 record in five games in 1994 and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Daimon was 36-52 with 3 saves and a 3.86 ERA in 233 games (104 starts) in NPB.

Source

• Wiki Japan