Kenta Satake

Kenta Satake (佐竹 健太)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 183 lbs.

• High School Koryo High School

• Born October 23, 1978 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

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Biographical Information

Kenta Satake pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years.

Satake was selected by the Hiroshima Carp in the 5th round of the 1999 NPB draft, and he had a 5.49 ERA in 22 appearances in 2000. He spent the next three seasons primarily in the NPB Farm Leagues, and he only pitched 7 games with the big club. He had a 3.91 ERA in 32 appearances in 2004, and he pitched a career-high 50 games with a 5.94 ERA in 2005. Satake notched 7 holds with a 4.73 ERA in 32 relief outings in 2006, and he had a 4.66 ERA with 8 holds in 20 games in 2007. The Carp then traded him to the Rakuten Golden Eagles for Rui Makino, and he was 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA in 2008. He also became the first Rakuten pitcher to get a win with only one pitch. Satake collected a career-high 10 holds in 2009, but his ERA rose to 5.06 in 34 appearances. He then recorded a 4.57 ERA in 20 relief outings in 2010, and his ERA was 4.96 in 17 games in 2011. He allowed 8 runs in 4 innings in 2012, and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Satake was 5-8 with a 4.91 ERA and 41 holds, struck out 186 and pitched 223 2/3 innings in 11 years in NPB. Often a LOOGY, he averaged under an inning per game (he made 261 appearances).

Sources

• Wiki Japan