Yoshiki Tanaka

Yoshiki Tanaka (田中 由基)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 187 lb.

• High School Daisho Gakuen High School

• Born June 17, 1975 in Toyonaka, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

Yoshiki Tanaka was drafted by the Hiroshima Carp in the 5th round of the 1993 NPB draft, and he stayed in the minors in his firs two seasons. He was 4-3 with a 8.36 ERA in 1996, then he went 3-1 with a 5.47 ERA in 1997. Tanaka pitched 8 games with a 6.91 ERA in 1998, and he allowed 9 runs in 4 1/3 innings in 1999. He had a 3.44 ERA in 11 appearances in 2000, but he failed to return to the big club before he announced his retirement in 2003.

Overall, Tanaka was 4-6 with a 6.07 ERA, struck out 81 and pitched 105 1/3 innings in 5 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan