Satoshi Komatsu
Satoshi Komatsu (小松 聖, Komatsu Satoshi, born October 29, 1981 in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a retired Japanese pitcher who played his entire career in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.
| Satoshi Komatsu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Komatsu with the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher / Coach | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: October 29, 1981 Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| July 16, 2007, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 29, 2016, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 25-26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ERA | 4.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 388 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| As player
As coach | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He was drafted in the 2006 NPB Draft by the Orix Buffaloes after pitching for Japan in the 2006 Asian Games.
In 2007, Komatsu was 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA in eight relief appearances, striking out 13 in 102⁄3 IP. He had a huge year in 2008, going 15-3 for a team that was otherwise under .500; he had a 2.51 ERA and allowed 134 hits in 1721⁄3 IP. He finished third in the Pacific League in ERA and wins, behind Hisashi Iwakuma and Yu Darvish in both categories. His 151 strikeouts placed him 5th and was named Rookie of the Year that season, being a unanimous pick.