Tomochika Tsuboi

Summary

Tomochika Tsuboi (Japanese: 坪井 智哉, born February 19, 1974, in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese baseball outfielder. He previously played in the NPB for 13 seasons, starting in 1998. His professional career started with the Hanshin Tigers, but he was traded to the Nippon-Ham Fighters for Toshihiro Noguchi after the 2002 season. His stint with Nippon Ham was his longest with the same team, lasting through 2010. He then played briefly for the Orix Buffaloes, his final season in Japanese pro ball. He declined a coaching position with the Fighters and since 2012 has played in various American independent leagues.

Tomochika Tsuboi
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1974-02-19) February 19, 1974 (age 50)
Tokyo
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
NPB debut
April 3, 1998, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
At bats3348
Hits976
RBIs265
Teams
As player

As coach

Last updated on: 3 January 2022

Biography edit

NPB statistics edit

SEASON TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG
1998 T 123 413 63 135 26 2 2 21 38 80 7 5 .327
1999 T 134 530 75 161 30 1 5 43 50 90 6 10 .304
2000 T 128 489 49 133 14 4 4 32 50 83 6 6 .272
2001 T 43 128 12 28 7 2 2 11 11 30 1 1 .219
2002 T 24 68 8 17 3 0 1 6 5 19 1 0 .250
2003 F 123 443 70 146 26 3 5 40 52 79 13 5 .330
2004 F 89 359 53 102 23 2 11 43 43 64 4 6 .284
2005 F 98 314 39 97 10 1 2 19 31 54 5 3 .309
2006 F 25 47 4 9 2 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 .191
2007 F 100 276 26 78 7 2 0 23 17 53 6 2 .283
2008 F 26 50 2 11 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 .220
2009 F 84 146 13 39 8 0 0 15 5 23 0 0 .267
2010 F 36 77 7 18 3 1 0 9 4 19 1 0 .234
2011 Bs 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250
Total --- 1036 3348 421 976 162 18 32 265 263 613 50 38 .292

External links edit

  • Tsubochika Spirits Official blog (in Japanese)