Kenichi Nakata

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Kenichi Nakata

Nakata with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 71
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1982-11-05) November 5, 1982 (age 42)

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

NPB debut
April 3, 2005, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
September 19, 2020, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Win–loss record| 100-79
ERA| 3.75
Holds| 16
Saves| 1
Strikeouts| 1,350
Teams
As player

* Chunichi Dragons (2005–2013)
* Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2014–2019)
* Hanshin Tigers (2020–2021)

As coach

* Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2022–present)

Career highlights and awards

* 1× NPB All-Star (2007)
* 5× Japan Series Champion (2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)

Kenichi Nakata (中田 賢一, born November 5, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the first squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]

He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and the Hanshin Tigers.

## Early baseball career

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Nakata was selected as the Japan national baseball team for the 33rd USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series attending University of Kitakyushu.[2]

## Professional career

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### Chunichi Dragons

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Nakata with the Chunichi Dragons

On November 17, 2004, Nakata was drafted by the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

In 2007 season, he selected 2007 NPB All-Star game. He pitched in the 2007 Japan Series and became the winning pitcher.

In 2010 season, he finished the regular season with a 7–4 Win–loss record, a 2.90 ERA, 105 strikeouts in 118 innings. He pitched in the 2010 Japan Series.

From 2005 season to 2013 season, he recorded a 61-51 Win–loss record, 16 Holds, and 1 saves in the Chunichi Dragons.

### Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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On November 28, 2013, Nakata agreed to a four-year contract for 70 million yen and Incentive with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[3][4]

In 2014 season, he finished the regular season with a 11–7 Win–loss record, a 4.34 ERA, 116 strikeouts in 139 innings. He pitched in the 2014 Japan Series.

In 2015 season, he finished the regular season with a 9–7 Win–loss record, a 3.24 ERA, 130 strikeouts in 155 1/3 innings. He pitched in the 2015 Japan Series.

On August 26, 2018, he records his 100 wins as a relief pitcher.[5]

### Hanshin Tigers

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On October 26, 2019, he joined the Hanshin Tigers.[6]

On September 28, 2021, Nakata announced he would retire from professional baseball after 17 seasons in NPB.[7]

### After retirement

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After his retirement, Nakata was appointed as the third squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2022 season.[8]

He will serve as the fourth squad pitching coach beginning with the 2023 season.[9]

On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the first squad pitching coach.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023/12/02 (土) プレスリリース 2024年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
2. ^ "第33回 日米大学野球選手権大会 オールジャパンメンバー". All Japan University Baseball Federation Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2019.
3. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ＦＡ中田賢ソフトＢ入り 地元愛で決めた". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 29, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
4. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトＢ中田2500万増の9500万でサイン". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 16, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
5. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク劇勝で中田100勝「目の前の仕事を」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
6. ^ "Yahoo Japan (Japanese) ソフトバンク 中田の阪神移籍を発表「地元福岡で6年間…野球人生の中ですごく幸せな日々でした」" (in Japanese).
7. ^ @NPB_Reddit (28 September 2021). "Veteran pitcher Nakata to end 17-year pro career - The Mainichi #npb" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks team's news 2021/11/03(水) 球団 髙谷コーチ、中田コーチ、城所コーチが就任会見". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
9. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/11/28(月) プレスリリース 2023年コーチングスタッフについて(2022年11月28日現在)". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenichi Nakata.

* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
* 71 Kenichi Nakata PLAYERS2024 \- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks current roster

Pitchers|

* 2 Carter Stewart Jr.
* 10 Naoyuki Uwasawa
* 11 Yūki Tsumori
* 13 Haruhiro Hamaguchi
* 14 Katsuki Matayoshi
* 16 Nao Higashihama
* 17 Kōhei Arihara
* 18 Shōta Takeda
* 20 Ryota Nakamura
* 26 Ryōsuke Ohtsu
* 27 Shunsuke Iwai
* 28 Shun Antoku
* 29 Ryūsei Ohe
* 34 Kenichi Murata
* 35 Liván Moinelo
* 39 Shūto Ogata
* 40 Kazuki Sugiyama
* 41 Yūgo Maeda
* 42 Yūsuke Itoh
* 47 Tomohisa Ohzeki
* 48 Kōya Fujii
* 49 Haru Matsumoto
* 50 Yūgo Bandoh
* 51 Jun Maeda
* 53 Ryō Ohyama
* 54 Roberto Osuna
* 56 Fumimaru Taura
* 58 Taisei Kimura
* 59 Takehiro Hasegawa
* 60 Kazuo Ohno
* 63 Darwinzon Hernández
* 64 Taiga Kamichatani
* 66 Yūki Matsumoto
* 68 Hikaru Kimura
* 69 Shunsuke Iwasaki
* 95 Tōya Kawaguchi

Catchers|

* 00 Riku Watanabe
* 12 Hiroki Minei
* 22 Kōta Makihara
* 45 Kenta Tanigawara
* 55 Sōichirō Ishizuka
* 62 Takashi Umino
* 65 Yūtarō Fujita

Infielders|

* 0 Hikaru Kawase
* 4 Jeter Downs
* 5 Hotaka Yamakawa
* 6 Kenta Imamiya
* 8 Taisei Makihara
* 23 Ukyō Shūtō
* 24 Ryōya Kurihara
* 25 Yūdai Shōji
* 33 Ryūta Hirose
* 36 Ikhine Itua
* 43 Tomoya Inoue
* 46 Shinjirō Uno
* 52 Yūto Akihiro
* 67 Sōma Ishimi
* 99 Isami Nomura

Outfielders|

* 3 Kensuke Kondoh
* 7 Akira Nakamura
* 9 Yūki Yanagita
* 30 Naoki Satoh
* 31 Tomoya Masaki
* 32 Tatsuru Yanagimachi
* 44 Yoshiyasu Sasagawa
* 57 Riku Ogata
* 61 Yūto Kawamura
* 77 Keita Yamamoto

Developmental player

Pitchers|

* 126 Yūwa Miyasato
* 128 Shinichirō Kawano
* 133 Kotaro Hoshino
* 134 Shinno Ohshiro
* 135 Alexander Armenta
* 136 Fūga Ōtake
* 137 Kenshirō Tsukayama
* 138 Yūta Aihara
* 139 Sanshirō Izaki
* 140 Kōichirō Okada
* 141 Ryotaro Sawayanagi
* 142 Haruto Fujiwara
* 145 Hammond
* 146 Jumpei Fujita
* 148 Takuma Yamasaki
* 149 Taiga Kumagai
* 152 Dan Shioji
* 153 Chang Chun-Wei
* 155 Kyūta Kazama
* 156 Luis Rodríguez
* 157 Sōta Tanoue
* 158 Ren Akaba
* 160 Keishin Nagamizu
* 161 Kaito Uchino
* 162 Junpei Okaue
* 163 Akito Sasaki
* 164 Sōta Mizuguchi
* 165 Hayato Miyazaki
* 169 Yūsei Tobita
* 176 Darío Sarduy

Catchers|

* 125 Sō Ōtomo
* 151 Sora Katō
* 171 Ryōta Morishima

Infielders|

* 121 Zairen
* 122 Keio Fujino
* 124 Shūji Kuwahara
* 127 Yūki Hirose
* 129 Kyōshirō Sakura
* 130 Haruki Katsuren
* 131 Kōki Nakazawa
* 159 Kyōgo Yamashita
* 167 Jumpei Kawarada
* 170 Ayuma Nishio
* 175 David Almonte

Outfielders|

* 123 Shūya Ōizumi
* 143 Kōha Gyofu
* 144 Marco Simón
* 147 Hayato Kinoshita
* 154 Ikumi
* 166 Kaito Shigematsu
* 168 Kōta Satō
* 173 José Ozuna

Managers / Coaches

First squad|

* Manager: 90 Hiroki Kokubo
* Head coach: 92 Hiroshi Narahara
* Chief pitching coach/Head coordinator: 94 Shinji Kurano
* Bullpen pitching coach: 72 Kenichi Wakatabe
* Assistant bullpen pitching coach: 71 Kenichi Nakata
* Batting coach: 78 Takayuki Murakami
* Infield defense/base running/strategy coach: 80 Yūichi Honda
* Outfield defense/base running/strategy coach: 79 Takayuki Ohnishi
* Battery coach: 84 Hiroaki Takaya

Second squad|

* Manager: 74 Hideaki Matsuyama
* Chief pitching coach: 73 Takashi Ogasawara
* Farm pitching coach: 97 Kazuhisa Makita
* Batting coach: 93 Arihito Muramatsu
* Infield defense/base running coach: 82 Tomoki Takata
* Outfield defense/base running coach: 96 Ryūma Kidokoro
* Battery coach: 87 Tōru Hosokawa

Third squad|

* Manager: 88 Kazumi Saitō
* Farm pitching coach: 76 Hayato Terahara
* Pitching coach: 86 Masato Okumura
* Batting coach: 75 Noriyoshi Ōmichi
* Infield defense/base running coach: 91 Keisuke Kaneko
* Outfield defense/base running coach: 98 Fumikazu Takanami
* Battery coach: 83 Masaumi Shimizu

Fourth squad|

* Manager: 011 Motoi Ōkoshi
* Pitching coach: 024 Felipe Natel
* Batting coach: 013 Shigeru Morikasa
* Infield defense & base running coach: 014 Takashi Sasagawa
* Outfield defense & base running coach: 015 Gō Kamamoto
* Battery coach: 016 Tetsuya Matoyama
* Pitchers rehabilitation coach: 017 Ryōji Moriyama
* Field players rehabilitation coach: 018 Masahiro Nakatani
* General farm pitching coordinator: 012 Hidetaka Kawagoe
* Pitching coordinator: 020 Junji Hoshino
* General fielding coach: 023 Hisao Arakane
* Field coaches: 019 Kōichi Sekikawa, 022 Hiroyuki Mori
* Fielding coordinator: 021 Tatsuya Ide

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