List of Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters

This article is about Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters. For information on the accomplishment proper, see No-hitter.

Eiji Sawamura threw the first two no-hitters in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

In baseball, throwing a no-hitter is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not yield a hit in the course of one game. A no-hitter is rare in NPB, occurring 66 times since Fumio Fujimura's first cycle during the single league era in 1948.[clarification needed] In terms of frequency, the cycle is roughly as common as a no-hitter (101 occurrences in NPB history based on the more recognised international definition, which is not to be confused with the NPB definition, counting combined no-hitters and those where runs were scored by the losing team, which may occur with players advancing on base without hits).

Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined no-hitters are not considered as official no-hitters by Nippon Professional Baseball.

## Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters[edit]

Michio Nishizawa was the first player to throw a no-hitter for the Nagoya Baseball Club. In 2012, Toshiya Sugiuchi became only the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in an interleague game. Yūdai Ōno is the most recent player to throw a no-hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball, doing so in 2019. Key to symbols in player table

| Inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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| Number of no-hitters recorded to that point (if the player recorded more than one)

### No-hitters with complete game shutout win[edit]

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have thrown no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent  Player  | Date  | Team  | League  | Opponent  | Ref

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Eiji Sawamura† (1) | September 25, 1936 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers | [1]
Eiji Sawamura† (2) | May 1, 1937 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers | [1]
Victor Starffin† | July 3, 1937 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Korakuen Eagles | [1]
Mitsuhiko Ishida (1) | July 16, 1937 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Tokyo Senators | [1]
Hiroshi Nakao† (1) | November 3, 1939 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Tokyo Senators | [1]
Tadashi Kameda (1) | March 18, 1940 | Eagles | Japanese Baseball League | Lion Baseball Club | [1]
Katsusaburo Asano | April 14, 1940 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers | [1]
Eiji Sawamura† (3) | July 6, 1940 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [1]
Hachiro Miwa | August 3, 1940 | Osaka Tigers | Japanese Baseball League | Tokyo Kyojin | [1]
Mitsuhiko Ishida (2) | August 22, 1940 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Lion Baseball Club | [1]
Tadashi Kameda (2) | April 14, 1941 | Kurowashi Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hanshin Baseball Club | [1]
Hiroshi Nakao† (2) | July 16, 1941 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [1]
Kotaro Mori | October 27, 1941 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [1]
Michio Nishizawa† | July 18, 1942 | Nagoya Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hankyu Baseball Club | [1]
Yoshio Tenpo | May 2, 1943 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nankai Baseball Club | [1]
Hideo Fujimoto† (1) | May 22, 1943 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [1]
Takehiko Bessho† | May 26, 1943 | Nankai Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Yamato Baseball Club | [1]
Shinichi Ishimaru | October 12, 1943 | Nagoya Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Yamato Baseball Club | [1]
Shosei Go† | June 16, 1946 | Osaka Tigers | Japanese Baseball League | Senators | [1]
Tadayoshi Kajioka | August 24, 1948 | Osaka Tigers | Japanese Baseball League | Nankai Hawks | [1]
Juzo Sanada† (1) | September 6, 1948 | Taiyo Robins | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers | [1]
Hideo Fujimoto†* (2) | June 28, 1950 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Nishi Nippon Pirates | [1]
Masaichi Kaneda† (1) | September 5, 1951 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Osaka Tigers | [1]
Giichi Hayashi | April 27, 1952 | Daiei Stars | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves | [1]
Juzo Sanada† (2) | May 7, 1952 | Osaka Tigers | Central League | Hiroshima Carp | [1]
Takumi Otomo | July 26, 1952 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Shochiku Robins | [1]
Noboru Yamashita | August 7, 1954 | Kintetsu Pearls | Pacific League | Takahashi Unions | [1]
Shigeru Sugishita† | May 10, 1955 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Kokutetsu Swallows | [1]
Mamoru Otsu | June 4, 1955 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Kintetsu Pearls | [1]
Fumio Takechi*  | June 19, 1955 | Kintetsu Pearls | Pacific League | Daiei Stars | [1]
Teruo Owaki | May 3, 1956 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Yoshitomo Miyaji*  | September 19, 1956 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Hiroshima Carp | [1]
Masaichi Kaneda†* (2) | August 21, 1957 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Hiroomi Oyane | October 12, 1957 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Osaka Tigers | [1]
Nishimura Sadaaki*  | July 19, 1958 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Toei Flyers | [1]
Gentaro Shimada*  | August 11, 1960 | Taiyo Whales | Central League | Osaka Tigers | [1]
Yoshimi Moritaki*  | June 20, 1961 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Yoshio Inoue | May 16, 1964 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves | [1]
Toshitake Nakayama | August 18, 1964 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | [1]
Gene Bacque | June 28, 1965 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | [1]
Yoshiro Sotokoba† (1) | October 2, 1965 | Hiroshima Carp | Central League | Hanshin Tigers | [1]
Kichiro Sasaki*  | May 1, 1966 | Taiyo Whales | Central League | Hiroshima Carp | [1]
Tsutomu Tanaka*  | May 12, 1966 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks | [1]
Toshihiko Sei | June 12, 1966 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes | [1]
Tadao Wako | September 17, 1967 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves | [1]
Tsuneo Horiuchi† | October 10, 1967 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Carp | [1]
Kunio Jonouchi | May 16, 1968 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Taiyo Whales | [1]
Keishi Suzuki† (1) | August 8, 1968 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Toei Flyers | [1]
Yoshiro Sotokoba† (2) | September 14, 1968 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Taiyo Whales | [1]
Fumio Narita | August 16, 1969 | Lotte Orions | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves | [1]
Hidetake Watanabe | May 18, 1970 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | [1]
Hiroshi Kito | June 9, 1970 | Taiyo Whales | Central League | Yakult Atoms | [1]
Koichiro Sasaki*  | October 6, 1970 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks | [1]
Kazuhiro Fujimoto | August 19, 1971 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Yoshimasa Takahashi*  | August 21, 1971 | Toei Flyers | Pacific League | Nishitetsu Lions | [1]
Keishi Suzuki† (2) | September 9, 1971 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nishitetsu Lions | [1]
Yoshiro Sotokoba† (3) | April 29, 1972 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | [1]
Naoki Takahashi | June 16, 1973 | Nittaku Home Flyers | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes | [1]
Yutaka Enatsu | August 30, 1973 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Soroku Yagisawa*  | October 10, 1973 | Lotte Orions | Pacific League | Taiheiyo Club Lions | [1]
Toshio Kanbe | April 20, 1975 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks | [1]
Hajime Kato | April 18, 1976 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | [1]
Yoshinori Toda | May 11, 1976 | Hankyu Braves | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks | [1]
Yutaro Imai*  | August 31, 1978 | Hankyu Braves | Pacific League | Lotte Orions | [1]
Kuo Tai-yuan | June 4, 1985 | Seibu Lions | Pacific League | Nippon-Ham Fighters | [1]
Yukio Tanaka | June 9, 1985 | Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes | [1]
Shinichi Kondoh | August 9, 1987 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | [1]
Toshiro Yufune | June 14, 1992 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | [1]
Hiromi Makihara*  | May 18, 1994 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | [1]
Yukihiro Nishizaki | July 5, 1995 | Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Seibu Lions | [1]
Yoshinori Sato | August 26, 1995 | Orix BlueWave | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes | [1]
Terry Bross | September 9, 1995 | Yakult Swallows | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | [1]
Hisanobu Watanabe | June 11, 1996 | Seibu Lions | Pacific League | Orix BlueWave | [1]
Shigeki Noguchi | August 11, 1996 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | [1]
Kazuhisa Ishii | September 2, 1997 | Yakult Swallows | Central League | Yokohama BayStars | [1]
Tetsuro Kawajiri | May 26, 1998 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Shinji Sasaoka | May 8, 1999 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Melvin Bunch | April 7, 2000 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yokohama BayStars | [1]
Narciso Elvira | June 20, 2000 | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Seibu Lions | [1]
Kenshin Kawakami | August 1, 2002 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | [1]
Kei Igawa | October 4, 2004 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | [1]
Rick Guttormson | May 25, 2006 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | Interleague | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | [1]
Masahiro Yamamoto | September 16, 2006 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Hanshin Tigers | [1]
Kenta Maeda | April 6, 2012 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | [1]
Toshiya Sugiuchi | May 30, 2012 | Yomiuri Giants | Interleague | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | [1]
Yuki Nishi | October 8, 2012 | Orix Buffaloes | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | [1]
Daisuke Yamai | June 28, 2013 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | [1]
Takayuki Kishi | May 2, 2014 | Saitama Seibu Lions | Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | [1]
Shun Yamaguchi | July 27, 2018 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Chunichi Dragons | [1]
Kodai Senga | September 6, 2019 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | [1]
Yūdai Ōno | September 16, 2019 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Hanshin Tigers | [1]
Yasuhiro Ogawa | August 15, 2020 | Yakult Swallows | Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | [1]
Rōki Sasaki*  | April 10, 2022 | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | [1]
Nao Higashihama | May 11, 2022 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | [1]
Shota Imanaga | June 7, 2022 | Yokohama DeNA Baystars | Interleague | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | [1]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1)  | June 18, 2022 | Orix Buffaloes | Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | [1]
Cody Ponce | August 27, 2022 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | [1]
Shuta Ishikawa | August 18, 2023 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | [1]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2)  | September 9, 2023 | Orix Buffaloes | Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | [1]

### Combined no-hitters[edit]

Daisuke Yamai (left) and Hitoki Iwase combined to pitch a perfect game no-hitter in game 5 of the 2007 Japan Series to win the series.

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have combined to throw no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent  Players  | Date  | Team  | League  | Opponent  | Ref

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Miyoshi Nakagawa†
Shigezo Ishihara | June 22, 1941 | Kurowashi Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [2]
Takashi Eda
Kotaro Mori | August 2, 1941 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [2]
Tomoya Yagi
Hisashi Takeda
Michael Nakamura | April 15, 2006 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | [3]
Daisuke Yamai*
Hitoki Iwase*  | November 1, 2007 | Chunichi Dragons | 2007 Japan Series | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | [4]

### No-hitters when the opposing team scores[edit]

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have combined to throw no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent  Players  | Date  | Team  | League  | Opponent  | Ref

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Yoshikichi Miyaguchi
Shotaro Hirano | May 6, 1939 | Nankai Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hankyu Baseball Club |
Tadashi Kameda | August 3, 1939 | Eagles | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Kinko Baseball Club |
Minoru Murayama† | May 21, 1959 | Osaka Tigers | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
Noboru Makino
Shigemasa Yamamoto | May 13, 1964 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |

## See also[edit]

* Baseball portal

* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

## References[edit]

General

* 無安打無得点試合 （ノーヒットノーラン） [Scoreless, No-Hit Games(No-Hitter)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
* "List of Hall of Famers". The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 4, 2011.

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