Kenjiro Nomura
This article is about the retired Japanese baseball player. For the Japanese-American painter, see Kenjiro Nomura (artist).
| Kenjiro Nomura | |||
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| Manager / Infielder | |||
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Born: September 19, 1966 Saiki, Ōita, Japan | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 9, 1989, for the Hiroshima Carp | |||
| Last NPB appearance | |||
| October 12, 2005, for the Hiroshima Carp | |||
| NBP statistics | |||
| Batting average | .285 | ||
| Hits | 2020 | ||
| Runs batted in | 765 | ||
| Stolen Bases | 250 | ||
| Home runs | 169 | ||
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As Player
As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  Japan
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1988 Seoul | Team |
| Asian Baseball Championship | ||
| | 1999 Seoul | Team |
Kenjiro Nomura (野村 謙二郎 Nomura Kenjirō, born September 19, 1966) is a retired Japanese baseball player. He was with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.
He led his team into League Champion (1991).
His number #7, one of the Honored Numbers of Hiroshima Carp.
Career
- 1st play on April 9, 1989.
- 1st stolen base on April 12, 1989.
- 1st hit on May 4, 1989.
- 1st RBI on May 4, 1989.
- 1st home run on April 15, 1990.
- Greatest number of Hits (1994 and 1995).
- SB Award winner (1990, 1991 and 1994).
- Best nine of the year (1991, 1995 and 1996).
- Golden Glove Award winner (1995).
- 169 HR, 765 RBI, 2020 H, 250 SB.
- Last game on October 12, 2005.
- Hiroshima Prefectural Prize of Honour (2005).
Statistics
| Year | Team | No. | GP | AB | R | H | 2H | 3H | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SB | K | BA | Titles |
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| 1989 | Hiroshima | 7 | 88 | 151 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 10 | 21 | 21 | .258 | |
| 1990 | Hiroshima | 7 | 125 | 519 | 84 | 149 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 241 | 54 | 33 | 83 | .287 | SB Award winner |
| 1991 | Hiroshima | 7 | 132 | 524 | 75 | 170 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 236 | 38 | 31 | 62 | .324 | SB Award winner, Best Nine Award, League Champion |
| 1992 | Hiroshima | 7 | 130 | 545 | 89 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 63 | 231 | 61 | 21 | 73 | .288 | |
| 1993 | Hiroshima | 7 | 130 | 556 | 67 | 148 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 48 | 213 | 44 | 12 | 83 | .266 | |
| 1994 | Hiroshima | 7 | 130 | 558 | 77 | 169 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 227 | 49 | 37 | 75 | .303 | Greatest number of Hits, SB Award winner |
| 1995 | Hiroshima | 7 | 131 | 550 | 109 | 173 | 29 | 5 | 32 | 75 | 308 | 59 | 30 | 60 | .315 | Greatest number of Hits, Gold Glove Award winner, Best Nine Award |
| 1996 | Hiroshima | 7 | 124 | 514 | 77 | 150 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 68 | 222 | 43 | 8 | 63 | .292 | Best Nine Award |
| 1997 | Hiroshima | 7 | 131 | 540 | 81 | 151 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 215 | 59 | 26 | 68 | .280 | |
| 1998 | Hiroshima | 7 | 135 | 561 | 75 | 158 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 234 | 44 | 15 | 63 | .282 | |
| 1999 | Hiroshima | 7 | 101 | 350 | 37 | 102 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 142 | 35 | 2 | 34 | .291 | |
| 2000 | Hiroshima | 7 | 61 | 208 | 15 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 22 | .240 | |
| 2001 | Hiroshima | 7 | 117 | 403 | 35 | 110 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 157 | 31 | 7 | 59 | .273 | |
| 2002 | Hiroshima | 7 | 85 | 175 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 33 | .211 | |
| 2003 | Hiroshima | 7 | 94 | 310 | 25 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 108 | 28 | 3 | 49 | .274 | |
| 2004 | Hiroshima | 7 | 107 | 359 | 27 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 134 | 27 | 1 | 48 | .270 | |
| 2005 | Hiroshima | 7 | 106 | 272 | 19 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 101 | 19 | 1 | 42 | .276 | |
| TOTALS | - | 1927 | 7095 | 935 | 2020 | 313 | 47 | 169 | 765 | 2934 | 628 | 250 | 938 | .285 | - | |
- Kansas City Royals
On Aug. 12, 2016, Kenjiro became a special advisor to the Kansas City Royals baseball operations.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
- THE GOLDEN PLAYERS CLUB (Japanese)
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