2002 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 73-65
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (73-65)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
2002 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 73-65
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (73-65)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2002 season with a record of 73 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Daiei Hawks scored 630 runs and conceded 578 runs. Hiroki Kokubo walloped 32 home runs for Fukuoka, while Tadahito Iguchi, Kenji Johjima, Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Pedro Valdés each swatted 15 or more as well. Hiroki Kokubo drove in 89 runs. Pedro Valdés led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .303 clip. Kenichi Wakatabe topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2002 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Morgan Burkhart, Tadahito Iguchi, Kenji Johjima, Munenori Kawasaki, Brady Raggio and Pedro Valdés.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Akiyama | R | R | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Miyahara, Kumamoto JP |
| Koji Bonishi | L | R | December 30, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Morgan Burkhart | S | L | January 29, 1972 | 5'11" | 225 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Yudai Deguchi | R | R | September 23, 1971 | 5'9" | 173 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masahiro Doi | L | L | June 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 165 | Hikari, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masahito Higasa | R | L | August 19, 1970 | 5'11" | 171 | Nayoro, Hokkaido JP |
| Mitsuru Homma | L | R | August 25, 1972 | 5'11" | 172 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Junji Hoshino | R | R | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Tadahito Iguchi | R | R | December 4, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | Tanashi, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuhiko Iijima | R | R | August 15, 1976 | 6'0" | 185 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Kenji Johjima | R | R | June 8, 1976 | 6'0" | 205 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Munenori Kawasaki | L | R | June 3, 1981 | 5'11" | 175 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Shigeru Kimura | R | R | November 8, 1975 | 5'11" | 170 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Hiroki Kokubo | R | R | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Shinji Kurano | R | R | September 15, 1974 | 5'10" | 187 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Nobuyasu Matsu | L | L | July 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 158 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Matsumoto | R | R | August 30, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Nobuhiko Matsunaka | L | L | December 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 220 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Akio Mizuta | R | R | July 11, 1973 | 6'0" | 179 | Minami Kawachi-gun, Osaka JP |
| Arihito Muramatsu | L | L | December 12, 1972 | 5'10" | 172 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Tomohiro Nagai | L | R | August 11, 1975 | 6'0" | 187 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Koichi Nakamura | November 25, 1979 | |||||
| Takeshi Nonogaki | R | R | July 8, 1971 | 5'9" | 165 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Shinsuke Ogura | L | L | August 1, 1980 | 5'11" | 185 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsunori Okamoto | R | R | June 9, 1973 | 5'9" | 182 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Motoi Okoshi | R | R | May 20, 1971 | 5'10" | 174 | Shichigahama-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Noriyoshi Omichi | R | R | October 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 212 | Shima-gun, Mie JP |
| Rod Pedraza | R | R | December 28, 1969 | 6'2" | 210 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Brady Raggio | R | R | September 17, 1972 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Kazumi Saito | R | R | November 30, 1977 | 6'4" | 207 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Masahiro Sakumoto | L | L | July 15, 1974 | 5'9" | 173 | Nakagami-gun, Okinawa JP |
| Makoto Sato | R | R | June 12, 1975 | 6'0" | 198 | Tendo, Yamagata JP |
| Hiroshi Shibahara | L | L | May 23, 1974 | 5'9" | 179 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takayuki Shinohara | L | L | September 7, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi | L | L | October 30, 1980 | 5'9" | 181 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
| Shunsuke Sugiyama | R | R | June 5, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Taira Suzuki | R | R | March 10, 1970 | 6'2" | 171 | Iwata, Fukuoka JP |
| Masanori Taguchi | R | R | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 202 | Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Kazuyuki Takahashi | L | L | April 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 171 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Mizuki Tanaka | S | R | September 21, 1980 | 5'8" | 162 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Keisaburo Tanoue | R | R | September 17, 1971 | 5'11" | 160 | Ibusuki, Kagoshima JP |
| Hayato Terahara | R | R | October 9, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Yusuke Torigoe | R | R | July 1, 1971 | 6'3" | 195 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Takeshi Tsuji | R | R | June 12, 1979 | 5'10" | 174 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Takashi Uchinokura | R | R | April 30, 1972 | 5'10" | 200 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Pedro Valdés | L | L | June 29, 1973 | 6'1" | 205 | Fajardo, PR |
| Kenichi Wakatabe | R | R | August 5, 1969 | 6'0" | 191 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Masakazu Watanabe | L | L | April 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 187 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Akichika Yamada | R | R | September 19, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Shuji Yoshida | L | L | November 29, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Ryo Yoshimoto | R | R | May 8, 1980 | 5'11" | 190 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Shintaro Yoshitake | R | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Higashi Kunisaki-gun, Oita JP |
