Yoshitaka Kihara

Yoshitaka Kihara
Born: July 12, 1942
, Wakayama JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 162
Career: 1965-1976

Yoshitaka Kihara compiled a career record of 35 wins and 56 losses and a 3.42 ERA in his 242-game pitching career with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Taiyo Whales, Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Taiheiyo Club Lions. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1976 campaign.

Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes

Taiyo Whales

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	8	12	.400	3.69	34	20	7	4	0		148.7	132	64	61	17	38	2	80	2	0	3	607
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	3	6	.333	5.16	21	12	5	2	0		61.0	67	39	35	7	16	1	16	1	0	2	261
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	2	4	.333	4.10	16	7	6	0	0		41.7	41	22	19	7	11	1	21	1	0	0	174
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	0	1	.000	6.43	7	0	4	0	0		7.0	8	6	5	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	31
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	0	0		2.77	8	0	3	0	0		13.0	18	13	4	3	2	0	10	1	0	2	62
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	0	1	.000	2.74	21	3	8	0	0		46.0	43	17	14	10	6	1	20	1	0	1	185
1971	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	7	5	.583	2.39	35	12	10	2	2		109.3	83	31	29	10	15	1	47	8	1	0	418
1972	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	3	9	.250	3.44	29	15	5	2	0		99.3	90	43	38	15	22	6	43	4	0	0	405
1973	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	0	0		13.50	1	0	0	0	0		2.0	6	3	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	11
1974	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	2	3	.400	3.03	31	0	12	0	0	5	62.3	51	23	21	7	17	5	33	4	1	0	256
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	10	9	.526	2.75	26	22	2	8	0	0	160.3	148	60	49	18	17	2	57	3	1	2	636
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	0	6	.000	4.55	13	10	1	1	0	0	55.3	70	34	28	4	10	2	24	0	1	2	243
Totals				35	56	.385	3.42	242	101	63	19	2	5	806.0	757	355	306	102	154	21	358	27	4	12	3289

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	SH	SF
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	35	44	42	0	3	0	0	0	13	.071	.071	.071	.143	3	2	2	0
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	21	14	13	1	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.071	.000	.071	0	0	0	0
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	17	13	12	0	2	0	0	1	4	.167	.231	.167	.397	2	0	0	0
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	21	8	8	0	1	1	0	0	3	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	0	0	0
1971	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	35	33	28	2	5	1	1	1	7	.179	.207	.179	.385	5	0	4	0
1972	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	29	33	29	1	2	2	0	0	9	.069	.067	.069	.136	2	1	3	1
1974	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	31	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0
Totals				206	165	151	4	13	4	1	3	48	.086	.103	.086	.189	13	3	10	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	P	34					.000
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	OF	1					.000
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	P	21					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	P	16					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	OF	1					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	7					.000
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	8					.000
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	1B	2					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	P	21					.000
1971	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	P	35					.000
1972	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	P	29					.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	P	1					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	P	31					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	P	26					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	OF	1					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	P	13					.000
Totals					247	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1965	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
1966	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
1967	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
1968	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1969	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1970	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1971	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1972	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1973	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1974	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1975	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Taiheiyo Club Lions
1976	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Taiheiyo Club Lions

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