Yoshihisa Hirano
Yoshihisa Hirano
Born: March 8, 1984
Uji, Kyoto JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 2006-2025
Major League Statistics
Yoshihisa Hirano compiled a career record of 53 wins and 76 losses, with 221 saves, and a 3.04 ERA in his 658-game pitching career with the Orix Buffaloes. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.81 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 172.3 | 182 | 82 | 73 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 105 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 730 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 8 | 13 | .381 | 3.72 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 171.7 | 172 | 75 | 71 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 710 | |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 3 | 12 | .200 | 4.72 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 114.3 | 129 | 60 | 60 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 495 | |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1.67 | 63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80.7 | 67 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 334 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.94 | 72 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.7 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 317 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.15 | 70 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 79.7 | 65 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 307 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1.87 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 62.7 | 57 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 258 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 1 | 6 | .143 | 3.43 | 62 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60.3 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 238 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.06 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31.0 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 136 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1.92 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 61.0 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 237 | ||
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2.67 | 58 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 57.3 | 57 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 240 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.30 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 43.0 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 163 | ||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.57 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 46.0 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175 | ||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10.7 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | ||
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 76 | .411 | 3.04 | 658 | 68 | 204 | 14 | 7 | 221 | 1076.7 | 981 | 393 | 364 | 84 | 256 | 6 | 975 | 22 | 3 | 35 | 4412 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 26 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 2 | .940 | 1.808 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 27 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 1.630 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 20 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 63 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .302 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 72 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .181 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 70 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .243 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 60 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .267 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 62 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .194 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .242 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 58 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .241 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 58 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .952 | .345 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 46 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .217 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 48 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .292 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Totals | 610 | 51 | 205 | 7 | 16 | .973 | .420 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2007 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2009 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2010 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | March 27, 2010 | September 26, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | April 12, 2011 | October 18, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | April 1, 2012 | October 5, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | March 29, 2013 | October 7, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | March 28, 2014 | October 7, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | April 1, 2015 | September 8, 2015 | |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2017 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | March 31, 2017 | October 6, 2017 | |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2025 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes |
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