Yuhei Nakamura

Yuhei Nakamura
Born: June 17, 1990
Ono, Fukui JP
Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 154
Career: 2009-2025

Yuhei Nakamura compiled a career batting average of .244 with 37 home runs and 348 RBI in his 1321-game career with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Yakult Swallows. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

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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
2009	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	5	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	1	0	0	0
2010	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	3	6	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.333	.333	.500	.833	3	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	13	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	0	0	0	0	0
2012	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	91	249	209	19	53	5	0	1	15	1	1	28	31	.254	.344	.292	.636	61	10	2	8	2	4
2013	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	84	286	239	17	56	5	2	4	24	1	1	30	37	.234	.325	.322	.647	77	8	3	12	2	2
2014	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	99	365	325	26	97	9	1	5	41	0	0	26	51	.298	.355	.378	.733	123	8	4	7	3	0
2015	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	136	502	442	36	102	14	0	2	33	3	2	40	80	.231	.299	.276	.575	122	9	4	14	2	1
2016	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	106	378	321	24	60	14	0	3	37	2	0	31	47	.187	.266	.259	.525	83	9	6	14	6	4
2017	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	127	486	419	42	102	14	4	4	34	2	1	42	65	.243	.324	.325	.649	136	14	10	11	4	0
2018	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	123	401	341	32	72	9	1	5	26	2	0	31	39	.211	.285	.287	.572	98	7	5	22	2	3
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	126	450	372	42	100	24	2	5	36	1	4	53	64	.269	.373	.384	.757	143	11	10	13	2	3
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	29	92	80	10	14	2	0	0	3	0	1	9	14	.175	.256	.200	.456	16	2	0	2	1	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	123	445	377	47	105	24	0	2	36	0	3	46	66	.279	.360	.358	.718	135	10	4	14	4	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	86	307	266	23	70	9	1	5	28	0	0	26	36	.263	.334	.361	.695	96	10	4	8	3	0
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	106	376	310	24	70	14	0	4	33	0	1	33	59	.226	.313	.310	.622	96	6	8	21	4	0
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	96	353	291	16	69	9	0	0	23	0	0	30	54	.237	.315	.268	.583	78	7	4	26	2	5
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	74	221	187	13	43	6	0	1	11	1	0	22	30	.230	.319	.278	.597	52	6	3	8	1	2
Totals				1321	4552	3885	350	947	145	11	37	348	13	13	414	618	.244	.323	.315	.639	1225	111	60	159	34	24

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
2009	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	3	4	2	0	0	1.000	2.000	0
2010	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	3	11	3	0	0	1.000	4.667	1
2011	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	8	15	0	0	0	1.000	1.875	0
2012	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	90	433	47	4	9	.992	5.333	2
2013	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	84	515	42	9	6	.984	6.631	2
2014	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	97	608	57	2	7	.997	6.856	2
2015	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	135	890	72	5	14	.995	7.126	3
2016	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	106	640	59	3	8	.996	6.594	6
2017	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	126	878	78	1	8	.999	7.587	6
2018	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	123	790	64	7	7	.992	6.943	2
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	C	123	804	77	4	13	.995	7.163	4
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	C	29	199	21	1	2	.995	7.586	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	C	117	843	76	2	9	.998	7.855	2
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	C	80	502	62	0	9	1.000	7.050	1
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	C	104	633	68	0	6	1.000	6.740	4
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	C	94	622	69	2	10	.997	7.351	4
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	C	69	399	33	4	5	.991	6.261	5
Totals					1178	7452	679	43	96	.995	6.902	39	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2009	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2010	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	April 8, 2010	April 15, 2010
2011	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	April 26, 2011	October 19, 2011
2012	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	April 6, 2012	October 6, 2012
2013	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	March 29, 2013	October 8, 2013
2014	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	April 1, 2014	October 7, 2014
2015	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	March 27, 2015	October 4, 2015
2016	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2017	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	March 31, 2017	October 3, 2017
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2019	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2020	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Central	Yakult Swallows
2022	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
2023	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
2024	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
2025	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows

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