P Takahiro Norimoto #20
Saitama Seibu Lions NPB
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/26/2026
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P TAKAHIRO NORIMOTO #20 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
18 18 6-6 0 3.79 123.1 96 21 28 107 1.01 0.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 15 14 16 15
Movement 9 9 10 9
Control 14 13 14 14
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 14 14
Slider 15 15
Changeup 7 7
Forkball 14 14
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 16
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 13
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/07/2026 RAKU Win, 4-3 X 6.2 4 3 3 3 4
07/01/2026 @ CHIB Loss, 0-3 X 8.0 6 3 3 1 2 Loss
06/25/2026 @ SB Win, 1-0 X 8.0 4 0 0 2 6 Win
06/19/2026 RAKU Loss, 5-6 X 5.0 8 5 5 2 3 Loss
06/09/2026 CHUN Win, 3-2 X 7.0 3 2 2 2 7
06/03/2026 @ YOKO Loss, 1-6 X 6.0 8 6 6 1 2 Loss
05/28/2026 @ YOM Win, 3-2 X 8.0 3 2 2 1 6 Win
05/22/2026 ORI Loss, 2-3 X 6.0 5 2 2 1 8
05/16/2026 @ CHIB Win, 7-3 X 6.0 5 3 3 1 3 Win
05/10/2026 @ HOKK Win, 4-2 X 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Norimoto strives to be the best.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Greed
Birthday:12/17/1990
Born in:Shiga, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,500,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:14 Years, None
Service This Yr:191 Days
40-Man Service:14 Years, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 18 18 6 6 0 3.79 123.1 96 54 52 21 28 107 1 5.6 0 13 72.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.34 7.01 7.81 2.04 4.17 1.01 105 0.8 .230        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 229 42 8 0 9 28 14 46 1 3 3 .183 .239 .336 .575      
vs. RHB 223 54 5 2 12 26 14 61 1 3 1 .242 .289 .444 .733      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 2 2 1 1 0 4.97 12.2 10 8 7 2 3 8  
April 5 5 1 1 0 3.25 36.0 25 14 13 7 9 46  
May 5 5 3 1 0 3.44 34.0 28 13 13 4 5 29  
June 4 4 1 2 0 4.50 26.0 23 13 13 6 7 18  
July 2 2 0 1 0 3.68 14.2 10 6 6 2 4 6  
Spring Training 5 5 1 2 0 3.15 20.0 17 7 7 4 8 20  
Last Year 28 28 9 8 0 3.61 169.1 155 71 68 20 44 157  
2 Years Ago 29 29 7 11 0 3.24 197.1 170 84 71 20 46 214  
Career 362 357 138 135 0 3.30 2420.0 2151 984 887 243 606 2523  
Home 9 9 0 4 0 5.31 59.1 56 36 35 16 16 62  
Road 9 9 6 2 0 2.39 64.0 40 18 17 5 12 45  
Grass 2 2 1 1 0 3.86 14.0 11 6 6 2 2 5  
Turf 16 16 5 5 0 3.79 109.1 85 48 46 19 26 102  
Day 2 2 2 0 0 3.00 12.0 9 4 4 1 3 7  
Night 16 16 4 6 0 3.88 111.1 87 50 48 20 25 100  
As Starter 18 18 6 6 0 3.79 123.1 96 54 52 21 28 107  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 22 27 25 15 8 0 3.34 170.0 142 65 63 14 51 134 3 0 1.14 .261 3.68 3.0 120
2014 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 23 30 28 14 10 0 3.02 202.2 187 73 68 14 39 204 9 7 1.12 .310 2.71 6.4 132
2015 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 24 28 28 10 11 0 2.91 194.2 176 68 63 14 48 215 3 1 1.15 .314 2.73 6.1 137
2016 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 25 28 28 11 11 0 2.91 195.0 192 87 63 12 50 216 2 0 1.24 .336 2.65 6.4 137
2017 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 26 25 25 15 7 0 2.57 185.2 148 63 53 11 48 222 8 2 1.06 .294 2.39 6.9 156
2018 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 27 27 26 10 11 0 3.69 180.1 171 78 74 18 51 187 4 1 1.23 .306 3.29 4.2 108
2019 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 28 12 12 5 5 0 2.78 68.0 58 27 21 7 10 67 0 0 1.00 .280 3.14 1.7 144
2020 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 29 22 22 7 11 0 3.78 145.1 134 67 61 23 36 162 1 0 1.17 .303 3.52 2.0 94
2021 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 30 29 29 11 12 0 3.03 199.1 165 77 67 22 58 228 2 1 1.12 .293 3.05 4.2 119
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 31 29 29 9 10 0 3.23 197.2 176 77 71 21 48 206 2 1 1.13 .303 3.14 4.8 122
2023 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 32 30 30 9 14 0 4.33 191.1 181 93 92 26 49 204 3 1 1.20 .312 3.50 3.5 89
2024 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 33 29 29 7 11 0 3.24 197.1 170 84 71 20 46 214 4 1 1.09 .292 2.84 5.3 117
2025 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 34 28 28 9 8 0 3.61 169.1 155 71 68 20 44 157 1 1 1.18 .295 3.46 3.0 105
2026 Saitama Seibu - NPB 35 18 18 6 6 0 3.79 123.1 96 54 52 21 28 107 1 0 1.01 .230 4.17 0.8 105
Total NPB 362 357 138 135 0 3.30 2420.0 2151 984 887 243 606 2523 43 16 1.14 .298 3.12 58.1 117
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Japan - TRN 26 2 0 0 0 0 9.82 3.2 7 4 4 1 1 3 0 0 2.18 .462 5.93 -0.1 41
2019 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 3 0 2 0 0 1.20 15.0 11 2 2 1 2 16 0 0 0.87 .270 2.33 0.4 337
2020 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 2 1 0 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 5 4 1 0 8 0 0 1.14 .350 2.61 0.2 82
Total NGN 5 1 2 0 0 2.45 22.0 19 7 6 2 2 24 0 0 0.95 .298 2.42 169.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 31 2 2 1 1 0 3.68 14.2 14 6 6 3 3 17 0 0 1.16 .314 4.28 0.1 107
2025 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 34 2 2 1 1 0 0.69 13.0 11 2 1 0 2 14 0 0 1.00 .306 1.22 0.7 548
Total NPB 4 4 2 2 0 2.28 27.2 25 8 7 3 5 31 0 0 1.08 .310 2.85 171.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
2020 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 22 22 4 19 0 26 3 .885 145.1 1.42 -1.4 .865
2021 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 29 29 11 17 1 29 1 .966 199.1 1.26 -1.0 .890
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 29 29 11 26 1 39 2 .949 197.2 1.68 +3.3 1.024
2023 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 29 29 13 17 0 32 2 .938 191.1 1.41 -0.6 .856
2024 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 29 29 13 19 0 32 0 1.000 197.1 1.46 -0.0 .884
2025 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 28 28 11 12 2 26 3 .885 169.1 1.22 +1.6 1.143
2026 Saitama Seibu - INT P 18 18 8 7 0 18 3 .833 123.1 1.09 -1.9 .676
TOTAL P 186 185 71 117 4 202 14 .931 1230.2 1.37 -0.2 .911
PLAYER HISTORY
10/25/2012 Drafted by the Rakuten Eagles in the 2nd round of the 2012 NPB Draft from Mie Chukyo Uni
04/21/2020 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/25/2020 Injured (Herniated disc (neck)), out for 2 months.
08/26/2020 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 14 (14).
04/20/2021 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chiba Lotte Marines with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/08/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/17/2021 Strikes out 17 against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 14 (14).
07/06/2022 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/11/2022 Injured (Herniated disc (neck)), out for one week.
11/02/2022 Finished 3rd in 2022 NPB JPL Eiji Sawamura Award voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 14 (14).
04/25/2023 Strikes out 15 against the Saitama Seibu Lions.
05/20/2023 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chiba Lotte Marines with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/01/2023 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/25/2023 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/11/2023 Collects his 2000th career Nippon Professional Baseball League strikeout!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 14 (14).
05/24/2024 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Saitama Seibu Lions with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 14 (14).
04/29/2025 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/20/2025 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
07/10/2025 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/2025 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/13/2025 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/24/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
11/10/2025 Became a free agent.
12/11/2025 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $26,000,000 with the Saitama Seibu Lions organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 14 (14).
06/03/2026 Collects his 2500th career Nippon Professional Baseball League strikeout!
07/07/2026 Injured (Torn meniscus (knee)), out for 3-4 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 29 1
2022 29 2
2023 30 1
2024 29 1
2025 28 3
Year W Rank
2021 11 9
2023 9 10
Year L Rank
2020 11 4
2021 12 2
2022 10 7
2023 14 1
2024 11 2
Year Win. % Rank
2021 .478 8
2025 .529 4
Year IP Rank
2021 199.1 3
2022 197.2 1
2023 191.1 4
2024 197.1 3
2025 169.1 4
Year BF Rank
2021 810 3
2022 804 1
2023 795 4
2024 805 3
2025 701 5
Year HRA Rank
2020 23 1
2021 22 1
2022 21 7
2023 26 1
2025 20 7
2026 21 6
Year BB Rank
2021 58 7
Year K Rank
2020 162 7
2021 228 2
2022 206 3
2023 204 4
2024 214 3
2025 157 8
Year WP Rank
2021 4 9
2022 4 7
2025 4 8
Year ERA Rank
2020 3.78 10
2021 3.03 7
2022 3.23 6
2024 3.24 7
2025 3.61 5
Year BABIP Rank
2021 .293 7
2025 .295 9
Year WHIP Rank
2020 1.17 8
2021 1.12 7
2022 1.13 5
2023 1.20 9
2024 1.09 6
2025 1.18 5
Year K/BB Rank
2020 4.50 2
2021 3.93 2
2022 4.29 2
2023 4.16 3
2024 4.65 2
2025 3.57 3
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 10.78 7
2021 10.11 4
2022 10.24 3
2023 10.96 8
2024 10.08 5
2025 10.84 5
Year HR/9 Rank
2022 0.96 8
2024 0.91 5
2025 1.06 8
Year H/9 Rank
2020 8.30 10
2021 7.45 6
2022 8.01 8
2024 7.75 9
2025 8.24 10
Year BB/9 Rank
2020 2.23 4
2021 2.62 6
2022 2.19 4
2023 2.30 3
2024 2.10 3
2025 2.34 2
Year K/9 Rank
2020 10.03 2
2021 10.29 2
2022 9.38 5
2023 9.60 6
2024 9.76 5
2025 8.34 8
Year QS Rank
2021 19 6
2022 18 3
2023 16 9
2024 19 2
2025 14 5
Year QSP Rank
2020 .545 10
2021 .655 7
2022 .621 7
2024 .655 6
2025 .500 8
Year CG Rank
2020 1 8
2021 2 8
2022 2 5
2023 3 2
2024 4 1
2025 1 9
2026 1 5
Year CGP Rank
2020 .045 8
2021 .069 7
2022 .069 7
2023 .100 3
2024 .138 2
2025 .036 8
Year SHO Rank
2021 1 4
2022 1 3
2023 1 3
2024 1 3
2025 1 3
Year GB% Rank
2021 0.49 9
2025 0.52 6
Year WAR Rank
2021 4.2 3
2022 4.7 2
2023 3.2 7
2024 5.1 1
2025 2.8 6
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