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Hideki Okajima

Red Sox Career team 2007–2011
Number #39
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 50
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Kyoto, Japan
Born Dec 25, 1975

Key Insights

2013
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Robinson Cano has hit .385/.385/1.000 against Okajima over 13 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

5 for 13 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .424 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Okajima has struck Melvin Upton out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Carl Crawford is 1 for 13 against Okajima, a .077 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

13 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The TEX lineup has hit .094 and slugged .125 against Okajima across 36 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

3 hits, 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .325 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One club he never seems to get going against

The ATL lineup has hit .269 and slugged .519 against Okajima across 57 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

14 hits, 3 home runs and 13 strikeouts, against a .325 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Okajima has walked Carlos Pena 4 times in 15 plate appearances, 26.7% of them.

4 walks in 15 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 25, 1975
Birth Place Kyoto, Japan
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left