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Hiroki Kuroda

Dodgers Career team 2008–2011
Number #18
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 51
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Osaka, Japan
Born Feb 10, 1975

Key Insights

2014
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Adrian Gonzalez has hit .333/.500/.933 against Kuroda over 20 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

5 for 15 with 2 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .670 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Kuroda has struck Chris Young out 7 times in 13 plate appearances, 53.8% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The OAK lineup has hit .318 and slugged .773 against Kuroda across 27 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

7 hits, 2 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .395 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Mark Reynolds is 1 for 13 against Kuroda, a .077 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

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

The KC lineup has hit .147 and slugged .147 against Kuroda across 36 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

5 hits, 0 home runs and 6 strikeouts, against a .395 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One opponent he has never solved, not once

Mark DeRosa is 0 for 8 against Kuroda for his career.

3 strikeouts and 0 walks in those 8 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 10, 1975
Birth Place Osaka, Japan
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right