Tomo Ohka
Drafted by the Yokohama BayStars in 1994 (3rd round); released as a free agent and signed a minor-league deal with the Red Sox in December 1998. MLB debut with Boston in 1999, traded to the Montreal Expos mid-2001. Career-best 13 wins (3.18 ERA) in 2002, then bounced through Washington and Milwaukee. Finished with 51 MLB wins and ended his MLB career with Cleveland in 2009; later pitched in Japan, Taiwan and indy ball.
MLB years1999-2009
StatusRetired or returned to NPB
MLB Career (Pitching)
ERA
4.26
W-L
51-68
SV
0
HLD
1
SO
590
WHIP
1.39
IP
1070.0
Year-by-Year
1999-2009| Year | Team | W | L | HLD | SV | ERA | SO | IP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BOS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 8 | 13.0 | 2.08 |
| 2000 | BOS | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 40 | 69.1 | 1.38 |
| 2001 | BOS/MON | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.47 | 68 | 107.0 | 1.52 |
| 2002 | MON | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 118 | 192.2 | 1.24 |
| 2003 | MON | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.16 | 118 | 199.0 | 1.40 |
| 2004 | MON | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 | 38 | 84.2 | 1.39 |
| 2005 | WSH/MIL | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.04 | 98 | 180.1 | 1.35 |
| 2006 | MIL | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 50 | 97.0 | 1.37 |
| 2007 | TOR | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 21 | 56.0 | 1.61 |
| 2009 | CLE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.96 | 31 | 71.0 | 1.35 |
CAREER #1 TOP 10
vs LHP / vs RHP (Career)
1999-2009Pitching
| Split | AB | BAA | HR | SO | BB | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 1894 | .271 | 55 | 248 | 146 | .749 |
| vs RHB | 2315 | .289 | 85 | 342 | 156 | .805 |
Situational (Career)
1999-2009Pitching
| Split | IP | ERA | K | BB | WHIP | BAA | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 576.0 | 4.11 | 302 | 150 | 1.38 | .284 | .782 |
| Away | 494.0 | 4.43 | 288 | 152 | 1.39 | .277 | .778 |
| RISP | 270.0 | — | 155 | 123 | 1.38 | .255 | .742 |
| Late & Close | 37.0 | — | 19 | 11 | 1.86 | .360 | .986 |