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Hiroki Kuroda
ERA W-L K
2.78 6-5 60
Team: NY YankeesHt / Wt: 6-1 / 190 NFBC ADP: 160.94
Position: SPBorn: 2/10/1975 Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: Undrafted by Dodgers (2007)


Latest News
June 8 2:29 PM PT3:29 PM MT4:29 PM CT5:29 PM ET17:29 ET21:29 GMT5:29 CST2:29 PM MST4:29 PM EST4:59 PM VEN1:29 UAE (+1)4:29 PM CT-Kuroda was unlucky Friday in a 4-1 loss to the M's.
Analysis: Kuroda fell to 6-5. He allowed four runs - all in one inning - and eight hits over 6 1-3 frames.
May 22 6:05 PM PT7:05 PM MT8:05 PM CT9:05 PM ET21:05 ET1:05 GMT9:05 CST6:05 PM MST8:05 PM EST8:35 PM VEN5:05 UAE (+1)8:05 PM CT-Kuroda has left a game against the Baltimore Orioles because of an injury.
Analysis: Kuroda gave up a third-inning single to Chris Davis before grimacing near the mound in pain. After a conference that involved a trainer and Yankees manager Joe Girardi, Kuroda walked off the field. Earlier, the right-hander was struck in the leg by a line drive off the bat of Manny Machado. Kuroda stayed in the game, but that injury did not appear to be related to the one that ended his night, which appeared to have something to do with the upper torso.
May 18 2:19 PM PT3:19 PM MT4:19 PM CT5:19 PM ET17:19 ET21:19 GMT5:19 CST2:19 PM MST4:19 PM EST4:49 PM VEN1:19 UAE (+1)4:19 PM CT-Kuroda pitched two-hit ball for eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees again beat Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0 on Friday night.
Analysis: Kuroda (6-2, 1.99 ERA) struck out five and walked one in cooling off a club that had scored 33 runs in its previous three games and had won a season-high four in a row. The right-hander is 5-1 with a 1.38 ERA in his last seven starts.
May 13 11:41 AM PT12:41 PM MT1:41 PM CT2:41 PM ET14:41 ET18:41 GMT2:41 CST11:41 AM MST1:41 PM EST2:11 PM VEN22:41 UAE1:41 PM CT-Kuroda improved to 5-2 on Sunday as he held the Royals to two runs and six hits over 7 2-3 innings in the Yankees' 4-2 win at Kansas City.
Analysis: Kuroda is 4-1 in his last six starts with a 1.64 ERA.
May 8 10:33 AM PT11:33 AM MT12:33 PM CT1:33 PM ET13:33 ET17:33 GMT1:33 CST10:33 AM MST12:33 PM EST1:03 PM VEN21:33 UAE12:33 PM CT-Kuroda fell to 4-2 on Tuesday in a 2-0 loss to the Rockies.
Analysis: In his first loss since April 3 against Boston, Kuroda allowed just two earned runs on seven hits over seven innings. He fell to 1-6 against Colorado in 11 career starts.
May 1 10:33 AM PT11:33 AM MT12:33 PM CT1:33 PM ET13:33 ET17:33 GMT1:33 CST10:33 AM MST12:33 PM EST1:03 PM VEN21:33 UAE12:33 PM CT-Kuroda settled down after a rough beginning in his second straight start, giving up four hits and four walks in seven shutout innings in a 7-4 win over the Astros Tuesday.
Analysis: Kuroda improved to 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA despite needing 67 pitches to get through the first three frames, allowing at least two runners in each of those innings.
Apr. 26 12:08 PM PT1:08 PM MT2:08 PM CT3:08 PM ET15:08 ET19:08 GMT3:08 CST12:08 PM MST2:08 PM EST2:38 PM VEN23:08 UAE2:08 PM CT-Kuroda gave a gutsy performance, Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer and the New York Yankees used a flurry of early long balls to outslug the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Thursday night.
Analysis: Kuroda (3-1) settled after giving up homers to Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie in the first two innings, yielding six hits and three runs before getting the third out of the second. With a little help from Cervelli, his catcher, Kuroda didn't allow a hit after Munenori Kawasaki doubled with two outs in the second.
Apr. 15 3:40 PM PT4:40 PM MT5:40 PM CT6:40 PM ET18:40 ET22:40 GMT6:40 CST3:40 PM MST5:40 PM EST6:10 PM VEN2:40 UAE (+1)5:40 PM CT-Kuroda allowed just five hits and completed a complete-game shutout in a 3-0 win over Baltimore on Sunday.
Analysis: Kuroda struck out five and improved to 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA.
Apr. 4 3:30 PM PT4:30 PM MT5:30 PM CT6:30 PM ET18:30 ET22:30 GMT6:30 CST3:30 PM MST5:30 PM EST6:00 PM VEN2:30 UAE (+1)5:30 PM CT-Kuroda says he still feels a little discomfort in his bruised middle finger but will try to make his next scheduled start for the New York Yankees. Kuroda says a trainer advised him not to throw Thursday, but he will attempt to complete his regular bullpen session Friday.
Analysis: Kuroda was injured Wednesday night against Boston when Shane Victorino's line drive deflected off his pitching hand. The right-hander remained in the game for a few more batters but struggled with his control and was lifted with one out in the second inning.
Apr. 3 5:36 PM PT6:36 PM MT7:36 PM CT8:36 PM ET20:36 ET0:36 GMT8:36 CST5:36 PM MST7:36 PM EST8:06 PM VEN4:36 UAE (+1)7:36 PM CT-The already banged-up New York Yankees lost Kuroda after just four outs against Boston on Wednesday night when a line drive bruised the middle finger of his right hand.
Analysis: The Yankees said Kuroda will have X-rays and additional tests.

Regular Season

Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K WHIP ERA SSX
2008 LAD 9 10 0 - 0 31 31 2 183.1 181 85 76 13 42 8 116 1.22 3.73 $156.83
2009 LAD 8 7 0 - 0 21 20 0 117.1 110 59 49 12 24 1 87 1.14 3.76 $128.33
2010 LAD 11 13 0 - 0 31 31 0 196.1 180 87 74 15 48 13 159 1.16 3.39 $222.33
2011 LAD 13 16 0 - 0 32 32 0 202.0 196 77 69 24 49 6 161 1.21 3.07 $236.50
2012 NYY 16 11 0 - 0 33 33 3 219.2 205 86 81 25 51 2 167 1.17 3.32 $257.67
2013 NYY 6 5 0 - 0 14 14 1 87.1 72 27 27 7 19 0 60 1.04 2.78 $104.83
Career 63 62 0 - 0 162 161 6 1006.0 944 421 376 96 233 30 750 1.17 3.36  

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2008 LAD 31 54 2 8 1 0 0 2 5 16 0 0 .148 .220 .167
2009 LAD 21 28 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 .143 .200 .143
2010 LAD 31 55 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 0 .036 .070 .036
2011 LAD 32 61 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 20 0 0 .115 .169 .115
2012 NYY 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2013 NYY 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Career 162 204 7 21 1 0 0 3 13 71 0 0 .103 .157 .108

Postseason

Pitching Statistics
Year Team Round W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K ERA
2008 LAD Total 2 0 0 - 0 2 2 0 12.1 11 2 2 0 3 1 7 1.46
    1 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 6.1 6 0 0 0 2 1 4 0.00
    LCS 1 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 6.0 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 3.00
2009 LAD Total 0 1 0 - 0 1 1 0 1.1 6 6 6 1 0 0 1 40.50
    LCS 0 1 0 - 0 1 1 0 1.1 6 6 6 1 0 0 1 40.50
2012 NYY Total 0 1 0 - 0 2 2 0 16.0 10 5 5 2 1 0 14 2.70
    0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 8.1 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 2.16
    LCS 0 1 0 - 0 1 1 0 7.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 11 3.52
Career 2 2 0 - 0 5 5 0 29.2 27 13 13 3 4 1 22 3.94

Hitting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2008 LAD Total 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    LCS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Career 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000


Pitching Velocity

Pitch TypePitchesMaxMinAvgPct
Fastball 688 95 87 90.7 50.44
Curveball 53 80 72 75.4 3.89
Slider 377 87 80 83.1 27.64
Split-Finger 246 89 82 85.4 18.04

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