Japanese-Born MLB Home Run Leaders

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Satoru Komiyama

[Edgy MD]

Takashi Kashawada.

[Cowtipper]

Steve Chitren

[Centerfield]

1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Hideki Matsui
3. Ichiro Suzuki
4. Kenji Johjima
5. Tadahito Iguchi
6. Kosuke Fukudome
7. Seiya Suzuki
8. Nori Aoki
9. Kazuo Matsui
10. Dave Roberts
11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo
12. Hideo Nomo
13. Masanori Murakami
14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
15. Yu Darvish
16. Kodai Senga
17. Masahiro Tanaka
18. Kas Ishii
19. Daisuke Masuzaka
20. Jung Hoo Lee
21. Shingo Takatsu
22. Ken Takahashi
23. Masato Yoshii
24. Hisanori Takahashi
25. Ryota Igarashi
26. Satoru Komiyama (the Japanese Greg Maddux)
27. Takashi Kashiwada (first Japanese Met)
28. Steve Chitren

Steven Chitren is the second Anglo name on the list, and first player named that I have never heard of. There will be more.

[Edgy MD]

Nobody's included Shigetoshi Hasegawa, and that's just wrong.

[Cowtipper]

Masao Kida

[Edgy MD]

Norihiro Nakamura.

Also, somebody needs to start a thread for tonight's game.

[Cowtipper]

So Taguchi

[Centerfield]

1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Hideki Matsui
3. Ichiro Suzuki
4. Kenji Johjima
5. Tadahito Iguchi
6. Kosuke Fukudome
7. Seiya Suzuki
8. Nori Aoki
9. Kazuo Matsui
10. Dave Roberts
11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo
12. Hideo Nomo
13. Masanori Murakami
14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
15. Yu Darvish
16. Kodai Senga
17. Masahiro Tanaka
18. Kas Ishii
19. Daisuke Masuzaka
20. Jung Hoo Lee
21. Shingo Takatsu
22. Ken Takahashi
23. Masato Yoshii
24. Hisanori Takahashi
25. Ryota Igarashi
26. Satoru Komiyama (the Japanese Greg Maddux)
27. Takashi Kashiwada (first Japanese Met)
28. Steve Chitren
29. Shigetoshi Hasegawa
30. Masao Kida
31. Norihiro Nakamura

Shigetoshi Hasegawa is 10th all time in IP for Japanese born hurlers.


But if you're ranking by chiseldness of the jaw, might top this list of Japanese ballers.

Norihiro Nakamura.

Equally Japanese. Slightly less chiseled.

[Cowtipper]

I always thought Hasegawa looked very American. Lots of easy ones still to go.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Hideki Irabu

[Cowtipper]

Kenta Maeda

[Centerfield]

1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Hideki Matsui
3. Ichiro Suzuki
4. Kenji Johjima
5. Tadahito Iguchi
6. Kosuke Fukudome
7. Seiya Suzuki
8. Nori Aoki
9. Kazuo Matsui
10. Dave Roberts
11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo
12. Hideo Nomo
13. Masanori Murakami
14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
15. Yu Darvish
16. Kodai Senga
17. Masahiro Tanaka
18. Kas Ishii
19. Daisuke Mastuzaka
20. Jung Hoo Lee
21. Shingo Takatsu
22. Ken Takahashi
23. Masato Yoshii
24. Hisanori Takahashi
25. Ryota Igarashi
26. Satoru Komiyama
27. Takashi Kashiwada
28. Steve Chitren
29. Shigetoshi Hasegawa
30. Masao Kida
31. Norihiro Nakamura
32. Kenta Maeda
33. Hideki Irabu

[Cowtipper]

^ also So Taguchi (mentioned him earlier).

[Centerfield]

In alphabetical order. Presenting unavoidable clues.

1.
2. Nori Aoki
3.
4.
5. Steve Chitren
6. Yu Darvish
7.
8.
9. Shintaro Fujinami
10.
11.
12. Shigetoshi Hasegawa
13.
14.
15. Ryota Igarashi
16.
17. Tadahito Iguchi
18.
19. Hideki Irabu
20.
21.
22.
23. Kenji Johjima
24. Takashi Kashiwada
25.
26.
27. Masao Kida
28.
29.
30. Satoru Komiyama
31.
32.
33. Jung Hoon Lee
34. Kenta Maeta
35.
36. Hideki Matsui
37. Kazuo Matsui
38.
39. Daisuke Matsuzaka
40.
41.
42. Masanori Murakami
43.
44.
45. Norihiro Nakamura
46.
47. Hideo Nomo
48.
49.
50. Shohei Ohtani
51.
52.
53.
54. Dave Roberts
55.
56.
57.
58. Kodai Senga
59. Tsuyoshi Shinjo
60. Ichiro Suzuki
61.
62. Seiya Suzuki
63.
64. So Taguchi
65. Hisanori Takahashi
66. Ken Takahashi
67. Shingo Takatsu
68.
69. Masahiro Tanaka
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76. Yasuhiko Yabuta
77.
78. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
79.
80. Masato Yoshii

[Cowtipper]

Still lots of easy ones left.

[MFS62]

Hiroki Kuroda

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Rookie Carroca

[MFS62]

Shogo Akiyama
Later

[Centerfield]

Kuroda is correct. Number 3 among wins for Japanese-born MLB players. Led the league in looking at you like a disappointed father.



The fact that it took you this long to name him has him feeling, well, disappointed.

Let's lift the limit on guesses now as it's starting to get harder. Still lots of household names left. Including, by my count, 6 All-Stars.

1.
2. Nori Aoki
3.
4.
5. Steve Chitren
6. Yu Darvish
7.
8.
9. Shintaro Fujinami
10.
11.
12. Shigetoshi Hasegawa
13.
14.
15. Ryota Igarashi
16.
17. Tadahito Iguchi
18.
19. Hideki Irabu
20.
21.
22.
23. Kenji Johjima
24. Takashi Kashiwada
25.
26.
27. Masao Kida
28.
29.
30. Satoru Komiyama
31. Hiroki Kuroda
32.
33. Jung Hoon Lee
34. Kenta Maeta
35.
36. Hideki Matsui
37. Kazuo Matsui
38.
39. Daisuke Matsuzaka
40.
41.
42. Masanori Murakami
43.
44.
45. Norihiro Nakamura
46.
47. Hideo Nomo
48.
49.
50. Shohei Ohtani
51.
52.
53.
54. Dave Roberts
55.
56.
57.
58. Kodai Senga
59. Tsuyoshi Shinjo
60. Ichiro Suzuki
61.
62. Seiya Suzuki
63.
64. So Taguchi
65. Hisanori Takahashi
66. Ken Takahashi
67. Shingo Takatsu
68.
69. Masahiro Tanaka
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76. Yasuhiko Yabuta
77.
78. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
79.
80. Masato Yoshii

[Centerfield]

Shogo Akiyama is correct. He's the second name I had never heard of on this list to be named.

Rookie Carroca is, I'm guessing, a reference that I'm missing. Nonetheless, not on the list.

1. Shogo Akiyama
2. Nori Aoki
3.
4.
5. Steve Chitren
6. Yu Darvish
7.
8.
9. Shintaro Fujinami
10.
11.
12. Shigetoshi Hasegawa
13.
14.
15. Ryota Igarashi
16.
17. Tadahito Iguchi
18.
19. Hideki Irabu
20.
21.
22.
23. Kenji Johjima
24. Takashi Kashiwada
25.
26.
27. Masao Kida
28.
29.
30. Satoru Komiyama
31. Hiroki Kuroda
32.
33. Jung Hoon Lee
34. Kenta Maeta
35.
36. Hideki Matsui
37. Kazuo Matsui
38.
39. Daisuke Matsuzaka
40.
41.
42. Masanori Murakami
43.
44.
45. Norihiro Nakamura
46.
47. Hideo Nomo
48.
49.
50. Shohei Ohtani
51.
52.
53.
54. Dave Roberts
55.
56.
57.
58. Kodai Senga
59. Tsuyoshi Shinjo
60. Ichiro Suzuki
61.
62. Seiya Suzuki
63.
64. So Taguchi
65. Hisanori Takahashi
66. Ken Takahashi
67. Shingo Takatsu
68.
69. Masahiro Tanaka
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76. Yasuhiko Yabuta
77.
78. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
79.
80. Masato Yoshii

[MFS62]

Bobby Fenwick*

Later

* Fenwick is NOT a science fiction book by John Wyndham

[Cowtipper]

Kaz Tadano

[cal sharpie]

Kazuhiro Sasaki

[Cowtipper]

Akinori Otsuka