Fumikazu Kimura (木村 文紀, born September 13, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
| Fumikazu Kimura | |
|---|---|
 Kimura with the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 13, 1988 Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 31, 2007, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 20, 2023, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .213 |
| Hits | 326 |
| Home runs | 42 |
| RBI | 154 |
| Stolen bases | 53 |
| Teams | |
Professional career
Saitama Seibu Lions
On November 21, 2006, Kimura was drafted by the Seibu Lions first overall pick high school draft in the 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
On August 31, 2007, he made his debut as a relief pitcher in the Pacific League against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
In the match against the Orix Buffaloes on July 31, 2011, Kimura pitched as a relief pitcher and became his first Winning pitcher.[1]
In 2007-2012 season, he pitched 41 games in the Pacific League.
In 2013 season, Kimura converted from Pitcher to Outfielder.[2] On May 23, 2013, Kimura recorded his first hit.[3] And he recorded his first home run and RBI against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the Interleague play on May 28.[4] He played in 11 games in the Pacific League.
In 2014 season, Kimura finished the regular season in 100 games with a batting average of .215, a 10 home runs, a RBI of 27, and a 16 stolen bases.
In 2015 season, he finished the regular season in 49 games with a batting average of .195, a 5 home runs, a RBI of 12, and a one stolen bases.
In 2016 season, he played only 28 games in the Pacific League.
In 2017 season, Kimura finished the regular season in 105 games with a batting average of .201, a 2 home runs, a RBI of 13, and a 7 stolen bases.
In 2018 season, he finished the regular season in 75 games with a batting average of .260, a 3 home runs, a RBI of 12, and a 7 stolen bases.
In 2019 season, Kimura finished the regular season in 130 games with a batting average of .220, a 10 home runs, a RBI of 38, and a 16 stolen bases.
In 2020 season, he finished the regular season in 90 games with a batting average of .231, a 8 home runs, a RBI of 33, and a 5 stolen bases.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
On August 12, 2021, Kimura and Ryusei Satoh was traded to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in exchange for Katsuhiko Kumon and Shota Hiranuma.[5]
On September 20, 2023, Kimura announced his retirement and played in his final game against the Saitama Seibu Lions, his former team.[6]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp