A's, Okajima reach agreement
The Oakland Athletics have signed left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima to a minor-league deal.
- Born: 1975/12/25
- Age: 36
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 195
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 5
- Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1.80 | 1.40 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .710 | 1.74 | |
| 1997 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 109.1 | 92 | 47 | 42 | 7 | 59 | 102 | 3.46 | 1.38 | |
| 1998 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 32 | 54 | 4.33 | 1.51 | |
| 1999 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 77 | 2.97 | 1.00 | |
| 2000 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 72.1 | 53 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 31 | 102 | 3.11 | 1.16 | |
| 2001 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 39 | 70 | 2.76 | 1.63 | |
| 2002 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 58 | 3.40 | 1.15 | |
| 2003 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 4.89 | 1.68 | |
| 2004 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 53 | 3.09 | 1.14 | |
| 2005 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 55 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 4.75 | 1.40 | |
| 2006 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 63 | 2.14 | 1.10 | |
| 2007 | Red Sox | 66 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 63 | 2.22 | .970 |
| 2008 | Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 60 | 2.61 | 1.16 |
| 2009 | Red Sox | 68 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 3.39 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | Red Sox | 56 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 59 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 4.50 | 1.72 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2.57 | |
| 2011 | Red Sox | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4.32 | 1.44 |
| 2011 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 2.29 | .940 | |
| Career Total | 261 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 246.1 | 221 | 86 | 85 | 26 | 86 | 215 | 3.11 | 1.25 | |
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