Koichi Ogata

Koichi Ogata
Koichi Ogata
	Ogata with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
	Manager
	Born: December 25, 1968; Saga, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	September 17, 1988, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last NPB appearance
	October 10, 2009, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics ; (through 2009)
Batting average	.282
Hits	1506
Home runs	241
RBIs	725
Stolen bases	268
Teams
	As Player Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1988 – 2009); As Manager Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2015–2019); As Coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2010 – 2014);
Career highlights and awards
	3× Stolen Base Champion (1995-1997); 5× Golden Glove Award (1995-1999); 1× Speed Up Award (2003); 1× NPB All-Star (1999);

Koichi Ogata (緒方孝市, Ogata Koichi, born December 25, 1968) is a former professional baseball player. Throughout his 22-year career, he played only with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He served as the manager of the Carp from 2015 to 2019, during which he won the Central League for three consecutive years (2016-2018).

His accomplishments as a player include:

200 home runs (241)
1500 games played (1808)
5000 at bats (5342)
1500 hits (1506)
900 runs (906)
200 doubles (257)
2500 total bases (2546)
200 stolen bases (268)
600 walks (630)

In 1996, he married singer Kanako Ogata; they had two daughters and a son, including singer and voice actress Yuna Ogata.

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