Koji Ota

Koji Ota (太田 幸司, Ōta Kōji, born January 23, 1952) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, and belongs to Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. as a commentator in baseball live on radio and TV. Ota is a son of an American father and a Japanese mother, the adopted son of a Japanese stepfather and a Russian stepmother, who emigrated to Japan because of the Russian Revolution in 1917.

Koji Ota
Japanese former professional baseball pitcher
Pitcher
Born: (1952-01-23) January 23, 1952
Misawa, Aomori, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
1970, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
Last NPB appearance
1984, for the Hanshin Tigers
Career statistics
Win–loss record58-85
Earned run average4.05
Innings pitched1331.1
Strikeouts604
Teams
  • Kintetsu Buffaloes (1970–1982)
  • Yomiuri Giants (1983)
  • Hanshin Tigers (1984)
Career highlights and awards
  • 7x All-Star (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977)
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