Fumiya Nishiguchi

Fumiya Nishiguchi
Nishiguchi with the Saitama Seibu Lions
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 74
Pitcher/Coach/Manager
Born: (1972-09-26) September 26, 1972
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
August 16, 1995, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
September 28, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
Win–loss	182–118
ERA	3.73
Strikeouts	2,082
Teams
As player Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions (1995–2015) As coach Saitama Seibu Lions (2017–2024) As manager Saitama Seibu Lions (2025–present)
Career highlights and awards
1997 Pacific League MVP 4× NPB All-Star (1996, 1997, 1999, 2005) 2× Pacific League Win Champion (1997, 1998) 2× Pacific League Strikeout Champion (1997, 1998) 1× Eiji Sawamura Award (1997) 2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (1997, 1998) 3× Pacific League Golden Glove (1997, 1998, 2002) 2× Japan Series champion (2004, 2008)

Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也, Nishiguchi Fumiya), (born September 26, 1972) is a Japanese former professional baseball right-handed pitcher and current manager for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played 21 seasons in NPB, all for the Lions.

Career

On September 23, 2024, Nishiguchi was announced as the new manager for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Career statistics

Nippon Professional Baseball
Year	Age	Team	W	L	W%	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
1995	22	Seibu	2	0	1.000	4	1	1	45.1	43	15	10	2	10	34	1.99	1.18
1996	23		16	10	.615	27	13	2	210.1	172	77	74	21	74	173	3.17	1.18
1997	24		15	5	.750	26	10	0	207.2	187	85	72	20	68	192	3.12	1.25
1998	25		13	12	.520	25	8	5	181.0	160	80	68	16	73	148	3.38	1.31
1999	26		14	10	.583	27	7	3	179.1	141	72	68	20	55	141	3.41	1.11
2000	27		11	5	.688	20	4	2	145.2	136	62	61	22	59	131	3.77	1.36
2001	28		14	9	.609	28	1	0	165.1	156	85	80	18	85	143	4.35	1.50
2002	29		15	10	.600	29	3	2	182.0	166	76	71	25	51	180	3.51	1.22
2003	30		6	3	.667	14	0	0	76.1	85	60	58	19	31	69	6.84	1.56
2004	31		10	5	.667	21	0	0	117.1	97	50	42	19	56	112	3.22	1.34
2005	32		17	5	.773	25	3	1	172.0	157	55	53	13	34	137	2.77	1.16
2006	33		9	9	.500	26	2	0	177.1	175	76	70	22	65	154	3.55	1.41
2007	34		9	11	.450	25	0	0	153.2	149	78	73	18	44	103	4.28	1.30
2008	35		8	6	.571	21	0	0	116.1	125	69	65	18	48	92	5.03	1.52
2009	36		4	4	.500	16	0	0	93.1	110	55	53	14	38	60	5.11	1.59
2010	37		3	2	.600	12	0	0	57.1	65	36	35	8	27	43	5.49	1.61
2011	38		11	7	.611	22	2	1	140.0	104	44	40	5	41	104	2.57	1.04
2012	39		5	2	.714	14	0	0	81.2	77	35	34	4	29	44	3.75	1.30
2013	40		0	2	.000	4	0	0	10.2	18	10	10	2	9	7	8.44	2.53
Career			182	117	.609	386	54	17	2512.2	2323	1120	1037	286	897	2067	3.71	1.28

Bold indicates league leader; statistics current as of December 25, 2013

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com