Yoshihisa Kondo

Yoshihisa Kondo (近藤 芳久)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 211 lbs.

• High School Noshiro Shogyo High School

• Born September 7, 1965 in Yamamoto-gun, Akita, Japan

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Biographical Information

Yoshihisa Kondo pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years.

Kondo was drafted by the Hiroshima Carp in the fourth round of the 1988 NPB draft, but he only pitched 6 games with the big club combined in his first two years. He had a 3.14 ERA in 29 appearances in 1991, then his ERA was 4.43 in 15 games in 1992. Kondo broke out in 1993, leading the Central League with 60 appearances and having a 3.09 ERA. He was then used as a swingman in 1994, and he was 11-6 with a 3.54 ERA. He tied Yoichi Okabayashi for 7th in wins. Kondo was 6-4 with a 4.03 ERA in 1995, but he then slumped to 2-3 with a 5.76 ERA in 1996.

The Carp traded him to the Chiba Lotte Marines with Yuji Inoue for nothing after the 1996 season, and Kondo returned to the bullpen again. He had a 4.11 ERA in 45 games in 1997, but his ERA then rose to 5.23 in 26 games in 1998. Kondo had a 4.01 ERA in 27 relief outings in 1999, and he announced his retirement after the 1999 season. He then became a scout of the Carp after retiring.

Overall, Kondo was 30-21 with a 3.92 ERA, struck out 410 and pitched 572 innings in 11 years in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan
• NPB.com Bio