Isao Harimoto's 3,085 Career Hits - NPB's Hit Record Monument
Revisiting Isao Harimoto's NPB-record 3,085 career hits and his career as a Korean-Japanese player.
Revisiting Isao Harimoto's NPB-record 3,085 career hits and his career as a Korean-Japanese player.
Masa Yamamoto, who pitched until age 50 across 32 NPB seasons with 219 wins, the longest career in league history, powered by his signature screwball.
In 2013, Wladimir Balentien of Yakult hit 60 home runs in a season, surpassing Sadaharu Oh's 55. Looks back at the assault on a record that had stood unbroken for 49 years, the intentional walk controversy, and the moment the new record was set.
Motonobu Tanishige, the cerebral catcher who holds NPB's all-time games played record at 3,021 across 27 seasons with Yokohama and Chunichi.
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, 'Mr. Dragons,' who hit 2,480 career hits across 22 seasons with Chunichi after winning the Koshien spring-summer double at PL Gakuen.
Over 90 no-hitters in NPB history: from Eiji Sawamura's three to Yoshiro Sotokoba's three including a perfect game, and Roki Sasaki's 2022 perfecto.
The 'Triple Three' (.300/30 HR/30 SB) is one of NPB's rarest achievements, highlighted by Yuki Yanagita and Tetsuto Yamada's simultaneous accomplishment in 2015.
Examining yutaka fukumoto's 1,065 career steals - the speed demon who set a world record in depth, covering world record 1,065 steals through fukumoto's legacy.
Revisiting Tsutomu Wakamatsu's NPB-record .319 career average and achievements transcending his small stature.
NPB's 200-win club: 24 members from Kaneda's 400 wins to Yamamoto Masa's 219, and why reaching 200 wins has become nearly impossible in modern baseball.
Revisiting Chunichi's Hitoki Iwase's NPB-record 407 career saves and 20-year guardian journey.
Roki Sasaki's historic perfect game on April 10, 2022: 19 strikeouts including a record 13 consecutive, followed by 8 perfect innings the next week, at age 20.