Takeya Nakamura

Takeya Nakamura
275px Nakamura with the Saitama Seibu Lions
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 60
First baseman
Born: ( 1983 -08-15) August 15, 1983 Daitō, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
September 28, 2003, for the Seibu Lions
Career statistics (through 2015)
Batting average	.257
Home runs	309
Runs batted in	829
Teams
Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions (2002–present)
Career highlights and awards
7× NPB All-Star 6x Pacific League home run champion 1× Japan Series champion (2008)

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12
	2015 Tokyo	Team

Takeya Nakamura (中村 剛也, Nakamura Takeya) (born August 15, 1983, in Daitō, Osaka) is Japanese baseball player. He is an infielder for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Nicknamed "Okawari-kun (おかわり君)" for his large frame, Nakamura is one of Japan's premier power hitters. Playing his first full season in 2008, Nakamura belted a league-high 46 home runs and drove in 101 runs despite a .244 average. He raised his average to .285 in the 2009 season and set a career high with 48 home runs to lead the league for the second straight year. He also increased his RBI output to 122 in just 128 games. After playing only 85 games in 2010 (still managing 25 home runs), Nakamura played all 144 games in 2011 and tied his own career high with 48 home runs.

After a slight decline in production (due in part to missed time) from 2012 to 2014, Nakamura had another extremely productive season in 2015 with 37 home runs and a career-high 124 RBI, both of which led the Pacific League. He set a career high in hits (145) and his .278 average and 35 doubles were his best since 2009.

By the end of 2015 at age 31, Nakamura has recorded more than 300 career home runs and 500 extra-base hits.

Career statistics

Nippon Professional Baseball
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	SB	AVG
2003	19	Seibu	4	12	0	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	.167
2004	20	Seibu	28	33	8	9	1	0	2	16	5	0	.273
2005	21	Seibu	80	237	40	62	13	1	22	143	57	0	.262
2006	22	Seibu	100	283	47	78	16	0	9	121	29	4	.276
2007	23	Seibu	98	226	29	52	16	0	7	89	32	2	.230
2008	24	Seibu	143	524	90	128	24	4	46	298	101	2	.244
2009	25	Seibu	128	501	91	143	37	1	48	326	126	3	.285
2010	26	Seibu	85	304	50	71	14	2	25	164	57	1	.234
2011	27	Seibu	144	525	97	141	30	0	48	315	116	4	.269
2012	28	Seibu	123	432	54	100	16	1	27	199	79	2	.231
2013	29	Seibu	26	96	8	20	2	0	4	34	15	0	.208
2014	30	Seibu	111	382	68	98	19	1	34	229	90	0	.257
2015	31	Seibu	139	521	82	145	35	0	37	291	124	1	.278
Career			1070	3555	582	904	189	10	272	1937	705	19	.254

Statistics current as of February 14, 2016. Bold denotes league leader.

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com