Ryokan Kobayashi

Ryokan Kobayashi
Goyang Wonders – No. 20
Utility pitcher
Born: April 28, 1979 (1979-04-28) (age 45) Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
CPBL debut
March 28, 2008, for the Brother Elephants
Career statistics (through 2009)
Record	11-7
Saves	1
ERA	2.769
Strikeouts	114
Teams
Chiba Lotte Marines (Eastern League) (1998-2002) Chunichi Dragons (2003-2005) Calgary Vipers (2006) Kagawa Olive Guyners (2007) Brother Elephants (2008-2009) Chileros de Xalapa - Gallos de Santa Rosa(2010) Marinelos de Ensenada(2011) Goyang Wonders(2012-present）

Ryokan Kobayashi (小林 亮寛, Kobayashi Ryōkan, born April 28, 1979) is a Japanese baseball pitcher. He currently plays for the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He has been used primarily as a starting pitcher since joining the team in 2008, and in that year won the CPBL Gold Glove.
Ryokan graduated from famed baseball-focus PL Gakuen High School in Osaka, where he was a teammate of Kosuke Fukudome, currently playing for the Chicago Cubs

Career statistics

NPB(JAPAN)

Season	Team	G	W	L	IP	H	BB	HBP	SO	R	ER	ERA	WHIP
1998	Chiba Lotte Marines(AAA)	11	3	2	35	37	14	2	16	16	15	3.86	1.46
1999	Chiba Lotte Marines(AAA)	13	1	1	37.2	39	--	--	22	20	20	4.77	1.03
2000	Chiba Lotte Marines(AAA)	12	1	0	18.1	20	16	2	8	19	17	8.35	1.97
2001	Chiba Lotte Marines(AAA)	24	2	2	55.2	74	30	3	45	48	43	6.95	1.87
2002	Chiba Lotte Marines(AAA)	18	1	2	33.2	41	19	1	11	34	33	8.81	1.78
Total	5year	78	8	7	180.1	211	79	8	102	137	128	6.39	1.61

Season	Team	career
2003-2005	Chunichi Dragons	Team staff.Did not play

Northern League(IND.USA)

Season	Team	G	GS	W	L	IP	H	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	SO	R	ER	ERA	WHIP
2006	Calgary Vipers	40	2	0	2	69.1	76	6	27	3	2	47	47	41	5.32	1.48
Total	1year	40	2	0	2	69.1	76	6	27	3	2	47	47	41	5.32	1.48

Shikoku Iland League(IND.JAPAN)

Season	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	SO	R	ER	ERA	WHIP
2007	Kagawa Olive Guyners	15	3	1	2	1	31.1	28	0	3	0	0	--	9	9	2.59	0.99
Total	1year	15	3	1	2	1	31.1	28	0	3	0	0	--	9	9	2.59	0.99

CPBL(TAIWAN)

Season	Team	G	GS	W	L	IP	SV	CG	SHO	H	HR	BB	IBB	SO	R	ER	ERA	WHIP
2008	Brother Elephants	27	23	10	6	169.0	1	3	1	156	11	42	1	110	61	50	2.66	1.18
2009	Brother Elephants	23	23	9	9	127.2	0	0	0	160	15	45	0	78	101	84	5.92	1.61
Total	2years	50	46	19	15	296.2	1	3	1	316	26	87	1	188	162	134	4.06	1.36

Liga Invernal Veracruzana(MEXICO WB)

Season	Team	DATE
2010	Chileros de Xalapa	NO DATE
2010	Gallos de Santa Rosa	NO DATE

Liga Norte Mexico (MEXICO)

Season	Team	G	GS	W	L	IP	SV	CG	CGL	SHO	H	HR	BB	IBB	SO	R	ER	ERA	WHIP
2011	Merinelos de Ensenada	14	14	6	4	87.2	0	3	1	0	93	6	15	1	69	43	30	3.08	1.23
Total	1years	14	14	6	4	87.2	0	3	1	0	93	6	15	1	69	43	30	3.08	1.23

Goyang Wonders (IND.KOREA)

Season	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	SO	R	ER	ERA	WHIP
2012	Goyang Wonders	28	0	4	1	7	81.0	82	7	20	2	4	65	34	33	3.67	1.33
2013	Goyang Wonders	29	0	4	4	10	48.2	42	2	4	3	3	40	16	10	1.848	1.006
Total	2nd season	57	0	8	5	17	129.2	124	9	24	5	7	105	50	43	2.98	1.141

Hilight and Awards

CPBL

• Gold Glove Award (pitcher) (2008)
• MVP of Monthly(Oct.2008)

LNM

• All-Star Game(2011)

See also

• Chinese Professional Baseball League
• Brother Elephants

External links

• Player information from WikiBaseball (Chinese)