Tadashi Settsu

Pitcher, Baseball Player

1982 –

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Who is Tadashi Settsu?

Tadashi Settsu is a Japanese baseball player. He has been with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks since 2009, and plays as pitcher, wearing number 50. In 2009, he was voted Most Valuable Rookie. The next year, he became the first pitcher ever to make 70 or more appearances in his first two seasons in the league.

He won the 2012 Sawamura Award with a record of 17-5 and a 1.91 ERA, with 153 strikeouts in 193 and 1/3 innings, and 3 complete games with 2 shutouts.

Settsu is a 5 ft 11 in, 200 lb right-handed pitcher. With an overhand delivery he throws a fastball that usually sits in 86-88 mph, curveball, slider, and a solid-average screwball around 80 mph. He also has decent command, posting a walks per nine innings rate of 2.38 in his career.

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Born
Jun 1, 1982
Akita
Also known as
  • 攝津正
  • せっつ ただし
  • 摂津正
  • Settsu Tadashi
Parents
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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