Chen Wei-Yin

Chen Wei-Yin
Chunichi Dragons — No. 21
Pitcher
Born: July 21, 1985 (1985-07-21) (age 26) Kaohsiung County (now part of Kaohsiung City), Taiwan
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Professional debut
NPB: April 3, 2005 for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics (through Nov 5, 2011)
Win-loss record	36-30
ERA	2.59
Strikeouts	520
Teams
Chunichi Dragons (2004 - present )
Career highlights and awards
2009 Central League ERA title

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Wei-Yin (陳偉殷) born July 21, 1985 in Kaohsiung County (now part of Kaohsiung City), Taiwan is a professional pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Central League of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

Chen played for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. He is one of the most dominant pitchers in NPB. He won the 2009 Central League ERA title with the lowest ERA (1.54) since the 1968 season in NPB. Chen had Tommy John surgery at the end of 2006 season.

Scouting report

Chen is a 182 cm (6 ft 0 in), 80 kg (180 lb) left-handed pitcher. With a high three-quarters delivery Chen pitches a fastball that usually sits around 90-92 mph (tops out at 96 mph). The best breaking ball of his package is a mid-80s slider. Chen commands his fastball well against batters, but his slider isn't that effective with common quality and control. Chen can be considered as a two-pitch starter in NPB although he also has a forkball in development. Chen lost some fastball velocity during the 2011 season (sitting 87-91 mph) with a leg injury, and it made him not as dominant as before. His hitting and bunt skill are both below average for a pitcher, but he is a capable fielder.

stats

year	team	GP	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	hold	W%	TBF	IP	H	HR	BB	IBB	HB	SO	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA	K/9	WHIP	League ERA
2005	Chunichi	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	----	92	19.1	29	3	6	0	0	20	2	0	17	13	6.05	9.3	1.81	4.10
2008		39	14	1	1	7	6	0	12	.538	474	114.2	101	7	33	0	5	107	5	0	40	37	2.90	8.4	1.17	3.74
2009		24	23	5	4	8	4	0	0	.667	644	164.0	113	10	40	0	3	146	2	0	32	28	1.54	8.0	0.93	3.55
2010		29	27	3	2	13	10	0	1	.565	773	188.0	166	21	49	2	8	153	5	0	63	60	2.87	7.3	1.14	4.13
2011		25	24	4	1	8	10	0	0	.444	659	164.2	138	9	31	2	5	94	2	0	57	49	2.68	5.1	1.03	3.06
Career		127	89	13	8	36	30	1	14	.545	2642	650.2	547	50	159	4	21	520	16	0	209	187	2.59	7.2	1.09

• Bold indicates league leader; statistics current as of 1 Nov. 2011

External links

http://bis.npb.or.jp/players/21625119.html NPB career stats

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Name	Chen, Wei-Yin
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Date of birth	July 21, 1985
Place of birth	Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
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