Victor Starffin | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Nizhny Tagil, Verkhotursky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire | 1 May 1916|
Died: 12 January 1957 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 40)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
JBL debut | |
1936, for the Tokyo Kyojingun | |
Last NPB appearance | |
July 12, 1955, for the Takahashi Unions | |
JBL/NPB statistics | |
Win–loss | 303–176 |
Earned run average | 2.09 |
Shutouts | 83 |
Innings pitched | 4,175.1 |
Strikeouts | 1,960 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Japanese record
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Member of the Japanese | |
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Induction | 1960 |
Viktor Starukhin (Russian: Виктор Константинович Старухин, romanized: Viktor Konstantinovich Starukhin,[1] 1 May 1916 – 12 January 1957), nicknamed "the blue-eyed Japanese" (青い目の日本人, aoi-me no Nihonjin), or more commonly known as Victor Starffin (ヴィクトル・スタルヒン), was a Japanese baseball player. While playing in Japan, he became the first professional pitcher in Japan to win 300 games.[2][3] With 83 career shutouts, he ranks number one all-time in Japanese professional baseball.[4]