| Katsunori Hirai | |
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| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 25 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 20, 1991 Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 27, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through April 6, 2022) | |
| Win–loss | 20-15 |
| ERA | 3.61 |
| Strikeouts | 274 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Katsunori Hirai (平井 克典, Hirai Katsunori, born December 20, 1991) is a professional Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Hirai was selected in the 5th round in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. In the 2019 NPB season, Hirai appeared in 81 games, breaking the Pacific League Record for most games pitched, previously held by Kazuhisa Inao.[1]