finalyear debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date hofdate hoftype statlabel name debutteam throws debutleague debutdate bats statleague hoflink position article_title birth_name
1969 1950 400 -- 298 2.34 4,490 yomiuri giants 1 august 1933 1988 japanese win -- loss earned run average strikeouts masaichi kaneda 金田 正一 kokutestu swallows left npb august 23 left npb japanese baseball hall of fame pitcher masaichi kaneda
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masaichi kaneda

nicknamed `` the emperor '' because he was the most dominant pitcher in japan during his prime , kaneda holds numerous nippon professional baseball -lrb- npb -rrb- career records .
he managed to win 400 games despite being on a horrific team , the kokutestu swallows , for most of his career .
about 90 % of his 400 career wins came with the swallows .
kaneda batted and threw left-handed .
