Katsuhiko Yamada

Katsuhiko Yamada
Katsuhiko Yamada
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 72
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: July 2, 1969 (age 54); Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	October 15, 1989, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
	April 5, 2005, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Batting average	.205
Hits	360
Home runs	21
Runs batted in	130
Stolen base	3
Teams
	As player Hanshin Tigers (1988–2002); Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2003–2005); As coach Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2006–2010); Orix Buffaloes (2011–2012); Hanshin Tigers (2013–2021); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2022–present);

Katsuhiko Yamada (山田勝彦, Yamada Katsuhiko, born July 2, 1969 in Nagoya, Aichi) is a retired Japanese professional catcher.

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Katsuhiko Yamada

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 72
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1969-07-02) July 2, 1969 (age 54) Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
October 15, 1989, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
April 5, 2005, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Batting average	.205
Hits	360
Home runs	21
Runs batted in	130
Stolen base	3

Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (1988–2002) Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2003–2005) As coach Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2006–2010) Orix Buffaloes (2011–2012) Hanshin Tigers (2013–2021) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2022–present)