News is circulating that the Japanese League Orix Buffaloes could post 31 year old starting pitcher Chihiro Kaneko this offseason. Would Kaneko be worth the investment? Honestly I have no idea so let's look at his stats via Baseball Reference.
| Year | Age | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | HR | BB | SO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.54 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.357 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 1.22 |
| 2007 | 23 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.79 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 84.0 | 75 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 68 | 1.131 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 3.40 |
| 2008 | 24 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.98 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 165.0 | 185 | 78 | 19 | 34 | 126 | 1.327 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 3.71 |
| 2009 | 25 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.57 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 171.2 | 149 | 54 | 15 | 34 | 165 | 1.066 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 4.85 |
| 2010 | 26 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.30 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 204.1 | 184 | 85 | 17 | 44 | 190 | 1.116 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 4.32 |
| 2011 | 27 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.43 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 155.1 | 126 | 45 | 9 | 38 | 123 | 1.056 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 3.24 |
| 2012 | 28 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.40 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 63.2 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 56 | 1.257 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 7.9 | 3.73 |
| 2013 | 29 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.01 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 223.1 | 166 | 55 | 10 | 58 | 200 | 1.003 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 3.45 |
| 2014 | 30 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 1.98 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 191.0 | 157 | 48 | 7 | 42 | 199 | 1.042 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 4.74 |
| 9 Seasons | 90 | 48 | .652 | 2.69 | 233 | 168 | 35 | 19 | 1286.1 | 1127 | 428 | 87 | 303 | 1149 | 1.112 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 3.79 | |
