Kazumi Saito

Kazumi Saito
Kazumi Saito
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 011
	Starting pitcher / Coach / Manager
	Born: November 30, 1977; Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	October 5, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
	September 27, 2007, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	79–23
Earned run average	3.33
Strikeouts	846
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1996–2010); As coach / manager Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–2013, 2023–present);
Career highlights and awards
	As player Japanese Triple Crown (2006); 2x Eiji Sawamura Award winner (2003, 2006); 2x Best Nine Award winner (2003, 2006); 2x Most Valuable Battery (2003, 2006); 2x NPB All-Star (2003, 2006); As coach Japan Series champion (2025);
	Last updated on: April 17, 2021

Kazumi Saito (斉藤和巳, Saitō Kazumi; born November 30, 1977) is a Japanese former professional baseball starting pitcher, and current fourth squad manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award (2003, 2006), but did not pitch in a regular season game after October 2007 due to various shoulder injuries.