BASEBALL PLAYER
Koji Uehara
1975 - Today
Koji Uehara
Koji Uehara (上原 浩治, Uehara Kōji, [ɯehara koːdʑi]; born April 3, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), as well as the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed pitcher, Uehara has an MLB career strikeout rate of 10.7 K/9 innings and a walk rate of 1.5 BB/9 innings through the 2017 season. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Koji Uehara has received more than 573,114 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Koji Uehara is the 52nd most popular baseball player (down from 48th in 2019), the 2,032nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,787th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Baseball Player.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
38.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
1.46
Effective Languages (L*)
3.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASEBALL PLAYERS
Among baseball players, Koji Uehara ranks 52 out of 91. Before him are Greg Maddux, David Ortiz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hyun-jin Ryu, Pedro Martínez, and Miguel Cabrera. After him are Cal Ripken Jr., Mike Trout, Robinson Canó, Justin Verlander, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Mookie Betts.
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Go to all RankingsGreg Maddux
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 46
David Ortiz
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 47
Daisuke Matsuzaka
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 48
Hyun-jin Ryu
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 49
Pedro Martínez
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 50
Miguel Cabrera
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 51
Koji Uehara
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 52
Cal Ripken Jr.
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 53
Mike Trout
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 54
Robinson Canó
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 55
Justin Verlander
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 56
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 57
Mookie Betts
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Koji Uehara ranks 433. Before him are Isolde Kostner, Junko Minagawa, Richard Morales, Renate Götschl, Tina Kandelaki, and Drew Goddard. After him are Gerardo Bedoya, Gláucio de Jesus Carvalho, Erlend Øye, Laurent Robert, Adam Nelson, and Ezequiel Mosquera.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsIsolde Kostner
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 427
Junko Minagawa
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 428
Richard Morales
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 429
Renate Götschl
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 430
Tina Kandelaki
PRESENTER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 431
Drew Goddard
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 432
Koji Uehara
BASEBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 433
Gerardo Bedoya
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 434
Gláucio de Jesus Carvalho
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 435
Erlend Øye
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 436
Laurent Robert
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 437
Adam Nelson
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 438
Ezequiel Mosquera
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 439
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Koji Uehara ranks 2,032 out of 6,245. Before him are Ao Tanaka (1998), Junko Iwao (1970), Teruyoshi Ito (1974), Miyuki Yanagita (1981), Inesu Emiko Takeoka (1971), and Shoichi Funaki (1968). After him are Yoshihiro Natsuka (1969), Masataka Imai (1959), Eri Fukatsu (1973), Hitoshi Sakimoto (1969), Sayaka Kanda (1986), and Shinzo Koroki (1986).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsAo Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 2,026
Junko Iwao
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 2,027
Teruyoshi Ito
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 2,028
Miyuki Yanagita
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 2,029
Inesu Emiko Takeoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 2,030
Shoichi Funaki
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 2,031
Koji Uehara
BASEBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 2,032
Yoshihiro Natsuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 2,033
Masataka Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 2,034
Eri Fukatsu
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 2,035
Hitoshi Sakimoto
COMPOSER
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 2,036
Sayaka Kanda
ACTOR
1986 - 2021
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 2,037
Shinzo Koroki
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 2,038
Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Japan
Among baseball players born in Japan, Koji Uehara ranks 8. Before him are Ichiro Suzuki (1973), Hideo Nomo (1968), Shohei Ohtani (1994), Hideki Matsui (1974), Yu Darvish (1986), and Daisuke Matsuzaka (1980). After him are Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1998), and Kenta Maeda (1988).
Ichiro Suzuki
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2
Hideo Nomo
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 3
Shohei Ohtani
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 4
Hideki Matsui
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 5
Yu Darvish
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 7
Koji Uehara
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 8
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 9
Kenta Maeda
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 10