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Toshiya Ono

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Ono Toshiya

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1961-09-13 (Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Non-fiction Writer, Businessman
Active Years
2003-
Memberships
American Baseball Society Tokyo Chapter

Education

Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Country: Japan

Awards

Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award
2010
Work: Professional Baseball: The Strongest Best Nine
Organization: Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

All 1192 Games: Data Analysis of the V9 Giants

2009 Data Analysis

A detailed analysis book on the V9 era Yomiuri Giants game data.

BaseballData Analysis

Complete Data Analysis of the Japan Series

2009 Sports Non-fiction

A book analyzing all data of the Japan Series.

BaseballData Analysis

Professional Baseball: The Strongest Best Nine

2010 Sports Non-fiction

A book presenting the strongest best nine based on baseball data analysis.

BaseballBest NineData Analysis

Lies of Professional Baseball Commentators

2011 Non-fiction

A book verifying misunderstandings and lies in professional baseball commentary.

BaseballCommentaryLies

The Truth of Professional Baseball Hero Legends – 170 km/h Pitch Speed, 180 Meter Home Runs

2011 Non-fiction

A book exploring the reality behind professional baseball hero legends.

BaseballLegendAnalysis

Professional Baseball: Overly Strong and Overly Weak Teams

2011 Sports Criticism

Analysis of strengths and weaknesses of professional baseball teams.

BaseballTeam Analysis

Professional Baseball's Strongest Managers: Unraveling the Strategy Mystery

2012 Sports Strategy

Explaining strategies of professional baseball managers.

BaseballManagerStrategy

Watch Professional Baseball by Uniform Number!

2013 Sports Criticism

A baseball critique book focusing on uniform numbers.

Uniform NumberBaseball

Does 'Ace and Cleanup' Succeed in Professional Baseball? Unknown Two-way Players' Chronicles!

2013 Sports Non-fiction

Introducing the hidden history of two-way players.

BaseballTwo-way PlayerPlayer

Major League Baseball: The Strongest Best Nine

2013 Sports Non-fiction

Analysis book of the strongest best nine in Major League Baseball.

BaseballMajor LeagueBest Nine

You Can Bat .400!

2014 Sports Criticism

A book exploring the possibility of batting .400.

BaseballBatting

Professional Baseball: The Strongest Home Run Hitters

2014 Sports Criticism

Analysis about professional baseball home run hitters.

BaseballHome Run

Bibliography

  • All 1192 Games: Data Analysis of the V9 Giants
  • Complete Data Analysis of the Japan Series
  • Professional Baseball: The Strongest Best Nine
  • Lies of Professional Baseball Commentators
  • The Truth of Professional Baseball Hero Legends – 170 km/h Pitch Speed, 180 Meter Home Runs
  • Professional Baseball: Overly Strong and Overly Weak Teams
  • Professional Baseball's Strongest Managers: Unraveling the Strategy Mystery
  • Watch Professional Baseball by Uniform Number!
  • Does 'Ace and Cleanup' Succeed in Professional Baseball? Unknown Two-way Players' Chronicles!
  • Major League Baseball: The Strongest Best Nine
  • You Can Bat .400!
  • Professional Baseball: The Strongest Home Run Hitters

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Logical analysis based on dataSports non-fiction
Recurring Motifs
Baseball statisticsPlayer evaluationTeam strategy

Legacy

Utilizing baseball data analysis, he opened new horizons in baseball literature and commentary through many works on professional baseball.

Academic Societies

  • American Baseball Society Tokyo Chapter