Akinobu Okada

Akinobu Okada
Akinobu Okada
	Okada in 2023
	Infielder / Manager
	Born: November 25, 1957 (age 66); Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 11, 1980, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last NPB appearance
	October 2, 1995, for the Orix BlueWave
NPB statistics
Batting average	.277
Hits	1,520
Home runs	247
RBIs	1434
Managerial statistics
Wins	747
Losses	639
Teams
	As player Hanshin Tigers (1980–1993); Orix BlueWave (1994–1995); As manager Hanshin Tigers (2004–2008); Orix Buffaloes (2010–2012); Hanshin Tigers (2023–2024);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Japan Series champion (1985, 2023); 1980 Central League Rookie of the Year;

Akinobu Okada (岡田彰布, Okada Akinobu) (born November 25, 1957) is a Japanese baseball manager and former player who manages the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Akinobu Okada
Okada in 2023
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1957-11-25) November 25, 1957 (age 66) Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 11, 1980, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last NPB appearance
October 2, 1995, for the Orix BlueWave
NPB statistics
Batting average	.277
Hits	1,520
Home runs	247
RBIs	1434
Managerial statistics
Wins	747
Losses	639

Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (1980–1993) Orix BlueWave (1994–1995) As manager Hanshin Tigers (2004–2008) Orix Buffaloes (2010–2012) Hanshin Tigers (2023–2024)
Career highlights and awards
2× Japan Series champion (1985, 2023) 1980 Central League Rookie of the Year