Pan Wei-lun (Chinese: 潘威倫; pinyin: Pān Wēilún; Wade–Giles: Pan1 Wei1 Lun2; born 5 March 1982) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions from 2003 to 2024.
Pan Wei-lun | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: 5 March 1982 Pingtung County, Taiwan | (age 42)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
CPBL debut | |
March 3, 2003, for the Uni-President Lions | |
Last CPBL appearance | |
September 28, 2024, for the Uni-President Lions | |
CPBL statistics | |
Win–loss record | 149–109 |
Earned run average | 3.61 |
Strikeouts | 1,187 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
Career
editAfter brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in early 2003 and remains with this team to date. He has been considered an ace for the Lions and has also been a key member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 2002.
He held the CPBL record of pitcher with the longest winning streak by scoring 21 victories between March 1, 2007 and June 18, 2008. Furthermore, he scored his first career no-hitter on July 10, 2008 against Chinatrust Whales, but failed to achieve perfect game due to a fielding error by first baseman Kao Kuo-ching.[citation needed]
On February 14, 2024, the Lions announced that the 2024 season would be Pan's final season.[1] In 11 games (4 starts) for the Lions, he struggled to a 1–6 record and 6.83 ERA with 8 strikeouts across 29 innings. Pan played in his final game on September 28, after which he officially retired from professional baseball.[2]
International career
editPan represented Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympic Game. He, along with Wang Chien-Ming, were the only two Taiwanese pitchers to have wins in the tournament. He was credited with two wins.
Pan represented Chinese Taipei in the 2008 Olympic Game. He had no wins or losses in the tournament.[3]
Career statistics
editYear | Team | G | W | L | SV | H | IP | K | BB | HR | ERA |
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2003 | Uni-President | 28 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 166.1 | 104 | 42 | 8 | 2.435 |
2004 | Uni-President | 29 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 176.1 | 122 | 31 | 12 | 2.144 |
2005 | Uni-President | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 171.0 | 130 | 41 | 8 | 2.789 |
2006 | Uni-President | 26 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 182.0 | 106 | 21 | 6 | 2.473 |
2007 | Uni-President | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123.1 | 79 | 24 | 7 | 2.262 |
2008 | Uni-President | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111.0 | 87 | 16 | 5 | 2.757 |
2009 | Uni-President | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 133.2 | 81 | 23 | 6 | 3.299 |
2010 | Uni-President | 29 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 191.2 | 101 | 24 | 7 | 3.193 |
Total | 177 | 100 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1255.1 | 810 | 228 | 65 | 2.667 |
Last updated December 6, 2010
References
edit- ^ https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1757886346872684659?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw [bare URL]
- ^ "Bid farewell to veteran Uni-President hurler at Taipei Dome". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Olympic results