In this article, I have summarized the players who wore uniform number 20, the ace number of the Chunichi Dragons, by year.
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List of Chunichi Dragons players with uniform number 20
| Year | No. | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1951 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1952 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1953 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1954 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1955 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1956 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1957 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1958 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1959 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1960 | 20 | Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下茂) |
| 1961 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1962 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1963 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1964 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1965 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1966 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1967 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1968 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1969 | 20 | Pitcher | Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博) |
| 1970 | 20 | Pitcher | Tsukasa Watabe (渡部司) |
| 1971 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1972 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1973 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1974 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1975 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1976 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1977 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1978 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1979 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1980 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1981 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1982 | 20 | Pitcher | Senichi Hoshino (星野仙一) |
| 1983 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 1984 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1985 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1986 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1987 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1988 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1989 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1990 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1991 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1992 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1993 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1994 | 20 | Pitcher | Tatsuo Komatsu (小松辰雄) |
| 1995 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 1996 | 20 | Pitcher | Dong-Yol Sun (宣銅烈) |
| 1997 | 20 | Pitcher | Dong-Yol Sun (宣銅烈) |
| 1998 | 20 | Pitcher | Dong-Yol Sun (宣銅烈) |
| 1999 | 20 | Pitcher | Dong-Yol Sun (宣銅烈) |
| 2000 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 2001 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenjiro Kawasaki (川崎憲次郎) |
| 2002 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenjiro Kawasaki (川崎憲次郎) |
| 2003 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenjiro Kawasaki (川崎憲次郎) |
| 2004 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenjiro Kawasaki (川崎憲次郎) |
| 2005 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2006 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2007 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2008 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2009 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2010 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2011 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2012 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2013 | 20 | Pitcher | Kenichi Nakata (中田賢一) |
| 2014 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 2015 | 20 | Pitcher | Ryosuke Nomura (野村亮介) |
| 2016 | 20 | Pitcher | Ryosuke Nomura (野村亮介) |
| 2017 | 20 | Pitcher | Ryosuke Nomura (野村亮介) |
| 2018 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 2019 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 2020 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 2021 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 2022 | 20 | Pitcher | – |
| 2023 | 20 | Pitcher | Hideaki Wakui (涌井秀章) |
Chunichi Dragons uniform number 20 was retired from 2018 to 2022, but pitcher Wakui starts to wear it in the 2023 season.
He is a pitcher who has won the most wins as a pitcher for all three teams he was a member of in the past: Seibu, Lotte, and Rakuten, and has also been selected to Samurai Japan in WBC2009 and WBC2013.
