1B Morihiro Kato #21
Niigata Cardinals JBL
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
01/15/2035
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1B MORIHIRO KATO #21 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 374 90 20 0 5 35 79 28 .241 .371 .334 5 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 4 5 5
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 8 8 8 9
Avoid K's 9 9 10 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 3 4
Arm: 1 10 1
Turn DP: - 6 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 4 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/09/2034 @ FUK Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/08/2034 @ FUK Win, 2-1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/05/2034 @ MAT Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
10/04/2034 @ MAT Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
10/02/2034 @ NII Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/02/2034 @ NII Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2034 FUK Loss, 2-16 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/2034 FUK Win, 6-2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2034 FUK Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/2034 MAT Loss, 5-11 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/26/2001
Born in:Fukui, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$128,000
Signed Through:2035 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 76 Days
Service This Yr:189 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 1st Pick in Round 1
JAPANESE BASEBALL LEAGUE 2034 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 125 374 90 20 0 5 35 55 79 28 .241 .371 .334 .705 .330 .094 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 462 1 1 0 20 4 4 125 25 5 3 62.5 48.5 4.15 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   73 13 1 0 1 8 8 13 4 1 0 1 .178 .307 .233 .540
Versus Right   301 77 19 0 4 27 47 66 24 3 4 0 .256 .386 .359 .745
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   60 17 7 0 2 8 9 13 3 0 0 1 .283 .419 .500 .919
May   72 19 3 0 1 7 10 10 3 0 0 0 .264 .354 .347 .701
June   68 13 4 0 0 4 7 11 7 0 0 0 .191 .304 .250 .554
July   41 8 1 0 2 7 7 10 2 1 1 0 .195 .346 .366 .712
August   58 15 4 0 0 1 14 17 8 0 2 0 .259 .427 .328 .754
September   53 17 1 0 0 5 8 16 4 2 1 0 .321 .465 .340 .804
October   22 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .045 .120 .045 .165
Last Year   374 90 20 0 5 35 55 79 28 4 4 1 .241 .371 .334 .705
2 Years Ago   521 120 23 2 15 49 73 129 34 3 4 0 .230 .381 .369 .750
Career   5717 1666 354 21 121 724 897 1089 293 42 16 26 .291 .405 .424 .829
Home   195 52 17 0 3 22 29 51 12 3 2 0 .267 .414 .400 .814
Road   179 38 3 0 2 13 26 28 16 1 2 1 .212 .321 .263 .583
Grass   329 82 17 0 4 30 49 74 23 3 4 1 .249 .386 .337 .723
Turf   45 8 3 0 1 5 6 5 5 1 0 0 .178 .255 .311 .566
Day   112 25 4 0 3 13 21 29 13 1 0 0 .223 .380 .339 .720
Night   262 65 16 0 2 22 34 50 15 3 4 1 .248 .367 .332 .699
As Starter   356 84 19 0 5 35 50 73 27 4 0 0 .236 .363 .331 .694
As Reliever / Substitution   18 6 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 0 4 1 .333 .520 .389 .909
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Okazaki - JBL 21 64 239 57 10 0 2 11 30 16 0 1 17 4 1 .238 .285 .305 .591 64 63 -0.8
2024 Okazaki - JBL 22 95 384 119 32 0 10 56 57 18 2 5 25 1 4 .310 .340 .471 .811 115 125 2.3
2025 Okazaki - JBL 23 162 667 243 55 4 11 87 117 49 4 2 30 5 1 .364 .410 .508 .918 139 154 6.5
2026 Okazaki - JBL 24 109 400 139 28 2 5 59 72 82 3 4 15 3 0 .347 .458 .465 .923 140 161 5.0
2027 Okazaki - JBL 25 157 605 226 49 2 19 114 119 111 1 7 34 5 4 .374 .467 .555 1.022 169 177 8.3
2028 Okazaki - JBL 26 162 578 158 36 4 12 82 107 148 5 3 19 6 2 .273 .424 .412 .835 128 135 5.5
2029 Okazaki - JBL 27 144 530 150 26 1 9 65 70 122 2 3 17 3 5 .283 .417 .387 .804 121 136 4.3
2030 Okazaki - JBL 28 155 527 138 26 1 10 59 81 118 5 3 22 3 2 .262 .400 .372 .772 114 128 3.9
2031 Kobe - JBL 29 141 457 124 29 3 7 51 53 98 2 3 24 3 1 .271 .400 .394 .794 127 138 3.1
2032 Kobe - JBL 30 139 435 102 20 2 16 56 63 119 1 4 28 3 2 .234 .397 .400 .797 129 132 2.9
2033 Matsuyama - JBL 31 149 521 120 23 2 15 49 73 129 0 3 34 1 0 .230 .381 .369 .750 122 129 2.4
2034 Kobe - JBL 32 125 374 90 20 0 5 35 55 79 1 4 28 5 3 .241 .371 .334 .705 101 110 1.0
Total JBL 1602 5717 1666 354 21 121 724 897 1089 26 42 293 42 25 .291 .405 .424 .829 127 137 44.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Okazaki - INT 3B 62 58 40 112 5 163 11 .933 510.0 2.68 0.0 .000
2024 Okazaki - INT 1B 6 5 36 2 7 38 0 1.000 39.0 8.77 +0.4 1.096
2024 Okazaki - INT 3B 86 86 47 161 18 227 19 .916 753.0 2.49 +0.7 1.003
2025 Okazaki - INT 1B 35 35 286 16 37 303 1 .997 302.1 8.99 -0.4 .985
2025 Okazaki - INT 3B 124 124 74 240 24 340 26 .924 1125.1 2.51 +1.9 1.010
2026 Okazaki - INT 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 0.0 .000
2026 Okazaki - INT 3B 109 109 62 226 20 309 21 .932 955.2 2.71 -0.0 .998
2027 Okazaki - INT 3B 157 157 77 313 26 420 30 .929 1401.0 2.51 -3.5 .981
2028 Okazaki - INT 3B 162 162 83 290 46 395 22 .944 1458.1 2.30 -3.7 .983
2029 Okazaki - INT 3B 143 143 69 262 33 356 25 .930 1301.0 2.29 -6.0 .976
2030 Okazaki - INT 1B 17 17 155 9 19 166 2 .988 145.0 10.18 -1.0 .928
2030 Okazaki - INT 3B 130 129 62 213 30 295 20 .932 1069.2 2.31 -3.7 .961
2031 Kobe - INT 1B 30 29 256 9 29 266 1 .996 238.1 10.01 +0.4 1.013
2031 Kobe - INT 3B 8 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 13.0 1.38 -0.7 .000
2032 Kobe - INT 1B 33 28 220 13 23 234 1 .996 238.0 8.81 +0.4 1.102
2032 Kobe - INT 3B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.053
2033 Matsuyama - INT 1B 149 149 1321 65 169 1398 12 .991 1293.2 9.64 -8.0 .939
2034 Kobe - INT 1B 12 10 80 3 9 83 0 1.000 87.0 8.59 -0.6 .959
TOTAL 1B 283 273 2358 117 293 2492 17 .993 2346.1 9.49 -8.7 .969
TOTAL 3B 983 968 517 1818 202 2510 175 .930 8589.0 2.45 -14.9 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8).
06/26/2028 Wins the JBL SL2 Player of the Week Award.
07/01/2028 Wins the JBL SL2 Batter of the Month Award.
07/01/2028 Was selected to the 2028 Japanese Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/21/2028 Wins the 2028 Round 1 with the Okazaki Tornado.
10/26/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,680,000 with the Okazaki Tornado organization.
11/01/2028 Wins the 2028 JBL SL2 Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8).
06/30/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Japanese Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/06/2029 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/01/2029 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/16/2029 Wins the 2029 Round 1 with the Okazaki Tornado.
10/21/2029 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,980,000 with the Okazaki Tornado organization.
10/27/2029 Wins the 2029 JBL SL2 Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8).
04/08/2030 Wins the JBL SL2 Player of the Week Award.
05/20/2030 Wins the JBL SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/29/2030 Was selected to the 2030 Japanese Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/10/2030 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
11/20/2030 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $396,000 with the Kobe Speeders organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8).
05/19/2031 Injured (Bruised forearm), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/15/2031 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/23/2031 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $620,000 with the Kobe Speeders organization.
10/29/2031 Wins the 2031 JBL SL1 Platinum Stick Award at DH.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8).
05/03/2032 Wins the JBL SL1 Player of the Week Award.
09/18/2032 Injured (Hand contusion), out for 4 days.
11/16/2032 Became a free agent.
12/02/2032 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $162,000 with the Matsuyama Miracle organization.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (8).
04/26/2033 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for one week.
08/08/2033 Wins the JBL SL1 Player of the Week Award.
11/16/2033 Became a free agent.
11/24/2033 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $106,000 with the Kobe Speeders organization.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9).
10/29/2034 Wins the 2034 JBL SL1 Platinum Stick Award at DH.
11/11/2034 Became a free agent.
11/24/2034 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $128,000 with the Niigata Cardinals organization.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 159 5
2027 157 3
2028 162 1
2030 146 8
2033 149 10
Year PA Rank
2025 723 2
2027 725 1
2028 734 3
2030 653 8
2033 657 7
Year AB Rank
2025 667 1
2027 605 5
2028 578 8
Year H Rank
2025 243 1
2027 226 1
2028 158 10
Year TB Rank
2025 339 3
2027 336 1
Year 2B Rank
2025 55 2
2027 49 2
2028 36 4
Year 3B Rank
2025 4 6
2028 4 5
2031 3 10
Year HR Rank
2027 19 8
2032 16 7
2033 15 8
Year RBI Rank
2025 87 8
2027 114 2
2028 82 5
Year R Rank
2025 117 3
2027 119 1
2028 107 1
2030 81 7
2033 73 6
Year BB Rank
2026 82 3
2027 111 1
2028 148 1
2029 122 1
2030 118 2
2031 98 2
2032 119 1
2033 129 1
2034 79 2
Year IBB Rank
2027 14 2
2028 14 1
2030 4 10
2032 10 2
2033 3 7
Year SH Rank
2033 4 5
2034 4 4
Year SF Rank
2027 7 3
2032 4 8
2033 3 9
2034 4 9
Year EBH Rank
2025 70 5
2027 70 4
2028 52 7
Year AVG Rank
2025 .364 1
2027 .374 1
2028 .273 10
2031 .271 7
Year OBP Rank
2025 .410 2
2027 .467 1
2028 .424 1
2029 .417 2
2030 .400 2
2031 .400 2
2032 .397 2
2033 .381 3
Year SLG Rank
2025 .508 5
2027 .555 2
Year RC Rank
2025 134.98 3
2027 158.46 1
2028 107.88 3
2029 90.44 8
2031 76.08 10
2033 73.52 7
Year RC/27 Rank
2025 8.12 3
2027 10.38 1
2028 6.47 4
2029 5.97 5
2031 5.77 6
2032 5.24 6
2033 4.45 9
Year ISO Rank
2027 .182 8
2032 .166 9
Year WOBA Rank
2025 .404 3
2027 .439 1
2028 .372 6
2029 .372 5
2030 .357 7
2031 .366 4
2032 .356 5
2033 .347 3
Year OPS Rank
2025 .918 3
2027 1.022 1
2028 .835 5
2031 .794 5
2032 .797 5
2033 .750 3
Year WAR Rank
2025 6.5 3
2026 5.1 3
2027 8.2 1
2028 5.4 4
2029 4.2 8
2030 3.6 10
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