P Takayuki Kato #14
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/07/2030
 OA: 27 POT: 27
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P TAKAYUKI KATO #14 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 45 50 45 45
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 35 35
Slider 35 35
Curveball 35 35
Sinker 40 40
Forkball 40 40
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 84-86 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 55
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/14/2030 @ CHIB Loss, 6-7 0.0 2 0 0 1 0
06/12/2030 @ HOKK Win, 5-4 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 Win
06/05/2030 SB Loss, 1-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
06/02/2030 @ RAKU Loss, 2-8 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
05/30/2030 ORI Win, 5-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
05/18/2030 @ YOKO Loss, 4-9 1.2 4 2 2 0 1
05/08/2030 CHUN Win, 9-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
05/05/2030 @ YAK Loss, 3-7 1.2 3 1 1 3 0
05/01/2030 @ HAN Win, 11-5 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
04/30/2030 @ HAN Loss, 4-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Doesn't stand out.
Birthday:06/03/1992
Born in:Chiba, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:93 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 139 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2030 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 0 1 0 0 2.57 21.0 17 7 6 2 9 7 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 16 4 11.57 7.29 3.00 3.86 4.84 1.24 134 -0.3 .221        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 22 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .091 .200 .091 .291      
vs. RHB 53 15 4 0 2 7 6 5 2 1 1 .283 .355 .472 .827      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2030 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
April 6 0 0 0 0 2.16 8.1 4 3 2 1 4 4  
May 5 0 0 0 0 5.68 6.1 9 4 4 1 3 1  
June 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 3 0 0 0 2 2  
Spring Training 6 0 0 0 0 4.76 5.2 8 3 3 1 1 5  
Last Year 43 0 2 2 0 5.71 58.1 59 38 37 7 22 40  
2 Years Ago 25 2 0 3 1 6.75 40.0 54 31 30 9 19 20  
Career 379 86 39 37 3 3.81 867.1 844 403 367 91 282 636  
Home 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 4 1 0 0 3 4  
Road 10 0 1 0 0 4.50 12.0 13 6 6 2 6 3  
Grass 10 0 0 0 0 0.84 10.2 8 2 1 1 4 4  
Turf 6 0 1 0 0 4.35 10.1 9 5 5 1 5 3  
Day 8 0 0 0 0 3.65 12.1 11 5 5 1 5 5  
Night 8 0 1 0 0 1.04 8.2 6 2 1 1 4 2  
As Reliever / Substitution 16 0 1 0 0 2.57 21.0 17 7 6 2 9 7  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 23 30 16 7 3 0 3.45 91.1 91 37 35 4 31 64 0 0 1.34 .299 3.42 1.7 116
2017 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 24 21 21 6 6 0 3.52 120.0 125 51 47 13 38 99 0 0 1.36 .303 3.93 1.8 113
2018 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 25 26 17 5 8 0 4.53 113.1 127 61 57 9 28 82 0 0 1.37 .322 3.63 1.9 88
2019 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 26 26 21 5 7 0 3.52 92.0 85 39 36 11 23 70 0 0 1.17 .273 4.08 1.1 113
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 27 9 9 3 4 0 3.65 56.2 51 24 23 5 14 37 1 1 1.15 .266 3.56 0.8 101
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 28 9 0 0 0 0 1.84 14.2 8 3 3 3 5 13 0 0 0.89 .143 4.81 -0.2 190
2022 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 29 30 0 0 0 0 2.33 46.1 38 16 12 4 12 37 0 0 1.08 .256 3.31 0.3 150
2023 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 30 39 0 0 0 1 3.10 58.0 46 20 20 5 22 47 0 0 1.17 .266 3.71 0.1 115
2024 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 31 25 0 1 0 0 1.74 31.0 23 8 6 0 13 24 0 0 1.16 .264 2.62 0.5 207
2025 Yomiuri - NPB 32 6 0 1 0 0 3.72 9.2 11 7 4 2 3 10 0 0 1.45 .321 4.60 -0.1 96
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 32 7 0 0 0 0 2.38 11.1 7 6 3 2 6 9 0 0 1.15 .179 5.58 -0.2 163
2025 Hanshin - NPB 32 6 0 2 0 0 3.68 7.1 10 3 3 1 4 8 0 0 1.91 .409 4.27 -0.1 96
2025 Total - NPB 32 19 0 3 0 0 3.18 28.1 28 16 10 5 13 27 0 0 1.45 .295 4.91 -0.4 115
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 33 6 0 1 1 0 3.86 7.0 8 3 3 0 4 3 0 0 1.71 .333 3.44 0.1 96
2026 Orix - NPB 33 27 0 3 3 1 7.20 40.0 52 35 32 11 15 23 0 0 1.68 .315 6.63 -1.5 52
2026 Total - NPB 33 33 0 4 4 1 6.70 47.0 60 38 35 11 19 26 0 0 1.68 .318 6.16 -1.4 55
2027 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 34 28 0 2 0 0 1.82 49.1 32 14 10 3 14 43 0 0 0.93 .227 2.93 0.6 192
2028 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 35 15 0 0 1 0 4.74 19.0 24 10 10 5 6 9 0 0 1.58 .297 6.41 -0.7 76
2028 Saitama Seibu - NPB 35 10 2 0 2 1 8.57 21.0 30 21 20 4 13 11 0 0 2.05 .329 6.35 -0.4 46
2028 Total - NPB 35 25 2 0 3 1 6.75 40.0 54 31 30 9 19 20 0 0 1.82 .315 6.38 -1.1 57
2029 Chunichi - NPB 36 43 0 2 2 0 5.71 58.1 59 38 37 7 22 40 0 0 1.39 .294 4.24 -0.4 62
2030 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 37 16 0 1 0 0 2.57 21.0 17 7 6 2 9 7 0 0 1.24 .221 4.84 -0.3 140
Total NPB 379 86 39 37 3 3.81 867.1 844 403 367 91 282 636 1 1 1.30 .287 4.00 5.1 100
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 4 3 3 1 2 5 0 0 1.20 .231 5.00 -0.0 75
2017 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 12.0 9 1 0 0 1 11 0 0 0.83 .290 1.62 0.5 999
2018 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 13.0 9 0 0 0 2 12 1 1 0.85 .265 1.82 0.4 999
2019 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 2 0 0 1 0 3.38 8.0 10 4 3 1 1 6 0 0 1.38 .333 3.70 0.1 120
2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 32 0 7 4 1 3.40 42.1 44 22 16 3 9 39 0 0 1.25 .336 2.74 1.0 123
2021 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 38 0 6 2 3 3.03 35.2 30 12 12 4 13 33 0 0 1.21 .289 4.25 0.6 177
2024 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 31 12 0 0 1 0 9.20 14.2 22 16 15 5 5 11 0 0 1.84 .354 8.03 -0.3 60
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 32 3 0 0 0 0 7.11 6.1 8 6 5 3 0 6 0 0 1.26 .294 8.52 -0.2 76
Total NGN 94 0 15 8 4 3.55 137.0 136 64 54 17 33 123 1 1 1.23 .312 3.92 136.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 27 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 7 4 2 0 1 6 0 0 1.60 .412 1.13 0.3 102
Total NPB 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 7 4 2 0 1 6 0 0 1.60 .412 1.13 102.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA P 32 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 42.1 1.49 +0.7 .973
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 9 9 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 56.2 1.27 -0.2 .982
2021 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA P 36 0 0 9 0 10 1 .900 35.2 2.27 +0.8 1.093
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 9 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 14.2 2.45 +0.3 .936
2022 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 30 0 1 2 0 5 2 .600 46.1 0.58 -1.1 .240
2023 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 39 0 3 3 2 6 0 1.000 58.0 0.93 +0.3 1.370
2024 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA P 11 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 14.2 1.23 +0.7 1.923
2024 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 25 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 31.0 0.29 +0.2 .951
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.0 .967
2025 Yomiuri - INT P 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.2 1.86 -0.1 .953
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 -0.1 .953
2025 Hanshin - INT P 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 -0.0 .953
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.4 .000
2026 Orix - INT P 27 0 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 40.0 2.25 +0.9 1.140
2027 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 28 0 4 5 0 11 2 .818 49.1 1.64 -1.9 .480
2028 Yokohama DeNA - INT P 13 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 +0.4 .969
2028 Saitama Seibu - INT P 10 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 +0.3 .969
2029 Chunichi - INT P 43 0 4 5 0 10 1 .900 58.1 1.39 -0.5 1.227
2030 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 15 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.1 .985
TOTAL P 355 11 27 60 4 95 8 .916 549.2 1.42 +0.9 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
10/22/2015 Drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the 2nd round of the 2015 NPB Draft from Shin Nittetsu Sumikin Kazusa Magic Indus.
04/24/2020 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Saitama Seibu Lions with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/16/2020 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/28/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $812,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (60).
07/28/2021 Injured (Dead arm), out for 2 weeks.
10/17/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 NGN EL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/05/2021 Became a free agent.
11/21/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (60).
03/23/2022 Released by the Orix organization.
03/30/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
10/24/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $252,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 55 (55).
04/11/2023 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/23/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $306,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55).
04/21/2024 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/14/2024 Became a free agent.
12/11/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 60 (60).
04/22/2025 Released by the Yomiuri organization.
04/30/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($16,000 bonus) with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
07/30/2025 Released by the Fukuoka SoftBank organization.
08/12/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($16,000 bonus) with the Hanshin Tigers organization.
11/11/2025 Became a free agent.
11/27/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
03/11/2026 Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days.
04/15/2026 Released by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham organization.
04/26/2026 Signed a minor league contract ($16,000 bonus) with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
11/08/2026 Became a free agent.
11/25/2026 Signed a minor league contract with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
11/14/2027 Became a free agent.
12/05/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $294,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
02/25/2028 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
04/01/2028 Released by the Yomiuri organization.
04/07/2028 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $282,000 with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars organization.
07/08/2028 Released by the Yokohama DeNA organization.
07/14/2028 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $288,000 with the Saitama Seibu Lions organization.
11/16/2028 Became a free agent.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
01/11/2029 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $292,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
11/11/2029 Became a free agent.
12/02/2029 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $660,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
06/08/2030 Injured (nausea),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/24/2030 Released by the Hiroshima Toyo organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SHO Rank
2020 1 4
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