2B Hikaru Kawase #35
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/07/2027
 OA: 30 POT: 30
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2B HIKARU KAWASE #35 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 30 30 30 30
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 25
Errors: - 60 40
Arm: 20 65 45
Turn DP: - 60 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
03/18/2027 @ CHUN Win, 6-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/17/2027 HAN Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/15/2027 @ HIRO Win, 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/13/2027 @ YAK Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/10/2027 HIRO Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/09/2027 @ YOKO Loss, 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/08/2027 YAK Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/07/2027 @ CHUN Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/06/2027 HAN Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/05/2027 @ HIRO Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Hikaru wants to be known as a good teammate.
High: Greed
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/15/1997
Born in:Oita, OIT
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 71 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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
2018 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 20 13 32 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 9 1 0 .188 .235 .219 .454 33 17 -0.2
2019 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 21 29 34 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 .176 .200 .176 .376 11 -11 -0.3
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 23 3 8 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375 300 277 0.2
2023 Yomiuri - NPB 25 43 83 15 2 0 0 5 7 5 0 0 17 0 0 .181 .227 .205 .432 28 23 -0.5
2024 Yomiuri - NPB 26 44 78 17 3 0 1 2 11 7 1 0 17 5 0 .218 .291 .295 .586 71 67 -0.0
2025 Yomiuri - NPB 27 44 93 21 1 0 2 7 12 11 0 1 17 2 1 .226 .305 .301 .606 78 69 0.1
2026 Yomiuri - NPB 28 12 27 8 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 .296 .321 .370 .692 102 108 0.2
Total NPB 188 355 77 9 0 4 23 38 27 1 1 71 9 2 .217 .273 .276 .549 61 53 -0.4
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
2016 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 30 50 8 1 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 12 1 0 .160 .192 .180 .372 -12 18 -0.6
2017 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 81 162 39 1 0 0 15 19 7 0 0 27 2 3 .241 .272 .247 .519 23 39 -1.3
2018 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 92 286 84 5 4 0 32 44 37 1 5 39 6 7 .294 .371 .339 .710 68 79 -0.2
2019 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 87 285 70 4 6 2 24 35 21 3 3 53 7 4 .246 .301 .323 .624 46 59 -1.2
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 93 181 43 7 1 2 22 16 18 0 4 50 7 2 .238 .300 .320 .621 77 69 -0.0
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 42 75 21 2 0 0 8 13 8 0 0 14 4 1 .280 .349 .307 .656 77 68 0.1
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 8 35 8 1 0 0 1 8 3 0 0 3 2 0 .229 .289 .257 .547 44 42 -0.0
2022 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 58 143 32 3 0 1 12 18 17 0 0 23 8 1 .224 .306 .266 .572 44 40 -0.6
2022 Total - AA 24 66 178 40 4 0 1 13 26 20 0 0 26 10 1 .225 .303 .264 .567 44 40 -0.6
2023 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 42 164 55 9 1 3 19 36 23 2 0 24 11 0 .335 .423 .457 .881 118 127 1.4
2026 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 73 180 35 7 0 1 17 16 23 3 1 26 4 1 .194 .295 .250 .545 30 31 -1.5
Total NGN 606 1561 395 40 12 9 152 210 159 9 13 271 52 19 .253 .323 .311 .635 57 63
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2025 Yomiuri - NPB 27 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 42 0.0
Total NPB 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 42
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 57 56 93 116 37 217 8 .963 466.1 4.03 -3.0 .916
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 48 0 19 22 6 41 0 1.000 78.1 4.71 +0.3 1.088
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 22 14 31 30 9 61 0 1.000 131.0 4.19 +0.4 1.021
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT 2B 2 1 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 12.0 6.00 +0.2 .985
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 12 1 6 9 1 17 2 .882 37.2 3.58 -1.2 .732
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT SS 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.1 1.014
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 6 6 10 17 3 27 0 1.000 55.0 4.42 +1.2 1.048
2022 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 8 5 12 7 5 19 0 1.000 46.0 3.72 -0.1 .999
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 2 2 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 17.2 2.55 -0.3 1.064
2022 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 49 29 31 92 12 128 5 .961 308.2 3.59 -0.4 .971
2023 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Yomiuri - INT 2B 35 15 38 40 10 80 2 .975 174.2 4.02 -1.1 .942
2023 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 42 38 45 98 18 150 7 .953 347.2 3.70 -3.2 .966
2023 Yomiuri - INT SS 4 4 3 12 1 15 0 1.000 31.2 4.26 -0.3 1.009
2024 Yomiuri - INT 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Yomiuri - INT 2B 22 7 13 30 3 45 2 .956 97.0 3.99 -0.9 .917
2024 Yomiuri - INT SS 8 5 15 11 5 27 1 .963 55.0 4.25 -1.3 .783
2025 Yomiuri - INT 2B 36 20 30 51 10 82 1 .988 214.1 3.40 +0.1 .973
2025 Yomiuri - INT SS 6 2 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 26.1 3.08 -0.2 .863
2026 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 67 52 109 139 50 252 4 .984 471.2 4.73 -4.4 .953
2026 Yomiuri - INT 2B 11 6 15 18 3 33 0 1.000 64.1 4.62 +0.4 1.003
2026 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 3 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.1 1.049
2026 Yomiuri - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 267 182 353 454 131 824 17 .979 1733.2 4.19 -7.2 .955
TOTAL SS 175 83 128 257 45 400 15 .963 924.0 3.75 -6.7 .957
PLAYER HISTORY
10/22/2015 Drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 6th round of the 2015 NPB Draft from Oita Shogyo HS.
07/13/2020 Wins the NGN WL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 35 (45).
10/07/2021 Wins the 2021 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) Hawks!
10/14/2021 Wins the 2021 Japan Series with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (45).
04/05/2022 Released by the Fukuoka SoftBank organization.
04/22/2022 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (45).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 40 (45).
11/14/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 40 (45).
03/27/2025 Injured (Sprained wrist), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/23/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 40 (45).
07/09/2026 Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/15/2026 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/20/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $300,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 40 (45).
03/19/2027 Released by the Yomiuri organization.
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