P Norihiko Tanaka #57
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/09/2031
OA: 29 POT: 29
P NORIHIKO TANAKA #57 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - 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 40 35 40 40
Movement 30 30 30 30
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 55 55
Splitter 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 45
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/13/2031 HOKK Loss, 5-6 X 5.1 5 2 2 2 5
04/03/2031 @ SB Loss, 0-1 X 6.2 4 1 1 1 4 Loss
03/17/2031 @ RAKU Loss, 6-7 X 4.0 5 3 1 1 4
03/08/2031 HOKK Win, 7-0 X 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 Win
02/27/2031 @ SEIB Win, 7-3 1.1 0 0 0 1 3
02/16/2031 @ SEIB Win, 5-3 2.1 0 0 0 0 3
PERSONALITY
Always has snacks in his locker.
Birthday:10/19/2000
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:26 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2031 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 2 0 1 0 2.25 12.0 9 3 3 2 3 9 0 0.0 0 1 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.00 6.75 6.75 2.25 4.40 1.00 114 0.0 .212        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 22 7 1 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 .318 .400 .636 1.036      
vs. RHB 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .091 .091 .136 .227      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2031 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 1 0 2.25 12.0 9 3 3 2 3 9  
Spring Training 4 2 1 0 0 0.77 11.2 7 3 1 1 2 12  
Last Year 10 10 4 4 0 5.03 59.0 63 39 33 11 16 38  
Career 110 78 29 28 0 4.55 464.2 457 260 235 73 169 400  
Home 1 1 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 2 2 5  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 1.35 6.2 4 1 1 0 1 4  
Turf 2 2 0 1 0 2.25 12.0 9 3 3 2 3 9  
Night 2 2 0 1 0 2.25 12.0 9 3 3 2 3 9  
As Starter 2 2 0 1 0 2.25 12.0 9 3 3 2 3 9  
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+
2023 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 22 3 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 1 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 0.82 .143 1.83 0.1 144
2024 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 23 15 9 2 5 0 5.33 49.0 56 34 29 10 16 48 0 0 1.47 .331 4.47 -0.0 67
2025 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 24 27 6 3 4 0 6.10 41.1 48 31 28 5 23 39 0 0 1.72 .350 4.47 -0.2 58
2026 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 25 16 14 4 5 0 4.27 71.2 70 38 34 13 24 61 0 0 1.31 .285 4.71 -0.1 85
2027 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 26 17 17 8 3 0 3.81 106.1 98 48 45 16 41 96 0 0 1.31 .283 4.39 0.1 91
2028 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 27 20 20 8 6 0 4.59 121.2 112 66 62 16 44 104 0 0 1.28 .279 4.15 0.7 78
2030 Orix - NPB 29 10 10 4 4 0 5.03 59.0 63 39 33 11 16 38 0 0 1.34 .275 5.03 -0.3 72
2031 Orix - NPB 30 2 2 0 1 0 2.25 12.0 9 3 3 2 3 9 0 0 1.00 .212 4.40 0.0 172
Total NPB 110 78 29 28 0 4.55 464.2 457 260 235 73 169 400 0 0 1.35 .290 4.45 0.4 78
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+
2019 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 4 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 7 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2.00 .467 3.70 0.0 179
2020 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 15 1 0 2 0 7.52 20.1 27 17 17 6 12 16 0 0 1.92 .344 6.85 -0.6 55
2021 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 17 14 2 7 0 6.56 70.0 74 53 51 10 38 76 0 0 1.60 .333 5.20 0.5 73
2022 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 13 12 3 0 0 4.27 65.1 63 35 31 10 29 63 0 0 1.41 .296 5.75 0.4 120
2023 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 17 15 3 1 0 3.71 77.2 79 35 32 5 29 85 0 0 1.39 .349 4.18 2.1 148
2024 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 5 2 1 2 0 8.36 14.0 12 13 13 2 7 20 0 0 1.36 .333 4.82 0.3 69
2026 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 6 0 0 1.25 .250 5.73 0.0 245
2027 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 1 1 0 1 0 12.46 4.1 7 6 6 3 2 2 0 0 2.08 .286 13.79 -0.2 48
2029 Yokohama (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 2 1 1 0 0 1.86 9.2 6 2 2 2 2 10 0 0 0.83 .182 5.00 0.2 332
2029 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 2 2 1 0 0 3.38 13.1 13 5 5 1 3 11 0 0 1.20 .300 3.98 0.5 186
2029 Total - AA 28 4 3 2 0 0 2.74 23.0 19 7 7 3 5 21 0 0 1.04 .258 4.41 0.7 229
Total NGN 77 49 11 13 0 5.06 282.2 291 168 159 40 125 291 0 0 1.47 .325 5.20 99.6
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+
2025 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2027 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 26 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 6.00 .750 4.70 -0.0 13
2028 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 27 3 3 0 3 0 7.62 13.0 21 14 11 2 4 6 0 0 1.92 .365 5.22 -0.1 47
Total NPB 5 3 0 3 0 8.36 14.0 24 16 13 2 5 7 0 0 2.07 .386 5.15 42.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA P 14 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 20.1 1.33 +0.5 .973
2021 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA P 17 14 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 70.0 1.41 +0.7 1.700
2022 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA P 13 12 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 65.1 0.55 +0.0 .985
2023 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA P 17 15 7 4 0 11 0 1.000 77.2 1.27 +0.7 .959
2023 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 -0.1 .914
2024 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA P 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 +0.2 .962
2024 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 15 9 4 9 0 14 1 .929 49.0 2.39 +0.7 .845
2025 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 27 6 2 5 0 8 1 .875 41.1 1.52 +0.3 1.191
2026 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2026 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 16 14 7 7 0 15 1 .933 71.2 1.76 +0.5 1.197
2027 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
2027 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 17 17 4 11 0 16 1 .938 106.1 1.27 +1.0 1.200
2028 Hiroshima Toyo - INT P 20 20 6 11 0 18 1 .944 121.2 1.26 +1.5 1.077
2029 Yokohama (Ni-Gun) - AA P 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 +0.3 1.003
2029 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.1 0.67 -0.2 1.003
2030 Orix - INT P 10 10 4 1 1 6 1 .833 59.0 0.76 -0.7 .493
2031 Orix - INT P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 182 127 42 64 2 112 6 .946 743.1 1.28 +5.3 1.075
PLAYER HISTORY
10/24/2018 Drafted by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the 5th round of the 2018 NPB Draft from Komono HS.
11/07/2020 Named the #68 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (45); Movement: 25 (35); Control: 40 (45).
10/15/2021 Named the #57 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 25 (30); Control: 40 (45).
03/25/2022 Named the #82 prospect in the NPB
06/28/2022 Named the #74 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 45 (45).
09/12/2023 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 4 weeks.
10/19/2023 Named the #100 prospect in the NPB
11/11/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 45 (50).
06/02/2024 Injured (Neck stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/21/2024 Wins the 2024 Japan Series with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 45 (50).
03/26/2025 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
04/06/2025 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/20/2025 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
11/11/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 30 (35); Control: 50 (50).
05/31/2026 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for one week.
10/20/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $252,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
03/02/2027 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 5 days.
10/26/2027 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $310,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 45 (45).
10/28/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $384,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 45 (50).
03/24/2029 Released by the Hiroshima Toyo organization.
03/27/2029 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars organization.
09/09/2029 Released by the Yokohama DeNA organization.
09/10/2029 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles organization.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 50 (50).
02/17/2030 Injured (recurring back spasms),out for 5 weeks.
03/29/2030 Released by the Tohoku Rakuten organization.
04/01/2030 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
10/23/2030 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $284,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 55 (55).
04/16/2031 Released by the Orix organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HRA Rank
2027 16 10
2028 16 9
Year WP Rank
2028 4 9
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