LF Elliot Kipanga #7
Soweto Warcats SAB
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/04/2036
 OA: 35 POT: 35
BNN Index | SAB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF ELLIOT KIPANGA #7 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 108 20 3 2 2 9 7 20 .185 .248 .306 4 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 35
Errors: - 25 40
Arm: 20 35 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/31/2036 BRA Loss, 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/27/2036 BLO Loss, 2-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/19/2036 BRA Win, 11-4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/18/2036 BRA Win, 6-5 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/16/2036 @ VER Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/2036 VER Loss, 3-10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/2036 @ BLO Loss, 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2036 @ KRU Win, 7-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2036 TEM Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2036 VER Win, 6-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Stays in the shadows, not the spotlight.
Birthday:02/02/2000
Born in:Tembisa, GAU
Nationality:South African
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,200,000
Signed Through:2037 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 77 Days
Service This Yr:188 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2023, 6th Pick in Round 16
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2036 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 53 108 20 3 2 2 9 15 7 20 .185 .248 .306 .553 .251 .120 57
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 117 2 0 0 3 2 0 33 7 4 0 100.0 8.4 2.44 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 .316 .350 .421 .771
Versus Right   89 14 3 1 2 9 12 7 16 0 2 1 .157 .227 .281 .508
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
April   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
May   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
June   28 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 8 0 0 0 .107 .167 .321 .488
July   25 8 2 1 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 .320 .346 .480 .826
August   17 3 0 0 1 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .176 .300 .353 .653
September   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
October   15 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 .067 .125 .067 .192
Spring Training   51 21 3 0 0 7 12 7 4 1 1 0 .412 .475 .471 .945
Postseason   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Last Year   146 37 7 1 1 14 13 14 18 3 1 0 .253 .313 .336 .648
2 Years Ago   318 77 13 0 5 29 34 23 46 2 2 2 .242 .296 .330 .626
Career   2834 758 159 19 24 242 312 231 386 13 18 20 .267 .326 .362 .688
Home   53 10 2 0 1 5 8 3 13 0 1 0 .189 .232 .283 .515
Road   55 10 1 2 1 4 7 4 7 0 1 2 .182 .262 .327 .590
Grass   54 10 2 0 1 5 9 4 13 0 1 0 .185 .241 .278 .519
Turf   54 10 1 2 1 4 6 3 7 0 1 2 .185 .254 .333 .588
Day   58 11 2 1 0 4 8 4 11 0 1 1 .190 .254 .259 .513
Night   50 9 1 1 2 5 7 3 9 0 1 1 .180 .241 .360 .601
As Starter   80 15 2 2 1 7 8 5 16 0 2 2 .188 .253 .300 .553
As Reliever / Substitution   28 5 1 0 1 2 7 2 4 0 0 0 .179 .233 .321 .555
Pinch Hitting   22 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .227 .477
Close/Late   34 4 1 1 0 0 5 2 5 0 1 0 .118 .167 .206 .373
Inning 1-3   28 6 2 1 0 4 2 1 9 0 1 1 .214 .267 .357 .624
Inning 4-6   31 6 0 0 1 3 4 2 3 0 0 1 .194 .265 .290 .555
Inning 7-9   47 8 1 1 1 2 7 4 7 0 1 0 .170 .235 .298 .533
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   39 8 1 1 1 2 7 2 8 0 2 1 .205 .262 .359 .621
1 Outs   38 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 9 0 0 1 .132 .233 .132 .364
2 Outs   31 7 2 1 1 6 3 1 3 0 0 0 .226 .250 .452 .702
Scoring Position   30 4 1 0 1 8 3 2 7 0 2 0 .133 .188 .267 .454
Bases Empty   66 14 2 2 1 1 7 3 10 0 0 1 .212 .257 .348 .606
Runner on 1st   12 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 .167 .333 .167 .500
Runner on 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 3 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 3.333
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Two Strikes   43 9 1 1 1 4 7 2 20 0 0 0 .209 .244 .349 .593
First Pitch   21 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .182 .381 .563
Count 0-1   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-2   5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Count 1-0   11 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 1-1   11 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .167 .091 .258
Count 1-2   16 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 2-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Full Count   10 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .600 1.017
Behind in Count   29 6 1 1 0 2 5 0 12 0 0 0 .207 .207 .310 .517
Ahead in Count   25 6 2 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 .240 .367 .320 .687
Batting Leadoff   18 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 .222 .263 .389 .652
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Batting 7th   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Batting 8th   29 5 1 1 1 4 4 1 4 0 0 1 .172 .226 .379 .605
Batting 9th   41 7 1 0 0 1 8 4 5 0 1 1 .171 .261 .195 .456
Low Leverage   42 10 1 1 1 1 4 1 5 0 0 2 .238 .289 .381 .670
Medium Leverage   39 4 0 0 1 5 2 4 12 0 1 0 .103 .186 .179 .366
High Leverage   26 6 2 1 0 3 7 2 3 0 1 0 .231 .286 .385 .670
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
2024 Tokyo Yakult - SAB 24 19 71 19 4 0 1 4 9 5 0 0 5 1 0 .268 .316 .366 .682 91 91 0.1
2025 Tokyo Yakult - SAB 25 36 114 43 13 2 2 13 20 10 1 0 8 10 0 .377 .432 .579 1.011 179 188 1.6
2026 Tokyo Yakult - SAB 26 16 19 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .158 .150 .211 .361 6 -13 -0.2
2027 Tokyo Yakult - SAB 27 58 65 21 4 1 0 12 5 3 0 1 7 1 0 .323 .348 .415 .763 134 133 0.6
2028 Pietermaritzburg - SAB 28 74 78 21 6 0 1 11 10 5 2 0 12 3 1 .269 .329 .385 .714 119 115 0.4
2029 Pietermaritzburg - SAB 29 111 220 70 14 0 1 18 27 25 0 0 31 8 3 .318 .388 .395 .783 138 139 2.4
2030 Pietermaritzburg - SAB 30 102 242 70 19 2 1 27 20 14 3 1 36 7 3 .289 .335 .397 .731 122 121 1.9
2031 Pietermaritzburg - SAB 31 142 582 154 31 3 3 51 72 45 4 5 93 8 2 .265 .319 .344 .663 101 96 2.8
2032 Pietermaritzburg - SAB 32 141 571 147 30 7 4 37 51 53 5 0 64 10 11 .257 .326 .356 .681 108 103 2.1
2033 Soweto - SAB 33 73 300 76 14 1 3 14 36 27 1 0 41 6 3 .253 .317 .337 .654 92 90 0.6
2034 Soweto - SAB 34 81 318 77 13 0 5 29 34 23 2 2 46 5 1 .242 .296 .330 .626 87 83 0.2
2035 Soweto - SAB 35 59 146 37 7 1 1 14 13 14 0 3 18 5 2 .253 .313 .336 .648 82 74 -0.6
2036 Soweto - SAB 36 53 108 20 3 2 2 9 15 7 2 0 20 4 0 .185 .248 .306 .553 57 57 -0.4
Total SAB 965 2834 758 159 19 24 242 312 231 20 13 386 68 26 .267 .326 .362 .688 106 102 11.6
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
2023 Total - 23 63 288 84 12 6 2 46 52 22 1 2 17 34 6 .292 .342 .396 .738 100 100 1.0
2023 Colorado (DSL) - R 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.0
2024 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 67 260 103 13 7 4 56 45 34 4 4 22 11 4 .396 .467 .546 1.013 160 163 3.5
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 97 381 138 32 5 7 63 75 47 4 3 15 19 10 .362 .434 .528 .962 142 145 3.9
2026 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 124 501 152 29 9 8 67 79 45 7 2 49 17 7 .303 .368 .445 .813 127 124 4.2
2027 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 42 121 30 5 1 1 14 15 8 3 4 11 4 1 .248 .301 .331 .632 78 73 0.2
2028 Stanger - AA 28 34 87 26 5 2 1 10 8 7 1 1 6 1 2 .299 .354 .437 .791 121 114 0.5
2033 Kutlwanong - AA 33 3 12 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833 139 145 0.2
Total SARB 367 1362 454 84 24 21 211 224 141 19 14 104 52 24 .333 .400 .477 .876 133 133
Total DSL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122
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
2036 Soweto - SAB 36 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 730 792 -0.3
Total SAB 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 730 792
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Tokyo Yakult - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 16 16 22 2 0 24 0 1.000 132.2 1.63 -1.1 .973
2025 Tokyo Yakult - INT LF 23 20 40 0 0 41 1 .976 188.0 1.91 -1.1 .975
2025 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 7 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 -0.0 .982
2026 Tokyo Yakult - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.0 .987
2027 Tokyo Yakult - INT LF 6 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 22.0 2.86 +0.4 1.147
2027 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 20.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2028 Pietermaritzburg - INT LF 11 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 21.2 2.91 +0.1 .978
2028 Pietermaritzburg - INT RF 7 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 -0.3 1.000
2029 Pietermaritzburg - INT LF 44 31 62 2 0 64 0 1.000 298.2 1.93 +0.1 1.027
2029 Pietermaritzburg - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 Pietermaritzburg - INT RF 11 10 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 91.1 1.97 +1.1 1.065
2030 Pietermaritzburg - INT LF 27 23 56 2 0 58 0 1.000 213.1 2.45 +1.1 1.031
2030 Pietermaritzburg - INT RF 28 24 44 1 0 45 0 1.000 219.1 1.85 +1.3 1.016
2031 Pietermaritzburg - INT LF 10 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 53.0 2.55 +0.4 .994
2031 Pietermaritzburg - INT RF 133 133 255 7 1 266 4 .985 1207.1 1.95 -1.8 .993
2032 Pietermaritzburg - INT LF 105 105 199 7 0 208 2 .990 915.2 2.02 -4.2 1.009
2032 Pietermaritzburg - INT RF 41 26 68 3 2 72 1 .986 275.1 2.32 -0.2 .998
2033 Soweto - INT LF 68 68 144 4 0 150 2 .987 599.1 2.22 +1.0 1.012
2033 Soweto - INT RF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 37.0 0.97 -0.5 1.006
2034 Soweto - INT LF 37 37 50 2 0 52 0 1.000 317.2 1.47 -4.0 .959
2034 Soweto - INT RF 13 13 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 108.0 2.58 +0.3 .998
2035 Soweto - INT LF 21 17 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 167.0 1.83 -2.2 .967
2035 Soweto - INT RF 11 7 7 2 0 9 0 1.000 66.0 1.23 -2.5 .791
2036 Soweto - INT LF 12 11 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 99.0 1.73 -0.6 .954
2036 Soweto - INT RF 5 2 6 1 0 8 1 .875 28.1 2.22 -1.0 .863
TOTAL LF 366 319 633 17 0 655 5 .992 2896.2 2.02 -9.1 1.003
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 284 240 470 16 3 492 6 .988 2256.1 1.94 -5.1 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
10/15/2028 Wins the 2028 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Stanger Thunder!
11/17/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (35).
07/29/2029 Was selected to the 2029 South Africa Baseball All-Star Game.
07/30/2029 Wins the SAB EL Player of the Week Award.
08/17/2029 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/01/2029 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/29/2029 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $264,000 with the Pietermaritzburg Abbots organization.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (35).
11/25/2030 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $510,000 with the Pietermaritzburg Abbots organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 40 (40).
05/19/2031 Wins the SAB EL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/2031 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/25/2031 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,480,000 with the Pietermaritzburg Abbots organization.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
05/19/2032 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/04/2032 Wins the SAB EL Player of the Week Award.
10/11/2032 Wins the SAB EL Player of the Week Award.
12/17/2032 Became a free agent.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/31/2033 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $10,500,000 with the Soweto Warcats organization.
05/28/2033 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
09/18/2033 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
04/08/2034 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
07/22/2034 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/07/2034 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6-7 weeks.
11/21/2034 Wins the 2034 Japan Series with the Soweto Warcats.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2031 640 2
2032 631 3
Year AB Rank
2031 582 1
2032 571 1
Year H Rank
2031 154 1
2032 147 2
Year TB Rank
2032 203 7
Year 2B Rank
2031 31 5
2032 30 3
Year 3B Rank
2031 3 7
2032 7 2
Year SB Rank
2032 10 8
Year R Rank
2031 72 5
Year IBB Rank
2029 2 8
2031 5 6
2032 8 1
2034 2 10
2035 3 7
Year SF Rank
2031 5 6
Year EBH Rank
2032 41 10
Year AVG Rank
2031 .265 5
2032 .257 8
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