P Kazuto Taguchi #5
CH (Ni-Gun) Dragons (CHUN) NGN
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
07/06/2025
BNN Index | NGN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KAZUTO TAGUCHI #5 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
17 9 2-6 3 3.47 70.0 76 4 21 66 1.39 1.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 55 55
Screwball 60 60
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/05/2025 @ ORI Loss, 1-9 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
07/04/2025 @ ORI Loss, 5-6 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 Loss
07/02/2025 HAWK Win, 4-1 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 Save
06/29/2025 @ YOM Win, 2-1 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 Save
06/24/2025 @ HAWK Loss, 1-2 X 5.1 6 2 2 4 6 Loss
06/18/2025 YOM Loss, 1-5 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
06/15/2025 @ LION Loss, 1-3 2.1 4 2 2 0 0 Loss
06/11/2025 @ MAR Loss, 2-9 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
06/10/2025 @ MAR Win, 7-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
06/05/2025 SWA Win, 4-3 X 6.0 6 1 1 3 6
PERSONALITY
Taguchi's impatience can flare up unexpectedly.
Birthday:09/14/1995
Born in:Hiroshima, HIR
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 7"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y390,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:22 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 123 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:Y650,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 4 4 0 2 0 8.85 20.1 39 21 20 4 6 17 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 0 0 0.0 0 0 21.25 17.26 7.52 2.66 5.51 2.21 144 -0.1 .493        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 45 22 4 2 2 10 2 4 0 0 1 .489 .521 .800 1.321      
vs. RHB 47 17 4 1 2 11 4 13 0 0 2 .362 .434 .617 1.051      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 10 6 5 2 2 5  
April 3 3 0 2 0 8.80 15.1 29 15 15 2 4 12  
Spring Training 5 5 2 1 0 1.04 17.1 8 2 2 0 13 16  
Last Year 24 24 7 9 0 2.62 141.0 125 48 41 7 40 119  
2 Years Ago 33 16 5 6 0 4.90 108.1 116 66 59 11 49 96  
Career 316 150 58 57 3 3.67 1066.0 1055 479 435 112 349 868  
Home 1 1 0 1 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 2 0 5  
Road 3 3 0 1 0 9.42 14.1 30 16 15 2 6 12  
Grass 1 1 0 1 0 15.75 4.0 13 7 7 0 2 3  
Turf 3 3 0 1 0 7.16 16.1 26 14 13 4 4 14  
Night 4 4 0 2 0 8.85 20.1 39 21 20 4 6 17  
As Starter 4 4 0 2 0 8.85 20.1 39 21 20 4 6 17  
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 17 9 2 6 3 3.47 70.0 76 28 27 4 21 66 0 0.0 0 5 55.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 0 100.0 8 4 12.73 9.77 8.49 2.70 3.07 1.39 80 1.5 .341        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 100 30 5 1 3 12 5 25 1 0 1 .300 .336 .460 .796      
vs. RHB 178 46 8 2 1 16 16 41 2 0 1 .258 .320 .343 .662      
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 3 0 0 1 1 12.00 3.0 6 4 4 0 1 3  
Last Week 2 1 0 1 1 2.25 8.0 7 2 2 0 4 7  
April 2 2 0 1 0 4.85 13.0 19 7 7 2 3 14  
May 5 5 2 2 0 2.76 32.2 29 11 10 2 10 29  
June 7 2 0 2 2 2.53 21.1 22 6 6 0 7 20  
July 3 0 0 1 1 12.00 3.0 6 4 4 0 1 3  
Last Year 4 0 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 4 2 1 0 0 7  
Career 59 9 12 13 4 3.27 248.0 221 101 90 18 74 218  
Home 4 2 0 1 1 3.45 15.2 20 6 6 2 5 16  
Road 13 7 2 5 2 3.48 54.1 56 22 21 2 16 50  
Grass 17 9 2 6 3 3.47 70.0 76 28 27 4 21 66  
Day 6 3 0 3 1 3.97 22.2 24 10 10 2 8 24  
Night 11 6 2 3 2 3.23 47.1 52 18 17 2 13 42  
As Starter 9 9 2 4 0 3.16 57.0 60 21 20 4 20 55  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 0 2 3 4.85 13.0 16 7 7 0 1 11  
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+
2015 YO - NPB 19 13 12 3 5 0 2.71 66.1 54 26 20 5 26 64 0 0 1.21 .278 3.52 1.3 148
2016 YO - NPB 20 26 26 10 10 0 2.72 162.0 150 54 49 15 49 126 2 1 1.23 .286 3.87 2.6 148
2017 YO - NPB 21 26 26 13 4 0 3.01 170.2 159 59 57 14 49 122 3 2 1.22 .279 3.75 3.0 134
2018 YO - NPB 22 16 16 2 8 0 4.80 86.1 113 52 46 13 27 60 1 0 1.62 .345 4.84 0.3 84
2019 YO - NPB 23 55 2 3 3 1 4.13 65.1 59 30 30 11 18 66 0 0 1.18 .268 4.19 0.2 97
2020 YO - NPB 24 26 14 5 7 1 4.63 89.1 91 48 46 10 26 58 0 0 1.31 .000 4.33 0.7 87
2021 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 25 39 6 5 0 1 3.93 71.0 77 35 31 7 27 61 0 0 1.46 .323 3.73 0.6 97
2022 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 26 54 4 5 3 0 3.80 85.1 72 40 36 15 32 79 0 0 1.22 .263 4.66 -0.4 102
2023 YT - NPB 27 33 16 5 6 0 4.90 108.1 116 66 59 11 49 96 0 0 1.52 .325 4.12 0.1 70
2024 CH - NPB 28 24 24 7 9 0 2.62 141.0 125 48 41 7 40 119 0 0 1.17 .300 2.82 3.2 132
2025 CH - NPB 29 4 4 0 2 0 8.85 20.1 39 21 20 4 6 17 0 0 2.21 .493 5.51 -0.1 43
Total NPB 316 150 58 57 3 3.67 1066.0 1055 479 435 112 349 868 6 3 1.32 .337 3.94 11.5 105
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+
2014 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 7 0 2 0 0 1.75 25.2 23 6 5 1 5 18 0 0 1.09 .293 3.12 0.4 229
2015 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 12 0 4 4 0 3.47 70.0 51 33 27 5 26 53 1 1 1.10 .224 3.86 0.4 115
2018 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 7 0 2 0 0 1.99 31.2 24 8 7 2 10 32 0 0 1.07 .282 3.04 0.5 202
2019 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 8 0 1 2 0 4.38 37.0 36 19 18 5 12 37 1 0 1.30 .301 3.93 0.2 92
2021 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 4 0 0 1 1 7.94 5.2 7 5 5 1 0 5 0 0 1.24 .375 3.60 0.0 48
2024 CH (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 4 0 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 4 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.50 .211 1.12 0.3 292
2025 CH (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 17 9 2 6 3 3.47 70.0 76 28 27 4 21 66 0 0 1.39 .341 3.07 1.5 110
Total NGN 59 9 12 13 4 3.27 248.0 221 101 90 18 74 218 2 1 1.19 .287 3.37 120.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 YO - INT P 26 0 3 14 1 18 1 .944 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 39 6 9 3 0 13 1 .923 71.0 1.52 -1.7 .768
2022 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 52 4 3 12 1 17 2 .882 85.1 1.58 +0.5 .971
2023 YT - INT P 33 16 3 17 0 20 0 1.000 108.1 1.66 -1.2 .992
2024 CH (Ni-Gun) - AA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2024 CH - INT P 24 24 8 10 2 19 1 .947 141.0 1.15 +1.6 1.429
2025 CH (Ni-Gun) - AA P 17 9 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 70.0 0.77 -0.6 .983
2025 CH - INT P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 20.1 0.89 +0.9 .986
TOTAL P 203 63 30 60 4 95 5 .947 509.2 1.59 -0.1 1.040
PLAYER HISTORY
10/25/2013 Drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 3rd round of the 2013 NPB Draft from Hiroshima Shinjo High School
03/01/2021 Was traded by the Yomiuri Giants to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
06/14/2021 Injured on 06/11/2021, diagnosed with a forearm strain, will miss 4 weeks.
09/06/2021 Injured on 09/05/2021, diagnosed with a sore hand, is day-to-day.
11/30/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y379,100.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (60).
10/24/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y310,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
11/02/2023 Became a free agent.
11/20/2023 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of Y780,000 with the CH Dragons organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
05/02/2024 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
02/20/2025 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the CH Dragons development complex.
05/13/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y650,000 with the CH Dragons organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2024 24 5
Year L Rank
2024 9 3
Year QS Rank
2024 12 10
Year WAR Rank
2024 3.2 3
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