SS Hikaru Kawase #32
Gyeongju Blacks (ORI) BCL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/21/2025
BNN Index | BCL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS HIKARU KAWASE #32 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
63 245 62 8 0 2 15 23 28 .253 .319 .310 15 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 35 30 35 35
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 65 60 70 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 55 45
Arm: 20 60 50
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/20/2025 CMS Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
07/19/2025 CMS Loss, 1-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/2025 CMS Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/2025 @ SA Loss, 0-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/16/2025 @ SA Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/15/2025 @ SA Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/13/2025 SR Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/2025 SR Win, 3-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/11/2025 SR Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/2025 @ CG Win, 10-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Comes from a bloodline of ballplayers, but he'll need to carve out his own future.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/15/1997
Born in:Oita, OIT
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:155 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 71 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 71 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 28 67 14 2 2 1 13 8 6 2 .209 .267 .343 .610 .281 .134 62
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 75 0 0 0 4 0 2 23 5 2 0 100.0 5.7 2.60 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   64 14 2 2 1 13 8 6 2 2 0 0 .219 .278 .359 .637
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   50 11 2 2 0 9 5 4 2 2 0 0 .220 .268 .340 .608
May   14 3 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .214 .312 .429 .741
Last Year   410 100 15 4 1 35 34 43 57 2 1 4 .244 .320 .307 .628
2 Years Ago   344 89 8 3 1 34 30 37 37 6 7 2 .259 .329 .308 .637
Career   1925 488 50 21 6 181 221 182 263 20 60 12 .254 .319 .311 .629
Home   28 3 0 0 1 8 2 3 0 1 0 0 .107 .188 .214 .402
Road   39 11 2 2 0 5 6 3 2 1 0 0 .282 .326 .436 .761
Grass   67 14 2 2 1 13 8 6 2 2 0 0 .209 .267 .343 .610
Day   26 8 1 2 0 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .500 .808
Night   41 6 1 0 1 9 2 6 1 2 0 0 .146 .245 .244 .489
As Starter   62 13 2 2 1 12 8 6 1 1 0 0 .210 .275 .355 .630
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 63 245 62 8 0 2 15 24 23 28 .253 .319 .310 .629 .300 .057 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 61 270 1 0 1 11 1 1 76 10 15 5 75.0 23.5 3.16 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 11 3 0 0 4 3 4 5 0 0 0 .268 .333 .341 .675
Versus Right   204 51 5 0 2 11 21 19 23 1 1 1 .250 .316 .304 .619
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
May   85 19 2 0 1 7 11 7 8 1 1 1 .224 .287 .282 .570
June   94 24 2 0 1 5 7 11 11 0 0 0 .255 .333 .309 .642
July   66 19 4 0 0 3 6 5 9 0 0 0 .288 .338 .348 .687
Last Year   53 18 2 0 0 6 3 3 6 1 1 0 .340 .368 .377 .746
Career   517 147 16 0 5 50 60 50 57 4 5 2 .284 .347 .344 .692
Home   131 27 2 0 2 6 13 10 13 1 1 1 .206 .266 .267 .533
Road   114 35 6 0 0 9 11 13 15 0 0 0 .307 .378 .360 .738
Grass   211 52 6 0 2 12 22 21 22 1 1 1 .246 .316 .303 .620
Turf   34 10 2 0 0 3 2 2 6 0 0 0 .294 .333 .353 .686
Day   116 34 7 0 1 7 14 11 13 1 1 0 .293 .352 .379 .731
Night   129 28 1 0 1 8 10 12 15 0 0 1 .217 .289 .248 .537
As Starter   242 62 8 0 2 15 24 23 27 1 1 1 .256 .322 .314 .636
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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 FSB - NPB 20 13 32 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 9 1 0 .188 .235 .219 .454 31 24 -0.2
2019 FSB - NPB 21 29 34 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 .176 .200 .176 .376 8 -3 -0.3
2020 FSB - NPB 22 70 141 27 6 1 0 10 12 11 1 1 26 2 1 .191 .253 .248 .501 44 40 -0.5
Total NPB 112 207 39 7 1 0 13 16 14 1 1 40 4 2 .188 .242 .232 .474 36 31 -1.0
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 FSB (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 30 50 8 1 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 12 1 0 .160 .192 .180 .372 5 -9 -0.5
2017 FSB (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 81 162 39 1 0 0 15 19 7 0 0 27 2 3 .241 .272 .247 .519 46 40 -0.7
2018 FSB (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 92 286 84 5 4 0 32 44 37 1 5 39 6 7 .294 .371 .339 .710 100 104 1.1
2019 FSB (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 87 285 70 4 6 2 24 35 21 3 3 53 7 4 .246 .301 .323 .624 75 73 0.1
2020 FSB (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 13 44 10 0 0 0 3 7 3 0 1 6 0 1 .227 .271 .227 .498 40 35 -0.2
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 71 161 47 12 2 0 14 27 15 0 1 16 2 3 .292 .350 .391 .742 105 103 1.2
2022 Ocean Shiga - A 24 54 219 67 6 0 3 29 33 24 1 2 23 9 2 .306 .374 .374 .748 81 86 0.9
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 44 116 27 2 0 1 9 12 11 2 0 14 4 1 .233 .310 .276 .586 49 48 -0.0
2023 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 122 344 89 8 3 1 34 30 37 2 6 37 1 9 .259 .329 .308 .637 84 82 1.3
2024 Gyeongju - A 26 14 53 18 2 0 0 6 3 3 0 1 6 3 2 .340 .368 .377 .746 113 120 0.6
2024 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 124 410 100 15 4 1 35 34 43 4 2 57 3 7 .244 .320 .307 .628 81 77 0.8
2025 Gyeongju - A 27 63 245 62 8 0 2 15 24 23 1 1 28 15 5 .253 .319 .310 .629 87 84 1.2
2025 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 28 67 14 2 2 1 13 8 6 0 2 2 2 0 .209 .267 .343 .610 71 62 -0.3
Total NGN 692 1925 488 50 21 6 181 221 182 12 20 263 28 35 .254 .319 .311 .629 78 75
Total BCL 131 517 147 16 0 5 50 60 50 2 4 57 27 9 .284 .347 .344 .692 87 88
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 FSB - INT 2B 10 0 3 15 2 20 2 .900 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 FSB - INT SS 62 0 68 125 32 196 3 .985 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 16 10 18 20 5 38 0 1.000 93.0 3.68 +0.4 1.044
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 56 35 53 102 23 162 7 .957 334.0 4.18 +2.6 1.030
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 21 20 33 45 17 80 2 .975 169.1 4.15 +1.4 1.077
2022 Ocean Shiga - A 2B 42 41 81 93 21 177 3 .983 361.1 4.33 +6.7 1.142
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 15 6 9 23 5 33 1 .970 70.0 4.11 +0.1 1.065
2022 Ocean Shiga - A SS 1 1 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.3 .907
2022 Ocean Shiga - A CF 6 6 16 0 0 18 2 .889 51.0 2.82 -1.6 .866
2023 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.3 .515
2023 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 115 99 161 262 84 430 7 .984 913.0 4.17 +2.5 1.031
2023 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA CF 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.011
2024 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 30 28 45 78 25 124 1 .992 244.0 4.54 +4.5 1.103
2024 Gyeongju - A 2B 8 8 16 15 2 31 0 1.000 68.0 4.10 +1.6 1.335
2024 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 30 24 37 67 16 108 4 .963 215.2 4.34 -0.4 .986
2024 Gyeongju - A SS 6 6 8 10 0 18 0 1.000 53.0 3.06 +0.5 1.093
2025 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 0.0 .000
2025 Gyeongju - A 2B 60 59 97 146 48 248 5 .980 542.1 4.03 +5.0 1.097
2025 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 4 0 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.2 1.062
2025 Gyeongju - A SS 3 2 1 5 2 7 1 .857 19.0 2.84 -0.0 .955
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 193 166 295 412 120 720 13 .982 1493.0 4.26 +19.3 1.109
TOTAL SS 292 173 342 601 164 966 23 .976 1625.2 5.22 +5.8 1.026
TOTAL CF 7 6 17 1 0 20 2 .900 58.0 2.79 -1.6 .873
PLAYER HISTORY
10/22/2015 Drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 6th round of the 2015 NPB Draft from Oita Shogyo HS.
09/28/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
03/22/2022 Released by the Fukuoka SoftBank organization.
03/25/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
04/04/2022 Released by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
05/03/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
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