P Katsunori Hirai #25
OR Buffaloes NPB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/10/2025
BNN Index | NPB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KATSUNORI HIRAI #25 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
28 0 2-1 1 3.79 38.0 41 3 9 36 1.32 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 50 60 55
Movement 50 50 55 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 55 55
Cutter 55 55
Forkball 60 60
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/08/2025 CHIB Loss, 3-6 2.1 1 1 1 1 2
07/06/2025 SEIB Loss, 1-8 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
07/01/2025 @ HOKK Win, 8-4 1.2 4 1 1 0 1
06/27/2025 RAKU Loss, 4-8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/2025 @ CHIB Win, 1-0 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
06/21/2025 FSB Loss, 0-10 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
06/13/2025 HAN Loss, 1-4 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
06/11/2025 YOKO Win, 5-2 1.2 4 1 1 0 3
06/07/2025 @ HIRO Loss, 4-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
06/06/2025 @ HIRO Loss, 5-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
He must acquire more mental toughness.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:12/20/1991
Born in:Ichinomiya, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y2,020,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 101 Days
Service This Yr:101 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 104 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
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 28 0 2 1 1 3.79 38.0 41 16 16 3 9 36 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 1 0 100.0 28 8 12.08 9.71 8.53 2.13 3.07 1.32 73 0.5 .349        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 81 21 3 1 3 11 5 24 3 0 1 .259 .300 .432 .732      
vs. RHB 63 20 4 1 0 5 4 12 1 0 0 .317 .353 .413 .766      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 2  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 6 1 1 0 1 3  
April 9 0 1 1 1 7.20 10.0 15 8 8 1 3 9  
May 7 0 1 0 0 4.35 10.1 10 5 5 2 3 8  
June 9 0 0 0 0 0.77 11.2 9 1 1 0 1 14  
July 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 0 2 5  
Spring Training 8 0 0 1 0 6.14 7.1 5 6 5 0 9 3  
Last Year 55 0 3 6 3 2.54 71.0 48 23 20 2 34 51  
2 Years Ago 46 0 4 0 3 1.83 54.0 36 12 11 3 15 46  
Career 443 4 32 19 13 3.02 507.1 432 188 170 35 179 435  
Home 17 0 2 1 1 3.71 26.2 28 11 11 2 6 26  
Road 11 0 0 0 0 3.97 11.1 13 5 5 1 3 10  
Grass 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 5  
Turf 24 0 2 1 1 4.15 34.2 40 16 16 3 8 31  
Day 8 0 1 0 0 2.61 10.1 6 3 3 1 4 12  
Night 20 0 1 1 1 4.23 27.2 35 13 13 2 5 24  
As Reliever / Substitution 28 0 2 1 1 3.79 38.0 41 16 16 3 9 36  
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 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3 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 1 0 100.0 1 1 18.00 18.00 27.00 0.00 10.23 2.00 270 -0.1 1.000        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000      
vs. RHB 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250      
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3  
Career 15 0 4 1 1 3.29 41.0 37 19 15 3 16 42  
Home 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3  
Grass 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3  
Night 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3  
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+
2017 SS - NPB 25 42 0 2 0 0 2.40 45.0 43 15 12 4 10 42 0 0 1.18 .312 3.36 0.6 169
2018 SS - NPB 26 64 0 3 1 0 3.40 53.0 40 22 20 9 19 54 0 0 1.11 .233 4.56 -0.1 119
2019 SS - NPB 27 81 0 5 4 0 3.50 82.1 77 33 32 6 32 66 0 0 1.32 .291 3.82 0.6 116
2020 SS - NPB 28 41 4 5 5 0 4.18 60.1 60 35 28 3 23 53 0 0 1.38 .000 3.18 1.0 97
2021 Saitama Seibu - NPB 29 47 0 3 2 3 2.86 56.2 53 18 18 3 22 40 0 0 1.32 .301 3.49 0.5 139
2022 Saitama Seibu - NPB 30 39 0 5 0 3 2.49 47.0 34 14 13 2 15 47 0 0 1.04 .269 2.91 0.8 159
2023 SS - NPB 31 46 0 4 0 3 1.83 54.0 36 12 11 3 15 46 0 0 0.94 .229 2.94 0.6 193
2024 OR - NPB 32 55 0 3 6 3 2.54 71.0 48 23 20 2 34 51 0 0 1.15 .234 3.43 0.4 141
2025 OR - NPB 33 28 0 2 1 1 3.79 38.0 41 16 16 3 9 36 0 0 1.32 .349 3.07 0.5 111
Total NPB 443 4 32 19 13 3.02 507.1 432 188 170 35 179 435 0 0 1.20 .335 3.45 5.0 131
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+
2017 SS (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 9 0 3 1 0 3.19 31.0 30 15 11 2 14 24 0 0 1.42 .295 4.14 0.1 127
2018 SS (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0.60 .222 1.20 0.2 999
2020 SS (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 3 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 3 2 2 0 1 7 0 0 1.00 .375 1.20 0.2 90
2025 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 33 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 2.00 1.000 10.23 -0.1 21
Total NGN 15 0 4 1 1 3.29 41.0 37 19 15 3 16 42 0 0 1.29 .301 3.64 122.3
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+
2022 Saitama Seibu - NPB 30 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.33 .143 1.81 0.1 999
2023 SS - NPB 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.86 .222 3.03 0.0 999
Total NPB 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.56 .188 2.35 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 SS - INT P 41 0 4 15 2 22 3 .864 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Saitama Seibu - INT P 47 0 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 56.2 2.06 +1.2 1.279
2022 Saitama Seibu - INT P 39 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 47.0 1.72 -0.3 .971
2023 SS - INT P 44 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 54.0 0.33 +1.0 1.985
2024 OR - INT P 55 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 71.0 0.89 +0.6 .953
2025 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 OR - INT P 28 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 38.0 0.24 -0.4 .987
TOTAL P 255 0 14 37 3 54 3 .944 267.2 1.71 +2.1 1.118
PLAYER HISTORY
10/21/2016 Drafted by the Seibu Lions in the 5th round of the 2016 NPB Draft from Honda Suzuka Indus.
04/16/2021 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
08/24/2021 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/30/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y483,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
10/24/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y414,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
11/02/2023 Became a free agent.
12/17/2023 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of Y3,900,000 with the OR Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2024 12 8
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