P Kaima Taira #61
SS Lions NPB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/10/2025
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P KAIMA TAIRA #61 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
37 0 1-4 17 3.55 38.0 31 3 15 27 1.21 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 65 65 70 65
Movement 65 65 65 65
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 70
Slider 75 75
Changeup 60 60
Cutter 70 70
Forkball 45 55
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 25
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/09/2025 @ RAKU Win, 9-1 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
07/03/2025 FSB Win, 3-2 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Win
07/02/2025 FSB Win, 10-9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
06/29/2025 HOKK Win, 7-6 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Save
06/26/2025 @ RAKU Win, 4-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
06/19/2025 ORI Loss, 4-6 1.2 3 4 3 1 1 Loss
06/18/2025 ORI Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
06/15/2025 HIRO Win, 6-3 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Save
06/11/2025 YAK Loss, 6-6 1.1 1 1 0 0 0
06/09/2025 @ HAN Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Save
PERSONALITY
Kaima is easy to like.
Birthday:11/15/1999
Born in:Ishigaki, OKI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:160 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y1,000,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 57 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 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 37 0 1 4 17 3.55 38.0 31 21 15 3 15 27 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 19 2 89.5 37 28 11.61 7.34 6.39 3.55 4.17 1.21 97 0.0 .262        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 83 23 8 0 1 14 6 14 1 1 2 .277 .337 .410 .747      
vs. RHB 53 8 0 0 2 7 9 13 0 0 1 .151 .286 .264 .550      
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 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2  
Last Week 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 1  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
April 13 0 0 1 5 1.42 12.2 7 3 2 0 3 10  
May 10 0 0 1 6 6.30 10.0 11 8 7 1 6 5  
June 10 0 0 2 5 4.91 11.0 12 10 6 2 4 9  
July 3 0 1 0 1 0.00 3.2 1 0 0 0 2 3  
Spring Training 12 0 0 1 1 0.79 11.1 6 2 1 0 5 19  
Last Year 56 0 5 9 34 3.92 57.1 49 30 25 6 34 79  
2 Years Ago 56 0 3 7 6 5.13 54.1 49 34 31 3 42 75  
Career 321 0 22 33 71 3.20 351.1 265 145 125 23 179 431  
Home 21 0 1 3 10 3.63 22.1 19 13 9 3 9 11  
Road 16 0 0 1 7 3.45 15.2 12 8 6 0 6 16  
Grass 6 0 0 1 3 2.57 7.0 5 4 2 0 2 7  
Turf 31 0 1 3 14 3.77 31.0 26 17 13 3 13 20  
Day 18 0 1 4 7 3.20 19.2 13 10 7 2 7 12  
Night 19 0 0 0 10 3.93 18.1 18 11 8 1 8 15  
As Reliever / Substitution 37 0 1 4 17 3.55 38.0 31 21 15 3 15 27  
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+
2019 SS - NPB 19 26 0 2 1 1 3.38 24.0 29 13 9 2 9 23 0 0 1.58 .365 3.87 0.1 120
2020 SS - NPB 20 54 0 1 0 1 1.87 53.0 22 11 11 2 29 62 0 0 0.96 .000 3.45 0.6 217
2021 Saitama Seibu - NPB 21 45 0 4 7 5 2.91 58.2 41 20 19 4 28 70 0 0 1.18 .280 3.29 1.0 137
2022 Saitama Seibu - NPB 22 47 0 6 5 7 2.05 66.0 44 16 15 3 22 95 0 0 1.00 .306 1.95 2.6 194
2023 SS - NPB 23 56 0 3 7 6 5.13 54.1 49 34 31 3 42 75 0 0 1.67 .351 3.26 0.5 69
2024 SS - NPB 24 56 0 5 9 34 3.92 57.1 49 30 25 6 34 79 0 0 1.45 .336 3.39 0.6 93
2025 SS - NPB 25 37 0 1 4 17 3.55 38.0 31 21 15 3 15 27 0 0 1.21 .262 4.17 0.0 121
Total NPB 321 0 22 33 71 3.20 351.1 265 145 125 23 179 431 0 0 1.26 .376 3.21 5.5 120
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+
2018 SS (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 10 0 0 0 0 5.40 16.2 11 11 10 2 17 21 0 0 1.68 .243 5.66 -0.3 75
2019 SS (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 7 0 1 0 0 1.12 16.0 9 4 2 0 7 22 0 0 1.00 .265 1.76 0.5 361
Total NGN 17 0 1 0 0 3.31 32.2 20 15 12 2 24 43 0 0 1.35 .254 3.75 122.9
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 22 4 0 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 1 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 0.86 .062 4.15 0.0 308
2023 SS - NPB 23 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.00 .000 6.03 -0.1 999
Total NPB 6 0 0 0 0 1.00 9.0 1 1 1 0 7 4 0 0 0.89 .045 4.57 396.6
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 54 0 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Saitama Seibu - INT P 44 0 2 11 0 14 1 .929 58.2 1.99 -0.4 1.173
2022 Saitama Seibu - INT P 47 0 3 8 0 12 1 .917 66.0 1.50 -0.1 1.165
2023 SS - INT P 56 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 54.1 0.66 -2.5 .425
2024 SS - INT P 56 0 5 2 2 7 0 1.000 57.1 1.10 +0.2 .714
2025 SS - INT P 37 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 38.0 1.18 +0.9 1.233
TOTAL P 294 0 15 39 2 56 2 .964 274.1 1.77 -1.9 .936
PLAYER HISTORY
10/26/2017 Drafted by the Saitama Seibu Lions in the 4th round of the 2017 NPB draft.
06/02/2021 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
12/02/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of Y420,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 35 (40).
10/12/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year.
10/24/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y750,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 45 (50).
10/31/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y924,375.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (50).
09/01/2024 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/19/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y1,000,000 with the SS Lions organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2023 56 9
2024 56 10
Year L Rank
2024 9 7
Year SV Rank
2022 7 10
2024 34 2
Year HLD Rank
2022 16 2
2023 15 6
Year WP Rank
2023 12 1
Year RA Rank
2023 56 9
2024 56 10
Year GF Rank
2024 48 2
Year WAR Rank
2022 2.7 6
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