SS Kotaro Kurebayashi #24
OR Buffaloes NPB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/06/2025
BNN Index | NPB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS KOTARO KUREBAYASHI #24 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
82 300 72 9 1 5 27 25 69 .240 .303 .327 9 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 45
Errors: - 75 50
Arm: 20 65 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/05/2025 SEIB Win, 9-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/04/2025 SEIB Win, 7-1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/2025 @ HOKK Loss, 2-9 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
07/02/2025 @ HOKK Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/2025 @ HOKK Win, 8-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
06/28/2025 RAKU Loss, 7-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/2025 RAKU Loss, 4-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/26/2025 @ CHIB Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/25/2025 @ CHIB Loss, 8-9 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
06/24/2025 @ CHIB Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Mild-mannered on and off the field.
Birthday:02/07/2002
Born in:Fujieda, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y150,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 107 Days
Service This Yr:100 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 107 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 82 300 72 9 1 5 27 37 25 69 .240 .303 .327 .629 .297 .087 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 327 2 0 0 4 1 0 98 15 9 0 100.0 31.9 3.70 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 19 3 0 1 4 14 11 24 0 1 1 .200 .290 .263 .553
Versus Right   205 53 6 1 4 23 21 14 45 0 0 1 .259 .309 .356 .665
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   18 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .400 .333 .733
Last Week   20 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
March   13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
April   90 24 2 0 2 9 14 8 19 0 0 0 .267 .327 .356 .682
May   88 19 4 0 0 4 7 8 20 0 1 1 .216 .289 .261 .550
June   91 20 3 1 3 14 11 8 26 0 0 0 .220 .283 .374 .656
July   18 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .400 .333 .733
Spring Training   59 12 1 0 5 15 10 6 15 0 2 0 .203 .277 .475 .751
Last Year   459 109 16 4 5 36 56 34 119 2 4 10 .237 .303 .322 .625
2 Years Ago   368 88 18 1 2 32 27 27 87 3 11 2 .239 .292 .310 .602
Career   1144 273 43 6 12 97 121 87 279 5 16 14 .239 .299 .318 .617
Home   140 33 4 0 4 14 18 15 32 0 0 1 .236 .314 .350 .664
Road   160 39 5 1 1 13 19 10 37 0 1 1 .244 .292 .306 .599
Grass   35 13 2 0 0 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 .371 .405 .429 .834
Turf   265 59 7 1 5 25 31 23 63 0 1 2 .223 .290 .313 .603
Day   111 33 4 0 2 12 19 10 20 0 0 1 .297 .361 .387 .748
Night   189 39 5 1 3 15 18 15 49 0 1 1 .206 .268 .291 .559
As Starter   300 72 9 1 5 27 37 25 69 0 1 2 .240 .303 .327 .629
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   73 17 2 1 2 11 9 9 19 0 0 0 .233 .317 .370 .687
Inning 1-3   97 21 4 0 1 7 9 3 18 0 1 0 .216 .240 .289 .529
Inning 4-6   105 29 2 0 2 8 14 10 27 0 0 1 .276 .345 .352 .697
Inning 7-9   96 22 3 1 2 11 12 10 24 0 0 1 .229 .308 .344 .652
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   101 26 4 0 1 8 17 12 27 0 1 0 .257 .336 .327 .663
1 Outs   94 23 3 0 2 5 9 5 22 0 0 1 .245 .290 .340 .630
2 Outs   105 23 2 1 2 14 9 8 20 0 0 1 .219 .281 .314 .595
Scoring Position   78 21 3 0 3 23 9 4 18 0 1 1 .269 .313 .423 .736
Bases Empty   165 37 4 0 1 1 20 19 39 0 0 1 .224 .308 .267 .575
Runner on 1st   57 14 2 1 1 3 6 2 12 0 0 0 .246 .271 .368 .640
Runner on 2nd   20 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 11 2 0 1 9 2 1 6 0 0 1 .344 .382 .500 .882
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Two Strikes   133 23 3 1 3 10 13 10 69 0 0 0 .173 .231 .278 .509
First Pitch   53 14 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .264 .264 .528
Count 0-1   25 10 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .423 .560 .983
Count 0-2   21 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 11 0 0 0 .095 .095 .286 .381
Count 1-0   34 10 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .324 .618
Count 1-1   21 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .364 .476 .840
Count 1-2   44 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-1   19 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .316 .579
Count 2-2   44 10 2 1 1 4 4 0 19 0 0 0 .227 .227 .386 .614
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Count 3-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .615 .000 .615
Full Count   24 7 0 0 1 3 6 10 12 0 0 0 .292 .500 .417 .917
Behind in Count   90 16 2 0 2 9 6 0 38 0 0 1 .178 .187 .267 .453
Ahead in Count   68 18 2 0 1 6 12 15 0 0 0 0 .265 .398 .338 .736
Batting 2nd   27 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 .037 .037 .037 .074
Batting 4th   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Batting 5th   41 12 2 1 1 9 5 4 8 0 0 0 .293 .356 .463 .819
Batting 6th   85 22 3 0 1 5 7 5 22 0 0 0 .259 .300 .329 .629
Batting 7th   135 34 4 0 3 12 19 14 30 0 0 2 .252 .331 .348 .679
Batting 8th   4 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
Low Leverage   127 27 4 0 0 1 12 7 32 0 0 2 .213 .265 .244 .509
Medium Leverage   108 28 2 1 3 10 13 11 23 0 1 0 .259 .328 .380 .707
High Leverage   65 17 3 0 2 16 9 6 14 0 0 0 .262 .324 .400 .724
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
2020 OR - NPB 18 5 17 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .235 .278 .235 .513 48 46 -0.0
2023 OR - NPB 21 112 368 88 18 1 2 32 27 27 2 3 87 4 5 .239 .292 .310 .602 76 77 -1.1
2024 OR - NPB 22 138 459 109 16 4 5 36 56 34 10 2 119 2 3 .237 .303 .322 .625 81 80 0.7
2025 OR - NPB 23 82 300 72 9 1 5 27 37 25 2 0 69 9 0 .240 .303 .327 .629 79 83 1.0
Total NPB 337 1144 273 43 6 12 97 121 87 14 5 279 15 8 .239 .299 .318 .617 78 79 0.5
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
2020 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 86 309 68 10 1 1 20 28 23 4 2 83 1 0 .220 .281 .269 .550 55 51 -0.7
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 132 447 123 13 8 17 80 55 29 3 6 101 10 4 .275 .320 .454 .774 112 110 1.7
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 112 448 142 22 17 10 71 77 32 6 2 95 8 3 .317 .369 .509 .878 120 120 2.8
2023 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 8 33 10 2 0 1 8 3 2 0 1 5 0 0 .303 .333 .455 .788 125 124 -0.1
Total NGN 338 1237 343 47 26 29 179 163 86 13 11 284 19 7 .277 .328 .428 .756 101 99
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 OR - INT SS 5 0 4 12 1 16 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 5 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.0 1.050
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 130 130 205 307 74 528 16 .970 1040.1 4.43 -11.5 .939
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 70 70 42 105 13 155 8 .948 609.2 2.17 +0.9 1.029
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 21 20 30 49 10 82 3 .963 174.1 4.08 -0.9 1.006
2023 OR - INT 3B 32 27 11 52 6 64 1 .984 245.1 2.31 -2.0 .977
2023 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 8 8 14 24 11 40 2 .950 74.0 4.62 -2.1 .862
2023 OR - INT SS 78 78 114 186 45 310 10 .968 639.2 4.22 -13.0 .880
2024 OR - INT 2B 2 2 0 5 0 6 1 .833 17.0 2.65 -0.6 .853
2024 OR - INT 3B 10 1 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 26.1 2.39 +0.6 1.015
2024 OR - INT SS 131 129 177 310 81 498 11 .978 1112.1 3.94 -6.0 .956
2025 OR - INT 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.2 1.043
2025 OR - INT SS 81 80 130 243 57 379 6 .984 699.1 4.80 +3.1 1.026
TOTAL 2B 2 2 0 5 0 6 1 .833 17.0 2.65 -0.6 .853
TOTAL 3B 118 100 55 166 20 230 9 .961 902.1 2.20 -0.3 1.013
TOTAL SS 454 445 674 1131 279 1853 48 .974 3740.0 4.34 -30.4 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
10/17/2019 Drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the 2nd round of the 2019 NPB Draft
03/26/2021 Named the #53 prospect in the NPB
07/08/2021 Named the #41 prospect in the NPB
07/13/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League All-Star Game.
10/18/2021 Wins the 2021 NGN WL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/09/2021 Named the #38 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (55).
03/25/2022 Named the #76 prospect in the NPB
04/04/2022 Wins the NGN WL Player of the Week Award.
04/10/2022 Injured on 04/09/2022, diagnosed with a twisted ankle, is day-to-day.
04/17/2022 Injured on 04/16/2022, diagnosed with a separated shoulder, will miss 5 weeks.
06/18/2022 Named the #54 prospect in the NPB
07/25/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League All-Star Game.
09/05/2022 Wins the NGN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/03/2022 Named the #47 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
03/31/2023 Named the #56 prospect in the NPB
11/02/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of Y150,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (45).
08/05/2024 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
08/18/2024 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/29/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of Y150,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
05/13/2025 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2024 119 9
Year 3B Rank
2024 4 4
Year HP Rank
2024 10 6
Year SH Rank
2023 11 9
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