2B Niito Katagiri #2
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/04/1962
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B NIITO KATAGIRI #2 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
31 93 20 6 2 1 11 14 4 .215 .315 .355 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 1 1 1
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 3 2
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 4 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/03/1962 KIN Win, 8-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/02/1962 KIN Loss, 5-10 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
06/01/1962 KIN Win, 6-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/31/1962 @ VES Win, 7-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/30/1962 @ VES Win, 5-2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
05/29/1962 @ VES Win, 4-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/27/1962 KOB Win, 4-3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
05/26/1962 KOB Loss, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/25/1962 KOB Loss, 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/1962 NAG Win, 7-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/05/1931
Born in:Goshogawara, AOM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,316
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 6th Pick in Round 3
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1949 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 76 269 82 5 9 0 44 38 13 35 .305 .340 .390 .731 .342 .086 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 288 3 1 0 10 14 3 105 14 3 7 30.0 32.0 3.91 -1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   64 17 1 2 0 17 7 2 11 1 2 0 .266 .284 .344 .627
Versus Right   205 65 4 7 0 27 31 11 24 2 12 3 .317 .357 .405 .762
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   269 82 5 9 0 44 38 13 35 3 14 3 .305 .340 .390 .731
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 93 20 6 2 1 11 11 14 4 .215 .315 .355 .670 .300 .140 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 108 0 1 0 3 0 1 33 9 0 0 0.0 10.6 3.71 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 4 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .200 .250 .450
Versus Right   65 16 5 1 1 7 10 12 4 1 0 0 .246 .359 .400 .759
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 6 3 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .348 .429 .776
May   82 17 4 2 1 10 8 13 3 1 0 0 .207 .312 .341 .654
June   11 3 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
Last Year   418 95 16 1 6 37 45 54 45 4 14 4 .227 .319 .313 .632
2 Years Ago   419 97 24 1 2 43 31 43 38 5 5 1 .232 .301 .308 .609
Career   3116 786 157 14 34 299 361 322 196 23 115 17 .252 .323 .344 .668
Home   56 14 5 1 0 4 8 9 3 0 0 0 .250 .354 .375 .729
Road   37 6 1 1 1 7 3 5 1 1 0 0 .162 .256 .324 .580
Grass   93 20 6 2 1 11 11 14 4 1 0 0 .215 .315 .355 .670
Day   41 8 2 1 1 5 4 11 3 0 0 0 .195 .365 .366 .731
Night   52 12 4 1 0 6 7 3 1 1 0 0 .231 .268 .346 .614
As Starter   92 20 6 2 1 11 11 14 4 1 0 0 .217 .318 .359 .676
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   18 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Inning 1-3   26 6 2 1 0 6 1 5 1 0 0 0 .231 .355 .385 .739
Inning 4-6   36 10 2 1 1 5 6 6 1 1 0 0 .278 .372 .472 .844
Inning 7-9   31 4 2 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .129 .206 .194 .399
0 Outs   27 7 3 0 1 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 .259 .355 .481 .836
1 Outs   36 6 1 1 0 4 2 5 1 1 0 0 .167 .262 .250 .512
2 Outs   30 7 2 1 0 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 .233 .343 .367 .710
Scoring Position   25 6 2 1 0 8 0 4 2 1 0 0 .240 .333 .400 .733
Bases Empty   47 8 2 0 1 1 6 8 1 0 0 0 .170 .291 .277 .568
Runner on 1st   21 6 2 1 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .348 .476 .824
Runner on 2nd   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.167 1.667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   34 7 2 0 0 4 2 8 4 0 0 0 .206 .357 .265 .622
First Pitch   18 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .278 .541
Count 0-1   13 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Count 0-2   7 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-0   7 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 1-1   6 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .429 1.333 1.762
Count 1-2   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
Behind in Count   30 7 2 1 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 .233 .233 .367 .600
Ahead in Count   22 4 1 1 0 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 .182 .333 .318 .652
Batting 6th   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Batting 7th   17 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 .118 .286 .176 .462
Batting 8th   68 17 4 2 1 9 10 10 3 1 0 0 .250 .342 .412 .754
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   44 10 2 1 1 2 7 4 2 0 0 0 .227 .292 .386 .678
Medium Leverage   28 6 3 0 0 3 4 10 1 0 0 0 .214 .421 .321 .742
High Leverage   18 3 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .158 .333 .491
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
1949 Tokyo Rakisuta - JBA 18 76 269 82 5 9 0 44 38 13 3 3 35 3 7 .305 .340 .390 .731 85 86 -1.8
1950 Fukuoka - BAN 19 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 45 36 -0.0
1955 Fukuoka - BAN 24 106 405 125 24 4 7 50 73 38 4 5 13 2 1 .309 .369 .440 .809 116 116 3.0
1956 Fukuoka - BAN 25 138 530 130 27 1 6 32 65 39 1 0 21 0 1 .245 .298 .334 .632 73 76 0.0
1957 Fukuoka - BAN 26 119 425 114 23 1 3 41 42 36 1 4 19 0 2 .268 .324 .348 .672 88 91 0.1
1958 Fukuoka - BAN 27 127 415 110 19 3 4 42 53 55 4 3 28 2 3 .265 .354 .354 .709 102 108 1.2
1959 Fukuoka - BAN 28 123 407 94 18 1 5 43 41 43 2 1 27 0 1 .231 .307 .317 .624 80 81 0.2
1960 Fukuoka - BAN 29 139 419 97 24 1 2 43 31 43 1 5 38 1 1 .232 .301 .308 .609 72 75 -1.0
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 30 133 418 95 16 1 6 37 45 54 4 4 45 0 2 .227 .319 .313 .632 73 73 0.0
1962 Fukuoka - BAN 31 31 93 20 6 2 1 11 11 14 0 1 4 0 0 .215 .315 .355 .670 87 90 0.3
Total JBA 76 269 82 5 9 0 44 38 13 3 3 35 3 7 .305 .340 .390 .731 85 86 -1.8
Total BAN 928 3116 786 157 14 34 299 361 322 17 23 196 5 11 .252 .323 .344 .668 86 88 3.9
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
1949 Total - 18 21 93 39 13 4 0 22 31 10 2 1 6 20 7 .419 .481 .645 1.126 100 100 1.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Tokyo Rakisuta - INT SS 76 76 134 196 32 356 26 .927 673.1 4.41 -21.3 .850
1950 Fukuoka - INT 2B 5 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 -0.3 .998
1950 Fukuoka - INT SS 6 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.3 1.034
1955 Fukuoka - INT 2B 106 105 251 292 83 561 18 .968 880.0 5.55 +5.3 1.055
1955 Fukuoka - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Fukuoka - INT 2B 135 133 357 397 103 783 29 .963 1132.2 5.99 -3.3 .976
1956 Fukuoka - INT SS 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.0 1.073
1957 Fukuoka - INT 2B 116 116 265 364 92 643 14 .978 966.2 5.86 -7.2 .975
1957 Fukuoka - INT SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 -0.7 .000
1958 Fukuoka - INT 2B 116 115 251 335 99 607 21 .965 960.0 5.49 -8.6 .951
1958 Fukuoka - INT SS 10 6 12 14 3 26 0 1.000 56.0 4.18 +0.0 1.004
1959 Fukuoka - INT 2B 122 121 268 413 92 700 19 .973 1024.2 5.98 -7.1 .956
1959 Fukuoka - INT SS 4 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 6.2 9.45 +0.4 1.063
1960 Fukuoka - INT 2B 136 136 291 406 89 723 26 .964 1109.2 5.65 -8.2 .957
1960 Fukuoka - INT SS 3 0 1 3 2 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 1.054
1961 Fukuoka - INT 2B 131 129 248 442 76 713 23 .968 1082.1 5.74 +2.6 .993
1962 Fukuoka - INT 2B 30 30 77 91 19 174 6 .966 246.2 6.13 -0.2 .975
TOTAL 2B 897 885 2011 2744 653 4911 156 .968 7411.2 5.77 -27.0 .977
TOTAL SS 104 82 153 221 38 400 26 .935 756.2 4.45 -21.2 .867
PLAYER HISTORY
06/27/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams. (Round 3, Pick 6, 22nd overall pick).
08/01/1949 Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award.
09/19/1949 Wins the 1949 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams.
10/01/1949 Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award.
11/01/1949 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/28/1950 Was traded by the Rakisuta Rams to the Fukuoka Falcons, along with C Meguru Morioka, in exchange for C Hirofumi Kato.
04/01/1951 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
11/19/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
04/29/1954 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
06/19/1955 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1955 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 6 weeks.
08/22/1956 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/1957 Injured (torn hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
05/10/1958 Goes 5-5 against the Osaka Sailors, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
09/22/1961 Injured (gout),out for 4 days.
05/01/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1956 133 9
1960 136 3
Year AB Rank
1955 405 9
1956 530 10
Year H Rank
1955 125 9
Year TB Rank
1955 178 10
Year 2B Rank
1955 24 5
1956 27 9
Year 3B Rank
1955 4 6
Year SB Rank
1955 2 3
Year R Rank
1955 73 5
Year IBB Rank
1961 8 5
Year HP Rank
1949 3 7
1955 4 3
1958 4 10
Year SH Rank
1949 14 10
1955 21 1
1956 17 5
1957 29 1
1958 15 2
1959 14 3
1961 14 2
Year SF Rank
1955 5 5
1960 5 7
Year EBH Rank
1955 35 9
Year AVG Rank
1955 .309 3
Year OBP Rank
1955 .369 4
Year SLG Rank
1955 .440 5
Year RC Rank
1955 67.97 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1955 5.83 5
Year ISO Rank
1955 .131 6
Year wOBA Rank
1955 .368 5
Year OPS Rank
1955 .809 5
Year WAR Rank
1955 3.5 9
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