3B Tensui Kato #24
Kyoto Owls BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/14/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B TENSUI KATO #24 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 481 121 13 0 16 63 26 69 .252 .294 .378 0 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 @ HSH Win, 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ HSH Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1975 @ HSH Loss, 1-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1975 DNK Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 DNK Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 DNK Win, 6-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
09/21/1975 @ RAK Loss, 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1975 @ RAK Win, 7-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 @ YOK Win, 5-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/22/1944
Born in:Oita, OIT
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,600
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 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:1962, 7th Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 481 121 13 0 16 63 39 26 69 .252 .294 .378 .672 .294 .127 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 522 5 2 0 7 5 5 182 29 0 1 0.0 53.7 3.84 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   76 20 5 0 1 12 10 6 10 0 1 1 .263 .325 .368 .694
Versus Right   405 101 8 0 15 51 29 20 59 5 4 4 .249 .288 .380 .668
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   103 26 4 0 2 10 6 4 18 2 1 3 .252 .295 .350 .644
June   101 30 2 0 6 14 7 3 12 0 1 0 .297 .317 .495 .812
July   99 25 4 0 4 19 14 7 16 1 1 0 .253 .299 .414 .713
August   89 17 1 0 2 12 5 8 11 2 0 0 .191 .253 .270 .522
September   89 23 2 0 2 8 7 4 12 0 2 2 .258 .305 .348 .654
Last Year   488 127 15 0 30 89 60 23 63 4 10 6 .260 .299 .475 .775
2 Years Ago   490 135 22 0 32 90 58 29 59 2 10 6 .276 .323 .516 .839
Career   3708 913 127 2 165 540 381 246 504 33 91 50 .246 .299 .415 .715
Home   247 65 7 0 11 31 23 13 35 3 0 3 .263 .305 .425 .730
Road   234 56 6 0 5 32 16 13 34 2 5 2 .239 .283 .329 .612
Grass   481 121 13 0 16 63 39 26 69 5 5 5 .252 .294 .378 .672
Day   206 44 1 0 5 21 15 9 33 4 3 0 .214 .242 .291 .533
Night   275 77 12 0 11 42 24 17 36 1 2 5 .280 .332 .444 .776
As Starter   477 121 13 0 16 63 39 25 68 5 5 5 .254 .295 .382 .676
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   111 15 3 0 1 6 5 8 20 3 2 0 .135 .189 .189 .378
Inning 1-3   150 50 5 0 8 27 16 4 13 1 3 2 .333 .357 .527 .883
Inning 4-6   176 44 2 0 3 17 14 12 29 0 0 3 .250 .309 .312 .621
Inning 7-9   146 27 6 0 5 19 9 9 26 4 2 0 .185 .226 .329 .555
Extra Innings   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
0 Outs   161 37 3 0 4 12 12 9 20 0 4 2 .230 .279 .323 .602
1 Outs   145 46 7 0 4 21 15 6 24 5 1 0 .317 .333 .448 .782
2 Outs   175 38 3 0 8 30 12 11 25 0 0 3 .217 .275 .371 .647
Scoring Position   125 35 4 0 6 50 15 10 19 5 5 0 .280 .321 .456 .777
Bases Empty   263 63 7 0 7 7 12 10 40 0 0 3 .240 .275 .346 .621
Runner on 1st   93 23 2 0 3 6 12 6 10 0 0 2 .247 .307 .366 .673
Runner on 2nd   40 12 1 0 2 8 5 3 7 0 3 0 .300 .349 .475 .824
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 7 1 0 0 5 1 3 4 0 1 0 .167 .222 .190 .413
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 0 0 1 8 2 2 4 2 0 0 .308 .353 .538 .891
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 .250 .300 .250 .550
Bases Loaded   19 8 2 0 2 22 6 1 2 2 0 0 .421 .409 .842 1.251
Two Strikes   166 34 5 0 4 20 11 10 69 1 0 2 .205 .257 .307 .564
First Pitch   105 33 4 0 7 19 11 2 0 1 2 3 .314 .342 .552 .895
Count 0-1   58 18 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 .310 .310 .397 .707
Count 0-2   36 8 1 0 1 6 2 0 18 0 0 1 .222 .243 .333 .577
Count 1-0   55 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 .109 .105 .127 .233
Count 1-1   51 17 1 0 2 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .327 .471 .798
Count 1-2   56 11 2 0 0 2 1 0 23 0 0 0 .196 .196 .232 .429
Count 2-0   12 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 2-1   23 8 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .478 .826
Count 2-2   49 9 0 0 2 5 4 0 21 1 0 0 .184 .180 .306 .486
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .778 .000 .778
Count 3-1   9 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .438 .000 .438
Full Count   25 6 2 0 1 7 4 10 7 0 0 1 .240 .472 .440 .912
Behind in Count   150 37 5 0 2 15 5 0 41 0 1 1 .247 .252 .320 .572
Ahead in Count   101 19 1 0 2 9 11 14 0 2 2 0 .188 .282 .257 .539
Batting 5th   147 40 2 0 7 18 8 5 20 1 2 1 .272 .299 .429 .727
Batting 6th   105 30 4 0 4 14 12 4 16 2 2 0 .286 .306 .438 .744
Batting 7th   191 42 5 0 4 24 16 15 27 2 1 4 .220 .288 .309 .597
Batting 8th   34 9 2 0 1 7 3 1 5 0 0 0 .265 .286 .412 .697
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Low Leverage   204 52 7 0 8 15 13 13 31 0 0 3 .255 .309 .407 .716
Medium Leverage   183 47 4 0 8 24 16 8 21 2 3 2 .257 .292 .410 .702
High Leverage   91 21 2 0 0 24 10 5 17 3 2 0 .231 .263 .253 .515
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
1965 Kyoto - BAN 21 23 25 6 1 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 4 0 0 .240 .321 .520 .841 159 147 0.1
1966 Kyoto - BAN 22 27 37 10 1 0 3 12 4 2 0 1 4 0 0 .270 .300 .541 .841 165 172 0.4
1967 Kyoto - BAN 23 82 113 27 3 0 0 8 8 7 0 0 15 0 0 .239 .283 .265 .549 70 55 -0.4
1968 Kyoto - BAN 24 133 449 94 17 0 11 43 33 24 2 6 57 0 2 .209 .249 .321 .570 76 67 -0.6
1969 Kyoto - BAN 25 137 486 124 22 0 18 64 47 24 4 7 46 2 4 .255 .292 .412 .703 113 103 2.7
1970 Kyoto - BAN 26 138 447 104 11 2 23 70 50 37 5 3 67 5 3 .233 .297 .421 .717 119 110 3.0
1971 Kyoto - BAN 27 77 251 75 15 0 14 38 31 23 4 2 48 0 4 .299 .364 .526 .890 142 129 2.7
1972 Kyoto - BAN 28 131 441 90 7 0 16 58 47 49 17 3 72 1 3 .204 .306 .329 .635 74 67 0.4
1973 Kyoto - BAN 29 135 490 135 22 0 32 90 58 29 6 2 59 1 0 .276 .323 .516 .839 129 123 3.2
1974 Kyoto - BAN 30 135 488 127 15 0 30 89 60 23 6 4 63 2 3 .260 .299 .475 .775 113 105 2.1
1975 Kyoto - BAN 31 133 481 121 13 0 16 63 39 26 5 5 69 0 1 .252 .294 .378 .672 85 86 1.4
Total BAN 1151 3708 913 127 2 165 540 381 246 50 33 504 11 20 .246 .299 .415 .715 104 97 15.1
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Kyoto - INT 2B 9 0 3 5 2 9 1 .889 12.2 5.68 -1.4 .692
1965 Kyoto - INT 3B 6 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 22.0 2.05 +0.2 1.076
1966 Kyoto - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Kyoto - INT 3B 7 4 2 10 1 14 2 .857 42.0 2.57 -0.8 .908
1967 Kyoto - INT 2B 11 0 8 8 2 17 1 .941 23.0 6.26 -0.6 .810
1967 Kyoto - INT 3B 13 11 12 20 2 34 2 .941 100.0 2.88 -1.2 .948
1968 Kyoto - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Kyoto - INT 3B 127 126 88 258 9 374 28 .925 1070.2 2.91 -6.2 .976
1969 Kyoto - INT 3B 133 132 92 273 21 391 26 .934 1153.0 2.85 +3.8 1.006
1970 Kyoto - INT 3B 136 132 102 283 21 413 28 .932 1154.2 3.00 +2.7 1.004
1971 Kyoto - INT 3B 76 75 50 148 16 204 6 .971 633.1 2.81 +7.1 1.078
1972 Kyoto - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Kyoto - INT 3B 129 126 92 261 21 372 19 .949 1116.0 2.85 +6.5 1.027
1973 Kyoto - INT 1B 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 -0.0 1.047
1973 Kyoto - INT 3B 131 131 79 268 15 380 33 .913 1145.0 2.73 -4.6 .964
1973 Kyoto - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Kyoto - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Kyoto - INT 3B 131 131 91 286 25 403 26 .935 1133.1 2.99 -1.3 .994
1975 Kyoto - INT 3B 128 128 90 285 26 396 21 .947 1124.1 3.00 +2.4 1.025
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 -0.0 1.047
TOTAL 2B 20 0 11 13 4 26 2 .923 35.2 6.06 -2.0 .763
TOTAL 3B 1017 997 700 2095 157 2986 191 .936 8694.1 2.89 +8.6 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 2, Pick 7, 19th overall pick).
07/16/1962 Named the #37 prospect in the BAN
10/13/1962 Named the #28 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
05/01/1963 Named the #22 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
10/14/1963 Named the #21 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
03/22/1964 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/01/1964 Named the #23 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
07/16/1964 Named the #47 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Named the #52 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
07/13/1968 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
07/29/1968 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
09/04/1970 Goes 5-5 against the Sapporo Bears, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/24/1971 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 8-9 weeks.
06/19/1972 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1973 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
10/12/1973 Wins the 1973 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls.
05/06/1974 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/06/1974 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/30/1975 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
09/28/1975 Injured (oblique strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 132 4
1970 132 6
1973 131 9
1974 131 3
Year AB Rank
1973 490 8
1974 488 8
Year H Rank
1969 124 9
1973 135 9
Year TB Rank
1969 200 7
1970 188 10
1973 253 4
1974 232 8
Year 2B Rank
1973 22 8
Year HR Rank
1969 18 5
1970 23 7
1973 32 6
1974 30 7
Year RBI Rank
1969 64 7
1970 70 7
1973 90 5
1974 89 5
Year HP Rank
1969 4 6
1970 5 6
1972 17 1
1973 6 7
Year SH Rank
1969 16 2
1970 14 8
1971 14 7
1972 15 7
1973 10 9
Year SF Rank
1968 6 1
1969 7 5
1970 3 10
1974 4 4
1975 5 5
Year EBH Rank
1969 40 7
1973 54 5
1974 45 9
Year SLG Rank
1969 .412 7
1970 .421 9
1973 .516 6
1974 .475 10
Year ISO Rank
1969 .156 6
1970 .188 8
1973 .241 6
1974 .215 9
Year wOBA Rank
1973 .359 10
Year OPS Rank
1973 .839 10
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