3B Tensui Kato #24
Kyoto Owls BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B TENSUI KATO #24 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 488 127 15 0 30 89 23 63 .260 .299 .475 2 2.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 RAK Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1974 RAK Loss, 2-6 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/29/1974 RAK Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ HSH Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/27/1974 @ HSH Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 @ HSH Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 YOK Loss, 2-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 YOK Win, 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 YOK Win, 7-4 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
09/21/1974 DNK Win, 4-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 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:$15,750
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 488 127 15 0 30 89 60 23 63 .260 .299 .475 .775 .331 .215 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 531 6 2 0 20 10 4 232 45 2 3 40.0 62.0 4.20 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 17 2 0 2 11 7 4 13 2 3 1 .246 .289 .362 .652
Versus Right   419 110 13 0 28 78 53 19 50 2 7 5 .263 .301 .494 .795
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   103 30 4 0 8 28 18 6 12 1 3 2 .291 .339 .563 .902
June   92 19 3 0 7 18 10 1 9 0 1 0 .207 .215 .467 .682
July   102 25 3 0 7 15 12 3 15 0 3 0 .245 .267 .480 .747
August   88 32 2 0 3 11 12 5 13 2 1 2 .364 .402 .489 .891
September   99 21 3 0 5 17 8 7 14 1 2 1 .212 .269 .394 .662
October   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
All-Star Game   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Last Year   490 135 22 0 32 90 58 29 59 2 10 6 .276 .323 .516 .839
2 Years Ago   441 90 7 0 16 58 47 49 72 3 15 17 .204 .306 .329 .635
Career   3227 792 114 2 149 477 342 220 435 28 86 45 .245 .300 .421 .721
Home   225 62 6 0 13 36 26 10 25 2 7 2 .276 .310 .476 .785
Road   263 65 9 0 17 53 34 13 38 2 3 4 .247 .291 .475 .766
Grass   488 127 15 0 30 89 60 23 63 4 10 6 .260 .299 .475 .775
Day   267 73 7 0 18 51 31 8 39 1 4 4 .273 .304 .502 .805
Night   221 54 8 0 12 38 29 15 24 3 6 2 .244 .295 .443 .738
As Starter   484 125 15 0 29 88 59 23 61 4 10 6 .258 .298 .469 .767
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Close/Late   111 27 4 0 6 20 12 5 16 2 3 1 .243 .277 .441 .719
Inning 1-3   143 46 3 0 8 29 16 10 13 0 3 1 .322 .370 .510 .881
Inning 4-6   185 43 7 0 14 37 29 7 23 2 4 4 .232 .273 .497 .770
Inning 7-9   153 36 5 0 7 22 14 4 25 2 3 1 .235 .256 .405 .661
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .714 1.159
0 Outs   146 39 8 0 11 27 21 7 19 2 9 1 .267 .301 .548 .849
1 Outs   181 40 2 0 9 28 20 8 25 2 1 4 .221 .267 .381 .648
2 Outs   161 48 5 0 10 34 19 8 19 0 0 1 .298 .335 .516 .851
Scoring Position   136 39 2 0 8 57 16 7 18 4 10 0 .287 .313 .478 .791
Bases Empty   246 59 8 0 15 15 31 11 31 0 0 3 .240 .281 .455 .736
Runner on 1st   106 29 5 0 7 17 13 5 14 0 0 3 .274 .325 .519 .843
Runner on 2nd   52 11 1 0 3 11 5 3 11 0 8 0 .212 .255 .404 .658
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 12 0 0 1 8 3 2 4 0 0 0 .286 .318 .357 .675
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 0 0 0 9 1 2 1 0 2 0 .385 .467 .385 .851
Bases Loaded   16 6 1 0 3 22 5 0 1 4 0 0 .375 .300 1.000 1.300
Two Strikes   160 26 2 0 6 21 7 8 63 1 0 2 .163 .211 .287 .498
First Pitch   110 37 5 0 12 25 24 2 0 1 1 2 .336 .357 .709 1.066
Count 0-1   71 24 4 0 5 12 8 0 0 0 1 0 .338 .338 .606 .944
Count 0-2   24 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 9 1 0 0 .125 .120 .250 .370
Count 1-0   51 12 1 0 2 13 6 0 0 2 1 0 .235 .226 .373 .599
Count 1-1   39 11 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 3 1 .282 .300 .385 .685
Count 1-2   50 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 0 0 2 .060 .096 .080 .176
Count 2-0   17 5 1 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 2 1 .294 .333 .706 1.039
Count 2-1   25 7 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 .280 .280 .520 .800
Count 2-2   49 16 1 0 4 13 5 0 12 0 0 0 .327 .327 .592 .918
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 4 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .357 .857
Full Count   37 4 0 0 1 3 1 8 18 0 0 0 .108 .267 .189 .456
Behind in Count   145 30 5 0 6 17 9 0 33 1 1 2 .207 .216 .366 .582
Ahead in Count   108 29 3 0 6 26 17 13 0 2 5 1 .269 .347 .463 .810
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   14 8 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196
Batting 6th   133 35 3 0 6 14 14 6 14 2 6 0 .263 .291 .421 .712
Batting 7th   315 75 12 0 23 71 42 13 41 2 4 5 .238 .278 .495 .773
Batting 8th   22 7 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 .318 .400 .318 .718
Batting 9th   3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Low Leverage   223 53 4 0 16 32 29 7 34 1 3 2 .238 .266 .471 .737
Medium Leverage   166 42 10 0 7 22 22 11 21 1 5 3 .253 .309 .440 .749
High Leverage   98 31 1 0 7 35 9 5 8 2 2 1 .316 .349 .541 .890
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 .775 111 110 2.4
Total BAN 1018 3227 792 114 2 149 477 342 220 45 28 435 11 19 .245 .300 .421 .721 107 100 14.0
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
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 889 869 610 1810 131 2590 170 .934 7570.0 2.88 +6.2 1.000
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.
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
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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