2B Niito Katagiri #2
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1961
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2B NIITO KATAGIRI #2 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 418 95 16 1 6 37 54 45 .227 .319 .313 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 @ KIN Loss, 0-14 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1961 @ KIN Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1961 @ KIN Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1961 NAG Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1961 NAG Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1961 NAG Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1961 @ VES Loss, 2-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1961 @ VES Win, 9-4 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/1961 @ VES Loss, 5-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/1961 OSA Win, 5-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 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, None
Service This Yr:156 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: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 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 418 95 16 1 6 37 45 54 45 .227 .319 .313 .632 .285 .086 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 480 4 8 0 8 14 4 131 23 0 2 0.0 44.4 3.41 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   125 27 2 0 1 8 14 13 18 0 3 2 .216 .300 .256 .556
Versus Right   293 68 14 1 5 29 30 41 27 4 11 2 .232 .326 .338 .664
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   82 19 4 1 3 14 12 9 7 1 2 2 .232 .319 .415 .734
June   86 20 4 0 1 3 10 12 7 1 6 0 .233 .323 .314 .637
July   94 21 2 0 2 9 9 13 15 0 2 1 .223 .324 .309 .633
August   73 17 4 0 0 6 6 9 7 1 2 1 .233 .321 .288 .609
September   81 18 2 0 0 5 8 10 9 1 2 0 .222 .304 .247 .551
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Year   419 97 24 1 2 43 31 43 38 5 5 1 .232 .301 .308 .609
2 Years Ago   407 94 18 1 5 43 41 43 27 1 14 2 .231 .307 .317 .624
Career   3023 766 151 12 33 288 350 308 192 22 115 17 .253 .324 .344 .668
Home   210 54 6 0 3 22 26 32 20 2 7 1 .257 .355 .329 .684
Road   208 41 10 1 3 15 19 22 25 2 7 3 .197 .281 .298 .579
Grass   418 95 16 1 6 37 45 54 45 4 14 4 .227 .319 .313 .632
Day   178 37 9 1 3 21 16 24 21 3 7 0 .208 .298 .320 .618
Night   240 58 7 0 3 16 29 30 24 1 7 4 .242 .335 .308 .643
As Starter   414 94 16 1 6 37 42 53 45 4 13 4 .227 .318 .314 .632
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   83 18 2 0 1 7 10 9 10 0 9 0 .217 .293 .277 .571
Inning 1-3   132 32 6 0 1 7 12 14 16 3 3 1 .242 .313 .311 .624
Inning 4-6   156 33 5 0 4 18 14 26 16 1 2 1 .212 .326 .321 .647
Inning 7-9   130 30 5 1 1 12 18 14 13 0 9 2 .231 .315 .308 .623
0 Outs   135 29 4 0 2 9 22 18 11 2 9 2 .215 .312 .289 .601
1 Outs   135 44 7 1 3 10 17 14 11 2 5 0 .326 .384 .459 .843
2 Outs   148 22 5 0 1 18 5 22 23 0 0 2 .149 .267 .203 .470
Scoring Position   109 18 2 0 2 31 8 17 15 4 14 0 .165 .269 .239 .508
Bases Empty   227 52 8 0 4 4 28 31 24 0 0 2 .229 .327 .317 .644
Runner on 1st   82 25 6 1 0 2 8 6 6 0 0 2 .305 .367 .402 .769
Runner on 2nd   32 6 1 0 0 4 2 7 2 0 11 0 .188 .333 .219 .552
Runner on 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 4 0 0 0 2 3 2 6 0 1 0 .111 .158 .111 .269
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 0 0 2 10 2 0 3 2 0 0 .308 .267 .769 1.036
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Bases Loaded   12 3 1 0 0 13 1 3 2 2 0 0 .250 .353 .333 .686
Two Strikes   156 32 3 0 4 18 16 21 45 3 0 0 .205 .294 .301 .596
First Pitch   69 15 4 0 0 5 6 8 0 0 9 1 .217 .308 .275 .583
Count 0-1   38 11 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .289 .317 .395 .712
Count 0-2   32 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .094 .094 .125 .219
Count 1-0   51 10 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 .196 .196 .294 .490
Count 1-1   44 14 3 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 .318 .333 .455 .788
Count 1-2   46 10 0 0 3 7 4 0 14 1 0 0 .217 .213 .413 .626
Count 2-0   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-1   27 6 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .296 .519
Count 2-2   39 8 2 0 0 8 3 0 9 2 0 0 .205 .195 .256 .452
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   19 5 0 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 .263 .588 .263 .851
Full Count   39 11 0 0 1 2 8 21 11 0 0 0 .282 .533 .359 .892
Behind in Count   116 24 5 0 3 11 7 0 25 2 1 2 .207 .217 .328 .544
Ahead in Count   111 23 2 1 1 10 13 25 0 0 3 0 .207 .353 .270 .623
Batting Leadoff   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Batting 2nd   36 8 1 0 1 1 3 3 4 0 1 0 .222 .282 .333 .615
Batting 4th   9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 6th   34 7 2 0 0 3 3 5 4 0 2 1 .206 .325 .265 .590
Batting 7th   131 28 2 0 3 13 12 15 16 1 4 1 .214 .297 .298 .595
Batting 8th   195 48 11 1 2 20 23 28 20 3 6 1 .246 .339 .344 .683
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   175 41 6 1 3 9 22 23 22 0 1 3 .234 .333 .331 .665
Medium Leverage   171 42 7 0 1 7 15 22 14 0 6 1 .246 .335 .304 .639
High Leverage   71 12 3 0 2 21 7 9 8 4 7 0 .169 .250 .296 .546
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 72 74 0.2
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 897 3023 766 151 12 33 288 350 308 17 22 192 5 11 .253 .324 .344 .668 85 88 3.8
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
TOTAL 2B 867 855 1934 2653 634 4737 150 .968 7165.0 5.76 -26.8 .978
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.
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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