2B Niito Katagiri #2
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/02/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B NIITO KATAGIRI #2 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
104 323 75 14 0 3 24 27 34 .232 .291 .303 0 -0.5
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
09/01/1963 @ VES Win, 6-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ VES Loss, 1-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1963 NAG Win, 5-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 NAG Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 @ OSA Win, 6-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1963 @ OSA Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/24/1963 @ OSA Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1963 @ KIN Win, 3-1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
08/22/1963 @ KIN Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/21/1963 @ KIN Loss, 1-1 2 0 1 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:$22,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 124 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 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 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 104 323 75 14 0 3 24 28 27 34 .232 .291 .303 .594 .269 .071 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 351 0 2 0 10 8 1 98 17 0 1 0.0 27.7 2.79 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 16 3 0 1 6 2 6 9 0 1 0 .180 .232 .247 .479
Versus Right   234 59 11 0 2 18 26 21 25 1 7 0 .252 .312 .325 .637
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .294 .294 .412 .706
May   93 29 6 0 1 12 16 5 9 0 2 0 .312 .347 .409 .756
June   82 13 0 0 0 2 3 6 12 0 1 0 .159 .216 .159 .374
July   83 17 4 0 0 3 5 10 6 0 2 0 .205 .290 .253 .543
August   61 15 3 0 2 7 3 6 7 1 3 0 .246 .309 .393 .702
September   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Last Year   425 103 20 3 5 51 44 50 38 5 6 2 .242 .322 .339 .660
2 Years Ago   418 95 16 1 6 37 45 54 45 4 14 4 .227 .319 .313 .632
Career   3771 944 185 15 41 363 422 385 264 28 129 19 .250 .321 .340 .661
Home   151 38 6 0 2 13 15 8 14 1 2 0 .252 .287 .331 .619
Road   172 37 8 0 1 11 13 19 20 0 6 0 .215 .293 .279 .572
Grass   323 75 14 0 3 24 28 27 34 1 8 0 .232 .291 .303 .594
Day   130 26 4 0 2 7 10 9 17 1 2 0 .200 .250 .277 .527
Night   193 49 10 0 1 17 18 18 17 0 6 0 .254 .318 .321 .639
As Starter   322 75 14 0 3 24 28 27 33 1 8 0 .233 .291 .304 .596
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   65 20 4 0 1 1 10 4 5 0 3 0 .308 .348 .415 .763
Inning 1-3   104 19 4 0 0 6 5 9 15 0 1 0 .183 .248 .221 .469
Inning 4-6   125 29 4 0 2 15 10 11 12 1 4 0 .232 .292 .312 .604
Inning 7-9   94 27 6 0 1 3 13 7 7 0 3 0 .287 .337 .383 .720
0 Outs   115 23 4 0 1 5 10 6 12 1 6 0 .200 .238 .261 .499
1 Outs   101 25 7 0 1 9 12 9 11 0 2 0 .248 .309 .347 .656
2 Outs   107 27 3 0 1 10 6 12 11 0 0 0 .252 .328 .308 .636
Scoring Position   79 23 3 0 0 20 8 10 11 1 8 0 .291 .367 .329 .696
Bases Empty   177 33 8 0 2 2 12 13 19 0 0 0 .186 .242 .266 .508
Runner on 1st   67 19 3 0 1 2 8 4 4 0 0 0 .284 .324 .373 .697
Runner on 2nd   22 8 2 0 0 5 4 5 3 0 3 0 .364 .481 .455 .936
Runner on 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 7 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 1 0 .292 .393 .292 .685
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 0 0 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .312 .286 .598
Two Strikes   129 26 7 0 0 10 10 12 34 0 0 0 .202 .270 .256 .525
First Pitch   51 14 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 .275 .302 .333 .635
Count 0-1   33 6 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .176 .303 .480
Count 0-2   21 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .190 .190 .286 .476
Count 1-0   29 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 .138 .138 .345 .483
Count 1-1   40 11 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .275 .275 .550
Count 1-2   41 11 4 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .268 .268 .366 .634
Count 2-0   7 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Count 2-1   26 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .346 .346 .423 .769
Count 2-2   38 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 10 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 .125 .562 .250 .812
Full Count   29 5 1 0 0 2 4 12 8 0 0 0 .172 .415 .207 .622
Behind in Count   95 21 7 0 1 11 7 0 16 1 0 0 .221 .219 .326 .545
Ahead in Count   70 18 3 0 2 6 6 13 0 0 5 0 .257 .373 .386 .759
Batting 2nd   24 4 2 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .259 .250 .509
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   45 13 4 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 .289 .304 .444 .749
Batting 8th   249 57 8 0 2 21 22 23 30 1 3 0 .229 .293 .285 .578
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   138 35 7 0 2 6 14 15 14 0 0 0 .254 .327 .348 .675
Medium Leverage   132 29 6 0 1 8 10 9 15 0 1 0 .220 .270 .288 .557
High Leverage   51 11 1 0 0 10 4 3 5 1 7 0 .216 .255 .235 .490
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 31 135 425 103 20 3 5 51 44 50 2 5 38 0 0 .242 .322 .339 .660 86 87 0.2
1963 Fukuoka - BAN 32 104 323 75 14 0 3 24 28 27 0 1 34 0 1 .232 .291 .303 .594 72 76 -0.5
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 1136 3771 944 185 15 41 363 422 385 19 28 264 5 12 .250 .321 .340 .661 85 87 3.4
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 131 131 306 386 86 718 26 .964 1094.2 5.69 -5.1 .955
1963 Fukuoka - INT 2B 103 103 196 277 50 484 11 .977 841.0 5.06 -8.1 .948
TOTAL 2B 1101 1089 2436 3316 770 5939 187 .969 9100.2 5.69 -40.0 .972
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.
07/09/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Osaka Sailors, with 2 2B, 8 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 3.
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
1962 4 3
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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