2B Niito Katagiri #2
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/21/1963
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
132 413 100 20 0 4 31 37 42 .242 .304 .320 0 -0.0
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
10/01/1963 NAG Win, 9-7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 NAG Win, 8-7 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 NAG Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 @ OSA Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1963 @ OSA Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 @ OSA Win, 4-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1963 @ KIN Loss, 2-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1963 @ KIN Loss, 9-20 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1963 @ KIN Loss, 6-13 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1963 KOB Win, 8-6 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 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:$17,085
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:14 Years, None
Service This Yr:155 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 132 413 100 20 0 4 31 37 37 42 .242 .304 .320 .623 .282 .077 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 451 0 2 0 11 11 1 132 24 0 1 0.0 39.9 3.19 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 25 6 0 1 8 4 10 14 0 3 0 .203 .263 .276 .540
Versus Right   290 75 14 0 3 23 33 27 28 1 8 0 .259 .321 .338 .659
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   92 25 6 0 1 7 9 10 8 0 2 0 .272 .343 .370 .713
October   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
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   3861 969 191 15 42 370 431 395 272 28 132 19 .251 .321 .341 .662
Home   198 53 9 0 3 18 21 12 16 1 3 0 .268 .308 .359 .667
Road   215 47 11 0 1 13 16 25 26 0 8 0 .219 .300 .284 .584
Grass   413 100 20 0 4 31 37 37 42 1 11 0 .242 .304 .320 .623
Day   179 40 9 0 2 11 14 15 22 1 3 0 .223 .282 .307 .589
Night   234 60 11 0 2 20 23 22 20 0 8 0 .256 .320 .329 .649
As Starter   412 100 20 0 4 31 37 37 41 1 11 0 .243 .304 .320 .625
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   81 25 4 0 1 2 11 4 7 0 4 0 .309 .341 .395 .736
Inning 1-3   135 25 4 0 0 6 6 11 15 0 3 0 .185 .247 .215 .461
Inning 4-6   156 40 9 0 3 20 16 15 15 1 4 0 .256 .320 .372 .692
Inning 7-9   122 35 7 0 1 5 15 11 12 0 4 0 .287 .346 .369 .715
0 Outs   145 31 6 0 1 7 15 12 14 1 8 0 .214 .272 .276 .548
1 Outs   127 36 9 0 2 13 16 11 12 0 3 0 .283 .341 .402 .742
2 Outs   141 33 5 0 1 11 6 14 16 0 0 0 .234 .303 .291 .594
Scoring Position   104 31 4 0 1 26 10 11 15 1 11 0 .298 .362 .365 .727
Bases Empty   225 45 12 0 2 2 18 19 21 0 0 0 .200 .262 .280 .542
Runner on 1st   84 24 4 0 1 3 9 7 6 0 0 0 .286 .341 .369 .710
Runner on 2nd   28 12 2 0 1 9 5 5 3 0 6 0 .429 .515 .607 1.122
Runner on 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 11 1 0 0 3 3 4 5 0 1 0 .306 .375 .333 .708
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 0 0 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .312 .286 .598
Two Strikes   164 31 8 0 0 12 14 15 42 0 0 0 .189 .257 .238 .495
First Pitch   69 23 6 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 6 0 .333 .352 .420 .772
Count 0-1   48 10 2 0 1 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .208 .204 .312 .517
Count 0-2   25 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 .200 .200 .280 .480
Count 1-0   36 7 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 .194 .194 .444 .639
Count 1-1   44 11 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-2   54 12 4 0 0 5 2 0 11 0 0 0 .222 .222 .296 .519
Count 2-0   9 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
Count 2-1   33 11 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .394 .727
Count 2-2   49 9 1 0 0 3 4 0 10 0 0 0 .184 .184 .204 .388
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 2 2 0 0 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 .200 .636 .400 1.036
Full Count   36 5 1 0 0 2 6 15 9 0 0 0 .139 .392 .167 .559
Behind in Count   127 27 8 0 1 12 10 0 23 1 0 0 .213 .211 .299 .510
Ahead in Count   88 25 4 0 3 10 8 20 0 0 5 0 .284 .417 .432 .848
Batting 2nd   24 4 2 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .259 .250 .509
Batting 6th   19 4 0 0 1 4 1 2 3 0 3 0 .211 .286 .368 .654
Batting 7th   82 23 7 0 1 5 7 5 4 0 4 0 .280 .322 .402 .724
Batting 8th   287 69 11 0 2 22 25 27 32 1 4 0 .240 .305 .300 .604
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   183 47 11 0 2 8 18 22 17 0 0 0 .257 .337 .350 .686
Medium Leverage   168 39 7 0 1 10 14 12 18 0 3 0 .232 .283 .292 .575
High Leverage   60 14 2 0 1 13 5 3 7 1 8 0 .233 .266 .317 .582
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 32 132 413 100 20 0 4 31 37 37 0 1 42 0 1 .242 .304 .320 .623 80 85 -0.0
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 1164 3861 969 191 15 42 370 431 395 19 28 272 5 12 .251 .321 .341 .662 85 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 131 131 306 386 86 718 26 .964 1094.2 5.69 -5.1 .955
1963 Fukuoka - INT 2B 131 131 253 363 68 632 16 .975 1073.1 5.17 -9.3 .946
TOTAL 2B 1129 1117 2493 3402 788 6087 192 .968 9333.0 5.68 -41.2 .971
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
1963 11 5
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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