P Josuke 'Gauntlet' Murakami #22
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/30/2025
 OA: 43 POT: 47
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P JOSUKE 'GAUNTLET' MURAKAMI #22 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
34 4 2-4 8 3.33 51.1 38 3 23 70 1.19 1.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 88 85 90 85
Movement 53 48 57 52
Control 45 43 47 57
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 78 76
Changeup 10 15
Sinker 74 73
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 57
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 87
Defense 25
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 18
Sacrifice Bunt: 88
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/09/2025 @ HOW Loss, 5-6 1.1 3 3 3 0 2
09/07/2025 @ SC Win, 5-3 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
09/06/2025 @ SC Loss, 3-4 2.0 0 0 0 3 3
09/04/2025 GOL Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Save
09/01/2025 NSW Loss, 2-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
07/15/2026 @ IRV Loss, 0-0 X 2.0 5 6 6 2 1 Loss
08/22/2025 @ CAL Loss, 1-9 X 3.0 6 7 5 3 2 Loss
06/17/2026 @ VB Loss, 0-0 X 7.0 4 1 0 2 6
05/28/2026 @ JEN Loss, 0-0 X 5.0 2 1 1 2 9 Win
06/06/2026 @ VB Loss, 0-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 Save
PERSONALITY
He never shows any lack of effort.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:06/21/1999
Born in:Komaki, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 124 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 8th Pick in Round 1
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 15 4 8 6 4.14 104.1 96 62 48 15 59 111 1 6.7 0 6 40.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 6 0 100.0 12 9 13.54 8.28 9.58 5.09 4.42 1.49 103 1.0 .298        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 223 60 7 0 7 29 36 56 1 2 1 .269 .372 .395 .766      
vs. RHB 172 36 4 0 8 33 23 55 2 3 1 .209 .303 .372 .675      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 1 0 2 0 1.80 10.0 8 6 2 2 5 11  
May 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 3  
June 2 1 0 0 1 6.00 6.0 6 5 4 0 2 9  
July 3 3 1 2 0 4.50 18.0 21 10 9 2 9 15  
August 4 4 2 0 0 2.10 25.2 19 11 6 0 19 22  
September 3 1 0 1 1 3.38 8.0 9 6 3 2 1 10  
Spring Training 13 10 2 4 2 5.44 51.1 46 32 31 10 27 54  
Postseason 2 0 0 1 1 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 5  
Career 69 21 8 12 9 4.86 163.0 145 102 88 30 101 193  
Home 6 5 1 2 0 4.97 29.0 35 24 16 4 17 29  
Road 6 4 2 1 2 1.88 28.2 20 8 6 0 14 27  
Grass 7 3 1 3 1 0.92 29.1 20 7 3 2 15 22  
Turf 10 7 2 2 2 4.57 41.1 44 31 21 4 24 48  
Day 6 2 0 2 2 2.84 19.0 14 6 6 1 7 19  
Night 11 8 3 3 1 3.14 51.2 50 32 18 5 32 51  
As Starter 10 10 3 4 0 3.41 60.2 59 37 23 5 35 54  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 0 1 3 0.90 10.0 5 1 1 1 4 16  
FBLOD HIGH A 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 4 1 2 1 4.97 25.1 24 15 14 2 10 27 0 0.0 0 1 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 4 3 12.43 8.53 9.59 3.55 3.68 1.34 90 0.4 .310        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 46 14 2 0 2 10 1 8 1 0 0 .304 .313 .478 .791      
vs. RHB 53 10 1 0 0 5 9 19 0 0 1 .189 .317 .208 .525      
FBLOD HIGH A 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 1 0 1 1 6.48 8.1 11 6 6 1 2 10  
May 3 3 1 1 0 4.50 16.0 12 9 8 1 8 16  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 41 2 4 2 1 2.82 54.1 44 17 17 8 19 72  
Career 49 6 5 4 2 3.50 79.2 68 32 31 10 29 99  
Home 2 1 0 1 0 7.71 4.2 5 5 4 1 5 3  
Road 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 5 4 4 0 3 5  
Grass 7 3 1 2 1 4.66 19.1 19 11 10 2 7 22  
Turf 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 5 4 4 0 3 5  
Day 2 1 0 1 0 10.13 5.1 9 6 6 1 2 6  
Night 6 3 1 1 1 3.60 20.0 15 9 8 1 8 21  
As Starter 4 4 1 2 0 6.20 20.1 20 15 14 2 10 22  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.0 4 0 0 0 0 5  
FBLOD ROOKIE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 0.00 2.18 0.00 57 0.1 .000        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
FBLOD ROOKIE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Career 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
FBLOD LOW A 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 34 4 2 4 8 3.33 51.1 38 22 19 3 23 70 0 0.0 0 1 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 8 0 100.0 30 19 11.05 6.66 12.27 4.03 3.17 1.19 74 1.2 .294        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 56 19 3 0 2 14 9 17 1 0 1 .339 .433 .500 .933      
vs. RHB 135 19 3 1 1 8 14 53 0 2 1 .141 .227 .200 .427      
FBLOD LOW A 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 10 1 1 2 0 1.98 13.2 11 3 3 1 7 19  
June 2 1 0 0 1 0.00 9.0 4 1 0 0 2 10  
July 3 1 0 1 0 10.80 5.0 6 6 6 1 3 5  
August 13 1 1 1 5 3.18 17.0 11 8 6 0 5 26  
September 6 0 0 0 2 5.40 6.2 6 4 4 1 6 10  
Career 34 4 2 4 8 3.33 51.1 38 22 19 3 23 70  
Home 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3  
Road 4 1 0 1 0 12.15 6.2 10 11 9 1 6 7  
Grass 29 4 2 4 6 3.52 46.0 36 21 18 3 19 59  
Turf 5 0 0 0 2 1.69 5.1 2 1 1 0 4 11  
Day 10 0 1 1 4 1.38 13.0 4 2 2 0 6 21  
Night 24 4 1 3 4 3.99 38.1 34 20 17 3 17 49  
As Starter 4 4 1 2 0 6.35 17.0 17 15 12 2 9 18  
As Reliever / Substitution 30 0 1 2 8 1.83 34.1 21 7 7 1 14 52  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 21 42 6 4 4 3 6.14 58.2 49 40 40 15 42 82 0 0 1.55 .274 5.60 -0.5 70
2022 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 22 27 15 4 8 6 4.14 104.1 96 62 48 15 59 111 1 0 1.49 .298 4.42 1.0 103
Total NPB 69 21 8 12 9 4.86 163.0 145 102 88 30 101 193 1 0 1.51 .290 4.84 0.5 92
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Total - 18 14 14 9 0 0 0.77 94.0 52 11 8 2 18 157 0 0 0.74 .259 0.74 6.2 100
2019 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 45 0 1 3 30 3.54 40.2 38 25 16 4 27 38 0 0 1.60 .301 4.58 -0.5 99
2020 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 54 0 5 7 24 3.97 56.2 49 31 25 6 37 69 0 0 1.52 .314 3.97 -0.1 92
2024 Starryhall - A 24 41 2 4 2 1 2.82 54.1 44 17 17 8 19 72 0 0 1.16 .298 4.02 0.3 142
2024 Silversage - AAA 24 6 0 0 0 0 7.36 3.2 3 3 3 0 7 4 0 0 2.73 .300 7.88 -0.2 58
2025 Roseburg - R 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 2.18 0.1 999
2025 Jeanerette - A 25 34 4 2 4 8 3.33 51.1 38 22 19 3 23 70 0 0 1.19 .294 3.17 1.2 128
2025 Starryhall - A 25 7 4 1 2 1 5.18 24.1 23 15 14 2 10 26 0 0 1.36 .309 3.77 0.4 79
2025 Baton Rouge - A 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 1.48 0.0 999
2025 Total - A 25 42 8 3 6 9 3.87 76.2 62 37 33 5 33 97 0 0 1.24 .300 0.00 0.0 0
Total NGN 99 0 6 10 54 3.79 97.1 87 56 41 10 64 107 0 0 1.55 .308 4.22 94.5
Total AAA 6 0 0 0 0 7.36 3.2 3 3 3 0 7 4 0 0 2.73 .300 7.88 58.4
Total FA+ 49 6 5 4 2 3.50 79.2 68 32 31 10 29 99 0 0 1.22 .302 3.91 133.7
Total R 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 2.18 999.0
Total FA- 34 4 2 4 8 3.33 51.1 38 22 19 3 23 70 0 0 1.19 .294 3.17 127.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 38 6 4 5 1 11 2 .818 58.2 1.38 -0.5 1.032
2022 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 27 15 6 13 0 21 2 .905 104.1 1.64 -1.0 .965
2025 Starryhall - A P 7 4 1 2 0 4 1 .750 24.1 1.11 -0.0 1.065
2025 Baton Rouge - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2025 Jeanerette - A P 34 4 1 5 0 7 1 .857 51.1 1.05 -0.4 .849
2025 Roseburg - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 108 29 12 25 1 43 6 .860 241.1 1.38 -1.9 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (92); Movement: 55 (66); Control: 15 (57).
07/04/2019 Injured (dead arm), out for one week.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (89); Movement: 58 (65); Control: 15 (57).
09/01/2020 Wins the NGN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (85); Movement: 60 (62); Control: 27 (57).
11/09/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (85); Movement: 63 (62); Control: 36 (57).
11/18/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 62 (60); Control: 42 (57).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (85); Movement: 52 (51); Control: 42 (57).
01/09/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Spellborough Wizards organization.
10/04/2024 Wins the 2024 FBLOD AAA Round 2 with the Silversage Elves!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (85); Movement: 54 (52); Control: 42 (57).
05/07/2025 Was granted free agency by the Spellborough organization.
05/16/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($46,000 bonus) with the Philadelphia Black Cats organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2022 6 9
Year HLD Rank
2021 9 5
Year BB Rank
2022 59 10
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