P Shinya Kayama #57
Orix (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes (ORI) NGN
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great    
11/21/2022
BNN Index | NGN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P SHINYA KAYAMA #57 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
22 0 1-1 0 4.17 41.0 39 5 8 30 1.15 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 53 58 51 55
Movement 57 59 56 58
Control 66 68 65 63
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 34 34
Slider 38 38
Curveball 51 55
Changeup 48 47
Sinker 44 44
Knuckleball 59 61
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 23
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 69
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 49
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/11/2022 @ SB Win, 5-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Win
10/10/2022 @ SB Win, 5-3 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 Win
10/01/2022 HOKK Win, 8-7 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
09/28/2022 @ RAKU Loss, 2-4 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2022 @ RAKU Win, 7-4 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/2022 @ SEIB Loss, 2-12 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2022 SB Loss, 4-6 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2022 @ HAWK Loss, 0-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/04/2022 @ TIG Win, 6-3 1.2 3 3 3 1 1
09/01/2022 DRAG Win, 13-1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Steady Eddie. Shows up, does the job.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:11/23/1989
Born in:Ishigaki, OKI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$94,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 121 Days
Service This Yr:36 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 85 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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 8 0 0 1 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 0 8 5 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 1 1 0.0 8 1 17.61 7.04 5.87 9.39 5.01 1.83 114 -0.1 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 17 6 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 .353 .522 .353 .875      
vs. RHB 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 .000 .231 .000 .231      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 3 0 0 1 0 4.76 5.2 3 3 3 0 7 5  
September 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.1 6 0 0 0 3 6  
Postseason 2 0 2 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 2  
Last Year 52 1 4 2 1 2.44 51.2 45 14 14 3 20 51  
2 Years Ago 44 0 3 3 2 2.74 42.2 29 13 13 6 16 55  
Career 338 1 24 22 10 3.00 381.1 326 130 127 30 179 367  
Home 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0  
Road 6 0 0 1 0 3.86 7.0 4 3 3 0 8 5  
Turf 8 0 0 1 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 0 8 5  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0  
Night 5 0 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 4 3 3 0 7 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 0 1 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 0 8 5  
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 22 0 1 1 0 4.17 41.0 39 19 19 5 8 30 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 1 1 0.0 22 18 11.20 8.56 6.59 1.76 4.21 1.15 109 -0.0 .281        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 32 11 0 1 1 6 0 3 2 0 1 .344 .343 .500 .843      
vs. RHB 122 28 2 1 4 13 8 27 0 1 3 .230 .293 .361 .654      
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 1 0 5.68 6.1 10 4 4 1 1 3  
May 3 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 5 1 1 0 0 4  
June 6 0 1 0 0 4.26 12.2 10 6 6 2 3 12  
July 4 0 0 0 0 4.76 5.2 7 3 3 0 1 7  
August 3 0 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 1 2 2  
September 3 0 0 0 0 5.06 5.1 3 3 3 1 1 2  
Career 22 0 1 1 0 4.17 41.0 39 19 19 5 8 30  
Home 13 0 0 1 0 4.50 22.0 26 11 11 1 3 19  
Road 9 0 1 0 0 3.79 19.0 13 8 8 4 5 11  
Grass 22 0 1 1 0 4.17 41.0 39 19 19 5 8 30  
Day 14 0 1 1 0 3.12 26.0 26 9 9 2 5 19  
Night 8 0 0 0 0 6.00 15.0 13 10 10 3 3 11  
As Reliever / Substitution 22 0 1 1 0 4.17 41.0 39 19 19 5 8 30  
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+
2015 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 25 34 0 0 1 1 2.63 37.2 33 11 11 3 18 34 0 0 1.35 .300 3.54 0.2 142
2016 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 26 47 0 3 3 1 4.07 55.1 62 28 25 5 28 57 0 0 1.63 .368 3.68 0.3 95
2017 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 27 57 0 6 5 2 2.28 75.0 58 19 19 4 25 72 0 0 1.11 .276 2.76 1.2 162
2018 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 28 53 0 3 3 2 3.38 56.0 50 21 21 3 28 47 0 0 1.39 .294 3.62 0.3 112
2019 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 29 43 0 5 4 1 3.42 55.1 43 21 21 6 36 46 0 0 1.43 .247 4.11 -0.1 109
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 30 44 0 3 3 2 2.74 42.2 29 13 13 6 16 55 0 0 1.05 .253 3.39 0.2 129
2021 Orix - NPB 31 52 1 4 2 1 2.44 51.2 45 14 14 3 20 51 0 0 1.26 .304 2.52 1.2 165
2022 Orix - NPB 32 8 0 0 1 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 0 8 5 0 0 1.83 .273 5.01 -0.1 125
Total NPB 338 1 24 22 10 3.00 381.1 326 130 127 30 179 367 0 0 1.32 .292 3.38 3.3 131
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+
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 32 22 0 1 1 0 4.17 41.0 39 19 19 5 8 30 0 0 1.15 .281 4.21 -0.0 93
Total NGN 22 0 1 1 0 4.17 41.0 39 19 19 5 8 30 0 0 1.15 .281 4.21 93.0
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
2022 Orix - NPB 32 2 0 2 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.25 .091 0.00 0.0 0
Total NPB 2 0 2 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.25 .091 2.18 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 33 0 0 8 0 9 1 .889 37.2 1.91 -1.0 .860
2016 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 44 0 5 7 2 12 0 1.000 55.1 1.95 +0.5 1.126
2017 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 56 0 5 8 0 14 1 .929 75.0 1.56 +0.1 1.055
2018 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 52 0 2 2 0 5 1 .800 56.0 0.64 -0.2 1.047
2019 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 41 0 5 9 1 15 1 .933 55.1 2.28 -0.3 .977
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 41 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 42.2 1.69 -0.8 .910
2021 Orix - INT P 46 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 51.2 0.70 -0.5 1.032
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA P 22 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 41.0 0.44 -0.6 .669
2022 Orix - INT P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 341 1 21 44 4 69 4 .942 422.1 1.39 -2.9 .973
PLAYER HISTORY
05/28/2015 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (55); Movement: 64 (65); Control: 57 (63).
11/18/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (55); Movement: 61 (62); Control: 60 (63).
03/15/2017 Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/20/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/05/2017 Finished 2nd in 2017 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/16/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (55); Movement: 58 (60); Control: 64 (63).
05/06/2018 Injured (strained triceps), out for 3 weeks.
06/29/2018 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $644,000 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (55); Movement: 57 (59); Control: 63 (63).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (56); Control: 64 (63).
11/12/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (55); Movement: 56 (57); Control: 64 (63).
01/21/2021 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $269,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
07/14/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/29/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (55); Movement: 59 (60); Control: 62 (63).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2016 47 9
2017 57 6
2018 53 6
2019 43 10
2021 52 5
Year SV Rank
2017 2 10
2018 2 10
Year HLD Rank
2015 12 3
2017 16 1
2018 18 2
2020 9 7
2021 7 6
Year RA Rank
2016 47 9
2017 57 6
2018 53 6
2019 43 9
2021 51 5
Year GF Rank
2016 26 8
2017 32 7
2019 23 8
2020 22 7
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