2B Kazuya Katsuki #65
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/29/2025
 OA: 22 POT: 23
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2B KAZUYA KATSUKI #65 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 46 42 48 48
Gap 43 40 44 46
Power 45 40 47 45
Eye 51 47 52 55
Avoid K's 60 55 62 57
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 59 30
Errors: - 71 52
Arm: 3 75 35
Turn DP: - 51 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 49 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 63
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 48
Stealing Ability: 69
Baserunning Inst.: 71
Sacrifice Bunt: 59
Bunt for Hit: 34
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/27/2022 HIRO Loss, 5-7 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 1
10/26/2022 HIRO Loss, 3-10 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/24/2022 @ HIRO Win, 2-1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
10/23/2022 @ HIRO Win, 8-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/22/2022 @ HIRO Loss, 4-9 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0
10/20/2022 HIRO Loss, 1-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/19/2022 HIRO Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/15/2022 ORI Win, 7-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/14/2022 ORI Win, 6-5 5 2 2 2 2 0 2 0
10/13/2022 ORI Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Makes road trips fun.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:04/16/1996
Born in:Mizumaki, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 5 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 120 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 131 514 141 25 3 17 74 90 57 89 .274 .351 .434 .785 .333 .160 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 586 7 7 0 7 2 6 223 45 6 3 66.7 81.6 5.63 4.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   66 17 4 0 2 11 10 4 12 1 0 0 .258 .296 .409 .705
Versus Right   235 51 7 1 5 18 40 25 42 3 2 5 .217 .302 .319 .621
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   13 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 .308 .438 .385 .822
Last Week   25 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 .080 .115 .080 .195
June   50 6 2 1 0 0 5 8 6 0 1 1 .120 .254 .200 .454
July   89 21 3 0 4 12 15 7 14 1 0 0 .236 .289 .404 .693
August   81 22 3 0 2 6 17 6 15 1 0 1 .272 .326 .383 .709
September   65 14 2 0 1 9 12 5 17 2 1 2 .215 .284 .292 .576
October   16 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 .313 .450 .375 .825
All-Star Game   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Spring Training   192 58 8 2 9 41 33 30 37 1 0 2 .302 .400 .505 .905
Postseason   112 39 7 0 7 22 19 10 15 1 0 0 .348 .398 .598 .997
Career   3107 848 149 19 95 422 456 328 614 30 29 41 .273 .347 .425 .772
Home   142 31 5 1 1 11 23 16 22 1 2 4 .218 .313 .289 .602
Road   159 37 6 0 6 18 27 13 32 3 0 1 .233 .290 .384 .673
Grass   10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .200 .382
Turf   291 67 10 1 7 29 49 28 52 4 2 5 .230 .305 .344 .649
Day   93 19 3 1 1 7 14 10 12 1 2 1 .204 .286 .290 .576
Night   208 49 8 0 6 22 36 19 42 3 0 4 .236 .308 .361 .668
As Starter   300 68 11 1 7 29 50 28 53 4 2 5 .227 .300 .340 .640
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   74 15 3 1 0 5 9 7 13 2 0 1 .203 .274 .270 .544
Inning 1-3   115 22 5 0 2 6 16 10 24 1 1 2 .191 .266 .287 .553
Inning 4-6   90 24 3 0 3 12 20 9 15 0 1 1 .267 .340 .400 .740
Inning 7-9   86 21 2 1 2 11 13 8 12 3 0 2 .244 .313 .360 .674
Extra Innings   10 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .100 .250 .200 .450
0 Outs   112 18 3 0 3 11 25 12 28 2 2 2 .161 .250 .268 .518
1 Outs   102 30 5 1 3 11 19 10 13 2 0 1 .294 .357 .451 .808
2 Outs   87 20 3 0 1 7 6 7 13 0 0 2 .230 .302 .299 .601
Scoring Position   74 17 1 0 1 22 17 9 10 4 1 1 .230 .307 .284 .591
Bases Empty   178 43 7 1 6 6 28 16 31 0 0 3 .242 .315 .393 .708
Runner on 1st   49 8 3 0 0 1 5 4 13 0 1 1 .163 .241 .224 .465
Runner on 2nd   33 5 0 0 0 5 5 4 7 0 0 0 .152 .243 .152 .395
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .400 1.250 1.650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 5 1 0 0 4 8 3 3 0 1 0 .217 .308 .261 .569
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .375 .500 .875
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 .667 .833 .667 1.500
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   135 24 4 0 3 10 19 12 54 1 0 1 .178 .248 .274 .522
First Pitch   36 10 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 .278 .308 .361 .669
Count 0-1   21 6 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 2 0 1 .286 .292 .571 .863
Count 0-2   21 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 1 .143 .182 .143 .325
Count 1-0   33 12 3 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 1-1   26 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .222 .269 .491
Count 1-2   37 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 18 0 0 0 .135 .135 .189 .324
Count 2-0   15 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 2-1   25 4 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .160 .280 .440
Count 2-2   44 9 1 0 3 5 7 0 16 1 0 0 .205 .200 .432 .632
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   9 3 1 0 0 1 7 11 0 0 1 0 .333 .700 .444 1.144
Full Count   33 7 1 0 0 2 9 12 9 0 0 0 .212 .422 .242 .665
Behind in Count   79 14 2 0 2 8 7 0 29 2 0 2 .177 .193 .278 .471
Ahead in Count   83 23 4 0 2 11 21 17 0 0 1 0 .277 .400 .398 .798
Batting 2nd   240 49 6 1 5 19 39 23 42 2 2 5 .204 .285 .300 .585
Batting 4th   9 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Batting 5th   51 17 5 0 1 9 8 5 9 2 0 0 .333 .379 .490 .870
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   114 27 5 0 3 7 12 11 17 1 0 2 .237 .313 .360 .672
Medium Leverage   123 27 3 1 3 14 22 8 27 2 1 3 .220 .279 .333 .613
High Leverage   54 10 3 0 0 7 13 10 10 1 1 0 .185 .308 .241 .548
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
2016 Chiba Lotte - NPB 20 30 101 23 3 0 1 13 11 8 2 3 39 0 1 .228 .289 .287 .577 69 69 0.1
2017 Chiba Lotte - NPB 21 133 449 112 20 2 10 55 56 44 7 6 112 5 2 .249 .322 .370 .692 102 101 1.9
2018 Chiba Lotte - NPB 22 143 523 133 25 4 12 68 67 66 4 4 105 13 9 .254 .340 .386 .726 110 109 3.5
2019 Chiba Lotte - NPB 23 128 501 132 23 3 12 52 63 58 8 3 98 6 4 .263 .347 .393 .741 118 108 2.2
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 24 111 442 127 20 3 12 52 64 43 4 3 76 11 5 .287 .354 .428 .781 126 126 3.0
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 25 140 577 180 33 4 31 108 105 52 9 5 95 12 2 .312 .375 .544 .919 158 159 7.0
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 26 131 514 141 25 3 17 74 90 57 7 6 89 6 3 .274 .351 .434 .785 117 118 4.4
2023 Columbus - FBLOD 27 28 94 31 5 1 1 10 15 7 3 0 17 0 1 .330 .394 .436 .830 124 133 0.7
Total FBLOD 28 94 31 5 1 1 10 15 7 3 0 17 0 1 .330 .394 .436 .830 124 133 0.7
Total NPB 816 3107 848 149 19 95 422 456 328 41 30 614 53 26 .273 .347 .425 .772 121 120 22.1
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
2015 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 40 119 25 2 0 3 19 16 16 2 1 27 1 1 .210 .312 .303 .614 55 64 0.0
2016 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 65 204 46 9 3 4 19 28 27 3 1 50 3 0 .225 .323 .358 .681 80 82 0.0
2023 Fremont - A 27 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250 281 291 0.0
2023 Columbus - AA 27 7 19 4 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .211 .286 .263 .549 58 30 0.0
Total NGN 105 323 71 11 3 7 38 44 43 5 2 77 4 1 .220 .319 .337 .656 71 76
Total AA 7 19 4 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .211 .286 .263 .549 58 30
Total FA- 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250 281 291
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 26 10 43 13 0 0 2 5 6 3 0 0 7 1 0 .302 .348 .442 .790 0 0 0.0
Total NPB 10 43 13 0 0 2 5 6 3 0 0 7 1 0 .302 .348 .442 .790 118 127
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Chiba Lotte - INT 3B 26 26 12 42 1 56 2 .964 232.0 2.09 +1.0 1.034
2017 Chiba Lotte - INT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Chiba Lotte - INT 3B 125 121 88 205 12 300 7 .977 1085.2 2.43 -1.8 .989
2018 Chiba Lotte - INT 3B 143 143 78 273 19 358 7 .980 1277.2 2.47 +5.3 1.030
2019 Chiba Lotte - INT 2B 6 6 7 14 2 22 1 .955 49.1 3.83 -1.1 .886
2019 Chiba Lotte - INT 3B 78 77 61 131 10 201 9 .955 680.2 2.54 +1.3 1.013
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 2B 20 18 33 43 13 78 2 .974 168.1 4.06 -1.4 .941
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 78 78 52 154 13 215 9 .958 688.1 2.69 -2.0 .982
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.5 .000
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 140 140 101 267 14 385 17 .956 1252.1 2.64 -0.7 .996
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 2B 1 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 6.1 7.11 -0.5 .816
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 130 129 73 268 26 348 7 .980 1162.2 2.64 +9.2 1.059
2023 Columbus - MLB 2B 20 19 27 57 12 87 3 .966 172.0 4.40 -1.0 .964
2023 Columbus - MLB 3B 7 7 7 15 2 22 0 1.000 61.0 3.25 +0.6 1.079
TOTAL 2B 49 43 69 119 28 195 7 .964 398.1 4.25 -4.5 .930
TOTAL 3B 727 721 472 1355 97 1885 58 .969 6440.1 2.55 +13.0 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
03/27/2015 Named the #71 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (45); Power: 28 (45); Eye: 34 (52).
04/09/2016 Injured (strained back), out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (45); Power: 39 (45); Eye: 51 (52).
08/26/2017 Injured (bruised elbow), out for one week.
09/18/2017 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (49); Power: 50 (45); Eye: 55 (52).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (52); Power: 50 (45); Eye: 55 (52).
07/12/2019 Injured (fractured foot), out for 3 weeks.
11/12/2019 Became a free agent.
12/04/2019 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,120,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (52); Power: 50 (45); Eye: 55 (52).
05/11/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
05/25/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
06/29/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/16/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/24/2020 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/30/2020 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/2020 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/08/2020 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 6 weeks.
09/28/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (52); Power: 50 (45); Eye: 55 (52).
05/07/2021 Goes 0-4 against the Saitama Seibu Lions, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
07/05/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/14/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/16/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/19/2021 Wins the 2021 Round 3 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
10/30/2021 Wins the 2021 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
11/02/2021 Finished 2nd in 2021 NPB JPL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/25/2021 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $24,760,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (52); Power: 50 (45); Eye: 55 (52).
04/11/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/21/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/21/2022 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for one week.
08/24/2022 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/25/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
11/06/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JPL Glove Wizard Award at 3B.
05/20/2023 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Columbus Legion organization.
11/23/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (52); Power: 44 (45); Eye: 51 (52).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (48); Power: 47 (45); Eye: 49 (53).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 143 1
2021 140 7
Year PA Rank
2021 646 1
2022 586 8
Year AB Rank
2021 577 2
2022 514 8
Year H Rank
2021 180 1
2022 141 10
Year TB Rank
2021 314 2
Year 2B Rank
2021 33 1
Year 3B Rank
2018 4 7
2019 3 10
2021 4 5
2022 3 8
Year HR Rank
2021 31 5
Year RBI Rank
2018 68 10
2021 108 2
2022 74 9
Year R Rank
2020 64 10
2021 105 1
2022 90 5
Year BB Rank
2018 66 4
2019 58 7
Year IBB Rank
2019 18 2
Year HP Rank
2019 8 8
2021 9 6
2022 7 9
Year SH Rank
2018 10 2
Year SF Rank
2017 6 6
2021 5 7
2022 6 5
Year EBH Rank
2021 68 2
Year AVG Rank
2020 .287 6
2021 .312 3
Year OBP Rank
2019 .347 6
2020 .354 9
2021 .375 6
2022 .351 10
Year SLG Rank
2021 .544 3
Year RC Rank
2019 69.27 10
2021 118.95 2
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 5.59 10
2021 7.65 3
Year ISO Rank
2021 .232 4
Year WOBA Rank
2020 .338 10
2021 .385 3
Year OPS Rank
2021 .919 3
Year WAR Rank
2021 7.1 2
2022 4.7 7
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 20.8 Build 74