C Kichisaburo Taniguchi #8
Age: 79 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/01/2075
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C KICHISABURO TANIGUCHI #8 - AGE: 79 - BATS: S - 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)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4
Gap 5
Power 5
Eye 6
Avoid K's 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 4 4
Arm: 6 6 7
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Always has snacks in his locker.
High: Greed
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:09/11/1996
Born in:Aomori, AOM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 80 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 4th Pick in Round 1
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
2019 Fukuoka - NPB 22 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -130 -0.1
2022 Fukuoka - NPB 25 105 337 91 22 1 13 56 50 59 2 5 34 0 0 .270 .377 .457 .834 113 105 1.5
2023 Saitama - NPB 26 47 155 45 7 1 8 32 32 44 1 1 20 0 0 .290 .448 .503 .951 141 146 1.7
2023 Fukuoka - NPB 26 57 187 37 10 3 5 23 24 35 2 1 24 0 0 .198 .329 .364 .693 75 80 0.2
2023 Total - NPB 26 104 342 82 17 4 13 55 56 79 3 2 44 0 0 .240 .385 .427 .812 106 111 1.9
2024 Saitama - NPB 27 127 428 106 30 2 17 93 76 118 0 8 37 0 1 .248 .404 .446 .851 117 115 2.8
2025 Saitama - NPB 28 119 400 111 25 0 21 77 77 101 1 10 46 0 0 .278 .416 .497 .914 126 115 2.7
2026 Saitama - NPB 29 128 427 103 15 2 36 97 96 95 2 9 46 0 0 .241 .375 .539 .914 124 106 2.2
2027 Saitama - NPB 30 122 368 96 18 1 19 79 50 93 1 3 53 0 0 .261 .409 .470 .879 120 114 2.4
2028 Saitama - NPB 31 42 74 14 1 1 4 10 7 17 0 0 15 0 0 .189 .341 .392 .733 88 83 0.1
2028 Chiba - NPB 31 8 28 10 3 1 0 6 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 .357 .486 .536 1.021 163 149 0.3
2028 Total - NPB 31 50 102 24 4 2 4 16 7 23 1 0 16 0 0 .235 .381 .431 .812 108 100 0.4
2029 Chiba - NPB 32 117 373 106 30 1 31 88 78 80 5 0 45 0 1 .284 .417 .619 1.036 161 154 4.5
2030 Chiba - NPB 33 123 396 88 12 3 20 63 64 83 4 4 80 0 1 .222 .359 .419 .779 105 98 1.5
2031 Denver - RSL 34 68 216 36 7 0 8 24 21 20 1 0 47 0 0 .167 .241 .310 .551 46 45 -0.3
Total RSL 68 216 36 7 0 8 24 21 20 1 0 47 0 0 .167 .241 .310 .551 46 45 -0.3
Total NPB 998 3176 807 173 16 174 624 554 731 19 41 401 0 3 .254 .392 .483 .875 121 114 19.9
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
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
2031 Denver - RSL 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113 0.5
Total RSL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2031 Denver - MLB C 68 61 430 29 3 463 4 .991 555.2 7.43 +1.8 .978 3 52 19 36.5
TOTAL C 68 61 430 29 3 463 4 .991 555.2 7.43 +1.8 .978 3 52 19 36.5
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall Pick) by the Chunichi Dragons.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
05/09/2016 Named the #9 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
03/09/2017 Was traded by the Chunichi Dragons to the Fukuoka Hawks, along with SP R. Koga, $2,239,280, in exchange for 3B K. Hayagawa, 3B K. Yoshimura.
05/09/2017 Named the #15 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
05/09/2018 Named the #18 prospect in the NPB
10/30/2018 Won the 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball League NPB Championship with the Fukuoka Hawks!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
05/09/2019 Named the #15 prospect in the NPB
10/30/2019 Won the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball League NPB Championship with the Fukuoka Hawks!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
05/09/2020 Named the #14 prospect in the NPB
10/27/2020 Won the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League NPB Championship with the Fukuoka Hawks!
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
05/09/2021 Named the #11 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
05/09/2022 Named the #6 prospect in the NPB
07/20/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/25/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/05/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JPL Kensaku Komatsu Award.
11/18/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
05/30/2023 Injured (strained hamstring), out for 3-4 weeks.
08/18/2023 Was traded by the Fukuoka Hawks to the Saitama Lions in exchange for 1B Edward Russell.
10/31/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,562,000 with the Saitama Lions organization.
11/08/2023 Wins the 2023 NPB JPL Gold Glove Award at C.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
10/29/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,836,000 with the Saitama Lions organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
06/09/2025 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/20/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/01/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,618,000 with the Saitama Lions organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
07/20/2026 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/20/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/07/2026 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/30/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,182,000 with the Saitama Lions organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
07/20/2027 Was selected to the 2027 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/29/2027 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,750,000 with the Saitama Lions organization.
11/08/2027 Wins the 2027 NPB JPL Gold Glove Award at C.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
07/14/2028 Was traded by the Saitama Lions to the Chiba Marines in exchange for 1B Dan Underwood.
07/27/2028 Injured (hip strain), out for 6 months.
11/16/2028 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,987,500 through arbitration.
12/06/2028 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 months.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
07/20/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/24/2029 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/2029 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
10/08/2029 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
11/21/2029 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,236,875 through arbitration.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (8).
11/09/2030 Wins the 2030 NPB JPL Gold Glove Award at C.
11/23/2030 Became a free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (8); Eye: - (9).
01/05/2031 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,830,000 with the Denver Glaciers organization.
11/08/2031 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2024 125 8
Year PA Rank
2024 579 7
Year TB Rank
2029 231 6
Year 2B Rank
2024 30 6
2025 25 9
2029 30 5
Year 3B Rank
2023 4 8
2030 3 5
Year HR Rank
2024 17 10
2025 21 7
2026 36 1
2027 19 9
2029 31 1
2030 20 9
Year RBI Rank
2024 93 5
2026 97 7
2027 79 9
2029 88 3
Year R Rank
2024 76 10
2026 96 7
2029 78 5
Year BB Rank
2023 79 4
2024 118 1
2025 101 2
2026 95 3
2027 93 3
2029 80 3
2030 83 2
Year IBB Rank
2024 2 10
2025 9 1
2028 2 7
2029 4 8
2030 3 8
Year SH Rank
2022 25 2
2024 25 3
2025 19 6
2026 42 1
2027 24 4
2030 26 2
Year SF Rank
2022 5 5
2024 8 2
2025 10 1
2026 9 2
2030 4 6
Year EBH Rank
2024 49 7
2025 46 10
2029 62 1
Year OBP Rank
2024 .404 4
2025 .416 7
2027 .409 5
2029 .417 2
2030 .359 10
Year SLG Rank
2024 .446 10
2025 .497 6
2026 .539 4
2027 .470 7
2029 .619 1
Year RC Rank
2024 86.81 5
2025 92.38 9
2026 95.48 10
2027 80.30 8
2029 96.70 3
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 6.32 4
2025 7.58 6
2026 6.73 10
2027 7.13 6
2029 8.82 2
Year ISO Rank
2024 .199 7
2025 .220 5
2026 .297 1
2027 .209 4
2029 .335 1
2030 .197 8
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .360 5
2025 .372 7
2027 .367 9
2029 .417 2
Year OPS Rank
2024 .851 5
2025 .914 5
2026 .914 6
2027 .879 6
2029 1.036 1
Year WAR Rank
2029 4.7 4
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