2B Shuhei Takahashi #3
Chunichi Dragons NPB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/26/2026
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2B SHUHEI TAKAHASHI #3 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 406 88 20 1 16 51 29 106 .217 .277 .389 1 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 8 7
Gap 12 11 12 12
Power 7 6 8 7
Eye 8 7 9 8
Avoid K's 8 7 8 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 15 7
Errors: - 12 6
Arm: 1 12 10
Turn DP: - 12 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 15 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 11
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 9
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/2026 YOKO Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/2026 @ YOKO Win, 4-0 4 2 2 3 2 0 1 0
09/15/2026 @ YOKO Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/13/2026 HAN Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/12/2026 HAN Win, 10-5 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
09/08/2026 @ HIRO Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/2026 YAK Win, 5-0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/05/2026 @ YOM Loss, 4-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2026 @ YAK Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/01/2026 @ YAK Loss, 2-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Takahashi is a clubhouse leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/18/1994
Born in:Fujisawa, KAN
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,200,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 83 Days
Service This Yr:191 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 83 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 406 88 20 1 16 51 35 29 106 .217 .277 .389 .666 .288 .172 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 115 448 5 0 1 8 7 0 158 37 1 0 100.0 43.6 3.54 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   104 24 5 0 6 18 10 5 27 0 3 0 .231 .266 .452 .718
Versus Right   302 64 15 1 10 33 25 24 79 0 4 5 .212 .281 .368 .649
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   54 7 1 0 1 3 3 1 16 0 2 0 .130 .145 .204 .349
May   88 18 3 0 2 9 5 3 18 0 2 2 .205 .247 .307 .554
June   64 13 2 1 4 7 8 12 18 0 3 1 .203 .338 .453 .791
July   82 24 7 0 3 18 9 5 19 0 0 0 .293 .333 .488 .821
August   86 19 6 0 3 8 6 5 22 0 0 2 .221 .280 .395 .675
September   32 7 1 0 3 6 4 3 13 0 0 0 .219 .286 .531 .817
Spring Training   55 11 4 1 0 6 6 5 15 0 1 0 .200 .267 .309 .576
Last Year   154 37 8 1 6 14 16 10 44 0 2 1 .240 .291 .422 .713
2 Years Ago   393 83 17 0 8 31 28 18 95 3 8 3 .211 .249 .316 .565
Career   4411 1058 246 21 114 487 397 317 1045 25 65 31 .240 .294 .383 .677
Home   185 46 9 0 12 26 18 15 44 0 5 3 .249 .315 .492 .807
Road   221 42 11 1 4 25 17 14 62 0 2 2 .190 .245 .303 .548
Grass   82 18 5 0 1 14 6 4 19 0 1 0 .220 .256 .317 .573
Turf   324 70 15 1 15 37 29 25 87 0 6 5 .216 .282 .407 .690
Day   137 31 6 0 5 21 11 17 32 0 2 3 .226 .325 .380 .704
Night   269 57 14 1 11 30 24 12 74 0 5 2 .212 .251 .394 .645
As Starter   405 88 20 1 16 51 35 29 105 0 7 5 .217 .278 .390 .668
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   115 28 9 1 6 15 15 8 27 0 5 1 .243 .298 .496 .794
Inning 1-3   119 25 2 0 4 14 9 11 36 0 0 1 .210 .282 .328 .610
Inning 4-6   141 30 7 0 6 18 11 8 35 0 1 3 .213 .270 .390 .660
Inning 7-9   131 30 10 1 6 19 14 10 31 0 5 1 .229 .289 .458 .747
Extra Innings   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
0 Outs   140 33 9 1 6 13 17 8 40 0 7 1 .236 .282 .443 .725
1 Outs   143 28 5 0 3 19 10 11 35 0 0 3 .196 .268 .294 .561
2 Outs   123 27 6 0 7 19 8 10 31 0 0 1 .220 .284 .439 .723
Scoring Position   86 23 4 0 5 37 10 6 15 0 7 0 .267 .315 .488 .804
Bases Empty   259 51 12 1 8 8 19 18 69 0 0 3 .197 .257 .344 .601
Runner on 1st   61 14 4 0 3 6 6 5 22 0 0 2 .230 .309 .443 .751
Runner on 2nd   31 6 1 0 2 7 3 2 7 0 7 0 .194 .242 .419 .662
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .571 .905
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 9 2 0 1 9 3 1 2 0 0 0 .474 .500 .737 1.237
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Bases Loaded   10 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Two Strikes   171 19 3 0 3 10 5 15 106 0 0 2 .111 .191 .181 .373
First Pitch   66 18 6 0 3 12 7 0 0 0 5 2 .273 .294 .500 .794
Count 0-1   35 9 2 1 3 8 5 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .278 .629 .906
Count 0-2   27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 .074 .074 .074 .148
Count 1-0   44 16 5 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .614 .977
Count 1-1   40 12 2 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 1-2   62 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 36 0 0 1 .129 .143 .161 .304
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-1   28 6 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Count 2-2   49 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 28 0 0 0 .102 .102 .184 .286
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 5 1 0 2 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 .455 .625 1.091 1.716
Full Count   33 4 0 0 2 4 4 15 21 0 0 1 .121 .408 .303 .711
Behind in Count   124 19 4 1 3 12 5 0 57 0 1 2 .153 .167 .274 .441
Ahead in Count   94 30 7 0 5 15 13 14 0 0 0 0 .319 .407 .553 .961
Batting 4th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 5th   40 11 2 0 1 8 2 4 9 0 0 1 .275 .356 .400 .756
Batting 6th   280 62 14 0 12 37 27 20 68 0 6 1 .221 .276 .400 .676
Batting 7th   48 11 3 0 3 6 5 4 16 0 1 1 .229 .302 .479 .781
Batting 8th   31 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 1 .129 .156 .226 .382
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   156 35 8 1 3 4 8 11 39 0 2 2 .224 .284 .346 .630
Medium Leverage   168 32 5 0 11 26 17 11 51 0 1 2 .190 .249 .417 .665
High Leverage   82 21 7 0 2 21 10 7 16 0 4 1 .256 .322 .415 .737
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
2012 Chunichi - NPB 18 41 71 11 1 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 18 0 0 .155 .178 .254 .432 26 9 -0.4
2013 Chunichi - NPB 19 66 197 49 13 1 5 27 19 11 1 1 34 0 0 .249 .290 .401 .691 103 100 0.8
2014 Chunichi - NPB 20 61 144 37 8 1 6 14 14 8 0 2 29 0 0 .257 .292 .451 .744 117 117 0.9
2015 Chunichi - NPB 21 51 154 32 6 1 4 18 10 16 1 0 42 2 1 .208 .287 .338 .624 84 87 0.4
2016 Chunichi - NPB 22 75 255 64 14 2 4 29 28 22 4 1 84 0 1 .251 .319 .369 .688 103 111 1.2
2017 Chunichi - NPB 23 41 129 30 6 0 2 10 12 15 0 3 31 0 2 .233 .306 .326 .632 88 90 0.4
2018 Chunichi - NPB 24 128 433 110 26 2 11 69 35 30 3 3 89 0 0 .254 .305 .400 .704 107 109 2.2
2019 Chunichi - NPB 25 117 430 126 28 5 7 59 50 32 3 1 70 3 4 .293 .345 .430 .776 128 130 3.0
2020 Chunichi - NPB 26 133 463 112 22 3 16 56 51 38 1 5 94 1 1 .242 .298 .406 .704 109 105 2.6
2021 Chunichi - NPB 27 125 412 101 30 0 9 44 33 26 3 3 93 2 2 .245 .293 .383 .676 101 96 1.7
2022 Chunichi - NPB 28 130 439 102 26 3 10 40 40 40 4 1 117 3 0 .232 .302 .374 .675 102 102 2.3
2023 Chunichi - NPB 29 95 331 76 21 1 8 22 21 20 2 2 99 2 0 .230 .276 .372 .648 95 91 1.4
2024 Chunichi - NPB 30 109 393 83 17 0 8 31 28 18 3 3 95 2 0 .211 .249 .316 .565 69 63 0.5
2025 Chunichi - NPB 31 47 154 37 8 1 6 14 16 10 1 0 44 1 0 .240 .291 .422 .713 119 121 1.4
2026 Chunichi - NPB 32 117 406 88 20 1 16 51 35 29 5 0 106 1 0 .217 .277 .389 .666 96 99 2.1
Total NPB 1336 4411 1058 246 21 114 487 397 317 31 25 1045 17 11 .240 .294 .383 .677 101 100 20.3
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
2012 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 68 262 63 16 1 7 38 30 21 2 1 52 2 0 .240 .301 .389 .690 64 76 -0.4
2013 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 52 207 58 9 2 0 24 23 13 3 1 34 0 1 .280 .330 .343 .673 62 75 -0.3
2014 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 68 264 76 11 4 3 32 38 33 1 1 53 0 0 .288 .368 .394 .762 83 92 0.4
2015 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 52 204 66 16 1 6 36 24 17 2 1 27 0 1 .324 .379 .500 .879 109 109 0.8
2016 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 10 35 11 3 2 0 5 2 5 1 0 13 0 1 .314 .415 .514 .929 121 119 0.2
2017 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 74 274 68 13 3 5 33 32 17 3 1 55 2 1 .248 .298 .372 .671 60 73 -0.5
2018 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 21 42 -0.0
2023 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 5 22 5 2 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 .227 .320 .318 .638 60 46 -0.0
2024 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 30 3 11 3 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 .273 .429 .545 .974 145 161 0.2
Total NGN 333 1283 351 70 13 22 171 157 111 13 5 240 4 4 .274 .336 .400 .736 76 85
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Chunichi - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Chunichi - INT 3B 122 120 70 185 15 276 21 .924 1073.2 2.14 -1.6 .966
2020 Chunichi - INT SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.005
2021 Chunichi - INT 2B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.4 .661
2021 Chunichi - INT 3B 115 115 45 174 15 237 18 .924 994.2 1.98 -0.8 .999
2021 Chunichi - INT SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2022 Chunichi - INT 2B 115 115 217 264 53 487 6 .988 990.0 4.37 +1.6 .985
2022 Chunichi - INT 3B 16 14 7 23 1 33 3 .909 131.0 2.06 +0.5 1.007
2023 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 5 5 6 8 1 15 1 .933 45.0 2.80 +0.3 1.118
2023 Chunichi - INT 2B 95 95 182 239 42 427 6 .986 837.0 4.53 +2.5 1.014
2023 Chunichi - INT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 3 3 6 9 4 15 0 1.000 26.2 5.06 -0.0 1.012
2024 Chunichi - INT 2B 109 109 193 289 53 487 5 .990 958.2 4.53 +3.5 1.039
2024 Chunichi - INT 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.044
2025 Chunichi - INT 2B 42 40 71 105 18 178 2 .989 363.1 4.36 +3.0 1.054
2025 Chunichi - INT 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Chunichi - INT 2B 117 115 206 308 62 518 4 .992 1042.0 4.44 +3.3 1.026
TOTAL 2B 487 482 883 1222 233 2129 24 .989 4265.2 4.44 +13.7 1.020
TOTAL 3B 259 249 122 383 31 547 42 .923 2209.1 2.06 -1.8 .983
TOTAL SS 2 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.1 1.005
PLAYER HISTORY
10/28/2011 Drafted by the Chunichi Dragons in the 1st round of the 2011 NPB Draft from Tokai Kofu HS
08/21/2020 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $28,600,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 9 (9).
03/13/2021 Injured (Groin soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/06/2021 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (9).
06/06/2022 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
07/03/2022 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/12/2022 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (9).
05/30/2023 Injured (Fractured wrist), out for 5-6 weeks.
08/02/2023 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
06/09/2024 Injured (Forearm inflammation), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8).
03/15/2026 Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 4 weeks.
10/26/2026 Wins the 2026 NPB JCL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2021 30 4
Year 3B Rank
2022 3 7
Year SF Rank
2020 5 7
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