3B Kensuke Kondo #8
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters NPB
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/26/2026
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3B KENSUKE KONDO #8 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
118 394 110 30 1 6 37 70 89 .279 .390 .406 1 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 12 12 12
Gap 13 13 13 13
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 15 15 15 15
Avoid K's 10 10 10 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 4
Errors: - 9 8
Arm: 11 16 14
Turn DP: - 10 -
Ability: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: 1
3rd Base: 9
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 13
Sacrifice Bunt: 14
Bunt for Hit: 9
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/2026 CHIB Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/2026 CHIB Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/03/2026 CHIB Win, 9-5 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
10/02/2026 CHIB Loss, 9-11 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/2026 @ RAKU Win, 4-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2026 @ RAKU Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2026 @ RAKU Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2026 @ SEIB Loss, 2-6 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/14/2026 CHIB Win, 7-5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2026 CHIB Win, 8-3 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Dedicated and passionate, but he won't argue with umpires.
Birthday:08/09/1993
Born in:Chiba, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 7"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,360,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 92 Days
Service This Yr:191 Days
40-Man Service:13 Years, 92 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 118 394 110 30 1 6 37 50 70 89 .279 .390 .406 .796 .330 .127 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 484 3 9 0 7 15 2 160 37 1 1 50.0 67.3 5.88 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 30 8 0 1 9 12 17 34 1 4 0 .263 .356 .360 .716
Versus Right   280 80 22 1 5 28 38 53 55 1 11 3 .286 .404 .425 .829
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   28 7 2 0 0 3 4 7 8 1 1 0 .250 .389 .321 .710
April   70 26 3 0 2 6 11 11 13 0 2 0 .371 .457 .500 .957
May   69 14 6 1 1 5 8 12 19 0 4 2 .203 .337 .362 .700
June   58 15 4 0 1 4 6 10 14 1 3 1 .259 .371 .379 .751
July   69 21 6 0 0 8 7 8 16 0 3 0 .304 .377 .391 .768
August   61 21 7 0 2 9 6 13 11 0 1 0 .344 .459 .557 1.017
September   39 6 2 0 0 2 8 9 8 0 1 0 .154 .312 .205 .518
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Spring Training   39 11 1 0 3 7 6 11 9 1 0 1 .282 .442 .538 .981
Postseason   14 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .357 .732
Last Year   408 132 33 1 9 52 75 77 62 2 14 1 .324 .430 .475 .906
2 Years Ago   423 132 24 2 9 53 65 56 85 3 16 1 .312 .391 .442 .833
Career   5214 1582 343 27 75 611 749 886 971 38 109 18 .303 .404 .423 .827
Home   205 60 22 1 3 27 24 27 44 1 9 1 .293 .376 .454 .830
Road   189 50 8 0 3 10 26 43 45 1 6 2 .265 .404 .354 .759
Grass   40 11 1 0 1 3 6 10 10 0 2 1 .275 .431 .375 .806
Turf   354 99 29 1 5 34 44 60 79 2 13 2 .280 .385 .410 .795
Day   152 49 11 1 4 17 22 24 28 1 5 2 .322 .419 .487 .906
Night   242 61 19 0 2 20 28 46 61 1 10 1 .252 .372 .355 .728
As Starter   389 109 29 1 6 36 47 68 89 2 14 3 .280 .390 .406 .796
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .429 .400 .829
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   94 23 6 0 1 5 14 23 31 0 7 2 .245 .403 .340 .744
Inning 1-3   126 29 7 1 3 13 21 19 25 0 2 1 .230 .336 .373 .709
Inning 4-6   140 47 14 0 2 16 15 21 26 2 6 0 .336 .417 .479 .896
Inning 7-9   120 32 7 0 1 7 11 20 34 0 6 2 .267 .380 .350 .730
Extra Innings   8 2 2 0 0 1 3 10 4 0 1 0 .250 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   125 33 9 1 1 6 20 20 25 1 15 0 .264 .363 .376 .739
1 Outs   142 36 10 0 2 11 24 29 35 1 0 2 .254 .385 .366 .751
2 Outs   127 41 11 0 3 20 6 21 29 0 0 1 .323 .423 .480 .903
Scoring Position   85 21 10 0 0 23 10 25 20 2 15 1 .247 .416 .365 .781
Bases Empty   223 59 14 0 2 2 23 36 50 0 0 1 .265 .369 .354 .723
Runner on 1st   86 30 6 1 4 12 17 9 19 0 0 1 .349 .417 .581 .998
Runner on 2nd   38 14 7 0 0 12 5 11 6 0 11 0 .368 .510 .553 1.063
Runner on 3rd   6 3 2 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .727 .833 1.561
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 3 1 0 0 4 3 6 8 0 2 0 .136 .321 .182 .503
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 .111 .182 .111 .293
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Bases Loaded   7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Two Strikes   221 50 16 0 3 16 25 28 89 0 0 0 .226 .313 .339 .653
First Pitch   44 12 6 0 0 2 5 9 0 0 5 1 .273 .407 .409 .816
Count 0-1   26 11 3 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 6 2 .423 .464 .654 1.118
Count 0-2   31 5 3 0 1 2 3 0 19 0 0 0 .161 .161 .355 .516
Count 1-0   26 6 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 .231 .222 .346 .568
Count 1-1   34 11 1 1 1 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 .324 .314 .500 .814
Count 1-2   53 8 2 0 1 4 3 0 26 0 0 0 .151 .151 .245 .396
Count 2-0   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Count 2-1   26 11 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .423 .538 .962
Count 2-2   66 17 5 0 1 6 5 0 28 0 0 0 .258 .258 .379 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 6 0 0 0 1 5 18 0 0 0 0 .667 .889 .667 1.556
Full Count   71 20 6 0 0 4 14 28 16 0 0 0 .282 .485 .366 .851
Behind in Count   110 24 8 0 3 12 10 0 45 0 6 2 .218 .232 .373 .605
Ahead in Count   69 26 4 0 1 8 12 33 0 1 3 0 .377 .573 .478 1.051
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   34 11 5 0 1 7 6 2 7 0 1 0 .324 .361 .559 .920
Batting 5th   331 91 24 0 3 25 37 62 76 2 13 3 .275 .392 .375 .767
Batting 6th   26 8 1 1 2 5 6 5 6 0 0 0 .308 .419 .654 1.073
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   164 46 10 0 3 8 15 26 34 0 3 1 .280 .382 .396 .779
Medium Leverage   155 47 13 1 2 17 22 25 34 0 5 1 .303 .403 .439 .842
High Leverage   73 17 7 0 1 12 13 18 21 2 7 1 .233 .383 .370 .753
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 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 18 20 26 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 .192 .241 .192 .434 31 11 -0.1
2013 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 19 32 66 10 0 0 0 2 7 11 0 1 14 2 0 .152 .269 .152 .421 29 22 -0.3
2014 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 20 89 264 68 20 1 4 28 24 15 0 2 45 3 4 .258 .295 .386 .682 100 96 1.0
2015 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 21 129 435 142 33 2 8 60 68 59 2 5 59 6 2 .326 .405 .467 .872 158 176 5.3
2016 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 22 80 257 68 9 0 2 27 36 29 0 2 45 5 2 .265 .337 .323 .660 97 103 1.1
2017 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 23 57 167 69 15 0 3 29 32 60 2 2 27 3 0 .413 .567 .557 1.124 235 276 4.5
2018 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 24 129 462 149 29 3 9 69 59 87 1 5 90 5 0 .323 .427 .457 .884 162 178 5.8
2019 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 25 138 490 148 32 5 2 59 74 103 2 5 81 1 4 .302 .422 .400 .822 145 166 5.5
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 26 111 394 113 15 4 3 28 43 73 0 2 84 8 4 .287 .397 .368 .765 127 126 2.3
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 27 143 513 150 32 3 5 47 80 97 2 3 104 6 1 .292 .405 .396 .801 136 141 5.4
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 28 143 551 170 37 4 10 64 88 81 0 3 107 8 8 .309 .395 .445 .840 136 135 5.8
2023 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 29 104 364 116 34 1 5 54 46 66 4 0 74 3 0 .319 .429 .459 .887 152 153 4.4
2024 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 30 112 423 132 24 2 9 53 65 56 1 3 85 3 3 .312 .391 .442 .833 139 134 3.5
2025 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 31 117 408 132 33 1 9 52 75 77 1 2 62 2 1 .324 .430 .475 .906 161 156 5.0
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 32 118 394 110 30 1 6 37 50 70 3 2 89 1 1 .279 .390 .406 .796 134 129 2.1
Total NPB 1522 5214 1582 343 27 75 611 749 886 18 38 971 56 30 .303 .404 .423 .827 142 147 51.1
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
2012 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 59 172 48 8 1 1 17 17 23 2 2 25 4 3 .279 .367 .355 .721 74 85 0.1
2013 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 57 200 71 13 2 5 31 26 24 2 0 26 1 2 .355 .429 .515 .944 125 122 1.3
2014 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 4 8 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .714 .500 1.214 198 179 0.2
2016 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 22 44 15 3 0 1 7 6 12 0 0 3 2 1 .341 .482 .477 .959 131 128 0.4
2017 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 10 25 6 2 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 .240 .345 .320 .665 61 77 -0.0
2018 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -50 -0.0
2019 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 39 56 -0.0
2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 4 17 7 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .412 .444 .471 .915 149 164 0.2
Total NGN 158 473 152 28 3 7 64 54 70 4 2 61 7 6 .321 .412 .438 .849 105 109
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
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 27 3 11 6 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .545 .643 .818 1.461 325 325 -0.1
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 28 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -101 -0.0
2023 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 29 11 37 13 3 0 0 7 1 6 1 0 7 0 0 .351 .455 .432 .887 153 156 -0.0
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 32 4 14 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .286 .375 .357 .732 116 127 -1.1
Total NPB 20 70 23 7 0 0 12 5 11 1 0 12 0 0 .329 .427 .429 .855 151 154
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 0.0 .000
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 1.0 18.00 -0.6 .000
2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 3 3 3 6 0 10 1 .900 29.0 2.79 +0.1 .951
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 56 56 22 69 2 100 9 .910 464.0 1.77 -4.6 .936
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT LF 72 55 116 0 0 120 4 .967 515.2 2.02 -3.1 .967
2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.000
2020 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 123 123 60 199 18 276 17 .938 1070.2 2.18 -4.0 .967
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT LF 23 19 39 1 1 40 0 1.000 180.0 2.00 -0.1 .973
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 142 142 88 243 24 350 19 .946 1269.1 2.35 -0.1 .970
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT LF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.2 .964
2023 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 103 103 56 139 11 205 10 .951 907.2 1.93 -5.7 .952
2024 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 110 110 65 184 16 265 16 .940 975.0 2.30 -4.4 .948
2024 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 111 111 43 179 19 237 15 .937 986.0 2.03 -6.3 .945
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT 3B 9 8 4 11 1 16 1 .938 65.2 2.06 +0.1 .956
TOTAL 1B 2 0 5 0 0 6 1 .833 2.0 22.50 -0.6 .000
TOTAL 3B 657 656 341 1030 91 1459 88 .940 5767.1 2.14 -24.9 .956
TOTAL LF 96 74 159 1 1 164 4 .976 702.2 2.05 -3.3 .969
TOTAL RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 17.2 0.51 +0.0 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
10/28/2011 Drafted by the Nippon Ham Fighters in the 4th round of the 2011 NPB Draft from Yokohama HS
05/04/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
05/09/2020 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/05/2020 Injured (High ankle sprain), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 13 (13).
07/08/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2021 Injured (Groin tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/16/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/26/2021 Wins the 2021 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 13 (13).
03/11/2022 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $16,400,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
06/13/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
08/15/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/31/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 13 (13).
04/30/2023 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
05/20/2023 Injured (Hamstring tendinitis), out for 6 days.
10/22/2023 Wins the 2023 Japan Series with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
11/02/2023 Wins the 2023 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 13 (13).
03/31/2024 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/22/2024 Injured (Torn ankle ligaments), out for 4 months.
10/19/2024 Wins the 2024 Japan Series with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
10/30/2024 Wins the 2024 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 13 (13).
07/06/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2025 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
08/27/2025 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6-7 weeks.
10/29/2025 Wins the 2025 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 15 (15).
07/05/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/12/2026 Injured (Quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 143 1
2022 143 1
Year PA Rank
2021 624 5
2022 649 3
Year AB Rank
2022 551 6
Year H Rank
2021 150 4
2022 170 2
2024 132 9
Year TB Rank
2022 245 5
Year 2B Rank
2021 32 5
2022 37 2
2023 34 5
2025 33 2
2026 30 7
Year 3B Rank
2020 4 6
2021 3 7
2022 4 8
Year R Rank
2021 80 3
2022 88 3
2025 75 10
Year BB Rank
2020 73 4
2021 97 1
2022 81 5
2023 66 6
2025 77 5
2026 70 6
Year IBB Rank
2020 4 8
2026 9 1
Year SH Rank
2022 14 10
2024 16 5
2025 14 8
2026 15 3
Year SF Rank
2021 3 9
Year EBH Rank
2022 51 9
Year AVG Rank
2020 .287 5
2021 .292 3
2022 .309 2
2023 .319 1
2024 .312 1
2025 .324 1
2026 .279 3
Year OBP Rank
2020 .397 4
2021 .405 2
2022 .395 5
2023 .429 1
2024 .391 4
2025 .430 1
2026 .390 2
Year SLG Rank
2023 .459 7
2025 .475 5
Year RC Rank
2021 90.33 3
2022 101.29 5
2024 77.17 9
2025 89.10 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 5.69 7
2021 6.30 4
2022 6.62 5
2023 8.05 2
2024 6.55 6
2025 7.97 2
2026 5.88 5
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .335 10
2021 .359 4
2022 .361 8
2023 .386 3
2024 .351 8
2025 .388 2
2026 .330 10
Year OPS Rank
2020 .765 10
2021 .801 7
2022 .840 8
2023 .887 3
2024 .833 7
2025 .906 2
2026 .796 7
Year WAR Rank
2021 5.4 3
2022 6.1 5
2023 4.6 5
2025 5.3 4
Wednesday, August 4th , 2021 - OOTP Baseball 22.7 Build 61