2B Daisuke Okazaki #16
Orix Buffaloes NPB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/26/2026
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2B DAISUKE OKAZAKI #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 139 35 9 0 1 11 12 24 .252 .309 .338 8 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 9 8 9 9
Gap 9 8 9 9
Power 2 2 3 2
Eye 9 8 9 9
Avoid K's 10 10 10 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 14 3
Errors: - 11 5
Arm: 1 13 7
Turn DP: - 12 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 13 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 14
Stealing Ability: 16
Baserunning Inst.: 18
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/20/2026 @ SEIB Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/2026 @ SB Win, 7-4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/2026 @ RAKU Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/06/2026 CHIB Win, 7-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2026 HOKK Win, 4-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
08/29/2026 HOKK Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/2026 @ HOKK Loss, 1-6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/04/2026 @ CHIB Win, 8-6 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
07/23/2026 @ SB Win, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/2026 @ SB Win, 6-5 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Likes to do crossword puzzles in his spare time.
Birthday:09/17/1998
Born in:Saitama, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 99 Days
Service This Yr:172 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 9 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:$384,000 total for 1 year
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 51 139 35 9 0 1 11 16 12 24 .252 .309 .338 .647 .279 .086 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 38 156 0 0 0 2 4 1 47 10 8 0 100.0 16.4 3.99 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   40 11 3 0 0 2 5 1 7 0 2 0 .275 .293 .350 .643
Versus Right   99 24 6 0 1 9 9 11 17 1 2 0 .242 .315 .333 .649
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
April   72 18 6 0 0 5 6 3 11 1 4 0 .250 .276 .333 .610
May   34 7 1 0 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 .206 .289 .235 .525
June   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
July   7 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
August   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 .375 .545 .375 .920
September   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Spring Training   25 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .240 .296 .240 .536
Last Year   13 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .308 .357 .385 .742
2 Years Ago   107 31 8 0 0 5 18 14 17 0 4 0 .290 .372 .364 .736
Career   687 168 38 5 4 63 96 84 170 1 24 1 .245 .327 .332 .659
Home   47 13 4 0 0 3 7 6 8 1 1 0 .277 .352 .362 .714
Road   92 22 5 0 1 8 9 6 16 0 3 0 .239 .286 .326 .612
Grass   19 7 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821
Turf   120 28 8 0 1 7 13 11 23 1 4 0 .233 .295 .325 .620
Day   58 13 4 0 0 3 5 8 11 0 2 0 .224 .318 .293 .611
Night   81 22 5 0 1 8 11 4 13 1 2 0 .272 .302 .370 .673
As Starter   127 32 7 0 1 9 13 12 22 1 4 0 .252 .314 .331 .645
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   44 10 1 0 0 6 5 0 6 0 2 0 .227 .227 .250 .477
Inning 1-3   35 10 2 0 1 2 4 4 5 0 1 0 .286 .359 .429 .788
Inning 4-6   42 8 2 0 0 1 3 6 13 1 1 0 .190 .286 .238 .524
Inning 7-9   53 15 5 0 0 6 5 2 5 0 1 0 .283 .309 .377 .686
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
0 Outs   42 9 2 0 0 0 6 3 11 0 4 0 .214 .267 .262 .529
1 Outs   52 10 1 0 0 3 2 4 6 1 0 0 .192 .246 .212 .457
2 Outs   45 16 6 0 1 8 6 5 7 0 0 0 .356 .420 .556 .976
Scoring Position   34 6 0 0 0 6 4 5 7 1 4 0 .176 .275 .176 .451
Bases Empty   84 22 5 0 0 0 7 7 12 0 0 0 .262 .319 .321 .640
Runner on 1st   21 7 4 0 1 5 3 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 2nd   20 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 4 0 .100 .143 .100 .243
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 3 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   67 14 3 0 0 6 9 5 24 0 0 0 .209 .264 .254 .518
First Pitch   16 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 0-1   12 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .154 .167 .321
Count 0-2   11 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Count 1-0   10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .600 1.100
Count 1-1   15 5 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-2   26 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-0   9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Count 2-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-2   19 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 .273 .500 .364 .864
Behind in Count   49 9 2 0 0 4 4 0 13 1 0 0 .184 .180 .224 .404
Ahead in Count   29 10 2 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 0 .345 .472 .414 .886
Batting 2nd   5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   22 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 7 0 0 0 .273 .360 .318 .678
Batting 9th   94 24 7 0 1 7 10 9 15 1 4 0 .255 .317 .362 .679
Low Leverage   63 21 7 0 0 3 5 4 9 0 0 0 .333 .373 .444 .818
Medium Leverage   51 8 2 0 1 5 5 6 11 1 3 0 .157 .241 .255 .496
High Leverage   25 6 0 0 0 3 4 2 4 0 1 0 .240 .296 .240 .536
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 .278 .000 48
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 100.0 0.6 4.00 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
June   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Last Year   38 9 2 0 0 3 3 4 3 0 2 0 .237 .310 .289 .599
2 Years Ago   315 98 16 4 5 44 60 56 44 1 10 3 .311 .419 .435 .854
Career   2075 521 87 17 21 187 286 206 375 8 74 15 .251 .322 .340 .662
Home   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Grass   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Day   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
As Starter   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
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
2017 Orix - NPB 18 5 14 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -15 -49 -0.2
2022 Orix - NPB 23 32 92 26 5 3 0 10 15 12 0 0 31 8 0 .283 .365 .402 .768 116 109 0.6
2023 Orix - NPB 24 88 322 70 15 2 3 33 44 45 1 0 92 16 2 .217 .315 .304 .620 77 79 0.5
2024 Orix - NPB 25 12 38 10 2 0 0 1 6 10 0 0 7 6 1 .263 .417 .316 .732 115 118 0.5
2024 Saitama Seibu - NPB 25 17 69 21 6 0 0 4 12 4 0 0 10 6 1 .304 .342 .391 .734 108 107 0.5
2024 Total - NPB 25 29 107 31 8 0 0 5 18 14 0 0 17 12 2 .290 .372 .364 .736 111 111 1.0
2025 Saitama Seibu - NPB 26 6 13 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .308 .357 .385 .742 112 117 0.1
2026 Orix - NPB 27 51 139 35 9 0 1 11 16 12 0 1 24 8 0 .252 .309 .338 .647 90 91 0.5
Total NPB 211 687 168 38 5 4 63 96 84 1 1 170 45 4 .245 .327 .332 .659 89 89 2.6
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
2017 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 80 199 31 4 1 0 7 13 4 0 0 44 3 0 .156 .172 .186 .358 -14 13 -2.3
2018 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 82 256 59 4 3 1 16 20 11 2 1 37 0 1 .230 .267 .281 .548 32 48 -1.5
2019 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 75 118 27 3 2 0 9 12 3 0 0 29 1 5 .229 .248 .288 .536 28 44 -0.6
2020 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 140 546 121 25 1 5 43 75 57 7 4 101 33 10 .222 .301 .299 .600 62 65 -0.3
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 111 454 142 28 4 9 56 81 50 1 2 89 44 9 .313 .381 .452 .832 115 119 3.5
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 36 144 33 5 2 1 9 22 20 2 0 27 8 0 .229 .331 .312 .644 71 77 0.4
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 84 315 98 16 4 5 44 60 56 3 1 44 27 6 .311 .419 .435 .854 120 121 2.0
2025 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 12 38 9 2 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 3 2 2 .237 .310 .289 .599 42 32 -0.3
2026 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 33 48 -0.0
Total NGN 622 2075 521 87 17 21 187 286 206 15 8 375 119 33 .251 .322 .340 .662 71 78
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
2023 Orix - NPB 24 8 32 9 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 4 1 0 .281 .378 .312 .691 99 108 -0.4
Total NPB 8 32 9 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 4 1 0 .281 .378 .312 .691 99 108
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 140 140 289 304 83 602 9 .985 1209.2 4.41 -2.2 .999
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 111 111 217 289 63 510 4 .992 965.1 4.72 -0.4 1.001
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 36 36 61 90 16 154 3 .981 309.0 4.40 -0.6 1.030
2022 Orix - INT 2B 16 15 27 41 7 69 1 .986 133.0 4.60 +0.0 1.030
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Orix - INT 2B 37 36 71 91 18 165 3 .982 328.0 4.45 -1.1 .982
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 40 37 85 89 26 177 3 .983 330.1 4.74 -1.0 .987
2024 Orix - INT 2B 12 11 24 27 11 51 0 1.000 101.0 4.54 -0.2 .983
2024 Saitama Seibu - INT 2B 17 17 28 42 8 70 0 1.000 154.1 4.08 -0.1 1.007
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 7 7 8 12 4 20 0 1.000 57.0 3.16 -0.9 .741
2025 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 9 6 13 23 8 36 0 1.000 60.2 5.34 +0.2 .993
2025 Saitama Seibu - INT 2B 3 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.0 .997
2025 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Saitama Seibu - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Orix - INT 2B 45 38 69 101 21 174 4 .977 361.1 4.23 -1.3 .964
TOTAL 2B 467 447 886 1099 262 2012 27 .987 3958.2 4.51 -6.6 .997
TOTAL SS 10 7 8 12 4 20 0 1.000 62.0 2.90 -0.9 .741
PLAYER HISTORY
10/21/2016 Drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the 3rd round of the 2016 NPB Draft from Hanasaki Tokuharu HS
03/20/2020 Named the #25 prospect in the NPB
07/03/2020 Named the #23 prospect in the NPB
08/21/2020 Injured (Blurred vision), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/10/2020 Named the #18 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (10); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 7 (11).
03/19/2021 Named the #46 prospect in the NPB
06/08/2021 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/22/2021 Named the #37 prospect in the NPB
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League All-Star Game.
10/16/2021 Named the #34 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (11); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 8 (11).
03/25/2022 Named the #42 prospect in the NPB
11/12/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 10 (11).
11/14/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 11 (11).
07/07/2024 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/13/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League All-Star Game.
08/29/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Saitama Seibu while with Orix.
11/11/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 11 (11).
11/10/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 9 (9).
02/16/2026 Was claimed off waivers by Orix while with Saitama Seibu.
02/17/2026 Injured (Stomach virus), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/20/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $384,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
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