P Kyutaro 'Chiquitín' Takeda #86
Chunichi Dragons NPB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/26/2026
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P KYUTARO 'CHIQUITíN' TAKEDA #86 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 19 7-7 0 2.88 122.0 89 15 30 121 0.98 2.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 14 15 14 18
Movement 7 8 6 7
Control 13 15 13 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 15 17
Changeup 8 15
Cutter 13 14
Forkball 13 15
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 14
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 16
Defense 9
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Ability: 14
Baserunning Inst.: 15
Sacrifice Bunt: 12
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/30/2026 YOKO Loss, 0-4 X 5.0 5 3 3 1 7 Loss
08/22/2026 HAN Win, 2-1 X 7.0 4 1 1 2 8 Win
08/16/2026 @ YOM Loss, 1-5 X 6.0 8 4 4 2 4 Loss
08/08/2026 HIRO Loss, 0-5 X 6.0 4 3 3 0 12 Loss
08/01/2026 @ HAN Win, 5-4 X 6.0 6 4 4 4 5
07/25/2026 HIRO Win, 4-1 X 6.0 3 1 1 1 7 Win
07/18/2026 YOKO Win, 5-1 X 5.0 3 1 1 2 2
07/04/2026 @ HIRO Win, 4-2 X 6.0 3 2 2 2 3
06/28/2026 YAK Win, 6-2 X 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 Win
06/14/2026 @ RAKU Win, 4-0 X 9.0 4 0 0 0 7 Win
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who enjoys hanging with friends.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:11/27/1998
Born in:Owariashi, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,040,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 109 Days
Service This Yr:191 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 83 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:$1,800,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:2020, 2nd Pick in Round 1
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 19 7 7 0 2.88 122.0 89 39 39 15 30 121 1 5.3 1 14 73.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 8.93 6.57 8.93 2.21 3.29 0.98 93 2.0 .243        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 161 30 5 1 4 7 8 46 1 3 1 .186 .228 .304 .532      
vs. RHB 276 59 8 1 11 32 22 75 2 3 1 .214 .272 .370 .642      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 4  
April 3 3 1 1 0 2.08 21.2 15 5 5 1 6 23  
May 4 4 2 2 0 2.73 26.1 20 8 8 4 5 25  
June 3 3 2 0 0 1.71 21.0 14 4 4 0 2 21  
July 3 3 1 0 0 2.12 17.0 9 4 4 1 5 12  
August 5 5 1 3 0 4.50 30.0 27 15 15 7 9 36  
Spring Training 5 5 1 3 0 3.15 20.0 19 7 7 2 4 24  
Last Year 22 22 7 9 0 3.47 137.1 110 57 53 20 42 129  
2 Years Ago 21 21 6 8 0 3.31 127.2 121 57 47 16 37 122  
Career 83 83 30 30 0 3.43 511.0 442 222 195 70 152 485  
Home 12 12 5 4 0 2.89 74.2 54 24 24 6 17 83  
Road 7 7 2 3 0 2.85 47.1 35 15 15 9 13 38  
Grass 5 5 1 2 0 3.06 32.1 23 11 11 7 11 27  
Turf 14 14 6 5 0 2.81 89.2 66 28 28 8 19 94  
Day 19 19 7 7 0 2.88 122.0 89 39 39 15 30 121  
As Starter 19 19 7 7 0 2.88 122.0 89 39 39 15 30 121  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Chunichi - NPB 23 7 7 1 2 0 5.45 33.0 37 23 20 5 20 26 0 0 1.73 .314 5.00 -0.2 64
2023 Chunichi - NPB 24 14 14 9 4 0 3.56 91.0 85 46 36 14 23 87 0 0 1.19 .285 3.74 0.7 93
2024 Chunichi - NPB 25 21 21 6 8 0 3.31 127.2 121 57 47 16 37 122 1 0 1.24 .297 3.46 1.9 108
2025 Chunichi - NPB 26 22 22 7 9 0 3.47 137.1 110 57 53 20 42 129 1 1 1.11 .251 3.76 1.1 98
2026 Chunichi - NPB 27 19 19 7 7 0 2.88 122.0 89 39 39 15 30 121 1 1 0.98 .243 3.29 2.0 123
Total NPB 83 83 30 30 0 3.43 511.0 442 222 195 70 152 485 3 2 1.16 .272 3.65 5.5 101
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Total - 21 20 20 11 3 0 2.48 134.1 108 40 37 13 33 171 0 0 1.05 .300 2.72 4.2 100
2021 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 26 26 5 12 0 5.30 151.0 160 97 89 14 68 124 0 0 1.51 .324 4.45 2.6 91
2022 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 14 14 5 5 0 5.49 80.1 92 53 49 4 33 69 0 0 1.56 .356 3.60 2.1 85
2023 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 1 1 0 1 0 14.73 3.2 8 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 2.45 .444 3.95 0.1 36
Total NGN 41 41 10 18 0 5.51 235.0 260 156 144 18 102 194 0 0 1.54 .338 4.15 86.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA P 26 26 6 17 1 24 1 .958 151.0 1.37 -0.8 1.022
2021 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 48 47 368 23 36 397 6 .985 413.0 8.52 -3.4 .905
2021 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 29 27 36 1 0 39 2 .949 222.0 1.50 -0.6 1.016
2021 Chunichi - INT LF 8 8 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 68.0 1.32 -0.1 .973
2021 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
2021 Chunichi - INT RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 +0.0 1.002
2022 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA P 14 14 4 11 0 18 3 .833 80.1 1.68 -1.4 .657
2022 Chunichi - INT P 7 7 1 4 0 6 1 .833 33.0 1.36 -0.8 .632
2022 Chunichi - INT 1B 29 29 231 18 22 249 0 1.000 265.0 8.46 -1.7 .944
2022 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 46 46 79 2 1 84 3 .964 395.1 1.84 -0.8 .993
2022 Chunichi - INT LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.1 0.73 +0.1 .964
2022 Chunichi - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .995
2022 Chunichi - INT RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 -0.1 .000
2023 Chunichi - INT P 14 14 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 91.0 1.38 +1.5 1.308
2023 Chunichi - INT 1B 8 8 61 3 3 66 2 .970 68.0 8.47 -0.7 .909
2023 Chunichi (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.2 .982
2023 Chunichi - INT LF 65 64 113 5 1 119 1 .992 581.1 1.83 -1.4 .976
2023 Chunichi - INT RF 4 4 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 35.0 1.80 -0.3 .986
2024 Chunichi - INT P 21 21 9 12 1 23 2 .913 127.2 1.48 -1.0 .939
2024 Chunichi - INT LF 64 61 107 0 0 107 0 1.000 552.0 1.74 +0.5 .978
2024 Chunichi - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .991
2024 Chunichi - INT RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2025 Chunichi - INT P 22 22 7 13 1 22 2 .909 137.1 1.31 -0.4 1.212
2025 Chunichi - INT 1B 5 5 43 2 1 45 0 1.000 41.0 9.88 -1.4 .778
2025 Chunichi - INT LF 61 57 107 3 1 114 4 .965 510.0 1.94 -0.7 .969
2025 Chunichi - INT RF 10 10 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 81.1 0.89 -0.4 .997
2026 Chunichi - INT P 19 19 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 122.0 1.11 +0.5 1.241
2026 Chunichi - INT 1B 6 2 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 25.1 6.39 -0.9 .684
2026 Chunichi - INT LF 44 40 61 0 0 64 3 .953 357.0 1.54 -0.0 .995
2026 Chunichi - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Chunichi - INT RF 14 13 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 117.2 0.99 -0.4 .989
TOTAL P 124 124 38 76 4 123 9 .927 746.0 1.38 -2.4 .999
TOTAL 1B 96 91 721 46 62 775 8 .990 812.1 8.50 -8.2 .899
TOTAL LF 321 305 516 11 3 540 13 .976 2709.0 1.75 -2.9 .982
TOTAL CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .993
TOTAL RF 34 33 29 1 0 31 1 .968 284.0 0.95 -1.8 .991
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft out of college (Tokyo; Tokyo, TOK) by the Chunichi Dragons (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (11); Power: 4 (10); Eye: 6 (9).
03/19/2021 Named the #2 prospect in the NPB
04/15/2021 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/01/2021 Injured (Concussion), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/01/2021 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/07/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
03/01/2022 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
03/03/2022 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for one week.
03/25/2022 Named the #1 prospect in the NPB
06/05/2022 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/12/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
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): Stuff: 11 (18); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 9 (15).
04/23/2023 Injured (Latissimus dorsi (back) strain), out for 6 days.
09/10/2023 Injured (Fractured thumb), out for 4 weeks.
11/03/2023 Finished 2nd in 2023 NPB JCL Newcomer of the Year Award voting.
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): Stuff: 12 (18); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (15).
03/30/2024 Injured (Latissimus dorsi (back) strain), out for 4 weeks.
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): Stuff: 13 (18); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (13).
04/27/2025 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/24/2025 Injured (Oblique strain), out for one week.
07/25/2025 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/2025 Wins the NPB JCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/23/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,040,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (18); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 13 (13).
06/14/2026 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/05/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/20/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,800,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
2025 5 8
Year L Rank
2025 9 9
Year HRA Rank
2025 20 6
Year CG Rank
2024 1 4
2025 1 5
2026 1 10
Year SHO Rank
2025 1 1
2026 1 7
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