1B Norifumi Kitagawa #23
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/18/2033
1B NORIFUMI KITAGAWA #23 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
52 166 41 7 0 2 10 29 27 .247 .370 .325 3 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 4 4 4 5
Eye 6 7 6 8
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 1
Errors: - 4 5
Arm: 1 4 2
Turn DP: - 10 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 7 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 7 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/10/2033 SB Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/2033 SB Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/08/2033 SB Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/06/2033 KIT Win, 7-3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
06/05/2033 KIT Loss, 5-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/04/2033 KIT Win, 6-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/03/2033 @ HOKK Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/02/2033 @ HOKK Win, 4-3 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/01/2033 @ HOKK Win, 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/31/2033 RAKU Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Kitagawa has an engine that never quits, but he is no Einstein.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Intelligence
Birthday:11/07/2007
Born in:Takaoka, TOY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$50,000
Signed Through:2033 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 94 Days
Service This Yr:94 Days
40-Man Service:None, 37 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2026, 4th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
DEFIANT ASIAN HARDBALL LEAGUE 2033 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 52 166 41 7 0 2 10 19 29 27 .247 .370 .325 .695 .308 .078 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 49 200 4 6 0 4 1 1 54 9 3 2 60.0 21.5 4.37 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   39 11 1 0 1 3 5 8 3 0 0 0 .282 .404 .385 .789
Versus Right   127 30 6 0 1 7 14 21 24 1 1 4 .236 .359 .307 .667
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   50 16 4 0 1 4 5 8 12 1 1 0 .320 .407 .460 .867
May   93 20 3 0 1 5 10 13 14 0 0 4 .215 .336 .280 .616
June   23 5 0 0 0 1 4 8 1 0 0 0 .217 .419 .217 .637
Spring Training   62 13 3 0 0 3 3 11 12 0 0 3 .210 .355 .258 .613
Last Year   227 39 8 0 5 26 14 30 59 3 2 5 .172 .279 .273 .552
2 Years Ago   201 57 11 0 6 29 26 25 38 3 4 0 .284 .358 .428 .786
Career   638 147 27 0 13 69 64 87 134 8 8 11 .230 .329 .334 .663
Home   73 22 4 0 2 4 9 15 8 0 0 0 .301 .420 .438 .859
Road   93 19 3 0 0 6 10 14 19 1 1 4 .204 .330 .237 .567
Grass   25 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 8 0 1 0 .240 .296 .240 .536
Turf   141 35 7 0 2 8 17 27 19 1 0 4 .248 .382 .340 .722
Day   41 11 2 0 0 3 6 8 6 1 0 2 .268 .404 .317 .721
Night   125 30 5 0 2 7 13 21 21 0 1 2 .240 .358 .328 .686
As Starter   163 40 7 0 2 10 19 28 26 1 1 4 .245 .367 .325 .693
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   42 9 1 0 0 1 4 8 7 0 0 2 .214 .365 .238 .603
Inning 1-3   53 13 1 0 1 1 5 7 9 0 0 0 .245 .333 .321 .654
Inning 4-6   61 15 5 0 1 8 9 9 11 1 1 2 .246 .356 .377 .733
Inning 7-9   47 11 1 0 0 1 5 12 5 0 0 2 .234 .410 .255 .665
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
0 Outs   52 14 5 0 2 5 15 12 5 0 1 2 .269 .424 .481 .905
1 Outs   59 13 2 0 0 3 4 9 13 1 0 2 .220 .338 .254 .592
2 Outs   55 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 9 0 0 0 .255 .349 .255 .604
Scoring Position   40 8 0 0 0 7 1 8 6 1 1 0 .200 .327 .200 .527
Bases Empty   96 24 4 0 2 2 13 13 15 0 0 4 .250 .363 .354 .717
Runner on 1st   30 9 3 0 0 1 5 8 6 0 0 0 .300 .447 .400 .847
Runner on 2nd   14 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   83 18 5 0 1 5 8 8 27 1 0 3 .217 .305 .313 .619
First Pitch   30 7 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 .233 .324 .267 .590
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 1-0   16 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .412 .375 .787
Count 1-1   11 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909
Count 1-2   29 10 3 0 1 2 4 0 8 1 0 2 .345 .375 .552 .927
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Count 2-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Count 2-2   23 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 1 .174 .208 .261 .469
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .167 .643 .167 .810
Full Count   17 3 0 0 0 1 2 8 4 0 0 0 .176 .440 .176 .616
Behind in Count   53 14 3 0 1 3 6 0 14 1 1 2 .264 .286 .377 .663
Ahead in Count   32 10 0 0 0 1 5 17 0 0 0 1 .312 .560 .312 .873
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   3 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
Batting 4th   23 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 .217 .357 .217 .575
Batting 5th   46 6 1 0 0 4 2 3 11 0 0 2 .130 .216 .152 .368
Batting 6th   91 26 5 0 2 6 12 18 12 1 1 2 .286 .411 .407 .817
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   67 17 3 0 0 1 6 14 10 0 0 1 .254 .390 .299 .689
Medium Leverage   63 13 2 0 2 3 10 8 12 0 0 2 .206 .315 .333 .648
High Leverage   36 11 2 0 0 6 3 7 5 1 1 1 .306 .422 .361 .783
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
2029 Saitama Seibu - DAHL 21 21 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311 -1 -1 -0.3
2030 SS - DAHL 22 35 35 9 1 0 0 4 5 2 2 1 6 0 1 .257 .325 .286 .611 92 92 0.0
2031 SS - DAHL 23 78 201 57 11 0 6 29 26 25 0 3 38 3 2 .284 .358 .428 .786 138 134 1.1
2032 SS - DAHL 24 93 227 39 8 0 5 26 14 30 5 3 59 0 2 .172 .279 .273 .552 72 61 -0.1
2033 SS - DAHL 25 52 166 41 7 0 2 10 19 29 4 1 27 3 2 .247 .370 .325 .695 111 110 0.5
Total DAHL 279 638 147 27 0 13 69 64 87 11 8 134 6 7 .230 .329 .334 .663 103 97 1.3
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
2023 Total - 15 21 89 34 12 1 1 18 25 11 4 2 6 8 3 .382 .462 .573 1.035 100 100 1.2
2024 Total - 16 27 114 47 15 0 1 27 43 14 4 3 7 2 1 .412 .481 .570 1.052 100 100 1.6
2025 Total - 17 25 109 44 13 0 1 25 36 13 4 1 5 3 1 .404 .480 .550 1.031 100 100 1.5
2026 Total - 18 26 112 44 14 1 2 26 42 14 4 3 8 9 4 .393 .466 .589 1.055 100 100 1.6
2027 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 123 288 71 12 0 6 29 30 9 7 2 102 0 0 .247 .284 .351 .635 50 44 -2.2
2028 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 143 419 101 31 5 5 46 57 32 7 2 130 1 1 .241 .304 .375 .679 64 58 -1.4
2029 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 16 46 12 5 0 1 7 8 5 0 0 8 0 0 .261 .333 .435 .768 101 100 0.2
2032 Japan - TRN 24 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 104 103 0.0
Total FMLB 282 753 184 48 5 12 82 95 46 14 4 240 1 1 .244 .299 .369 .668 61 55
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
2029 Saitama Seibu - DAHL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2031 SS - DAHL 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -118 0.1
Total DAHL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -118
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2027 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 123 123 216 199 69 420 5 .988 834.2 4.47 -10.1 .920
2028 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 143 143 242 308 127 558 8 .986 1047.0 4.73 -9.5 .940
2029 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 16 16 24 41 12 65 0 1.000 114.0 5.13 +0.7 1.026
2029 Saitama Seibu - INT 2B 20 0 6 5 2 11 0 1.000 39.0 2.54 -1.5 .670
2030 SS - INT 2B 26 1 8 19 3 27 0 1.000 76.0 3.20 -0.4 1.021
2031 SS - INT 2B 46 39 80 115 20 197 2 .990 362.2 4.84 +2.3 1.034
2031 SS - INT SS 2 2 3 3 0 7 1 .857 17.0 3.18 -1.0 .694
2032 SS - INT 2B 73 51 123 178 52 303 2 .993 521.0 5.20 -0.7 .999
2032 Japan - TRN 2B 2 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.2 1.055
2032 SS - INT SS 4 2 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 21.0 3.86 -0.4 .881
2032 Japan - TRN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2033 SS - INT 1B 44 44 379 22 47 401 0 1.000 384.1 9.39 +2.4 1.115
2033 SS - INT 2B 7 5 8 14 5 22 0 1.000 52.1 3.78 -1.0 .976
TOTAL 1B 44 44 379 22 47 401 0 1.000 384.1 9.39 +2.4 1.115
TOTAL 2B 456 379 709 881 290 1607 17 .989 3056.2 4.68 -20.0 .963
TOTAL SS 7 4 5 10 1 16 1 .938 38.0 3.55 -1.4 .795
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (4); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 1 (6).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 2 (6).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 2 (6).
11/15/2026 Drafted in the 2026 first-year player draft out of high school (Chukyo University High School; Nagoya, AIC) by the Saitama Seibu Lions. (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 4, 16th overall pick).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 2 (6).
04/02/2027 Named the #26 prospect in the NPB
05/10/2027 Injured (bruised neck),day-to-day for one week.
07/02/2027 Named the #14 prospect in the NPB
10/22/2027 Named the #12 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 2 (8).
03/31/2028 Named the #13 prospect in the NPB
06/30/2028 Named the #12 prospect in the NPB
10/21/2028 Named the #9 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 4 (9).
03/30/2029 Named the #14 prospect in the NPB
11/08/2029 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 5 (9).
10/18/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 5 (8).
10/30/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 6 (8).
02/20/2032 Named to the 2032 World Cup of Baseball for the Japan.
11/04/2032 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (8).
06/10/2033 Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 9-10 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2032 8 7
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