P Katai Kato #45
Seattle Rainiers PUB
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
08/30/1972
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P KATAI KATO #45 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
15 1 2-0 0 3.94 29.2 30 7 4 40 1.15 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 65 63 65 65
Movement 69 70 68 69
Control 62 65 61 62
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 45 45
Splitter 72 72
Cutter 65 65
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 80
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 100
Defense 58
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 74
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/14/1972 HOU Win, 8-1 X 9.0 9 1 1 1 10 Win
08/11/1972 @ IRN Win, 6-5 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
08/06/1972 @ PUR Win, 5-2 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
08/01/1972 STL Loss, 2-8 3.2 2 1 0 2 6
07/24/1972 KIN Win, 8-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
07/15/1972 MTL Win, 6-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
06/18/1972 ORL Win, 6-4 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
06/13/1972 @ KIN Win, 13-3 1.0 2 2 2 0 2
05/31/1972 HOU Loss, 3-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
05/29/1972 @ IRN Win, 7-2 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
PERSONALITY
Solid teammate, likeable.
High: Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:11/28/1936
Born in:Sapporo, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$60,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1959, 2nd Pick in Round 1
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 15 1 2 0 0 3.94 29.2 30 14 13 7 4 40 1 100.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 14 7 10.31 9.10 12.13 1.21 4.06 1.15 105 0.1 .343        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 29 7 2 0 2 4 0 8 1 0 0 .241 .233 .517 .751      
vs. RHB 84 23 4 0 5 10 4 32 0 0 0 .274 .307 .500 .807      
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 1 1 7  
May 4 0 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 5 3 3 2 0 11  
June 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.2 5 5 5 4 0 2  
July 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1  
August 4 1 1 0 0 1.62 16.2 14 4 3 0 3 19  
Spring Training 6 6 1 4 0 6.26 23.0 35 16 16 3 8 11  
Last Year 28 28 10 10 0 3.48 183.2 166 72 71 16 46 153  
2 Years Ago 26 11 4 7 2 3.83 94.0 97 45 40 13 37 72  
Career 238 145 76 52 4 3.54 1162.0 1104 487 457 111 357 900  
Home 7 1 2 0 0 2.16 16.2 14 5 4 3 3 20  
Road 8 0 0 0 0 6.23 13.0 16 9 9 4 1 20  
Grass 15 1 2 0 0 3.94 29.2 30 14 13 7 4 40  
Day 6 1 1 0 0 2.20 16.1 14 5 4 3 3 20  
Night 9 0 1 0 0 6.07 13.1 16 9 9 4 1 20  
As Starter 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 9 1 1 0 1 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 1 0 0 5.23 20.2 21 13 12 7 3 30  
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 27 8 10 0 3.48 194.0 182 81 75 22 62 158 2 7.4 0 16 59.3
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 11.32 8.44 7.33 2.88 3.88 1.26 92 3.4 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 285 68 10 1 10 33 18 63 0 2 0 .239 .284 .386 .670      
vs. RHB 453 114 17 2 12 48 44 95 2 6 0 .252 .317 .377 .694      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 74 27 13 19 11 3.62 268.1 249 119 108 29 113 208  
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+
1961 Seibu - NPB 24 47 0 5 9 11 4.00 74.1 67 38 33 7 51 50 0 0 1.59 .276 4.74 -0.2 108
1962 Seibu - NPB 25 27 27 8 10 0 3.48 194.0 182 81 75 22 62 158 2 0 1.26 .286 3.88 3.4 121
1963 Seattle - PUB 26 30 30 15 9 0 3.72 220.1 202 95 91 23 70 178 7 1 1.23 .282 4.19 3.8 122
1964 Seattle - PUB 27 14 14 4 6 0 4.56 96.2 110 50 49 15 31 64 2 0 1.46 .311 5.03 0.4 93
1965 Seattle - PUB 28 2 1 1 0 0 3.52 7.2 9 3 3 1 3 7 0 0 1.57 .364 4.10 0.1 118
1966 Seattle - PUB 29 28 28 19 6 0 3.18 215.0 197 82 76 12 70 150 12 4 1.24 .285 3.58 4.0 126
1967 Seattle - PUB 30 34 0 2 2 2 3.12 49.0 52 19 17 2 17 44 0 0 1.41 .340 2.82 0.8 120
1968 Seattle - PUB 31 29 0 5 1 0 0.92 39.0 32 9 4 2 11 43 0 0 1.10 .291 2.30 1.0 415
1969 Seattle - PUB 32 32 32 14 11 0 3.69 227.0 209 98 93 20 68 149 6 2 1.22 .283 3.84 3.0 104
1970 Seattle - PUB 33 26 11 4 7 2 3.83 94.0 97 45 40 13 37 72 1 0 1.43 .305 4.48 -0.3 91
1971 Seattle - PUB 34 28 28 10 10 0 3.48 183.2 166 72 71 16 46 153 5 2 1.15 .290 3.36 2.9 102
1972 Seattle - PUB 35 15 1 2 0 0 3.94 29.2 30 14 13 7 4 40 1 0 1.15 .343 4.06 0.1 98
Total PUB 238 145 76 52 4 3.54 1162.0 1104 487 457 111 357 900 34 9 1.26 .293 3.84 15.9 111
Total NPB 74 27 13 19 11 3.62 268.1 249 119 108 29 113 208 2 0 1.35 .283 4.12 3.2 117
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+
1959 Total - 22 20 20 10 4 0 2.15 134.0 104 34 32 9 31 176 0 0 1.01 .301 2.21 5.3 100
1964 Walla Walla - AAA 27 7 5 3 2 0 5.67 33.1 36 22 21 4 20 32 0 0 1.68 .333 5.17 0.5 96
1965 Walla Walla - AAA 28 33 16 15 3 4 3.23 159.0 141 61 57 14 61 152 7 0 1.27 .296 4.28 4.0 176
1966 Walla Walla - AAA 29 3 3 2 0 0 3.09 23.1 17 9 8 3 9 22 1 0 1.11 .237 4.38 0.5 167
Total PUBAAA 43 24 20 5 4 3.59 215.2 194 92 86 21 90 206 8 0 1.32 .296 4.43 155.0
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1963 Seattle - PUB 26 1 1 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 5 2 2 0 0 11 0 0 0.62 .278 0.76 0.6 201
1966 Seattle - PUB 29 4 4 2 2 0 3.27 33.0 31 15 12 2 9 19 3 1 1.21 .274 3.78 0.5 122
1967 Seattle - PUB 30 2 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1.67 .200 12.77 -0.4 63
Total PUB 7 5 3 2 0 3.27 44.0 40 19 16 4 10 30 3 1 1.14 .269 3.84 122.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Seibu - MLB P 45 0 3 11 0 17 3 .824 74.1 1.70 -0.4 .814
1962 Seibu - MLB P 27 27 7 32 1 41 2 .951 194.0 1.81 +1.8 1.086
1963 Seattle - MLB P 30 30 13 25 1 40 2 .950 220.1 1.55 -0.0 1.025
1964 Seattle - MLB P 14 14 8 12 1 20 0 1.000 96.2 1.86 +1.0 1.195
1965 Seattle - MLB P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1966 Seattle - MLB P 28 28 12 13 0 28 3 .893 215.0 1.05 +2.3 .987
1967 Seattle - MLB P 34 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 49.0 0.92 -0.1 1.001
1968 Seattle - MLB P 29 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 39.0 0.69 -0.0 1.001
1969 Seattle - MLB P 32 32 9 23 2 33 1 .970 227.0 1.27 +2.2 .891
1970 Seattle - MLB P 26 11 3 11 0 15 1 .933 94.0 1.34 +0.7 1.008
1971 Seattle - MLB P 28 28 9 13 0 22 0 1.000 183.2 1.08 +1.3 1.053
1972 Seattle - MLB P 15 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 29.2 0.91 +0.7 .974
TOTAL P 310 172 68 147 5 227 12 .947 1430.1 1.35 +9.4 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1959 Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Seibu Lions.
12/28/1959 Signed a minor league contract with the Seibu Lions organization with a signing bonus of $52,800.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (64); Movement: 52 (60); Control: 40 (78).
03/26/1960 Named the #10 prospect in the NPB
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (74); Movement: 47 (53); Control: 43 (84).
03/25/1961 Named the #4 prospect in the NPB
10/02/1961 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (73); Movement: 51 (54); Control: 49 (79).
09/12/1962 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $97,400 with the Seibu Lions organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (73); Movement: 53 (53); Control: 60 (67).
06/01/1963 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Stockton 209 with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (72); Movement: 51 (52); Control: 58 (58).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (72); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 59 (59).
05/18/1965 Injured (Virus), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/01/1965 Wins the PUBAAA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/22/1965 Was selected to the 1965 PUB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/08/1965 Wins the 1965 PUBAAA SL1 Outstanding Pitcher Award.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (77); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 55 (55).
04/30/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Terriers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/12/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Stockton 209 with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/01/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Scituate Rox with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/17/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Puerto Rico Hurricanes with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/04/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Scituate Rox with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (62); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 57 (57).
11/15/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $31,200.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 58 (58).
06/28/1968 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Seattle Rainiers organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 64 (64); Control: 60 (60).
04/15/1969 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
05/16/1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Puerto Rico Hurricanes with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/22/1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Puerto Rico Hurricanes with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 62 (62).
04/13/1970 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (62); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 59 (59).
04/20/1971 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
06/23/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Orlando Oracles with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/06/1971 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/17/1971 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Terriers with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 59 (59).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1961 47 9
Year W Rank
1966 19 4
Year Win. % Rank
1966 .760 6
Year SV Rank
1961 11 6
Year HLD Rank
1961 2 9
Year BB Rank
1962 62 10
Year WP Rank
1962 9 2
1969 9 10
Year ERA Rank
1962 3.48 10
Year BABIP Rank
1963 .282 7
1966 .285 7
1969 .283 7
1971 .290 8
Year HR/9 Rank
1966 0.50 8
Year H/9 Rank
1963 8.25 7
Year K/9 Rank
1962 7.33 10
Year RA Rank
1961 47 9
Year GF Rank
1961 31 6
Year CG Rank
1963 7 8
1966 12 2
Year CGP Rank
1963 .233 8
1966 .429 1
Year SHO Rank
1963 1 9
1966 4 3
1969 2 7
1971 2 9
Year GB% Rank
1962 0.55 6
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