3B Shinji Kakuta #31
New Orleans Jedi Knights (GEO) A
Age: 19 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2027
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3B SHINJI KAKUTA #31 - AGE: 19 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 288 77 15 1 9 48 32 75 .267 .348 .420 1 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 39
Gap 44
Power 50
Eye 32
Avoid K's 58
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 41
Errors: - 64 67
Arm: 1 94 90
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 44 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 74
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 26
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 24
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/10/2027 @ CHI Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/2027 @ CHI Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/2027 CHI Win, 7-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
10/06/2027 CHI Loss, 4-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/05/2027 CHI Loss, 7-13 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/03/2027 @ CHI Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/02/2027 @ CHI Win, 5-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/2027 @ EUG Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2027 @ EUG Win, 9-0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2027 @ EUG Win, 10-2 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:02/13/2008
Born in:Miyoshi, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:None
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2027, 1st Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
SINGLE A 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 288 77 15 1 9 48 46 32 75 .267 .348 .420 .768 .361 .153 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 327 4 0 1 5 1 1 121 25 1 1 50.0 43.3 5.34 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 24 3 0 3 17 12 8 19 0 0 1 .267 .333 .400 .733
Versus Right   198 53 12 1 6 31 34 24 56 1 1 3 .268 .354 .429 .783
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   18 6 1 0 3 5 5 2 7 0 0 1 .333 .429 .889 1.317
July   88 20 5 0 1 9 13 15 19 0 0 0 .227 .340 .318 .658
August   92 26 7 1 2 11 10 6 19 1 1 1 .283 .330 .446 .776
September   90 25 2 0 3 23 18 9 30 0 0 2 .278 .356 .400 .756
Postseason   24 5 1 1 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .208 .269 .333 .603
Career   288 77 15 1 9 48 46 32 75 1 1 4 .267 .348 .420 .768
Home   144 36 10 0 5 30 25 17 31 1 0 2 .250 .335 .424 .759
Road   144 41 5 1 4 18 21 15 44 0 1 2 .285 .360 .417 .777
Grass   279 76 15 1 9 48 45 30 71 1 1 4 .272 .350 .430 .780
Turf   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Day   102 28 5 1 2 10 14 6 29 0 0 1 .275 .321 .402 .723
Night   186 49 10 0 7 38 32 26 46 1 1 3 .263 .361 .430 .791
As Starter   288 77 15 1 9 48 46 32 75 1 1 4 .267 .348 .420 .768
Close/Late   26 9 4 1 1 4 5 2 6 0 0 0 .346 .393 .692 1.085
Inning 1-3   99 26 3 0 5 18 17 12 21 1 0 0 .263 .339 .444 .784
Inning 4-6   122 29 5 0 2 19 20 15 37 0 0 4 .238 .340 .328 .668
Inning 7-9   67 22 7 1 2 11 9 5 17 0 1 0 .328 .375 .552 .927
0 Outs   85 24 3 0 4 10 21 11 31 0 1 1 .282 .371 .459 .830
1 Outs   98 22 5 0 1 10 10 7 26 1 0 1 .224 .280 .306 .586
2 Outs   105 31 7 1 4 28 15 14 18 0 0 2 .295 .388 .495 .884
Scoring Position   92 24 6 0 4 41 12 15 23 1 1 3 .261 .378 .457 .835
Bases Empty   154 43 7 1 4 4 28 11 40 0 0 0 .279 .327 .416 .743
Runner on 1st   42 10 2 0 1 3 6 6 12 0 0 1 .238 .347 .357 .704
Runner on 2nd   33 8 3 0 1 7 2 5 6 0 0 1 .242 .359 .424 .783
Runner on 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 10 1 0 3 16 5 4 7 0 1 1 .476 .577 .952 1.529
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 11 2 5 1 0 0 1 .286 .615 .429 1.044
Two Strikes   126 21 3 0 4 14 13 12 75 0 0 2 .167 .250 .286 .536
First Pitch   41 15 1 0 2 13 6 0 0 0 0 1 .366 .381 .537 .918
Count 0-1   36 9 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .389 .639
Count 0-2   29 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 14 0 0 1 .172 .200 .276 .476
Count 1-0   23 12 3 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .522 .522 .652 1.174
Count 1-1   29 13 4 0 2 6 10 0 0 1 0 1 .448 .452 .793 1.245
Count 1-2   47 9 2 0 2 6 3 0 28 0 0 1 .191 .208 .362 .570
Count 2-0   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   24 5 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .208 .333 .542
Count 2-2   30 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 0 0 0 .133 .133 .167 .300
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 3 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .813 .000 .813
Full Count   20 3 0 0 1 4 5 12 13 0 0 0 .150 .469 .300 .769
Behind in Count   112 23 2 1 4 12 9 0 42 0 1 2 .205 .219 .348 .568
Ahead in Count   56 19 7 0 0 11 15 20 0 0 0 0 .339 .513 .464 .977
Batting 4th   17 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Batting 5th   15 5 0 1 0 5 4 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .444 .467 .911
Batting 6th   207 56 12 0 9 37 37 24 53 0 1 4 .271 .357 .459 .816
Batting 7th   49 13 3 0 0 5 3 5 13 1 0 0 .265 .327 .327 .654
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 58 222 77 16 1 15 53 49 37 51 .347 .453 .631 1.083 .451 .284 100
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 265 6 4 0 7 0 0 140 32 0 0 0.0 64.0 11.37 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   222 77 16 1 15 53 49 37 51 0 0 6 .347 .453 .631 1.083
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
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
2027 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - COL 19 58 222 77 16 1 15 53 49 37 6 0 51 0 0 .347 .453 .631 1.083 100 100 0.0
2027 New Orleans - A 19 87 288 77 15 1 9 48 46 32 4 1 75 1 1 .267 .348 .420 .768 118 121 0.0
Total A 87 288 77 15 1 9 48 46 32 4 1 75 1 1 .267 .348 .420 .768 118 121
Total Pro Feeder 58 222 77 16 1 15 53 49 37 6 0 51 0 0 .347 .453 .631 1.083 100 100
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
2027 New Orleans - A 19 7 24 5 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .208 .269 .333 .603 0 0 0.0
Total A 7 24 5 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .208 .269 .333 .603 71 69
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2027 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - COL 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2027 New Orleans - A 3B 87 87 40 115 7 162 7 .957 717.0 1.95 +2.1 1.019
2027 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - COL 3B 58 58 31 110 10 150 9 .940 499.2 2.54 -8.4 .915
TOTAL 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 145 145 71 225 17 312 16 .949 1216.2 2.19 -6.3 .966
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2026 Joined the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (41); Power: - (50); Eye: - (38).
03/13/2027 Goes 5-5 against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
03/27/2027 Goes 5-5 against the Chiba Lotte Marines, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
04/01/2027 Wins the Pro Feeder PL Batter of the Month Award.
04/03/2027 Was selected to the 2027 NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE All-Star Game.
06/07/2027 Drafted in the 2027 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 1, 29th overall pick) by the Georgia Grays.
06/17/2027 Released by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
06/17/2027 Signed a minor league contract with the Georgia Grays organization with a signing bonus of $510,000.
08/14/2027 Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
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