Hikaru Itoh

Hikaru Itoh
Born: April 23, 1989
Okazaki, Aichi JP
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 168
Career: 2008-2024

Hikaru Itoh has compiled a career batting average of .237 with 29 home runs and 254 RBI in his 995-game career with the Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Yokohama Bay Stars. He began playing during the 2008 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.

Orix Buffaloes

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	66	188	160	15	25	7	0	2	11	3	2	11	57	.156	.218	.238	.456	38	0	2	14	1	0
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	66	197	176	11	36	9	0	0	10	0	0	5	48	.205	.222	.256	.477	45	2	0	12	4	0
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	137	475	410	36	117	20	2	3	40	4	0	24	84	.285	.327	.366	.693	150	10	3	35	3	0
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	137	429	358	37	92	16	1	3	48	0	2	24	80	.257	.310	.332	.643	119	2	5	39	3	1
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	104	290	247	20	67	9	1	1	28	0	1	29	53	.271	.348	.328	.676	81	4	1	11	2	1
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	80	203	187	18	45	7	0	3	15	1	0	3	36	.241	.257	.326	.583	61	6	1	12	0	0
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	103	239	196	21	37	9	2	5	23	0	0	18	47	.189	.263	.332	.594	65	2	2	22	1	1
2018	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	47	151	128	12	25	5	0	1	11	1	1	18	29	.195	.305	.258	.562	33	5	3	0	2	0
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	7	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.133	.000	.133	0	1	0	1	0	0
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	84	301	256	30	65	8	0	8	27	5	5	37	45	.254	.352	.379	.731	97	4	3	3	2	6
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	30	63	51	5	11	3	1	0	6	0	0	10	15	.216	.355	.314	.669	16	2	1	1	0	1
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	53	192	160	14	34	6	0	2	13	1	1	17	43	.212	.294	.288	.582	46	3	2	12	1	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	40	103	94	9	26	7	0	0	8	0	0	8	23	.277	.340	.351	.691	33	3	1	0	0	3
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	61	176	160	11	36	8	0	1	8	0	0	9	41	.225	.273	.294	.567	47	2	2	4	1	1
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	39	94	88	7	18	4	0	1	14	0	0	4	24	.205	.255	.284	.539	25	1	2	0	0	0
Totals				995	2945	2528	235	598	110	7	29	254	15	12	210	588	.237	.300	.320	.620	809	45	26	162	19	13

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
2008	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	0
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	2	7	1	0	0	1.000	4.000	0
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	65	369	27	5	4	.988	6.092	3
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	66	343	38	3	2	.992	5.773	1
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	137	987	83	8	8	.993	7.810	3
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	136	945	72	3	8	.997	7.478	6
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	100	530	49	1	9	.998	5.790	6
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	65	296	27	2	3	.994	4.969	0
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	1B	11	77	6	0	7	1.000	7.545
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	93	439	38	2	1	.996	5.129	3
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	1B	2	5	1	0	0	1.000	3.000
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	3B	10	6	7	0	3	1.000	1.300
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	C	7	42	6	0	0	1.000	6.857	1
2018	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	C	46	314	26	3	8	.991	7.391	1
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	C	84	623	39	4	5	.994	7.881	4
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	C	23	115	10	0	2	1.000	5.435	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	C	53	358	35	2	6	.995	7.415	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	C	36	156	13	1	1	.994	4.694	2
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	1B	1	12	2	0	1	1.000	14.000
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	C	56	375	33	0	2	1.000	7.286	4
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Bay Stars	C	26	146	12	1	2	.994	6.077	1
Totals					904	5488	467	34	66	.994	6.587	29	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2008	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2010	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	September 28, 2010	October 1, 2010
2011	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	April 12, 2011	September 11, 2011
2012	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 30, 2012	October 8, 2012
2013	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 29, 2013	October 13, 2013
2014	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 28, 2014	October 7, 2014
2015	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 27, 2015	October 3, 2015
2016	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2017	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 31, 2017	October 7, 2017
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama DeNA BayStars
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2019	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama DeNA BayStars
2020	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Bay Stars
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Central	Yokohama Bay Stars
2022	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Bay Stars
2023	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Bay Stars
2024	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Bay Stars

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