Masato Watanabe
Masato Watanabe
Born: April 3, 1979
Osaka, Osaka JP
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 176
Career: 2001-2012
Masato Watanabe compiled a career batting average of .207 with 11 home runs and 71 RBI in his 489-game career with the Chiba Lotte Marines. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 21 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .226 | .294 | .226 | .520 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 106 | 159 | 141 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 41 | .199 | .257 | .298 | .554 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 104 | 191 | 160 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 51 | .219 | .266 | .431 | .697 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 43 | 64 | 58 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .241 | .267 | .310 | .577 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .231 | .286 | .385 | .670 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 68 | 80 | 72 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .194 | .247 | .236 | .483 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 34 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .173 | .246 | .212 | .457 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 28 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .306 | .342 | .444 | .787 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 54 | 120 | 105 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .171 | .237 | .248 | .484 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 489 | 776 | 677 | 74 | 140 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 208 | .207 | .261 | .315 | .575 | 213 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 59 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 54 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.222 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 8 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 42 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.238 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 23 | 23 | 64 | 2 | 14 | .978 | 3.783 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 17 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 8 | .935 | 2.529 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 15 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 3.000 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .556 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 16 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 10 | .951 | 2.438 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3B | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 42 | 48 | 81 | 4 | 12 | .970 | 3.071 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | SS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 470 | 160 | 311 | 13 | 57 | .973 | 1.002 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 2002 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
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| 2005 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 2006 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 2007 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 2008 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 2009 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 2010 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | March 27, 2010 | September 3, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | June 14, 2011 | October 22, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | April 12, 2012 | April 13, 2012 |
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