Hiroto Kato

Hiroto Kato
Born: April 29, 1969
Yachiyo, Chiba JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 154
Career: 1989-2001

Hiroto Kato compiled a career record of 27 wins and 38 losses and a 3.85 ERA in his 266-game pitching career with the Yakult Swallows and Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.

Yakult Swallows

Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1989	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	6	9	.400	2.83	31	18	2	3	1	1	130.3	104	50	41	12	53	2	96	6	0	5	538
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	3	8	.273	4.05	35	15	9	2	1	0	111.0	114	57	50	13	53	7	81	11	1	3	486
1991	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	7	11	.389	3.96	28	21	2	3	0	0	141.0	136	67	62	16	63	8	92	4	0	1	609
1992	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	3	4	.429	5.08	14	5	2	0	0	0	39.0	45	23	22	3	29	1	30	2	0	0	187
1995	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	1	0	1.000	2.84	40	0	10	0	0	1	44.3	32	17	14	7	26	2	43	2	1	3	190
1996	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	0	1	.000	7.63	22	0	4	0	0	0	15.3	24	17	13	3	8	0	15	3	0	0	81
1997	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	5	1	.833	1.99	60	0	13	0	0	6	45.3	31	13	10	1	21	5	39	3	0	0	188
1998	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	1	1	.500	8.44	16	0	3	0	0	0	10.7	15	10	10	2	6	0	3	1	0	2	52
1999	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	0	2	.000	10.29	8	0	2	0	0	0	7.0	16	8	8	0	5	0	2	0	0	1	38
2001	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	1	1	.500	8.44	12	0	2	0	0	0	5.3	13	6	5	1	6	0	3	1	0	0	34
Totals				27	38	.415	3.85	266	59	49	8	2	8	549.3	530	268	235	58	270	25	404	33	2	15	2403

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF
1989	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	32	45	41	0	7	0	0	1	15	.171	.190	.171	.361	7	3	0
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	37	30	22	0	5	1	1	2	13	.227	.292	.273	.564	6	6	0
1991	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	42	48	40	4	8	1	4	1	20	.200	.214	.225	.439	9	6	1
1992	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	14	13	13	0	1	0	1	0	7	.077	.077	.077	.154	1	0	0
1995	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	40	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0
1997	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	60	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
1998	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
Totals				242	143	123	4	22	2	6	4	59	.179	.203	.195	.398	24	15	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1989	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	31					.000
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	35					.000
1991	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	28					.000
1992	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	14					.000
1995	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	40					.000
1996	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	22					.000
1997	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	60					.000
1998	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	16					.000
1999	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	P	8					.000
2001	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	P	12					.000
Totals					266	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1989	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1990	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1991	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1992	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1995	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1996	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1997	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1998	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
1999	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows
2001	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes

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