Kaoru Hirata

Kaoru Hirata
Born: February 9, 1954
Sakade, Kagawa JP
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Career: 1978-1988

Kaoru Hirata compiled a career batting average of .239 with 22 home runs and 112 RBI in his 452-game career with the Yomiuri Giants, Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Yakult Swallows. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.

Yomiuri Giants

Yokohama Taiyo Whales

Yakult Swallows

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	61	93	82	14	28	7	3	19	1	3	5	15	.341	.378	.537	.914	44	1	1	3	2	0
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	56	84	73	3	16	4	1	6	0	0	0	16	.219	.230	.315	.545	23	2	1	10	0	0
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	29	41	38	5	9	0	3	5	0	0	1	8	.237	.256	.474	.730	18	1	0	2	0	1
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	33	42	38	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.132	.195	.132	.327	5	2	1	1	0	0
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	30	30	28	1	4	0	1	4	0	0	2	10	.143	.200	.250	.450	7	0	0	0	0	2
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	81	153	146	13	39	7	6	33	1	0	6	24	.267	.301	.438	.739	64	7	1	0	0	0
1986	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	86	214	202	22	51	8	7	31	2	1	10	32	.252	.294	.396	.690	80	5	2	0	0	0
1987	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	30	52	50	3	8	1	1	7	0	0	1	12	.160	.173	.240	.413	12	1	0	0	1	0
1988	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	43	40	29	4	4	1	0	5	0	0	9	8	.138	.325	.172	.497	5	1	0	0	2	1
Totals				452	750	687	65	164	28	22	112	4	4	36	133	.239	.281	.376	.656	258	20	6	16	5	4

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	2					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	37					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	2					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	1					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	39					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	SS	2					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	1					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	8					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	1					.000
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	10					.000
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	3					.000
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	2					.000
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	2B	34					.000
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	1B	17					.000
1986	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	2B	39					.000
1986	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	1B	31					.000
1987	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	2B	4					.000
1987	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	3B	2					.000
1987	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	1B	10					.000
1988	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	2B	2					.000
1988	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Swallows	1B	12					.000
Totals					259	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1978	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1979	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1980	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1981	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1982	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1983	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1985	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1986	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1987	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1988	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Swallows

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