Ko Saito

Ko Saito
Born: November 25, 1957
Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 176
Career: 1977-1991

Ko Saito compiled a career batting average of .246 with 19 home runs and 104 RBI in his 630-game career with the Taiyo Whales, Yokohama Taiyo Whales, Lotte Orions and Orix BlueWave. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.

Taiyo Whales

Yokohama Taiyo Whales

Lotte Orions

Orix BlueWave

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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
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	9	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	52	82	77	6	21	0	1	2	3	0	1	5	23	.273	.317	.377	.694	29	1	0	0	0	0
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	98	227	210	18	49	6	0	3	12	2	2	14	48	.233	.279	.305	.584	64	7	0	1	2	1
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	15	19	19	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.053	.053	.105	.158	2	0	0	0	0	0
1983	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	8	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	62	77	71	5	14	5	0	3	15	0	0	4	15	.197	.237	.394	.631	28	2	0	1	1	0
1985	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	44	55	53	4	13	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	11	.245	.255	.283	.538	15	2	0	0	1	0
1986	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	102	298	274	37	79	14	2	6	29	0	0	18	33	.288	.337	.420	.756	115	8	2	4	0	1
1987	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	82	154	141	15	39	2	4	3	15	0	0	10	23	.277	.322	.411	.734	58	4	0	2	1	0
1988	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	58	113	99	7	26	4	0	1	14	0	0	6	26	.263	.306	.333	.639	33	0	1	5	2	0
1989	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	60	83	78	5	17	2	0	1	4	0	0	3	9	.218	.247	.282	.529	22	2	0	2	0	0
1990	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	28	48	40	2	8	0	1	0	6	0	0	5	7	.200	.283	.250	.533	10	1	0	2	1	0
1991	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix BlueWave	9	11	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.091	.091	.091	.182	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				630	1184	1090	99	268	36	8	19	104	2	3	66	210	.246	.289	.346	.635	377	27	3	17	8	2

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	SS	5					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	3B	1					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	SS	9					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	3B	14					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	SS	6					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	3B	54					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	2B	27					.000
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	2B	2					.000
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	3B	1					.000
1983	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	3					.000
1984	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	12					.000
1984	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	OF	1					.000
1985	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	C	20					.000
1986	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	46					.000
1986	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	C	37					.000
1987	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	C	73					.000
1987	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	2					.000
1988	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	C	47					.000
1989	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	C	43					.000
1990	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	C	8					.000
1990	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	13					.000
Totals					424	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1977	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1979	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1980	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1981	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1982	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1983	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1984	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1985	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1986	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1987	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1988	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1989	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1990	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1991	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix BlueWave

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