Toshio Kato

Toshio Kato
Born: January 20, 1948
Sendai, Miyagi JP
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 187
Career: 1967-1985

Toshio Kato compiled a career batting average of .247 with 116 home runs and 431 RBI in his 1507-game career with the Sankei Atoms, Yakult Atoms, Toei Flyers, Nitaku Home Flyers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yokohama Taiyo Whales. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1985 campaign.

Sankei Atoms

Toei Flyers

Nippon Ham Fighters

Yokohama Taiyo Whales

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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
1967	Foreign Major	JPCL	Sankei Atoms	41	48	45	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	9	.089	.146	.089	.235	4	0	1	0	0	0
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Sankei Atoms	121	337	293	31	60	10	0	11	30	4	4	29	79	.205	.291	.352	.642	103	4	7	7	1	0
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Sankei Atoms	113	374	330	36	72	14	0	13	41	2	0	27	55	.218	.292	.379	.671	125	10	8	8	1	5
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Atoms	32	83	70	10	18	1	2	3	11	0	1	8	14	.257	.373	.457	.831	32	3	5	0	0	2
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Toei Flyers	121	376	323	36	78	13	1	10	39	2	2	38	67	.241	.343	.381	.724	123	15	13	0	2	2
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nitaku Home Flyers	106	334	283	33	83	9	0	12	46	3	2	37	33	.293	.390	.452	.842	128	11	9	3	2	1
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	60	169	137	11	26	2	0	1	13	3	1	23	22	.190	.313	.226	.540	31	1	3	3	3	3
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	74	137	124	12	31	4	1	6	22	0	0	5	6	.250	.291	.444	.735	55	7	3	3	2	0
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	118	373	330	33	89	18	0	5	33	8	3	22	26	.270	.327	.370	.697	122	13	9	6	6	2
1977	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	129	466	408	47	110	19	1	11	36	17	3	34	31	.270	.346	.402	.748	164	11	14	9	1	0
1978	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	126	444	392	40	98	17	0	12	37	12	5	32	54	.250	.322	.385	.707	151	14	11	6	3	0
1979	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	124	408	355	52	92	19	1	14	38	14	9	39	46	.259	.347	.437	.784	155	10	9	5	0	2
1980	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	122	434	358	42	94	3	1	8	32	4	7	47	46	.263	.372	.344	.716	123	6	16	12	1	1
1981	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	48	118	102	12	26	2	0	1	10	1	0	10	15	.255	.328	.304	.632	31	3	2	2	2	1
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	42	59	52	1	11	0	0	0	3	1	0	6	15	.212	.293	.212	.505	11	2	0	1	0	0
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	67	163	139	16	30	1	0	6	17	2	1	17	25	.216	.317	.353	.669	49	1	4	2	1	3
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	49	164	145	9	36	6	0	3	19	0	1	12	21	.248	.308	.352	.660	51	4	1	5	1	0
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	14	11	9	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	.444	.545	.444	.990	4	0	1	0	0	0
Totals				1507	4498	3895	422	962	138	7	116	431	73	39	389	565	.247	.331	.375	.707	1462	115	116	72	26	22

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1967	Foreign Major	JPCL	Sankei Atoms	C	41					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Sankei Atoms	C	119					.000
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Sankei Atoms	C	111					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Atoms	1B	5					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yakult Atoms	C	26					.000
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Toei Flyers	C	113					.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nitaku Home Flyers	C	103					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	57					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	6					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	5					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	19					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	112					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	1					.000
1977	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	126					.000
1978	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	119					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	118					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	117					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	C	42					.000
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	C	25					.000
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	C	58					.000
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	C	49					.000
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	C	7					.000
Totals					1379	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1967	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Sankei Atoms
1968	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Sankei Atoms
1969	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Sankei Atoms
1970	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yakult Atoms
1972	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Toei Flyers
1973	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nitaku Home Flyers
1974	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1975	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1976	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1977	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1978	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1979	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1980	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1981	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1982	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1983	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1984	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1985	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales

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