Hajime Kato

Hajime Kato
Born: December 20, 1949
Fuji, Shizuoka JP
Deceased: December 11, 2016
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 158
Career: 1972-1990

Hajime Kato compiled a career record of 141 wins and 113 losses, with 22 saves, and a 3.50 ERA in his 490-game pitching career with the Nishitetsu Lions, Taiheiyo Club Lions and Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 1972 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.

Nishitetsu Lions

Yomiuri Giants

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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
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	17	16	.515	3.95	48	31	10	8	2		246.0	220	117	108	33	137	2	114	9	0	3	1068
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	8	11	.421	4.17	43	18	16	5	0		159.7	145	83	74	21	77	2	90	2	2	1	680
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	12	12	.500	2.95	34	26	4	7	3	0	189.0	144	67	62	18	98	4	122	7	0	2	787
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	8	11	.421	4.30	28	21	5	11	1	0	157.0	163	86	75	14	62	3	109	2	0	3	682
1976	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	15	4	.789	3.70	46	14	23	4	1	8	168.0	141	72	69	21	63	2	161	2	0	8	696
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	4	1	.800	2.91	13	8	5	0	0	3	55.7	40	19	18	8	28	1	60	1	0	2	237
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	8	5	.615	3.61	34	24	5	4	0	3	157.0	146	70	63	17	64	1	114	8	1	5	661
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	7	10	.412	3.99	36	22	7	1	0	2	142.0	124	68	63	23	57	2	98	1	0	1	596
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1	1	.500	3.67	13	1	3	0	0	0	27.0	29	18	11	5	16	0	19	0	0	0	122
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	12	6	.667	2.91	30	18	5	6	0	2	158.0	133	54	51	20	63	7	97	3	1	2	652
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	4	7	.364	3.11	24	17	3	3	0	0	121.7	105	52	42	9	41	3	97	3	1	3	502
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	8	3	.727	2.66	17	9	4	2	1	0	81.3	70	27	24	9	30	0	46	1	0	1	330
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	10	7	.588	3.36	25	24	0	3	1	0	152.7	140	64	57	19	56	5	95	2	1	3	648
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	4	8	.333	3.43	30	21	7	0	0	3	123.3	104	53	47	17	52	4	89	4	0	1	515
1986	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	14	5	.737	2.76	26	23	0	4	1	0	143.7	123	51	44	14	45	5	93	3	0	2	592
1987	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	7	1	.875	3.03	19	18	0	0	0	0	92.0	93	37	31	11	26	0	65	3	2	2	392
1988	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2	4	.333	3.42	14	10	0	0	0	0	55.3	43	24	21	8	24	2	16	1	0	1	225
1989	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	0	1	.000	12.86	4	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	10	11	10	3	6	1	7	0	0	0	38
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	0	0		2.63	6	0	3	0	0	1	13.7	14	4	4	1	5	0	8	0	0	0	61
Totals				141	113	.555	3.50	490	306	101	58	10	22	2250.0	1987	977	874	271	950	44	1500	52	8	40	9484

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	48	80	64	7	3	0	1	1	7	33	.047	.141	.094	.235	6	1	0	9	0
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	43	51	45	1	4	0	0	2	1	23	.089	.109	.089	.198	4	0	0	5	0
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	36	69	56	2	4	0	0	0	2	22	.071	.119	.071	.190	4	0	1	10	0
1976	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	46	59	48	6	13	1	0	4	3	19	.271	.314	.292	.605	14	0	0	8	0
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	13	21	16	1	4	1	0	1	0	3	.250	.250	.312	.562	5	0	0	5	0
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	34	60	51	1	4	0	0	2	3	18	.078	.127	.078	.206	4	0	0	5	1
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	36	46	42	1	8	0	0	3	3	11	.190	.244	.190	.435	8	0	0	1	0
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	13	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	30	56	49	4	6	1	0	3	0	21	.122	.120	.143	.263	7	0	0	6	1
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	24	33	28	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	.071	.071	.071	.143	2	1	0	5	0
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	18	31	29	2	5	1	0	1	1	8	.172	.200	.207	.407	6	0	0	1	0
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	25	58	50	4	2	0	0	2	5	18	.040	.127	.040	.167	2	0	0	3	0
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	32	35	29	1	2	0	0	0	2	14	.069	.129	.069	.198	2	0	0	4	0
1986	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	26	53	48	5	7	1	1	3	2	14	.146	.180	.229	.409	11	2	0	3	0
1987	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	19	34	29	1	6	0	0	8	1	15	.207	.233	.207	.440	6	1	0	4	0
1988	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	15	16	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	6	.083	.154	.083	.237	1	0	0	3	0
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				471	708	601	37	71	5	2	30	31	238	.118	.162	.136	.299	82	5	1	73	2

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	P	48					.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	P	43					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	P	34					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	OF	2					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	P	28					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Taiheiyo Club Lions	OF	1					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	46					.000
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	13					.000
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	34					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	36					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	13					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	30					.000
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	24					.000
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	17					.000
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	25					.000
1985	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	30					.000
1986	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	26					.000
1987	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	19					.000
1988	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	14					.000
1989	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	4					.000
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	P	6					.000
Totals					493	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1972	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1973	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Taiheiyo Club Lions
1974	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Taiheiyo Club Lions
1975	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Taiheiyo Club Lions
1976	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1977	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
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
1984	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1985	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1986	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1987	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1988	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1989	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1990	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants

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