2B Kazuyoshi 'Sugar Bear' Kichida #56
New Orleans Pelicans BSBL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/11/2016
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2B KAZUYOSHI 'SUGAR BEAR' KICHIDA #56 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 290 73 18 2 22 55 52 104 .252 .365 .555 20 4.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 8 8 8
Gap 14 15 14 14
Power 15 15 15 15
Eye 15 15 15 15
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 14 12
Errors: - 12 17
Arm: 1 9 12
Turn DP: - 13 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 10
1st Base: 3 Center Field: 4
2nd Base: 14 Right Field: 4
3rd Base: 8
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 17
Stealing Ability: 22
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 18
Bunt for Hit: 17
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/09/2016 RSS Loss, 5-7 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 0
07/08/2016 RSS Loss, 5-6 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
07/07/2016 RSS Win, 7-5 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 0
07/06/2016 @ LV Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
07/05/2016 @ LV Loss, 9-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/04/2016 @ LV Win, 8-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
07/03/2016 DAL Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/02/2016 DAL Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
07/01/2016 DAL Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/30/2016 MIN Loss, 4-5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Likeable teammate.
Birthday:12/31/1983
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,703,662
Signed Through:2016 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:98 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
BIG SKY BASEBALL 2016 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 85 290 73 18 2 22 55 63 52 104 .252 .365 .555 .920 .383 .303 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 345 1 1 0 3 0 2 161 42 20 6 76.9 63.1 7.47 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 21 3 0 7 11 17 11 23 0 0 0 .339 .438 .726 1.164
Versus Right   228 52 15 2 15 44 46 41 81 2 0 1 .228 .346 .509 .854
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 6 1 0 2 8 3 4 8 1 0 0 .333 .435 .722 1.157
April   83 15 3 2 4 12 16 15 34 0 0 0 .181 .306 .410 .716
May   91 23 5 0 8 17 24 18 33 1 0 1 .253 .378 .571 .950
June   90 28 9 0 8 16 19 13 27 0 0 0 .311 .398 .678 1.076
July   26 7 1 0 2 10 4 6 10 1 0 0 .269 .394 .538 .932
Spring Training   47 13 0 1 0 3 5 3 14 1 0 1 .277 .327 .319 .646
Last Year   419 99 19 2 17 56 70 69 136 2 1 2 .236 .346 .413 .758
2 Years Ago   503 141 26 8 46 101 108 77 209 3 3 11 .280 .386 .638 1.024
Career   2733 627 115 35 179 419 479 421 1160 8 21 56 .229 .343 .494 .837
Home   148 37 8 0 10 29 30 26 52 1 0 0 .250 .360 .507 .867
Road   142 36 10 2 12 26 33 26 52 1 0 1 .254 .371 .606 .976
Grass   290 73 18 2 22 55 63 52 104 2 0 1 .252 .365 .555 .920
Night   290 73 18 2 22 55 63 52 104 2 0 1 .252 .365 .555 .920
As Starter   279 72 18 2 22 55 63 50 98 2 0 1 .258 .370 .573 .944
As Reliever / Substitution   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
Pinch Hitting   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Close/Late   69 19 4 1 5 16 13 12 21 1 0 0 .275 .378 .580 .958
Inning 1-3   95 27 7 0 7 18 23 23 36 1 0 1 .284 .425 .579 1.004
Inning 4-6   97 20 6 1 6 14 21 15 32 0 0 0 .206 .312 .474 .787
Inning 7-9   90 23 4 0 9 20 17 14 34 1 0 0 .256 .352 .600 .952
Extra Innings   8 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
0 Outs   105 27 8 0 9 15 34 18 37 0 0 0 .257 .366 .590 .956
1 Outs   99 27 6 2 8 20 21 15 36 2 0 0 .273 .362 .616 .978
2 Outs   86 19 4 0 5 20 8 19 31 0 0 1 .221 .368 .442 .810
Scoring Position   82 17 4 0 4 32 13 17 33 2 0 0 .207 .337 .402 .739
Bases Empty   156 44 10 1 14 14 38 25 53 0 0 0 .282 .381 .628 1.009
Runner on 1st   52 12 4 1 4 9 12 10 18 0 0 1 .231 .365 .577 .942
Runner on 2nd   38 4 1 0 1 5 2 3 15 0 0 0 .105 .171 .211 .381
Runner on 3rd   7 4 2 0 0 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .571 .727 .857 1.584
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 3 0 0 0 3 2 3 7 0 0 0 .176 .300 .176 .476
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 1 7 2 1 3 2 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 1 7 2 4 3 0 0 0 .429 .636 .857 1.494
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 1 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .333 .571 .905
Two Strikes   177 26 6 1 8 19 26 20 104 1 0 1 .147 .236 .328 .564
First Pitch   30 13 3 0 5 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 .433 .452 1.033 1.485
Count 0-1   22 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .409 .636
Count 0-2   24 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 1 .042 .080 .083 .163
Count 1-0   17 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .278 .529 .807
Count 1-1   24 14 4 0 7 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 .583 .583 1.625 2.208
Count 1-2   67 11 2 1 4 8 9 0 40 1 0 0 .164 .162 .403 .565
Count 2-0   5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Count 2-1   11 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .636 1.182
Count 2-2   54 10 3 0 3 9 6 0 23 0 0 0 .185 .185 .407 .593
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 4 18 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 0 1 0 1 6 13 0 0 0 0 .500 .882 1.000 1.882
Full Count   32 4 0 0 1 2 10 20 19 0 0 0 .125 .462 .219 .680
Behind in Count   113 17 4 1 5 11 13 0 62 1 0 1 .150 .157 .336 .493
Ahead in Count   37 15 4 1 1 9 14 31 0 1 0 0 .405 .667 .649 1.315
Batting Leadoff   19 8 2 0 2 3 5 3 7 0 0 0 .421 .500 .842 1.342
Batting 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 3rd   14 3 0 0 1 2 2 3 7 0 0 0 .214 .353 .429 .782
Batting 4th   155 44 12 0 14 40 38 27 48 2 0 1 .284 .389 .632 1.021
Batting 5th   78 14 4 2 4 9 15 16 32 0 0 0 .179 .319 .436 .755
Batting 7th   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   98 26 5 0 10 14 23 20 35 0 0 0 .265 .390 .622 1.012
Medium Leverage   135 32 10 1 8 19 29 27 46 1 0 1 .237 .366 .504 .870
High Leverage   56 15 3 1 4 22 11 5 22 1 0 0 .268 .323 .571 .894
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 New Orleans - BSBL 27 156 526 109 19 12 34 76 92 93 11 0 226 50 14 .207 .338 .483 .821 121 123 5.0
2012 New Orleans - BSBL 28 150 501 96 20 8 18 51 65 61 16 0 249 46 7 .192 .299 .371 .671 82 81 2.2
2013 New Orleans - BSBL 29 146 494 109 13 3 42 80 81 69 15 1 236 41 13 .221 .333 .514 .848 126 130 5.5
2014 New Orleans - BSBL 30 151 503 141 26 8 46 101 108 77 11 3 209 48 15 .280 .386 .638 1.024 165 167 8.2
2015 New Orleans - BSBL 31 124 419 99 19 2 17 56 70 69 2 2 136 36 9 .236 .346 .413 .758 109 110 3.8
2016 New Orleans - BSBL 32 85 290 73 18 2 22 55 63 52 1 2 104 20 6 .252 .365 .555 .920 135 145 4.0
Total BSBL 812 2733 627 115 35 179 419 479 421 56 8 1160 241 64 .229 .343 .494 .837 123 125 28.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 New Orleans - BSBL 27 18 71 12 2 3 1 8 11 10 2 1 39 6 1 .169 .286 .324 .610 67 68 0.5
2012 New Orleans - BSBL 28 6 20 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 13 0 1 .050 .208 .050 .258 -22 -39 0.2
2013 New Orleans - BSBL 29 18 61 7 3 1 1 8 6 13 2 1 28 9 2 .115 .286 .246 .532 48 47 0.5
2014 New Orleans - BSBL 30 7 24 4 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13 0 1 .167 .231 .250 .481 29 26 -0.2
Total BSBL 49 176 24 7 4 2 19 19 29 4 2 93 15 5 .136 .270 .256 .526 45 43
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 New Orleans - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2011 New Orleans - MLB 2B 127 113 143 248 64 400 9 .978 968.2 3.63 +1.6 1.019
2011 New Orleans - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.1 1.010
2011 New Orleans - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 New Orleans - MLB LF 27 15 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 140.0 1.61 +0.7 1.074
2011 New Orleans - MLB CF 9 8 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 68.0 2.12 -0.3 .972
2011 New Orleans - MLB RF 8 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.1 .988
2012 New Orleans - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 New Orleans - MLB 2B 142 139 202 403 108 626 21 .966 1255.1 4.34 +2.7 1.006
2012 New Orleans - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 New Orleans - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 New Orleans - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 New Orleans - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2013 New Orleans - MLB 2B 133 131 199 320 79 530 11 .979 1162.2 4.02 +3.9 1.025
2013 New Orleans - MLB 3B 9 6 1 13 1 15 1 .933 61.0 2.07 -0.7 .881
2013 New Orleans - MLB SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.3 .997
2013 New Orleans - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 New Orleans - MLB 2B 133 128 188 344 94 544 12 .978 1137.0 4.21 -2.4 .998
2014 New Orleans - MLB 3B 11 9 3 16 0 20 1 .950 82.0 2.09 -0.4 1.013
2014 New Orleans - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 New Orleans - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.2 .979
2014 New Orleans - MLB CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .981
2015 New Orleans - MLB 2B 113 112 197 320 61 524 7 .987 986.0 4.72 +9.5 1.078
2015 New Orleans - MLB LF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 -0.0 .977
2015 New Orleans - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 New Orleans - MLB RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.1 .995
2016 New Orleans - MLB 2B 79 76 150 210 52 369 9 .976 677.1 4.78 +5.8 1.063
TOTAL 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 727 699 1079 1845 458 2993 69 .977 6187.0 4.25 +21.1 1.029
TOTAL 3B 21 16 4 30 1 36 2 .944 150.0 2.04 -1.2 .949
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.3 .997
TOTAL LF 35 15 28 1 0 29 0 1.000 158.2 1.64 +0.9 1.058
TOTAL CF 14 8 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 74.0 2.07 -0.4 .973
TOTAL RF 14 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 +0.0 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
11/23/2010 Entered the Big Sky Baseball as a free agent from Japan.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8).
01/18/2011 Signed a 9-year contract worth a total of $207,400,000 with the New Orleans Pelicans organization.
04/11/2011 Wins the BSBL PL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/2011 Was selected to the 2011 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Game.
10/31/2011 Finished 3rd in 2011 BSBL PL Young Buck voting.
10/31/2011 Wins the 2011 BSBL PL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 9 (9).
04/09/2013 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/01/2013 Was selected to the 2013 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 9 (9).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
05/07/2015 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 5 weeks.
11/22/2015 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $25,703,662.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 15 (15).
05/30/2016 Wins the BSBL PL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2012 139 9
Year PA Rank
2011 638 5
Year K Rank
2011 226 1
2012 249 1
2013 236 1
2014 209 4
Year TB Rank
2014 321 4
Year HR Rank
2011 34 7
2013 42 2
2014 46 2
Year SB Rank
2011 50 4
2012 46 6
2013 41 8
2014 48 6
2015 36 4
Year RBI Rank
2014 101 4
Year R Rank
2011 92 7
2014 108 4
Year BB Rank
2011 93 2
2014 77 6
Year HP Rank
2012 16 8
Year EBH Rank
2014 80 5
Year SLG Rank
2014 .638 3
Year RC Rank
2014 129.23 2
Year RC/27 Rank
2014 8.97 4
Year ISO Rank
2011 .276 10
2013 .294 5
2014 .358 2
Year wOBA Rank
2014 .415 3
Year OPS Rank
2014 1.024 3
Year WAR Rank
2014 8.6 2
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