3B Akihito Tanaka #5
Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) Swallows (YAK) NGN
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/27/2026
BNN Index | NGN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B AKIHITO TANAKA #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
7 21 7 0 0 1 5 1 3 .333 .375 .476 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 35 45 45
Gap 35 30 35 35
Power 35 30 35 35
Eye 45 35 45 45
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 50 40
Arm: 20 70 60
Turn DP: - 40 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 35 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/25/2026 YOM Win, 9-5 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
04/24/2026 YOM Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/22/2026 HIRO Loss, 6-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/19/2026 @ HAN Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/18/2026 @ HAN Win, 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/17/2026 @ HAN Win, 5-1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
04/15/2026 CHUN Win, 15-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
04/14/2026 CHUN Win, 4-2 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/12/2026 YOKO Loss, 1-11 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
04/11/2026 YOKO Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
His actions speak louder than his words.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:02/06/1999
Born in:Inagawa, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:None, 16 Days
Service This Yr:16 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 6th Pick in Round 5
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 14 54 12 6 0 0 2 4 3 12 .222 .259 .333 .592 .255 .111 70
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 58 0 0 0 1 0 1 18 6 0 0 0.0 4.7 2.86 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .179 .207 .214 .421
Versus Right   26 7 5 0 0 1 3 2 7 1 0 0 .269 .310 .462 .772
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   54 12 6 0 0 2 4 3 12 1 0 0 .222 .259 .333 .592
Spring Training   33 6 0 0 0 3 6 6 10 1 1 1 .182 .317 .182 .499
Career   54 12 6 0 0 2 4 3 12 1 0 0 .222 .259 .333 .592
Home   31 7 5 0 0 1 4 1 6 1 0 0 .226 .242 .387 .630
Road   23 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 .217 .280 .261 .541
Grass   12 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Turf   42 10 6 0 0 1 4 2 10 1 0 0 .238 .267 .381 .648
Day   23 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .087 .125 .130 .255
Night   31 10 5 0 0 2 4 2 7 1 0 0 .323 .353 .484 .837
As Starter   54 12 6 0 0 2 4 3 12 1 0 0 .222 .259 .333 .592
Close/Late   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Inning 1-3   17 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 .294 .316 .412 .728
Inning 4-6   18 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .211 .333 .544
Inning 7-9   18 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .211 .222 .433
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   20 5 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .286 .350 .636
1 Outs   15 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 .200 .235 .333 .569
2 Outs   19 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .211 .250 .316 .566
Scoring Position   11 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Bases Empty   32 9 5 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 .281 .303 .438 .741
Runner on 1st   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   23 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 12 1 0 0 .087 .120 .130 .250
First Pitch   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-1   6 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   8 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 1-1   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 1-2   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 .167 .143 .333 .476
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-2   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Behind in Count   15 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 .267 .250 .400 .650
Ahead in Count   13 5 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .615 1.082
Batting 5th   54 12 6 0 0 2 4 3 12 1 0 0 .222 .259 .333 .592
Low Leverage   28 9 5 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 .321 .345 .500 .845
Medium Leverage   19 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 .158 .190 .211 .401
High Leverage   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 7 21 7 0 0 1 5 3 1 3 .333 .375 .476 .851 .364 .143 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 24 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0.0 4.1 7.45 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Versus Right   21 7 0 0 1 5 2 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .348 .476 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
March   9 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .364 .667 1.030
April   12 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .385 .333 .718
Last Year   177 60 12 0 11 36 39 29 41 0 1 10 .339 .458 .593 1.052
2 Years Ago   85 29 3 1 2 14 12 10 20 1 2 3 .341 .424 .471 .895
Career   794 241 41 2 26 117 133 92 199 4 22 32 .304 .396 .458 .854
Home   12 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Road   9 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 .333 .417 .667 1.083
Grass   9 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 .333 .417 .667 1.083
Turf   12 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Day   21 7 0 0 1 5 3 1 3 1 0 1 .333 .375 .476 .851
As Starter   20 7 0 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 .350 .409 .500 .909
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
2026 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 27 14 54 12 6 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 12 0 0 .222 .259 .333 .592 66 70 -0.1
Total NPB 14 54 12 6 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 12 0 0 .222 .259 .333 .592 66 70 -0.1
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
2020 Total - 21 50 226 65 6 1 4 35 50 18 3 0 32 13 5 .288 .348 .376 .724 100 100 0.1
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 106 380 104 16 1 7 39 58 34 12 1 105 0 0 .274 .351 .376 .728 91 91 0.7
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 72 76 27 7 0 1 10 11 9 3 0 20 0 0 .355 .443 .487 .930 142 119 0.5
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 52 55 14 3 0 4 13 10 9 3 1 10 0 0 .255 .382 .527 .910 132 125 0.5
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 48 85 29 3 1 2 14 12 10 3 1 20 0 0 .341 .424 .471 .895 137 141 0.6
2025 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 14 28 11 1 0 3 6 8 3 0 0 5 0 0 .393 .452 .750 1.202 175 175 0.3
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 55 149 49 11 0 8 30 31 26 10 0 36 0 0 .329 .459 .564 1.023 138 143 1.2
2025 Total - AA 26 69 177 60 12 0 11 36 39 29 10 0 41 0 0 .339 .458 .593 1.052 143 148 1.5
2026 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 7 21 7 0 0 1 5 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 .333 .375 .476 .851 89 92 0.1
Total NGN 354 794 241 41 2 26 117 133 92 32 4 199 0 0 .304 .396 .458 .854 116 115
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
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - NGN 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -138 -0.0
Total NGN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -138
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 56 49 363 21 34 384 0 1.000 433.1 7.98 +2.4 1.089
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 26 26 43 54 11 98 1 .990 221.1 3.94 -1.9 .975
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.2 1.092
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 47 7 115 5 7 120 0 1.000 116.2 9.26 +0.7 1.069
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 7 2 7 6 1 13 0 1.000 27.0 4.33 -0.1 1.002
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 20 0 30 3 6 33 0 1.000 33.0 9.00 +0.3 1.070
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 .000
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 5 2 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 18.1 3.44 +0.5 1.084
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 4 1 16 3 4 19 0 1.000 13.0 13.15 +0.2 1.058
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 13 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 25.1 1.07 +0.2 1.097
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 9 9 11 11 5 23 1 .957 73.0 2.71 -1.9 .732
2025 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 6 5 31 3 3 34 0 1.000 41.0 7.46 -0.1 1.060
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 7 3 23 2 2 25 0 1.000 30.0 7.50 -0.4 .848
2025 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 8 0 3 8 3 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 -0.3 .878
2025 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 .667 11.0 1.64 -0.5 .703
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 37 34 16 55 3 79 8 .899 296.2 2.15 -1.8 .943
2025 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Tokyo Yakult - INT 1B 14 14 96 9 9 106 1 .991 125.1 7.54 +0.5 1.067
2026 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 6 5 5 6 1 12 1 .917 46.0 2.15 +0.3 .990
TOTAL 1B 154 79 674 46 65 721 1 .999 792.1 8.18 +3.6 1.070
TOTAL 2B 45 28 54 68 15 123 1 .992 269.2 4.07 -2.3 .967
TOTAL 3B 69 42 21 75 6 106 10 .906 406.1 2.13 -1.1 .959
TOTAL SS 10 9 12 11 5 24 1 .958 74.0 2.80 -1.9 .732
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft out of college (Soka; Hachioji, TOK) by the Orix Buffaloes (Round 5, Pick 6, 54th overall pick).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 20 (30); Eye: 35 (50).
06/29/2021 Named the #95 prospect in the NPB
10/16/2021 Wins the 2021 NGN WL Glove Wizard Award at 1B.
10/24/2021 Named the #79 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
04/29/2025 Released by the Orix organization.
06/09/2025 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
06/24/2025 Named the #96 prospect in the NPB
10/21/2025 Named the #55 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
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