P Kohei Azuma #36
Osaka Bolts JBL
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/04/2038
 OA: 35 POT: 35
BNN Index | JBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KOHEI AZUMA #36 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
54 0 8-2 0 3.91 66.2 55 5 30 53 1.27 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 50 50
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 50 50
Cutter 50 50
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 45
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/09/2037 OKA Loss, 1-2 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 Loss
09/23/2037 @ SAP Loss, 4-5 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
09/22/2037 KUM Win, 4-3 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
09/11/2037 ICH Win, 5-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/2037 SAP Loss, 5-11 2.0 1 2 2 1 0
09/06/2037 @ OSA Win, 6-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/2037 @ OSA Win, 5-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/2037 KUM Loss, 4-9 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
08/30/2037 @ OKA Loss, 1-9 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
08/27/2037 ICH Loss, 7-12 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Doesn't demand a lot of attention and often goes unnoticed.
Low: Leader
Birthday:12/14/1999
Born in:Hyuga, MIY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:188 Days
40-Man Service:15 Years, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPPANESE BASEBALL LEAGIE 2037 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 54 0 8 2 0 3.91 66.2 55 30 29 5 30 53 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 5 0.0 54 18 11.88 7.42 7.15 4.05 3.94 1.27 104 0.1 .262        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 124 26 9 2 3 21 12 32 3 2 2 .210 .284 .387 .671      
vs. RHB 121 29 7 0 2 9 18 21 1 0 1 .240 .340 .347 .688      
JAPPANESE BASEBALL LEAGIE 2037 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
April 8 0 1 1 0 4.35 10.1 6 5 5 0 3 6  
May 12 0 2 0 0 2.25 12.0 10 3 3 0 6 11  
June 8 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 9 2 2 0 6 12  
July 8 0 1 1 0 8.10 10.0 12 9 9 2 3 7  
August 10 0 3 0 0 4.91 14.2 13 9 8 2 7 14  
September 7 0 0 0 0 2.16 8.1 4 2 2 1 5 3  
Spring Training 6 0 0 0 0 9.00 4.0 6 4 4 0 1 2  
Postseason 1 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 3  
Last Year 54 0 8 2 0 3.91 66.2 55 30 29 5 30 53  
2 Years Ago 42 8 5 8 0 6.27 84.2 100 61 59 13 37 55  
Career 196 54 32 28 1 4.59 516.0 496 280 263 52 217 355  
Home 28 0 6 0 0 1.29 35.0 19 5 5 2 13 30  
Road 26 0 2 2 0 6.82 31.2 36 25 24 3 17 23  
Grass 34 0 6 0 0 2.04 39.2 24 9 9 3 15 31  
Turf 20 0 2 2 0 6.67 27.0 31 21 20 2 15 22  
Day 28 0 3 1 0 4.41 32.2 31 16 16 2 16 30  
Night 26 0 5 1 0 3.44 34.0 24 14 13 3 14 23  
As Reliever / Substitution 54 0 8 2 0 3.91 66.2 55 30 29 5 30 53  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Orix - JBL 23 6 5 0 3 0 10.97 21.1 28 30 26 8 18 21 0 0 2.16 .312 8.64 -0.9 35
2026 Orix - JBL 26 6 3 1 1 0 3.00 24.0 15 9 8 2 16 23 0 0 1.29 .245 4.20 0.1 120
2028 Sagamihara - JBL 28 4 1 0 1 0 4.50 12.0 17 11 6 0 7 5 0 0 2.00 .362 4.07 0.0 77
2029 Sagamihara - JBL 29 2 0 0 0 0 19.29 2.1 5 5 5 0 3 2 0 0 3.43 .556 5.13 -0.0 18
2030 Sagamihara - JBL 30 5 5 1 3 0 5.01 32.1 38 18 18 3 7 23 0 0 1.39 .337 3.32 0.4 66
2032 Sagamihara - JBL 32 10 5 2 1 0 3.16 42.2 42 16 15 2 16 31 0 0 1.36 .303 3.28 0.6 113
2033 Kitakyushu - JBL 33 37 0 2 3 1 4.56 47.1 37 24 24 6 19 32 0 0 1.18 .233 4.32 -0.3 78
2034 Chiba - JBL 34 5 3 1 2 0 7.08 20.1 22 16 16 0 8 15 0 0 1.48 .338 2.74 0.5 50
2035 Kyoto - JBL 35 25 24 12 4 0 3.16 162.1 137 60 57 13 56 95 0 0 1.19 .250 4.11 1.5 120
2036 Kyoto - JBL 36 42 8 5 8 0 6.27 84.2 100 61 59 13 37 55 0 0 1.62 .313 5.26 -0.6 65
2037 Chiba - JBL 37 54 0 8 2 0 3.91 66.2 55 30 29 5 30 53 0 0 1.27 .262 3.94 0.1 97
Total JBL 196 54 32 28 1 4.59 516.0 496 280 263 52 217 355 0 0 1.38 .282 4.32 1.4 82
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Soka - AA 19 19 0 5 7 0 3.84 96.0 105 47 41 9 29 77 1 0 1.40 .332 3.75 0.7 104
2020 Soka - AA 20 6 0 0 2 0 6.87 18.1 30 15 14 0 12 13 0 0 2.29 .448 4.07 0.1 58
2021 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 31 4 3 1 0 4.23 78.2 77 41 37 5 42 70 0 0 1.51 .313 3.80 0.3 85
2022 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 22 4 6 3 1 2.44 66.1 59 18 18 1 19 55 0 0 1.18 .304 3.22 1.4 178
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 12 1 0 2 0 4.50 30.0 33 17 15 3 10 31 0 0 1.43 .353 4.49 0.2 99
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 25 8 2 7 0 4.20 70.2 74 41 33 4 41 66 0 0 1.63 .343 4.11 0.7 99
2025 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 30 15 11 3 1 2.99 120.1 103 42 40 9 37 111 0 0 1.16 .288 3.81 1.8 138
2026 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 16 9 4 4 0 3.68 66.0 76 31 27 5 21 70 0 0 1.47 .368 3.07 1.1 94
2027 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 23 19 8 4 0 2.87 131.2 114 50 42 8 44 102 1 1 1.20 .278 3.35 2.0 123
2028 Yamato - AA 28 14 12 7 1 0 2.32 89.1 72 23 23 8 26 80 0 0 1.10 .269 3.37 1.2 147
2029 Yamato - AA 29 22 20 8 5 0 1.83 152.2 111 39 31 5 34 149 3 1 0.95 .266 2.12 4.7 175
2030 Yamato - AA 30 13 13 8 2 0 2.29 102.0 86 27 26 2 19 108 1 0 1.03 .315 1.81 4.2 151
2031 Yamato - AA 31 28 26 14 8 0 2.25 191.2 160 53 48 6 37 162 3 1 1.03 .278 2.31 5.6 148
2032 Yamato - AA 32 18 16 9 3 0 2.23 113.0 111 33 28 1 22 100 0 0 1.18 .325 2.36 3.5 160
2034 Koganei - AA 34 5 2 1 1 0 6.00 15.0 18 10 10 2 4 9 0 0 1.47 .320 5.09 0.0 74
Total JAA 284 149 86 53 2 2.90 1341.2 1229 487 433 68 397 1203 9 3 1.21 .305 3.03 127.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2037 Chiba - JBL 37 1 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.50 .000 6.61 -0.1 84
Total JBL 1 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.50 .000 6.61 84.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Orix - INT P 6 5 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 21.1 1.69 -0.0 1.436
2026 Orix - INT P 6 3 1 2 0 4 1 .750 24.0 1.12 -0.7 .516
2028 Sagamihara - INT P 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.3 .000
2029 Sagamihara - INT P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2030 Sagamihara - INT P 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 32.1 0.28 -0.4 .000
2032 Sagamihara - INT P 10 5 2 7 0 10 1 .900 42.2 1.90 -0.5 .756
2033 Kitakyushu - INT P 36 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 47.1 0.57 -1.2 .607
2034 Chiba - INT P 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.1 1.33 -0.3 .000
2035 Kyoto - INT P 25 24 5 19 0 26 2 .923 162.1 1.33 -0.3 .957
2036 Kyoto - INT P 41 8 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 84.2 1.17 +0.5 1.252
2037 Chiba - INT P 54 0 5 3 1 9 1 .889 66.2 1.08 -0.4 .644
TOTAL P 193 54 24 44 1 74 6 .919 516.0 1.19 -3.5 .887
PLAYER HISTORY
10/26/2017 Drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the 2nd round of the 2017 NPB Ikusei draft.
07/08/2021 Named the #92 prospect in the NPB
11/12/2021 Named the #83 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 45 (45).
07/14/2022 Named the #81 prospect in the NPB
11/20/2022 Named the #93 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 45 (50).
03/31/2023 Named the #92 prospect in the NPB
07/13/2023 Named the #46 prospect in the NPB
09/29/2023 Suspended 7 games after ejection following a brawl.
12/09/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 50 (50).
12/09/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (50).
08/01/2025 Wins the NGN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
12/09/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
10/11/2026 Wins the 2026 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the Orix (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes!
10/21/2026 Released by the Orix organization.
12/02/2026 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
08/31/2027 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) Carp with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/10/2027 Wins the 2027 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) Hawks!
11/13/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
11/14/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
07/01/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Japanese AA League All-Star Game.
10/07/2029 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Itami Sharks with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/27/2029 Wins the 2029 JAA WL Sawamura Award.
10/28/2029 Finished 3rd in 2029 JAA WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/15/2029 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
06/01/2030 Wins the JAA WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/26/2030 Finished 2nd in 2030 JAA WL Sawamura Award voting.
11/17/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
09/22/2031 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Miyazaki Whitecaps with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/25/2031 Wins the 2031 JAA WL Sawamura Award.
10/26/2031 Wins the 2031 JAA WL Most Valuable Player Award.
11/16/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55).
10/24/2032 Finished 2nd in 2032 JAA WL Sawamura Award voting.
11/12/2032 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
11/25/2032 Was traded by the Sagamihara River Bandits to the Kitakyushu Fighting Lions in exchange for 1B Kin Yamada and RF Tomito Hashimoto.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55).
03/01/2033 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/20/2033 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $284,000 with the Kitakyushu Fighting Lions organization.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55).
03/22/2034 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 3 months.
07/21/2034 Released by the Kitakyushu organization.
07/27/2034 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chiba Renegades organization.
11/20/2034 Became a free agent.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 50 (50).
01/25/2035 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,060,000 with the Kyoto Shockers organization.
08/01/2035 Wins the JBL JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
10/21/2036 Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract.
11/13/2036 Became a free agent.
11/22/2036 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chiba Renegades organization.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
11/13/2037 Became a free agent.
11/30/2037 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Osaka Bolts organization.
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2035 12 6
2037 8 5
Year Win. % Rank
2035 .750 1
Year HLD Rank
2033 7 8
Year HRA Rank
2035 13 8
2036 13 5
Year WP Rank
2037 7 6
Year ERA Rank
2035 3.16 6
Year BABIP Rank
2035 .250 1
Year WHIP Rank
2035 1.19 2
Year RA/9 Rank
2035 11.03 2
Year H/9 Rank
2035 7.60 2
Year BB/9 Rank
2035 3.10 7
Year GF Rank
2033 21 8
Year QS Rank
2035 16 8
Year QSP Rank
2035 .667 6
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