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Kazunari Sanematsu

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: January 18, 1981 in Morodomi-cho, Japan jp

High School: Saga Gakuen HS (Japan)

Full Name: Kazunari Sanematsu

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2000	19	-9.6	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		10	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.125	.111	.125	.236	1	0	0	0	1	0
2001	20	-8.8	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		62	167	149	16	29	4	0	6	19	0	0	6	53	.195	.239	.342	.581	51	4	3	8	1	0
2002	21	-7.9	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		82	200	170	8	22	5	0	1	2	0	2	14	64	.129	.200	.177	.377	30	1	1	15	0	0
2003	22	-6.8	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		44	102	92	6	9	2	0	3	8	0	1	3	51	.098	.162	.217	.379	20	3	4	3	0	0
2004	23	-5.9	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		36	25	20	6	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	11	.150	.292	.350	.642	7	0	1	1	0	0
2005	24	-5.6	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		64	119	108	12	19	4	0	2	4	2	0	8	41	.176	.239	.269	.508	29	1	1	2	0	1
2006	25	-4.6	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		11	15	14	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	.071	.071	.143	.214	2	1	0	1	0	0
2007	26	-4.2	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		41	108	95	13	30	7	0	5	14	2	0	9	26	.316	.393	.547	.940	52	0	3	1	0	0
2008	27	1.5	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		34	102	90	13	29	7	0	5	14	2	0	9	23	.322	.402	.567	.969	51	0	3	0	0	0
2008	27	-3.0	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		7	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	1	0	0
2009	28	2.8	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		63	190	169	24	39	8	0	7	20	4	3	10	42	.231	.300	.402	.702	68	3	7	3	1	0
2010	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		48	108	83	16	19	5	0	4	13	1	0	9	25	.229	.343	.434	.777	36	1	7	6	3	0
2010	29	3.9	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		46	106	81	16	19	5	0	4	13	1	0	9	23	.235	.350	.444	.794	36	1	7	6	3	0
2010	29	-0.5	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		44	74	60	5	12	2	0	2	7	1	0	5	21	.200	.258	.333	.591	20	1	0	8	1	0
2011	30	4.7	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		24	50	38	2	6	2	0	0	4	1	0	5	11	.158	.250	.211	.461	8	1	0	6	1	0
2011	30	0.3	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		20	24	22	3	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	10	.273	.273	.546	.818	12	0	0	2	0	0
2012	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		59	94	76	7	15	3	0	2	5	0	0	9	26	.197	.307	.316	.623	24	0	3	6	0	2
2012	31	1.1	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		58	92	74	6	14	3	0	2	5	0	0	9	26	.189	.302	.311	.613	23	0	3	6	0	2
2012	31	5.7	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2013	32	2.4	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		41	73	65	6	16	5	0	1	6	0	0	6	20	.246	.319	.369	.689	24	1	1	1	0	0
2014	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		31	68	61	2	8	0	0	1	6	2	0	5	15	.131	.197	.180	.377	11	3	0	2	0	0
2014	33	7.9	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		17	41	39	1	5	0	0	1	5	1	0	2	7	.128	.171	.205	.376	8	1	0	0	0	0
2014	33	3.8	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		14	27	22	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	8	.136	.240	.136	.376	3	2	0	2	0	0
2015	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		44	82	66	9	12	0	0	1	4	3	1	8	18	.182	.295	.227	.522	15	1	3	4	1	1
2015	34	8.8	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		22	43	33	4	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	6	9	.182	.317	.182	.499	6	1	1	2	1	1
2015	34	4.7	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		22	39	33	5	6	0	0	1	3	1	0	2	9	.182	.270	.273	.543	9	0	2	2	0	0
2016	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		29	55	50	4	11	2	0	1	3	0	0	4	13	.220	.278	.320	.598	16	0	0	1	0	1
2016	35	6.3	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		19	33	28	3	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	7	.250	.344	.393	.737	11	0	0	1	0	1
2016	35	10.1	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		10	22	22	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.182	.182	.227	.409	5	0	0	0	0	0
2017	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		27	25	20	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.100	.250	.150	.400	3	0	2	1	0	1
2017	36	10.9	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		13	12	12	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.167	.167	.250	.417	3	0	0	0	0	0
2017	36	7.1	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		14	13	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	2	1	0	1
2018	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		18	28	21	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	6	9	.095	.286	.143	.429	3	0	0	0	1	0
2018	37	12.3	Nippon Ham	JPEL	Fgn		17	28	21	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	6	9	.095	.286	.143	.429	3	0	0	0	1	0
2018	37	9.1	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		16	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	1	0	0
2019	38	13.7	Nippon Ham	JPEL	Fgn		11	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	1	0	0
2019	38	10.1	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Foreign (20 seasons)					Foreign		774	1554	1337	139	250	51	0	37	121	15	8	108	460	.187	.264	.308	.573	412	20	36	64	9	6
NPB (19 seasons)					NPB		516	951	825	73	137	26	0	20	58	4	4	60	322	.166	.238	.270	.508	223	13	18	46	2	5
All Levels (20 Seasons)							774	1554	1337	139	250	51	0	37	121	15	8	108	460	.187	.264	.308	.573	412	20	36	64	9	6