Player Report for #45 Noriaki Kataoka

04/26/1981

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P Noriaki Kataoka #45

ABA Phoenix Aces

Age: 31

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Good


	4-2, .667, 1.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	13	12	13	13
Movement	16	16	17	17
Control	14	14	14	14

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	14	14
Changeup	14	15

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	92-94 Mph
Stamina	12
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	64 %
Hold Runners	20
Defense	6

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	20
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/12/1981	MAN	Win, 13-0		3.1	1	0	0	0	1
04/10/1981	@ ATL	Loss, 2-3		1.2	3	3	0	0	0	Loss
04/09/1981	STL	Win, 6-2		4.1	5	0	0	0	0	Win
04/06/1981	PHI	Win, 10-3		2.0	2	0	0	1	1
04/04/1981	BSN	Loss, 5-7		2.0	1	0	0	0	2
04/03/1981	@ MAN	Loss, 3-5		4.0	4	2	1	1	1
03/30/1981	@ STL	Loss, 5-6		1.2	1	1	1	3	1
03/28/1981	@ TB	Win, 4-1		2.2	1	0	0	0	1
03/27/1981	@ PHI	Win, 5-2		3.1	6	2	2	1	2
03/24/1981	MAN	Loss, 5-10		2.0	2	1	1	2	1

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	Very Low
Desire f. Win:	High
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

Noriaki Kataoka
Birthday:	08/10/1949
Born in:	Okayama (Okayama)
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	6' 6"
Weight:	234 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Fair

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$214,200
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	6 Years, 109 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	6 Years, 125 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1973 Atlanta - ABA	23	4	0	0	1	0	7.94	5.2	9	7	5	3	4	3	0	0	2.29	.316	-2.1	47
1974 Atlanta - ABA	24	39	0	3	0	4	1.59	79.1	56	22	14	2	31	42	0	0	1.10	.225	25.4	221
1975 Atlanta - ABA	25	10	0	3	2	0	3.50	18.0	21	7	7	0	8	11	0	0	1.61	.350	2.2	107
1976 Atlanta - ABA	26	18	0	0	1	1	3.67	34.1	39	16	14	4	5	14	0	0	1.28	.297	2.7	94
1977 Manhattan - ABA	27	22	1	3	2	5	4.57	43.1	53	32	22	10	18	24	0	0	1.64	.312	1.2	84
1978 Manhattan - ABA	28	35	1	3	4	2	3.66	64.0	70	26	26	7	17	31	0	0	1.36	.290	6.5	96
1979 Phoenix - ABA	29	4	0	1	0	0	3.48	10.1	10	7	4	1	1	4	0	0	1.06	.250	1.7	108
1979 Manhattan - ABA	29	22	0	5	2	1	3.45	31.1	31	16	12	5	10	22	0	0	1.31	.280	5.1	109
1979 Total - ABA	29	26	0	6	2	1	3.46	41.2	41	23	16	6	11	26	0	0	1.25	.271	6.8	0
1980 Phoenix - ABA	30	33	0	1	2	2	2.79	51.2	49	18	16	1	13	32	0	0	1.20	.291	11.6	134
Total ABA		187	2	19	14	15	3.20	338.0	338	151	120	33	107	183	0	0	1.32	.281	54.4	131

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	VORP	ERA+
1969 Calabasas - A	19	7	0	1	0	3	0.00	11.0	5	0	0	0	7	6	0	0	1.09	.167	5.4	999
1969 Harlingen - AA	19	21	0	0	4	11	3.43	21.0	19	11	8	2	6	7	0	0	1.19	.243	2.2	107
1970 Calabasas - A	20	16	16	5	7	0	3.98	101.2	97	49	45	7	31	45	2	1	1.26	.265	5.7	90
1970 Harlingen - AA	20	9	0	1	0	3	1.64	11.0	7	2	2	0	10	8	0	0	1.55	.250	3.6	218
1971 Alice - AA	21	15	0	1	3	7	2.70	16.2	16	5	5	0	5	15	0	0	1.26	.348	3.0	127
1971 Keswick - AAA	21	13	0	2	2	4	2.87	15.2	14	5	5	2	5	10	0	0	1.21	.255	2.9	130
1972 Alice - AA	22	6	0	0	0	3	0.00	8.1	2	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0.72	.095	4.1	999
1972 Keswick - AAA	22	23	0	3	5	11	3.86	23.1	28	11	10	1	3	22	0	0	1.33	.370	0.7	82
1973 Keswick - AAA	23	27	0	2	5	4	2.87	37.2	41	18	12	3	17	26	0	0	1.54	.311	6.4	114
1979 Millet - AAA	29	6	0	0	2	1	6.52	9.2	14	7	7	2	3	6	0	0	1.76	.364	-1.3	61
Total GHL		69	0	7	14	20	3.54	86.1	97	41	34	8	28	64	0	0	1.45	.324	8.6	101.9
Total STL		51	0	2	7	24	2.37	57.0	44	18	15	2	25	35	0	0	1.21	.255	12.9	264.7
Total SCL		23	16	6	7	3	3.59	112.2	102	49	45	7	38	51	2	1	1.24	.257	11.1	178.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1973 Atlanta - ML	P	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.2	0.00	0.0	.000
1974 Atlanta - ML	P	39	0	6	11	0	20	3	.850	79.1	1.93	-0.7	.871
1975 Atlanta - ML	P	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	1.000	18.0	2.50	-0.4	.892
1976 Atlanta - ML	P	18	0	1	4	1	5	0	1.000	34.1	1.31	+0.1	1.044
1977 Manhattan - ML	P	22	1	0	4	0	6	2	.667	43.1	0.83	-1.4	.689
1978 Manhattan - ML	P	35	1	5	9	0	14	0	1.000	64.0	1.97	+0.2	1.037
1979 Manhattan - ML	P	22	0	4	4	0	10	2	.800	31.1	2.30	-0.4	.888
1979 Phoenix - ML	P	4	0	1	4	0	5	0	1.000	10.1	4.35	+0.6	1.294
1980 Phoenix - ML	P	33	0	4	8	0	12	0	1.000	51.2	2.09	+0.6	1.159

Player History
08/08/1968	Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Blue Rocks organization, was discovered in Japan.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (12); Movement: 11 (15); Control: 6 (13).
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (14); Movement: 13 (17); Control: 7 (14).
06/12/1970	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Somerset Mustangs with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/29/1970	Was traded by the Philadelphia Blue Rocks to the Atlanta Rebels, along with RF Sergio Gómez, in exchange for MR Paul Patterson, SP Manuel Barrón.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (13); Movement: 16 (18); Control: 8 (13).
04/23/1971	Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
05/31/1971	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 3 days.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (14); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 12 (14).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (14); Movement: 16 (17); Control: 13 (15).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (13); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 13 (15).
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 15 (16).
05/09/1975	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 3-4 months.
08/05/1975	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (15).
12/25/1976	Was traded by the Atlanta Rebels to the Manhattan Peril in exchange for 1B Dustin Burch.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 15 (16).
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (15).
03/28/1978	Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 15 (15).
08/28/1979	Got claimed off waivers by Phoenix while with Manhattan.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (17); Control: 14 (14).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	HLD	Rank
1978	7	10