Shunta Gotoh

Shunta Gotoh
Born: March 5, 1993
Shibukawa, Gunma JP
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 2011-2025

Shunta Gotoh compiled a career batting average of .217 with 15 home runs and 145 RBI in his 1117-game career with the Orix Buffaloes and Chunichi Dragons. He began playing during the 2011 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.

Orix Buffaloes

Chunichi Dragons

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	30	47	40	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	13	.100	.122	.125	.247	5	0	0	6	0	0
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	32	31	29	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.138	.138	.138	.276	4	2	0	2	0	0
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	117	221	201	24	40	8	0	3	12	4	1	13	38	.199	.247	.284	.530	57	0	0	6	1	0
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	127	277	246	30	69	11	3	5	30	5	3	17	55	.280	.332	.411	.743	101	3	2	12	0	1
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	135	382	334	31	78	8	2	2	31	8	9	24	69	.234	.294	.287	.582	96	4	6	15	3	0
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	105	239	214	17	41	5	0	1	9	3	3	11	40	.192	.238	.229	.467	49	2	2	12	0	0
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	129	329	296	29	71	16	7	2	27	4	3	15	76	.240	.275	.361	.637	107	3	1	13	4	1
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	33	43	37	7	8	0	0	0	4	2	1	3	12	.216	.310	.216	.526	8	0	2	1	0	0
2019	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	91	194	165	17	37	7	3	1	22	4	3	19	47	.224	.314	.321	.635	53	1	3	6	1	0
2020	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	23	62	50	4	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	8	17	.120	.241	.120	.361	6	0	0	4	0	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	56	17	16	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	6	.125	.176	.312	.489	5	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	26	52	49	5	9	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	15	.184	.231	.224	.455	11	0	1	0	0	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	35	58	50	3	8	1	2	0	4	0	1	4	10	.160	.250	.260	.510	13	0	2	2	0	1
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	52	51	44	3	8	3	0	0	6	0	0	5	18	.182	.260	.250	.510	11	0	0	1	1	0
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	29	35	32	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.125	.176	.125	.301	4	0	0	1	0	0
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	22	18	17	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.235	.235	.235	.471	4	0	0	1	0	0
Totals				990	2005	1776	183	385	57	18	15	145	35	29	120	423	.217	.272	.294	.567	523	15	19	81	9	3

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	28	30	1	1	1	.969	1.107
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	RF	28						.000
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	29	31	0	0	0	1.000	1.069
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	RF	15						.000
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	CF	14						.000
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	109	122	4	2	1	.984	1.156
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	CF	108						.000
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	RF	1						.000
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	RF	8						.000
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	120	155	3	1	1	.994	1.317
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	CF	117						.000
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	131	188	6	2	0	.990	1.481
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	96	161	5	2	1	.988	1.729
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	115	182	2	1	0	.995	1.600
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	31	26	1	2	0	.931	.871
2019	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	82	96	4	0	0	1.000	1.220
2020	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	23	31	1	1	1	.970	1.391
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	49	18	0	1	0	.947	.367
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	OF	31	20	0	0	0	1.000	.645
2022	Foreign Major	JPPL	Orix Buffaloes	OF	26	31	0	0	0	1.000	1.192
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	OF	29	15	1	1	0	.941	.552
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	OF	20	11	0	0	0	1.000	.550
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	OF	16	13	0	0	0	1.000	.812
Totals					1117	1033	26	12	4	.989	.948

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2011	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	April 12, 2011	October 15, 2011
2012	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 30, 2012	August 14, 2012
2013	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 29, 2013	October 13, 2013
2014	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 28, 2014	October 7, 2014
2015	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 27, 2015	October 3, 2015
2016	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2017	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	March 31, 2017	October 9, 2017
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2019	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2020	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific	Orix Buffaloes
2022	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
2022	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes
2023	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
2024	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
2025	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons

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