Seiji Kobayashi

Seiji Kobayashi
Born: June 7, 1989
, JP
Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 173
Career: 2014-2025

Seiji Kobayashi compiled a career batting average of .204 with 16 home runs and 151 RBI in his 801-game career with the Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.

Yomiuri Giants

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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
2014	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	63	121	110	18	28	7	0	2	14	0	0	4	26	.255	.305	.373	.678	41	4	4	3	0	0
2015	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	70	204	177	13	40	6	0	2	13	2	0	19	39	.226	.312	.294	.605	52	6	3	5	0	1
2016	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	129	458	398	27	81	12	1	4	35	2	1	36	76	.204	.276	.269	.544	107	10	4	19	1	5
2017	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	138	443	378	25	78	11	1	2	27	2	0	41	64	.206	.285	.257	.542	97	12	2	19	3	4
2018	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	119	313	265	22	58	9	0	2	26	0	0	27	58	.219	.300	.275	.575	73	8	4	16	1	5
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	92	236	213	20	52	6	0	2	19	1	0	7	48	.244	.280	.300	.580	64	12	4	11	1	0
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	10	21	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.056	.150	.056	.206	1	0	2	1	0	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	64	79	75	2	7	2	0	1	3	1	0	1	24	.093	.117	.160	.277	12	2	1	2	0	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	60	91	88	4	13	5	0	0	5	0	0	1	20	.148	.157	.205	.362	18	2	0	2	0	0
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	21	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	0	0	1	0	0
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	42	123	105	4	16	3	0	1	8	1	0	9	18	.152	.233	.210	.442	22	1	2	7	0	2
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	14	26	21	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	.143	.250	.190	.440	4	1	0	2	0	0
Totals				801	2115	1848	138	377	62	2	16	151	9	1	148	385	.204	.272	.266	.537	491	58	26	87	6	17

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
2014	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	58	244	21	3	2	.989	4.569	2
2015	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	68	407	57	2	6	.996	6.824	3
2016	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	129	969	93	6	15	.994	8.233	4
2017	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	137	960	86	5	11	.995	7.635	2
2018	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	119	659	72	5	5	.993	6.143	4
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	91	520	73	3	4	.995	6.516	3
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	10	33	3	1	0	.973	3.600	1
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	63	258	20	1	1	.996	4.413	3
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	60	212	24	1	2	.996	3.933	3
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	21	42	2	0	0	1.000	2.095	0
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	41	224	22	1	3	.996	6.000	2
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	13	61	5	0	0	1.000	5.077	0
Totals					719	4302	449	26	47	.995	6.608	23	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2014	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants	March 28, 2014	October 6, 2014
2015	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants	March 27, 2015	October 4, 2015
2016	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2017	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2019	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2020	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Central	Yomiuri Giants
2022	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2023	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2024	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2025	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants

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