Ginjiro Sumitani

Ginjiro Sumitani
Born: July 19, 1987
Kyoto, Kyoto JP
Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
Career: 2006-2024

Ginjiro Sumitani has compiled a career batting average of .214 with 46 home runs and 343 RBI in his 1525-game career with the Seibu Lions, Saitama Seibu Lions, Yomiuri Giants and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He began playing during the 2006 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.

Seibu Lions

Saitama Seibu Lions

Yomiuri Giants

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

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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
2006	Foreign Major	JPPL	Seibu Lions	54	146	138	10	25	4	1	3	14	0	0	2	33	.181	.193	.290	.483	40	6	0	6	0	0
2007	Foreign Major	JPPL	Seibu Lions	28	50	46	3	8	1	1	1	7	0	0	2	19	.174	.204	.304	.508	14	0	0	1	1	0
2008	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	46	68	64	5	8	4	0	0	5	0	1	2	30	.125	.149	.188	.337	12	0	0	1	1	0
2009	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	112	306	273	22	60	15	0	3	25	1	0	15	75	.220	.260	.308	.568	84	5	1	14	3	1
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	122	365	317	20	69	7	1	2	22	4	1	11	79	.218	.244	.265	.509	84	6	1	33	3	0
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	139	414	360	23	70	12	1	0	23	0	2	17	74	.194	.232	.233	.466	84	9	1	35	1	0
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	141	468	413	28	89	16	0	5	43	1	2	30	62	.215	.274	.291	.564	120	14	4	19	2	2
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	125	423	381	31	77	13	1	7	36	0	2	17	74	.202	.238	.297	.535	113	10	2	20	3	0
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	133	443	399	31	84	16	0	4	35	0	0	16	87	.211	.247	.281	.528	112	7	4	22	2	0
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	117	326	294	19	64	10	1	1	22	0	1	13	48	.218	.251	.269	.520	79	12	0	19	0	0
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	104	310	267	32	67	11	0	5	30	2	1	8	45	.251	.289	.348	.638	93	6	8	23	4	0
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	47	135	129	10	32	8	0	0	9	0	0	2	30	.248	.265	.310	.575	40	3	1	3	0	0
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	58	138	126	17	33	4	0	6	26	0	0	7	28	.262	.309	.437	.745	55	4	2	2	1	1
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	56	114	100	4	18	2	0	1	7	0	0	8	23	.180	.252	.230	.482	23	3	2	3	1	2
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	44	54	48	4	9	0	0	1	7	0	0	4	17	.188	.245	.250	.495	12	0	0	1	1	1
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	51	124	105	11	23	3	0	3	8	0	1	7	24	.219	.272	.333	.605	35	3	1	10	1	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	98	288	253	21	60	4	0	4	18	0	3	18	52	.237	.293	.300	.593	76	10	2	15	0	0
2024	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	49	103	85	1	16	2	1	0	6	0	0	6	20	.188	.247	.235	.483	20	2	1	10	1	0
Totals				1525	4276	3799	292	812	132	7	46	343	8	14	185	820	.214	.254	.288	.543	1096	100	30	237	25	7

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
2006	Foreign Major	JPPL	Seibu Lions	C	54	277	27	2	3	.993	5.630	7
2007	Foreign Major	JPPL	Seibu Lions	C	27	88	8	0	4	1.000	3.556	0
2008	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	44	121	17	0	2	1.000	3.136	1
2009	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	112	697	71	5	12	.994	6.857	7
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	1	5	0	0	0	1.000	5.000	0
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	122	679	69	9	10	.988	6.131	6
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	138	734	90	3	15	.996	5.971	5
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	140	907	69	7	6	.993	6.971	5
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	125	734	88	6	14	.993	6.576	6
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	133	792	78	3	13	.997	6.541	5
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	117	645	71	6	8	.992	6.120	4
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	104	604	78	2	7	.997	6.558	6
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	47	266	40	3	1	.990	6.511	1
2019	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	58	310	25	0	3	1.000	5.776	4
2020	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	53	263	22	2	0	.993	5.377	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	C	51	263	29	1	1	.997	5.725	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	43	134	12	0	0	1.000	3.395	1
2022	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	C	96	582	74	1	7	.998	6.833	2
2024	Foreign Major	JPPL	Saitama Seibu Lions	C	48	224	20	1	0	.996	5.083	3
Totals					1364	7480	792	48	99	.994	6.065	61	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2006	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Seibu Lions
2007	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Seibu Lions
2008	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions
2009	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions
2010	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	September 29, 2010	September 29, 2010
2011	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	April 12, 2011	October 18, 2011
2012	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	March 30, 2012	October 6, 2012
2013	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	March 29, 2013	October 8, 2013
2014	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	March 28, 2014	October 3, 2014
2015	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	March 27, 2015	October 1, 2015
2016	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions
2017	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	March 31, 2017	October 5, 2017
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions
2019	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2020	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Central	Yomiuri Giants
2022	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
2023	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
2024	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions

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