Takuya Kai

Takuya Kai
Born: November 5, 1992
Oita, JP
Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 152
Career: 2014-2025

Takuya Kai compiled a career batting average of .230 with 56 home runs and 266 RBI in his 950-game career with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

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
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	13	7	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.167	.286	.333	.619	2	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	103	257	207	30	48	8	3	5	18	4	0	26	68	.232	.323	.372	.695	77	2	2	22	0	1
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	133	363	314	27	67	13	1	7	37	2	1	26	79	.213	.274	.328	.602	103	6	0	23	0	0
2019	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	137	454	377	42	98	15	0	11	43	9	4	50	114	.260	.346	.387	.733	146	9	1	23	3	0
2020	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	104	360	289	44	61	15	0	11	33	4	4	43	80	.211	.317	.377	.694	109	7	3	22	3	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	143	479	405	42	92	15	0	12	44	6	6	44	142	.227	.305	.353	.658	143	7	2	26	2	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	130	405	323	25	58	9	1	1	27	1	3	38	85	.180	.275	.223	.498	72	9	5	38	1	0
2024	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	119	392	344	34	88	25	0	5	43	1	1	31	89	.256	.317	.372	.690	128	6	1	14	2	0
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	68	250	223	17	58	4	0	4	20	3	1	23	58	.260	.327	.332	.658	74	8	0	2	2	5
Totals				950	2967	2488	262	571	105	5	56	266	30	20	282	719	.230	.310	.343	.653	854	54	14	170	13	6

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	0
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	0
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	12	16	2	0	0	1.000	1.500	0
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	102	635	63	1	1	.999	6.843	3
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	133	770	97	8	16	.991	6.519	4
2019	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	136	1015	101	3	13	.997	8.206	8
2020	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	104	835	88	3	8	.997	8.875	2
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	143	1118	102	1	15	.999	8.531	4
2022	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	130	965	102	6	8	.994	8.208	3
2024	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	C	117	826	72	1	5	.999	7.675	4
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	C	65	460	56	1	7	.998	7.938	2
Totals					710	4842	493	15	57	.997	7.514	25	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2014	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	June 7, 2014	June 7, 2014
2015	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	April 1, 2015	April 1, 2015
2016	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2017	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	April 2, 2017	October 8, 2017
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2019	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2020	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2022	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2023	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2024	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2025	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants

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