Sho Nakata

Sho Nakata
Born: April 22, 1989
Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 209
Career: 2009-2025

Sho Nakata compiled a career batting average of .248 with 294 home runs and 1050 RBI in his 1867-game career with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

Yomiuri Giants

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
2009	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	22	38	36	3	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	15	.278	.289	.333	.623	12	0	0	0	1	0
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	65	230	210	20	49	5	1	9	22	0	0	15	61	.233	.291	.395	.687	83	8	3	0	2	0
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	143	572	527	49	125	32	2	18	91	4	0	31	133	.237	.283	.408	.691	215	12	6	0	8	2
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	144	606	547	79	131	25	1	24	77	5	4	50	101	.239	.307	.420	.727	230	8	5	0	4	1
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	108	459	407	67	124	14	1	28	73	1	2	45	77	.305	.381	.550	.932	224	11	6	0	1	4
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	144	602	531	64	143	18	0	27	100	0	0	58	89	.269	.344	.456	.800	242	12	6	0	7	3
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	143	611	539	72	142	26	0	30	102	1	0	64	120	.263	.339	.479	.817	258	11	1	0	7	4
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	141	624	569	61	142	26	1	25	110	2	1	47	126	.250	.308	.431	.738	245	14	3	0	5	1
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	129	542	472	56	102	23	0	16	67	0	1	61	103	.216	.310	.367	.676	173	14	5	0	4	0
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	140	599	540	61	143	32	0	25	106	0	1	43	81	.265	.316	.463	.778	250	24	3	0	13	1
2019	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	124	514	450	55	109	21	0	24	80	0	0	55	83	.242	.329	.449	.778	202	16	5	0	4	4
2020	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	119	506	440	52	105	18	0	31	108	1	0	55	109	.239	.320	.491	.811	216	19	2	0	9	3
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	34	106	91	6	14	4	0	3	7	0	0	14	29	.154	.274	.297	.570	27	3	1	0	0	0
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	39	150	135	13	26	3	0	4	13	0	0	14	31	.193	.273	.304	.577	41	4	1	0	0	0
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	109	375	338	39	91	8	0	24	68	0	0	27	72	.269	.327	.506	.833	171	9	4	2	4	2
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	92	288	263	27	67	8	1	15	37	0	0	19	63	.255	.306	.464	.769	122	10	2	0	4	3
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	62	225	212	15	46	10	0	4	21	0	0	9	34	.217	.249	.321	.570	68	9	1	0	3	2
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	26	69	63	4	10	3	0	2	4	0	0	6	13	.159	.232	.302	.533	19	1	0	0	0	1
Totals				1692	6828	6107	716	1512	270	6	294	1050	14	9	595	1277	.248	.316	.438	.754	2676	175	52	2	72	28

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
2009	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	6	26	0	0	1	1.000	4.333
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	29	231	17	1	22	.996	8.552
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	LF	18						.000
2010	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	18	12	1	0	0	1.000	.722
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	25	80	9	0	4	1.000	3.560
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	LF	139						.000
2011	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	139	208	11	5	1	.978	1.576
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	LF	138						.000
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	138	245	19	3	9	.989	1.913
2012	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	13	86	5	0	4	1.000	7.000
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	8	45	3	1	8	.980	6.000
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	LF	101						.000
2013	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	101	179	7	2	3	.989	1.842
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	LF	95						.000
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	95	108	7	2	1	.983	1.211
2014	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	31	224	13	1	20	.996	7.645
2015	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	139	1211	99	5	94	.996	9.424
2016	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	136	1214	95	8	115	.994	9.625
2017	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	126	1086	88	8	84	.993	9.317
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	3	4	1	0	0	1.000	1.667
2018	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	131	1183	80	3	82	.998	9.641
2019	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	100	865	71	5	66	.995	9.360
2020	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	63	497	46	6	36	.989	8.619
2021	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	1B	35	261	16	1	22	.996	7.914
2021	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	33	213	16	0	17	1.000	6.939
2022	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	100	765	76	2	63	.998	8.410
2023	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	74	508	35	6	58	.989	7.338
2024	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	1B	52	460	36	1	37	.998	9.538
2025	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	1B	18	140	12	0	15	1.000	8.444
Totals					1867	8081	606	46	605	.995	4.653

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2009	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
2010	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	March 20, 2010	September 28, 2010
2011	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	April 12, 2011	October 18, 2011
2012	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	March 30, 2012	October 9, 2012
2013	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	March 29, 2013	October 6, 2013
2014	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	March 28, 2014	October 5, 2014
2015	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	March 27, 2015	October 5, 2015
2016	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
2017	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	March 31, 2017	October 9, 2017
2018	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
2019	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
2020	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
2021	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
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	Chunichi Dragons
2025	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons

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