Katsuya Nomura
Katsuya Nomura
Born: June 29, 1935
Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP
Deceased: February 11, 2020
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 187
Career: 1954-1980
Katsuya Nomura compiled a career batting average of .277 with 657 home runs and 1988 RBI in his 3017-game career with the Nankai Hawks, Lotte Orions and Seibu Lions. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 129 | 403 | 357 | 33 | 90 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 66 | .252 | .318 | .401 | .719 | 143 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1957 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 132 | 542 | 474 | 75 | 143 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 94 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 87 | .302 | .386 | .538 | .924 | 255 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 120 | 510 | 451 | 56 | 114 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 94 | .253 | .329 | .443 | .773 | 200 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 132 | 526 | 472 | 71 | 124 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 78 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 98 | .263 | .327 | .456 | .783 | 215 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 124 | 480 | 430 | 66 | 125 | 21 | 4 | 29 | 88 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 77 | .291 | .355 | .560 | .915 | 241 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 136 | 559 | 494 | 70 | 146 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 89 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 71 | .296 | .367 | .514 | .881 | 254 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 133 | 571 | 489 | 96 | 151 | 28 | 0 | 44 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 101 | .309 | .395 | .636 | 1.031 | 311 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 150 | 643 | 550 | 104 | 160 | 20 | 2 | 52 | 135 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 112 | .291 | .386 | .618 | 1.004 | 340 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 148 | 641 | 558 | 89 | 146 | 23 | 1 | 41 | 115 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 50 | .262 | .347 | .527 | .874 | 294 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 136 | 559 | 488 | 92 | 156 | 27 | 1 | 42 | 110 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 57 | .320 | .397 | .637 | 1.034 | 311 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 133 | 556 | 474 | 82 | 148 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 79 | .312 | .406 | .568 | .974 | 269 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 133 | 551 | 472 | 72 | 144 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 100 | 13 | 4 | 68 | 53 | .305 | .396 | .585 | .980 | 276 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 133 | 567 | 458 | 80 | 119 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 65 | .260 | .397 | .548 | .945 | 251 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 106 | 434 | 388 | 44 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 51 | .245 | .318 | .433 | .751 | 168 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 130 | 559 | 481 | 82 | 142 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 114 | 10 | 4 | 66 | 47 | .295 | .383 | .580 | .963 | 279 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 127 | 531 | 467 | 75 | 131 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 56 | 43 | .281 | .365 | .495 | .860 | 231 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 129 | 538 | 473 | 62 | 138 | 16 | 0 | 35 | 101 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 38 | .292 | .362 | .548 | .910 | 259 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 129 | 539 | 475 | 65 | 147 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 96 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 48 | .309 | .373 | .524 | .897 | 249 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 83 | 307 | 265 | 33 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 30 | .211 | .313 | .374 | .686 | 99 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 129 | 546 | 473 | 63 | 126 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 49 | .266 | .350 | .467 | .817 | 221 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 119 | 468 | 429 | 35 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 50 | .273 | .323 | .373 | .696 | 160 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 127 | 493 | 447 | 33 | 95 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 41 | .213 | .270 | .345 | .614 | 154 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 1978 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 64 | 145 | 133 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .226 | .283 | .338 | .621 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 74 | 213 | 194 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 34 | .222 | .286 | .314 | .601 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 52 | 78 | 69 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .217 | .308 | .420 | .728 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3017 | 11970 | 10472 | 1509 | 2901 | 397 | 23 | 657 | 1988 | 117 | 64 | 1252 | 1478 | .277 | .357 | .508 | .865 | 5315 | 378 | 122 | 11 | 113 | 189 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 127 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 132 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 120 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 131 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 121 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 133 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 1B | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | OF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 130 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 150 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 148 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 133 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 133 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 133 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 133 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 104 | .000 | |||||
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 130 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 126 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 129 | .000 | |||||
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 129 | .000 | |||||
| 1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 75 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 125 | .000 | |||||
| 1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 113 | .000 | |||||
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nankai Hawks | C | 127 | .000 | |||||
| 1978 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | C | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | C | 59 | .000 | |||||
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | C | 41 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 2930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.




