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Fred Lynn League
5-22-2076
Kazuo Otani Shortstop
Retired (2012, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .806 Status Deceased (2057) Option Years 0  
H 2277 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 08-11-1974
HR 281 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1992)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(58 games)
RBI 1132
SB 260
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (99.8%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 6
3B (66.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1998 SS KC 148 148 1342.1 649 220 405 24 78 -2 4.19 .963
1999 SS KC 148 148 1324.2 688 241 435 12 90 +9 4.59 .983
2000 SS KC 148 148 1278.2 658 219 426 13 92 -16 4.54 .980
2001 2B TOR 147 147 1297.2 756 307 438 11 93 +10 5.17 .985
SS TOR 1 1 9.0 7 2 5 0 1 +1 7.00 1.000
2002 SS TOR-MIL 97 96 867.2 450 144 300 6 55 +10 4.61 .987
2B TOR-MIL 50 50 441.0 254 107 142 5 29 +5 5.08 .980
2003 SS MIL 149 147 1339.1 738 255 467 16 97 +17 4.85 .978
2004 SS MIL 148 147 1310.1 694 253 431 10 80 +5 4.70 .986
2005 SS MIL 149 148 1324.1 716 224 476 16 85 +24 4.76 .978
2006 SS MIL 146 144 1286.0 693 223 457 13 96 +3 4.76 .981
2007 SS MIL 144 141 1276.0 654 206 438 10 82 +12 4.54 .985
2B MIL 2 2 15.0 11 4 6 1 3 -1 6.00 .909
2008 SS MIL 145 144 1313.2 683 228 441 14 78 +4 4.58 .980
2009 SS MIL 148 146 1329.0 756 258 488 10 102 +15 5.05 .987
2010 SS MIL 146 146 1311.0 704 242 444 18 80 +4 4.71 .974
2011 SS MIL 61 33 350.0 162 59 99 4 17 0 4.06 .975
3B MIL 10 10 88.0 27 2 22 3 2 0 2.45 .889
2B MIL 9 9 80.0 56 22 33 1 5 -3 6.19 .982
1B MIL 1 1 8.1 13 10 1 2 0 0 11.88 .846
2012 SS MIL 27 27 240.1 109 43 65 1 9 +1 4.04 .991
2B MIL 6 6 51.2 27 12 15 0 0 +3 4.70 1.000
3B MIL 3 3 27.0 5 1 4 0 1 0 1.67 1.000
Pos Total SS 1805 1764 15902.1 8361 2817 5377 167 1042 +87 4.64 .980
2B 214 214 1885.1 1104 452 634 18 130 +14 5.18 .984
3B 13 13 115.0 32 3 26 3 3 0 2.27 .906
1B 1 1 8.1 13 10 1 2 0 0 11.88 .846
Total 2033 1992 17911.0 9510 3282 6038 190 1175 +101 4.68 .980
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2012-11-01Kazuo Otani has retired from the Milwaukee Grays
2002-06-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mildoggies and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays receive Bob Buhl, Johnny Logan, Whitey Lockhart from the Milwaukee Mildoggies in exchange for Kazuo Otani. Protest This Trade.
1998-04-01The Kansas City Coroners have promoted Scott Fitzpatrick to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have promoted Herm Laydon to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have promoted Kazuo Otani to the major league team.
1992-04-20The Kansas City Coroners have renamed Travis Kennedy to Kazuo Otani.