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| Name | Team | Age |
| Arata Kaji | Retired (1983, Age 36) | Died (2021, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 42 (1977) |
2B | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Bobby Doerr League | 0 | 6 years (0 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/22/1947 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (46.2 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1977 | 3B | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN |
| SS | PIT | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2.00 | .857 | |
| 1978 | 2B | PIT | 117 | 117 | 1027.33 | 561 | 251 | 286 | 24 | 58 | -25 | 4.70 | .957 |
| 3B | PIT | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3.60 | 1.000 | |
| SS | PIT | 4 | 4 | 44.0 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4.09 | .952 | |
| 1979 | 2B | SD | 120 | 120 | 1043.33 | 592 | 261 | 324 | 7 | 76 | -1 | 5.05 | .988 |
| 3B | SD | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | .750 | |
| SS | SD | 5 | 5 | 43.66 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3.71 | .947 | |
| 1980 | 2B | SD | 128 | 128 | 1122.0 | 607 | 252 | 337 | 18 | 69 | -7 | 4.72 | .970 |
| SS | SD | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |
| RF | SD | 2 | 2 | 21.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 1.000 | |
| 1981 | 2B | SD | 128 | 128 | 1151.0 | 630 | 278 | 335 | 17 | 57 | -16 | 4.79 | .973 |
| SS | SD | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4.00 | .941 | |
| 1982 | 2B | SD | 126 | 126 | 1120.0 | 626 | 265 | 349 | 12 | 65 | -27 | 4.93 | .981 |
| SS | SD | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4.24 | .889 | |
| Pos Total | 2B | 619 | 619 | 5463.66 | 3016 | 1307 | 1631 | 78 | 325 | -76 | 4.84 | .974 | |
| 3B | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.15 | .875 | ||
| SS | 21 | 21 | 192.66 | 82 | 22 | 54 | 6 | 6 | -10 | 3.55 | .927 | ||
| RF | 2 | 2 | 21.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 645 | 644 | 5697.32 | 3109 | 1334 | 1690 | 85 | 331 | -85 | 4.78 | .973 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1983-11-01 | Arata Kaji has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1983-04-18 | The San Diego Chargers have waived Arata Kaji. |
| 1983-03-25 | The San Diego Chargers have promoted Mark Hogan to the major league team. The San Diego Chargers have designated Arata Kaji for assignment. |
| 1977-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Miners have renamed Akimitsu Koba to Arata Kaji. |
| 1977-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Miners have promoted Akimitsu Koba to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Miners have designated Jim Hearn for assignment. |