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Junji Nakatani

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 150lb (178cm, 68kg)

Born: April 19, 1918 in Wakayama jp

Died: February 27, 1970

High School: Wakayama Shogyo HS (Japan)

Full Name: Junji Nakatani

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1938	20	-3.1	Lion	JPBF	Fgn		26	97	86	11	23	3	0	1	14	0		11	9	.267	.351	.337	.688	29		0	0

1942	24	-0.3	Asahi	JPBL	Fgn		18	51	49	1	11	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	5	.225	.255	.225	.479	11		0	0
1943	25	1.1	Asahi	JPBL	Fgn		71	294	262	17	65	14	3	0	25	2	5	32	14	.248	.330	.324	.654	85		0	0

1946	28	2.2	Pacific	JPBL	Fgn		21	63	60	5	10	1	1	2	12	0	1	3	3	.167	.206	.317	.523	19		0	0
1947	29	2.4	Taiyo	JPBL	Fgn		100	418	383	38	86	16	1	6	37	8	8	34	16	.225	.288	.319	.606	122		0	1
1948	30	2.7	Taiyo	JPBL	Fgn		134	551	500	47	113	18	9	6	50	14	12	50	37	.226	.298	.334	.632	167		1	0
1949	31	2.9	Hankyu	JPBL	Fgn		124	537	481	78	154	31	3	15	83	18	9	53	52	.320	.390	.491	.881	236		2	1
1950	32	4.3	Hankyu	JPPL	Fgn		115	485	431	72	129	28	1	21	98	28	6	51	32	.299	.376	.515	.891	222	7	2	1
1951	33	4.6	Hankyu	JPPL	Fgn		76	308	270	40	79	25	1	12	52	13	7	33	20	.293	.378	.526	.904	142	4	4	1
1952	34	5.5	Hankyu	JPPL	Fgn		100	423	367	52	97	25	1	7	45	27	11	47	25	.264	.349	.395	.745	145	9	1	8
1953	35	7.0	Hankyu	JPPL	Fgn		97	376	326	43	86	17	3	5	45	13	8	45	40	.264	.357	.380	.737	124	6	2	3
1954	36	8.7	Hankyu	JPPL	Fgn		110	424	379	44	95	17	2	8	57	11	5	30	37	.251	.303	.369	.673	140	9	2	5	8
1955	37	10.7	Nishitetsu	JPPL	Fgn		104	343	312	52	92	22	3	8	43	4	4	24	29	.295	.346	.462	.808	144	10	2	2	3	1
1956	38	12.7	Nishitetsu	JPPL	Fgn		93	215	194	15	38	6	0	3	16	4	2	13	22	.196	.243	.273	.516	53	6	0	5	3	1
1957	39	14.2	Nishitetsu	JPPL	Fgn		35	37	31	0	5	2	0	0	5	0	1	4	10	.161	.250	.226	.476	7	2	0	1	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Foreign (15 seasons)					Foreign		1224	4622	4131	515	1083	225	28	94	584	144	79	432	351	.262	.333	.399	.732	1646		16	28	15	2
NPB (8 seasons)					NPB		730	2611	2310	318	621	142	11	64	361	100	44	247	215	.269	.341	.423	.764	977	53	13	26	15	2
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1224	4622	4131	515	1083	225	28	94	584	144	79	432	351	.262	.333	.399	.732	1646		16	28	15	2