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Makoto Kosaka

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-6, 145lb (168cm, 65kg)

Born: July 2, 1973 in Watari-gun, Japan jp

High School: Shibata HS (Japan)

Full Name: Makoto Kosaka

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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
1997	23	-4.9	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		135	595	499	66	130	14	7	1	30	56	16	49	49	.261	.329	.323	.651	161	4	4	38	5	0
1998	24	-4.1	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		124	527	430	51	100	12	8	3	33	43	11	40	48	.233	.299	.319	.617	137	3	3	48	6	2
1999	25	-2.9	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		130	586	482	64	135	18	10	3	40	31	15	57	59	.280	.359	.378	.736	182	2	3	42	2	4
2000	26	-2.6	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		135	559	462	57	110	17	4	1	30	33	11	69	69	.238	.334	.299	.633	138	4	0	23	5	2
2001	27	-1.8	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		140	657	550	79	144	16	8	1	35	32	9	77	70	.262	.350	.326	.675	179	8	1	22	7	0
2002	28	-0.9	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		93	379	334	35	82	13	6	1	15	11	3	26	54	.246	.302	.329	.631	110	2	1	18	0	0
2003	29	0.2	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		134	592	516	67	133	21	7	3	40	27	7	53	84	.258	.326	.343	.669	177	5	1	19	3	1
2004	30	1.1	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		89	298	242	33	61	9	3	1	26	6	8	31	37	.252	.336	.326	.662	79	1	1	21	3	0
2005	31	1.4	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		118	367	321	64	91	14	6	4	31	26	11	29	47	.284	.353	.402	.755	129	3	6	10	1	0
2006	32	2.4	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		92	255	218	24	40	5	2	0	12	4	4	22	41	.184	.271	.225	.496	49	3	5	8	2	2
2007	33	2.8	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		56	31	24	13	3	1	1	0	3	2	0	4	8	.125	.267	.250	.517	6	0	1	1	1	0
2008	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		66	125	107	14	15	2	1	0	6	3	0	15	21	.140	.248	.178	.426	19	1	1	0	2	0
2008	34	8.5	Yomiuri	JPEL	Fgn		53	118	100	13	15	2	1	0	6	2	0	15	19	.150	.263	.190	.453	19	1	1	0	2	0
2008	34	4.0	Yomiuri	JPCL	Fgn		13	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	35	5.3	Rakuten	JPPL	Fgn		105	212	176	19	40	3	1	1	8	7	4	18	31	.227	.297	.273	.570	48	1	0	17	1	0
2010	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn		35	41	37	6	8	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	4	.216	.275	.270	.545	10	1	0	1	0	0
2010	36	10.9	Rakuten	JPEL	Fgn		28	41	37	5	8	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	4	.216	.275	.270	.545	10	1	0	1	0	0
2010	36	6.4	Rakuten	JPPL	Fgn		7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	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 (14 seasons)					Foreign		1452	5224	4398	592	1092	145	65	19	311	282	99	493	622	.248	.325	.324	.649	1424	38	27	268	38	11
NPB (14 seasons)					NPB		1371	5065	4261	574	1069	143	63	19	303	279	99	475	599	.251	.327	.327	.655	1395	36	26	267	36	11
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1452	5224	4398	592	1092	145	65	19	311	282	99	493	622	.248	.325	.324	.649	1424	38	27	268	38	11