Taizaburou
Kimitada
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 235
 
Born: May 27, 1991 in Japan
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 32 VAN SL $ 750,000  
2024 33 VAN SL $ 750,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 750,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 750,000  
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 34 VAN SL $ 2,200,000  
2026 35 VAN SL $ 2,200,000  
2027 36 VAN SL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,200,000  
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 32 VAN SL $ 750,000  
2024 33 VAN SL $ 750,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 750,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 750,000  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 34 VAN SL $ 2,200,000  
2026 35 VAN SL $ 2,200,000  
2027 36 VAN SL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,200,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2023 32 VAN SL 3 1 .750 74 0 0 0 3 76.7 73 34 9 17 48 3.99 .246 .292 .407 .700 5.4
2024 33 VAN SL 8 3 .727 77 0 0 0 0 84.0 71 38 14 18 45 4.07 .222 .265 .413 .677 6.4
2025 34 VAN SL 2 0 1.000 72 0 0 0 0 78.0 55 21 7 16 86 2.42 .196 .240 .324 .564 8.0
2026 35 VAN SL 3 3 .500 73 0 0 0 2 67.0 76 32 7 16 60 4.30 .283 .326 .409 .735 3.9
2027 36 VAN SL 0 1 .000 28 0 0 0 1 22.7 27 18 3 11 17 7.15 .300 .373 .456 .828 0.0
5 Years Sim 16 8 .667 324 0 0 0 6 328.3 302 143 40 78 256 3.92 .240 .287 .394 .681 23.7
Season Average 3 1 .750 64 0 0 0 1 65.7 60 28 8 15 51 3.92 .240 .287 .394 .681  
Career Highs 8 3 1.000 77 0 0 0 3 84.0 76 38 14 18 86 7.15 .300 .373 .456 .828  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   194 83 18 44 171   .237 .276 .363 .638
vs LH   108 60 22 34 85   .247 .301 .452 .753
Home 8 3 .727 157 0 0 0 3 161.3 154 82 21 41 129 4.57 .247 .294 .398 .692
Away 8 5 .615 167 0 0 0 3 167.0 148 61 19 37 127 3.29 .233 .276 .390 .665
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 57 0 0 0 0 50.6 52 23 7 13 35 4.09 .260 .305 .395 .700
May 4 3 .571 60 0 0 0 2 61.7 71 39 14 18 47 5.69 .295 .344 .548 .891
June 4 2 .667 64 0 0 0 0 66.0 53 24 7 13 51 3.27 .216 .256 .347 .603
July 4 1 .800 55 0 0 0 1 57.0 44 18 3 17 51 2.84 .207 .265 .305 .570
August 3 1 .750 49 0 0 0 1 53.0 47 19 7 10 40 3.23 .229 .265 .395 .660
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 39 0 0 0 2 40.0 35 20 2 7 32 4.50 .229 .263 .346 .609
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2023 32 VAN SL 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2 0.0
2024 33 VAN SL 77 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1 0.0
2025 34 VAN SL 72 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2026 35 VAN SL 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2027 36 VAN SL 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
5 Years Sim 324 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.5 0.0
162 Game Average 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.3  
Career Highs 77 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 .154 .000 .154 -0.4
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 118 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
Away 126 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Close/Late   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
Mar/Apr 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3
June 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
July 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
Sep/Oct 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2023 32 VAN SL P 74 0 76.7 2 7 1 1 .900 1.06    
2024 33 VAN SL P 77 0 84.0 2 11 2 0 .867 1.39    
2025 34 VAN SL P 72 0 78.0 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.50    
2026 35 VAN SL P 73 0 67.0 1 7 1 0 .889 1.07    
2027 36 VAN SL P 28 0 22.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 3.18    
Career Totals   324 0 328.3 11 40 4 1 .927 1.40    
Career Highs   77 0 84.0 3 11 2 1 1.000 3.18    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2025 34 VAN SL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.7 4 2 1 0 1 4.92 .308 .308 .538 .846
2026 35 VAN SL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.3 4 0 0 0 2 0.00 .250 .250 .313 .563
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 8 2 1 0 3 2.25 .276 .276 .414 .690
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2026 35 VAN SL 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
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History
Drafted in 48th round, 1149th overall pick, by Vancouver in 2023
Earned first career win on 6/12/2023
Injured on 9/11/2025 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks