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Kenji Johjima

Mariners Career team 2006–2009
Number #2
Position Catcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 50
Height 6' 0"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Sasebo, Japan
Born Jun 8, 1976

Key Insights

2009
He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Johjima strikes out in only 10.9% of his trips, 91st percentile.

258 plate appearances in 2009. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 57th in MLB.
The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Johjima strikes out in 5.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 12.3% with the bases empty.

55 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 203 with the bases empty.
He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Johjima has an OPS of .540; with the bases empty it is .744.

55 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 203 with the bases empty.
When he swings, he tends to hit it

Johjima misses on only 13.4% of his swings, 83rd percentile.

258 plate appearances in 2009. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 104th in MLB.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Johjima is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .540 OPS there against .702 overall.

55 plate appearances in that situation.
He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Johjima walks in only 4.7% of his plate appearances, 20th percentile.

258 plate appearances in 2009. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 492nd in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 8, 1976
Birth Place Sasebo, Japan
Height 6' 0"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right