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  • Nori Aoki

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    Norichika Aoki was born in Hyuga, Japan in 1982. After graduating from Miyazaki Prefectural Hyuga High School, he attended Waseda University. In his four-year college career, he hit .332 but did not hit a single home run. After college, Aoki was selected in the fourth round of the 2003 amateur draft by the Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball League.

    Aoki played eight years for Yakult and batted .329 and hit 84 home runs. After the 2011-12 season, the Swallows posted Aoki to MLB, where the Brewers won the posting and signed Aoki to a two-year contract with an option for a third year.

    The 5-foot 9, 180-pound left-handed hitter played all three outfield positions, but played mostly right field. His rookie season was solid with a slash line of .288/.355/.433 across 520 at-bats. He also banged 10 home runs and stole 30 bases, and his 37 two-base hits were a season record for a Brewer rookie. Aoki finished an impressive fifth in the NL ROY voting.

    His second and final season for Milwaukee in 2013 saw him slash .286/.356/.370 across 597 at-bats. Aoki’s numbers dropped slightly across the board, but it was still a nice season. In early December Aoki was traded to the Kansas City Royals.

    Over the next four seasons, Aoki played for Kansas City, Seattle, San Francisco, Houston, and Toronto. His MLB career numbers showed a slash line of .285/.350/.387 with 774 hits and 98 stolen bases.

    Aoki was released after the 2017 campaign and returned to Japan, where he played with Yakult through the 2024 season. Aoki announced his retirement in September. During his 21-year major league career (MLB and NPB) Aoki collected over 2,700 hits.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • Aoki was the MVP of the Japanese version of the All-Star Futures Game in 2004
    • He was a three-time batting champ in the NPB (2005, 2007, 2010)
    • Aoki played for Japan in the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing

    Nori Aoki Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    2012 30 MIL NL 3.2 151 588 520 81 150 37 4 10 50 30 8 43 55 .288 .355 .433 .787 109 .366 117 225 6 13 7 5 1 *9H87 ROY-5
    2013 31 MIL NL 2.7 155 674 597 80 171 20 3 8 37 20 12 55 40 .286 .356 .370 .726 100 .342 110 221 9 11 8 3 1 *9/H8  
    2014 32 KCR AL 1.1 132 549 491 63 140 22 6 1 43 17 8 43 49 .285 .349 .360 .710 99 .329 102 177 5 6 8 1 0 *9/DH7  
    2015 33 SFG NL 1.0 93 392 355 42 102 12 3 5 26 14 5 30 25 .287 .353 .380 .733 103 .337 106 135 8 6 1 0 0 7/H9D  
    2016 34 SEA AL 1.7 118 467 417 63 118 24 4 4 28 7 9 34 45 .283 .349 .388 .738 104 .331 112 162 9 9 5 1 0 *78H  
    2017 35 3TM 2LG 0.7 109 374 336 48 93 20 2 5 35 10 2 29 44 .277 .335 .393 .728 98 .321 95 132 12 3 1 5 1 79H/81D  
    2017 35 2TM AL 0.9 82 258 234 32 64 13 1 5 27 5 2 16 34 .274 .319 .402 .721 96 .313 92 94 11 2 1 5 1 79/H18D  
    2017 35 HOU AL 0.7 70 224 202 28 55 12 1 2 19 5 2 15 29 .272 .323 .371 .694 91 .306 88 75 11 2 1 4 1 79/H1D  
    2017 35 TOR AL 0.2 12 34 32 4 9 1 0 3 8 0 0 1 5 .281 .294 .594 .888 128 .358 119 19 0 0 0 1 0 /97H8  
    2017 35 NYM NL -0.2 27 116 102 16 29 7 1 0 8 5 0 13 10 .284 .371 .373 .743 101 .341 102 38 1 1 0 0 0 9/7H8  
    6 Yrs 10.4 758 3044 2716 377 774 135 22 33 219 98 44 234 258 .285 .350 .387 .738 102 .339 108 1052 49 48 30 15 3 *97H8D/1  
    162 Game Avg 2.2 162 651 580 81 165 29 5 7 47 21 9 50 55 .285 .350 .387 .738 102 .339 108 225 10 10 6 3 1    
                                                               
    MIL (2 Yrs) 5.9 306 1262 1117 161 321 57 7 18 87 50 20 98 95 .287 .355 .399 .755 104 .353 113 446 15 24 15 8 2 *9H87  
    KCR (1 Yr) 1.1 132 549 491 63 140 22 6 1 43 17 8 43 49 .285 .349 .360 .710 99 .329 102 177 5 6 8 1 0 *9/DH7  
    SEA (1 Yr) 1.7 118 467 417 63 118 24 4 4 28 7 9 34 45 .283 .349 .388 .738 104 .331 112 162 9 9 5 1 0 *78H  
    SFG (1 Yr) 1.0 93 392 355 42 102 12 3 5 26 14 5 30 25 .287 .353 .380 .733 103 .337 106 135 8 6 1 0 0 7/H9D  
    HOU (1 Yr) 0.7 70 224 202 28 55 12 1 2 19 5 2 15 29 .272 .323 .371 .694 91 .306 88 75 11 2 1 4 1 79/H1D  
    NYM (1 Yr) -0.2 27 116 102 16 29 7 1 0 8 5 0 13 10 .284 .371 .373 .743 101 .341 102 38 1 1 0 0 0 9/7H8  
    TOR (1 Yr) 0.2 12 34 32 4 9 1 0 3 8 0 0 1 5 .281 .294 .594 .888 128 .358 119 19 0 0 0 1 0 /97H8  
                                                               
    NL (4 Yrs) 6.7 426 1770 1574 219 452 76 11 23 121 69 25 141 130 .287 .356 .393 .749 104 .349 111 619 24 31 16 8 2 97H8/D  
    AL (3 Yrs) 3.7 332 1274 1142 158 322 59 11 10 98 29 19 93 128 .282 .343 .379 .722 100 .326 103 433 25 17 14 7 1 79H8D/1  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 11/14/2024.

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