So Taguchi
So Taguchi
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 163 lb.

Born: July 2, 1969 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
High School: Nishinomiya Kita (Nishinomiya, Hyogo)
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 2002
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2002 32 STL NL 19 19 15 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 .400 .471 .400 .871 135 6 0 0 2 0 0 /78
2003 33 STL NL 43 59 54 9 14 3 1 3 13 0 0 4 11 .259 .310 .519 .829 114 28 2 0 1 0 1 897/4
2004 34 STL NL 109 206 179 26 52 10 2 3 25 6 3 12 23 .291 .337 .419 .756 95 75 6 2 10 3 1 789
2005 35 STL NL 143 424 396 45 114 21 2 8 53 11 2 20 62 .288 .322 .412 .734 91 163 11 2 2 4 2 *978
2006 36 STL NL 134 361 316 46 84 19 1 2 31 11 3 32 48 .266 .335 .351 .686 78 111 9 2 9 2 1 *78/94D
2007 37 STL NL 130 340 307 48 89 15 0 3 30 7 4 23 32 .290 .350 .368 .718 88 113 10 6 3 1 0 *87/94
2008 38 PHI NL 88 103 91 18 20 5 1 0 9 3 0 8 14 .220 .283 .297 .580 51 27 2 0 4 0 0 79/8
2009 39 CHC NL 6 12 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .364 .697 79 4 0 0 0 0 0 /79
8 Seasons 672 1524 1369 197 382 74 7 19 163 39 12 102 195 .279 .332 .385 .717 86 527 40 12 31 10 5
162 Game Avg. 162 367 330 47 92 18 2 5 39 9 3 25 47 .279 .332 .385 .717 86 127 10 3 7 2 1
STL (6 yrs) 578 1409 1267 178 359 68 6 19 154 36 12 93 177 .283 .336 .391 .727 89 496 38 12 27 10 5
PHI (1 yr) 88 103 91 18 20 5 1 0 9 3 0 8 14 .220 .283 .297 .580 51 27 2 0 4 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 6 12 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .364 .697 79 4 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2002 32 STL NL 19 11 3 7.3 105 .429 .400 .263 .471 .337 .400 .419 .871 .756 135 .683 0.9 0.1 1.000 .200 .000 .0
2003 33 STL NL 59 43 8 5.0 107 .275 .259 .265 .310 .336 .519 .425 .829 .761 114 .505 0.7 0.1 .762 .333 .259 .0
2004 34 STL NL 206 149 24 4.3 111 .314 .291 .270 .337 .341 .419 .437 .756 .778 95 .431 -1.4 -0.1 .676 .212 .128 4.0
2005 35 STL NL 424 301 51 4.5 109 .321 .288 .270 .322 .340 .412 .430 .734 .770 91 .471 -6.3 -0.6 .658 .197 .124 9.3
2006 36 STL NL 361 255 38 4.0 112 .306 .266 .271 .335 .342 .351 .440 .686 .782 78 .390 -9.7 -0.9 .627 .212 .085 3.4
2007 37 STL NL 340 236 39 4.4 110 .315 .290 .272 .350 .341 .368 .434 .718 .775 88 .439 -5.2 -0.5 .625 .163 .078 4.2
2008 38 PHI NL 103 77 8 2.8 110 .260 .220 .271 .283 .343 .297 .432 .580 .775 51 .263 -6.8 -0.6 .521 .198 .077 .0
2009 39 CHC NL 12 8 1 3.4 113 .429 .273 .275 .333 .349 .364 .437 .697 .786 79 .340 -0.3 -0.0 .625 .182 .091
8 Seasons 1524 1080 172 4.3 110 .312 .279 .270 .332 .341 .385 .434 .717 .775 86 .429 -28.0 -2.6 .643 .200 .106 25.6
162 Game Avg. 367 260 41 4.3 110 .312 .279 .270 .332 .341 .385 .434 .717 .775 86 .429 -28.0 -2.6 .643 .200 .106 6
STL (6 yrs) 1409 995 163 4.4 110 .315 .283 .270 .336 .341 .391 .434 .727 .775 89 .441 -20.9 -2.0 .652 .200 .108 24.9
PHI (1 yr) 103 77 8 2.8 110 .260 .220 .271 .283 .343 .297 .432 .580 .775 51 .263 -6.8 -0.6 .521 .198 .077 .0
CHC (1 yr) 12 8 1 3.3 113 .429 .273 .275 .333 .349 .364 .437 .697 .786 79 .341 -0.3 -0.0 .625 .182 .091

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 34 STL NL NLDS LAD W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 34 STL NL NLCS HOU W 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 34 STL NL WS BOS L 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 35 STL NL NLDS SDP W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 35 STL NL NLCS HOU L 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 36 STL NL NLDS SDP W 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 4 0 0 0 0 0
2006 36 STL NL NLCS NYM W 5 3 3 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 3.333 7 0 0 0 0 0
2006 36 STL NL WS DET W 4 14 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 2 0 0
2008 38 PHI NL NLCS LAD W 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (9 Series) 30 36 32 6 7 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 8 .219 .242 .438 .680 14 0 0 3 0 0
3 NLDS 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 4 0 0 0 0 0
4 NLCS 18 16 15 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .467 .667 7 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 6 18 15 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 3 0 0 2 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2002 32 STL NL 19 0.0% 5.3% 10.5% 0.0% 0% 0.50 15.0 7.5 1.00 1.75 74% 25% 0.0% 14%
2003 33 STL NL 59 5.1% 18.6% 6.8% 11.9% 50% 2.75 4.9 18.0 4.2 1.33 2.10 68% 11% 18.8% 11%
2004 34 STL NL 206 1.5% 11.2% 5.8% 7.3% 29% 1.92 7.8 59.7 7.2 1.00 1.40 76% 20% 4.2% 9%
2005 35 STL NL 424 1.9% 14.6% 4.7% 7.3% 27% 3.10 6.4 49.5 7.5 0.84 1.15 78% 21% 4.7% 6%
2006 36 STL NL 361 0.6% 13.3% 8.9% 6.1% 26% 1.50 6.6 158.0 10.2 0.96 1.25 74% 20% 1.6% 6%
2007 37 STL NL 340 0.9% 9.4% 6.8% 5.3% 20% 1.39 9.6 102.3 10.2 1.00 1.26 80% 21% 2.3% 7%
2008 38 PHI NL 103 0.0% 13.6% 7.8% 5.8% 30% 1.75 6.5 10.1 1.38 1.58 75% 16% 0.0% 16%
2009 39 CHC NL 12 0.0% 33.3% 8.3% 8.3% 33% 4.00 2.8 1.33 1.00 58% 29% 0.0% 0%
8 Seasons 1524 1.3% 12.8% 6.7% 6.6% 26% 1.91 7.0 72.1 8.4 0.97 1.29 76% 20% 3.4% 7%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2002 32 STL NL 0 0 50% 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60% 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 2
2003 33 STL NL 1 0 40% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 6 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
2004 34 STL NL 4 0 37% 77 6 3 67% 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 10 56% 8 5 3 4 0 4 4 2 2
2005 35 STL NL 4 0 29% 177 11 2 85% 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 31% 25 21 4 1 1 0 10 3 7
2006 36 STL NL 8 0 38% 156 11 3 79% 9 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 11 50% 18 14 3 6 1 5 12 2 10
2007 37 STL NL 3 0 39% 161 7 4 64% 6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 11 36% 20 15 5 6 4 2 18 9 9
2008 38 PHI NL 1 0 64% 69 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57% 11 6 5 1 0 1 2 0 2
2009 39 CHC NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
8 Seasons 21 0 37% 691 39 12 76% 35 10 4 2 0 0 5 1 12 47 41% 89 68 20 21 8 13 50 17 33
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2002 32 STL NL 19 63% 6 2 0 5 2 0 1 0.94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 8 2 25% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2003 33 STL NL 59 51% 14 1 0 11 3 0 1 0.99 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 50% 9 2 22% 2 1 50% 41 10 24% 4 2 50% 2 0 0% 0
2004 34 STL NL 206 52% 52 7 2 15 4 0 3 1.05 3 0 10 1 2 1 2 0 11 10 91% 37 6 16% 26 16 62% 138 22 16% 19 10 53% 13 8 62% 0
2005 35 STL NL 424 39% 114 11 0 23 3 1 2 0.84 8 0 14 4 4 5 3 0 3 2 67% 87 11 13% 36 12 33% 259 45 17% 29 16 55% 15 9 60% 0
2006 36 STL NL 361 48% 84 11 0 16 4 0 1 1.26 2 0 14 1 1 0 2 0 10 9 90% 74 9 12% 40 17 43% 221 31 14% 21 12 57% 14 7 50% 0
2007 37 STL NL 340 51% 89 12 1 32 13 0 6 1.05 3 0 9 1 2 0 3 0 4 3 75% 74 10 14% 33 13 39% 199 28 14% 21 14 67% 13 9 69% 0
2008 38 PHI NL 103 52% 20 4 0 33 3 0 1 1.23 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 15 2 13% 7 3 43% 46 10 22% 1 1 100% 4 3 75% 0
2009 39 CHC NL 12 83% 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1524 48% 382 49 3 138 33 1 15 1.06 19 0 53 8 11 7 12 0 36 31 86% 301 40 13% 146 64 44% 918 148 16% 95 55 58% 62 37 60% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2002 32 STL NL 19 77 4.05 51 66% 18% 16% 35% 31% 82% 0% 55% 81% 32% 0% 0 0 11% 2 2 5% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2003 33 STL NL 59 228 3.86 149 65% 26% 9% 36% 30% 74% 1% 49% 87% 27% 3% 2 0 12% 7 3 10% 6 4 36% 0 0 0
2004 34 STL NL 206 755 3.67 491 65% 19% 11% 35% 34% 81% 2% 53% 86% 31% 5% 10 1 14% 28 8 8% 16 10 30% 0 0 0
2005 35 STL NL 424 1507 3.55 1016 67% 22% 11% 34% 33% 78% 2% 53% 86% 31% 3% 12 0 9% 38 12 4% 19 15 18% 0 0 0
2006 36 STL NL 361 1331 3.69 842 63% 24% 11% 33% 33% 76% 1% 48% 86% 30% 2% 9 1 11% 41 18 7% 27 15 25% 0 0 0
2007 37 STL NL 340 1272 3.74 800 63% 24% 8% 33% 35% 76% 0% 48% 89% 27% 2% 7 0 10% 33 17 8% 27 10 28% 0 0 0
2008 38 PHI NL 103 393 3.82 259 66% 25% 8% 36% 31% 75% 0% 50% 89% 31% 3% 3 0 13% 13 5 7% 7 2 50% 0 0 0
2009 39 CHC NL 12 44 3.67 30 68% 37% 17% 23% 23% 63% 0% 43% 74% 33% 8% 1 0 8% 1 0 8% 1 0 50% 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1524 5607 3.68 3638 65% 23% 10% 34% 33% 77% 1% 50% 87% 30% 3% 44 2 11% 163 65 7% 104 56 27% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 32 19 19 15 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 .400 .471 .400 .871 135 6 0 0 2 0 0
2003 33 62 78 69 13 20 3 1 3 15 1 0 6 12 .290 .347 .493 .839 119 34 2 0 3 0 1
2004 34 171 284 248 39 72 13 3 6 40 7 3 18 35 .290 .339 .440 .779 101 109 8 2 13 3 2
2005 35 314 708 644 84 186 34 5 14 93 18 5 38 97 .289 .329 .422 .751 95 272 19 4 15 7 4
2006 36 448 1069 960 130 270 53 6 16 124 29 8 70 145 .281 .331 .399 .730 89 383 28 6 24 9 5
2007 37 578 1409 1267 178 359 68 6 19 154 36 12 93 177 .283 .336 .391 .727 89 496 38 12 27 10 5
2008 38 666 1512 1358 196 379 73 7 19 163 39 12 101 191 .279 .332 .385 .717 86 523 40 12 31 10 5
2009 39 672 1524 1369 197 382 74 7 19 163 39 12 102 195 .279 .332 .385 .717 86 527 40 12 31 10 5

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2002 32 19 17 15 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 .400 .471 .400 .871 3 19
2003 33 43 57 53 9 13 3 1 3 13 0 4 11 .245 .298 .509 .808 8 43
2004 34 109 192 176 24 49 9 2 3 24 6 11 23 .278 .323 .403 .726 23 109
2005 35 143 420 394 45 112 21 2 8 53 11 20 62 .284 .319 .409 .728 51 143
2006 36 134 351 315 43 83 19 1 2 29 11 32 48 .263 .333 .349 .683 36 134
2007 37 130 334 305 46 87 15 0 3 29 7 22 32 .285 .344 .364 .708 37 130
2008 38 88 100 92 17 21 5 1 0 9 3 8 14 .228 .290 .304 .594 8 88
2009 39 6 12 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .364 .697 1 6
8 Seasons 672 1483 1361 189 374 73 7 19 159 39 100 195 .275 .328 .381 .708 167 672
162 Game Avg. 162 358 328 46 90 18 2 5 38 9 24 47 .275 .328 .381 .708 40 672

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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