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1979 Japan Pacific League Batting Leaders

1978 Season 1980 Season

Classification: Foreign

Overall: 390 games, 6 teams, approx. 130 games in season

Attendance: n/a

See also: 1979 Japan Central League

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League Player Batting

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Minimum 130 AB's to appear on leaderboard

League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Hideji Kato*	31	HAU	Fgn	122	520	448	84	163	32	2	35	104	14	3	59	64	.364	.437	.679	1.116	304	6	5	1	7	9
2	Kazuo Hasegawa*	34	SEI	Fgn	80	144	138	17	50	11	0	4	15	1	0	5	11	.362	.389	.529	.918	73	4	1	0	0	0
3	Hiromasa Arai	27	NAK	Fgn	114	439	388	52	139	19	1	2	34	17	6	28	17	.358	.402	.428	.830	166	7	3	16	4	1
4	In-cheon Paek	35	LOT	Fgn	124	443	415	47	141	25	4	18	71	3	5	21	25	.340	.378	.549	.927	228	20	5	1	1	2
5	Leron Lee	31	LOT	Fgn	126	516	471	79	157	28	3	28	95	2	1	38	61	.333	.388	.584	.972	275	8	5	0	2	8
6	Hiroyuki Yamazaki	32	SEI	Fgn	79	337	286	54	95	16	2	12	46	7	3	44	41	.332	.422	.528	.950	151	8	1	5	1	1
7	Shinsaku Katahira*	29	NAK	Fgn	123	486	444	56	146	20	4	16	68	2	4	35	46	.329	.381	.500	.881	222	11	4	0	3	1
8	Charlie Manuel	35	KSU	Fgn	97	403	333	69	108	18	0	37	94	0	0	65	62	.324	.434	.712	1.146	237	5	2	0	3	9
9	Yasuhiro Takai	34	HAU	Fgn	113	415	367	54	119	22	0	21	66	1	4	41	58	.324	.394	.556	.950	204	13	3	1	3	0
10	Kyosuke Sasaki	29	KSU	Fgn	111	415	363	56	116	13	0	18	46	14	3	37	38	.320	.392	.504	.896	183	8	8	4	3	3
11	Hideo Furuya	23	NPN	Fgn	109	423	390	58	122	23	2	15	56	14	8	21	38	.313	.353	.497	.851	194	9	6	1	5	1
12	Kinji Shimatani	34	HAU	Fgn	127	553	490	81	153	31	3	27	102	4	2	46	48	.312	.373	.553	.926	271	10	6	3	8	3
13	Toshizo Sakamoto	35	NAK	Fgn	61	150	135	22	42	7	0	0	12	5	2	13	10	.311	.369	.363	.732	49	3	0	1	1	0
14	Yasunori Nagao	29	KSU	Fgn	120	365	323	42	100	14	1	3	40	12	6	20	23	.310	.354	.387	.741	125	4	5	12	5	2
15	Masanori Arai	31	LOT	Fgn	62	144	139	9	43	6	0	0	8	0	1	2	12	.309	.317	.353	.669	49	0	0	2	1	0
16	Takahiro Tokutsu*	32	LOT	Fgn	103	295	269	30	83	11	2	3	27	2	1	21	6	.309	.359	.398	.757	107	5	2	0	3	2
17	Carlos May	31	NAK	Fgn	117	460	398	59	122	15	1	26	75	3	3	46	63	.307	.380	.545	.926	217	10	7	0	9	3
18	Leon Lee	26	LOT	Fgn	128	530	484	77	147	21	1	35	93	4	1	39	66	.304	.359	.568	.927	275	21	4	0	3	5
19	Takayuki Kono	24	NAK	Fgn	125	540	496	72	149	25	5	13	55	25	6	23	46	.300	.331	.450	.781	223	11	2	15	4	0
20	Robert Marcano	28	HAU	Fgn	127	531	502	73	150	22	5	32	97	9	3	17	55	.299	.328	.554	.882	278	13	7	0	5	2
21	Teruhide Sakurai	31	NAK	Fgn	58	147	132	15	39	6	0	1	12	5	1	8	10	.296	.345	.364	.709	48	5	2	5	0	0
22	Mitsuru Fujiwara	32	NAK	Fgn	124	533	491	65	145	24	2	7	62	20	6	27	26	.295	.337	.395	.732	194	10	7	2	6	1
23	Takumi Ejima	29	LOT	Fgn	82	152	140	17	41	11	0	6	22	1	1	5	19	.293	.327	.500	.827	70	5	3	2	2	0
24	Shigeru Kurihashi*	27	KSU	Fgn	130	492	446	69	130	20	1	32	80	16	5	33	60	.292	.348	.556	.904	248	7	8	1	4	10
25	Jim Tyrone	30	SEI	Fgn	58	236	220	31	64	7	1	8	24	9	4	13	35	.291	.332	.441	.773	97	5	1	1	1	0
26	Jack Maloof*	29	SEI	Fgn	129	566	503	65	146	26	0	12	48	18	11	52	48	.290	.356	.414	.770	208	4	1	7	3	1
27	Chris Arnold	31	KSU	Fgn	116	433	395	57	114	17	4	17	65	6	3	26	62	.289	.330	.481	.811	190	12	2	3	7	1
28	Yutaka Fukumoto*	31	HAU	Fgn	128	587	493	101	142	27	9	17	67	60	24	79	63	.288	.390	.483	.873	238	2	5	7	3	3
29	Michiyo Arito	32	LOT	Fgn	123	521	471	90	135	22	3	29	75	14	3	45	66	.287	.351	.531	.882	250	15	3	0	2	3
30	Sam Ewing*	30	NPN	Fgn	119	449	416	41	119	20	2	15	65	2	0	29	77	.286	.330	.452	.782	188	11	0	0	4	2
31	Sumio Hirota	30	LOT	Fgn	101	421	397	54	113	28	0	4	31	13	11	12	16	.285	.310	.385	.695	153	2	3	8	1	1
32	Junichi Kashiwabara	27	NPN	Fgn	123	545	487	77	139	18	3	22	90	18	2	54	47	.285	.356	.470	.826	229	10	1	0	3	4
33	Kenji Doi	29	LOT	Fgn	58	192	181	19	51	10	0	5	18	0	0	7	21	.282	.309	.420	.729	76	6	1	1	2	0
34	Koji Minoda	27	HAU	Fgn	125	532	436	69	123	24	9	9	51	33	13	61	65	.282	.383	.440	.824	192	4	13	18	4	0
35	Shigeru Ishiwata	30	KSU	Fgn	121	443	395	51	111	21	1	11	45	10	0	35	35	.281	.341	.423	.764	167	11	1	12	0	0
36	Masaru Tomita	32	NPN	Fgn	128	557	485	76	136	28	3	12	61	23	6	62	55	.280	.360	.425	.785	206	7	1	4	5	1
37	Mitsuyasu Hirano	30	KSU	Fgn	122	530	473	83	132	16	1	18	51	21	10	44	60	.279	.343	.431	.774	204	5	3	8	2	2
38	Toru Ogawa*	33	KSU	Fgn	118	430	376	47	104	20	0	12	44	2	2	43	25	.277	.356	.426	.782	160	9	5	3	3	2
39	Makoto Shimada*	24	NPN	Fgn	129	527	456	74	126	30	6	8	47	55	14	43	50	.276	.350	.421	.771	192	4	11	13	4	0
40	Koichi Hada	26	KSU	Fgn	119	405	351	56	96	13	3	13	49	11	2	42	46	.274	.352	.439	.790	154	7	3	4	5	1
41	Tatsuo Omiya	25	NPN	Fgn	75	179	168	21	46	6	0	5	14	12	3	9	21	.274	.315	.399	.713	67	1	1	1	0	1
42	Masataka Nashida	25	KSU	Fgn	114	400	357	39	97	14	0	19	57	2	4	25	44	.272	.322	.471	.793	168	6	3	12	3	0
43	Masahiro Doi	35	SEI	Fgn	128	540	470	56	127	12	1	27	70	2	5	61	42	.270	.360	.472	.832	222	15	6	1	2	0
44	Takuji Ota	28	SEI	Fgn	91	236	216	31	58	16	1	14	38	0	0	16	21	.269	.322	.546	.868	118	6	2	0	2	2
45	Yoshinori Yamamura	24	SEI	Fgn	122	410	386	48	104	24	1	11	49	4	4	16	45	.269	.302	.422	.725	163	7	3	3	2	0
46	Mitsuo Sugano	26	NPN	Fgn	114	271	233	31	62	10	0	3	30	18	7	18	27	.266	.329	.348	.677	81	1	4	16	0	0
47	Koichi Tabuchi	32	SEI	Fgn	107	429	382	59	100	14	2	27	69	0	1	33	54	.262	.333	.521	.854	199	9	10	0	4	1
48	Narihiro Abe*	32	KSU	Fgn	92	210	199	27	52	6	0	1	18	13	10	9	11	.261	.291	.307	.597	61	2	0	0	2	1
49	Toshio Kato	31	NPN	Fgn	124	408	355	52	92	19	1	14	38	14	9	39	46	.259	.347	.437	.784	155	10	9	5	0	2
50	Kenichiro Kawamura	31	HAU	Fgn	84	184	174	18	45	6	0	10	29	0	0	8	28	.259	.288	.466	.754	81	11	0	0	2	0
51	Toshiaki Yoshioka	27	LOT	Fgn	77	186	178	16	45	6	0	8	22	3	5	4	32	.253	.274	.421	.696	75	7	2	0	2	0
52	Isao Ito	37	NAK	Fgn	81	242	223	30	56	18	1	10	27	0	1	15	51	.251	.307	.475	.782	106	12	3	1	0	0
53	Nobuhiro Takashiro	25	NPN	Fgn	123	432	397	48	99	19	1	7	47	14	5	16	39	.249	.278	.355	.633	141	8	2	11	6	0
54	Frank Ortenzio	28	NAK	Fgn	113	425	387	39	96	9	0	23	56	2	1	32	93	.248	.308	.450	.758	174	4	3	0	3	3
55	Chiaki Sadaoka	26	NAK	Fgn	115	385	360	46	89	13	3	11	41	2	2	17	83	.247	.280	.392	.672	141	7	0	7	1	0
56	Yoshiie Tachibana*	20	SEI	Fgn	123	435	406	41	100	16	5	6	36	3	5	16	70	.246	.278	.355	.633	144	4	2	11	0	0
57	Yuji Kubodera	20	NAK	Fgn	81	223	208	25	50	6	1	1	15	4	5	10	26	.240	.273	.293	.566	61	1	0	3	2	0
58	Osamu Hirose	32	SEI	Fgn	76	169	150	17	35	6	0	2	15	0	0	7	9	.233	.267	.313	.580	47	5	1	8	3	0
59	Yoshihiro Iizuka	34	LOT	Fgn	104	289	258	38	60	7	0	1	12	10	10	20	14	.233	.294	.271	.566	70	1	3	7	1	1
60	Bobby Mitchell	35	NPN	Fgn	111	409	365	53	85	11	0	22	60	2	2	42	122	.233	.311	.444	.754	162	5	0	0	2	2
61	Bernie Williams	30	HAU	Fgn	105	333	291	40	67	7	4	11	30	11	4	29	48	.230	.312	.395	.707	115	6	6	6	1	0
62	Katsuya Nomura	44	SEI	Fgn	74	213	194	14	43	3	0	5	22	1	0	14	34	.222	.286	.314	.601	61	4	4	0	1	0
63	Yoichi Inoue	30	LOT	Fgn	90	179	154	20	34	6	1	2	14	1	1	17	28	.221	.302	.312	.614	48	3	1	7	0	0
64	Shinji Nakazawa	33	HAU	Fgn	106	327	276	30	61	11	0	8	27	1	2	38	57	.221	.315	.348	.662	96	4	1	9	3	1
65	Hisataka Yukizawa	25	SEI,NPN	Fgn	74	202	189	15	41	6	0	5	12	6	4	5	25	.217	.241	.328	.569	62	2	1	7	0	0
66	Osamu Inoue	32	HAU	Fgn	96	231	202	46	43	6	0	9	19	9	3	18	45	.213	.283	.376	.659	76	4	2	8	1	0
67	Yutaka Ohashi	33	HAU	Fgn	88	235	207	27	43	8	0	4	22	14	1	16	44	.208	.271	.304	.575	63	6	3	6	3	0
68	Yoshio Mizukami	21	LOT	Fgn	126	375	341	30	68	11	1	3	26	11	4	7	60	.199	.222	.264	.486	90	7	3	24	0	0
69	Tony Muser*	31	SEI	Fgn	65	188	168	11	33	6	0	2	10	2	3	13	30	.196	.273	.268	.541	45	2	5	1	1	0
70	Yoshinori Yamashita	33	NAK	Fgn	93	210	190	12	37	5	0	2	11	0	2	12	35	.195	.263	.253	.516	48	4	6	1	1	0
71	Masahiro Kuroda	31	NAK	Fgn	63	164	142	9	27	4	0	3	12	1	2	6	20	.190	.261	.282	.543	40	2	8	7	1	0