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The Book on Tomohiro NiokaJapan



Prospect Info and Scouting Report

Japan

Tomohiro Nioka / SS, Japan
Born 4/29/1976
Hiroshima, Japan

Height 5-11
Weight 179
Bats/Throws R/R


ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #474 none
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a



Nioka, a free agent since 2008, is a slick fielding shortstop and quality hitter who may help many major league teams.

He is durable, has an impact bat, and is able to play 3B, SS, 2B, and OF. His power numbers, impressive in Japan, will not likely survive a Major League transition, but ten to fifteen homers is possible, and a lot of MLB teams would take that happily. At the very least, Nioka would be a great super-utility player for numerous teams.

[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]




Batting History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG OPS
2007 31 - Japan Yomiuri 139 508 68 150 22 0 20 83 1 2 34 91 .295 .346 .457 .803
2008 32 - Japan Yomiuri 31 86 7 24 3 0 1 7 0 2 9 24 .279 .351 .349 .699
2009 33 - Japan Nippon Ham 69 170 25 43 5 0 4 25 0 1 10 36 .253 .303 .353 .656
2010 34 - Japan Nippon Ham 103 328 26 86 15 0 7 47 0 0 18 59 .262 .300 .372 .672
2011 35 - Japan Nippon Ham 55 103 12 29 2 0 3 14 0 0 13 22 .282 .362 .388 .750


Fielding History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm   Posn GP Ch PO A E Fld
2007 31 - Japan Yomiuri   SS 139 598 168 421 9 .985
2007 31 - Japan Yomiuri   3B 4 3 3 0 0 1.000
2009 33 - Japan Nippon Ham   3B 0 0 0 0 0
2009 33 - Japan Nippon Ham   SS 0 0 0 0 0
2010 34 - Japan Nippon Ham   1B- 0 0 0 0 0

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