Masakaru Kawakami
Catcher Born: Kyoto, Japan
Bats: Right Birthday: Jul 26, 1990
Throws: Right 38 years old
Height: 6-3 Debut: 4/1/2018
Weight: 224 Final Game: 10/4/2026

Career Batting Record
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K SB CS SH HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2026 35 SJS 128 423 47 104 29 2 5 35 31 5 44 0 0 0 6 24 .246 .305 .359 .664
2025 34 BAL 45 158 11 36 7 0 2 19 17 0 15 1 0 2 0 4 .228 .301 .310 .611
2024 33 BAL 79 297 29 71 20 0 5 34 16 0 33 1 0 0 5 10 .239 .288 .357 .645
2023 32 BAL 138 514 69 137 37 1 8 74 42 1 56 2 1 2 10 16 .267 .332 .389 .721
2022 31 BAL 142 502 76 136 34 3 7 63 52 2 50 4 1 5 9 15 .271 .349 .392 .741
2021 30 BAL 150 569 79 126 25 6 4 64 57 0 69 0 0 2 5 19 .221 .294 .308 .602
2020 29 BAL 147 540 82 154 41 2 7 85 60 0 53 0 0 1 6 18 .285 .357 .407 .764
2019 28 BAL 153 581 79 179 45 3 9 100 50 0 50 1 0 1 12 19 .308 .372 .442 .814
2018 27 BAL 135 502 69 127 29 4 5 76 45 1 55 4 0 2 9 7 .253 .321 .357 .678
Career 1117 4086 541 1070 267 21 52 550 370 9 425 13 2 15 62 132 .262 .330 .376 .706
2024 WS BAL 7 28 2 6 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .267 .250 .517
2024 ALCS BAL 4 13 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .333 .308 .641
2024 ALDS BAL 4 13 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 .231 .267 .385 .652
2023 WS BAL 7 22 4 7 1 0 1 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 .318 .400 .500 .900
2023 ALCS BAL 5 20 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
2023 ALDS BAL 4 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423
2022 WS BAL 5 19 4 3 2 0 1 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .182 .421 .603
2022 ALCS BAL 5 20 3 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .435 .600 1.035
2022 ALDS BAL 4 12 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .846
2021 WS BAL 2 9 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .777
2020 WS BAL 7 28 5 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 .214 .267 .357 .624
2020 ALCS BAL 6 26 5 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .538 1.000
2020 ALDS BAL 3 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 .300 .417 .300 .717
2019 WS BAL 5 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .182 .150 .332
2019 ALCS BAL 4 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
2019 ALDS BAL 4 17 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
2018 ALDS BAL 4 18 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Playoffs 80 305 40 81 16 0 4 38 17 2 35 1 1 5 5 8 .266 .311 .357 .668
2027 36 N.E. 3 10 4 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
2027 36 West. 60 234 45 62 16 1 3 40 23 0 23 0 1 8 4 12 .265 .340 .380 .720
2025 34 AAA 31 119 25 42 11 0 5 26 17 0 9 0 1 4 2 4 .353 .439 .571 1.010
2024 33 AAA 14 55 11 19 4 0 0 10 5 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 .345 .400 .418 .818

Career Fielding Record
Year Age Team P G GS Inn A PO DP E Pct. RF A/G DP/G PB SBA SB/9 CS%
2026 35 SJS 1B 14 14 131 4 153 14 2 .987 10.90 0.29 1.00
2026 35 SJS C 102 93 842 30 504 5 0 1.000 5.71 0.29 0.05 2 56 0.42 30%
2025 34 BAL C 44 44 395 14 362 3 0 1.000 8.57 0.32 0.07 0 22 0.32 36%
2024 33 BAL C 79 79 704 22 664 0 1 .999 8.78 0.28 0.00 3 43 0.36 34%
2023 32 BAL C 138 138 1239 33 1234 10 1 .999 9.21 0.24 0.07 6 66 0.29 39%
2022 31 BAL C 142 141 1253 28 1249 5 0 1.000 9.17 0.20 0.04 6 69 0.36 27%
2021 30 BAL C 150 149 1333 39 1169 5 1 .999 8.16 0.26 0.03 6 66 0.30 33%
2020 29 BAL C 147 146 1293 33 1085 6 0 1.000 7.78 0.22 0.04 4 65 0.28 38%
2019 28 BAL C 153 151 1358 46 1049 6 0 1.000 7.26 0.30 0.04 5 92 0.43 29%
2018 27 BAL C 133 133 1201 38 916 3 0 1.000 7.15 0.29 0.02 4 84 0.45 28%
Career C 1088 1074 9620 283 8232 43 3 1.000 7.97 0.26 0.04 36 563 0.36 32%
Career 1B 14 14 131 4 153 14 2 .987 10.90 0.29 1.00
2024 WS BAL C 7 7 70 2 64 0 2 .971 8.74 0.29 0.00
2024 ALCS BAL C 4 4 36 1 34 0 0 1.000 8.75 0.25 0.00
2024 ALDS BAL C 4 4 39 1 55 0 0 1.000 12.92 0.25 0.00
2023 WS BAL C 7 7 60 1 55 0 0 1.000 8.40 0.14 0.00
2023 ALCS BAL C 5 5 44 2 40 0 0 1.000 8.59 0.40 0.00
2023 ALDS BAL C 4 4 36 0 34 0 0 1.000 8.50 0.00 0.00
2022 WS BAL C 5 5 44 0 53 0 0 1.000 10.84 0.00 0.00
2022 ALCS BAL C 5 5 52 0 44 0 0 1.000 7.62 0.00 0.00
2022 ALDS BAL C 4 4 35 2 35 0 0 1.000 9.51 0.50 0.00
2021 WS BAL C 2 2 23 1 32 0 0 1.000 12.91 0.50 0.00
2020 WS BAL C 7 7 64 1 50 0 0 1.000 7.17 0.14 0.00
2020 ALCS BAL C 6 6 52 1 43 0 0 1.000 7.62 0.17 0.00
2020 ALDS BAL C 3 3 27 1 17 1 0 1.000 6.00 0.33 0.33
2019 WS BAL C 5 5 48 4 47 1 0 1.000 9.56 0.80 0.20
2019 ALCS BAL C 4 4 36 0 28 0 0 1.000 7.00 0.00 0.00
2019 ALDS BAL C 4 4 36 0 29 0 0 1.000 7.25 0.00 0.00
2018 ALDS BAL C 4 4 38 0 26 0 0 1.000 6.16 0.00 0.00
2025 34 AAA C 31 31 203 25 140 2 0 1.000 7.32 0.81 0.06
2024 33 AAA C 14 14 94 12 67 0 1 .988 7.66 0.86 0.00