Kenji Johjima Stats

Kenji Johjima was born on Tuesday, June 8, 1976, in Sasebo, Japan. Johjima was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 3, 2006, with the Seattle Mariners. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Kenji Johjima baseball stats page.

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"If I didn’t think I could do it, I wouldn’t be here. This will be the first time a Japanese catcher has played in the big leagues, so it will be a new experience for everyone. I will try hard to learn English, but there are other ways to communicate besides language. I will get to know all our pitchers. The job of catching is the same, whether in Japan or the United States – it starts with your relationship with pitchers." - Kenji Johjima in The News Tribune (Larry Larue, 01/25/2006)

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Kenji Johjima Autograph on a 2007 Topps Baseball Card (#MA-KJ)

Kenji Johjima Autograph on a 2007 Topps Baseball Card (#MA-KJ)

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Birth Name:   Kenji Johjima
Nickname:   Joe or Jose-jima or Yo-Mama
Born On:   06-08-1976  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sasebo, Japan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Beppudai Fuzoku High School (Oita, Japan)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-03-2006 (Age 29)
Last Game:   10-03-2009
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

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Kenji Johjima Pitching Stats

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Kenji Johjima Hitting Stats

2006 30 Mariners 144 506 61 147 25 1 18 0 76 20 1 46 0 3 13 15 .291 .332 .451
2007 31 Mariners 135 485 52 139 29 0 14 2 61 15 0 41 0 2 11 22 .287 .322 .433
2008 32 Mariners 112 379 29 86 19 0 7 0 39 19 1 33 1 2 8 12 .227 .277 .332
2009 33 Mariners 71 239 24 59 11 0 9 0 22 12 0 28 1 1 5 4 .247 .296 .406
4 Years 462 1,609 166 431 84 1 48 2 198 66 2 148 2 8 37 53 .268 .310 .411

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Kenji Johjima Fielding Stats

2006 Mariners C 144 131 3,519 947 6.6 940 882 58 7 9 10 57 29 .993 7.21
2007 Mariners C 133 128 3,321 863 6.5 861 805 56 2 15 5 46 40 .998 7.00
2008 Mariners C 100 95 2,499 674 6.7 666 632 34 8 8 7 52 25 .988 7.20
2009 Mariners C 70 67 1,740 449 6.4 448 413 35 1 2 4 19 22 .998 6.95
C Totals 447 421 11,079 2,933 6.6 2,915 2,732 183 18 34 26 174 116 .994 7.10
4 Years 447 421 11,079 2,933 6.6 2,915 2,732 183 18 34 26 174 116 .994 7.10

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Kenji Johjima Miscellaneous Stats

2006 Mariners 3 1 .750 5 0 0 28.1 11.0 6.7 - - -
2007 Mariners 0 2 .000 4 0 0 34.6 11.8 8.0 - - -
2008 Mariners 2 0 1.000 3 0 0 54.1 11.5 9.7 - - -
2009 Mariners 2 2 .500 1 0 0 26.6 8.5 10.9 - - -
4 Years 7 5 .583 13 0 0 33.5 10.9 8.1 - - -

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Kenji Johjima Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2006 Seattle Mariners 2 $6,100,000.00 - -
2007 Seattle Mariners 2 $5,200,000.00 - -
2008 Seattle Mariners 2 $6,383,333.00 - -
2009 Seattle Mariners 2 $7,666,666.00 - -

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