The Baseball Guru - ALL JAPANESE BASEBALL PLAYERS RATED, Ranked by "Greatness Points" and Sorted by Position by Jim Albright

Notes: + means in Japanese Hall of Fame, * means left handed pitcher, # means played in 2001, $ means defunct franchise and teams in bold faced indicate that it was the only team for which he played
Defensive position is selected by the defensive position (DH only if that's the only position he played) the most
Main team is selected by the team he the most AB or IP for if a pitcher, otherwise the one he had the most plate appearances for
Additional teams require at least 3 years and either 125 games pitched or 1250 plate appearances
Current franchise name is used--also franchises like the Robins which were merged with the Bay Stars are considered Bay Stars players

Pos	Rank	Last Name	First Name	Pts	First	Last	Main Team*	Other Teams+
1B	1	Oh+	Sadaharu	620.4	1959	1980	Giants
1B	5	Ochiai	Hiromitsu	334.7	1979	1998	Dragons	Marines, Giants
1B	11	Kawakami+	Tetsuharu	248.0	1938	1958	Giants
1B	31	Osugi+	Katsuo	154.0	1965	1983	Fighters	Swallows
1B	32	Kato	Hideji	153.8	1969	1987	Blue Wave
1B	34	Enomoto	Kihachi	149.0	1955	1972	Marines
1B	36	Wells	Boomer	144.2	1983	1992	Blue Wave
1B	48	Kiyohara#	Kazuhiro	119.5	1986	a	Lions	Giants
1B	61	Lida+	Tokuji	99.4	1947	1960	Hawks	Swallows
1B	92	Bass	Randy	74.0	1983	1988	Tigers
1B	99	Matsubara	Makoto	70.1	1962	1981	Bay Stars
1B	117	Lee	Leon	55.8	1978	1987	Marines	Bay Stars
1B	118	Nishizawa+	Michio	55.0	1937	1958	Dragons
1B	141	Destrade	Orestes	47.0	1989	1995	Lions
1B	150	Komada	Norihiro	44.1	1983	2000	Giants	Bay Stars
1B	167	Jones	Clarence	38.0	1970	1977	Hawks	Buffaloes
1B	176	O'Malley	Tom	36.0	1991	1996	Tigers
1B	177	Paciorek	Jim	36.0	1988	1993	Bay Stars
1B	189	Roberts	Dave	31.0	1967	1973	Swallows
1B	201	Matsuki+	Kenjiro	28.0	1936	1951	Tigers
1B	208	Nakahata	Kiyoshi	26.1	1977	1989	Giants
1B	236	Toi	Goro	9.0	1958	1977	Tigers
2B	46	Rose	Bobby	122.5	1993	2000	Bay Stars
2B	50	Takagi+	Morimichi	116.9	1960	1980	Dragons
2B	66	Yamazaki	Hiroyuki	95.1	1965	1984	Marines	Lions
2B	73	Oishi	Daijiro	87.5	1981	1997	Buffaloes
2B	74	Chiba+	Shigeru	87.2	1938	1956	Giants
2B	77	Shinozuka	Toshio	84.5	1977	1994	Giants
2B	86	Tsuji	Hatsuhiko	77.5	1984	1999	Lions
2B	101	Marcano	Bobby	65.2	1975	1985	Blue Wave	Swallows
2B	102	Takagi	Yutaka	64.6	1981	1994	Bay Stars
2B	111	Shoda	Kozo	58.8	1985	1998	Carp
2B	123	Okamoto	Isami	53.5	1950	1963	Hawks
2B	134	Wada#	Yutaka	49.1	1985	a	Tigers
2B	142	Tatsunami #	Kazuyoshi	46.2	1988	a	Dragons
2B	143	Kokubo#	Hiroki	46.0	1994	a	Hawks
2B	159	Barbon	Chico	41.2	1955	1965	Blue Wave
2B	168	Inoue	Noburu	38.0	1953	1967	Dragons	Hawks
2B	178	Karita+`	Hisanori	36.0	1936	1951	Senators$
2B	181	Spencer	Daryl	34.0	1964	1972	Blue Wave
2B	187	Okada	Akinobu	32.0	1980	1995	Tigers
2B	188	Kanayama	Jiro	31.6	1943	1957	Carp	Bay Stars
2B	194	Sipin	John	30.0	1972	1980	Bay Stars
2B	196	Motoi	Mitsuo	29.7	1967	1984	Lions	Bay Stars
2B	215	Bloomfield	Jack	22.0	1960	1966	Buffaloes
3B	3	Nagashima+	Shigeo	392.3	1958	1974	Giants
3B	20	Kinugasa +	Sachio	191.5	1965	1987	Carp
3B	23	Fujimura +	Fumio	176.6	1936	1958	Tigers
3B	30	Nakanishi +	Futoshi	155.6	1952	1969	Lions
3B	37	Kakefu	Masayuki	142.7	1974	1988	Tigers
3B	57	Arito	Michiyo	101.9	1969	1986	Marines
3B	60	Ishige	Hiromichi	99.8	1981	1996	Lions
3B	71	Hara	Tatsunori	91.8	1981	1995	Giants
3B	76	Matsunaga	Hiromi	84.7	1981	1997	Blue Wave
3B	88	Eto #	Akira	76.6	1990	a	Carp
3B	151	Yamamoto +	Kazuto	44.0	1939	1952	Hawks
3B	154	Nakamura #	Norihiro	43.0	1992	a	Buffaloes
3B	169	Kuwata	Takeshi	38.0	1959	1970	Bay Stars
3B	182	Kodama	Akitoshi	34.0	1954	1965	Buffaloes
3B	197	Shimatani	Kinji	29.0	1969	1982	Dragons	Blue Wave
3B	202	Mizuhara +	Shigeru	28.0	1936	1942	Giants
3B	223	Morishita	Nobuyasu	18.2	1952	1966	Hawks
3B	231	Gomez #	Leo	13.0	1997	a	Dragons
C	2	Nomura+	Katsuya	439.0	1954	1980	Hawks
C	40	Furuta#	Atsuya	134.4	1990	a	Swallows
C	51	Tabuchi	Koichi	114.2	1969	1984	Tigers	Lions
C	56	Ito#	Tsutomu	102.0	1982	a	Lions
C	104	Mori	Masahiko	62.4	1955	1974	Giants
C	112	Kimata	Tatsuhiko	58.7	1964	1982	Dragons
C	124	Doigaki	Takeshi	53.3	1940	1957	Tigers	Marines
C	164	Oya	Akihito	39.8	1970	1985	Swallows
C	166	Nashida	Masataka	38.3	1972	1988	Buffaloes
C	173	Tatsukawa	Mitsuo	37.5	1978	1992	Carp
C	198	Jojima#	Kenji	29.0	1995	a	Hawks
C	209	Fujio	Shigeru	26.0	1953	1964	Giants
C	232