The number one batting average is 0.287, the number one batting average is 0.244, and hitters are not living

Aug 04, 2025

The number one batting average is 0.287, the number one batting average is 0.244, and hitters are not living
Hanshin outfielder Zikamoto. He ranks first in the Central League with a batting average of 0.287 until the 4th. In the Central League, there are no hitters in the .300 range as well as no hitters in the .29 range. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS



The number one batting average is 0.287, the number one batting average is 0.244, and hitters are not living
Rakuten infielder Murabayashi ranks first in the Pacific League with a batting average of 0.307. As of the 4th, the Pacific League has two .300 hitters. Photo capture = Rakuten Eagles NS
KT Wiz outfielder Ahn Hyun-min (22) recently emerged as the No. 1 hit by filling the regular at-bats. He is an overwhelming top-ranked player with 96 hits in 264 at-bats and a batting average of 0.364. Since April, he has continued his formidable momentum and ranked first in on-base percentage (0.474) and slugging percentage (0.640). He is the best hitter in the KBO League and a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year.

As of the 4th, there are a total of 11 hitters in the KBO League. Lotte Giants (0.277) and Samsung Lions (0.270) have a team batting average of .270. 'Tago' has eased from before, but the batter is still strong. It is a completely different picture from Japanese professional baseball.

The Hanshin Tigers' No. 1 hitter Koji Chikamoto (31) recorded two hits in four at-bats against the Hiroshima Carp on July 29. The season batting average went from 0.288 to 0.290. He was the only player in the Central League to have a batting average of 290. But it quickly collapsed. On July 30, he only went 1 for 5 against Hiroshima, down to 0.289.




An away game against the Yakult Swallows at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on the 3rd. Chikamoto hit a heavy hit in his first at-bat in the first inning. Yakult right-hander Yasunobu Okugawa hit a high fastball outside the fifth pitch. 117th hit of the season. Chikamoto runs first on hits. He is in second place and eight others are leading by a wide margin.

The number one batting average is 0.287, the number one batting average is 0.244, and hitters are not living
Softbank's Cuban left-hander Monello. He started 17 games and went 9-2 with a 1.28 ERA. He is the No. 1 ERA in both leagues. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS
However, he failed to add a hit in four at-bats afterward. He was out with an infield grounder in the third and fifth innings. He got on base with a walk in the seventh inning and struck out swinging in the ninth inning. He has one hit from four times at bat and a batting average of 0.287 for this season, ranking first in the Central League. Chikamoto is playing in 98 games and all games.

The .300 hitter disappeared a long time ago, and there are no .29 hitters. In the Central League, where strong pitchers dominate, even the best hitters are not strong enough. The recent years of 'tugotazer'tugotazer' are at the level of a super-special typhoon this year.




As of the 4th, five players, including Zikamoto, are maintaining a batting average of 280 percent. Takumu Nakano (Hanshin) is 0.286, Kaito Jojo (Hiroshima) is 0.285, Yuki Okabayashi (Chunichi Dragons) is 0.2823, and Teruaki Sato (Hanshin) is 0.2822.

Batters competing in the lead fell together after being around the 30% range. It is a phenomenon created by a powerful 'go-taser', which is difficult to see as a particular player's poor performance.

Since the Japanese professional baseball was launched as Central, Pacific, and both leagues in 1950, the No. 1 batting average has never been below .300. I think this year could be a historic season.




The number one batting average is 0.287, the number one batting average is 0.244, and hitters are not living
KT Ahn Hyun-min hitting against LG on July 30th. Reporter Jung Jae-geun
Last season, Austin Dean (Yokohama Baystars) recorded 0.316, and Domingo Santana (Yakurt) recorded 0.315. Two hit a .300 batting average. A batter gives it to me every year. There were eight in 2020, seven in 2021, four in 2022, and three in 2023.

Hanshin, who activated the winning magic number, is also No. 1 in the team batting average. However, the Yomiuri Giants ranked second with 0.242 and Hiroshima second with 0.238. The last-place Chunichi in the category is at 0.226.

The Pacific League also reduced the number of hitters to two. Murabayashi Ituki (Rakuten Eagles) is 0.307, and Shuto Ukyo (Softbank Hawks) is 0.305. A total of five players exceeded the season's batting average of 290. The Pacific League, which has designated hitters, has a better batting record than the Central League, where pitchers also take the batter's box.

Team batting average of 0.256. Orix Buffaloes ranks first in the Pacific League. The league's leading softbank is 0.249 and the Nippon Ham Fighters are 0.248, following Orix. Seibu is worried about its poor batting this year as well. As of the 4th, he is in last place with a team batting average of 0.229. Last year, it was only 0.212 and ranked last in both leagues.

The number one batting average is 0.287, the number one batting average is 0.244, and hitters are not living
Lotte's foreign hitter Reyes, who leads the lineup. Lotte is overwhelmingly No. 1 with a team batting average of 0.277. Reporter Park Jae-man
On the other hand, eight of the 12 teams in both leagues have an ERA of two points. Chiba Lotte Mariz ranks last overall with 3.63. In the KBO League, the No. 1 Hanwha Eagles have 3.41 and the lowest Kiwoom Heroes have 5.60.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.