NPB countdown to 200 hits, September 6 update
by Gen on Sep.06, 2010 @ 5:13 pm, under NPB
I've added Kensuke Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Munenori Kawasaki back into the mix, as per Steve's suggestion.
The numbers:
| Player | G | PA | AB | H | GR | AB/G |
| Matt Murton | 119 | 554 | 510 | 175 | 25 | 4.3 |
| Norichika Aoki | 120 | 563 | 493 | 174 | 24 | 4.1 |
| Kensuke Tanaka | 125 | 581 | 504 | 174 | 18 | 4.0 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | 126 | 605 | 522 | 173 | 18 | 4.1 |
| Munenori Kawasaki | 129 | 592 | 538 | 172 | 15 | 4.2 |
The estimates:
| Player | Estimated At Bats | Hits Needed | Needs to bat at least |
| Matt Murton | 108 | 25 | .231 |
| Norichika Aoki | 98 | 26 | .265 |
| Kensuke Tanaka | 72 | 26 | .361 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | 74 | 27 | .365 |
| Munenori Kawasaki | 63 | 28 | .444 |
Based on the current rates:
| Player | Current AVG | Estimated Hits | Estimated H Total |
| Matt Murton | .3431 | 37 | 212 |
| Norichika Aoki | .3529 | 35 | 209 |
| Kensuke Tanaka | .3452 | 25 | 199 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | .3314 | 25 | 198 |
| Munenori Kawasaki | .3197 | 20 | 192 |
Murton and Aoki are still in good shape. Tanaka and Nishioka still have a decent shot, but a few of 0fers could derail them. And at this point, it seems like Kawasaki is more of less out of the running.
Incidentally, since 8/1:
| Player | 0-hits | 2-hits | Modasho | Current Streak |
| Matt Murton | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Norichika Aoki | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| Kensuke Tanaka | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Munenori Kawasaki | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
