Jinno, Junichi Positions Played: SS, 2B, 3B
Nicknames:  High School: Kakuei High School
Born: 4/14/1970 College: Aichi Kogyo University
Died:  Industrial League: N/A
Birthplace: Tokai, Aichi Prefecture Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1993-2003 [0], [54])
Height: 5'10" Weight: 171 pounds
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Sac SF K BB IBB HBP SB CS GIDP ARISP AVG OBP SLG
1993 11 24 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .292 .105
1994 46 108 83 8 16 1 1 0 1 19 7 0 23 17 0 1 5 1 2 .193 .337 .229
1995 25 59 55 3 16 3 0 1 6 22 0 0 15 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .339 .400
1996 34 88 79 13 17 1 0 3 7 27 4 0 23 4 0 1 2 1 3 .215 .262 .342
1997 13 53 46 3 8 0 0 0 5 8 0 1 12 5 0 1 2 0 0 .174 .264 .174
1998 44 122 102 8 25 3 1 1 16 33 4 1 25 13 0 2 8 0 1 .245 .339 .324
1999 40 102 88 15 29 3 3 3 17 47 4 0 22 10 0 0 1 1 3 .330 .398 .534
2000 66 102 93 11 20 4 0 2 9 30 3 0 23 5 0 1 0 1 1 .215 .263 .323
2001 30 42 38 4 14 3 0 0 7 17 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 .368 .415 .447
2002 69 86 77 3 17 4 0 2 10 27 2 0 30 4 0 3 0 0 1 .221 .286 .351
2003 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 383 791 685 69 164 22 5 12 78 232 25 2 190 70 0 9 18 4 14 .239 .317 .339
Biography: Started playing baseball in the second grade. Won a batting title in college during his sophomore year. His career 125 hits is an Aichi University League record. Drafted on the seventh round (1992). Blasted three homers in a game (6/12/1996 against Yakult at Nagoya Dome). Had surgery in November, 1999 to remove loose elbow cartilage.
Career OPS: .656 HR:AB: 1:57.1
Debut: 4/10/1993 against Hanshin at Koshien Stadium. First Hit (4/16/1993 against Yakult at Nagoya Stadium), First Homer (10/10/19095 against Hanshin at Nagoya Stadium)
Titles: N/A
Managerial Record: N/A
Hall of Fame Induction: N/A


Jo, Tomohiro Positions Played: OF
Nicknames: High School: Narashino High School
Born: 4/30/1969 College: N/A
Died: Industrial League: N/A
Birthplace: Narashino, Chiba Prefecture Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yakult (1990-1998 [60[, [0], [00]), 
Height: 5'8" Weight: 154 pounds Hanshin (1999 [00])
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Sac SF K BB IBB HBP SB CS GIDP ARISP AVG OBP SLG
1990 4 11 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .273 .273
1992 83 229 188 30 42 8 0 0 2 50 20 0 37 15 0 6 10 3 4 .223 .301 .266
1993 96 313 283 54 73 4 2 1 26 84 7 2 51 18 0 3 11 2 3 .258 .307 .297
1994 27 40 36 5 10 3 0 0 1 13 2 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 .278 .316 .361
1995 71 133 107 24 26 4 1 1 10 35 11 0 12 11 0 4 11 3 2 .243 .336 .327
1996 42 59 49 7 9 1 0 0 2 10 7 0 9 2 0 1 0 1 1 .184 .231 .204
1997 30 28 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 8 1 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 0 .318 .444 .364
1998 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1999 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 362 820 701 124 170 21 3 2 41 203 50 2 120 53 0 14 38 11 10 .243 .308 .290
Biography: Played in one Koshien Tournament (1987). Drafted on the sixth round (1987). Won two Eastern League steals titles (1990-1991). Ran an Italian restaurant after retirement.
Career OPS: .598 HR:AB: 1:350.5
Debut: First Hit (), First Homer ()
Titles: N/A
Managerial Record: N/A
Hall of Fame Induction: N/A


Jobe, Tsuyoshi Positions Played: P
Nicknames: High School: Anan Kogyo High School
Born: 6/8/1981 College: N/A
Died: Industrial League: N/A
Birthplace: Sakai, Osaka Prefecture Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (2000-2005 [57])
Height: 6'2" Weight: 209 pounds
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Sac SF K BB IBB HBP SB CS GIDP ARISP AVG OBP SLG
2000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2001 47 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
2002 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2003 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2004 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2005 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 112 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
Biography: Slugged 30 homers in high school. 
Career OPS: .222 HR:AB: 0:infinity
Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A)
Titles: N/A
Managerial Record: N/A
Hall of Fame Induction: N/A


Johjima, Kenji Positions Played: C, 1B, DH
Nicknames: High School: Beppudai Fuzoku High School
Born: 6/8/1976 College: N/A
Died: Industrial League: N/A
Birthplace: Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Team (Years and [uniform number]): Daiei Hawks/Softbank (1995-
Height: 6'0" Weight: 198 pounds 2005 [2]), Hanshin (2010-2011 [2])
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Sac SF K BB IBB HBP SB CS GIDP ARISP AVG OBP SLG
1995 12 13 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167
1996 17 62 58 5 14 2 0 4 9 28 0 0 9 3 0 1 1 0 1 .241 .290 .483
1997 120 470 432 49 133 24 2 15 68 206 4 7 62 22 1 5 6 2 15 .364 .308 .343 .477
1998 122 440 395 53 99 19 0 16 58 166 6 4 67 27 4 8 5 2 18 .262 .251 .309 .420
1999 135 539 493 65 151 33 1 17 77 237 6 1 61 31 5 8 6 2 13 .319 .306 .356 .481
2000 84 342 303 38 94 22 2 9 50 147 5 1 48 27 2 6 10 2 13 .345 .310 .377 .485
2001 140 578 534 63 138 18 0 31 95 249 5 2 55 31 2 6 9 4 17 .320 .258 .305 .466
2002 115 463 416 60 122 18 0 25 74 215 3 6 41 30 5 8 8 7 11 .309 .293 .348 .517
2003 140 628 551 101 182 39 2 34 119 327 2 7 50 53 10 15 9 4 22 .294 .330 .399 .593
2004 116 498 426 91 144 25 1 36 91 279 0 1 45 49 5 22 6 5 16 .311 .338 .432 .655
2005 116 463 411 70 127 22 4 24 57 229 0 2 32 33 4 16 3 4 19 .296 .309 .381 .557
2010 144 602 554 76 168 29 0 28 91 281 2 3 53 27 0 16 9 5 22 .313 .303 .352 .507
2011 38 144 132 7 25 3 0 5 7 43 0 2 16 8 1 0 0 0 5 .211 .189 .243 .325
Totals 1299 5242 4717 680 1399 254 12 244 803 2409 33 36 543 342 39 113 72 37 172 .297 .356 .511
Biography: Started playing baseball in fourth grade with a local youth league team. Was his high school team's cleanup hitter, slugging 70 homers during his schoolboy career. Sai he was going to go to Komazawa University, but he was drafted anyway at the behest of general manager Rikuo Nemoto, angering Komazawa's jhead coach, who said that he would never allow any of his players to join the Hawks ever. The two sides later made nice. Drafted on the first round (1994). Catching coach Mitsuo Tatsukawa, a former backstop with Hiroshima, said that he had never see such a bad catcher in his life because he couldn't handle balls in the dirt back then and Johjima spent most of his first two years in the minors. Slugged two grand slams in a Western League game in consecutive at bats, only the second man in history to do that (7/4/1996 against Hanshin's affiliate at Naruohama). Also set a circuit records with 25 homers while also taking the RBI crown with 63 that same season. Became the youngest catcher ever at 21 years and 45 days to be voted in by the fans as an all star starter. Suffered from a broken hand in 2000, but came back and slugged four homers in the Japan Series. Part of the first 30 homer quartet in Pacific League history (Tadahito Iguchi, Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Hiroki Kokubo and Johjima). It was also the first time that had occured in NPB history without a foreign player being involved somewhere. There is a museum in his honor in Sasebo that opened in 2001. Broke his collar bone in 2002. Came back in 2003 to catch every inning of every game, becoming just the first man to do that since Katsuya Nomura. Homered twice in an inning to tie a record (4/13/2001). Had six hits in a game (7/27/2003 against Orix). All of his 34 homers in 2003 were off of righthanders. So he then homered in game one of the Japan Series off of lefthander Kei Igawa. His 22 HBP in 2004 was a then Pacific League record, eclipsing Ichiro Suzuki's old mark of 18. Became part of the only 100 RBI quartet in Japanese history (Matsunaka, Iguchi, Pedro Valdez and Johjima) in 2003. Played in the Athens Olympic Games, taking home a bronze (2004). Set a new Pacific League record for batting average by a catcher in 2004. 1000th hit (6/1/2004 against Lotte at Fukuoka Dome in the third inning off of Hiroyuki Kobayashi, a single to center that tied for fastest ever to that mark by a catcher). 100th homer (5/6/2002 against Kintetsu at Fukuoka Dome in the sixth inning off of Katsuhiko Maekawa, a two run jack to left). 200th homer (6/2/2005 against Hanshin at Koshien Stadium in the eighth inning off of Kyuji Fujikawa, a two run jack to left). 1000th game (9/21/2004 against Nippon Ham at Sapporo Dome in a start at catcher). Fractured a shin by fouling a ball off of it, causing him to miss the last month of the regular season and all of the post season (2005).  Qualified for free agency and signed with Seattle during the 2005 offseason.  Selected to nine all star teams (1997-2001, 2003-2005, 2010). Decided to opt out of the remaining time on his Mariners contract during the 2009 offseason and signed a four year, $20 million deal with Hanshin. His first homer back in Japan was a walkoff solo homer in the second game of the season and it was his first game ending bomb in NPB since 2000 (3/27/2010 against Yokohama at Osaka Dome in the 11th inning off of a slider from Atsushi Kizuka). Had offseason knee surgery after the 2010 schedule concluded, but he had to have it operated on again during the 2011 campaign and that was it for his season. He was also hampered by elbow and back issues. Married to wife Maki Ofuji, who was known mainly for starring in a lot of commercials that were aired in Johjima's native Kyushu. They have three kids together. His hobby is fishing. Reference:  Wikipedia Japan
Career OPS: .867 HR:AB: 1:19.3
Debut: 5/31/1995 against Orix at Fukuoka Dome in a seventh inning pinch hit appearance. First Hit (7/9/1995 against Lotte at Chiba Marine Stadium in the seventh inning off of Eric Hillman, an RBI single to center), First Homer 9/10/1996 against Kintersu at Fukuoka Dome in the fifth inning off of Yasuo Kubo()
Titles: TB (2003), HBP (2004-2005), GIDP (2003, 2010), MVP (2003), Best Nine (1999-2001, 2003-2005). Gold Glove (1999-2005, 2010)
Managerial Record: N/A
Hall of Fame Induction: N/A


Jono, Katsuhiro Positions Played: P, 1B, OF
Nicknames: High School: Tosu Kogyo High School
Born: 8/17/1944 College: N/A
Died: Industrial League: N/A
Birthplace: Saga Prefecture Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1963-1969 [58], [20],
Height: 5'10" Weight: 176 pounds [46])
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Sac SF K BB IBB HBP SB CS GIDP ARISP AVG OBP SLG
1963 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1964 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 15 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1966 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1967 19 21 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .222
1968 20 14 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .214 .214
1969 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 92 43 39 3 10 0 0 0 2 10 3 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .275 .256
Biography:
Career OPS: .531 HR:AB: 0:infinity
Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A)
Titles: N/A
Managerial Record: N/A
Hall of Fame Induction: N/A


Jonouchi, Kunio Positions Played: P, OF
Nicknames: High School: Sahara Number One High School
Born: 2/3/1940 College: N/A
Died: Industrial League: Nihon Beer
Birthplace: Sahara, Chiba Prefecture Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (1962-1971 [15]), Lotte
Height: 5'10" Weight: 173 pounds Orions (1974 [12])
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Sac SF K BB IBB HBP SB CS GIDP ARISP AVG OBP SLG
1962 56 99 88 8 12 2 0 1 4 17 7 0 50 3 0 1 0 0 0 .136 .174 .193
1963 45 94 84 6 12 2 0 0 1 14 8 0 36 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .163 .167
1964 52 93 82 3 11 1 1 0 1 14 7 0 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 .134 .174 .171
1965 52 97 89 4 7 0 0 1 3 10 5 0 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 .079 .109 .12
1966 40 103 93 4 5 0 0 1 2 8 6 0 54 4 0 0 0 0 2 .054 .093 .086
1967 33 90 80 3 9 1 0 0 3 10 9 0 37 1 0 0 0 0 1 .113 .123 .125
1968 30 64 59 3 7 1 1 0 3 10 4 0 31 1 0 0 0 0 1 .119 .133 .169
1969 20 41 36 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 .028 .028 .028
1970 21 43 41 1 5 1 0 0 5 6 2 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 .122 .146
1971 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 361 725 653 33 69 8 2 3 23 90 53 0 334 18 0 1 0 0 6 .106 .131 .138
Biography:
Career OPS: .269 HR:AB: 1:217.7
Debut: First Hit (), First Homer ()
Titles: N/A
Managerial Record: N/A
Hall of Fame Induction: N/A


Jozume, Masahiko Positions Played: C
Nicknames: High School: Koryo High School
Born: 9/24/1966 College: N/A
Died: Industrial League: Hitachi Zosen, Shin Nittetsu Hirohata
Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture Team (Years and [uniform number]): Lotte (1991-1996 [45], [15]), 
Height: 5'10" Weight: 180 pounds Hanshin (1997-1999 [28], [45])
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Sac SF K BB IBB HBP SB CS GIDP ARISP AVG OBP SLG
1991 53 99 90 8 15 1 0 3 5 25 0 0 26 5 0 4 0 0 2 .167 .242 .278
1992 25 64 57 7 8 3 0 1 4 14 3 0 13 4 0 0 0 2 0 .140 .197 .246
1993 58 129 115 13 29 8 2 3 18 50 2 3 29 9 0 0 0 2 5 .252 .299 .435
1994 106 293 263 19 47 5 3 2 23 64 11 1 73 16 0 2 2 1 6 .179 .230 .243
1995 112 310 265 24 49 8 0 3 20 66 28 2 64 13 0 2 3 0 5 .185 .227 .249
1996 79 176 146 10 27 6 0 2 15 39 18 2 32 10 0 0 4 2 1 .185 .234 .267
1997 62 90 81 4 14 2 0 0 2 16 5 0 24 4 1 0 0 0 3 .173 .212 .198
1998 10 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
1999 6 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
Totals 511 1171 1027 85 192 33 5 14 88 277 67 8 262 61 1 8 9 7 22 .187 .237 .270
Biography: Started playing baseball in junior high. Played in one Koshien Tournament (spring 1984). Drafted on the second round (1990). Became Hideki Irabu's personal catcher at Lotte. Retired after the 2000 season.
Career OPS: .507 HR:AB: 1:73.4
Debut: 4/6/1991 against Seibu. First Hit (), First Homer ()
Titles: N/A
Managerial Record: N/A
Hall of Fame Induction: N/A