06/22/1939 | Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft by the Nagoya Owls. (Round 2, Pick 3, 9th overall pick). |
07/06/1939 | Signed a minor league contract with the Nagoya Owls organization with a signing bonus of $160. |
07/19/1939 | Named the #10 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/29/1940 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1940 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/30/1941 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/19/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/04/1946 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,040 with the Kinboshi Kites organization. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/24/1947 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/22/1947 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/25/1947 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/19/1947 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/25/1947 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/03/1947 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/24/1948 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/20/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/16/1948 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/01/1948 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/16/1949 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/17/1949 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/19/1949 | Wins the Japanese Baseball Association triple-crown!! |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/30/1952 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/31/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1952 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1952 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/01/1952 | Was traded by the Kinboshi Kites to the Hosho Reliables, along with RF Shinichi Okamoto, in exchange for RF Mitsuyasu Takeno. |
06/01/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/10/1955 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | SH | Rank | 1940 | 12 | 5 | 1946 | 11 | 5 | 1947 | 16 | 3 | 1952 | 7 | 10 | | | Year | G | Rank | 1940 | 44 | 8 | 1941 | 47 | 4 | 1942 | 47 | 3 | 1947 | 25 | 7 | 1952 | 29 | 8 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1940 | 36 | 1 | 1943 | 23 | 7 | 1946 | 25 | 8 | 1947 | 25 | 1 | 1948 | 23 | 10 | 1949 | 25 | 5 | 1952 | 29 | 4 | 1953 | 25 | 8 | |
Year | W | Rank | 1940 | 13 | 5 | 1948 | 11 | 6 | 1949 | 18 | 1 | 1952 | 10 | 3 | 1953 | 8 | 7 | | Year | L | Rank | 1947 | 11 | 5 | 1952 | 6 | 9 | 1953 | 12 | 3 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1940 | .619 | 8 | 1949 | .818 | 1 | 1952 | .625 | 1 | 1953 | .400 | 7 | | Year | SV | Rank | 1941 | 9 | 2 | 1942 | 10 | 2 | | Year | HLD | Rank | 1941 | 3 | 3 | 1942 | 1 | 7 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1940 | 211.1 | 6 | 1947 | 211.1 | 3 | 1949 | 215.1 | 3 | 1952 | 174.1 | 7 | 1953 | 145.2 | 9 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1940 | 903 | 7 | 1947 | 858 | 5 | 1949 | 868 | 10 | 1952 | 731 | 7 | 1953 | 672 | 8 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1952 | 13 | 9 | 1953 | 17 | 2 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1940 | 129 | 4 | 1943 | 85 | 6 | 1947 | 69 | 10 | 1952 | 69 | 8 | 1953 | 65 | 6 | | Year | K | Rank | 1940 | 199 | 3 | 1942 | 120 | 9 | 1943 | 90 | 4 | 1947 | 85 | 2 | 1948 | 89 | 6 | 1949 | 125 | 1 | 1952 | 78 | 7 | 1953 | 70 | 8 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1943 | 2 | 9 | 1946 | 7 | 3 | 1953 | 2 | 9 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1940 | 1.92 | 4 | 1943 | 1.53 | 4 | 1949 | 2.38 | 1 | 1952 | 3.10 | 2 | 1953 | 4.57 | 8 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1949 | .261 | 1 | 1952 | .262 | 7 | 1953 | .296 | 8 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1949 | 1.10 | 1 | 1952 | 1.30 | 3 | 1953 | 1.60 | 7 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1941 | 1.89 | 6 | 1943 | 1.06 | 7 | 1947 | 1.23 | 10 | 1948 | 1.65 | 5 | 1949 | 2.08 | 5 | 1952 | 1.13 | 4 | 1953 | 1.08 | 6 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1949 | 9.95 | 1 | 1952 | 11.87 | 3 | 1953 | 14.77 | 7 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1940 | 0.21 | 8 | 1943 | 0.06 | 9 | 1952 | 0.67 | 4 | 1953 | 1.05 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1940 | 6.09 | 5 | 1941 | 6.99 | 10 | 1943 | 5.72 | 6 | 1949 | 7.40 | 1 | 1952 | 8.16 | 5 | 1953 | 10.38 | 8 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1949 | 2.51 | 10 | 1952 | 3.56 | 3 | 1953 | 4.02 | 7 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1940 | 8.47 | 4 | 1941 | 11.23 | 2 | 1943 | 5.09 | 2 | 1946 | 4.43 | 3 | 1947 | 3.62 | 9 | 1948 | 4.60 | 6 | 1949 | 5.22 | 1 | 1952 | 4.03 | 6 | 1953 | 4.32 | 3 | |
Year | RA | Rank | 1941 | 38 | 5 | 1942 | 47 | 3 | | Year | GF | Rank | 1941 | 28 | 2 | 1942 | 30 | 4 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1943 | 18 | 9 | 1948 | 15 | 3 | 1949 | 20 | 1 | 1952 | 18 | 5 | 1953 | 15 | 5 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1948 | .652 | 3 | 1949 | .800 | 1 | 1952 | .621 | 5 | 1953 | .600 | 4 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1947 | 19 | 7 | 1949 | 19 | 1 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1949 | .760 | 3 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1947 | 5 | 1 | 1948 | 4 | 1 | 1949 | 2 | 10 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1941 | 0.52 | 4 | 1943 | 0.51 | 4 | 1946 | 0.51 | 3 | 1949 | 0.53 | 5 | 1952 | 0.49 | 3 | 1953 | 0.47 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1940 | 4.0 | 8 | 1942 | 2.7 | 9 | 1943 | 3.2 | 9 | 1948 | 3.4 | 9 | 1949 | 4.3 | 5 | 1952 | 2.4 | 5 | 1953 | 0.8 | 10 | | |