C Ichiro Hirano #21
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/11/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C ICHIRO HIRANO #21 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
52 117 18 1 0 4 17 19 31 .154 .293 .265 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 @ NAG Win, 11-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/08/1975 @ NAG Loss, 0-7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/06/1975 KOB Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/31/1975 @ OSA Win, 11-1 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
07/30/1975 @ OSA Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 @ OSA Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1975 FUK Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/26/1975 FUK Loss, 2-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1975 @ KIN Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
07/25/1975 @ KIN Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/21/1950
Born in:Imari, SAG
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 56 Days
Service This Yr:102 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1972, 8th Pick in Round 3
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 52 117 18 1 0 4 17 11 19 31 .154 .293 .265 .558 .258 .111 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 143 4 1 0 2 3 0 31 5 0 0 0.0 10.4 2.71 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 3 0 0 1 3 2 6 6 0 1 0 .130 .310 .261 .571
Versus Right   94 15 1 0 3 14 9 13 25 0 2 4 .160 .288 .266 .554
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .417 .222 .639
May   28 3 0 0 1 2 5 6 9 0 0 2 .107 .306 .214 .520
June   33 5 1 0 0 3 1 5 9 0 2 0 .152 .263 .182 .445
July   47 8 0 0 3 12 4 6 11 0 1 1 .170 .278 .362 .639
August   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .417 .222 .639
Last Year   58 11 1 0 3 10 6 6 6 0 0 0 .190 .266 .362 .628
Career   200 34 3 0 8 30 20 34 43 0 3 5 .170 .305 .305 .610
Home   52 5 0 0 3 8 6 10 14 0 2 2 .096 .266 .269 .535
Road   65 13 1 0 1 9 5 9 17 0 1 2 .200 .316 .262 .577
Grass   117 18 1 0 4 17 11 19 31 0 3 4 .154 .293 .265 .558
Day   58 9 1 0 2 8 2 7 19 0 1 0 .155 .246 .276 .522
Night   59 9 0 0 2 9 9 12 12 0 2 4 .153 .333 .254 .588
As Starter   100 15 1 0 3 15 8 15 27 0 3 3 .150 .280 .250 .530
As Reliever / Substitution   17 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 1 .176 .364 .353 .717
Pinch Hitting   17 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 1 .176 .364 .353 .717
Close/Late   32 5 0 0 0 3 4 8 9 0 0 1 .156 .341 .156 .498
Inning 1-3   32 6 0 0 1 3 3 4 6 0 2 1 .188 .297 .281 .579
Inning 4-6   39 6 1 0 2 9 3 4 12 0 1 1 .154 .250 .333 .583
Inning 7-9   41 3 0 0 1 4 4 9 13 0 0 2 .073 .269 .146 .416
Extra Innings   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .714 .600 1.314
0 Outs   38 4 1 0 1 2 4 5 9 0 3 0 .105 .209 .211 .420
1 Outs   36 7 0 0 1 8 2 6 10 0 0 2 .194 .341 .278 .619
2 Outs   43 7 0 0 2 7 5 8 12 0 0 2 .163 .321 .302 .623
Scoring Position   43 8 0 0 3 15 6 8 15 0 3 3 .186 .352 .395 .747
Bases Empty   57 6 1 0 0 0 3 9 16 0 0 0 .105 .227 .123 .350
Runner on 1st   17 4 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 .235 .350 .412 .762
Runner on 2nd   13 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 .000 .188 .000 .188
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 4 0 0 2 6 4 3 4 0 1 2 .333 .529 .833 1.363
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   63 5 0 0 1 5 2 8 31 0 0 0 .079 .183 .127 .310
First Pitch   19 6 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 1 3 .316 .435 .684 1.119
Count 0-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-2   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .429 .333 .762
Count 1-2   21 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 14 0 0 0 .095 .095 .238 .333
Count 2-0   4 3 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
Count 2-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   19 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Full Count   16 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 7 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   36 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 17 0 1 0 .111 .111 .194 .306
Ahead in Count   21 4 0 0 1 6 4 10 0 0 1 0 .190 .452 .333 .785
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   24 2 0 0 1 5 1 3 8 0 2 1 .083 .214 .208 .423
Batting 6th   27 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 .111 .226 .111 .337
Batting 7th   53 10 1 0 2 9 5 8 15 0 1 3 .189 .328 .321 .649
Batting 8th   5 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800
Batting 9th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .300 .000 .300
Low Leverage   53 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 16 0 0 2 .094 .226 .094 .320
Medium Leverage   35 7 1 0 3 11 4 3 8 0 1 1 .200 .282 .486 .768
High Leverage   29 6 0 0 1 6 5 9 7 0 2 1 .207 .410 .310 .721
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Kobe - BAN 22 10 25 5 1 0 1 3 3 9 1 0 6 0 0 .200 .429 .360 .789 127 146 0.3
1974 Vesutan - BAN 24 22 58 11 1 0 3 10 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 .190 .266 .362 .628 83 86 0.3
1975 Vesutan - BAN 25 52 117 18 1 0 4 17 11 19 4 0 31 0 0 .154 .293 .265 .558 55 67 0.0
Total BAN 84 200 34 3 0 8 30 20 34 5 0 43 0 0 .170 .305 .305 .610 73 83 0.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Kobe - INT C 9 9 48 5 0 53 0 1.000 78.0 6.12 -0.7 .951 1 13 2 15.4
1974 Vesutan - INT C 14 14 56 8 0 65 1 .985 120.0 4.80 +0.9 2.050 0 13 4 30.8
1975 Vesutan - INT C 31 30 152 21 1 175 2 .989 262.0 5.94 -1.3 .895 3 34 7 20.6
TOTAL C 54 53 256 34 1 293 3 .990 460.0 5.67 -1.2 1.115 4 60 13 21.7
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1972 Drafted in the 1972 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 3, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick).
06/06/1972 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
07/21/1972 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
10/10/1972 Wins the 1972 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/10/1973 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
08/10/1973 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kyoto Owls organization.
05/01/1974 Outstandingly completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
06/06/1974 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
08/08/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
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