CF Kazuo Kawano #8
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF KAZUO KAWANO #8 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 133 34 4 1 2 14 13 23 .256 .349 .346 5 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 NAG Win, 8-1 5 2 3 4 1 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ NAG Win, 4-0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 OSA Loss, 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ FUK Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 @ FUK Loss, 0-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ FUK Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ KIN Win, 6-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/21/1974 @ KIN Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1974 @ KIN Win, 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/06/1950
Born in:Toyohashi, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 137 Days
Service This Yr:137 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 10th Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 70 133 34 4 1 2 14 27 13 23 .256 .349 .346 .695 .314 .090 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 153 6 1 0 0 1 0 46 7 5 1 83.3 18.3 4.89 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 1 .143 .308 .190 .498
Versus Right   112 31 3 1 2 13 25 9 17 0 1 5 .277 .357 .375 .732
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   51 11 2 0 0 3 7 4 11 0 0 2 .216 .298 .255 .553
June   29 8 0 0 0 4 6 2 4 0 0 1 .276 .344 .276 .620
July   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
August   23 6 1 0 0 0 4 3 5 0 0 0 .261 .346 .304 .651
September   24 9 1 1 2 7 9 3 2 0 1 3 .375 .500 .750 1.250
Career   133 34 4 1 2 14 27 13 23 0 1 6 .256 .349 .346 .695
Home   64 17 3 0 2 10 13 5 7 0 1 3 .266 .347 .406 .753
Road   69 17 1 1 0 4 14 8 16 0 0 3 .246 .350 .290 .640
Grass   133 34 4 1 2 14 27 13 23 0 1 6 .256 .349 .346 .695
Day   65 15 2 1 2 8 12 6 12 0 0 4 .231 .333 .385 .718
Night   68 19 2 0 0 6 15 7 11 0 1 2 .279 .364 .309 .672
As Starter   97 24 3 1 1 10 18 8 14 0 0 4 .247 .330 .330 .660
As Reliever / Substitution   36 10 1 0 1 4 9 5 9 0 1 2 .278 .395 .389 .784
Pinch Hitting   31 8 1 0 1 4 8 5 6 0 0 2 .258 .395 .387 .782
Close/Late   42 12 2 0 0 4 7 4 10 0 1 2 .286 .375 .333 .708
Inning 1-3   40 9 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 0 0 1 .225 .295 .225 .520
Inning 4-6   35 11 1 1 2 7 10 2 3 0 0 0 .314 .351 .571 .923
Inning 7-9   52 13 3 0 0 7 11 8 9 0 0 5 .250 .400 .308 .708
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   58 12 1 0 0 1 14 7 12 0 1 2 .207 .313 .224 .538
1 Outs   33 9 0 1 0 3 7 3 4 0 0 3 .273 .385 .333 .718
2 Outs   42 13 3 0 2 10 5 3 7 0 0 1 .310 .370 .524 .893
Scoring Position   24 8 1 0 2 14 5 6 5 0 1 0 .333 .467 .625 1.092
Bases Empty   91 21 3 1 0 0 20 7 16 0 0 4 .231 .314 .286 .599
Runner on 1st   18 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 .278 .350 .278 .628
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 3 1 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .625 1.167 1.792
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Two Strikes   70 13 2 0 0 3 10 8 23 0 0 2 .186 .287 .214 .502
First Pitch   17 8 1 0 1 5 10 1 0 0 0 1 .471 .526 .706 1.232
Count 0-1   10 5 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 .500 .583 1.100 1.683
Count 0-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Count 1-0   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   12 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 .462 .417 .878
Count 1-2   23 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .261 .261 .304 .565
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-2   26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 .115 .148 .115 .264
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   13 4 1 0 0 2 6 8 1 0 0 0 .308 .571 .385 .956
Behind in Count   41 11 2 1 1 5 6 0 14 0 1 3 .268 .318 .439 .757
Ahead in Count   24 3 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 .125 .375
Batting Leadoff   76 17 2 0 0 6 12 5 12 0 0 3 .224 .298 .250 .548
Batting 2nd   22 10 1 1 2 7 8 2 1 0 0 0 .455 .500 .864 1.364
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 5th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   5 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Batting 9th   15 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 2 .133 .316 .200 .516
Low Leverage   46 11 3 0 1 5 10 5 5 0 0 4 .239 .364 .370 .733
Medium Leverage   51 13 0 1 0 3 10 3 9 0 0 2 .255 .321 .294 .616
High Leverage   36 10 1 0 1 6 5 4 9 0 1 0 .278 .350 .389 .739
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
1974 Vesutan - BAN 23 70 133 34 4 1 2 14 27 13 6 0 23 5 1 .256 .349 .346 .695 93 104 0.6
Total BAN 70 133 34 4 1 2 14 27 13 6 0 23 5 1 .256 .349 .346 .695 93 104 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
1970 Total - 19 63 247 68 24 11 14 45 68 51 12 1 69 28 11 .275 .421 .632 1.053 100 100 3.3
1971 Total - 20 67 269 83 25 14 11 64 77 57 6 3 67 35 13 .309 .436 .628 1.064 100 100 3.7
1972 Total - 21 73 295 90 27 16 12 58 66 64 6 1 72 36 14 .305 .437 .627 1.064 100 100 4.2
1973 Total - 22 59 238 69 23 12 13 52 54 48 6 3 55 32 12 .290 .417 .651 1.068 100 100 3.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Vesutan - INT LF 8 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 33.2 1.60 -0.0 1.007
1974 Vesutan - INT RF 15 15 26 0 0 27 1 .963 119.0 1.97 -2.2 .919
1974 Vesutan - INT CF 11 7 22 0 0 24 2 .917 70.0 2.83 -2.1 .916
TOTAL LF 8 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 33.2 1.60 -0.0 1.007
TOTAL CF 11 7 22 0 0 24 2 .917 70.0 2.83 -2.1 .916
TOTAL RF 15 15 26 0 0 27 1 .963 119.0 1.97 -2.2 .919
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 2, Pick 10, 22nd overall pick).
05/01/1974 Named the #14 prospect in the BAN
06/08/1974 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/11/1974 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 4 weeks.
09/29/1974 Injured (plantar fasciitis),out for 4 weeks.
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