CF Kazuo Kawano #8
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/06/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF KAZUO KAWANO #8 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 430 101 21 2 12 32 43 68 .235 .323 .377 39 3.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 @ KIN Win, 6-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/30/1975 @ KIN Loss, 2-8 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1975 @ KIN Win, 6-3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/28/1975 NAG Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 1
09/28/1975 NAG Win, 5-4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 NAG Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ KOB Win, 6-2 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 1
09/23/1975 @ KOB Loss, 8-9 5 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
09/22/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-7 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
09/21/1975 OSA Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:1 Year, 137 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 125 430 101 21 2 12 32 72 43 68 .235 .323 .377 .700 .313 .142 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 104 493 13 0 0 1 7 0 162 35 39 11 78.0 59.0 4.57 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 22 7 0 2 6 14 6 15 0 2 7 .250 .347 .398 .744
Versus Right   342 79 14 2 10 26 58 37 53 0 5 6 .231 .317 .371 .688
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
May   63 10 2 0 1 2 7 5 11 0 0 1 .159 .232 .238 .470
June   102 31 5 1 4 10 26 13 12 0 1 4 .304 .403 .490 .894
July   66 16 4 0 2 6 13 6 9 0 1 1 .242 .315 .394 .709
August   80 14 2 0 2 3 10 10 13 0 2 5 .175 .305 .275 .580
September   115 29 8 1 3 11 16 8 23 0 3 2 .252 .312 .417 .729
October   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Last Year   133 34 4 1 2 14 27 13 23 0 1 6 .256 .349 .346 .695
Career   563 135 25 3 14 46 99 56 91 0 8 19 .240 .329 .369 .699
Home   208 51 11 2 8 22 35 23 28 0 4 6 .245 .338 .433 .770
Road   222 50 10 0 4 10 37 20 40 0 3 7 .225 .309 .324 .634
Grass   430 101 21 2 12 32 72 43 68 0 7 13 .235 .323 .377 .700
Day   203 48 11 0 7 19 32 14 30 0 3 4 .236 .299 .394 .693
Night   227 53 10 2 5 13 40 29 38 0 4 9 .233 .343 .361 .705
As Starter   408 94 19 2 12 32 70 40 65 0 7 13 .230 .319 .375 .694
As Reliever / Substitution   22 7 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .318 .400 .409 .809
Pinch Hitting   17 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .294 .368 .353 .721
Close/Late   90 26 6 1 4 12 17 8 14 0 1 3 .289 .366 .511 .877
Inning 1-3   176 41 10 1 7 13 35 20 30 0 3 6 .233 .332 .420 .752
Inning 4-6   115 27 5 0 1 4 18 12 18 0 3 3 .235 .323 .304 .627
Inning 7-9   133 31 5 1 4 15 18 10 19 0 1 4 .233 .306 .376 .682
Extra Innings   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
0 Outs   179 37 9 1 3 3 43 23 23 0 7 7 .207 .321 .318 .639
1 Outs   126 36 6 0 4 9 18 11 17 0 0 3 .286 .357 .429 .786
2 Outs   125 28 6 1 5 20 11 9 28 0 0 3 .224 .292 .408 .700
Scoring Position   81 15 1 1 3 22 9 7 18 0 7 3 .185 .275 .333 .608
Bases Empty   291 68 16 1 9 9 56 32 40 0 0 8 .234 .326 .388 .715
Runner on 1st   58 18 4 0 0 1 7 4 10 0 0 2 .310 .375 .379 .754
Runner on 2nd   37 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 8 0 4 1 .054 .146 .081 .227
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .600 .000 .600
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 5 0 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 .312 .353 .500 .853
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .222 .500 .722
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 0 1 0 6 1 0 3 0 2 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 1 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Two Strikes   176 28 5 1 2 6 24 18 68 0 0 7 .159 .264 .233 .497
First Pitch   71 16 5 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 2 1 .225 .236 .338 .574
Count 0-1   47 17 6 1 2 6 11 0 0 0 1 4 .362 .412 .660 1.071
Count 0-2   24 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 2 .208 .269 .333 .603
Count 1-0   38 10 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 .263 .263 .421 .684
Count 1-1   45 13 3 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .289 .422 .711
Count 1-2   59 9 1 0 0 0 9 0 25 0 0 5 .153 .219 .169 .388
Count 2-0   6 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   29 8 1 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .300 .517 .817
Count 2-2   52 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 17 0 0 0 .096 .096 .135 .231
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 7 0 0 2 4 9 15 0 0 0 0 .389 .667 .722 1.389
Full Count   41 9 1 0 2 5 11 18 16 0 0 0 .220 .458 .390 .848
Behind in Count   130 31 8 2 2 6 21 0 35 0 1 11 .238 .298 .377 .675
Ahead in Count   91 27 2 0 6 12 26 25 0 0 3 1 .297 .453 .516 .969
Batting Leadoff   403 95 19 2 12 32 70 41 64 0 7 13 .236 .326 .382 .708
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Batting 4th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 5th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Low Leverage   166 40 7 0 5 10 25 18 21 0 0 5 .241 .333 .373 .707
Medium Leverage   210 49 13 1 5 11 41 21 35 0 4 7 .233 .324 .376 .700
High Leverage   53 12 1 1 2 11 6 4 12 0 3 1 .226 .293 .396 .689
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 .695 106 109 0.7
1975 Vesutan - BAN 24 125 430 101 21 2 12 32 72 43 13 0 68 39 11 .235 .323 .377 .700 94 105 3.4
Total BAN 195 563 135 25 3 14 46 99 56 19 0 91 44 12 .240 .329 .369 .699 97 106 4.1
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 CF 11 7 22 0 0 24 2 .917 70.0 2.83 -2.1 .916
1974 Vesutan - INT RF 15 15 26 0 0 27 1 .963 119.0 1.97 -2.2 .919
1975 Vesutan - INT LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.3 1.014
1975 Vesutan - INT CF 107 101 306 0 0 311 5 .984 890.1 3.09 -5.7 .974
1975 Vesutan - INT RF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.3 1.015
TOTAL LF 10 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 51.2 1.22 -0.4 1.008
TOTAL CF 118 108 328 0 0 335 7 .979 960.1 3.07 -7.8 .970
TOTAL RF 17 16 32 0 0 33 1 .970 130.0 2.22 -1.8 .935
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1975 21 3
Year SB Rank
1975 39 5
Year HP Rank
1975 13 2
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