1B Motokuni Nakamura #5
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
10/06/1975
1B MOTOKUNI NAKAMURA #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 161 33 2 0 4 16 14 24 .205 .287 .292 0 -0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 @ YOK Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 @ YOK Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 @ YOK Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 DNK Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1975 DNK Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ SAP Win, 9-5 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
09/23/1975 @ SAP Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 @ SAP Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 KYO Win, 5-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 KYO Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/17/1948
Born in:Matsuyama, EHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 7th Pick in Round 1
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 95 161 33 2 0 4 16 13 14 24 .205 .287 .292 .579 .254 .087 64
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 183 5 3 0 3 2 1 47 6 0 0 0.0 14.1 2.84 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   147 33 2 0 4 16 13 14 22 1 1 5 .224 .311 .320 .631
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   28 6 0 0 0 4 1 3 6 0 0 0 .214 .290 .214 .505
June   29 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 .241 .303 .276 .579
July   35 10 1 0 3 7 7 3 6 0 1 1 .286 .359 .571 .930
August   29 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 .138 .194 .241 .435
September   39 6 0 0 0 3 2 7 6 0 1 0 .154 .283 .154 .436
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   127 32 3 0 2 13 9 17 23 2 0 1 .252 .340 .323 .663
2 Years Ago   121 33 3 0 4 27 13 12 14 2 0 4 .273 .353 .397 .749
Career   586 150 15 1 21 103 62 67 87 6 2 13 .256 .342 .392 .735
Home   95 22 2 0 2 10 9 8 12 1 1 4 .232 .315 .316 .631
Road   66 11 0 0 2 6 4 6 12 0 1 1 .167 .247 .258 .504
Grass   161 33 2 0 4 16 13 14 24 1 2 5 .205 .287 .292 .579
Day   65 15 0 0 2 7 4 8 10 0 0 1 .231 .324 .323 .647
Night   96 18 2 0 2 9 9 6 14 1 2 4 .188 .262 .271 .533
As Starter   94 19 1 0 1 5 8 9 13 0 2 3 .202 .292 .245 .537
As Reliever / Substitution   67 14 1 0 3 11 5 5 11 1 0 2 .209 .280 .358 .638
Pinch Hitting   59 13 1 0 2 10 4 3 9 1 0 2 .220 .277 .339 .616
Close/Late   70 15 1 0 1 7 5 9 11 0 0 2 .214 .321 .271 .592
Inning 1-3   27 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 1 1 .148 .179 .259 .438
Inning 4-6   43 10 0 0 0 3 3 2 6 1 1 2 .233 .292 .233 .524
Inning 7-9   85 18 2 0 2 9 7 9 11 0 0 2 .212 .302 .306 .608
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 .167 .444 .667 1.111
0 Outs   57 15 1 0 1 6 8 7 5 0 2 3 .263 .373 .333 .706
1 Outs   53 14 1 0 3 6 4 2 11 1 0 1 .264 .298 .453 .751
2 Outs   51 4 0 0 0 4 1 5 8 0 0 1 .078 .175 .078 .254
Scoring Position   40 8 0 0 1 13 4 11 6 1 2 1 .200 .377 .275 .652
Bases Empty   92 23 2 0 3 3 9 3 12 0 0 3 .250 .296 .370 .665
Runner on 1st   29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 .069 .100 .069 .169
Runner on 2nd   11 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 .182 .438 .455 .892
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 .067 .222 .067 .289
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .625 .500 1.125
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Two Strikes   67 8 0 0 2 7 7 5 24 0 0 2 .119 .203 .209 .412
First Pitch   27 12 2 0 1 3 5 3 0 0 0 2 .444 .531 .630 1.161
Count 0-1   12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 .133 .188 .133 .321
Count 1-0   20 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .190 .300 .490
Count 1-1   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   20 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Count 2-1   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 2-2   17 3 0 0 2 4 3 0 9 0 0 1 .176 .222 .529 .752
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Full Count   15 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Behind in Count   47 8 0 0 0 3 2 0 13 0 0 1 .170 .188 .170 .358
Ahead in Count   43 8 0 0 1 4 1 6 0 1 2 1 .186 .294 .256 .550
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 4th   21 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .182 .190 .372
Batting 5th   25 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 1 .240 .345 .240 .585
Batting 6th   23 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 .130 .231 .261 .492
Batting 7th   55 11 0 0 0 5 2 6 8 0 1 1 .200 .290 .200 .490
Batting 8th   12 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .083 .154 .333 .487
Batting 9th   15 5 1 0 2 4 3 1 3 1 0 1 .333 .389 .800 1.189
Low Leverage   53 11 1 0 2 2 4 4 6 0 0 1 .208 .276 .340 .615
Medium Leverage   58 10 1 0 1 5 4 2 9 0 2 2 .172 .226 .241 .467
High Leverage   50 12 0 0 1 9 5 8 9 1 0 2 .240 .361 .300 .661
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 Rakisuta - BAN 23 88 177 52 7 1 11 47 27 24 3 1 26 1 0 .294 .385 .531 .916 148 150 1.7
1973 Rakisuta - BAN 24 88 121 33 3 0 4 27 13 12 4 2 14 0 0 .273 .353 .397 .749 109 114 0.5
1974 Rakisuta - BAN 25 91 127 32 3 0 2 13 9 17 1 2 23 0 0 .252 .340 .323 .663 87 94 0.1
1975 Rakisuta - BAN 26 95 161 33 2 0 4 16 13 14 5 1 24 0 0 .205 .287 .292 .579 61 64 -0.7
Total BAN 362 586 150 15 1 21 103 62 67 13 6 87 1 0 .256 .342 .392 .735 103 107 1.7
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 Rakisuta - INT 1B 54 30 323 21 36 345 1 .997 317.1 9.76 -0.3 .978
1973 Rakisuta - INT 1B 32 12 140 13 10 153 0 1.000 143.1 9.61 -0.5 .972
1973 Rakisuta - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Rakisuta - INT CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1974 Rakisuta - INT 1B 32 18 211 12 14 225 2 .991 185.0 10.85 -0.2 .978
1974 Rakisuta - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Rakisuta - INT 1B 45 27 263 27 17 293 3 .990 274.2 9.50 -1.4 .950
TOTAL 1B 163 87 937 73 77 1016 6 .994 920.1 9.88 -2.4 .969
TOTAL CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft by the Rakisuta Rams. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick).
05/01/1972 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
06/01/1972 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/01/1972 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/01/1975 Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1975 3 10
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