1B Motokuni Nakamura #5
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
11/01/1974
1B MOTOKUNI NAKAMURA #5 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
91 127 32 3 0 2 13 17 23 .252 .340 .323 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ KYO Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1974 @ KYO Win, 6-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ KYO Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ DNK Loss, 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 @ DNK Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 SAP Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 SAP Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 @ YOK Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 @ YOK Win, 11-4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ HSH Loss, 3-5 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:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 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:1971, 7th Pick in Round 1
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 91 127 32 3 0 2 13 9 17 23 .252 .340 .323 .663 .306 .071 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 147 1 0 0 5 0 2 41 5 0 0 0.0 14.3 3.79 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .556 .875 1.431
Versus Right   119 28 3 0 1 10 8 16 21 2 0 1 .235 .326 .286 .612
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   27 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 1 .185 .312 .185 .498
June   25 8 1 0 1 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 .320 .346 .480 .826
July   28 6 1 0 1 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .214 .290 .357 .647
August   19 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 .316 .440 .368 .808
September   27 7 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 1 0 0 .259 .344 .259 .603
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   121 33 3 0 4 27 13 12 14 2 0 4 .273 .353 .397 .749
2 Years Ago   177 52 7 1 11 47 27 24 26 1 0 3 .294 .385 .531 .916
Career   425 117 13 1 17 87 49 53 63 5 0 8 .275 .363 .431 .793
Home   64 16 1 0 0 4 2 5 8 2 0 0 .250 .296 .266 .561
Road   63 16 2 0 2 9 7 12 15 0 0 1 .254 .382 .381 .763
Grass   127 32 3 0 2 13 9 17 23 2 0 1 .252 .340 .323 .663
Day   60 15 2 0 1 5 6 8 8 1 0 0 .250 .333 .333 .667
Night   67 17 1 0 1 8 3 9 15 1 0 1 .254 .346 .313 .660
As Starter   65 16 1 0 2 8 6 6 10 0 0 0 .246 .310 .354 .664
As Reliever / Substitution   62 16 2 0 0 5 3 11 13 2 0 1 .258 .368 .290 .659
Pinch Hitting   60 16 2 0 0 4 2 10 13 1 0 1 .267 .375 .300 .675
Close/Late   62 17 3 0 0 6 5 10 10 2 0 0 .274 .365 .323 .687
Inning 1-3   23 6 0 0 2 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .292 .522 .813
Inning 4-6   26 7 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 0 0 0 .269 .345 .269 .614
Inning 7-9   75 19 3 0 0 7 5 13 13 2 0 1 .253 .363 .293 .656
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   48 16 1 0 0 3 5 4 7 1 0 1 .333 .389 .354 .743
1 Outs   45 7 1 0 1 6 3 8 11 1 0 0 .156 .278 .244 .522
2 Outs   34 9 1 0 1 4 1 5 5 0 0 0 .265 .359 .382 .741
Scoring Position   31 8 1 0 0 9 0 3 7 2 0 1 .258 .324 .290 .615
Bases Empty   72 17 1 0 1 1 6 8 14 0 0 0 .236 .312 .292 .604
Runner on 1st   24 7 1 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 .292 .433 .458 .892
Runner on 2nd   9 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 .231 .375 .231 .606
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Two Strikes   51 8 1 0 0 4 0 9 23 0 0 1 .157 .295 .176 .472
First Pitch   21 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 .190 .174 .333 .507
Count 0-1   11 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .636 1.000
Count 0-2   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   12 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 1-1   14 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .500 .929
Count 1-2   17 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 .294 .333 .353 .686
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-2   18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .250 .667 .250 .917
Full Count   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 .000 .529 .000 .529
Behind in Count   36 11 1 0 1 6 2 0 9 0 0 1 .306 .324 .417 .741
Ahead in Count   30 10 1 0 0 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 .333 .474 .367 .840
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 4th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting 5th   41 9 1 0 1 3 4 4 7 0 0 0 .220 .289 .317 .606
Batting 6th   38 15 2 0 1 8 4 3 6 1 0 1 .395 .442 .526 .968
Batting 7th   13 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 .077 .188 .077 .264
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 9th   21 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 .238 .360 .238 .598
Low Leverage   37 6 0 0 1 1 1 5 8 0 0 0 .162 .262 .243 .505
Medium Leverage   39 13 2 0 1 7 3 4 6 0 0 0 .333 .395 .462 .857
High Leverage   51 13 1 0 0 5 5 8 9 2 0 1 .255 .355 .275 .629
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 85 97 0.2
Total BAN 267 425 117 13 1 17 87 49 53 8 5 63 1 0 .275 .363 .431 .793 118 124 2.4
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
TOTAL 1B 118 60 674 46 60 723 3 .996 645.2 10.04 -1.0 .977
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.
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