C Kenji Ihara #3
Denki Dynamics BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C KENJI IHARA #3 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
92 321 93 14 0 14 44 27 28 .290 .357 .464 0 3.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ SAP Win, 10-6 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/30/1974 @ SAP Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 @ SAP Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 RAK Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 RAK Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 RAK Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 HSH Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 HSH Win, 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ KYO Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ KYO Win, 6-2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/11/1946
Born in:Ebetsu, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,400
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 2nd 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 92 321 93 14 0 14 44 51 27 28 .290 .357 .464 .822 .364 .174 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 362 9 0 0 14 1 4 149 28 0 1 0.0 50.7 5.52 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   57 17 2 0 2 6 10 3 3 0 0 0 .298 .333 .439 .772
Versus Right   264 76 12 0 12 38 41 24 25 4 1 9 .288 .362 .470 .832
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   90 28 4 0 6 11 15 9 6 3 0 2 .311 .375 .556 .931
June   56 21 5 0 0 9 9 7 4 0 1 0 .375 .444 .464 .909
July   10 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200 .308 .500 .808
August   74 19 1 0 3 8 15 8 7 0 0 2 .257 .345 .392 .737
September   87 22 3 0 4 13 9 1 11 0 0 4 .253 .293 .425 .719
October   4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   344 105 13 1 18 57 50 27 34 2 0 5 .305 .362 .506 .868
2 Years Ago   363 89 8 0 12 42 47 52 42 1 0 5 .245 .347 .366 .713
Career   2051 557 81 5 75 270 254 177 215 14 2 33 .272 .337 .426 .763
Home   181 52 9 0 5 24 24 11 14 3 0 4 .287 .337 .420 .757
Road   140 41 5 0 9 20 27 16 14 1 1 5 .293 .383 .521 .904
Grass   321 93 14 0 14 44 51 27 28 4 1 9 .290 .357 .464 .822
Day   157 54 7 0 8 25 30 15 12 3 1 4 .344 .408 .541 .949
Night   164 39 7 0 6 19 21 12 16 1 0 5 .238 .308 .390 .698
As Starter   316 93 14 0 14 44 50 26 27 4 1 9 .294 .361 .472 .832
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Close/Late   66 16 2 0 2 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 .242 .346 .364 .710
Inning 1-3   108 33 3 0 7 22 19 6 7 2 0 3 .306 .353 .528 .881
Inning 4-6   108 31 6 0 2 5 17 10 12 1 1 4 .287 .366 .398 .764
Inning 7-9   95 26 5 0 4 15 13 10 9 1 0 1 .274 .346 .453 .798
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .300 .417 .600 1.017
0 Outs   104 27 5 0 2 3 18 12 12 0 1 2 .260 .347 .365 .713
1 Outs   122 37 5 0 6 21 17 10 8 4 0 2 .303 .355 .492 .847
2 Outs   95 29 4 0 6 20 16 5 8 0 0 5 .305 .371 .537 .908
Scoring Position   75 19 3 0 2 29 13 10 8 4 1 3 .253 .348 .373 .721
Bases Empty   188 59 9 0 9 9 30 13 13 0 0 5 .314 .374 .505 .879
Runner on 1st   58 15 2 0 3 6 8 4 7 0 0 1 .259 .317 .448 .766
Runner on 2nd   22 6 1 0 0 4 9 8 2 0 0 2 .273 .500 .318 .818
Runner on 3rd   8 4 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .444 .875 1.319
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 1 1 .185 .214 .222 .437
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .286 .600 .886
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .556 .756
Two Strikes   96 19 2 0 3 12 15 11 28 1 0 4 .198 .304 .312 .616
First Pitch   64 22 3 0 3 10 9 0 0 1 0 2 .344 .358 .531 .889
Count 0-1   39 9 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .250 .256 .506
Count 0-2   20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 .050 .095 .050 .145
Count 1-0   42 16 2 0 3 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 .381 .395 .643 1.038
Count 1-1   37 12 2 0 4 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .324 .703 1.027
Count 1-2   28 6 1 0 1 5 5 0 4 1 0 0 .214 .207 .357 .564
Count 2-0   17 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .333 .412 .745
Count 2-1   18 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .500 .763
Count 2-2   23 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 9 0 0 1 .174 .208 .304 .513
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 4 2 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 1 .500 .765 .750 1.515
Full Count   25 8 1 0 1 4 8 11 7 0 0 2 .320 .553 .480 1.033
Behind in Count   87 16 2 0 1 7 10 0 12 1 1 2 .184 .200 .241 .441
Ahead in Count   85 31 6 0 4 11 18 16 0 2 0 2 .365 .467 .576 1.043
Batting 3rd   113 33 7 0 5 19 19 8 10 0 0 3 .292 .355 .487 .842
Batting 4th   34 9 1 0 1 4 5 2 2 1 0 0 .265 .297 .382 .680
Batting 5th   169 51 6 0 8 21 26 16 15 3 1 6 .302 .376 .479 .856
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   142 43 4 0 8 13 21 8 11 0 0 3 .303 .353 .500 .853
Medium Leverage   120 35 5 0 5 16 22 13 11 1 0 3 .292 .372 .458 .831
High Leverage   55 14 4 0 1 15 8 6 6 3 1 3 .255 .343 .382 .725
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
1969 Denki - BAN 23 94 188 43 4 1 4 15 13 9 4 0 18 0 0 .229 .279 .324 .603 84 81 0.6
1970 Denki - BAN 24 117 381 97 19 0 10 41 41 30 3 3 38 1 0 .255 .312 .383 .695 116 112 3.0
1971 Denki - BAN 25 123 454 130 23 3 17 71 52 32 7 4 55 1 0 .286 .340 .463 .803 120 120 3.7
1972 Denki - BAN 26 105 363 89 8 0 12 42 47 52 5 1 42 0 0 .245 .347 .366 .713 95 101 2.3
1973 Denki - BAN 27 101 344 105 13 1 18 57 50 27 5 2 34 1 0 .305 .362 .506 .868 140 142 4.0
1974 Denki - BAN 28 92 321 93 14 0 14 44 51 27 9 4 28 0 1 .290 .357 .464 .822 126 137 3.9
Total BAN 632 2051 557 81 5 75 270 254 177 33 14 215 3 1 .272 .337 .426 .763 116 118 17.6
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%
1969 Denki - INT C 39 37 228 26 3 255 1 .996 326.0 7.01 +0.6 1.029 2 29 10 34.5
1969 Denki - INT 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Denki - INT C 108 106 646 92 6 741 3 .996 915.0 7.26 +0.5 .956 5 137 49 35.8
1971 Denki - INT C 115 114 1018 89 11 1114 7 .994 993.0 10.03 -0.5 1.061 9 110 35 31.8
1972 Denki - INT C 100 98 733 72 2 809 4 .995 854.1 8.48 +2.3 1.109 6 89 28 31.5
1973 Denki - INT C 94 94 544 59 5 607 4 .993 783.1 6.93 -0.2 1.095 7 83 22 26.5
1974 Denki - INT C 85 84 502 77 8 579 0 1.000 736.1 7.08 +6.1 1.139 4 72 36 50.0
TOTAL C 541 533 3671 415 35 4105 19 .995 4608.0 7.98 +8.7 1.065 33 520 180 34.6
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft by the Denki Dynamics. (Round 2, Pick 2, 14th overall pick).
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #5 prospect in the BAN
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
03/01/1971 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/10/1971 Goes 0-1 against the Sapporo Bears, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
05/31/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/14/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
03/05/1972 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
09/06/1972 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
05/12/1973 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/1973 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/14/1973 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/01/1973 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 weeks.
05/22/1974 Goes 5-6 against the Yokohama Kingfishers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R.
06/17/1974 Goes 5-6 against the Rakisuta Rams, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/21/1974 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/09/1974 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1971 130 10
Year 2B Rank
1970 19 8
Year RBI Rank
1971 71 7
Year IBB Rank
1970 5 10
Year HP Rank
1969 4 6
1971 7 8
Year SF Rank
1970 3 10
1971 4 9
1974 4 4
Year AVG Rank
1971 .286 10
Year SLG Rank
1971 .463 8
Year ISO Rank
1971 .176 10
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