C Kouyuu Kira #6
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/17/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C KOUYUU KIRA #6 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
119 427 110 15 0 8 40 38 39 .258 .321 .349 1 1.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/11/1975 @ HSH Win, 7-3 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
10/09/1975 HSH Win, 7-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/08/1975 HSH Win, 3-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/1975 HSH Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1975 @ HSH Loss, 5-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/1975 @ HSH Win, 7-6 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/01/1975 @ OSA Win, 9-3 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
09/29/1975 @ OSA Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 KIN Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1975 KIN Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/10/1945
Born in:Chiba, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,260
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 12th 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 119 427 110 15 0 8 40 41 38 39 .258 .321 .349 .669 .302 .091 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 471 2 0 0 10 3 1 149 23 1 1 50.0 47.8 3.89 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 29 2 0 0 6 8 10 6 0 1 2 .296 .373 .316 .689
Versus Right   329 81 13 0 8 34 33 28 33 1 2 0 .246 .304 .359 .663
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   91 27 4 0 2 11 6 4 4 0 0 1 .297 .333 .407 .740
June   84 25 4 0 3 11 12 7 10 0 0 0 .298 .352 .452 .804
July   93 24 2 0 0 4 7 8 10 0 1 1 .258 .324 .280 .603
August   74 17 3 0 2 11 6 11 8 1 1 0 .230 .326 .351 .677
September   81 14 2 0 1 2 8 7 7 0 1 0 .173 .239 .235 .473
October   4 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Postseason   24 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .292 .308 .292 .599
Last Year   434 98 14 1 4 57 27 37 43 7 1 3 .226 .287 .290 .577
2 Years Ago   440 118 12 0 6 51 45 40 25 4 3 5 .268 .333 .336 .670
Career   3223 838 106 6 57 391 325 267 318 29 39 16 .260 .317 .350 .667
Home   222 54 7 0 2 18 23 19 24 1 2 1 .243 .305 .302 .606
Road   205 56 8 0 6 22 18 19 15 0 1 1 .273 .338 .400 .738
Grass   427 110 15 0 8 40 41 38 39 1 3 2 .258 .321 .349 .669
Day   220 57 9 0 5 28 21 26 21 0 0 1 .259 .340 .368 .708
Night   207 53 6 0 3 12 20 12 18 1 3 1 .256 .299 .329 .627
As Starter   421 110 15 0 8 40 41 38 37 1 3 2 .261 .325 .354 .679
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   101 28 5 0 4 11 12 8 7 0 0 1 .277 .336 .446 .782
Inning 1-3   129 26 4 0 0 10 7 15 16 1 3 0 .202 .283 .233 .515
Inning 4-6   153 43 4 0 2 14 16 10 15 0 0 1 .281 .329 .346 .676
Inning 7-9   138 40 7 0 6 16 17 12 8 0 0 1 .290 .351 .471 .822
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
0 Outs   142 37 8 0 3 7 24 10 11 0 3 2 .261 .318 .380 .698
1 Outs   146 36 2 0 5 23 10 14 10 1 0 0 .247 .311 .363 .674
2 Outs   139 37 5 0 0 10 7 14 18 0 0 0 .266 .333 .302 .635
Scoring Position   99 18 3 0 2 29 11 14 14 1 3 0 .182 .281 .273 .553
Bases Empty   238 55 8 0 3 3 17 19 16 0 0 1 .231 .291 .303 .593
Runner on 1st   90 37 4 0 3 8 13 5 9 0 0 1 .411 .448 .556 1.003
Runner on 2nd   25 6 0 0 0 4 1 6 3 0 2 0 .240 .387 .240 .627
Runner on 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 7 0 0 2 8 7 5 6 0 0 0 .194 .293 .361 .654
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Bases Loaded   12 3 1 0 0 8 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Two Strikes   162 37 3 0 3 13 13 13 39 1 0 0 .228 .284 .302 .587
First Pitch   80 20 3 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .287 .537
Count 0-1   43 11 2 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .273 .442 .715
Count 0-2   30 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 11 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Count 1-0   49 15 2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .320 .408 .728
Count 1-1   34 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .206 .382
Count 1-2   39 12 0 0 3 8 6 0 7 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Count 2-0   14 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
Count 2-1   32 10 1 0 2 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .312 .531 .844
Count 2-2   49 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 12 1 0 0 .163 .160 .184 .344
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 4 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 5 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 0 0 .417 .667 .500 1.167
Full Count   44 11 0 0 0 2 3 13 9 0 0 0 .250 .421 .250 .671
Behind in Count   112 29 4 0 5 16 15 0 18 0 1 1 .259 .265 .429 .694
Ahead in Count   108 36 6 0 3 17 9 25 0 0 1 1 .333 .463 .472 .935
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 4th   64 17 4 0 0 6 7 6 5 1 0 0 .266 .324 .328 .652
Batting 5th   203 51 8 0 6 19 19 18 18 0 1 2 .251 .318 .379 .698
Batting 6th   150 41 3 0 2 15 14 14 14 0 2 0 .273 .335 .333 .669
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   181 49 5 0 1 6 12 10 10 0 0 1 .271 .312 .315 .627
Medium Leverage   159 41 7 0 5 17 18 19 15 0 3 1 .258 .341 .396 .737
High Leverage   85 19 3 0 2 17 11 9 14 1 0 0 .224 .295 .329 .624
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
1968 Kobe - BAN 22 83 287 79 14 2 2 38 26 18 1 5 28 0 1 .275 .315 .359 .674 110 105 1.7
1969 Kobe - BAN 23 114 426 121 21 0 5 54 43 18 0 6 38 0 0 .284 .309 .369 .677 111 106 3.2
1970 Kobe - BAN 24 115 394 106 10 1 13 54 49 29 2 2 42 1 1 .269 .321 .398 .719 123 120 3.6
1971 Kobe - BAN 25 123 435 112 13 0 10 46 46 31 1 2 66 0 0 .257 .307 .356 .663 86 84 1.6
1972 Kobe - BAN 26 108 380 94 7 2 9 51 48 56 2 2 37 0 1 .247 .345 .347 .693 98 100 1.9
1973 Kobe - BAN 27 119 440 118 12 0 6 51 45 40 5 4 25 0 2 .268 .333 .336 .670 99 99 2.6
1974 Kobe - BAN 28 120 434 98 14 1 4 57 27 37 3 7 43 0 0 .226 .287 .290 .577 70 69 0.9
1975 Kobe - BAN 29 119 427 110 15 0 8 40 41 38 2 1 39 1 1 .258 .321 .349 .669 86 94 1.7
Total BAN 901 3223 838 106 6 57 391 325 267 16 29 318 2 6 .260 .317 .350 .667 97 97 17.1
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
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1975 Kobe - BAN 29 6 24 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292 .308 .292 .599 68 71 0.5
Total BAN 6 24 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292 .308 .292 .599 68 71
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Kobe - INT C 82 82 503 41 7 547 3 .995 708.1 6.91 -2.0 .902 9 54 16 29.6
1968 Kobe - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .505
1969 Kobe - INT C 112 112 592 83 5 680 5 .993 973.1 6.24 +2.7 .966 8 84 36 42.9
1970 Kobe - INT C 112 112 695 92 3 795 8 .990 972.1 7.28 +0.8 1.089 3 146 46 31.5
1971 Kobe - INT C 115 115 851 70 4 925 4 .996 985.1 8.41 +0.9 1.129 2 88 28 31.8
1972 Kobe - INT C 104 104 627 63 3 693 3 .996 904.1 6.87 -1.5 .990 4 111 25 22.5
1973 Kobe - INT C 113 112 663 66 0 730 1 .999 1025.1 6.40 +1.7 1.034 4 88 24 27.3
1973 Kobe - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Kobe - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Kobe - INT C 113 113 648 58 3 708 2 .997 1005.2 6.32 +2.0 .988 4 72 21 29.2
1975 Kobe - INT C 113 113 591 73 4 667 3 .996 1003.2 5.95 +0.6 1.180 5 114 29 25.4
TOTAL C 864 863 5170 546 29 5745 29 .995 7578.1 6.79 +5.2 1.034 39 757 225 29.7
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .505
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 2, Pick 12, 24th overall pick).
07/16/1967 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Named the #32 prospect in the BAN
07/01/1968 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
03/21/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/12/1969 Wins the 1969 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/11/1970 Wins the 1970 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/15/1972 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/10/1972 Wins the 1972 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
09/24/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Fukuoka Falcons, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R.
12/12/1973 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
10/09/1974 Wins the 1974 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/31/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/12/1975 Wins the 1975 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1968 7 8
1969 11 3
Year SF Rank
1968 5 9
1969 6 3
1973 4 6
1974 7 1
Year AVG Rank
1969 .284 5
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