C Kouyuu Kira #6
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C KOUYUU KIRA #6 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
120 434 98 14 1 4 57 37 43 .226 .287 .290 0 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/08/1974 @ HSH Win, 9-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
10/07/1974 @ HSH Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/05/1974 HSH Win, 7-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/1974 HSH Win, 3-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1974 KIN Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/30/1974 KIN Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 KIN Win, 4-2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/27/1974 @ NAG Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 @ NAG Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 @ VES Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/10/1945
Born in:Chiba, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,630
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 120 434 98 14 1 4 57 27 37 43 .226 .287 .290 .577 .264 .065 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 482 3 0 0 9 1 7 126 19 0 0 0.0 37.6 2.88 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 28 4 1 0 12 8 6 7 0 0 0 .257 .296 .312 .608
Versus Right   325 70 10 0 4 45 19 31 36 7 1 3 .215 .284 .283 .567
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   96 19 5 1 1 11 11 7 10 1 0 0 .198 .250 .302 .552
June   86 15 3 0 1 6 6 4 6 0 0 0 .174 .211 .244 .455
July   88 24 2 0 0 12 1 11 10 2 0 2 .273 .359 .295 .655
August   76 24 2 0 1 16 6 7 8 0 0 1 .316 .381 .382 .763
September   84 15 2 0 1 11 3 7 9 4 1 0 .179 .232 .238 .470
October   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Postseason   16 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 .312 .353 .438 .790
Last Year   440 118 12 0 6 51 45 40 25 4 3 5 .268 .333 .336 .670
2 Years Ago   380 94 7 2 9 51 48 56 37 2 6 2 .247 .345 .347 .693
Career   2796 728 91 6 49 351 284 229 279 28 36 14 .260 .317 .350 .666
Home   209 44 9 1 3 29 12 20 22 5 0 1 .211 .277 .306 .583
Road   225 54 5 0 1 28 15 17 21 2 1 2 .240 .297 .276 .572
Grass   434 98 14 1 4 57 27 37 43 7 1 3 .226 .287 .290 .577
Day   195 45 9 0 1 30 11 19 20 4 0 1 .231 .297 .292 .589
Night   239 53 5 1 3 27 16 18 23 3 1 2 .222 .279 .289 .567
As Starter   427 95 13 1 4 57 27 37 42 7 1 3 .222 .285 .286 .571
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Pinch Hitting   7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Close/Late   93 18 4 0 0 9 4 10 12 2 0 0 .194 .267 .237 .503
Inning 1-3   143 34 5 1 2 29 8 8 10 3 0 0 .238 .273 .329 .601
Inning 4-6   159 33 4 0 1 14 12 15 18 1 1 3 .208 .287 .252 .538
Inning 7-9   127 30 5 0 1 14 6 11 15 3 0 0 .236 .291 .299 .590
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
0 Outs   153 29 2 1 3 12 12 11 17 2 1 1 .190 .246 .275 .520
1 Outs   138 35 9 0 0 27 10 14 14 5 0 1 .254 .316 .319 .635
2 Outs   143 34 3 0 1 18 5 12 12 0 0 1 .238 .301 .280 .581
Scoring Position   131 35 6 0 1 52 7 12 16 7 1 0 .267 .313 .336 .649
Bases Empty   232 47 5 0 2 2 14 19 21 0 0 1 .203 .266 .250 .516
Runner on 1st   71 16 3 1 1 3 6 6 6 0 0 2 .225 .304 .338 .642
Runner on 2nd   39 7 0 0 0 5 1 6 5 0 0 0 .179 .289 .179 .468
Runner on 3rd   12 4 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 9 0 0 0 5 3 3 6 0 0 0 .243 .300 .243 .543
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 .188 .176 .312 .489
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 5 1 0 0 8 1 1 0 1 1 0 .556 .545 .667 1.212
Bases Loaded   18 7 3 0 1 21 1 0 3 4 0 0 .389 .318 .722 1.040
Two Strikes   158 34 6 0 1 18 6 9 43 0 0 2 .215 .266 .272 .538
First Pitch   87 20 3 1 2 13 5 0 0 1 1 1 .230 .236 .356 .592
Count 0-1   37 8 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 1 0 0 .216 .211 .216 .427
Count 0-2   29 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 1 .241 .267 .310 .577
Count 1-0   52 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .115 .113 .135 .248
Count 1-1   52 16 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 2 0 0 .308 .296 .365 .662
Count 1-2   51 12 2 0 0 8 1 0 14 0 0 1 .235 .250 .275 .525
Count 2-0   16 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .294 .438 .732
Count 2-1   21 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .273 .286 .558
Count 2-2   50 10 1 0 1 4 2 0 16 0 0 0 .200 .200 .280 .480
Count 3-0   2 2 2 0 0 3 2 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   9 1 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 0 0 0 .111 .667 .111 .778
Full Count   28 5 1 0 0 2 3 9 5 0 0 0 .179 .378 .214 .593
Behind in Count   117 27 4 0 0 19 5 0 22 1 0 2 .231 .242 .265 .507
Ahead in Count   100 20 5 0 0 13 7 28 0 3 0 0 .200 .366 .250 .616
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Batting 4th   52 12 0 0 0 8 4 5 8 1 0 1 .231 .305 .231 .536
Batting 5th   366 80 12 1 4 46 22 32 33 6 1 2 .219 .281 .290 .570
Batting 9th   6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Low Leverage   185 44 4 0 1 9 10 16 12 3 0 0 .238 .294 .276 .570
Medium Leverage   153 31 5 1 2 21 13 14 17 2 0 3 .203 .279 .288 .567
High Leverage   92 22 5 0 1 27 4 7 13 2 1 0 .239 .287 .326 .613
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 61 66 0.7
Total BAN 782 2796 728 91 6 49 351 284 229 14 28 279 1 5 .260 .317 .350 .666 97 96 15.1
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
1974 Kobe - BAN 28 4 16 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .312 .353 .438 .790 118 127 1.1
Total BAN 4 16 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .312 .353 .438 .790 118 127
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
TOTAL C 751 750 4579 473 25 5078 26 .995 6574.2 6.92 +4.6 1.014 34 643 196 30.5
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.
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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