1B Ryuichi Funakoshi #23
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/06/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B RYUICHI FUNAKOSHI #23 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
73 204 57 6 0 6 35 10 26 .279 .323 .397 0 -0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1975 @ HSH Win, 7-6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10/01/1975 @ OSA Win, 9-3 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
10/01/1975 @ OSA Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 KIN Win, 2-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1975 KIN Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 VES Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1975 VES Win, 9-8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
09/22/1975 VES Win, 7-2 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
09/18/1975 NAG Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 NAG Win, 7-4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/08/1944
Born in:Kesennuma, MIY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 3"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 116 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, 11th 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 73 204 57 6 0 6 35 27 10 26 .279 .323 .397 .720 .318 .118 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 222 4 0 0 2 2 2 81 12 0 1 0.0 26.6 4.66 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 8 0 0 1 3 9 2 5 0 1 2 .211 .286 .289 .575
Versus Right   166 49 6 0 5 32 18 8 21 2 1 2 .295 .331 .422 .753
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 .182 .357 .182 .539
May   34 9 3 0 0 6 3 1 5 0 1 1 .265 .306 .353 .658
June   46 10 1 0 1 4 4 1 5 0 0 1 .217 .250 .304 .554
July   48 15 2 0 1 9 6 1 6 1 0 0 .312 .320 .417 .737
August   35 10 0 0 2 8 8 2 3 0 1 2 .286 .359 .457 .816
September   33 11 0 0 2 7 4 4 6 1 0 0 .333 .395 .515 .910
October   8 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Postseason   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Last Year   184 47 4 0 13 30 30 17 21 2 2 4 .255 .329 .489 .818
2 Years Ago   191 55 8 0 8 28 22 9 21 3 2 4 .288 .329 .455 .784
Career   902 234 31 0 37 148 124 74 127 9 6 24 .259 .329 .417 .746
Home   109 31 3 0 4 20 18 8 13 2 1 2 .284 .339 .422 .761
Road   95 26 3 0 2 15 9 2 13 0 1 2 .274 .303 .368 .671
Grass   204 57 6 0 6 35 27 10 26 2 2 4 .279 .323 .397 .720
Day   98 29 2 0 2 16 15 6 11 2 2 3 .296 .349 .378 .726
Night   106 28 4 0 4 19 12 4 15 0 0 1 .264 .297 .415 .712
As Starter   183 49 6 0 5 28 24 9 22 0 2 3 .268 .313 .383 .695
As Reliever / Substitution   21 8 0 0 1 7 3 1 4 2 0 1 .381 .400 .524 .924
Pinch Hitting   19 8 0 0 1 6 3 1 3 1 0 1 .421 .455 .579 1.033
Close/Late   54 18 1 0 2 11 9 0 8 1 0 1 .333 .339 .463 .802
Inning 1-3   52 11 1 0 0 4 6 5 8 0 1 2 .212 .305 .231 .536
Inning 4-6   71 22 3 0 4 18 10 4 7 0 1 0 .310 .347 .521 .868
Inning 7-9   77 23 2 0 2 13 11 1 10 2 0 2 .299 .317 .403 .720
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   58 17 2 0 2 9 10 2 10 1 2 1 .293 .323 .431 .754
1 Outs   80 22 1 0 3 16 12 1 9 1 0 3 .275 .306 .400 .706
2 Outs   66 18 3 0 1 10 5 7 7 0 0 0 .273 .342 .364 .706
Scoring Position   57 17 1 0 2 26 9 3 7 2 2 1 .298 .333 .421 .754
Bases Empty   109 27 3 0 1 1 9 4 13 0 0 3 .248 .293 .303 .596
Runner on 1st   38 13 2 0 3 8 9 3 6 0 0 0 .342 .390 .632 1.022
Runner on 2nd   14 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 2 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .333 .294 .627
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .500 .786
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 1 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .364 .667 1.030
Two Strikes   72 19 5 0 1 10 9 3 26 0 0 2 .264 .312 .375 .687
First Pitch   44 10 0 0 2 8 4 0 0 1 1 1 .227 .239 .364 .603
Count 0-1   21 7 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .476 .810
Count 0-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   19 6 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .316 .300 .368 .668
Count 1-1   23 5 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .250 .348 .598
Count 1-2   19 7 2 0 1 4 3 0 6 0 0 0 .368 .368 .632 1.000
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   14 6 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .643 1.071
Count 2-2   30 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 11 0 0 1 .233 .258 .267 .525
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   17 5 2 0 0 4 4 3 5 0 0 1 .294 .429 .412 .840
Behind in Count   46 14 2 0 2 7 7 0 10 0 1 0 .304 .304 .478 .783
Ahead in Count   44 16 1 0 1 10 7 7 0 1 0 0 .364 .442 .455 .897
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   31 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .065 .065 .097 .161
Batting 6th   63 17 1 0 1 10 7 8 7 1 0 0 .270 .347 .333 .681
Batting 7th   59 19 4 0 2 14 10 1 5 0 2 3 .322 .365 .492 .857
Batting 8th   31 12 0 0 2 5 6 1 4 0 0 0 .387 .406 .581 .987
Batting 9th   17 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 3 1 0 1 .412 .421 .588 1.009
Low Leverage   91 26 2 0 2 7 6 4 10 0 0 2 .286 .330 .374 .704
Medium Leverage   65 16 2 0 2 7 12 5 12 0 2 2 .246 .319 .369 .689
High Leverage   46 15 2 0 2 21 9 1 4 2 0 0 .326 .327 .500 .827
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 Vesutan - BAN 24 37 45 8 2 0 3 7 7 4 2 1 4 0 0 .178 .269 .422 .691 113 111 0.3
1969 Vesutan - BAN 25 68 70 16 2 0 3 17 11 7 1 1 9 0 0 .229 .304 .386 .690 114 121 0.4
1970 Vesutan - BAN 26 71 79 17 6 0 1 9 12 10 3 0 13 0 1 .215 .326 .329 .655 104 108 0.3
1971 Vesutan - BAN 27 77 90 25 3 0 3 20 13 12 2 0 24 1 0 .278 .375 .411 .786 119 125 0.6
1972 Kobe - BAN 28 46 39 9 0 0 0 2 2 5 4 0 9 0 0 .231 .375 .231 .606 76 80 0.0
1973 Kobe - BAN 29 73 191 55 8 0 8 28 22 9 4 3 21 0 0 .288 .329 .455 .784 129 131 1.2
1974 Kobe - BAN 30 73 184 47 4 0 13 30 30 17 4 2 21 0 0 .255 .329 .489 .818 136 133 1.0
1975 Kobe - BAN 31 73 204 57 6 0 6 35 27 10 4 2 26 0 1 .279 .323 .397 .720 99 107 -0.0
Total BAN 518 902 234 31 0 37 148 124 74 24 9 127 1 2 .259 .329 .417 .746 116 119 3.9
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 31 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 24 79 -0.5
Total BAN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 24 79
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Vesutan - INT 1B 5 4 43 3 3 46 0 1.000 37.0 11.19 +0.5 1.071
1969 Vesutan - INT C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1969 Vesutan - INT 1B 6 3 36 3 6 39 0 1.000 35.0 10.03 -0.3 .903
1970 Vesutan - INT 1B 9 9 70 3 5 73 0 1.000 75.0 8.76 +0.1 .950
1971 Vesutan - INT 1B 10 8 66 6 5 74 2 .973 72.1 8.96 -0.8 .861
1972 Kobe - INT 1B 17 2 45 3 3 48 0 1.000 42.2 10.12 -0.1 1.026
1972 Kobe - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.026
1973 Kobe - INT 1B 45 45 472 24 30 498 2 .996 400.1 11.15 +1.4 1.033
1974 Kobe - INT 1B 54 50 446 32 31 479 1 .998 430.1 10.00 +1.4 1.067
1975 Kobe - INT 1B 56 50 475 39 36 516 2 .996 440.2 10.50 -1.1 .985
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 202 171 1653 113 119 1773 7 .996 1533.1 10.37 +1.1 1.012
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.026
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 2, Pick 11, 23rd overall pick).
07/16/1967 Named the #62 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
08/21/1971 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
10/10/1971 Wins the 1971 BAN Championship Series with the Vesutan Bees.
03/04/1972 Was traded by the Vesutan Bees to the Kobe Bulls, along with SP Hoshiko Tokunaga, in exchange for RP Toshimichi Yamamoto and 1B Takemi Nishizawa.
07/07/1972 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
10/10/1972 Wins the 1972 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
05/05/1973 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/07/1974 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/09/1974 Wins the 1974 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
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