1B Ryuichi Funakoshi #23
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/11/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B RYUICHI FUNAKOSHI #23 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
46 133 36 6 0 2 19 3 16 .271 .295 .361 0 -0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/09/1975 @ KIN Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1975 @ VES Win, 3-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1975 FUK Loss, 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 FUK Win, 7-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/29/1975 FUK Loss, 5-7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/27/1975 @ NAG Loss, 4-13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1975 @ NAG Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
07/22/1975 KIN Loss, 5-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1975 KIN Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/17/1975 VES Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 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, 70 Days
Service This Yr:102 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 46 133 36 6 0 2 19 14 3 16 .271 .295 .361 .656 .290 .090 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 140 2 0 0 1 1 1 48 8 0 1 0.0 14.0 3.75 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Versus Right   116 34 6 0 2 19 13 3 16 1 1 2 .293 .320 .397 .716
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
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   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
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   831 213 31 0 33 132 111 67 117 8 5 22 .256 .325 .413 .738
Home   71 19 3 0 2 12 11 3 8 1 1 2 .268 .312 .394 .706
Road   62 17 3 0 0 7 3 0 8 0 0 0 .274 .274 .323 .597
Grass   133 36 6 0 2 19 14 3 16 1 1 2 .271 .295 .361 .656
Day   61 20 2 0 2 12 10 1 5 1 1 1 .328 .344 .459 .803
Night   72 16 4 0 0 7 4 2 11 0 0 1 .222 .253 .278 .531
As Starter   120 30 6 0 2 18 13 3 14 0 1 1 .250 .274 .350 .624
As Reliever / Substitution   13 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 .462 .467 .462 .928
Pinch Hitting   11 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .545 .538 .545 1.084
Close/Late   36 15 1 0 1 7 5 0 3 1 0 0 .417 .405 .528 .933
Inning 1-3   32 5 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 1 .156 .229 .188 .416
Inning 4-6   45 13 3 0 1 10 6 1 6 0 0 0 .289 .304 .422 .727
Inning 7-9   53 17 2 0 1 7 7 0 5 1 0 1 .321 .327 .415 .742
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   36 12 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 0 1 1 .333 .351 .472 .824
1 Outs   51 13 1 0 1 8 7 0 5 1 0 1 .255 .264 .333 .597
2 Outs   46 11 3 0 0 7 3 3 5 0 0 0 .239 .286 .304 .590
Scoring Position   34 11 1 0 0 14 5 1 3 1 1 0 .324 .333 .353 .686
Bases Empty   81 19 3 0 1 1 4 1 12 0 0 2 .235 .262 .309 .571
Runner on 1st   18 6 2 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .368 .611 .980
Runner on 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Two Strikes   48 14 5 0 1 9 5 1 16 0 0 1 .292 .320 .458 .778
First Pitch   25 5 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .192 .320 .512
Count 0-1   16 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   13 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 1-1   14 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .200 .143 .343
Count 1-2   14 6 2 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .786 1.214
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   10 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   17 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 .176 .222 .235 .458
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Full Count   13 5 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .385 .429 .538 .967
Behind in Count   34 11 2 0 1 5 6 0 6 0 1 0 .324 .324 .471 .794
Ahead in Count   30 10 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .375 .367 .742
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   24 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .083 .083 .125 .208
Batting 6th   31 7 1 0 0 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .226 .273 .258 .531
Batting 7th   53 18 4 0 2 12 9 1 5 0 1 1 .340 .364 .528 .892
Batting 8th   13 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Batting 9th   10 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   62 16 2 0 1 3 4 2 8 0 0 1 .258 .292 .339 .631
Medium Leverage   39 8 2 0 0 2 4 1 7 0 1 1 .205 .244 .256 .500
High Leverage   30 12 2 0 1 14 6 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .387 .567 .954
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 46 133 36 6 0 2 19 14 3 2 1 16 0 1 .271 .295 .361 .656 80 87 -0.4
Total BAN 491 831 213 31 0 33 132 111 67 22 8 117 1 2 .256 .325 .413 .738 115 117 3.5
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%
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 36 32 322 27 27 350 1 .997 284.1 11.05 -0.8 .968
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 182 153 1500 101 110 1607 6 .996 1377.0 10.46 +1.4 1.011
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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