C Kunisada Kimura #19
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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C KUNISADA KIMURA #19 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 418 116 15 0 14 60 53 52 .278 .365 .414 0 3.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ HSH Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ HSH Win, 2-1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 SAP Loss, 2-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/27/1974 SAP Loss, 3-12 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 SAP Win, 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 @ KYO Win, 8-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 @ KYO Loss, 0-6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/21/1974 RAK Win, 5-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 RAK Loss, 4-10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1974 RAK Loss, 4-11 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/08/1949
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 43 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, 11th Pick in Round 3
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 121 418 116 15 0 14 60 46 53 52 .278 .365 .414 .778 .348 .136 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 485 6 0 0 9 5 3 173 29 0 2 0.0 65.1 5.48 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   40 11 3 0 2 5 5 3 7 0 1 1 .275 .341 .500 .841
Versus Right   378 105 12 0 12 55 41 50 45 3 4 5 .278 .367 .405 .772
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   82 21 2 0 4 14 11 11 9 0 2 0 .256 .344 .427 .771
June   90 31 5 0 4 14 13 11 8 0 0 2 .344 .427 .533 .961
July   81 24 2 0 2 9 8 14 13 0 0 1 .296 .406 .395 .801
August   75 19 3 0 3 16 7 4 12 2 1 1 .253 .293 .413 .706
September   86 20 3 0 1 5 6 13 10 1 2 2 .233 .343 .302 .645
October   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Year   280 72 6 0 3 26 28 27 43 1 1 2 .257 .326 .311 .637
2 Years Ago   80 18 4 2 4 16 12 19 10 1 0 2 .225 .382 .475 .857
Career   965 251 33 2 27 122 107 119 147 5 6 11 .260 .346 .382 .729
Home   211 58 4 0 9 35 26 24 21 2 2 2 .275 .351 .422 .773
Road   207 58 11 0 5 25 20 29 31 1 3 4 .280 .378 .406 .783
Grass   418 116 15 0 14 60 46 53 52 3 5 6 .278 .365 .414 .778
Day   198 49 10 0 5 24 16 24 23 1 3 2 .247 .333 .374 .707
Night   220 67 5 0 9 36 30 29 29 2 2 4 .305 .392 .450 .842
As Starter   407 112 15 0 13 58 44 52 49 3 5 6 .275 .363 .408 .771
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Close/Late   89 22 1 0 4 9 7 11 13 0 1 0 .247 .330 .393 .723
Inning 1-3   155 44 7 0 4 27 15 15 23 1 2 5 .284 .364 .406 .770
Inning 4-6   126 39 4 0 4 17 19 20 10 1 2 1 .310 .405 .437 .842
Inning 7-9   129 30 4 0 5 13 11 16 18 1 0 0 .233 .315 .380 .695
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
0 Outs   133 38 5 0 2 13 12 11 23 1 5 3 .286 .351 .368 .720
1 Outs   144 36 8 0 6 23 25 25 19 2 0 2 .250 .364 .431 .795
2 Outs   141 42 2 0 6 24 9 17 10 0 0 1 .298 .377 .440 .817
Scoring Position   119 38 4 0 5 48 10 15 12 3 5 2 .319 .396 .479 .875
Bases Empty   226 63 9 0 7 7 32 32 31 0 0 4 .279 .378 .412 .789
Runner on 1st   73 15 2 0 2 5 4 6 9 0 0 0 .205 .266 .315 .581
Runner on 2nd   54 15 1 0 4 12 5 7 7 0 4 1 .278 .371 .519 .889
Runner on 3rd   13 4 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 .308 .375 .308 .683
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 8 2 0 1 8 2 2 2 0 1 0 .276 .323 .448 .771
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 5 0 0 0 7 0 2 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Bases Loaded   5 3 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 .600 .714 .800 1.514
Two Strikes   184 41 7 0 3 20 22 23 52 2 0 3 .223 .316 .310 .626
First Pitch   68 28 4 0 1 16 5 0 0 1 3 1 .412 .414 .515 .929
Count 0-1   35 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .278 .314 .592
Count 0-2   25 9 2 0 0 5 3 0 7 0 0 1 .360 .385 .440 .825
Count 1-0   26 9 1 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .346 .346 .731 1.077
Count 1-1   38 9 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 .237 .256 .316 .572
Count 1-2   60 12 0 0 2 7 6 0 19 1 0 1 .200 .210 .300 .510
Count 2-0   17 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .412 .647
Count 2-1   31 12 0 0 4 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .774 1.161
Count 2-2   55 12 3 0 0 3 5 0 16 0 0 1 .218 .232 .273 .505
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .917 .000 .917
Count 3-1   18 4 1 0 1 3 5 19 0 0 0 0 .222 .622 .444 1.066
Full Count   44 8 2 0 1 5 8 23 10 1 0 0 .182 .456 .295 .751
Behind in Count   120 30 4 0 2 13 9 0 26 1 0 3 .250 .266 .333 .599
Ahead in Count   93 29 2 0 9 18 17 30 0 0 1 0 .312 .480 .624 1.103
Batting 2nd   167 40 6 0 3 15 18 28 21 1 4 4 .240 .360 .329 .689
Batting 3rd   42 12 3 0 2 12 3 2 4 0 0 1 .286 .333 .500 .833
Batting 4th   169 54 6 0 8 28 20 15 18 2 1 1 .320 .374 .497 .871
Batting 5th   8 3 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .375 .545 .375 .920
Batting 6th   24 4 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .292 .577
Batting 8th   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Low Leverage   173 40 8 0 5 7 19 25 26 1 1 3 .231 .337 .364 .701
Medium Leverage   168 57 5 0 7 33 23 20 16 1 3 2 .339 .414 .494 .908
High Leverage   77 19 2 0 2 20 4 8 10 1 1 1 .247 .322 .351 .672
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 Vesutan - BAN 20 9 17 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .300 .235 .535 69 30 -0.0
1970 Hosho - BAN 21 36 89 22 5 0 2 9 7 10 1 0 18 0 0 .247 .330 .371 .701 118 113 0.7
1971 Yokohama - BAN 22 48 81 20 2 0 4 11 13 7 0 0 23 0 0 .247 .307 .420 .727 98 93 0.4
1972 Yokohama - BAN 23 43 80 18 4 2 4 16 12 19 2 1 10 1 0 .225 .382 .475 .857 133 123 0.7
1973 Yokohama - BAN 24 89 280 72 6 0 3 26 28 27 2 1 43 1 0 .257 .326 .311 .637 79 82 0.6
1974 Yokohama - BAN 25 121 418 116 15 0 14 60 46 53 6 3 52 0 2 .278 .365 .414 .778 115 123 3.2
Total BAN 346 965 251 33 2 27 122 107 119 11 5 147 2 2 .260 .346 .382 .729 105 107 5.6
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 Vesutan - INT C 7 5 20 2 0 22 0 1.000 45.0 4.40 +0.2 1.029 0 0 0 0.0
1970 Hosho - INT C 28 23 128 14 0 146 4 .973 200.1 6.38 +0.1 .990 2 17 6 35.3
1971 Yokohama - INT C 22 16 124 19 1 145 2 .986 150.1 8.56 +0.8 .847 0 14 7 50.0
1972 Yokohama - INT C 30 21 123 22 1 147 2 .986 197.0 6.62 -1.3 .804 2 31 8 25.8
1973 Yokohama - INT C 74 71 372 53 5 432 7 .984 619.1 6.18 -2.1 .830 7 71 21 29.6
1974 Yokohama - INT C 113 110 614 72 5 689 3 .996 959.1 6.44 +1.1 .994 13 66 25 37.9
TOTAL C 274 246 1381 182 12 1581 18 .989 2171.1 6.48 -1.2 .902 24 199 67 33.7
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 3, Pick 11, 35th overall pick).
07/16/1967 Named the #69 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Named the #49 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
04/30/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #61 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1969 Named the #72 prospect in the BAN
01/24/1970 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1970 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
05/11/1970 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,600 with the Hosho Reliables organization.
05/01/1971 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
05/29/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/07/1971 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/01/1972 Detrimentally completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
06/22/1973 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year OBP Rank
1974 .365 10
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