2B Kichiro Okano #17
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B KICHIRO OKANO #17 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 494 128 16 3 14 52 28 57 .259 .301 .389 1 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 NAG Loss, 10-12 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/1974 NAG Win, 2-0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 NAG Win, 8-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ NAG Win, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 OSA Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 KOB Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ FUK Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 @ FUK Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/15/1950
Born in:Sendai, MIY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:150 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 10th Pick in Round 1
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 134 494 128 16 3 14 52 61 28 57 .259 .301 .389 .690 .302 .130 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 537 4 1 0 13 6 5 192 33 1 3 25.0 55.3 3.80 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 21 1 0 1 5 9 7 11 1 0 1 .223 .282 .266 .548
Versus Right   400 107 15 3 13 47 52 21 46 4 6 3 .268 .306 .417 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   84 28 3 1 2 11 11 6 12 3 2 0 .333 .366 .464 .830
June   93 27 1 0 3 14 13 6 10 1 0 1 .290 .337 .398 .734
July   107 23 3 1 1 6 11 7 14 1 1 2 .215 .274 .290 .563
August   99 23 5 1 2 6 12 7 10 0 2 0 .232 .283 .364 .647
September   107 25 4 0 6 15 12 1 10 0 1 1 .234 .248 .439 .687
October   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Career   494 128 16 3 14 52 61 28 57 5 6 4 .259 .301 .389 .690
Home   242 68 11 2 7 29 34 12 23 3 3 1 .281 .314 .430 .744
Road   252 60 5 1 7 23 27 16 34 2 3 3 .238 .289 .349 .639
Grass   494 128 16 3 14 52 61 28 57 5 6 4 .259 .301 .389 .690
Day   276 70 8 1 11 30 37 17 34 2 2 2 .254 .300 .409 .709
Night   218 58 8 2 3 22 24 11 23 3 4 2 .266 .303 .362 .666
As Starter   488 127 16 3 14 52 60 27 57 5 6 4 .260 .302 .391 .693
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   109 25 2 0 3 11 15 6 13 1 0 2 .229 .280 .330 .610
Inning 1-3   174 50 8 2 5 22 25 10 18 2 5 1 .287 .326 .443 .769
Inning 4-6   169 48 5 1 5 14 17 9 22 1 1 0 .284 .318 .414 .733
Inning 7-9   139 26 3 0 4 16 18 8 15 2 0 3 .187 .243 .295 .538
Extra Innings   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
0 Outs   168 56 9 2 4 9 34 11 17 0 6 1 .333 .378 .482 .860
1 Outs   184 40 5 1 4 24 15 7 25 5 0 2 .217 .247 .321 .568
2 Outs   142 32 2 0 6 19 12 10 15 0 0 1 .225 .281 .366 .647
Scoring Position   123 31 4 0 4 37 11 7 15 5 6 1 .252 .287 .382 .669
Bases Empty   269 73 10 1 7 7 35 15 34 0 0 2 .271 .315 .394 .709
Runner on 1st   102 24 2 2 3 8 15 6 8 0 0 1 .235 .284 .382 .667
Runner on 2nd   58 17 4 0 2 14 6 1 7 0 5 0 .293 .305 .466 .771
Runner on 3rd   18 2 0 0 1 6 1 3 1 2 1 0 .111 .217 .278 .495
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 0 0 1 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 .280 .308 .400 .708
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 .250 .273 .250 .523
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
Two Strikes   186 39 5 1 5 20 17 14 57 3 0 1 .210 .265 .328 .593
First Pitch   95 29 3 1 1 8 11 1 0 0 4 2 .305 .327 .389 .716
Count 0-1   53 12 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .241 .264 .505
Count 0-2   35 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 .171 .171 .171 .343
Count 1-0   48 15 3 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .500 .812
Count 1-1   50 15 1 0 3 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .294 .500 .794
Count 1-2   59 14 4 0 3 8 6 0 21 2 0 1 .237 .242 .458 .700
Count 2-0   17 4 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .235 .412 .647
Count 2-1   28 8 1 0 3 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .276 .643 .919
Count 2-2   52 7 0 1 0 2 4 0 16 0 0 0 .135 .135 .173 .308
Count 3-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 .333 1.083
Count 3-1   14 5 0 0 0 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 .357 .591 .357 .948
Full Count   40 12 1 0 2 9 6 14 7 1 0 0 .300 .473 .475 .948
Behind in Count   147 32 6 0 3 12 9 0 34 2 0 2 .218 .225 .320 .545
Ahead in Count   110 33 5 1 5 14 25 13 0 1 2 0 .300 .371 .500 .871
Batting 2nd   229 52 8 3 5 17 28 14 22 0 4 3 .227 .280 .354 .634
Batting 4th   14 5 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Batting 5th   241 70 8 0 8 32 29 13 34 5 2 1 .290 .323 .423 .746
Batting 6th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   217 49 9 1 5 12 22 10 24 1 0 2 .226 .265 .346 .611
Medium Leverage   189 56 5 2 6 23 27 12 22 2 6 1 .296 .338 .439 .777
High Leverage   88 23 2 0 3 17 12 6 11 2 0 1 .261 .309 .386 .696
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
1974 Vesutan - BAN 23 134 494 128 16 3 14 52 61 28 4 5 57 1 3 .259 .301 .389 .690 89 96 0.3
Total BAN 134 494 128 16 3 14 52 61 28 4 5 57 1 3 .259 .301 .389 .690 89 96 0.3
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
1973 Total - 22 51 205 62 20 6 12 47 62 40 5 2 29 3 3 .302 .425 .634 1.059 100 100 2.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Vesutan - INT 2B 105 98 219 241 51 476 16 .966 863.2 4.79 -8.8 .931
1974 Vesutan - INT 3B 30 28 14 43 2 61 4 .934 208.0 2.47 -2.4 .926
TOTAL 2B 105 98 219 241 51 476 16 .966 863.2 4.79 -8.8 .931
TOTAL 3B 30 28 14 43 2 61 4 .934 208.0 2.47 -2.4 .926
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
05/01/1974 Named the #12 prospect in the BAN
06/01/1974 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/24/1974 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1974 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/20/1974 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/01/1974 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1974 3 9
Year SF Rank
1974 5 7
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