RF Samba Nitta #97
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/06/1975
RF SAMBA NITTA #97 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
112 244 64 11 0 13 37 32 28 .262 .348 .467 5 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/05/1975 KOB Win, 12-5 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
10/04/1975 KOB Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1975 @ DNK Win, 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 @ DNK Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 @ DNK Win, 7-1 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 0
09/28/1975 KYO Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 KYO Loss, 4-5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 YOK Win, 3-2 7 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/24/1975 YOK Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 YOK Win, 7-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/07/1949
Born in:Ichikawa, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 32 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:1968, 5th 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 112 244 64 11 0 13 37 45 32 28 .262 .348 .467 .815 .358 .205 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 277 0 1 1 4 0 0 114 24 5 8 38.5 37.9 5.34 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
Versus Right   233 61 11 0 13 36 42 30 27 0 0 0 .262 .346 .476 .822
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 4 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 1.429 2.054
May   37 12 1 0 3 7 9 8 3 0 0 0 .324 .444 .595 1.039
June   42 15 2 0 4 9 12 1 5 0 0 0 .357 .372 .690 1.063
July   65 10 1 0 2 9 6 11 9 0 0 0 .154 .276 .262 .538
August   44 14 2 0 0 3 5 5 4 0 0 0 .318 .388 .364 .751
September   55 12 5 0 4 9 13 7 7 0 0 0 .218 .306 .527 .834
October   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Postseason   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   134 31 3 0 3 18 18 16 22 0 0 1 .231 .318 .321 .639
2 Years Ago   133 38 4 2 5 18 15 14 20 0 0 0 .286 .354 .459 .812
Career   617 148 22 2 23 81 86 68 95 1 0 3 .240 .318 .394 .712
Home   135 34 7 0 5 16 20 15 17 0 0 0 .252 .327 .415 .741
Road   109 30 4 0 8 21 25 17 11 0 0 0 .275 .373 .532 .905
Grass   244 64 11 0 13 37 45 32 28 0 0 0 .262 .348 .467 .815
Day   119 35 7 0 7 20 21 15 12 0 0 0 .294 .373 .529 .903
Night   125 29 4 0 6 17 24 17 16 0 0 0 .232 .324 .408 .732
As Starter   191 50 8 0 12 32 34 24 21 0 0 0 .262 .344 .492 .836
As Reliever / Substitution   53 14 3 0 1 5 11 8 7 0 0 0 .264 .361 .377 .738
Pinch Hitting   41 10 2 0 1 3 8 4 4 0 0 0 .244 .311 .366 .677
Close/Late   77 21 4 0 3 9 12 14 7 0 0 0 .273 .385 .442 .826
Inning 1-3   59 15 4 0 1 5 7 7 6 0 0 0 .254 .333 .373 .706
Inning 4-6   76 22 2 0 8 21 17 6 11 0 0 0 .289 .341 .632 .973
Inning 7-9   97 27 5 0 4 11 18 19 7 0 0 0 .278 .397 .454 .850
Extra Innings   12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   70 19 4 0 4 10 18 8 7 0 0 0 .271 .346 .500 .846
1 Outs   84 23 3 0 5 17 14 14 14 0 0 0 .274 .378 .488 .866
2 Outs   90 22 4 0 4 10 11 10 7 0 0 0 .244 .320 .422 .742
Scoring Position   72 15 1 0 3 22 9 7 6 0 0 0 .208 .278 .347 .626
Bases Empty   134 38 8 0 6 6 22 20 19 0 0 0 .284 .377 .478 .854
Runner on 1st   38 11 2 0 4 9 12 5 3 0 0 0 .289 .372 .658 1.030
Runner on 2nd   24 3 0 0 1 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Runner on 3rd   8 4 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 5 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Bases Loaded   11 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Two Strikes   104 27 3 0 4 13 17 14 28 0 0 0 .260 .347 .404 .751
First Pitch   36 11 3 0 2 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 .306 .324 .556 .880
Count 0-1   28 5 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .429 .607
Count 0-2   15 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
Count 1-0   23 7 3 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .696 1.000
Count 1-1   24 4 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .292 .458
Count 1-2   25 6 1 0 2 5 5 0 7 0 0 0 .240 .240 .520 .760
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-1   16 7 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .438 .812 1.250
Count 2-2   36 8 1 0 1 2 3 0 9 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .200 .667 .200 .867
Full Count   28 9 1 0 0 3 6 14 9 0 0 0 .321 .548 .357 .905
Behind in Count   68 15 2 0 5 13 11 0 10 0 0 0 .221 .221 .471 .691
Ahead in Count   52 17 4 0 4 9 12 17 0 0 0 0 .327 .493 .635 1.127
Batting 2nd   6 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .833 1.333
Batting 3rd   10 6 4 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .636 1.300 1.936
Batting 4th   29 4 3 0 1 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 .138 .167 .345 .511
Batting 5th   38 8 1 0 2 8 7 4 5 0 0 0 .211 .286 .395 .680
Batting 6th   55 15 0 0 2 9 10 7 7 0 0 0 .273 .355 .382 .737
Batting 7th   73 21 2 0 6 12 12 15 9 0 0 0 .288 .409 .562 .971
Batting 8th   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 9th   25 7 1 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 .280 .333 .320 .653
Low Leverage   99 36 9 0 7 16 21 16 11 0 0 0 .364 .452 .667 1.119
Medium Leverage   84 17 1 0 4 8 12 10 13 0 0 0 .202 .287 .357 .644
High Leverage   59 10 1 0 2 13 10 6 4 0 0 0 .169 .246 .288 .534
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 Yokohama - BAN 20 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472 44 54 -0.0
1970 Yokohama - BAN 21 35 47 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 10 1 0 .128 .176 .128 .304 -4 -13 -0.8
1971 Yokohama - BAN 22 10 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 -71 -0.2
1971 Hosho - BAN 22 6 15 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 45 40 -0.1
1971 Total - BAN 22 16 28 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357 -3 -12 -0.3
1972 Hosho - BAN 23 20 23 4 1 0 2 6 4 4 0 0 6 0 0 .174 .296 .478 .775 110 109 -0.0
1973 Hosho - BAN 24 86 133 38 4 2 5 18 15 14 0 0 20 0 1 .286 .354 .459 .812 126 129 0.8
1974 Hosho - BAN 25 88 134 31 3 0 3 18 18 16 1 0 22 2 1 .231 .318 .321 .639 81 87 0.3
1975 Hosho - BAN 26 112 244 64 11 0 13 37 45 32 0 0 28 5 8 .262 .348 .467 .815 124 137 1.4
Total BAN 367 617 148 22 2 23 81 86 68 3 1 95 8 10 .240 .318 .394 .712 99 105 1.4
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 Hosho - BAN 26 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 179 200 -0.7
Total BAN 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 179 200
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Yokohama - INT 1B 2 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 5.0 16.20 +0.2 1.054
1969 Yokohama - INT CF 7 2 6 0 0 7 1 .857 26.0 2.08 -0.3 1.013
1969 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Yokohama - INT 1B 4 0 10 0 1 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 -0.2 1.045
1970 Yokohama - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Yokohama - INT CF 30 11 44 0 0 44 0 1.000 121.0 3.27 -2.4 .965
1970 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -0.2 1.017
1971 Yokohama - INT 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.0 1.033
1971 Hosho - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Hosho - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 +0.0 1.009
1971 Yokohama - INT CF 5 2 5 0 0 6 1 .833 19.0 2.37 +0.2 1.009
1971 Yokohama - INT RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Hosho - INT RF 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 +0.0 1.016
1972 Hosho - INT 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 .000
1972 Hosho - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Hosho - INT CF 5 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 14.0 3.21 +0.0 1.009
1972 Hosho - INT RF 11 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 40.0 0.90 -1.1 .821
1973 Hosho - INT 1B 5 0 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 9.1 7.71 +0.4 2.094
1973 Hosho - INT LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 15.2 0.57 -0.0 1.013
1973 Hosho - INT CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.2 .999
1973 Hosho - INT RF 32 21 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 191.2 1.88 -1.1 .962
1974 Hosho - INT 1B 5 5 46 1 7 48 1 .979 43.1 9.76 -0.5 .936
1974 Hosho - INT LF 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 -0.0 1.007
1974 Hosho - INT CF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +0.1 .999
1974 Hosho - INT RF 26 13 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 126.1 2.07 -0.3 .956
1975 Hosho - INT 1B 8 4 47 3 1 50 0 1.000 41.0 10.98 -0.1 1.058
1975 Hosho - INT LF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.2 2.04 -0.6 .811
1975 Hosho - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Hosho - INT RF 61 50 100 3 0 106 3 .972 460.0 2.02 -7.1 .901
TOTAL 1B 28 9 127 4 11 132 1 .992 116.2 10.11 -0.3 1.053
TOTAL LF 18 0 6 0 0 7 1 .857 45.1 1.19 -0.7 .868
TOTAL CF 56 16 68 0 0 71 3 .958 204.2 2.99 -2.6 .980
TOTAL RF 139 90 177 3 0 184 4 .978 859.0 1.89 -9.8 .923
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 2, Pick 5, 17th overall pick).
03/21/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
04/30/1969 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1969 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1970 Named the #41 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
06/14/1971 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
07/04/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
07/22/1971 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
07/27/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
08/12/1971 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
08/25/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
01/06/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
03/07/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
03/27/1973 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
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