CF Taira Kanazawa #22
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/14/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF TAIRA KANAZAWA #22 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 525 156 22 2 11 60 30 42 .297 .336 .410 13 3.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 VES Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 VES Win, 8-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 VES Loss, 3-6 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/28/1975 @ KOB Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ KOB Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 FUK Win, 3-0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 FUK Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 FUK Loss, 3-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 NAG Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/22/1946
Born in:Machida, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,900
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 5th Pick in Round 1
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 137 525 156 22 2 11 60 53 30 42 .297 .336 .410 .746 .330 .112 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 565 3 0 0 12 3 4 215 35 13 17 43.3 66.3 4.42 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 37 5 0 5 15 11 7 11 1 1 0 .319 .355 .491 .846
Versus Right   409 119 17 2 6 45 42 23 31 3 2 3 .291 .331 .386 .717
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   112 36 8 0 2 11 9 5 10 0 1 2 .321 .361 .446 .808
June   96 26 2 1 2 11 10 4 9 3 1 1 .271 .298 .375 .673
July   117 39 6 1 2 18 16 8 13 0 1 0 .333 .376 .453 .829
August   90 22 2 0 2 10 9 7 7 1 0 0 .244 .296 .333 .629
September   106 32 4 0 3 10 9 6 3 0 0 0 .302 .339 .425 .764
October   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
All-Star Game   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Last Year   565 143 19 3 13 53 83 31 39 2 1 6 .253 .298 .366 .664
2 Years Ago   557 152 19 6 15 40 76 27 37 1 6 3 .273 .310 .409 .719
Career   3152 864 126 23 80 287 398 195 280 12 11 23 .274 .320 .405 .725
Home   266 80 10 2 4 29 28 13 21 2 2 1 .301 .333 .398 .732
Road   259 76 12 0 7 31 25 17 21 2 1 2 .293 .339 .421 .760
Grass   525 156 22 2 11 60 53 30 42 4 3 3 .297 .336 .410 .746
Day   226 72 10 0 6 24 33 13 15 2 3 1 .319 .355 .442 .798
Night   299 84 12 2 5 36 20 17 27 2 0 2 .281 .322 .385 .706
As Starter   522 155 22 2 11 60 52 28 42 4 3 3 .297 .334 .410 .744
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Close/Late   117 42 6 1 2 14 11 10 12 1 1 0 .359 .406 .479 .885
Inning 1-3   196 53 7 1 6 24 19 6 14 0 0 0 .270 .292 .408 .700
Inning 4-6   161 45 6 0 3 19 18 13 11 3 2 1 .280 .331 .373 .704
Inning 7-9   158 51 8 1 2 17 16 11 15 1 1 2 .323 .372 .424 .796
Extra Innings   10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .700 .700 .800 1.500
0 Outs   179 53 4 0 3 9 24 14 11 2 3 0 .296 .344 .369 .712
1 Outs   154 41 6 1 3 17 17 7 13 2 0 1 .266 .299 .377 .675
2 Outs   192 62 12 1 5 34 12 9 18 0 0 2 .323 .360 .474 .834
Scoring Position   119 45 9 2 1 43 12 6 9 4 3 1 .378 .400 .513 .913
Bases Empty   276 79 9 0 6 6 29 20 19 0 0 2 .286 .339 .384 .723
Runner on 1st   130 32 4 0 4 11 12 4 14 0 0 0 .246 .269 .369 .638
Runner on 2nd   34 14 5 0 1 10 2 1 1 0 3 0 .412 .429 .647 1.076
Runner on 3rd   15 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 15 2 1 0 8 4 3 0 0 0 1 .429 .487 .543 1.030
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 8 2 1 0 13 3 0 2 1 0 0 .533 .500 .800 1.300
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 .300 .385 .300 .685
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Two Strikes   146 27 6 0 0 9 12 12 42 0 0 1 .185 .252 .226 .478
First Pitch   122 47 9 1 3 21 18 0 0 2 0 0 .385 .379 .549 .928
Count 0-1   67 22 2 1 2 9 4 0 0 0 1 1 .328 .338 .478 .816
Count 0-2   32 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 .125 .125 .156 .281
Count 1-0   64 18 1 0 1 5 7 0 0 1 0 0 .281 .277 .344 .621
Count 1-1   62 27 4 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 .435 .444 .548 .993
Count 1-2   44 9 2 0 0 5 3 0 15 0 0 0 .205 .205 .250 .455
Count 2-0   22 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .136 .130 .273 .403
Count 2-1   30 9 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 2-2   49 10 3 0 0 1 4 0 17 0 0 0 .204 .204 .265 .469
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 .250 .591 .250 .841
Full Count   21 4 0 0 0 1 5 12 1 0 0 1 .190 .500 .190 .690
Behind in Count   143 35 5 1 2 16 7 0 24 0 1 1 .245 .250 .336 .586
Ahead in Count   128 33 1 0 5 13 17 18 0 2 1 0 .258 .345 .383 .727
Batting Leadoff   24 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
Batting 2nd   62 20 3 0 0 5 8 2 7 0 0 0 .323 .344 .371 .715
Batting 3rd   14 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .333 .429 .762
Batting 4th   422 124 18 2 11 54 42 22 34 3 3 3 .294 .331 .424 .755
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Low Leverage   183 54 7 0 6 12 17 12 13 0 1 2 .295 .345 .432 .777
Medium Leverage   237 62 10 0 4 19 23 12 21 1 0 1 .262 .299 .354 .653
High Leverage   105 40 5 2 1 29 13 6 8 3 2 0 .381 .404 .495 .899
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
1970 Kinboshi - BAN 24 134 481 124 21 5 16 45 59 28 4 1 46 9 12 .258 .304 .422 .726 125 124 2.6
1971 Kinboshi - BAN 25 136 492 123 19 4 14 45 56 33 1 2 75 5 6 .250 .297 .390 .688 92 90 1.5
1972 Kinboshi - BAN 26 138 532 166 26 3 11 44 71 46 6 2 41 16 6 .312 .372 .434 .806 131 135 4.5
1973 Kinboshi - BAN 27 133 557 152 19 6 15 40 76 27 3 1 37 16 11 .273 .310 .409 .719 112 108 2.4
1974 Kinboshi - BAN 28 135 565 143 19 3 13 53 83 31 6 2 39 18 9 .253 .298 .366 .664 94 94 2.6
1975 Kinboshi - BAN 29 137 525 156 22 2 11 60 53 30 3 4 42 13 17 .297 .336 .410 .746 107 114 3.4
Total BAN 813 3152 864 126 23 80 287 398 195 23 12 280 77 61 .274 .320 .405 .725 110 111 17.0
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%
1970 Kinboshi - INT LF 52 42 80 0 0 80 0 1.000 360.0 2.00 +2.8 1.050
1970 Kinboshi - INT CF 86 86 230 0 0 234 4 .983 724.0 2.86 -6.5 .963
1970 Kinboshi - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Kinboshi - INT LF 125 122 190 5 1 198 3 .985 1036.0 1.69 +7.2 1.063
1971 Kinboshi - INT CF 9 9 30 0 0 32 2 .938 78.1 3.45 +1.6 1.121
1971 Kinboshi - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Kinboshi - INT LF 133 131 240 7 0 250 3 .988 1105.2 2.01 +7.4 1.047
1972 Kinboshi - INT CF 3 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 16.1 4.96 -0.2 1.009
1973 Kinboshi - INT LF 41 41 68 0 0 68 0 1.000 358.1 1.71 -1.0 1.013
1973 Kinboshi - INT CF 91 90 263 15 0 280 2 .993 794.0 3.15 +1.1 1.003
1974 Kinboshi - INT CF 133 132 402 9 1 422 11 .974 1173.0 3.15 +4.9 1.025
1975 Kinboshi - INT CF 132 132 375 16 1 394 3 .992 1154.1 3.05 +7.2 1.029
TOTAL LF 351 336 578 12 1 596 6 .990 2860.0 1.86 +16.4 1.049
TOTAL CF 454 450 1309 40 2 1371 22 .984 3940.0 3.08 +8.0 1.012
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
07/16/1969 Named the #14 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1970 Named the #25 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
08/01/1970 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/26/1970 Goes 0-4 against the Vesutan Bees, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/01/1970 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
01/26/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
09/06/1971 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
06/28/1973 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/23/1973 Goes 5-6 against the Fukuoka Falcons, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
03/14/1974 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 2 weeks.
08/19/1974 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1975 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/31/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/19/1975 Goes 5-5 against the Nagasaki Stars, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 132 3
1974 132 5
1975 132 6
Year PA Rank
1972 586 6
1973 594 4
1974 605 1
1975 565 7
Year AB Rank
1970 481 4
1971 492 9
1972 532 1
1973 557 2
1974 565 1
1975 525 1
Year H Rank
1970 124 3
1972 166 1
1973 152 3
1974 143 9
1975 156 4
Year TB Rank
1970 203 7
1972 231 7
1973 228 7
1975 215 8
Year 2B Rank
1970 21 5
1972 26 2
1975 22 1
Year 3B Rank
1970 5 4
1971 4 8
1972 3 9
1973 6 2
1974 3 9
Year SB Rank
1973 16 9
1974 18 9
Year R Rank
1973 76 7
1974 83 8
Year SF Rank
1975 4 10
Year EBH Rank
1970 42 9
1972 40 10
1973 40 10
Year AVG Rank
1970 .258 5
1972 .312 2
1975 .297 4
Year RC Rank
1972 88.81 9
1973 69.51 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1972 6.29 10
Year wOBA Rank
1972 .372 10
Year WAR Rank
1975 3.5 10
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