CF Taira Kanazawa #22
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF TAIRA KANAZAWA #22 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 415 123 18 2 8 50 25 39 .296 .338 .407 11 2.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1975 OSA Win, 8-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/29/1975 VES Win, 5-1 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
08/28/1975 VES Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 VES Win, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/25/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 @ KOB Loss, 0-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 FUK Loss, 5-8 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1975 FUK Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/21/1975 FUK Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/20/1975 NAG Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/22/1946
Born in:Machida, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 123 Days
Service This Yr:123 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 108 415 123 18 2 8 50 44 25 39 .296 .338 .407 .745 .329 .111 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 450 3 0 0 10 3 4 169 28 11 15 42.3 52.0 4.33 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   77 23 4 0 2 8 7 6 8 1 1 0 .299 .345 .429 .774
Versus Right   338 100 14 2 6 42 37 19 31 3 2 3 .296 .336 .402 .738
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 4 0 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .438 .771
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   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
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   3042 831 122 23 77 277 389 190 277 12 11 23 .273 .320 .404 .724
Home   213 62 8 2 3 24 23 12 19 2 2 1 .291 .329 .390 .719
Road   202 61 10 0 5 26 21 13 20 2 1 2 .302 .347 .426 .773
Grass   415 123 18 2 8 50 44 25 39 4 3 3 .296 .338 .407 .745
Day   181 59 9 0 4 20 26 12 14 2 3 1 .326 .367 .442 .809
Night   234 64 9 2 4 30 18 13 25 2 0 2 .274 .315 .380 .695
As Starter   413 122 18 2 8 50 44 24 39 4 3 3 .295 .336 .407 .742
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   97 38 6 1 2 14 10 10 11 1 1 0 .392 .444 .536 .981
Inning 1-3   153 42 6 1 5 19 17 5 13 0 0 0 .275 .297 .425 .722
Inning 4-6   130 31 4 0 1 14 13 10 10 3 2 1 .238 .292 .292 .584
Inning 7-9   123 44 7 1 2 17 14 10 14 1 1 2 .358 .412 .480 .891
Extra Innings   9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .667 .667 .778 1.444
0 Outs   136 42 4 0 2 8 20 12 10 2 3 0 .309 .360 .382 .742
1 Outs   129 34 6 1 2 16 15 5 11 2 0 1 .264 .292 .372 .664
2 Outs   150 47 8 1 4 26 9 8 18 0 0 2 .313 .356 .460 .816
Scoring Position   96 36 8 2 1 38 10 5 7 4 3 1 .375 .396 .531 .927
Bases Empty   216 63 8 0 4 4 25 16 19 0 0 2 .292 .346 .384 .730
Runner on 1st   103 24 2 0 3 8 9 4 13 0 0 0 .233 .262 .340 .601
Runner on 2nd   31 12 5 0 1 9 2 1 1 0 3 0 .387 .406 .645 1.051
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 10 1 1 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 .385 .467 .500 .967
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 6 2 1 0 11 3 0 2 1 0 0 .462 .429 .769 1.198
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .364 .333 .697
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Two Strikes   122 19 4 0 0 8 10 10 39 0 0 1 .156 .226 .189 .414
First Pitch   94 40 8 1 3 19 16 0 0 2 0 0 .426 .417 .628 1.044
Count 0-1   56 18 2 1 1 7 3 0 0 0 1 1 .321 .333 .446 .780
Count 0-2   27 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .074 .074 .111 .185
Count 1-0   47 12 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .250 .277 .527
Count 1-1   50 22 3 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 .440 .451 .560 1.011
Count 1-2   36 7 2 0 0 5 3 0 12 0 0 0 .194 .194 .250 .444
Count 2-0   18 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .158 .333 .491
Count 2-1   20 7 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 .350 .350 .650 1.000
Count 2-2   40 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 17 0 0 0 .150 .150 .175 .325
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 .250 .647 .250 .897
Full Count   19 4 0 0 0 1 4 10 1 0 0 1 .211 .500 .211 .711
Behind in Count   119 27 5 1 1 13 6 0 21 0 1 1 .227 .233 .311 .544
Ahead in Count   93 24 1 0 3 10 13 15 0 2 1 0 .258 .355 .366 .720
Batting 2nd   62 20 3 0 0 5 8 2 7 0 0 0 .323 .344 .371 .715
Batting 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .300 .444 .744
Batting 4th   342 99 14 2 8 44 35 22 32 3 3 3 .289 .335 .412 .747
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   143 42 5 0 6 12 16 9 13 0 1 2 .294 .344 .455 .799
Medium Leverage   188 49 9 0 1 13 16 10 19 1 0 1 .261 .300 .324 .624
High Leverage   84 32 4 2 1 25 12 6 7 3 2 0 .381 .409 .512 .921
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 29 108 415 123 18 2 8 50 44 25 3 4 39 11 15 .296 .338 .407 .745 107 115 2.9
Total BAN 784 3042 831 122 23 77 277 389 190 23 12 277 75 59 .273 .320 .404 .724 110 111 16.4
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 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 105 105 303 15 1 321 3 .991 922.2 3.10 +7.0 1.023
TOTAL LF 351 336 578 12 1 596 6 .990 2860.0 1.86 +16.4 1.049
TOTAL CF 427 423 1237 39 2 1298 22 .983 3708.1 3.10 +7.8 1.010
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 132 3
1974 132 5
Year PA Rank
1972 586 6
1973 594 4
1974 605 1
Year AB Rank
1970 481 4
1971 492 9
1972 532 1
1973 557 2
1974 565 1
Year H Rank
1970 124 3
1972 166 1
1973 152 3
1974 143 9
Year TB Rank
1970 203 7
1972 231 7
1973 228 7
Year 2B Rank
1970 21 5
1972 26 2
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 EBH Rank
1970 42 9
1972 40 10
1973 40 10
Year AVG Rank
1970 .258 5
1972 .312 2
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
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