SS Itaru Nakamura #31
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS ITARU NAKAMURA #31 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 383 95 22 3 6 25 25 38 .248 .303 .368 4 1.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/10/1974 KIN Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1974 KIN Win, 5-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 @ VES Win, 4-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/07/1974 @ VES Win, 6-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1974 @ VES Loss, 2-7 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1974 KOB Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/04/1974 KOB Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1974 KOB Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1974 NAG Win, 11-2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1974 NAG Win, 6-0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/18/1949
Born in:Fujisawa, KAN
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 9th 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 93 383 95 22 3 6 25 53 25 38 .248 .303 .368 .671 .297 .120 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 419 5 0 0 3 6 0 141 31 4 7 36.4 42.3 3.75 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   70 11 5 0 0 4 6 6 5 0 1 1 .157 .234 .229 .462
Versus Right   313 84 17 3 6 21 47 19 33 0 5 4 .268 .318 .399 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   118 38 6 1 3 9 20 5 8 0 0 3 .322 .365 .466 .831
June   106 28 6 1 2 8 13 7 11 0 2 0 .264 .310 .396 .706
July   40 11 2 1 1 3 6 1 7 0 1 2 .275 .326 .450 .776
August   85 9 4 0 0 4 8 11 9 0 2 0 .106 .208 .153 .361
September   34 9 4 0 0 1 6 1 3 0 1 0 .265 .286 .382 .668
Last Year   550 142 20 5 13 41 72 32 52 1 2 15 .258 .316 .384 .700
2 Years Ago   488 111 16 2 10 37 72 64 63 1 28 11 .227 .330 .330 .660
Career   1421 348 58 10 29 103 197 121 153 2 36 31 .245 .317 .361 .678
Home   201 48 8 1 2 11 29 16 17 0 6 2 .239 .301 .318 .620
Road   182 47 14 2 4 14 24 9 21 0 0 3 .258 .304 .423 .727
Grass   383 95 22 3 6 25 53 25 38 0 6 5 .248 .303 .368 .671
Day   175 45 13 0 4 14 26 13 16 0 1 2 .257 .316 .400 .716
Night   208 50 9 3 2 11 27 12 22 0 5 3 .240 .291 .341 .633
As Starter   383 95 22 3 6 25 52 24 38 0 6 5 .248 .301 .368 .669
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   89 21 7 0 1 10 13 11 13 0 0 0 .236 .320 .348 .668
Inning 1-3   148 38 8 1 2 7 24 10 14 0 6 3 .257 .317 .365 .682
Inning 4-6   114 29 7 2 2 6 14 3 8 0 0 1 .254 .280 .404 .683
Inning 7-9   105 23 6 0 2 11 14 11 16 0 0 1 .219 .299 .333 .632
Extra Innings   16 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728
0 Outs   124 28 9 1 0 1 22 6 9 0 6 0 .226 .262 .315 .576
1 Outs   148 42 10 2 3 13 23 10 16 0 0 4 .284 .346 .439 .785
2 Outs   111 25 3 0 3 11 8 9 13 0 0 1 .225 .289 .333 .623
Scoring Position   95 21 2 0 1 15 8 7 13 0 6 1 .221 .282 .274 .555
Bases Empty   218 54 14 3 3 3 33 14 20 0 0 4 .248 .305 .381 .686
Runner on 1st   70 20 6 0 2 7 12 4 5 0 0 0 .286 .324 .457 .781
Runner on 2nd   35 9 0 0 0 2 5 5 5 0 6 0 .257 .350 .257 .607
Runner on 3rd   12 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .273 .286 .558
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   13 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Two Strikes   127 20 3 2 2 10 16 15 38 0 0 0 .157 .246 .260 .506
First Pitch   85 26 7 0 1 6 11 0 0 0 1 1 .306 .314 .424 .737
Count 0-1   39 13 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 .333 .366 .385 .750
Count 0-2   22 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 .182 .182 .227 .409
Count 1-0   43 13 2 1 2 4 8 0 0 0 1 1 .302 .318 .535 .853
Count 1-1   26 8 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Count 1-2   38 7 2 1 1 4 5 0 10 0 0 0 .184 .184 .368 .553
Count 2-0   16 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 2-1   30 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .233 .433
Count 2-2   45 8 0 1 1 2 3 0 13 0 0 0 .178 .178 .289 .467
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 5 2 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 .294 .478 .588 1.066
Full Count   22 1 0 0 0 0 8 15 7 0 0 0 .045 .432 .045 .478
Behind in Count   99 24 5 1 1 10 11 0 18 0 2 2 .242 .257 .343 .601
Ahead in Count   106 28 6 1 3 6 15 10 0 0 2 2 .264 .339 .425 .764
Batting 2nd   347 90 20 3 6 23 50 22 34 0 6 5 .259 .313 .386 .699
Batting 4th   8 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Batting 5th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 6th   23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .042 .000 .042
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   175 46 9 3 4 5 25 10 16 0 0 4 .263 .317 .417 .735
Medium Leverage   126 32 8 0 1 6 21 12 12 0 6 0 .254 .319 .341 .660
High Leverage   80 17 5 0 1 14 7 3 10 0 0 1 .212 .250 .312 .562
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
1972 Fukuoka - BAN 23 137 488 111 16 2 10 37 72 64 11 1 63 13 7 .227 .330 .330 .660 90 82 1.6
1973 Fukuoka - BAN 24 134 550 142 20 5 13 41 72 32 15 1 52 13 4 .258 .316 .384 .700 105 106 3.9
1974 Fukuoka - BAN 25 93 383 95 22 3 6 25 53 25 5 0 38 4 7 .248 .303 .368 .671 84 89 1.2
Total BAN 364 1421 348 58 10 29 103 197 121 31 2 153 30 18 .245 .317 .361 .678 94 93 6.7
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%
1972 Fukuoka - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Fukuoka - INT SS 134 131 212 417 87 653 24 .963 1138.0 4.97 +1.8 1.024
1973 Fukuoka - INT SS 131 131 203 460 69 690 27 .961 1169.2 5.10 +5.6 1.035
1974 Fukuoka - INT SS 92 92 140 307 50 466 19 .959 830.2 4.84 +1.7 1.028
TOTAL SS 357 354 555 1184 206 1809 70 .961 3138.1 4.99 +9.0 1.029
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
05/01/1972 Named the #31 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
06/01/1972 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/01/1972 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/28/1972 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/06/1973 Injured (hand contusion),out for 3 days.
07/11/1974 Injured (oblique strain),out for 4 weeks.
09/10/1974 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 5 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1973 132 8
Year PA Rank
1972 592 3
1973 600 3
Year AB Rank
1972 488 6
1973 550 3
Year H Rank
1973 142 7
Year TB Rank
1973 211 10
Year 2B Rank
1973 20 7
1974 22 7
Year 3B Rank
1973 5 3
1974 3 9
Year R Rank
1973 72 9
Year HP Rank
1972 11 4
1973 15 2
Year SH Rank
1972 28 1
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