SS Itaru Nakamura #31
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/06/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS ITARU NAKAMURA #31 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 498 140 22 0 17 60 21 42 .281 .326 .428 24 4.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1975 NAG Loss, 5-10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1975 @ OSA Win, 7-4 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ OSA Win, 7-0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ OSA Win, 5-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ KIN Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ KIN Win, 5-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/22/1975 @ KIN Win, 10-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 KOB Win, 2-1 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/20/1975 KOB Loss, 3-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 KOB Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 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:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 498 140 22 0 17 60 80 21 42 .281 .326 .428 .754 .330 .147 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 542 13 0 0 11 8 2 213 39 24 7 77.4 68.9 4.82 4.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 30 5 0 5 14 17 5 11 0 4 3 .263 .311 .439 .750
Versus Right   384 110 17 0 12 46 63 16 31 2 4 10 .286 .330 .424 .755
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .667 .000 .667
May   106 32 8 0 5 12 19 2 9 0 0 1 .302 .321 .519 .840
June   100 27 3 0 1 9 11 4 12 0 0 0 .270 .298 .330 .628
July   99 26 2 0 5 19 16 7 3 2 1 5 .263 .336 .434 .771
August   83 20 5 0 2 8 16 5 10 0 3 3 .241 .308 .373 .681
September   110 35 4 0 4 12 18 3 8 0 4 4 .318 .359 .464 .823
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   383 95 22 3 6 25 53 25 38 0 6 5 .248 .303 .368 .671
2 Years Ago   550 142 20 5 13 41 72 32 52 1 2 15 .258 .316 .384 .700
Career   1919 488 80 10 46 163 277 142 195 4 44 44 .254 .320 .378 .698
Home   235 65 13 0 6 26 38 6 17 1 2 6 .277 .310 .409 .719
Road   263 75 9 0 11 34 42 15 25 1 6 7 .285 .339 .445 .784
Grass   498 140 22 0 17 60 80 21 42 2 8 13 .281 .326 .428 .754
Day   257 71 10 0 11 36 45 15 22 2 4 8 .276 .333 .444 .777
Night   241 69 12 0 6 24 35 6 20 0 4 5 .286 .317 .411 .728
As Starter   496 140 22 0 17 60 80 21 42 2 8 13 .282 .327 .429 .757
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   94 23 3 0 3 12 14 5 12 0 2 3 .245 .304 .372 .676
Inning 1-3   176 54 9 0 6 22 24 4 14 1 6 2 .307 .328 .460 .788
Inning 4-6   170 42 9 0 4 18 31 10 10 0 0 7 .247 .316 .371 .686
Inning 7-9   145 41 4 0 7 20 23 7 18 1 2 4 .283 .331 .455 .786
Extra Innings   7 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
0 Outs   139 48 10 0 2 7 38 10 9 0 8 4 .345 .405 .460 .866
1 Outs   184 56 4 0 8 24 29 4 16 2 0 4 .304 .330 .457 .786
2 Outs   175 36 8 0 7 29 13 7 17 0 0 5 .206 .257 .371 .628
Scoring Position   121 35 2 0 7 44 23 4 6 2 8 4 .289 .328 .479 .808
Bases Empty   276 74 11 0 8 8 42 16 26 0 0 7 .268 .324 .395 .719
Runner on 1st   101 31 9 0 2 8 15 1 10 0 0 2 .307 .327 .455 .782
Runner on 2nd   44 13 0 0 1 7 10 2 1 0 7 3 .295 .367 .364 .731
Runner on 3rd   8 4 0 0 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .444 1.250 1.694
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 7 1 0 1 6 6 1 2 0 1 1 .219 .265 .344 .608
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .364 .667 1.030
Bases Loaded   16 5 1 0 1 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 .312 .312 .562 .875
Two Strikes   167 47 7 0 5 22 28 9 42 0 0 5 .281 .337 .413 .750
First Pitch   117 37 6 0 4 10 16 0 0 0 3 3 .316 .333 .470 .803
Count 0-1   47 15 2 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .319 .489 .809
Count 0-2   30 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 .167 .167 .200 .367
Count 1-0   65 19 4 0 2 9 11 0 0 1 2 2 .292 .309 .446 .755
Count 1-1   53 13 2 0 2 4 8 0 0 0 1 3 .245 .286 .396 .682
Count 1-2   57 17 2 0 2 5 11 0 11 0 0 3 .298 .333 .439 .772
Count 2-0   12 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Count 2-1   24 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .125 .120 .125 .245
Count 2-2   39 12 2 0 1 5 6 0 12 0 0 2 .308 .341 .436 .777
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   12 4 1 0 1 2 5 9 0 0 0 0 .333 .619 .667 1.286
Full Count   41 13 2 0 2 8 11 9 11 0 0 0 .317 .440 .512 .952
Behind in Count   134 37 5 0 4 17 18 0 19 0 0 3 .276 .292 .403 .695
Ahead in Count   114 28 5 0 4 16 21 12 0 2 4 2 .246 .323 .395 .718
Batting Leadoff   16 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .176 .312 .489
Batting 2nd   203 62 9 0 7 22 36 8 19 0 7 8 .305 .356 .453 .809
Batting 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 4th   12 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 .583 1.000
Batting 5th   41 12 1 0 2 6 6 0 5 0 0 0 .293 .293 .463 .756
Batting 6th   219 57 10 0 7 26 32 12 15 2 1 5 .260 .311 .402 .713
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   249 64 9 0 10 17 31 7 23 1 0 7 .257 .295 .414 .709
Medium Leverage   167 56 11 0 3 25 34 9 12 1 6 5 .335 .385 .455 .840
High Leverage   77 19 2 0 4 18 14 4 7 0 2 1 .247 .293 .429 .721
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 94 93 1.4
1975 Fukuoka - BAN 26 133 498 140 22 0 17 60 80 21 13 2 42 24 7 .281 .326 .428 .754 107 115 4.9
Total BAN 497 1919 488 80 10 46 163 277 142 44 4 195 54 25 .254 .320 .378 .698 99 99 11.9
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
1975 Fukuoka - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Fukuoka - INT SS 132 130 181 462 80 671 28 .958 1117.2 5.18 +12.0 1.041
TOTAL SS 489 484 736 1646 286 2480 98 .960 4256.0 5.04 +21.0 1.033
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.
07/31/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/09/1975 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
08/18/1975 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/15/1975 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
09/29/1975 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 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
1975 498 9
Year H Rank
1973 142 7
1975 140 7
Year TB Rank
1973 211 10
1975 213 10
Year 2B Rank
1973 20 7
1974 22 7
1975 22 1
Year 3B Rank
1973 5 3
1974 3 9
Year SB Rank
1975 24 8
Year R Rank
1973 72 9
1975 80 5
Year HP Rank
1972 11 4
1973 15 2
1975 13 2
Year SH Rank
1972 28 1
Year EBH Rank
1975 39 9
Year AVG Rank
1975 .281 7
Year WAR Rank
1975 4.9 5
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