2B Saikaku 'Creole' Tanaka #9
Denki Dynamics BAN
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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2B SAIKAKU 'CREOLE' TANAKA #9 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 285 64 6 0 4 28 33 50 .225 .316 .288 15 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ SAP Win, 10-6 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 0
09/30/1974 @ SAP Win, 4-2 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 1
09/29/1974 @ SAP Win, 6-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 RAK Win, 5-1 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
09/27/1974 RAK Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/26/1974 RAK Win, 2-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 HSH Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 HSH Win, 4-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 HSH Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1974 @ KYO Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/09/1942
Born in:Kujukuri, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 3rd 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 108 285 64 6 0 4 28 34 33 50 .225 .316 .288 .604 .274 .063 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 67 334 5 0 0 5 11 0 82 10 15 6 71.4 28.7 3.19 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 16 0 0 2 9 7 6 7 0 0 2 .356 .453 .489 .942
Versus Right   240 48 6 0 2 19 26 27 43 0 11 3 .200 .289 .250 .539
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   22 4 1 0 0 3 3 3 5 0 3 0 .182 .280 .227 .507
June   29 10 0 0 1 5 7 3 8 0 0 2 .345 .441 .448 .889
July   45 12 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 0 1 0 .267 .312 .267 .579
August   80 15 3 0 0 7 7 9 15 0 2 2 .188 .286 .225 .511
September   105 22 2 0 2 9 12 14 16 0 5 1 .210 .308 .286 .594
October   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Last Year   127 32 4 0 1 9 24 23 20 1 6 4 .252 .381 .307 .688
2 Years Ago   145 35 10 3 1 28 19 28 24 2 5 4 .241 .374 .372 .747
Career   1176 284 43 14 18 133 157 153 235 8 51 22 .241 .338 .348 .686
Home   141 33 2 0 2 15 20 16 18 0 5 3 .234 .325 .291 .616
Road   144 31 4 0 2 13 14 17 32 0 6 2 .215 .307 .285 .591
Grass   285 64 6 0 4 28 34 33 50 0 11 5 .225 .316 .288 .604
Day   161 35 3 0 2 13 18 17 25 0 4 4 .217 .308 .273 .581
Night   124 29 3 0 2 15 16 16 25 0 7 1 .234 .326 .306 .633
As Starter   256 55 5 0 4 24 27 30 46 0 10 4 .215 .307 .281 .588
As Reliever / Substitution   29 9 1 0 0 4 7 3 4 0 1 1 .310 .394 .345 .739
Pinch Hitting   26 9 1 0 0 4 6 3 3 0 0 1 .346 .433 .385 .818
Close/Late   78 22 1 0 0 7 9 10 15 0 2 3 .282 .385 .295 .679
Inning 1-3   106 15 2 0 0 4 11 11 15 0 6 1 .142 .229 .160 .389
Inning 4-6   75 21 1 0 4 14 11 7 15 0 3 1 .280 .349 .453 .803
Inning 7-9   95 26 3 0 0 10 10 14 20 0 2 3 .274 .384 .305 .689
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
0 Outs   120 21 4 0 1 3 14 16 24 0 7 2 .175 .283 .233 .516
1 Outs   81 21 1 0 2 8 11 6 11 0 4 1 .259 .318 .346 .664
2 Outs   84 22 1 0 1 17 8 11 15 0 0 2 .262 .361 .310 .670
Scoring Position   62 23 0 0 3 27 8 4 9 0 11 1 .371 .418 .516 .934
Bases Empty   192 35 6 0 1 1 24 25 35 0 0 3 .182 .286 .229 .516
Runner on 1st   31 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0 1 .194 .306 .194 .499
Runner on 2nd   22 8 0 0 1 7 3 2 0 0 9 0 .364 .417 .500 .917
Runner on 3rd   5 4 0 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 2 1 .800 .833 1.400 2.233
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 0 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   12 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   131 21 0 0 3 10 16 19 50 0 0 2 .160 .276 .229 .505
First Pitch   47 13 1 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 2 1 .277 .292 .362 .653
Count 0-1   36 11 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 .306 .324 .389 .713
Count 0-2   21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .048 .048 .048 .095
Count 1-0   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   23 9 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 .391 .417 .391 .808
Count 1-2   42 8 0 0 0 1 4 0 17 0 0 1 .190 .209 .190 .400
Count 2-0   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   19 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .316 .421 .737
Count 2-2   41 8 0 0 3 9 5 0 14 0 0 1 .195 .214 .415 .629
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .333 .818 .333 1.152
Full Count   27 4 0 0 0 0 7 19 9 0 0 0 .148 .500 .148 .648
Behind in Count   99 20 3 0 0 7 7 0 27 0 1 2 .202 .218 .232 .450
Ahead in Count   48 10 2 0 0 2 6 14 0 0 5 0 .208 .387 .250 .637
Batting Leadoff   217 45 6 0 3 20 24 26 38 0 7 3 .207 .301 .276 .577
Batting 2nd   17 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 .235 .278 .235 .513
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 7th   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 8th   15 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 .333 .375 .533 .908
Batting 9th   20 7 0 0 0 4 5 3 2 0 1 1 .350 .458 .350 .808
Low Leverage   99 24 3 0 0 5 14 15 16 0 1 2 .242 .353 .273 .626
Medium Leverage   128 25 3 0 2 10 13 17 22 0 6 3 .195 .304 .266 .570
High Leverage   55 15 0 0 2 13 5 1 11 0 4 0 .273 .286 .382 .668
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
1966 Hosho - BAN 23 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 292 324 0.1
1967 Hosho - BAN 24 21 22 6 2 0 1 4 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 .273 .346 .500 .846 156 161 -0.1
1968 Kinboshi - BAN 25 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 217 217 0.0
1969 Fukuoka - BAN 26 78 139 30 4 1 2 16 11 16 2 0 33 2 2 .216 .306 .302 .608 91 94 -0.2
1970 Denki - BAN 27 61 124 32 6 2 7 17 19 7 2 0 26 7 5 .258 .308 .508 .816 150 149 1.0
1971 Denki - BAN 28 108 328 82 10 8 2 30 43 43 5 4 78 19 5 .250 .342 .348 .690 91 82 -0.4
1972 Denki - BAN 29 90 145 35 10 3 1 28 19 28 4 2 24 5 0 .241 .374 .372 .747 105 103 0.6
1973 Denki - BAN 30 86 127 32 4 0 1 9 24 23 4 1 20 15 2 .252 .381 .307 .688 96 95 0.7
1974 Denki - BAN 31 108 285 64 6 0 4 28 34 33 5 0 50 15 6 .225 .316 .288 .604 69 75 -0.1
Total BAN 557 1176 284 43 14 18 133 157 153 22 8 235 63 20 .241 .338 .348 .686 96 95 1.6
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%
1966 Hosho - INT LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.012
1967 Hosho - INT 2B 4 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 -0.5 .833
1967 Hosho - INT SS 2 0 3 4 0 9 2 .778 6.0 10.50 -0.8 .826
1967 Hosho - INT LF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 20.0 0.45 -1.6 .342
1968 Kinboshi - INT 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1968 Kinboshi - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fukuoka - INT 1B 3 3 32 6 5 39 1 .974 27.0 12.67 -0.4 .948
1969 Fukuoka - INT 2B 26 9 48 25 6 76 3 .961 107.1 6.12 -3.6 .799
1969 Fukuoka - INT SS 14 3 7 23 3 33 3 .909 55.2 4.85 +0.2 .954
1969 Fukuoka - INT LF 12 12 17 0 0 20 3 .850 94.1 1.62 -1.9 .879
1970 Denki - INT 2B 32 19 49 56 10 108 3 .972 187.2 5.04 -2.4 .968
1970 Denki - INT SS 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.068
1970 Denki - INT LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Denki - INT 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.033
1971 Denki - INT 2B 102 98 204 181 45 395 10 .975 840.2 4.12 -12.5 .875
1971 Denki - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Denki - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Denki - INT 1B 14 12 94 14 9 108 0 1.000 107.2 9.03 -0.9 .941
1972 Denki - INT 2B 14 8 24 13 7 37 0 1.000 82.0 4.06 -1.3 .829
1972 Denki - INT 3B 16 10 8 32 4 43 3 .930 91.0 3.96 +0.0 .996
1972 Denki - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Denki - INT 1B 30 14 155 12 12 168 1 .994 140.2 10.68 +0.6 1.047
1973 Denki - INT 2B 9 7 19 23 3 43 1 .977 63.2 5.94 -1.2 .908
1973 Denki - INT 3B 7 4 4 15 0 19 0 1.000 37.0 4.62 +0.6 1.063
1973 Denki - INT LF 9 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 43.0 2.09 +0.1 1.013
1974 Denki - INT 1B 14 5 58 9 6 67 0 1.000 59.0 10.22 +1.0 1.149
1974 Denki - INT 2B 58 54 119 161 38 287 7 .976 479.0 5.26 -3.6 .960
1974 Denki - INT 3B 10 8 2 22 2 29 5 .828 72.2 2.97 -2.0 .836
1974 Denki - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 62 34 342 41 32 385 2 .995 336.1 10.25 +0.4 1.015
TOTAL 2B 247 195 467 463 109 954 24 .975 1771.0 4.73 -25.1 .911
TOTAL 3B 33 22 14 69 6 91 8 .912 200.2 3.72 -1.3 .955
TOTAL SS 18 4 10 29 3 44 5 .886 71.0 4.94 -0.6 .930
TOTAL LF 27 19 29 0 0 32 3 .906 175.1 1.49 -3.4 .871
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/05/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft by the Hosho Reliables. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
07/16/1965 Named the #2 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Named the #3 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
07/16/1966 Named the #3 prospect in the BAN
03/22/1967 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1967 Named the #5 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
06/12/1968 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
08/13/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
09/10/1968 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
09/24/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
03/21/1969 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
04/10/1969 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1969 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
05/17/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
11/10/1969 Was traded by the Fukuoka Falcons to the Denki Dynamics, along with SS Tetsuji Saito and SP Yugoro Yoshida, in exchange for 1B Satoshi Takahashi.
04/11/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
04/30/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/07/1972 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 1
Year SB Rank
1971 19 8
Year SH Rank
1971 25 2
Year SF Rank
1971 4 9
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