CF Hirobumi Takahashi #12
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF HIROBUMI TAKAHASHI #12 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 347 85 8 1 13 49 28 38 .245 .305 .386 18 2.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 OSA Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/1975 OSA Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1975 OSA Win, 5-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/07/1975 KIN Win, 8-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 KIN Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 KIN Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1975 @ KOB Win, 3-2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/30/1975 @ KOB Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/29/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 @ KOB Win, 7-5 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/15/1943
Born in:Tomakomai, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,080
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 102 Days
Service This Yr:102 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 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 89 347 85 8 1 13 49 52 28 38 .245 .305 .386 .691 .300 .141 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 392 3 0 0 5 12 2 134 22 18 3 85.7 43.7 4.16 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 20 2 1 5 18 11 7 6 0 2 1 .256 .326 .500 .826
Versus Right   269 65 6 0 8 31 41 21 32 2 10 2 .242 .299 .353 .652
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 7 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .292 .320 .292 .612
May   109 30 3 1 3 9 19 9 10 0 6 1 .275 .336 .404 .740
June   102 22 2 0 3 15 13 9 12 1 1 1 .216 .283 .324 .607
July   112 26 3 0 7 23 17 9 14 1 5 1 .232 .293 .446 .739
August   24 7 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .292 .320 .292 .612
Last Year   540 143 17 1 15 53 81 41 70 3 9 12 .265 .329 .383 .712
2 Years Ago   494 116 16 2 11 63 55 37 71 2 0 13 .235 .304 .342 .646
Career   5963 1475 167 34 123 567 733 410 843 40 57 88 .247 .303 .349 .652
Home   175 48 5 0 6 21 28 13 18 0 3 2 .274 .332 .406 .737
Road   172 37 3 1 7 28 24 15 20 2 9 1 .215 .279 .366 .645
Grass   347 85 8 1 13 49 52 28 38 2 12 3 .245 .305 .386 .691
Day   174 48 4 1 9 36 32 17 15 1 8 2 .276 .345 .466 .811
Night   173 37 4 0 4 13 20 11 23 1 4 1 .214 .263 .306 .570
As Starter   345 84 8 1 13 49 51 28 38 2 12 3 .243 .304 .386 .690
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   68 23 0 0 2 12 12 6 1 1 3 0 .338 .387 .426 .813
Inning 1-3   135 22 2 0 2 5 13 12 13 0 8 1 .163 .236 .222 .459
Inning 4-6   107 31 6 1 7 27 19 9 13 1 1 1 .290 .347 .561 .908
Inning 7-9   99 30 0 0 4 15 20 6 12 1 3 1 .303 .346 .424 .770
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
0 Outs   112 34 2 0 4 7 23 9 10 0 11 2 .304 .366 .429 .794
1 Outs   132 30 3 0 5 19 19 12 16 2 1 1 .227 .293 .364 .656
2 Outs   103 21 3 1 4 23 10 7 12 0 0 0 .204 .255 .369 .623
Scoring Position   87 30 4 1 5 40 14 8 6 2 12 0 .345 .392 .586 .978
Bases Empty   209 45 4 0 7 7 34 18 26 0 0 3 .215 .287 .335 .622
Runner on 1st   51 10 0 0 1 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 .196 .226 .255 .481
Runner on 2nd   37 13 2 1 1 8 5 3 3 0 8 0 .351 .400 .541 .941
Runner on 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 6 0 0 4 12 7 2 2 0 2 0 .273 .333 .818 1.152
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .714 .750 .714 1.464
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Bases Loaded   5 3 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 .600 .625 .600 1.225
Two Strikes   153 24 2 0 7 23 18 17 38 1 0 1 .157 .244 .307 .551
First Pitch   57 16 1 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 4 0 .281 .281 .298 .579
Count 0-1   30 10 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 3 2 .333 .375 .500 .875
Count 0-2   25 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 .240 .240 .360 .600
Count 1-0   31 9 1 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 2 0 .290 .290 .516 .806
Count 1-1   30 6 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 1-2   49 7 1 0 3 9 3 0 15 0 0 0 .143 .143 .347 .490
Count 2-0   9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 2-1   25 10 2 1 1 7 6 0 0 1 1 0 .400 .385 .680 1.065
Count 2-2   47 7 1 0 2 6 3 0 11 0 0 1 .149 .167 .298 .465
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .889 .000 .889
Count 3-1   11 6 0 0 1 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 .545 .643 .818 1.461
Full Count   32 4 0 0 1 6 10 17 3 1 0 0 .125 .420 .219 .639
Behind in Count   104 23 3 0 5 15 8 0 24 0 3 2 .221 .236 .394 .630
Ahead in Count   77 29 3 1 4 16 19 11 0 1 4 0 .377 .449 .597 1.047
Batting Leadoff   30 8 0 0 2 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 .267 .281 .467 .748
Batting 2nd   316 77 8 1 11 43 47 27 37 1 12 3 .244 .308 .380 .688
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   162 35 3 1 9 18 25 8 22 0 0 2 .216 .262 .414 .675
Medium Leverage   125 29 2 0 2 12 18 14 13 0 8 1 .232 .314 .296 .610
High Leverage   58 21 3 0 2 19 9 6 2 2 4 0 .362 .409 .517 .926
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
1963 Osaka - BAN 19 106 276 47 3 1 4 12 22 15 1 2 68 2 2 .170 .214 .232 .446 30 26 -1.5
1964 Osaka - BAN 20 135 415 88 11 3 4 35 39 29 4 3 78 2 1 .212 .268 .282 .550 59 57 0.4
1965 Osaka - BAN 21 137 425 99 13 2 5 33 42 29 5 3 74 2 1 .233 .288 .308 .596 79 76 1.7
1966 Osaka - BAN 22 135 456 113 11 1 6 36 47 13 2 1 75 3 8 .248 .271 .316 .587 79 81 1.8
1967 Osaka - BAN 23 137 507 129 11 7 9 37 62 31 7 2 65 9 8 .254 .305 .357 .662 100 104 3.9
1968 Osaka - BAN 24 138 560 140 18 2 7 35 59 22 5 3 63 14 4 .250 .283 .327 .610 90 91 4.6
1969 Osaka - BAN 25 135 536 137 15 2 9 40 65 27 10 5 56 11 6 .256 .301 .341 .642 101 102 4.3
1970 Osaka - BAN 26 137 447 116 11 4 9 49 56 35 7 3 47 33 17 .260 .321 .362 .684 112 115 4.3
1971 Osaka - BAN 27 137 462 128 19 5 15 53 75 49 10 3 81 26 18 .277 .357 .437 .794 121 121 3.9
1972 Osaka - BAN 28 137 498 134 14 3 16 72 78 54 9 8 57 41 14 .269 .346 .406 .752 114 114 4.5
1973 Osaka - BAN 29 137 494 116 16 2 11 63 55 37 13 2 71 15 4 .235 .304 .342 .646 90 93 3.4
1974 Fukuoka - BAN 30 137 540 143 17 1 15 53 81 41 12 3 70 22 5 .265 .329 .383 .712 107 108 3.7
1975 Fukuoka - BAN 31 89 347 85 8 1 13 49 52 28 3 2 38 18 3 .245 .305 .386 .691 90 94 2.8
Total BAN 1697 5963 1475 167 34 123 567 733 410 88 40 843 198 91 .247 .303 .349 .652 93 94 37.8
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%
1963 Osaka - INT LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1963 Osaka - INT CF 98 93 228 1 0 235 6 .974 762.1 2.70 +1.4 1.005
1963 Osaka - INT RF 4 4 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 32.0 1.12 +0.4 1.465
1964 Osaka - INT CF 135 135 355 24 0 387 8 .979 1103.1 3.09 +8.7 1.032
1965 Osaka - INT CF 133 132 357 25 0 394 12 .970 1100.2 3.12 +10.7 1.029
1966 Osaka - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Osaka - INT CF 135 133 339 14 0 358 5 .986 1112.0 2.86 +10.9 1.032
1967 Osaka - INT CF 133 132 336 14 0 359 9 .975 1123.0 2.80 +13.7 1.054
1968 Osaka - INT CF 135 135 381 11 0 396 4 .990 1143.1 3.09 +20.2 1.061
1969 Osaka - INT CF 132 132 371 11 0 393 11 .972 1134.2 3.03 +14.6 1.043
1970 Osaka - INT CF 136 130 353 5 1 364 6 .984 1104.0 2.92 +10.6 1.035
1971 Osaka - INT CF 135 133 323 14 0 348 11 .968 1123.2 2.70 +7.3 1.031
1972 Osaka - INT CF 134 130 355 22 2 384 7 .982 1153.0 2.94 +11.1 1.050
1972 Osaka - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Osaka - INT CF 133 132 442 16 1 466 8 .983 1146.1 3.60 +13.5 1.034
1974 Fukuoka - INT CF 132 129 403 15 1 424 6 .986 1171.2 3.21 +10.6 1.030
1975 Fukuoka - INT CF 88 87 278 14 0 298 6 .980 761.1 3.45 +11.9 1.052
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1659 1633 4521 186 5 4806 99 .979 13939.1 3.04 +145.2 1.038
TOTAL RF 4 4 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 32.0 1.12 +0.4 1.465
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
03/01/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1963 Named the #11 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
05/01/1964 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
09/06/1964 Injured (bronchitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/22/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
03/22/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1966 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
03/22/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/31/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/04/1967 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
03/21/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/29/1968 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/08/1969 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/01/1971 Outstandingly completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/14/1971 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
05/01/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
09/01/1972 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/01/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/14/1973 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
12/29/1973 Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Fukuoka Falcons in exchange for C Kohsuke Nishijima.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 135 1
1965 132 3
1966 133 1
1967 132 3
1968 135 1
1969 132 6
1971 133 7
1973 132 8
Year PA Rank
1968 595 1
1969 583 2
1974 605 1
Year AB Rank
1967 507 9
1968 560 1
1969 536 1
1972 498 4
1974 540 2
Year H Rank
1967 129 7
1968 140 3
1969 137 4
1970 116 7
1972 134 7
1974 143 9
Year K Rank
1965 74 6
1966 75 7
Year 3B Rank
1967 7 2
1970 4 5
1971 5 3
1972 3 9
Year SB Rank
1970 33 7
1971 26 6
1972 41 3
1974 22 7
Year IBB Rank
1963 4 4
1964 5 10
1965 9 10
1972 3 10
Year HP Rank
1964 4 9
1965 5 5
1967 7 2
1968 5 4
1969 10 3
1970 7 6
1971 10 5
1972 9 8
1973 13 5
1974 12 1
Year SH Rank
1974 9 9
Year SF Rank
1969 5 7
1970 3 10
1972 8 1
Year AVG Rank
1970 .260 4
1972 .269 10
Year RC Rank
1974 73.71 10
Year WAR Rank
1967 4.0 7
1969 4.1 8
1970 4.0 10
1972 4.4 8
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