2B Shoshichi Hanzawa #18
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B SHOSHICHI HANZAWA #18 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 343 93 10 3 13 45 23 58 .271 .316 .431 9 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1975 @ VES Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1975 NAG Win, 8-1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
08/28/1975 NAG Loss, 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1975 NAG Loss, 0-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1975 @ OSA Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/25/1975 @ OSA Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/1975 @ OSA Win, 7-3 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/23/1975 @ KIN Win, 8-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1975 @ KIN Win, 3-1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
08/21/1975 @ KIN Win, 6-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/17/1951
Born in:Minamichita, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:123 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 9th Pick in Round 2
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 105 343 93 10 3 13 45 42 23 58 .271 .316 .431 .748 .307 .160 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 398 1 0 0 2 28 3 148 26 9 6 60.0 47.9 4.48 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   84 22 3 2 3 10 10 7 23 0 4 0 .262 .319 .452 .771
Versus Right   259 71 7 1 10 35 32 16 35 3 24 1 .274 .315 .425 .740
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last Week   12 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .417 .647
May   91 26 1 0 3 7 13 7 9 1 5 0 .286 .333 .396 .729
June   78 22 3 0 4 12 14 4 15 1 8 0 .282 .313 .474 .788
July   96 25 3 2 4 16 11 6 22 0 8 0 .260 .304 .458 .762
August   77 20 3 1 2 10 4 5 12 1 6 1 .260 .310 .403 .712
September   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last Year   450 100 14 0 9 47 33 30 76 7 38 0 .222 .267 .313 .580
2 Years Ago   427 105 21 2 11 41 44 27 80 5 33 1 .246 .289 .382 .671
Career   1368 325 46 5 35 145 135 97 259 15 100 2 .238 .286 .355 .641
Home   170 47 6 1 8 32 24 10 23 3 10 1 .276 .315 .465 .780
Road   173 46 4 2 5 13 18 13 35 0 18 0 .266 .317 .399 .716
Grass   343 93 10 3 13 45 42 23 58 3 28 1 .271 .316 .431 .748
Day   185 54 6 2 8 25 27 16 35 1 16 1 .292 .350 .476 .825
Night   158 39 4 1 5 20 15 7 23 2 12 0 .247 .275 .380 .655
As Starter   338 92 10 3 13 45 41 23 58 3 28 1 .272 .318 .435 .753
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   68 17 2 0 3 8 9 3 15 0 6 0 .250 .282 .412 .693
Inning 1-3   96 24 2 0 2 8 9 7 13 1 8 0 .250 .298 .333 .631
Inning 4-6   128 38 5 2 4 17 17 11 20 2 14 1 .297 .352 .461 .813
Inning 7-9   115 30 3 1 7 20 16 4 25 0 4 0 .261 .286 .487 .773
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   127 39 4 2 6 15 25 7 20 1 19 1 .307 .346 .512 .857
1 Outs   91 25 3 1 4 15 11 6 12 2 9 0 .275 .313 .462 .775
2 Outs   125 29 3 0 3 15 6 10 26 0 0 0 .232 .289 .328 .617
Scoring Position   95 28 1 1 4 34 12 5 19 3 28 0 .295 .320 .453 .773
Bases Empty   215 55 6 2 8 8 25 16 36 0 0 0 .256 .307 .414 .721
Runner on 1st   33 10 3 0 1 3 5 2 3 0 0 1 .303 .361 .485 .846
Runner on 2nd   26 9 0 0 1 5 3 1 5 0 20 0 .346 .370 .462 .832
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 .273 .308 .273 .580
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 1 1 1 7 5 1 5 0 1 0 .280 .308 .520 .828
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 3 0 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .400 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 1 6 1 0 3 1 5 0 .429 .375 .857 1.232
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 0 6 1 1 3 1 1 0 .273 .308 .273 .580
Two Strikes   144 22 1 2 2 9 10 10 58 0 0 1 .153 .213 .229 .442
First Pitch   60 22 2 0 6 13 13 0 0 1 14 0 .367 .361 .700 1.061
Count 0-1   34 12 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 .353 .353 .382 .735
Count 0-2   30 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 0 .167 .167 .200 .367
Count 1-0   35 12 2 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 .343 .343 .571 .914
Count 1-1   22 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 .227 .208 .364 .572
Count 1-2   43 8 0 1 2 2 3 0 19 0 0 0 .186 .186 .372 .558
Count 2-0   18 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .389 .611
Count 2-1   24 14 2 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 .583 .583 .917 1.500
Count 2-2   47 7 0 1 0 3 2 0 23 0 0 1 .149 .167 .191 .358
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 .333 .667 .500 1.167
Full Count   24 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 7 0 0 0 .083 .353 .083 .436
Behind in Count   107 25 2 1 2 7 6 0 28 0 6 0 .234 .234 .327 .561
Ahead in Count   83 32 6 1 4 17 17 13 0 0 7 0 .386 .469 .627 1.095
Batting 5th   64 14 2 0 2 13 4 5 7 1 7 1 .219 .282 .344 .625
Batting 6th   49 17 2 1 1 1 5 2 9 0 1 0 .347 .373 .490 .862
Batting 7th   222 60 6 2 10 31 32 16 42 2 20 0 .270 .317 .450 .767
Batting 8th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   164 42 7 1 9 20 20 13 25 0 1 0 .256 .311 .476 .786
Medium Leverage   119 33 2 1 3 10 14 6 20 1 14 1 .277 .315 .387 .702
High Leverage   57 17 1 1 1 15 8 4 13 2 13 0 .298 .333 .404 .737
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 Fukuoka - BAN 19 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 .222 .417 .222 .639 106 104 -0.1
1971 Fukuoka - BAN 20 18 32 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 9 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423 20 -2 -0.3
1972 Fukuoka - BAN 21 61 107 19 1 0 2 10 13 12 0 0 32 1 0 .178 .261 .243 .503 45 37 -0.8
1973 Fukuoka - BAN 22 126 427 105 21 2 11 41 44 27 1 5 80 4 4 .246 .289 .382 .671 96 79 -0.8
1974 Fukuoka - BAN 23 135 450 100 14 0 9 47 33 30 0 7 76 3 3 .222 .267 .313 .580 68 52 -1.1
1975 Fukuoka - BAN 24 105 343 93 10 3 13 45 42 23 1 3 58 9 6 .271 .316 .431 .748 105 99 0.4
Total BAN 450 1368 325 46 5 35 145 135 97 2 15 259 17 14 .238 .286 .355 .641 84 70 -2.9
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%
1970 Fukuoka - INT 2B 1 1 2 4 0 8 2 .750 9.0 6.00 -0.9 .737
1970 Fukuoka - INT SS 3 1 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 -0.5 1.068
1971 Fukuoka - INT 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.2 .000
1971 Fukuoka - INT 3B 1 1 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.2 1.046
1971 Fukuoka - INT SS 13 6 11 22 6 35 2 .943 64.0 4.64 -1.0 .897
1971 Fukuoka - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Fukuoka - INT 2B 12 3 13 12 3 26 1 .962 45.0 5.00 -0.7 .898
1972 Fukuoka - INT 3B 31 11 13 21 3 36 2 .944 122.1 2.50 -1.0 1.015
1972 Fukuoka - INT SS 13 9 13 18 4 33 2 .939 82.0 3.40 -2.7 .829
1972 Fukuoka - INT RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 -0.7 .684
1973 Fukuoka - INT 2B 118 118 267 318 69 602 17 .972 1032.1 5.10 -14.6 .913
1973 Fukuoka - INT 3B 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.1 1.063
1973 Fukuoka - INT SS 4 3 10 11 6 22 1 .955 28.0 6.75 -0.4 .901
1974 Fukuoka - INT 2B 127 123 238 370 74 619 11 .982 1082.1 5.06 -2.7 .969
1974 Fukuoka - INT SS 8 8 9 23 5 33 1 .970 70.0 4.11 -0.0 .991
1975 Fukuoka - INT 2B 105 101 208 276 68 495 11 .978 886.0 4.92 -8.2 .938
1975 Fukuoka - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 367 346 730 980 214 1752 42 .976 3062.2 5.03 -27.2 .939
TOTAL 3B 34 13 15 28 4 45 2 .956 141.1 2.74 -0.7 1.022
TOTAL SS 41 27 44 78 22 128 6 .953 257.0 4.27 -4.6 .910
TOTAL RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.7 .684
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 2, Pick 9, 21st overall pick).
07/16/1970 Named the #42 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1970 Named the #40 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1973 80 9
1974 76 9
Year 2B Rank
1973 21 5
Year SH Rank
1973 33 1
1974 38 1
Year SF Rank
1973 5 3
1974 7 1
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