P Norikazu Takai #4
Kyoto Owls BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P NORIKAZU TAKAI #4 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 24 8-10 0 3.88 174.0 164 18 61 72 1.29 2.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/31/1975 YOK Loss, 1-4 X 8.0 9 4 4 2 3 Loss
08/26/1975 @ HSH Loss, 1-3 X 7.0 2 3 3 4 2 Loss
08/21/1975 DNK Win, 6-4 X 7.0 4 3 3 1 1
08/16/1975 @ YOK Win, 6-4 X 6.2 7 4 4 6 3 Win
08/11/1975 SAP Win, 4-2 X 7.0 5 2 0 3 3 Win
08/06/1975 @ DNK Loss, 0-8 X 3.2 10 8 8 3 2 Loss
07/30/1975 RAK Win, 6-3 X 7.0 3 1 1 1 3
07/25/1975 @ SAP Win, 10-3 X 9.0 6 3 3 3 4 Win
07/20/1975 @ HSH Loss, 3-9 X 3.1 8 6 6 2 1 Loss
07/14/1975 @ RAK Win, 3-1 X 7.0 6 1 1 3 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/22/1949
Born in:Kyoto, KYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,950
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 81 Days
Service This Yr:123 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 1st Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 24 8 10 0 3.88 174.0 164 78 75 18 61 72 5 20.8 0 15 62.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.47 8.48 3.72 3.16 4.03 1.29 98 2.4 .264        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 239 63 11 0 4 27 22 22 3 7 3 .264 .330 .360 .689      
vs. RHB 395 101 7 0 14 51 39 50 6 11 13 .256 .338 .380 .717      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 0 2 0 4.20 15.0 11 7 7 2 6 5  
May 6 6 2 2 0 3.80 47.1 47 21 20 5 14 17  
June 6 6 2 3 0 3.89 44.0 47 19 19 3 15 17  
July 6 6 2 2 0 2.91 43.1 33 14 14 4 13 24  
August 6 6 2 3 0 5.03 39.1 37 24 22 6 19 14  
Last Year 28 28 18 7 0 3.18 209.2 191 82 74 21 67 119  
2 Years Ago 10 7 3 5 0 6.35 51.0 57 37 36 9 17 25  
Career 65 59 29 22 0 3.90 439.0 421 202 190 49 150 218  
Home 13 13 4 5 0 2.90 99.1 89 35 32 11 28 40  
Road 11 11 4 5 0 5.18 74.2 75 43 43 7 33 32  
Grass 24 24 8 10 0 3.88 174.0 164 78 75 18 61 72  
Day 9 9 5 3 0 3.46 65.0 66 27 25 4 28 24  
Night 15 15 3 7 0 4.13 109.0 98 51 50 14 33 48  
As Starter 24 24 8 10 0 3.88 174.0 164 78 75 18 61 72  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1970 Kyoto - BAN 20 3 0 0 0 0 10.38 4.1 9 5 5 1 5 2 0 0 3.23 .500 7.57 -0.2 34
1973 Kyoto - BAN 23 10 7 3 5 0 6.35 51.0 57 37 36 9 17 25 3 0 1.45 .291 4.77 0.3 66
1974 Kyoto - BAN 24 28 28 18 7 0 3.18 209.2 191 82 74 21 67 119 9 0 1.23 .262 3.38 4.9 131
1975 Kyoto - BAN 25 24 24 8 10 0 3.88 174.0 164 78 75 18 61 72 5 0 1.29 .264 4.03 2.4 104
Total BAN 65 59 29 22 0 3.90 439.0 421 202 190 49 150 218 17 0 1.30 .269 3.84 7.4 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Kyoto - INT P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Kyoto - INT P 9 7 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 51.0 1.06 +0.1 .998
1974 Kyoto - INT P 28 28 13 20 0 33 0 1.000 209.2 1.42 +2.2 1.102
1975 Kyoto - INT P 24 24 15 22 2 38 1 .974 174.0 1.91 +0.7 .952
TOTAL P 64 59 30 46 2 77 1 .987 439.0 1.56 +3.0 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 1, 13th overall pick).
07/16/1969 Named the #84 prospect in the BAN
12/29/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/01/1970 Named the #73 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1970 Named the #87 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Named the #91 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
10/11/1971 Named the #95 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1972 Named the #98 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1973 Wins the 1973 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls.
12/12/1973 Detrimentally completed training to work on his bunting at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
06/01/1974 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/01/1974 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
1974 18 1
Year Win. % Rank
1974 .720 1
Year IP Rank
1974 209.2 7
Year BF Rank
1974 878 9
Year ERA Rank
1974 3.18 5
Year WHIP Rank
1974 1.23 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1974 11.50 6
Year HR/9 Rank
1974 0.90 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1974 2.88 8
Year QS Rank
1974 19 4
Year QSP Rank
1974 .679 3
Year CG Rank
1974 9 3
Year CGP Rank
1974 .321 4
Year WAR Rank
1974 4.4 5
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