P Gunji Matsuda #1
Rakisuta Rams BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/01/1974
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P GUNJI MATSUDA #1 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
38 0 3-8 0 5.29 49.1 55 9 25 32 1.62 -0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/1974 @ KYO Loss, 3-4 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
09/30/1974 @ KYO Win, 6-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 SAP Loss, 1-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ YOK Loss, 4-5 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/15/1974 KYO Loss, 5-7 2.0 2 2 2 3 0
09/07/1974 @ SAP Loss, 4-7 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
09/04/1974 YOK Win, 7-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1974 @ KYO Loss, 3-8 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
08/27/1974 @ KYO Loss, 6-8 2.2 2 1 1 2 2
08/19/1974 @ YOK Loss, 0-3 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/24/1942
Born in:Chino, NAG
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,220
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 82 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 132 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 1st Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 38 0 3 8 0 5.29 49.1 55 29 29 9 25 32 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 3 0.0 38 22 14.96 10.03 5.84 4.56 4.71 1.62 121 -0.5 .315        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 73 23 4 0 3 12 12 13 1 4 1 .315 .414 .493 .907      
vs. RHB 113 32 4 0 6 17 13 19 0 4 1 .283 .362 .478 .840      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 9 0 1 4 0 9.26 11.2 22 12 12 3 8 11  
June 7 0 1 2 0 4.66 9.2 10 5 5 2 3 6  
July 9 0 1 1 0 0.84 10.2 7 1 1 0 6 8  
August 6 0 0 1 0 9.45 6.2 10 7 7 3 4 4  
September 6 0 0 0 0 4.70 7.2 6 4 4 1 4 1  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2  
Last Year 46 0 8 4 14 2.42 63.1 47 19 17 5 15 45  
2 Years Ago 60 0 5 8 20 2.68 90.2 74 30 27 10 34 65  
Career 327 142 79 51 39 2.54 1229.2 1008 405 347 93 298 742  
Home 18 0 3 3 0 6.75 21.1 26 16 16 4 11 14  
Road 20 0 0 5 0 4.18 28.0 29 13 13 5 14 18  
Grass 38 0 3 8 0 5.29 49.1 55 29 29 9 25 32  
Day 19 0 2 3 0 6.66 25.2 33 19 19 5 10 15  
Night 19 0 1 5 0 3.80 23.2 22 10 10 4 15 17  
As Reliever / Substitution 38 0 3 8 0 5.29 49.1 55 29 29 9 25 32  
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+
1962 Kobe - BAN 19 11 11 1 4 0 4.43 65.0 83 34 32 6 24 33 1 0 1.65 .338 3.99 1.0 93
1963 Kobe - BAN 20 16 16 2 7 0 2.58 115.0 95 41 33 9 29 70 4 1 1.08 .244 3.26 2.6 154
1964 Kobe - BAN 21 23 23 14 5 0 2.62 168.0 149 58 49 15 26 98 4 1 1.04 .262 3.27 3.5 145
1965 Kobe - BAN 22 29 29 13 6 0 2.26 195.1 156 60 49 11 49 109 3 1 1.05 .237 2.85 5.0 163
1966 Kobe - BAN 23 18 18 11 2 0 2.10 124.0 101 40 29 7 14 70 4 1 0.93 .242 2.45 3.6 164
1967 Kobe - BAN 24 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.82 .167 2.69 0.1 999
1968 Kobe - BAN 25 29 29 14 3 0 2.15 197.0 138 54 47 11 42 126 2 1 0.91 .217 2.36 5.2 149
1969 Kobe - BAN 26 15 15 8 2 0 1.33 108.2 66 19 16 4 23 47 2 2 0.82 .185 2.52 2.6 242
1970 Kobe - BAN 27 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.50 .167 5.23 -0.0 79
1971 Osaka - BAN 28 29 0 0 1 5 2.38 34.0 25 9 9 2 12 31 0 0 1.09 .271 2.51 0.8 167
1971 Kobe - BAN 28 10 0 0 1 0 5.93 13.2 16 11 9 4 2 15 0 0 1.32 .333 5.18 -0.2 67
1971 Total - BAN 28 39 0 0 2 5 3.40 47.2 41 20 18 6 14 46 0 0 1.15 .289 3.28 0.6 117
1972 Osaka - BAN 29 60 0 5 8 20 2.68 90.2 74 30 27 10 34 65 0 0 1.19 .256 3.14 1.3 147
1973 Rakisuta - BAN 30 46 0 8 4 14 2.42 63.1 47 19 17 5 15 45 0 0 0.98 .240 2.63 1.4 167
1974 Rakisuta - BAN 31 38 0 3 8 0 5.29 49.1 55 29 29 9 25 32 0 0 1.62 .315 4.71 -0.5 73
Total BAN 327 142 79 51 39 2.54 1229.2 1008 405 347 93 298 742 20 7 1.06 .246 2.96 26.2 146
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%
1962 Kobe - INT P 11 11 4 7 1 12 1 .917 65.0 1.52 -0.3 .971
1963 Kobe - INT P 16 16 6 13 1 19 0 1.000 115.0 1.49 +0.9 1.366
1964 Kobe - INT P 23 23 1 19 0 21 1 .952 168.0 1.07 +2.1 1.071
1965 Kobe - INT P 29 29 8 23 0 31 0 1.000 195.1 1.43 +1.5 1.026
1966 Kobe - INT P 18 18 7 7 0 15 1 .933 124.0 1.02 +0.1 1.046
1967 Kobe - INT P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Kobe - INT P 29 29 13 16 0 30 1 .967 197.0 1.32 -0.3 1.135
1969 Kobe - INT P 15 15 9 12 1 22 1 .955 108.2 1.74 +0.4 1.028
1970 Kobe - INT P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.1 .000
1971 Kobe - INT P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.2 0.66 0.0 .000
1971 Osaka - INT P 29 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 34.0 0.53 +0.2 .997
1972 Osaka - INT P 60 0 5 8 0 14 1 .929 90.2 1.29 +0.3 .841
1973 Rakisuta - INT P 45 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 63.1 1.14 +1.2 1.497
1974 Rakisuta - INT P 38 0 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 49.1 1.64 +0.2 .997
TOTAL P 326 142 58 120 4 184 6 .967 1229.2 1.30 +6.5 1.079
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick).
03/23/1962 Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1962 Named the #1 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1962 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
07/04/1962 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 5-6 months.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
06/13/1963 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/20/1963 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 6 months.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 4.
06/01/1964 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/27/1964 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/20/1964 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery),out for 5 months.
10/11/1964 Wins the 1964 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
06/03/1965 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Nagasaki Stars with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/04/1965 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/10/1965 Wins the 1965 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/19/1965 Finished 2nd in 1965 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting.
03/22/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
07/13/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Nagasaki Stars with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/22/1966 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 2 months.
10/13/1966 Wins the 1966 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
05/03/1967 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 3-4 months.
08/13/1967 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months.
10/13/1967 Wins the 1967 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/01/1968 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/14/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/04/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/14/1969 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/16/1969 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/20/1969 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 10-11 months.
10/12/1969 Wins the 1969 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/11/1970 Wins the 1970 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
06/14/1971 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
06/25/1971 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $45,000 with the Osaka Sailors organization.
09/11/1971 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/23/1972 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/27/1972 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/02/1972 Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Rakisuta Rams in exchange for CL Nobusuke Enomoto.
08/07/1973 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/12/1973 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1972 60 2
1973 46 10
Year W Rank
1964 14 5
1965 13 2
1966 11 8
1968 14 4
Year Win. % Rank
1964 .737 3
1965 .684 2
1968 .824 2
Year SV Rank
1972 20 2
1973 14 5
Year HLD Rank
1971 5 5
1972 3 8
1974 5 3
Year IP Rank
1965 195.1 9
Year K Rank
1965 109 7
1968 126 7
Year WP Rank
1968 8 10
Year ERA Rank
1964 2.62 3
1965 2.26 1
1968 2.15 2
Year BABIP Rank
1964 .262 5
1965 .237 3
1968 .217 1
Year WHIP Rank
1964 1.04 3
1965 1.05 2
1968 0.91 1
Year K/BB Rank
1964 3.77 3
1965 2.22 6
1968 3.00 4
Year RA/9 Rank
1964 9.59 3
1965 9.54 2
1968 8.36 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1965 0.51 4
1968 0.50 6
Year H/9 Rank
1964 7.98 4
1965 7.19 1
1968 6.30 1
Year BB/9 Rank
1964 1.39 1
1965 2.26 6
1968 1.92 4
Year K/9 Rank
1965 5.02 7
1968 5.76 4
Year RA Rank
1972 60 2
1973 46 10
Year GF Rank
1972 37 3
1973 36 6
Year QS Rank
1965 23 2
1968 23 4
Year QSP Rank
1964 .696 4
1965 .793 3
1968 .793 4
Year CG Rank
1963 4 7
1964 4 5
1965 3 8
1966 4 9
Year CGP Rank
1964 .174 5
1965 .103 8
Year SHO Rank
1963 1 7
1964 1 7
1965 1 6
1966 1 5
1968 1 9
1969 2 7
Year GB% Rank
1968 0.56 1
Year WAR Rank
1965 4.4 7
1968 5.6 5
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