SS Shikato Murata #19
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS SHIKATO MURATA #19 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 471 122 30 2 10 69 54 78 .259 .334 .395 21 5.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 DNK Loss, 6-10 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/30/1974 DNK Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1974 DNK Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ YOK Win, 9-2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
09/27/1974 @ YOK Win, 12-3 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 @ YOK Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1974 @ RAK Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1974 @ RAK Win, 4-2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/21/1974 HSH Win, 3-1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/05/1942
Born in:Kodaira, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,660
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 103 Days
Service This Yr:154 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:1961, 3rd Pick in Round 2
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 135 471 122 30 2 10 69 67 54 78 .259 .334 .395 .729 .324 .136 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 535 1 0 0 6 5 4 186 42 21 8 72.4 65.8 4.77 5.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 16 5 0 0 9 9 12 3 1 1 0 .320 .444 .420 .864
Versus Right   421 106 25 2 10 60 58 42 75 3 4 1 .252 .319 .392 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   98 29 6 0 4 16 21 15 17 0 2 0 .296 .389 .480 .869
June   93 18 5 0 3 11 15 9 17 1 2 1 .194 .269 .344 .613
July   96 34 8 1 3 20 12 5 13 0 0 0 .354 .386 .552 .938
August   84 20 6 0 0 7 8 12 14 0 0 0 .238 .333 .310 .643
September   95 20 4 1 0 14 11 13 16 3 1 0 .211 .297 .274 .571
October   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   497 133 26 4 14 56 71 34 56 4 3 4 .268 .317 .421 .738
2 Years Ago   479 119 23 7 17 73 67 83 84 5 3 4 .248 .361 .432 .793
Career   4251 1052 225 50 106 518 615 425 665 35 45 15 .247 .316 .399 .714
Home   235 68 20 1 4 38 38 26 36 3 3 0 .289 .356 .434 .790
Road   236 54 10 1 6 31 29 28 42 1 2 1 .229 .312 .356 .668
Grass   471 122 30 2 10 69 67 54 78 4 5 1 .259 .334 .395 .729
Day   206 54 15 2 4 30 33 25 28 2 4 1 .262 .342 .413 .755
Night   265 68 15 0 6 39 34 29 50 2 1 0 .257 .328 .381 .709
As Starter   464 120 30 2 10 67 66 53 76 4 4 1 .259 .333 .397 .730
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   97 27 7 1 2 16 19 8 17 1 4 1 .278 .336 .433 .769
Inning 1-3   167 44 7 1 2 28 19 21 25 3 0 0 .263 .340 .353 .694
Inning 4-6   170 42 13 0 6 23 27 15 32 0 1 0 .247 .308 .429 .738
Inning 7-9   125 36 10 1 2 18 20 16 17 1 3 1 .288 .371 .432 .803
Extra Innings   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
0 Outs   151 46 11 0 2 9 36 18 20 1 5 0 .305 .376 .417 .794
1 Outs   132 31 7 2 2 24 15 13 20 3 0 0 .235 .297 .364 .661
2 Outs   188 45 12 0 6 36 16 23 38 0 0 1 .239 .325 .399 .724
Scoring Position   129 36 8 2 5 56 14 12 20 4 5 0 .279 .331 .488 .819
Bases Empty   238 64 15 0 3 3 40 28 35 0 0 0 .269 .346 .370 .716
Runner on 1st   104 22 7 0 2 10 13 14 23 0 0 1 .212 .311 .337 .647
Runner on 2nd   51 14 6 1 3 16 7 5 10 0 1 0 .275 .339 .608 .947
Runner on 3rd   13 3 0 0 0 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 .231 .412 .231 .643
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 12 1 0 0 7 2 2 4 0 2 0 .353 .389 .382 .771
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 1 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .231 .667 .897
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 3 2 0 .167 .200 .167 .367
Bases Loaded   13 3 1 0 1 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .538 .769
Two Strikes   188 38 11 1 2 25 22 34 78 2 0 1 .202 .324 .303 .628
First Pitch   90 28 4 0 2 13 11 0 0 0 3 0 .311 .311 .422 .733
Count 0-1   39 8 3 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .205 .359 .564
Count 0-2   40 6 2 0 0 8 4 0 21 0 0 1 .150 .171 .200 .371
Count 1-0   49 16 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .327 .327 .367 .694
Count 1-1   57 16 5 0 3 10 9 0 0 1 0 0 .281 .276 .526 .802
Count 1-2   53 12 3 0 2 8 3 0 17 0 0 0 .226 .226 .396 .623
Count 2-0   18 4 1 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 2-1   22 9 3 0 1 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 .409 .391 .682 1.073
Count 2-2   48 11 2 1 0 4 2 0 23 1 0 0 .229 .224 .312 .537
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 1 0 0 2 5 13 0 0 0 0 .375 .762 .500 1.262
Full Count   47 9 4 0 0 5 13 34 17 1 0 0 .191 .524 .277 .801
Behind in Count   132 26 8 0 3 21 11 0 38 0 0 1 .197 .203 .326 .529
Ahead in Count   97 32 7 1 2 16 21 20 0 1 2 0 .330 .441 .485 .925
Batting Leadoff   19 7 2 0 1 2 4 2 3 0 0 0 .368 .429 .632 1.060
Batting 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Batting 4th   435 113 28 2 9 64 61 50 71 4 4 1 .260 .335 .395 .730
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   145 36 12 0 1 6 16 20 21 2 0 0 .248 .335 .352 .687
Medium Leverage   229 63 14 1 6 30 40 28 45 1 2 0 .275 .353 .424 .776
High Leverage   95 23 4 1 3 33 11 5 11 1 3 1 .242 .284 .400 .684
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
1961 Rakisuta - BAN 18 9 31 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 .226 .226 .226 .452 27 23 -0.3
1966 Sapporo - BAN 23 73 272 69 17 7 6 31 37 16 0 0 38 3 4 .254 .295 .434 .729 127 126 2.7
1967 Sapporo - BAN 24 135 507 112 26 6 9 55 68 46 0 5 84 7 6 .221 .283 .349 .632 89 96 4.6
1968 Sapporo - BAN 25 139 510 127 35 8 14 59 72 46 1 4 62 14 5 .249 .310 .431 .742 126 133 8.4
1969 Sapporo - BAN 26 134 502 116 23 5 6 56 59 44 2 8 67 13 7 .231 .291 .333 .624 88 96 5.3
1970 Sapporo - BAN 27 120 460 102 21 5 15 63 77 55 1 3 78 16 10 .222 .304 .387 .691 114 119 6.3
1971 Sapporo - BAN 28 137 522 145 24 6 15 56 95 47 2 2 113 23 10 .278 .339 .433 .772 108 114 5.6
1972 Sapporo - BAN 29 139 479 119 23 7 17 73 67 83 4 5 84 18 7 .248 .361 .432 .793 116 119 6.6
1973 Sapporo - BAN 30 135 497 133 26 4 14 56 71 34 4 4 56 17 5 .268 .317 .421 .738 105 107 5.8
1974 Sapporo - BAN 31 135 471 122 30 2 10 69 67 54 1 4 78 21 8 .259 .334 .395 .729 101 112 5.6
Total BAN 1156 4251 1052 225 50 106 518 615 425 15 35 665 132 62 .247 .316 .399 .714 106 112 50.6
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%
1961 Rakisuta - INT SS 9 9 10 30 2 41 1 .976 79.0 4.56 -1.9 .972
1966 Sapporo - INT SS 71 71 144 224 28 385 17 .956 605.2 5.47 +4.1 1.036
1967 Sapporo - INT SS 133 133 268 474 67 771 29 .962 1143.1 5.84 +19.6 1.071
1968 Sapporo - INT SS 130 130 251 471 60 743 21 .972 1128.1 5.76 +27.1 1.104
1969 Sapporo - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Sapporo - INT SS 130 128 245 494 76 766 27 .965 1111.1 5.98 +24.0 1.079
1970 Sapporo - INT SS 119 118 181 413 66 605 11 .982 1014.1 5.27 +22.4 1.102
1971 Sapporo - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Sapporo - INT SS 133 131 187 408 68 609 14 .977 1126.2 4.75 +17.7 1.089
1972 Sapporo - INT SS 134 132 229 508 80 749 12 .984 1163.2 5.70 +24.0 1.082
1973 Sapporo - INT 3B 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 +0.3 1.063
1973 Sapporo - INT SS 128 128 207 473 66 696 16 .977 1088.0 5.62 +23.5 1.095
1974 Sapporo - INT SS 134 129 194 479 81 684 11 .984 1140.0 5.31 +22.8 1.095
1974 Sapporo - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 +0.3 1.063
TOTAL SS 1121 1109 1916 3974 594 6049 159 .974 9600.1 5.52 +183.3 1.085
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft by the Rakisuta Rams. (Round 2, Pick 3, 15th overall pick).
03/23/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
05/01/1962 Named the #36 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
10/13/1962 Named the #35 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
04/30/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
05/01/1963 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1963 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1963 Was traded by the Rakisuta Rams to the Sapporo Bears, along with SP Yamada Yamanaka, in exchange for C Shinichi Takahashi and RP Kento Okada.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
05/01/1964 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1964 Named the #71 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1964 Named the #62 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Named the #51 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1965 Named the #62 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1965 Named the #65 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Named the #69 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1966 Named the #79 prospect in the BAN
05/27/1967 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/11/1967 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/14/1968 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/08/1968 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/20/1968 Finished 3rd in 1968 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
04/30/1969 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
06/22/1970 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/28/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/07/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
08/21/1971 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/29/1971 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/16/1973 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
06/22/1973 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 133 4
1968 131 3
1971 131 9
1972 132 9
1973 130 10
Year PA Rank
1967 570 5
1968 567 3
1969 557 10
1971 577 6
1973 542 10
Year AB Rank
1967 507 4
1968 510 3
1969 502 7
1971 522 4
1972 479 9
1973 497 5
Year H Rank
1968 127 6
1971 145 6
Year K Rank
1967 84 5
1974 78 8
Year TB Rank
1968 220 2
1971 226 9
1972 207 10
Year 2B Rank
1967 26 6
1968 35 1
1969 23 9
1970 21 5
1972 23 4
1973 26 2
1974 30 1
Year 3B Rank
1966 7 2
1967 6 3
1968 8 2
1969 5 4
1970 5 2
1971 6 6
1972 7 1
1973 4 5
1974 2 9
Year SB Rank
1968 14 6
1969 13 7
1971 23 6
1973 17 9
1974 21 4
Year RBI Rank
1968 59 9
1970 63 10
1972 73 9
Year R Rank
1967 68 9
1968 72 5
1970 77 5
1971 95 3
Year SH Rank
1966 9 7
1967 12 4
Year SF Rank
1967 5 7
1968 4 7
1969 8 2
1970 3 10
1972 5 4
1973 4 9
1974 4 4
Year EBH Rank
1967 41 9
1968 57 1
1970 41 8
1971 45 9
1972 47 7
1973 44 10
Year SLG Rank
1968 .431 8
Year RC Rank
1968 69.84 6
Year ISO Rank
1968 .182 7
1972 .184 10
Year wOBA Rank
1968 .328 9
Year WAR Rank
1967 5.0 3
1968 8.6 1
1969 5.7 3
1970 6.4 5
1971 5.6 5
1972 6.6 3
1973 6.2 5
1974 5.6 5
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