SS Shikato Murata #19
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/14/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS SHIKATO MURATA #19 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 521 120 14 5 17 37 37 84 .230 .288 .374 27 3.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 KYO Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 KYO Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 KYO Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 @ YOK Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 @ YOK Win, 11-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1975 @ YOK Loss, 4-6 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/24/1975 RAK Loss, 5-9 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/23/1975 RAK Win, 5-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
09/21/1975 HSH Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1975 HSH Win, 4-3 6 0 2 1 0 0 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:$19,980
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 103 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 521 120 14 5 17 37 64 37 84 .230 .288 .374 .662 .290 .144 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 575 5 0 0 7 12 0 195 36 27 8 77.1 57.8 3.65 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   54 16 2 1 1 4 11 9 9 0 2 2 .296 .415 .426 .841
Versus Right   467 104 12 4 16 33 53 28 75 0 10 3 .223 .271 .368 .639
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   112 25 1 0 2 6 9 4 19 0 2 2 .223 .263 .286 .548
June   108 21 2 1 5 10 12 7 24 0 2 0 .194 .243 .370 .614
July   103 25 2 2 7 14 16 12 17 0 2 3 .243 .339 .505 .844
August   91 26 8 1 1 3 12 7 13 0 2 0 .286 .337 .429 .765
September   104 22 1 1 2 4 15 7 11 0 3 0 .212 .261 .298 .559
October   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Last Year   471 122 30 2 10 69 67 54 78 4 5 1 .259 .334 .395 .729
2 Years Ago   497 133 26 4 14 56 71 34 56 4 3 4 .268 .317 .421 .738
Career   4772 1172 239 55 123 555 679 462 749 35 57 20 .246 .313 .396 .709
Home   271 61 6 5 9 22 33 15 34 0 5 3 .225 .273 .384 .657
Road   250 59 8 0 8 15 31 22 50 0 7 2 .236 .303 .364 .667
Grass   521 120 14 5 17 37 64 37 84 0 12 5 .230 .288 .374 .662
Day   266 61 8 3 9 18 32 19 37 0 5 4 .229 .291 .383 .674
Night   255 59 6 2 8 19 32 18 47 0 7 1 .231 .285 .365 .649
As Starter   509 115 12 4 16 33 62 37 82 0 12 5 .226 .285 .360 .644
As Reliever / Substitution   12 5 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.000 1.417
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Close/Late   101 29 3 0 4 9 11 4 15 0 5 1 .287 .321 .436 .756
Inning 1-3   228 41 5 3 5 6 28 19 40 0 4 1 .180 .246 .294 .540
Inning 4-6   145 35 5 1 7 18 18 9 24 0 3 1 .241 .290 .434 .725
Inning 7-9   136 40 4 1 5 12 16 9 18 0 5 3 .294 .351 .449 .800
Extra Innings   12 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   244 59 7 3 6 8 37 18 38 0 10 3 .242 .302 .369 .671
1 Outs   139 34 3 2 3 11 14 8 17 0 2 1 .245 .291 .360 .650
2 Outs   138 27 4 0 8 18 13 11 29 0 0 1 .196 .260 .399 .659
Scoring Position   101 21 2 2 1 18 6 4 19 0 12 1 .208 .245 .297 .542
Bases Empty   354 85 10 3 13 13 51 25 57 0 0 3 .240 .296 .395 .691
Runner on 1st   66 14 2 0 3 6 7 8 8 0 0 1 .212 .307 .379 .685
Runner on 2nd   44 9 1 1 1 8 2 2 3 0 8 1 .205 .255 .341 .596
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 6 0 1 0 2 3 1 6 0 2 0 .250 .280 .333 .613
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 2 0 .067 .125 .067 .192
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   218 38 7 1 7 12 20 12 84 0 0 3 .174 .227 .312 .539
First Pitch   100 22 4 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 3 1 .220 .228 .260 .488
Count 0-1   45 10 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 .222 .222 .267 .489
Count 0-2   37 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 .108 .108 .162 .270
Count 1-0   62 16 2 2 1 7 7 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .270 .403 .673
Count 1-1   41 14 1 1 4 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 .341 .341 .707 1.049
Count 1-2   77 18 1 0 5 8 8 0 30 0 0 3 .234 .263 .442 .704
Count 2-0   16 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .438 .688
Count 2-1   26 11 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 .423 .423 .654 1.077
Count 2-2   70 11 3 0 2 2 6 0 30 0 0 0 .157 .157 .286 .443
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 5 0 0 2 3 6 11 0 0 0 0 .385 .667 .846 1.513
Full Count   34 5 1 1 0 2 6 12 7 0 0 0 .147 .370 .235 .605
Behind in Count   159 32 3 1 5 10 12 0 47 0 2 3 .201 .216 .327 .543
Ahead in Count   117 36 2 2 6 14 25 25 0 0 4 1 .308 .434 .513 .946
Batting Leadoff   514 118 13 5 17 37 64 37 83 0 12 5 .230 .288 .374 .661
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Low Leverage   176 44 7 0 9 16 22 16 28 0 2 1 .250 .316 .443 .759
Medium Leverage   276 59 6 3 7 14 35 17 42 0 3 4 .214 .269 .333 .603
High Leverage   67 17 1 2 1 7 7 4 13 0 7 0 .254 .296 .373 .669
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 .729 104 107 5.4
1975 Sapporo - BAN 32 136 521 120 14 5 17 37 64 37 5 0 84 27 8 .230 .288 .374 .662 82 90 3.9
Total BAN 1292 4772 1172 239 55 123 555 679 462 20 35 749 159 70 .246 .313 .396 .709 104 109 54.2
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 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Sapporo - INT SS 134 129 194 479 81 684 11 .984 1140.0 5.31 +22.8 1.095
1975 Sapporo - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Sapporo - INT SS 132 128 216 507 91 736 13 .982 1120.2 5.81 +14.2 1.049
TOTAL 3B 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 +0.3 1.063
TOTAL SS 1253 1237 2132 4481 685 6785 172 .975 10721.0 5.55 +197.5 1.081
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.
07/25/1975 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
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
1975 575 9
Year AB Rank
1967 507 4
1968 510 3
1969 502 7
1971 522 4
1972 479 9
1973 497 5
1975 521 4
Year H Rank
1968 127 6
1971 145 6
Year K Rank
1967 84 5
1974 78 8
1975 84 7
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
1975 5 3
Year SB Rank
1968 14 6
1969 13 7
1971 23 6
1973 17 9
1974 21 4
1975 27 5
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
1975 12 9
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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