SS Shikato Murata #19
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS SHIKATO MURATA #19 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 414 97 13 4 15 33 30 73 .234 .294 .394 21 3.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1975 DNK Loss, 1-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/29/1975 KYO Loss, 2-11 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1975 KYO Loss, 5-9 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/28/1975 KYO Win, 8-7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1975 @ YOK Win, 6-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/25/1975 @ YOK Win, 5-3 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 @ YOK Win, 8-4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/23/1975 RAK Win, 4-0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
08/22/1975 RAK Loss, 5-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/21/1975 RAK Loss, 2-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
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:9 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:123 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 108 414 97 13 4 15 33 49 30 73 .234 .294 .394 .688 .301 .159 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 457 5 0 0 6 8 0 163 32 21 6 77.8 49.2 3.94 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 12 2 1 1 3 7 7 9 0 2 2 .286 .412 .452 .864
Versus Right   372 85 11 3 14 30 42 23 64 0 6 3 .228 .279 .387 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 7 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 2 0 .292 .320 .375 .695
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
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   4665 1149 238 54 121 551 664 455 738 35 53 20 .246 .314 .398 .712
Home   214 48 6 4 7 19 25 13 30 0 4 3 .224 .278 .388 .666
Road   200 49 7 0 8 14 24 17 43 0 4 2 .245 .311 .400 .711
Grass   414 97 13 4 15 33 49 30 73 0 8 5 .234 .294 .394 .688
Day   206 48 7 2 7 15 21 14 32 0 4 4 .233 .295 .388 .683
Night   208 49 6 2 8 18 28 16 41 0 4 1 .236 .293 .399 .692
As Starter   402 92 11 3 14 29 47 30 71 0 8 5 .229 .291 .376 .666
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   85 23 3 0 3 7 7 3 14 0 4 1 .271 .303 .412 .715
Inning 1-3   178 34 4 2 5 5 23 16 35 0 2 1 .191 .262 .320 .582
Inning 4-6   114 28 5 1 7 18 13 7 20 0 2 1 .246 .295 .491 .786
Inning 7-9   114 34 4 1 3 10 13 7 16 0 4 3 .298 .355 .430 .785
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   194 49 6 2 6 8 30 13 36 0 6 3 .253 .310 .397 .706
1 Outs   108 26 3 2 2 8 10 7 13 0 2 1 .241 .293 .361 .654
2 Outs   112 22 4 0 7 17 9 10 24 0 0 1 .196 .268 .420 .688
Scoring Position   81 19 2 2 1 16 6 4 16 0 8 1 .235 .279 .346 .625
Bases Empty   278 66 9 2 11 11 37 20 51 0 0 3 .237 .296 .403 .699
Runner on 1st   55 12 2 0 3 6 6 6 6 0 0 1 .218 .306 .418 .725
Runner on 2nd   34 7 1 1 1 7 2 2 3 0 7 1 .206 .270 .382 .653
Runner on 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 6 0 1 0 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 .273 .304 .364 .668
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 1 0 .077 .143 .077 .220
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   176 31 6 1 5 10 13 10 73 0 0 3 .176 .233 .307 .540
First Pitch   84 19 4 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 2 1 .226 .235 .274 .509
Count 0-1   31 8 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .258 .258 .516
Count 0-2   32 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Count 1-0   51 13 2 2 1 7 5 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .269 .431 .701
Count 1-1   31 11 1 1 4 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 .355 .355 .839 1.194
Count 1-2   59 14 1 0 3 6 4 0 25 0 0 3 .237 .274 .407 .681
Count 2-0   12 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .583 .917
Count 2-1   19 7 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .368 .368 .684 1.053
Count 2-2   58 9 2 0 2 2 4 0 26 0 0 0 .155 .155 .293 .448
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 2 3 4 9 0 0 0 0 .400 .684 1.000 1.684
Full Count   27 4 1 1 0 2 5 10 7 0 0 0 .148 .378 .259 .638
Behind in Count   122 26 3 0 3 7 7 0 40 0 1 3 .213 .232 .311 .543
Ahead in Count   92 28 2 2 6 14 19 20 0 0 3 1 .304 .434 .565 .999
Batting Leadoff   407 95 12 4 15 33 49 30 72 0 8 5 .233 .294 .393 .687
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   139 34 7 0 7 14 15 14 25 0 2 1 .245 .318 .446 .764
Medium Leverage   217 48 5 2 7 13 29 13 36 0 2 4 .221 .278 .359 .637
High Leverage   57 15 1 2 1 6 5 3 11 0 4 0 .263 .300 .404 .704
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 32 108 414 97 13 4 15 33 49 30 5 0 73 21 6 .234 .294 .394 .688 91 99 3.8
Total BAN 1264 4665 1149 238 54 121 551 664 455 20 35 738 153 68 .246 .314 .398 .712 105 111 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 104 100 172 402 72 585 11 .981 884.1 5.84 +13.7 1.055
TOTAL 3B 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 +0.3 1.063
TOTAL SS 1225 1209 2088 4376 666 6634 170 .974 10484.2 5.55 +197.0 1.082
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
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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