C Yoshihiko Murakami #30
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
06/30/1975
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C YOSHIHIKO MURAKAMI #30 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
20 48 9 2 0 1 3 6 11 .188 .278 .292 0 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/29/1975 DNK Win, 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/22/1975 RAK Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/20/1975 RAK Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/18/1975 SAP Loss, 5-7 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
06/12/1975 @ DNK Loss, 3-6 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/08/1975 KYO Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/1975 @ RAK Win, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/03/1975 @ SAP Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/27/1975 DNK Win, 8-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
05/25/1975 DNK Win, 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/07/1941
Born in:Higashiosaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 3"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:60 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 6th 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 20 48 9 2 0 1 3 4 6 11 .188 .278 .292 .569 .224 .104 41
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 54 0 3 0 3 0 0 14 3 0 0 0.0 3.3 2.11 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .462 .676
Versus Right   35 7 1 0 0 1 3 5 9 0 0 0 .200 .300 .229 .529
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
May   28 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 .107 .194 .107 .301
June   20 6 2 0 1 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 .300 .391 .550 .941
Last Year   83 20 3 0 0 2 3 10 15 0 1 1 .241 .330 .277 .607
2 Years Ago   217 50 5 1 8 24 18 12 37 0 0 2 .230 .277 .373 .650
Career   1598 352 55 2 42 171 136 118 306 10 13 9 .220 .276 .336 .612
Home   31 5 1 0 1 3 3 4 7 0 0 0 .161 .257 .290 .547
Road   17 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .235 .316 .294 .610
Grass   48 9 2 0 1 3 4 6 11 0 0 0 .188 .278 .292 .569
Day   16 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .062 .167 .062 .229
Night   32 8 2 0 1 3 4 4 8 0 0 0 .250 .333 .406 .740
As Starter   46 9 2 0 1 3 4 6 10 0 0 0 .196 .288 .304 .593
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Inning 1-3   15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Inning 4-6   19 3 1 0 1 3 3 4 6 0 0 0 .158 .304 .368 .673
Inning 7-9   14 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .286 .598
0 Outs   14 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1 Outs   17 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
2 Outs   17 4 2 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 .235 .350 .529 .879
Scoring Position   13 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 .154 .389 .154 .543
Bases Empty   26 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 .192 .222 .346 .568
Runner on 1st   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Runner on 2nd   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .400 .625 .400 1.025
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Two Strikes   20 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 11 0 0 0 .100 .182 .150 .332
First Pitch   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
Count 0-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Count 1-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Full Count   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Behind in Count   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Ahead in Count   11 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879
Batting 8th   46 9 2 0 1 3 4 6 10 0 0 0 .196 .288 .304 .593
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   20 5 0 0 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 .250 .318 .400 .718
Medium Leverage   19 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 .211 .348 .316 .664
High Leverage   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1966 Yokohama - BAN 25 23 63 17 3 0 2 8 5 5 0 0 7 0 0 .270 .324 .413 .736 136 123 0.4
1967 Yokohama - BAN 26 36 109 23 4 0 2 14 11 7 0 1 17 0 0 .211 .256 .303 .559 70 64 0.3
1968 Yokohama - BAN 27 77 223 45 8 0 3 22 13 11 1 3 39 0 0 .202 .239 .278 .518 60 51 0.3
1969 Yokohama - BAN 28 74 197 44 11 0 2 16 14 6 0 0 31 0 1 .223 .246 .310 .556 69 70 0.5
1970 Yokohama - BAN 29 76 174 40 4 0 4 16 17 11 1 1 40 0 0 .230 .278 .322 .600 86 83 0.2
1971 Yokohama - BAN 30 62 167 35 5 0 6 22 16 15 0 3 49 0 0 .210 .270 .347 .618 69 60 -0.1
1972 Yokohama - BAN 31 99 317 69 10 1 14 44 35 35 4 2 60 1 1 .218 .302 .388 .690 87 79 1.0
1973 Yokohama - BAN 32 69 217 50 5 1 8 24 18 12 2 0 37 0 0 .230 .277 .373 .650 80 77 0.2
1974 Yokohama - BAN 33 46 83 20 3 0 0 2 3 10 1 0 15 0 0 .241 .330 .277 .607 72 56 -0.3
1975 Yokohama - BAN 34 20 48 9 2 0 1 3 4 6 0 0 11 0 0 .188 .278 .292 .569 59 41 -0.2
Total BAN 582 1598 352 55 2 42 171 136 118 9 10 306 1 2 .220 .276 .336 .612 77 71 2.4
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%
1966 Yokohama - INT C 22 18 109 9 0 121 3 .975 163.2 6.49 -1.2 .689 4 15 5 33.3
1967 Yokohama - INT C 35 29 198 21 2 221 2 .991 264.2 7.45 +1.0 .903 1 27 13 48.1
1968 Yokohama - INT C 68 61 315 39 3 357 3 .992 543.0 5.87 +1.7 1.087 5 45 19 42.2
1968 Yokohama - INT 3B 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.076
1969 Yokohama - INT C 57 54 263 36 4 300 1 .997 462.0 5.82 +0.3 .870 7 33 18 54.5
1969 Yokohama - INT 3B 12 0 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 20.0 4.50 +0.8 1.076
1970 Yokohama - INT C 58 47 312 45 0 362 5 .986 427.1 7.52 -2.0 .761 3 72 22 30.6
1970 Yokohama - INT 3B 16 0 1 9 0 11 1 .909 29.0 3.10 -2.0 .743
1971 Yokohama - INT C 52 47 344 39 3 387 4 .990 406.2 8.48 -0.3 .774 5 36 18 50.0
1971 Yokohama - INT 3B 9 0 2 5 0 10 3 .700 21.2 2.91 -1.1 .813
1972 Yokohama - INT C 95 92 593 75 2 672 4 .994 804.0 7.48 +2.0 1.046 7 81 29 35.8
1972 Yokohama - INT 3B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.052
1973 Yokohama - INT C 62 61 319 32 4 353 2 .994 525.0 6.02 -2.8 .853 6 51 7 13.7
1973 Yokohama - INT 3B 5 0 1 6 0 8 1 .875 13.0 4.85 -0.3 .911
1974 Yokohama - INT C 23 23 118 11 1 132 3 .977 195.1 5.94 +0.4 .513 2 11 7 63.6
1974 Yokohama - INT 3B 19 0 6 11 2 19 2 .895 40.2 3.76 -1.5 .836
1975 Yokohama - INT C 11 11 66 5 1 71 0 1.000 93.0 6.87 -0.2 .338 1 6 3 50.0
1975 Yokohama - INT 3B 9 4 0 11 3 11 0 1.000 42.0 2.36 +0.7 1.194
TOTAL C 483 443 2637 312 20 2976 27 .991 3884.2 6.83 -1.1 .886 41 377 141 37.4
TOTAL 3B 78 4 13 53 7 73 7 .904 178.1 3.33 -3.1 .921
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/05/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick).
06/06/1963 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
06/15/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kyoto Owls organization.
06/16/1963 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
06/16/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
10/14/1963 Named the #71 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/01/1964 Named the #72 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1964 Named the #93 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Named the #85 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
07/16/1965 Named the #95 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1965 Named the #94 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Named the #97 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
06/06/1966 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
06/16/1966 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
07/12/1966 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
05/01/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
11/24/1967 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
05/01/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
07/25/1969 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/20/1970 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
10/07/1970 Injured (food poisoning),out for 3 days.
07/16/1974 Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 5 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 5 3
1974 4 9
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