SS Michiki Ichikawa #42
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/01/1974
SS MICHIKI ICHIKAWA #42 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 476 137 11 0 13 80 44 58 .288 .351 .393 2 2.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1974 KIN Win, 16-4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ OSA Win, 9-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1974 @ OSA Loss, 2-3 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1974 @ OSA Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 FUK Win, 12-9 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/1974 FUK Win, 13-2 5 2 3 6 1 0 0 0
09/16/1974 FUK Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 @ FUK Win, 6-4 5 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
09/14/1974 VES Loss, 1-4 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/13/1974 VES Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/12/1945
Born in:Kofu, YAM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,620
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, 10 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 3rd Pick in Round 3
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 128 476 137 11 0 13 80 51 44 58 .288 .351 .393 .743 .335 .105 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 522 2 1 0 17 0 0 187 24 2 1 66.7 63.1 4.78 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 26 0 0 5 18 14 5 4 0 0 0 .286 .323 .451 .773
Versus Right   385 111 11 0 8 62 37 39 54 0 0 2 .288 .357 .379 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   105 31 2 0 0 12 8 14 15 0 0 0 .295 .378 .314 .692
June   84 25 4 0 0 6 10 9 10 0 0 1 .298 .372 .345 .718
July   105 31 3 0 2 23 11 12 8 0 0 1 .295 .373 .381 .754
August   102 24 1 0 5 16 9 5 14 0 0 0 .235 .271 .392 .663
September   80 26 1 0 6 23 13 4 11 0 0 0 .325 .357 .562 .920
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Last Year   430 134 20 1 19 75 51 35 68 6 3 1 .312 .360 .495 .856
2 Years Ago   428 112 18 1 19 82 51 51 59 5 0 1 .262 .338 .442 .780
Career   2175 624 77 9 90 366 274 232 309 17 9 8 .287 .355 .455 .810
Home   230 67 5 0 6 50 23 16 22 0 0 1 .291 .340 .391 .731
Road   246 70 6 0 7 30 28 28 36 0 0 1 .285 .360 .394 .754
Grass   476 137 11 0 13 80 51 44 58 0 0 2 .288 .351 .393 .743
Day   269 81 7 0 6 47 24 18 28 0 0 0 .301 .345 .394 .739
Night   207 56 4 0 7 33 27 26 30 0 0 2 .271 .357 .391 .749
As Starter   473 137 11 0 13 80 51 44 57 0 0 2 .290 .353 .395 .748
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   93 22 3 0 1 10 6 12 15 0 0 0 .237 .324 .301 .625
Inning 1-3   170 58 5 0 7 46 24 16 21 0 0 1 .341 .401 .494 .895
Inning 4-6   173 45 3 0 4 19 16 16 16 0 0 0 .260 .323 .347 .670
Inning 7-9   127 33 3 0 2 15 11 10 21 0 0 1 .260 .319 .331 .650
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
0 Outs   140 37 3 0 3 7 19 13 18 0 0 2 .264 .335 .350 .685
1 Outs   160 51 2 0 7 42 24 19 19 0 0 0 .319 .391 .463 .854
2 Outs   176 49 6 0 3 31 8 12 21 0 0 0 .278 .324 .364 .688
Scoring Position   157 50 5 0 6 71 15 19 17 0 0 1 .318 .395 .465 .860
Bases Empty   234 65 4 0 6 6 31 19 30 0 0 1 .278 .335 .372 .706
Runner on 1st   85 22 2 0 1 3 5 6 11 0 0 0 .259 .308 .318 .625
Runner on 2nd   69 16 1 0 3 14 4 5 9 0 0 0 .232 .284 .377 .661
Runner on 3rd   13 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 13 3 0 1 13 2 5 3 0 0 1 .382 .475 .559 1.034
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 5 0 0 0 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 5 0 0 0 11 2 6 2 0 0 0 .455 .647 .455 1.102
Bases Loaded   15 8 1 0 2 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 .533 .562 1.000 1.562
Two Strikes   185 39 3 0 3 29 14 14 58 0 0 1 .211 .270 .276 .546
First Pitch   89 29 2 0 4 20 10 1 0 0 0 1 .326 .341 .483 .824
Count 0-1   44 15 5 0 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .341 .341 .523 .864
Count 0-2   26 4 0 0 1 3 5 0 9 0 0 1 .154 .185 .269 .454
Count 1-0   59 24 0 0 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .407 .407 .559 .966
Count 1-1   49 12 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .245 .367 .612
Count 1-2   65 13 1 0 0 6 3 0 20 0 0 0 .200 .200 .215 .415
Count 2-0   12 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-1   28 10 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Count 2-2   50 11 0 0 1 8 1 0 16 0 0 0 .220 .220 .280 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 0 3 5 17 0 0 0 0 .400 .778 .400 1.178
Full Count   44 11 2 0 1 12 5 14 13 0 0 0 .250 .431 .364 .795
Behind in Count   135 32 6 0 2 16 13 0 29 0 0 1 .237 .243 .326 .569
Ahead in Count   109 42 1 0 3 18 18 29 0 0 0 0 .385 .514 .477 .992
Batting 3rd   50 7 0 0 2 9 5 7 7 0 0 0 .140 .246 .260 .506
Batting 4th   367 110 9 0 11 63 41 27 47 0 0 2 .300 .351 .414 .765
Batting 5th   56 20 2 0 0 8 5 10 3 0 0 0 .357 .455 .393 .847
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   152 45 0 0 4 11 15 9 14 0 0 0 .296 .335 .375 .710
Medium Leverage   226 58 8 0 7 39 26 23 35 0 0 1 .257 .328 .385 .713
High Leverage   98 34 3 0 2 30 10 12 9 0 0 1 .347 .423 .439 .862
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
1970 Nagasaki - BAN 24 125 404 114 13 4 21 65 60 41 2 3 49 2 2 .282 .349 .490 .839 159 151 3.2
1971 Nagasaki - BAN 25 133 437 127 15 3 18 64 61 61 2 3 75 0 0 .291 .378 .462 .840 134 139 2.7
1972 Nagasaki - BAN 26 128 428 112 18 1 19 82 51 51 1 5 59 0 0 .262 .338 .442 .780 123 121 1.5
1973 Nagasaki - BAN 27 128 430 134 20 1 19 75 51 35 1 6 68 2 0 .312 .360 .495 .856 149 154 3.7
1974 Nagasaki - BAN 28 128 476 137 11 0 13 80 51 44 2 0 58 2 1 .288 .351 .393 .743 105 114 2.3
Total BAN 642 2175 624 77 9 90 366 274 232 8 17 309 6 3 .287 .355 .455 .810 133 135 13.4
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%
1970 Nagasaki - INT 2B 15 12 23 27 5 52 2 .962 107.0 4.21 -1.3 .914
1970 Nagasaki - INT 3B 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.074
1970 Nagasaki - INT SS 40 38 64 108 25 176 4 .977 326.1 4.74 -6.3 .962
1970 Nagasaki - INT LF 13 12 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 104.2 1.20 -0.2 .967
1970 Nagasaki - INT RF 54 52 75 4 0 82 3 .963 403.0 1.76 -3.1 .950
1971 Nagasaki - INT 2B 15 12 24 24 4 49 1 .980 106.1 4.06 -2.4 .798
1971 Nagasaki - INT 3B 8 1 3 1 0 6 2 .667 20.2 1.74 -1.0 .627
1971 Nagasaki - INT SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.032
1971 Nagasaki - INT LF 14 11 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 94.0 1.24 -0.2 1.035
1971 Nagasaki - INT RF 94 93 156 2 0 167 9 .946 750.2 1.89 -4.2 .953
1972 Nagasaki - INT 2B 32 30 65 74 24 140 1 .993 257.2 4.86 -3.2 .965
1972 Nagasaki - INT 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Nagasaki - INT SS 78 77 109 184 34 306 13 .958 612.2 4.30 -12.1 .897
1972 Nagasaki - INT LF 8 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 64.2 1.53 -0.1 .932
1972 Nagasaki - INT RF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 +0.0 1.026
1973 Nagasaki - INT 2B 7 5 11 11 1 22 0 1.000 45.0 4.40 -1.0 .911
1973 Nagasaki - INT 3B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.2 3.18 -0.1 1.063
1973 Nagasaki - INT SS 111 109 177 323 59 519 19 .963 915.0 4.92 -11.0 .932
1973 Nagasaki - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1973 Nagasaki - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Nagasaki - INT SS 118 118 206 348 72 571 17 .970 1017.1 4.90 -9.2 .961
1974 Nagasaki - INT 2B 10 7 18 19 6 37 0 1.000 66.1 5.02 -0.0 1.048
1974 Nagasaki - INT 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.064
TOTAL 2B 79 66 141 155 40 300 4 .987 582.1 4.57 -8.0 .927
TOTAL 3B 17 1 5 5 0 12 2 .833 35.2 2.52 -0.9 .847
TOTAL SS 349 342 557 963 190 1573 53 .966 2874.1 4.76 -38.5 .938
TOTAL LF 36 30 38 0 0 39 1 .974 267.1 1.28 -0.5 .979
TOTAL RF 152 147 234 6 0 252 12 .952 1176.0 1.84 -7.3 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 3, Pick 3, 28th overall pick).
06/07/1969 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
10/31/1969 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
05/01/1970 Named the #35 prospect in the BAN
07/06/1970 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1970 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/10/1970 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1970 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/19/1971 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/13/1971 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
05/07/1973 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/20/1973 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
07/09/1973 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
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.
09/22/1974 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 4-5 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1970 114 10
Year TB Rank
1970 198 10
1973 213 9
Year 2B Rank
1972 18 10
1973 20 7
Year 3B Rank
1970 4 5
Year HR Rank
1970 21 7
1973 19 8
Year RBI Rank
1970 65 9
1972 82 6
1973 75 4
1974 80 8
Year BB Rank
1971 61 10
Year SF Rank
1970 3 10
1972 5 9
1973 6 1
Year EBH Rank
1973 40 10
Year AVG Rank
1970 .282 1
1971 .291 7
1973 .312 2
1974 .288 8
Year OBP Rank
1970 .349 6
1971 .378 6
1973 .360 9
1974 .351 10
Year SLG Rank
1970 .490 3
1971 .462 9
1973 .495 5
Year RC Rank
1970 70.35 8
1973 77.31 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 6.21 3
1971 6.13 8
1973 6.65 5
Year ISO Rank
1970 .208 5
1971 .172 9
1973 .184 5
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .361 4
1971 .373 7
1973 .373 6
Year OPS Rank
1970 .839 3
1971 .840 7
1973 .856 5
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