CF Minehiro Smith #31
Kyoto Owls BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF MINEHIRO SMITH #31 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 482 127 20 0 22 72 53 73 .263 .337 .442 5 2.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 RAK Win, 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
09/30/1974 RAK Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 RAK Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ HSH Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/27/1974 @ HSH Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/1974 @ HSH Loss, 5-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/1974 YOK Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/23/1974 YOK Win, 6-0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/22/1974 YOK Win, 7-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 DNK Win, 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/23/1949
Born in:Maruko, NAG
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,190
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 10th Pick in Round 1
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 136 482 127 20 0 22 72 64 53 73 .263 .337 .442 .779 .337 .178 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 556 2 0 0 9 16 3 213 42 5 3 62.5 73.3 5.13 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 13 3 0 3 10 9 9 8 0 2 0 .188 .282 .362 .644
Versus Right   413 114 17 0 19 62 55 44 65 3 14 2 .276 .346 .455 .802
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   98 26 7 0 3 16 18 17 15 0 2 2 .265 .385 .429 .813
June   83 20 2 0 4 14 8 10 12 2 4 0 .241 .316 .410 .725
July   97 22 3 0 6 18 12 12 19 1 4 0 .227 .309 .443 .752
August   94 31 3 0 7 18 14 5 9 0 2 0 .330 .364 .585 .949
September   105 28 5 0 2 6 12 8 17 0 3 0 .267 .319 .371 .690
October   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Last Year   451 123 23 0 15 49 67 57 57 1 19 4 .273 .359 .424 .782
2 Years Ago   468 132 26 4 17 79 67 80 64 4 20 2 .282 .386 .464 .850
Career   2703 724 134 19 80 366 356 338 390 24 73 11 .268 .349 .420 .769
Home   224 55 8 0 12 38 31 27 34 0 9 0 .246 .327 .442 .769
Road   258 72 12 0 10 34 33 26 39 3 7 2 .279 .346 .442 .788
Grass   482 127 20 0 22 72 64 53 73 3 16 2 .263 .337 .442 .779
Day   262 80 12 0 17 49 40 28 31 0 5 1 .305 .375 .546 .920
Night   220 47 8 0 5 23 24 25 42 3 11 1 .214 .293 .318 .611
As Starter   478 126 20 0 22 72 62 52 73 3 16 2 .264 .336 .444 .780
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   117 27 4 0 4 15 13 10 15 1 4 0 .231 .289 .368 .657
Inning 1-3   150 38 4 0 9 30 22 14 25 2 7 1 .253 .317 .460 .777
Inning 4-6   171 48 8 0 7 20 24 22 30 0 5 1 .281 .366 .450 .816
Inning 7-9   151 40 7 0 6 20 18 15 16 0 3 0 .265 .331 .430 .762
Extra Innings   10 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 .100 .231 .200 .431
0 Outs   169 47 9 0 9 24 32 23 20 1 16 0 .278 .363 .491 .854
1 Outs   164 43 4 0 8 28 20 18 26 2 0 1 .262 .335 .433 .768
2 Outs   149 37 7 0 5 20 12 12 27 0 0 1 .248 .309 .396 .705
Scoring Position   113 30 5 0 4 48 22 13 19 3 16 0 .265 .333 .416 .749
Bases Empty   258 74 12 0 13 13 32 32 39 0 0 2 .287 .370 .484 .854
Runner on 1st   111 23 3 0 5 11 10 8 15 0 0 0 .207 .261 .369 .630
Runner on 2nd   31 6 2 0 0 4 3 0 8 0 14 0 .194 .194 .258 .452
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 11 3 0 1 12 7 6 4 0 0 0 .275 .370 .425 .795
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 3 0 0 1 7 3 2 2 2 2 0 .231 .294 .462 .756
Bases Loaded   15 7 0 0 2 21 7 4 2 0 0 0 .467 .579 .867 1.446
Two Strikes   229 39 7 0 8 26 24 24 73 1 0 1 .170 .251 .306 .557
First Pitch   65 21 4 0 3 8 8 0 0 1 5 0 .323 .318 .523 .841
Count 0-1   40 12 1 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 5 0 .300 .300 .475 .775
Count 0-2   34 6 2 0 1 4 5 0 15 0 0 1 .176 .200 .324 .524
Count 1-0   48 15 4 0 2 9 8 0 0 0 4 1 .312 .327 .521 .847
Count 1-1   33 12 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .515 .879
Count 1-2   80 10 0 0 1 6 3 0 31 0 0 0 .125 .125 .163 .287
Count 2-0   12 6 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   39 15 1 0 4 12 7 0 0 1 1 0 .385 .375 .718 1.093
Count 2-2   65 14 1 0 3 9 4 0 15 1 0 0 .215 .212 .369 .581
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   15 6 1 0 0 4 2 14 0 0 0 0 .400 .690 .467 1.156
Full Count   50 9 4 0 3 7 12 24 12 0 0 0 .180 .446 .440 .886
Behind in Count   154 28 3 0 4 17 14 0 46 0 5 1 .182 .187 .279 .466
Ahead in Count   115 43 6 0 8 28 24 29 0 1 6 1 .374 .500 .635 1.135
Batting 2nd   23 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .174 .240 .304 .544
Batting 4th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Batting 5th   141 32 4 0 5 12 11 12 17 0 4 0 .227 .288 .362 .649
Batting 6th   307 89 16 0 16 57 49 37 51 3 11 2 .290 .367 .498 .865
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   217 59 10 0 11 20 25 26 33 0 1 2 .272 .355 .470 .825
Medium Leverage   174 51 6 0 9 33 31 14 27 2 10 0 .293 .342 .483 .825
High Leverage   90 17 4 0 2 19 8 12 13 1 5 0 .189 .282 .300 .582
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
1969 Kyoto - BAN 20 110 347 98 18 7 4 39 44 31 0 6 51 4 1 .282 .336 .409 .745 127 120 1.1
1970 Kyoto - BAN 21 135 470 117 18 4 12 61 60 59 2 4 69 5 11 .249 .333 .381 .714 120 118 1.6
1971 Kyoto - BAN 22 136 485 127 29 4 10 66 54 58 1 6 76 1 2 .262 .338 .400 .738 103 102 0.7
1972 Kyoto - BAN 23 137 468 132 26 4 17 79 67 80 2 4 64 4 7 .282 .386 .464 .850 131 121 2.9
1973 Kyoto - BAN 24 121 451 123 23 0 15 49 67 57 4 1 57 4 5 .273 .359 .424 .782 117 110 2.5
1974 Kyoto - BAN 25 136 482 127 20 0 22 72 64 53 2 3 73 5 3 .263 .337 .442 .779 114 114 2.8
Total BAN 775 2703 724 134 19 80 366 356 338 11 24 390 23 29 .268 .349 .420 .769 118 114 11.7
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%
1969 Kyoto - INT LF 17 14 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 128.1 1.68 +0.7 .991
1969 Kyoto - INT CF 81 80 183 0 0 185 2 .989 679.1 2.42 -12.9 .917
1969 Kyoto - INT RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.2 1.035
1970 Kyoto - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1970 Kyoto - INT CF 131 129 338 9 0 357 10 .972 1126.2 2.77 -9.4 .963
1970 Kyoto - INT RF 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 40.0 1.12 -1.0 .848
1971 Kyoto - INT LF 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 28.2 0.63 -1.4 .518
1971 Kyoto - INT CF 124 123 280 14 1 299 5 .983 1067.1 2.48 -12.5 .944
1971 Kyoto - INT RF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 39.0 2.08 -0.3 1.016
1972 Kyoto - INT LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 -0.6 1.016
1972 Kyoto - INT CF 130 130 347 17 0 370 6 .984 1136.0 2.88 -4.4 .972
1972 Kyoto - INT RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.2 1.026
1973 Kyoto - INT LF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -0.0 1.013
1973 Kyoto - INT CF 118 118 327 9 1 342 6 .982 1027.1 2.94 -0.8 1.002
1974 Kyoto - INT CF 132 130 360 18 2 383 5 .987 1139.1 2.99 -1.2 .994
1974 Kyoto - INT LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.4 1.007
TOTAL LF 28 22 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 204.0 1.68 -1.7 .927
TOTAL CF 716 710 1835 67 4 1936 34 .982 6176.0 2.77 -41.1 .970
TOTAL RF 13 13 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 101.0 1.69 -1.3 .969
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
03/21/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
04/30/1969 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1969 Named the #51 prospect in the BAN
08/01/1969 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/1969 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/1969 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/01/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/01/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/12/1971 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week.
05/22/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/12/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1972 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/11/1972 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/28/1973 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 3 weeks.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/12/1973 Wins the 1973 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls.
01/01/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
03/02/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
04/11/1974 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
08/08/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Hosho Reliables, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
08/12/1974 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 134 2
1971 132 7
1972 133 4
1974 131 3
Year PA Rank
1970 542 9
Year AB Rank
1971 485 9
Year H Rank
1970 117 8
1972 132 7
Year TB Rank
1972 217 8
Year 2B Rank
1971 29 3
1972 26 2
1973 23 5
1974 20 9
Year 3B Rank
1969 7 1
1970 4 8
1972 4 8
Year RBI Rank
1972 79 8
1974 72 10
Year BB Rank
1973 57 10
Year SH Rank
1969 10 6
1972 20 5
1973 19 1
1974 16 4
Year SF Rank
1969 6 7
1970 4 4
1971 6 2
1972 4 7
Year EBH Rank
1972 47 7
Year AVG Rank
1970 .249 7
1972 .282 6
Year OBP Rank
1970 .333 9
1973 .359 10
Year SLG Rank
1972 .464 10
Year RC Rank
1972 85.03 10
Year OPS Rank
1972 .850 9
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