C Hiroshi Wada #8
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
C HIROSHI WADA #8 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
32 95 17 1 0 3 10 12 22 .179 .291 .284 0 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1974 @ KYO Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 @ DNK Win, 8-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 @ YOK Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/17/1974 @ HSH Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1974 @ HSH Win, 5-4 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
09/07/1974 @ SAP Loss, 4-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1974 YOK Win, 7-2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
08/27/1974 @ KYO Win, 6-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1974 @ KYO Loss, 6-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/23/1974 SAP Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/16/1938
Born in:Sagamihara, KAN
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 5th 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 32 95 17 1 0 3 10 6 12 22 .179 .291 .284 .575 .251 .105 59
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 111 3 3 0 6 1 0 27 4 0 0 0.0 7.2 2.28 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Versus Right   91 15 1 0 3 9 6 10 21 0 1 3 .165 .269 .275 .544
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   18 5 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .278 .350 .444 .794
June   17 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .059 .111 .059 .170
July   25 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 8 0 1 0 .120 .185 .240 .425
August   14 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 2 .286 .474 .357 .831
September   21 4 0 0 1 4 2 4 5 0 0 1 .190 .346 .333 .679
Last Year   263 54 8 0 6 22 20 27 61 0 3 2 .205 .284 .304 .588
2 Years Ago   370 82 5 2 12 47 44 53 82 2 3 9 .222 .332 .343 .675
Career   2522 564 70 6 60 273 233 227 517 14 20 28 .224 .293 .328 .621
Home   38 10 0 0 2 6 4 8 8 0 1 0 .263 .391 .421 .812
Road   57 7 1 0 1 4 2 4 14 0 0 3 .123 .219 .193 .412
Grass   95 17 1 0 3 10 6 12 22 0 1 3 .179 .291 .284 .575
Day   41 10 0 0 1 5 3 9 7 0 0 3 .244 .415 .317 .732
Night   54 7 1 0 2 5 3 3 15 0 1 0 .130 .175 .259 .435
As Starter   93 16 1 0 3 10 6 11 22 0 1 3 .172 .280 .280 .560
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   16 4 0 0 1 5 1 3 5 0 0 0 .250 .368 .438 .806
Inning 1-3   32 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 8 0 0 1 .156 .182 .281 .463
Inning 4-6   34 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 0 1 2 .147 .326 .147 .473
Inning 7-9   28 6 0 0 2 5 2 5 7 0 0 0 .214 .333 .429 .762
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   40 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 13 0 1 1 .125 .167 .200 .367
1 Outs   26 7 1 0 1 3 3 1 6 0 0 0 .269 .296 .423 .719
2 Outs   29 5 0 0 1 6 1 10 3 0 0 2 .172 .415 .276 .690
Scoring Position   22 5 1 0 1 7 1 7 6 0 1 1 .227 .433 .409 .842
Bases Empty   45 7 0 0 1 1 2 4 8 0 0 1 .156 .240 .222 .462
Runner on 1st   28 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 8 0 0 1 .179 .233 .286 .519
Runner on 2nd   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 1 0 .143 .400 .571 .971
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .222 .364 .333 .697
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Two Strikes   46 4 0 0 1 4 2 3 22 0 0 1 .087 .160 .152 .312
First Pitch   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 .083 .312 .083 .396
Count 0-1   12 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 0-2   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   8 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250
Count 1-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 1-2   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   14 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 10 0 0 1 .143 .200 .357 .557
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   38 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 10 0 0 0 .132 .132 .211 .342
Ahead in Count   15 6 1 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 1 .400 .591 .667 1.258
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   94 17 1 0 3 10 6 11 22 0 1 3 .181 .287 .287 .574
Low Leverage   38 7 0 0 2 3 3 4 7 0 0 1 .184 .279 .342 .621
Medium Leverage   39 7 1 0 1 5 3 5 10 0 1 2 .179 .304 .282 .586
High Leverage   18 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
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 22 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 442 457 0.2
1964 Rakisuta - BAN 25 7 20 5 1 0 1 4 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 .250 .333 .450 .783 130 131 0.2
1965 Rakisuta - BAN 26 31 93 28 4 1 3 10 10 9 0 0 13 0 0 .301 .363 .462 .825 153 161 1.2
1966 Rakisuta - BAN 27 29 90 26 4 0 3 16 10 6 3 1 13 0 0 .289 .350 .433 .783 148 148 1.0
1967 Rakisuta - BAN 28 30 98 16 5 0 0 9 4 5 0 0 22 0 0 .163 .204 .214 .418 27 31 -0.1
1968 Rakisuta - BAN 29 98 321 67 10 1 6 29 24 21 1 5 44 0 1 .209 .256 .302 .558 71 70 1.2
1969 Rakisuta - BAN 30 116 399 107 12 1 9 48 34 28 3 1 70 0 0 .268 .320 .371 .691 109 113 3.5
1970 Rakisuta - BAN 31 118 371 75 5 1 6 32 32 38 3 2 84 1 1 .202 .280 .270 .550 71 68 1.0
1971 Rakisuta - BAN 32 121 398 85 14 0 10 45 46 26 3 2 101 0 1 .214 .266 .324 .590 60 54 -0.3
1972 Rakisuta - BAN 33 117 370 82 5 2 12 47 44 53 9 2 82 0 0 .222 .332 .343 .675 84 85 1.5
1973 Rakisuta - BAN 34 85 263 54 8 0 6 22 20 27 2 0 61 0 0 .205 .284 .304 .588 65 59 0.1
1974 Rakisuta - BAN 35 32 95 17 1 0 3 10 6 12 3 0 22 0 0 .179 .291 .284 .575 60 59 -0.2
Total BAN 786 2522 564 70 6 60 273 233 227 28 14 517 1 3 .224 .293 .328 .621 81 80 9.4
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%
1961 Rakisuta - INT C 1 1 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.1 .991 0 0 0 0.0
1964 Rakisuta - INT C 6 5 39 5 1 44 0 1.000 48.0 8.25 +0.2 1.100 1 3 2 66.7
1965 Rakisuta - INT C 27 27 144 11 1 155 0 1.000 236.2 5.89 +0.1 1.032 5 14 6 42.9
1966 Rakisuta - INT C 28 26 143 14 1 158 1 .994 229.2 6.15 -1.0 .886 5 13 4 30.8
1967 Rakisuta - INT C 29 27 134 22 0 158 2 .987 236.0 5.95 +1.2 1.058 1 15 6 40.0
1968 Rakisuta - INT C 97 97 472 67 1 545 6 .989 828.0 5.86 +2.9 .974 7 65 31 47.7
1969 Rakisuta - INT C 111 111 577 70 7 650 3 .995 971.1 5.99 +4.0 1.102 8 67 28 41.8
1970 Rakisuta - INT C 116 115 723 92 4 820 5 .994 990.0 7.41 +1.7 1.016 7 118 42 35.6
1971 Rakisuta - INT C 115 114 842 84 3 930 4 .996 972.0 8.57 +0.2 1.004 5 108 36 33.3
1972 Rakisuta - INT C 114 111 719 95 7 819 5 .994 972.1 7.53 +1.0 .951 5 133 42 31.6
1973 Rakisuta - INT C 81 79 430 52 1 486 4 .992 690.1 6.28 +1.2 1.058 3 80 22 27.5
1974 Rakisuta - INT C 30 29 120 23 0 143 0 1.000 241.1 5.33 -0.9 .769 3 25 9 36.0
TOTAL C 755 742 4349 537 26 4916 30 .994 6424.2 6.84 +10.8 .994 50 641 228 35.6
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft by the Hosho Reliables. (Round 3, Pick 5, 29th overall pick).
06/06/1961 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
08/14/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
05/01/1962 Named the #76 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1962 Named the #86 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/01/1963 Named the #72 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1963 Named the #88 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1963 Named the #100 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/01/1964 Named the #85 prospect in the BAN
05/12/1964 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 2 weeks.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/15/1970 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/07/1973 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/10/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1970 7 6
1971 7 6
1972 5 3
1973 7 3
Year HP Rank
1966 3 10
1972 9 4
Year SF Rank
1968 5 3
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