3B Taiji Miyakawa #18
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
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3B TAIJI MIYAKAWA #18 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 350 91 13 1 11 32 42 44 .260 .348 .397 15 2.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1975 FUK Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1975 @ KIN Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/28/1975 @ KIN Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1975 NAG Win, 3-1 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/25/1975 NAG Win, 3-1 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
08/24/1975 NAG Win, 10-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/23/1975 @ KOB Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1975 @ KOB Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 @ KOB Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1975 OSA Loss, 1-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/19/1942
Born in:Tanabe, WAK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,760
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:123 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 28 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 2nd Pick in Round 1
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 100 350 91 13 1 11 32 66 42 44 .260 .348 .397 .745 .327 .137 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 95 408 5 0 0 5 11 0 139 25 15 7 68.2 50.9 4.87 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 22 4 0 2 3 15 9 9 0 2 2 .242 .324 .352 .675
Versus Right   259 69 9 1 9 29 51 33 35 0 9 3 .266 .356 .413 .769
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Week   15 5 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .412 .600 1.012
May   100 22 1 0 4 12 11 5 19 0 4 2 .220 .271 .350 .621
June   69 23 5 1 1 7 20 14 11 0 3 2 .333 .459 .478 .937
July   99 28 4 0 3 7 26 16 11 0 4 1 .283 .388 .414 .802
August   77 16 2 0 3 6 7 4 3 0 0 0 .208 .247 .351 .598
September   5 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .625 .600 1.225
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Last Year   500 136 24 2 23 60 92 54 82 2 6 5 .272 .348 .466 .814
2 Years Ago   422 98 14 1 9 39 52 60 57 4 4 6 .232 .333 .334 .667
Career   4229 1051 195 23 116 485 642 531 626 30 72 43 .249 .336 .388 .724
Home   179 49 9 0 7 21 36 22 20 0 4 2 .274 .360 .441 .801
Road   171 42 4 1 4 11 30 20 24 0 7 3 .246 .335 .351 .686
Grass   350 91 13 1 11 32 66 42 44 0 11 5 .260 .348 .397 .745
Day   160 35 5 0 7 13 26 22 23 0 5 1 .219 .317 .381 .698
Night   190 56 8 1 4 19 40 20 21 0 6 4 .295 .374 .411 .784
As Starter   345 91 13 1 11 32 66 42 44 0 11 5 .264 .352 .403 .755
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   68 13 1 1 2 6 12 5 8 0 0 0 .191 .247 .324 .570
Inning 1-3   137 39 7 0 5 11 27 11 19 0 10 3 .285 .351 .445 .796
Inning 4-6   103 28 5 0 2 11 20 22 11 0 1 2 .272 .409 .379 .788
Inning 7-9   105 22 1 1 4 8 18 9 14 0 0 0 .210 .272 .352 .624
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   115 26 4 0 3 6 29 17 16 0 11 2 .226 .336 .339 .675
1 Outs   132 42 7 1 7 16 31 18 20 0 0 2 .318 .408 .545 .953
2 Outs   103 23 2 0 1 10 6 7 8 0 0 1 .223 .279 .272 .551
Scoring Position   79 26 3 0 0 20 15 9 5 0 11 2 .329 .411 .367 .778
Bases Empty   220 52 8 1 11 11 38 31 34 0 0 2 .236 .336 .432 .768
Runner on 1st   51 13 2 0 0 1 13 2 5 0 0 1 .255 .296 .294 .590
Runner on 2nd   30 14 2 0 0 8 10 5 2 0 7 2 .467 .568 .533 1.101
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Two Strikes   172 40 5 0 6 22 27 15 44 0 0 4 .233 .309 .366 .675
First Pitch   37 9 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 .243 .263 .324 .587
Count 0-1   34 12 1 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .618 .971
Count 0-2   19 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 2 .105 .190 .105 .296
Count 1-0   38 13 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 .342 .342 .395 .737
Count 1-1   25 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 .200 .200 .280 .480
Count 1-2   43 10 1 0 2 6 4 0 16 0 0 0 .233 .233 .395 .628
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-1   22 6 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Count 2-2   69 10 1 0 1 7 8 0 16 0 0 1 .145 .157 .203 .360
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 1 2 9 15 0 0 0 0 .273 .692 .545 1.238
Full Count   41 18 3 0 3 8 13 15 5 0 0 1 .439 .596 .732 1.328
Behind in Count   96 24 2 1 4 10 12 0 23 0 0 2 .250 .265 .417 .682
Ahead in Count   82 25 5 0 2 5 26 27 0 0 4 0 .305 .477 .439 .916
Batting Leadoff   15 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .250 .400 .650
Batting 2nd   255 73 12 1 9 27 57 34 37 0 11 5 .286 .381 .447 .828
Batting 4th   10 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .300 .462 .300 .762
Batting 5th   63 12 1 0 1 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 .190 .227 .254 .481
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   183 49 8 1 8 13 31 21 29 0 0 2 .268 .350 .454 .803
Medium Leverage   119 31 3 0 3 12 24 14 12 0 7 3 .261 .353 .361 .714
High Leverage   47 10 2 0 0 7 10 6 3 0 4 0 .213 .302 .255 .557
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
1964 Vesutan - BAN 21 57 179 43 7 0 1 14 18 18 5 1 46 0 2 .240 .325 .296 .621 81 87 0.3
1965 Vesutan - BAN 22 114 396 97 24 6 8 57 60 55 3 1 68 3 0 .245 .341 .396 .737 119 119 3.4
1966 Vesutan - BAN 23 135 517 114 26 3 11 47 81 55 1 4 50 3 6 .221 .295 .346 .641 92 97 2.2
1967 Vesutan - BAN 24 113 392 91 25 2 7 50 53 40 2 9 47 7 8 .232 .300 .360 .660 99 102 2.0
1969 Vesutan - BAN 26 108 172 42 6 0 5 20 20 23 0 1 30 2 5 .244 .332 .366 .698 118 121 0.3
1970 Vesutan - BAN 27 125 431 104 12 3 16 47 60 47 3 2 67 22 15 .241 .319 .394 .713 120 120 2.5
1971 Vesutan - BAN 28 126 443 121 26 4 11 66 70 68 9 5 70 14 6 .273 .377 .424 .802 123 127 3.8
1972 Vesutan - BAN 29 122 427 114 18 1 14 53 70 69 4 1 65 18 6 .267 .373 .412 .785 125 131 3.8
1973 Vesutan - BAN 30 121 422 98 14 1 9 39 52 60 6 4 57 7 6 .232 .333 .334 .667 98 104 1.2
1974 Vesutan - BAN 31 133 500 136 24 2 23 60 92 54 5 2 82 7 11 .272 .348 .466 .814 138 141 4.3
1975 Vesutan - BAN 32 100 350 91 13 1 11 32 66 42 5 0 44 15 7 .260 .348 .397 .745 106 116 2.7
Total BAN 1254 4229 1051 195 23 116 485 642 531 43 30 626 98 72 .249 .336 .388 .724 112 117 26.4
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%
1964 Vesutan - INT SS 56 56 107 159 36 276 10 .964 456.0 5.25 -2.2 .962
1965 Vesutan - INT SS 113 112 219 311 56 546 16 .971 940.2 5.07 -0.7 1.006
1966 Vesutan - INT SS 133 132 264 465 75 764 35 .954 1156.0 5.68 -3.0 .994
1967 Vesutan - INT SS 110 107 216 341 52 596 39 .935 891.0 5.63 -0.4 .977
1969 Vesutan - INT 2B 2 2 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 14.0 7.07 -0.4 .790
1969 Vesutan - INT 3B 23 16 13 29 4 49 7 .857 150.0 2.52 -5.3 .794
1969 Vesutan - INT SS 32 9 19 46 6 68 3 .956 118.2 4.93 -1.1 .961
1970 Vesutan - INT 3B 105 105 57 173 13 242 12 .950 814.2 2.54 -5.1 .966
1970 Vesutan - INT SS 46 9 18 47 8 69 4 .942 155.0 3.77 -0.7 .967
1971 Vesutan - INT 3B 118 118 56 212 11 278 10 .964 963.0 2.50 -2.6 .985
1971 Vesutan - INT SS 34 6 8 29 3 37 0 1.000 106.0 3.14 +1.8 1.146
1972 Vesutan - INT 1B 4 4 42 3 2 45 0 1.000 35.0 11.57 +0.1 1.026
1972 Vesutan - INT 3B 104 104 52 188 8 246 6 .976 883.2 2.44 +0.9 1.007
1972 Vesutan - INT SS 12 9 15 21 3 36 0 1.000 75.1 4.30 +0.1 .960
1973 Vesutan - INT 3B 70 70 44 121 6 176 11 .938 562.0 2.64 -4.8 .940
1973 Vesutan - INT SS 56 43 73 159 11 239 7 .971 435.1 4.80 -4.1 .967
1974 Vesutan - INT 1B 15 15 105 10 11 116 1 .991 99.0 10.45 +0.7 1.053
1974 Vesutan - INT 3B 119 104 72 224 12 309 13 .958 950.0 2.80 +2.0 1.034
1974 Vesutan - INT SS 15 3 12 21 4 36 3 .917 57.2 5.15 -1.8 .902
1975 Vesutan - INT 1B 3 3 30 1 3 31 0 1.000 25.0 11.16 +0.3 1.052
1975 Vesutan - INT 3B 91 88 54 150 14 212 8 .962 763.1 2.41 -0.0 1.011
1975 Vesutan - INT SS 9 4 7 16 3 23 0 1.000 38.2 5.35 -0.2 1.055
TOTAL 1B 22 22 177 14 16 192 1 .995 159.0 10.81 +1.1 1.045
TOTAL 2B 2 2 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 14.0 7.07 -0.4 .790
TOTAL 3B 630 605 348 1097 68 1512 67 .956 5086.2 2.56 -15.0 .987
TOTAL SS 616 490 958 1615 257 2690 117 .957 4430.1 5.23 -12.3 .986
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick).
05/04/1965 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/28/1965 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/27/1965 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week.
03/22/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
08/18/1966 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/16/1966 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/22/1967 Injured (dislocated shoulder, bruised ribs, lacerated finger),out for 2-3 months.
09/03/1967 Injured (broken bone in elbow),out for 8-9 months.
03/17/1968 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 9 months.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
06/12/1970 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/18/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/21/1971 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/09/1971 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
07/03/1971 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
09/23/1971 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/10/1971 Wins the 1971 BAN Championship Series with the Vesutan Bees.
05/01/1972 Outstandingly completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
07/02/1972 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/28/1972 Injured (elbow strain),out for 2 weeks.
08/09/1973 Injured (elbow strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/13/1973 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/10/1974 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
09/30/1974 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/15/1975 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 132 4
Year PA Rank
1966 585 3
Year AB Rank
1966 517 4
Year K Rank
1974 82 5
Year TB Rank
1974 233 9
Year 2B Rank
1965 24 9
1966 26 7
1967 25 4
1971 26 4
1972 18 10
1974 24 3
Year 3B Rank
1965 6 8
1971 4 8
Year HR Rank
1974 23 8
Year SB Rank
1970 22 10
1971 14 10
1972 18 10
Year RBI Rank
1971 66 10
Year R Rank
1966 81 2
1974 92 2
Year BB Rank
1965 55 10
1966 55 7
1971 68 6
1973 60 7
1974 54 10
Year HP Rank
1964 5 4
1971 9 7
Year SH Rank
1965 9 10
1970 11 9
Year SF Rank
1967 9 2
1971 5 3
1973 4 6
Year EBH Rank
1966 40 7
1974 49 8
Year OBP Rank
1971 .377 7
1972 .373 10
Year SLG Rank
1974 .466 9
Year RC Rank
1971 75.90 10
1974 79.51 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 5.81 10
1974 5.49 10
Year ISO Rank
1965 .152 10
1974 .194 9
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .357 9
Year OPS Rank
1974 .814 9
Year WAR Rank
1974 4.0 10
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