3B Taiji Miyakawa #18
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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3B TAIJI MIYAKAWA #18 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 500 136 24 2 23 60 54 82 .272 .348 .466 7 4.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 NAG Loss, 10-12 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/30/1974 NAG Win, 2-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/29/1974 NAG Win, 8-1 5 3 4 2 1 0 1 0
09/29/1974 @ NAG Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/28/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/1974 OSA Loss, 3-4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 KOB Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 @ FUK Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/1974 @ FUK Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1974 @ FUK Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:10 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 28 Days
Pro Service:10 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 500 136 24 2 23 60 92 54 82 .272 .348 .466 .814 .357 .194 134
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 122 567 5 0 0 8 6 2 233 49 7 11 38.9 79.5 5.49 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   87 17 4 0 2 7 17 15 13 0 2 2 .195 .327 .310 .637
Versus Right   413 119 20 2 21 53 75 39 69 2 4 3 .288 .352 .499 .851
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   109 30 4 1 7 13 25 14 12 0 3 0 .275 .358 .523 .881
June   100 25 6 0 2 9 17 7 18 1 0 3 .250 .315 .370 .685
July   94 20 6 0 5 10 15 7 17 1 0 1 .213 .272 .436 .708
August   93 29 2 0 6 17 16 11 14 0 1 0 .312 .385 .527 .911
September   99 32 6 1 3 11 18 15 19 0 2 0 .323 .412 .495 .907
October   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Last Year   422 98 14 1 9 39 52 60 57 4 4 6 .232 .333 .334 .667
2 Years Ago   427 114 18 1 14 53 70 69 65 1 5 4 .267 .373 .412 .785
Career   3879 960 182 22 105 453 576 489 582 30 61 38 .247 .335 .387 .722
Home   234 62 10 2 8 22 40 28 39 2 3 2 .265 .346 .427 .773
Road   266 74 14 0 15 38 52 26 43 0 3 3 .278 .349 .500 .849
Grass   500 136 24 2 23 60 92 54 82 2 6 5 .272 .348 .466 .814
Day   285 79 16 2 11 34 51 26 42 2 2 3 .277 .342 .463 .805
Night   215 57 8 0 12 26 41 28 40 0 4 2 .265 .355 .470 .825
As Starter   492 134 22 2 23 59 91 54 79 2 6 5 .272 .349 .465 .814
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Close/Late   121 36 7 1 4 18 18 11 19 0 0 0 .298 .356 .471 .827
Inning 1-3   198 63 10 1 11 21 46 20 28 2 4 1 .318 .380 .545 .926
Inning 4-6   142 30 6 0 7 19 23 15 28 0 2 3 .211 .300 .401 .701
Inning 7-9   143 38 7 1 5 20 21 18 23 0 0 1 .266 .352 .434 .785
Extra Innings   17 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .294 .333 .353 .686
0 Outs   215 68 15 0 10 15 51 21 35 0 6 2 .316 .382 .526 .908
1 Outs   149 42 6 1 8 31 31 17 27 2 0 2 .282 .359 .497 .855
2 Outs   136 26 3 1 5 14 10 16 20 0 0 1 .191 .281 .338 .619
Scoring Position   93 24 5 0 1 32 15 8 13 2 6 2 .258 .324 .344 .668
Bases Empty   328 96 17 2 17 17 63 38 58 0 0 1 .293 .368 .512 .880
Runner on 1st   79 16 2 0 5 11 14 8 11 0 0 2 .203 .292 .418 .710
Runner on 2nd   47 9 0 0 1 5 8 4 6 0 6 1 .191 .269 .255 .525
Runner on 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 5 1 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 1 .333 .375 .400 .775
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222 .273 .333 .606
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .444 .625 1.069
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 0 9 0 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Two Strikes   267 61 10 1 12 32 40 17 82 2 0 2 .228 .278 .408 .686
First Pitch   58 17 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 .293 .317 .379 .696
Count 0-1   44 12 4 0 2 9 8 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .500 .773
Count 0-2   31 7 0 0 2 5 6 0 15 1 0 0 .226 .219 .419 .638
Count 1-0   41 16 4 1 1 4 11 0 0 0 3 0 .390 .390 .610 1.000
Count 1-1   41 13 1 0 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .317 .561 .878
Count 1-2   80 17 3 0 2 10 4 0 30 0 0 0 .212 .212 .325 .537
Count 2-0   15 8 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .533 .533 .800 1.333
Count 2-1   27 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .370 .593
Count 2-2   75 15 1 1 6 10 9 0 23 1 0 1 .200 .208 .480 .688
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 1 0 2 2 11 27 0 0 0 1 .429 .886 1.429 2.314
Full Count   81 22 6 0 2 7 21 17 14 0 0 1 .272 .404 .420 .824
Behind in Count   155 36 7 0 6 24 18 0 45 1 1 0 .232 .231 .394 .624
Ahead in Count   90 33 7 1 5 10 33 37 0 0 3 1 .367 .555 .633 1.188
Batting Leadoff   311 88 15 1 15 35 54 33 48 1 3 2 .283 .354 .482 .837
Batting 2nd   128 33 5 1 7 21 24 14 19 0 3 2 .258 .340 .477 .817
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   38 8 2 0 0 0 10 6 7 0 0 1 .211 .333 .263 .596
Batting 6th   7 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .333 .714 1.048
Batting 7th   8 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Batting 8th   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 9th   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Low Leverage   196 49 7 2 10 15 33 28 34 0 0 2 .250 .350 .459 .809
Medium Leverage   222 63 11 0 11 23 44 20 37 1 6 2 .284 .347 .482 .829
High Leverage   81 24 6 0 2 22 15 6 11 1 0 1 .296 .348 .444 .793
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 .814 122 134 4.0
Total BAN 1154 3879 960 182 22 105 453 576 489 38 30 582 83 65 .247 .335 .387 .722 111 116 23.5
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 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
1974 Vesutan - INT 1B 15 15 105 10 11 116 1 .991 99.0 10.45 +0.7 1.053
TOTAL 1B 19 19 147 13 13 161 1 .994 134.0 10.75 +0.7 1.044
TOTAL 2B 2 2 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 14.0 7.07 -0.4 .790
TOTAL 3B 539 517 294 947 54 1300 59 .955 4323.1 2.58 -14.9 .983
TOTAL SS 607 486 951 1599 254 2667 117 .956 4391.2 5.23 -12.2 .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.
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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