CF Ikku 'Turbo' Kawase #9
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF IKKU 'TURBO' KAWASE #9 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 487 119 16 1 12 60 19 79 .244 .286 .355 13 2.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 NAG Loss, 10-12 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1974 NAG Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 NAG Win, 8-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/29/1974 @ NAG Win, 4-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 OSA Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 KOB Win, 1-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/24/1974 @ FUK Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 @ FUK Loss, 0-3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/23/1945
Born in:Yukuhashi, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,400
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 12th 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 135 487 119 16 1 12 60 60 19 79 .244 .286 .355 .641 .283 .111 82
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 533 12 0 0 9 9 6 173 29 13 8 61.9 48.8 3.29 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 21 3 0 4 12 11 2 18 1 1 2 .223 .253 .383 .636
Versus Right   393 98 13 1 8 48 49 17 61 5 8 10 .249 .294 .349 .643
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 27 2 1 4 15 15 4 19 2 1 5 .267 .321 .426 .747
June   86 19 3 0 5 15 13 5 14 0 0 0 .221 .264 .430 .694
July   120 30 4 0 2 12 15 2 18 0 2 3 .250 .280 .333 .613
August   83 19 3 0 1 9 8 4 12 1 3 2 .229 .278 .301 .579
September   93 22 3 0 0 9 7 4 15 3 3 2 .237 .275 .269 .543
October   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   489 116 14 2 17 56 59 33 67 1 18 12 .237 .301 .378 .679
2 Years Ago   423 102 17 4 8 56 51 46 62 3 13 12 .241 .331 .357 .688
Career   2267 560 85 11 64 303 276 163 376 18 55 49 .247 .309 .379 .688
Home   236 58 8 1 5 32 32 6 34 5 5 6 .246 .277 .352 .628
Road   251 61 8 0 7 28 28 13 45 1 4 6 .243 .295 .359 .654
Grass   487 119 16 1 12 60 60 19 79 6 9 12 .244 .286 .355 .641
Day   274 75 10 1 10 38 35 10 44 4 5 7 .274 .312 .427 .739
Night   213 44 6 0 2 22 25 9 35 2 4 5 .207 .253 .263 .516
As Starter   483 118 16 1 12 58 60 19 79 6 9 12 .244 .287 .356 .643
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   122 35 3 1 4 17 13 5 21 1 1 2 .287 .323 .426 .749
Inning 1-3   161 34 2 0 3 22 19 5 28 3 4 6 .211 .257 .280 .537
Inning 4-6   163 42 8 0 4 16 25 7 25 1 4 4 .258 .303 .380 .683
Inning 7-9   149 39 5 1 4 17 15 7 26 2 1 1 .262 .296 .389 .685
Extra Innings   14 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .333 .571 .905
0 Outs   187 51 3 0 6 19 37 11 22 2 6 2 .273 .317 .385 .702
1 Outs   152 27 7 0 0 17 13 2 32 4 3 6 .178 .213 .224 .437
2 Outs   148 41 6 1 6 24 10 6 25 0 0 4 .277 .323 .453 .775
Scoring Position   123 32 3 1 3 49 13 4 19 6 9 5 .260 .297 .374 .671
Bases Empty   271 68 12 0 8 8 30 10 42 0 0 7 .251 .295 .384 .679
Runner on 1st   93 19 1 0 1 3 17 5 18 0 0 0 .204 .245 .247 .492
Runner on 2nd   39 8 1 1 0 3 3 3 7 0 8 1 .205 .279 .282 .561
Runner on 3rd   13 4 0 0 1 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 .308 .286 .538 .824
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 6 0 0 2 8 4 1 6 0 1 1 .231 .286 .462 .747
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 6 0 0 0 11 2 0 1 3 0 2 .429 .421 .429 .850
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 4 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 2 0 1 .250 .263 .250 .513
Bases Loaded   15 4 2 0 0 9 2 0 4 0 0 0 .267 .267 .400 .667
Two Strikes   167 32 5 1 3 14 17 10 79 1 0 5 .192 .257 .287 .544
First Pitch   94 26 0 0 3 11 13 0 0 1 6 2 .277 .289 .372 .661
Count 0-1   56 10 1 0 2 10 4 0 0 1 3 2 .179 .203 .304 .507
Count 0-2   40 7 2 0 1 1 2 0 19 0 0 3 .175 .233 .300 .533
Count 1-0   55 15 3 0 1 9 5 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .263 .382 .645
Count 1-1   62 20 5 0 2 10 14 0 0 0 0 2 .323 .344 .500 .844
Count 1-2   45 9 0 0 1 2 3 0 17 0 0 2 .200 .234 .267 .501
Count 2-0   17 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .278 .353 .631
Count 2-1   28 11 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .393 .414 .536 .950
Count 2-2   45 7 2 0 0 6 4 0 26 0 0 0 .156 .156 .200 .356
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Full Count   37 9 1 1 1 5 8 10 17 1 0 0 .243 .396 .405 .801
Behind in Count   141 26 3 0 4 13 9 0 36 1 3 7 .184 .221 .291 .512
Ahead in Count   108 31 5 0 2 15 12 9 0 3 0 1 .287 .339 .389 .728
Batting Leadoff   26 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 .115 .179 .154 .332
Batting 2nd   78 19 4 1 0 8 11 0 10 1 2 5 .244 .286 .321 .606
Batting 5th   83 24 1 0 1 16 11 6 14 0 3 1 .289 .344 .337 .682
Batting 6th   140 38 5 0 4 15 11 5 23 4 4 3 .271 .303 .393 .695
Batting 7th   155 34 5 0 7 19 23 6 29 1 0 3 .219 .261 .387 .648
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   190 45 8 0 6 14 19 7 37 1 0 5 .237 .281 .374 .654
Medium Leverage   201 46 5 1 5 19 28 11 32 1 7 5 .229 .284 .338 .623
High Leverage   92 26 2 0 1 27 13 1 10 4 2 2 .283 .293 .337 .630
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
1967 Sapporo - BAN 21 10 12 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .167 .286 .250 .536 62 68 -0.1
1968 Sapporo - BAN 22 40 47 10 1 0 1 6 5 3 0 0 5 1 1 .213 .260 .298 .558 71 77 -0.2
1970 Vesutan - BAN 24 102 329 77 13 2 12 47 41 29 4 4 63 18 5 .234 .301 .395 .696 114 112 2.6
1971 Vesutan - BAN 25 138 480 134 23 2 14 75 60 31 9 4 96 12 8 .279 .332 .423 .755 109 112 4.1
1972 Vesutan - BAN 26 132 423 102 17 4 8 56 51 46 12 3 62 15 7 .241 .331 .357 .688 97 96 2.8
1973 Vesutan - BAN 27 134 489 116 14 2 17 56 59 33 12 1 67 18 10 .237 .301 .378 .679 100 97 3.5
1974 Vesutan - BAN 28 135 487 119 16 1 12 60 60 19 12 6 79 13 8 .244 .286 .355 .641 76 82 2.3
Total BAN 691 2267 560 85 11 64 303 276 163 49 18 376 77 39 .247 .309 .379 .688 97 98 15.1
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%
1967 Sapporo - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Sapporo - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Sapporo - INT CF 8 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.2 1.57 -0.5 1.003
1967 Sapporo - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Sapporo - INT LF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.9 .517
1968 Sapporo - INT CF 14 3 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 42.1 2.76 -0.1 1.011
1968 Sapporo - INT RF 21 4 11 0 0 12 1 .917 59.2 1.66 -1.1 .881
1970 Vesutan - INT CF 98 96 255 5 0 261 1 .996 814.0 2.87 +0.9 1.025
1971 Vesutan - INT CF 134 132 352 14 2 372 6 .984 1141.2 2.89 +13.9 1.045
1972 Vesutan - INT CF 128 127 359 20 2 386 7 .982 1056.1 3.23 +10.9 1.040
1973 Vesutan - INT CF 134 134 429 17 1 450 4 .991 1187.0 3.38 +14.4 1.043
1974 Vesutan - INT CF 132 131 419 17 1 442 6 .986 1155.2 3.40 +13.5 1.052
1974 Vesutan - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 -0.9 .517
TOTAL CF 648 623 1832 73 6 1929 24 .988 5425.2 3.16 +53.1 1.042
TOTAL RF 22 4 11 0 0 12 1 .917 61.2 1.61 -1.1 .881
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
06/05/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick).
03/22/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1966 Named the #7 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1966 Named the #13 prospect in the BAN
11/03/1966 Was traded by the Kobe Bulls to the Sapporo Bears, along with 3B Sei Nakazato, 2B Masao Nakamura, and C Yoshihito Kasai, in exchange for SP Arata Komatsu and RP Kinnosuke Shimabukuro.
05/01/1967 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/16/1967 Named the #26 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1967 Named the #28 prospect in the BAN
03/21/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1968 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
04/10/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
06/06/1969 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
11/22/1969 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,400 with the Vesutan Bees organization.
03/05/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/07/1970 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/10/1970 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
10/07/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks.
10/10/1971 Wins the 1971 BAN Championship Series with the Vesutan Bees.
05/12/1972 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
08/28/1972 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
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.
08/12/1974 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1973 134 2
Year H Rank
1971 134 8
Year K Rank
1974 79 6
Year 3B Rank
1972 4 4
Year HR Rank
1973 17 10
Year SB Rank
1973 18 8
Year RBI Rank
1971 75 8
Year HP Rank
1971 9 7
1972 12 3
1973 12 6
1974 12 1
Year SH Rank
1972 13 10
1973 18 3
1974 9 9
Year SF Rank
1970 4 5
1971 4 6
1974 6 4
Year AVG Rank
1971 .279 10
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