CF Ikku 'Turbo' Kawase #9
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/14/1975
CF IKKU 'TURBO' KAWASE #9 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 315 66 12 2 6 26 18 35 .210 .267 .317 12 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 @ FUK Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/30/1975 @ FUK Win, 9-5 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/29/1975 @ FUK Win, 10-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1975 @ VES Win, 5-4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
09/28/1975 @ VES Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/1975 @ VES Win, 6-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 OSA Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 OSA Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1975 @ KIN Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ KIN Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/23/1945
Born in:Yukuhashi, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,975
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 315 66 12 2 6 26 28 18 35 .210 .267 .317 .585 .261 .108 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 348 8 0 0 4 4 3 100 20 12 4 75.0 28.2 2.88 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   82 17 3 1 1 7 6 6 14 1 1 4 .207 .290 .305 .595
Versus Right   233 49 9 1 5 19 22 12 21 2 3 4 .210 .259 .322 .581
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   53 9 3 0 1 6 2 2 4 0 1 1 .170 .214 .283 .497
July   62 14 4 1 0 5 8 4 10 0 2 3 .226 .304 .323 .627
August   104 27 5 0 2 8 12 3 9 3 1 3 .260 .292 .365 .657
September   92 14 0 1 3 7 6 9 10 0 0 1 .152 .235 .272 .507
October   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   487 119 16 1 12 60 60 19 79 6 9 12 .244 .286 .355 .641
2 Years Ago   489 116 14 2 17 56 59 33 67 1 18 12 .237 .301 .378 .679
Career   2582 626 97 13 70 329 304 181 411 21 59 57 .242 .304 .371 .676
Home   161 36 9 1 3 15 15 8 18 0 3 3 .224 .273 .348 .621
Road   154 30 3 1 3 11 13 10 17 3 1 5 .195 .262 .286 .547
Grass   315 66 12 2 6 26 28 18 35 3 4 8 .210 .267 .317 .585
Day   139 25 2 2 0 7 8 8 24 1 1 3 .180 .238 .223 .461
Night   176 41 10 0 6 19 20 10 11 2 3 5 .233 .290 .392 .682
As Starter   315 66 12 2 6 26 28 18 35 3 4 8 .210 .267 .317 .585
Close/Late   64 11 2 0 3 9 5 3 7 0 0 1 .172 .221 .344 .564
Inning 1-3   121 27 5 0 1 5 12 6 11 0 1 1 .223 .266 .289 .555
Inning 4-6   98 21 3 1 2 10 9 7 13 3 3 4 .214 .286 .327 .612
Inning 7-9   95 17 3 1 3 10 7 5 11 0 0 3 .179 .243 .326 .569
Extra Innings   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
0 Outs   121 28 5 1 4 9 21 4 10 0 2 2 .231 .268 .388 .656
1 Outs   82 14 1 0 0 5 3 4 10 3 2 3 .171 .228 .183 .411
2 Outs   112 24 6 1 2 12 4 10 15 0 0 3 .214 .296 .339 .635
Scoring Position   59 14 0 1 1 15 4 4 6 3 4 2 .237 .294 .322 .616
Bases Empty   198 37 9 0 3 3 16 13 22 0 0 4 .187 .251 .278 .529
Runner on 1st   58 15 3 1 2 8 8 1 7 0 0 2 .259 .295 .448 .743
Runner on 2nd   25 7 0 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 4 1 .280 .308 .400 .708
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 4 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .111 .143 .254
Two Strikes   101 18 2 1 3 12 9 7 35 2 0 5 .178 .261 .307 .568
First Pitch   70 17 3 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 .243 .264 .371 .635
Count 0-1   36 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .139 .162 .250 .412
Count 0-2   19 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 8 0 0 4 .158 .304 .316 .620
Count 1-0   29 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .207 .200 .241 .441
Count 1-1   42 13 0 1 1 8 6 0 0 0 1 0 .310 .310 .429 .738
Count 1-2   34 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 11 2 0 1 .088 .108 .088 .196
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   23 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .174 .217 .391
Count 2-2   34 8 2 1 1 6 3 0 13 0 0 0 .235 .235 .441 .676
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .143 .571 .143 .714
Full Count   14 4 0 0 1 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 .286 .524 .500 1.024
Behind in Count   89 11 4 0 1 5 3 0 19 2 1 6 .124 .175 .202 .378
Ahead in Count   66 13 3 0 0 1 6 11 0 1 2 0 .197 .308 .242 .550
Batting Leadoff   143 35 6 0 3 13 15 10 15 3 1 3 .245 .302 .350 .652
Batting 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 7th   144 28 6 2 3 12 10 8 14 0 2 5 .194 .261 .326 .588
Batting 8th   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Low Leverage   117 19 3 0 3 3 7 12 16 0 0 5 .162 .269 .265 .534
Medium Leverage   157 34 6 1 2 11 16 6 17 1 4 3 .217 .257 .306 .563
High Leverage   39 12 2 1 1 12 5 0 2 2 0 0 .308 .293 .487 .780
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 88 85 2.6
1975 Vesutan - BAN 29 34 111 21 6 1 1 9 9 5 4 0 14 5 0 .189 .250 .288 .538 50 53 0.3
1975 Nagasaki - BAN 29 53 204 45 6 1 5 17 19 13 4 3 21 7 4 .221 .277 .333 .610 69 73 0.3
1975 Total - BAN 29 87 315 66 12 2 6 26 28 18 8 3 35 12 4 .210 .267 .317 .585 62 66 0.6
Total BAN 778 2582 626 97 13 70 329 304 181 57 21 411 89 43 .242 .304 .371 .676 95 95 16.0
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 LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Vesutan - INT CF 132 131 419 17 1 442 6 .986 1155.2 3.40 +13.5 1.052
1975 Vesutan - INT CF 34 34 136 4 0 140 0 1.000 285.1 4.42 +4.6 1.056
1975 Nagasaki - INT CF 53 53 155 5 0 165 5 .970 453.1 3.18 +2.3 1.023
TOTAL LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 -0.9 .517
TOTAL CF 735 710 2123 82 6 2234 29 .987 6164.1 3.22 +60.0 1.041
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.
05/09/1975 Injured (strained Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/1975 Injured (strained forearm),out for 6 weeks.
07/21/1975 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1975 Was traded by the Vesutan Bees to the Nagasaki Stars in exchange for 2B Kohei Bai.
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
1975 8 8
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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