CF Ikku 'Turbo' Kawase #9
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF IKKU 'TURBO' KAWASE #9 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
60 219 50 12 1 3 19 9 23 .228 .277 .333 9 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1975 KOB Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1975 @ FUK Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1975 @ FUK Win, 8-4 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 @ FUK Win, 7-0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/26/1975 @ VES Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/25/1975 @ VES Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/23/1975 OSA Win, 7-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1975 OSA Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 OSA Win, 8-1 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
08/21/1975 OSA Win, 4-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/23/1945
Born in:Yukuhashi, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,400
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:123 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 60 219 50 12 1 3 19 22 9 23 .228 .277 .333 .611 .269 .105 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 60 242 7 0 0 2 4 3 73 16 9 1 90.0 22.3 3.36 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 14 3 1 1 6 5 1 8 1 1 4 .241 .297 .379 .676
Versus Right   161 36 9 0 2 13 17 8 15 2 3 3 .224 .270 .317 .587
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .261 .269 .261 .530
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
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   2486 610 97 12 67 322 298 172 399 21 59 56 .245 .306 .375 .681
Home   116 30 9 1 2 13 14 5 12 0 3 2 .259 .301 .405 .706
Road   103 20 3 0 1 6 8 4 11 3 1 5 .194 .252 .252 .505
Grass   219 50 12 1 3 19 22 9 23 3 4 7 .228 .277 .333 .611
Day   91 19 2 1 0 5 6 5 16 1 1 3 .209 .270 .253 .523
Night   128 31 10 0 3 14 16 4 7 2 3 4 .242 .283 .391 .673
As Starter   219 50 12 1 3 19 22 9 23 3 4 7 .228 .277 .333 .611
Close/Late   44 10 2 0 2 7 4 0 4 0 0 1 .227 .244 .409 .654
Inning 1-3   86 21 5 0 0 4 10 3 8 0 1 1 .244 .278 .302 .580
Inning 4-6   67 15 3 1 1 8 7 5 8 3 3 3 .224 .295 .343 .638
Inning 7-9   65 13 3 0 2 6 5 1 7 0 0 3 .200 .246 .338 .585
Extra Innings   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
0 Outs   84 22 5 0 2 5 17 3 3 0 2 2 .262 .303 .393 .696
1 Outs   51 10 1 0 0 5 3 2 7 3 2 2 .196 .241 .216 .457
2 Outs   84 18 6 1 1 9 2 4 13 0 0 3 .214 .275 .345 .620
Scoring Position   44 10 0 1 0 12 2 2 5 3 4 2 .227 .275 .273 .547
Bases Empty   136 30 9 0 2 2 14 7 14 0 0 3 .221 .274 .331 .605
Runner on 1st   39 10 3 0 1 5 6 0 4 0 0 2 .256 .293 .410 .703
Runner on 2nd   20 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 4 1 .200 .238 .200 .438
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 4 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .364 .462 .545 1.007
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .125 .167 .292
Two Strikes   70 9 2 0 1 6 4 4 23 2 0 5 .129 .222 .200 .422
First Pitch   53 15 3 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 2 .283 .309 .396 .705
Count 0-1   23 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .217 .391 .609
Count 0-2   15 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 4 .200 .368 .400 .768
Count 1-0   25 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .192 .240 .432
Count 1-1   27 10 0 1 1 8 6 0 0 0 1 0 .370 .370 .556 .926
Count 1-2   22 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 2 0 1 .000 .040 .000 .040
Count 2-0   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-1   13 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 2-2   23 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .174 .174 .261 .435
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Full Count   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Behind in Count   60 8 4 0 1 5 2 0 12 2 1 5 .133 .194 .250 .444
Ahead in Count   46 11 3 0 0 1 6 5 0 1 2 0 .239 .308 .304 .612
Batting Leadoff   108 29 6 0 2 10 13 4 9 3 1 3 .269 .305 .380 .685
Batting 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   96 19 6 1 1 8 6 5 12 0 2 4 .198 .267 .312 .579
Low Leverage   82 15 3 0 2 2 6 6 12 0 0 4 .183 .272 .293 .564
Medium Leverage   108 22 6 0 0 5 11 3 9 1 4 3 .204 .243 .259 .503
High Leverage   27 12 2 1 1 12 5 0 2 2 0 0 .444 .414 .704 1.117
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 49 54 0.3
1975 Nagasaki - BAN 29 26 108 29 6 0 2 10 13 4 3 3 9 4 1 .269 .305 .380 .685 89 94 0.4
1975 Total - BAN 29 60 219 50 12 1 3 19 22 9 7 3 23 9 1 .228 .277 .333 .611 69 74 0.7
Total BAN 751 2486 610 97 12 67 322 298 172 56 21 399 86 40 .245 .306 .375 .681 97 97 16.1
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 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 26 26 80 1 0 84 3 .964 224.0 3.25 +0.8 .997
TOTAL LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 -0.9 .517
TOTAL CF 708 683 2048 78 6 2153 27 .987 5935.0 3.22 +58.5 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
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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