3B Hideyuki Kitamura #7
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
3B HIDEYUKI KITAMURA #7 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 520 152 18 4 20 69 35 29 .292 .335 .458 9 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 4 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 2 3 2
Avoid K's 5 5 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 2
Errors: - 5 3
Arm: 1 3 2
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 4 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 VES Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 VES Loss, 5-6 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/29/1963 VES Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 @ KOB Win, 6-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 @ KOB Loss, 5-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 @ KOB Win, 7-4 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1963 FUK Win, 10-2 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
09/23/1963 FUK Win, 20-9 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1963 FUK Win, 13-6 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/1963 NAG Win, 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/20/1938
Born in:Kitakyushu, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$34,800
Signed Through:1965 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 138 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 1st Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 520 152 18 4 20 69 88 35 29 .292 .335 .458 .793 .351 .165 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 564 2 0 0 16 0 7 238 42 9 4 69.2 76.7 5.24 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 22 3 0 3 9 11 9 3 2 0 0 .237 .298 .366 .664
Versus Right   427 130 15 4 17 60 77 26 26 5 0 2 .304 .343 .478 .821
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 30 4 3 2 11 20 12 2 3 0 0 .297 .362 .455 .818
June   93 29 3 0 6 18 16 7 8 1 0 1 .312 .363 .538 .900
July   111 29 1 0 2 12 18 5 6 1 0 1 .261 .297 .324 .621
August   88 26 3 0 4 10 13 8 5 1 0 0 .295 .351 .466 .816
September   123 37 7 1 6 18 21 3 8 1 0 0 .301 .315 .520 .835
October   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Year   191 54 11 1 7 27 33 20 17 0 0 1 .283 .354 .461 .815
2 Years Ago   128 35 8 1 6 30 22 13 11 1 0 0 .273 .338 .492 .830
Career   904 258 38 8 33 132 151 73 65 9 0 3 .285 .338 .455 .792
Home   256 82 10 2 9 29 45 16 14 3 0 2 .320 .361 .480 .841
Road   264 70 8 2 11 40 43 19 15 4 0 0 .265 .310 .436 .746
Grass   520 152 18 4 20 69 88 35 29 7 0 2 .292 .335 .458 .793
Day   206 53 12 4 6 26 38 12 10 3 0 0 .257 .294 .442 .736
Night   314 99 6 0 14 43 50 23 19 4 0 2 .315 .362 .468 .830
As Starter   515 150 17 4 20 69 87 35 28 7 0 2 .291 .335 .456 .791
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   105 33 4 0 3 17 21 14 5 2 0 0 .314 .388 .438 .827
Inning 1-3   196 52 6 2 8 25 23 9 16 3 0 0 .265 .293 .439 .732
Inning 4-6   176 59 6 2 8 24 40 12 5 2 0 2 .335 .380 .528 .909
Inning 7-9   148 41 6 0 4 20 25 14 8 2 0 0 .277 .335 .399 .734
0 Outs   180 51 5 1 6 17 38 14 12 4 0 1 .283 .332 .422 .754
1 Outs   174 55 6 2 7 25 32 11 7 3 0 1 .316 .354 .494 .849
2 Outs   166 46 7 1 7 27 18 10 10 0 0 0 .277 .318 .458 .776
Scoring Position   112 36 2 0 4 45 15 8 6 7 0 0 .321 .346 .446 .793
Bases Empty   309 83 9 4 13 13 55 22 18 0 0 2 .269 .321 .450 .771
Runner on 1st   99 33 7 0 3 11 18 5 5 0 0 0 .333 .365 .495 .860
Runner on 2nd   44 13 0 0 3 11 6 3 5 0 0 0 .295 .340 .500 .840
Runner on 3rd   13 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .077 .071 .077 .148
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 14 0 0 0 7 6 3 0 0 0 0 .438 .486 .438 .923
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 .429 .300 .429 .729
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 1 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 .333 .600 .933
Two Strikes   180 47 5 1 7 22 30 19 29 1 0 0 .261 .330 .417 .747
First Pitch   105 38 3 0 6 19 16 0 0 3 0 2 .362 .364 .562 .926
Count 0-1   63 24 4 1 2 6 15 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .571 .952
Count 0-2   33 11 0 1 2 3 5 0 7 0 0 0 .333 .333 .576 .909
Count 1-0   57 18 2 1 0 11 6 0 0 2 0 0 .316 .305 .386 .691
Count 1-1   59 14 2 1 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .237 .458 .695
Count 1-2   62 12 2 0 3 7 6 0 10 0 0 0 .194 .194 .371 .565
Count 2-0   14 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   35 7 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .429 .629
Count 2-2   54 15 3 0 2 9 7 0 9 1 0 0 .278 .273 .444 .717
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 0 1 0 0 .000 .579 .000 .579
Full Count   31 9 0 0 0 3 12 19 3 0 0 0 .290 .560 .290 .850
Behind in Count   158 47 6 2 7 16 26 0 17 0 0 0 .297 .297 .494 .791
Ahead in Count   113 29 4 1 2 16 18 16 0 3 0 0 .257 .341 .363 .704
Batting 2nd   330 100 12 4 15 41 63 19 18 3 0 1 .303 .340 .500 .840
Batting 3rd   67 15 1 0 2 6 8 8 6 1 0 1 .224 .312 .328 .640
Batting 4th   111 34 4 0 3 22 16 8 4 3 0 0 .306 .344 .423 .768
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   246 66 6 4 14 21 38 10 14 1 0 1 .268 .298 .496 .794
Medium Leverage   184 56 9 0 4 24 34 18 10 2 0 1 .304 .366 .418 .784
High Leverage   88 29 2 0 2 24 16 7 5 4 0 0 .330 .364 .420 .784
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
1960 Kinboshi - BAN 22 55 65 17 1 2 0 6 8 5 0 1 8 0 2 .262 .310 .338 .648 83 86 -0.0
1961 Kinboshi - BAN 23 95 128 35 8 1 6 30 22 13 0 1 11 2 1 .273 .338 .492 .830 123 121 0.7
1962 Kinboshi - BAN 24 102 191 54 11 1 7 27 33 20 1 0 17 2 3 .283 .354 .461 .815 127 128 0.8
1963 Kinboshi - BAN 25 136 520 152 18 4 20 69 88 35 2 7 29 9 4 .292 .335 .458 .793 127 133 3.3
Total BAN 388 904 258 38 8 33 132 151 73 3 9 65 13 10 .285 .338 .455 .792 124 127 4.7
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
1956 Total - 18 33 144 65 17 2 8 46 66 15 3 2 8 9 6 .451 .506 .764 1.270 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Kinboshi - INT 2B 4 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 12.1 2.92 -0.2 .991
1960 Kinboshi - INT 3B 15 4 3 10 2 15 2 .867 59.1 1.97 -0.9 .897
1960 Kinboshi - INT LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .974
1961 Kinboshi - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Kinboshi - INT 2B 14 5 18 16 9 36 2 .944 66.0 4.64 -1.6 .865
1961 Kinboshi - INT 3B 20 7 4 14 1 20 2 .900 84.0 1.93 -0.7 .901
1961 Kinboshi - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Kinboshi - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Kinboshi - INT 2B 29 22 57 64 12 127 6 .953 211.0 5.16 -1.9 .917
1962 Kinboshi - INT 3B 32 5 10 23 2 37 4 .892 101.1 2.93 -1.8 .895
1962 Kinboshi - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Kinboshi - INT LF 5 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 -0.1 .974
1963 Kinboshi - INT 2B 2 2 7 9 1 17 1 .941 18.0 8.00 -0.8 .864
1963 Kinboshi - INT 3B 130 128 89 242 16 354 23 .935 1095.1 2.72 -11.1 .933
TOTAL 2B 49 30 85 90 22 184 9 .951 307.1 5.12 -4.5 .904
TOTAL 3B 197 144 106 289 21 426 31 .927 1340.0 2.65 -14.4 .927
TOTAL LF 8 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 23.0 3.52 -0.2 .974
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick).
07/16/1956 Named the #28 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1956 Named the #19 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Named the #12 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/16/1957 Named the #21 prospect in the BAN
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #21 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/16/1958 Named the #23 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #26 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #25 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
11/22/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
10/11/1961 Wins the 1961 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
09/03/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/25/1963 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
06/24/1963 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1963 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $182,800 with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1963 520 9
Year H Rank
1963 152 8
Year TB Rank
1963 238 9
Year HR Rank
1963 20 7
Year R Rank
1963 88 6
Year SF Rank
1963 7 4
Year AVG Rank
1963 .292 10
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