P Akimasa Murakami #16
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P AKIMASA MURAKAMI #16 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 7-10 0 3.40 203.2 178 32 38 131 1.06 3.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1974 KOB Win, 5-0 X 9.0 4 0 0 3 7 Win
09/23/1974 KIN Loss, 1-6 X 6.0 6 6 6 1 3 Loss
09/18/1974 FUK Win, 12-9 X 4.1 8 8 8 2 6
09/13/1974 VES Loss, 1-3 X 7.0 4 1 1 2 3
09/08/1974 @ KIN Win, 3-1 X 8.0 5 1 1 1 2 Win
09/03/1974 OSA Win, 8-1 X 8.0 3 1 1 0 7 Win
08/28/1974 @ VES Loss, 5-8 X 6.0 10 7 7 2 5 Loss
08/23/1974 KIN Loss, 2-5 X 6.0 6 2 2 3 3
08/18/1974 @ OSA Loss, 5-6 X 5.1 10 6 6 2 2 Loss
08/13/1974 VES Win, 8-3 X 7.2 9 3 3 2 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/08/1937
Born in:Fujimi, GUM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,875
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:17 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 2nd Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 7 10 0 3.40 203.2 178 81 77 32 38 131 3 10.0 1 19 63.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.72 7.87 5.79 1.68 3.61 1.06 90 3.8 .247        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 267 56 4 2 14 38 17 49 3 8 2 .210 .260 .397 .657      
vs. RHB 483 122 16 2 18 43 21 82 1 9 2 .253 .286 .406 .692      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 7 7 0 2 0 2.16 50.0 38 13 12 5 10 31  
June 4 4 1 1 0 2.03 31.0 29 9 7 2 3 24  
July 7 7 1 3 0 3.61 42.1 38 18 17 8 3 27  
August 6 6 2 3 0 5.68 38.0 43 24 24 10 13 21  
September 6 6 3 1 0 3.61 42.1 30 17 17 7 9 28  
Last Year 31 31 9 7 0 2.95 210.1 171 72 69 23 50 176  
2 Years Ago 30 30 10 12 0 4.48 194.2 179 104 97 36 72 175  
Career 559 532 218 181 8 3.22 3717.1 3282 1493 1330 305 932 2678  
Home 16 16 3 5 0 3.04 112.2 88 39 38 16 21 77  
Road 14 14 4 5 0 3.86 91.0 90 42 39 16 17 54  
Grass 30 30 7 10 0 3.40 203.2 178 81 77 32 38 131  
Day 19 19 4 9 0 4.25 127.0 122 63 60 26 19 78  
Night 11 11 3 1 0 2.00 76.2 56 18 17 6 19 53  
As Starter 30 30 7 10 0 3.40 203.2 178 81 77 32 38 131  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1957 Nagasaki - BAN 19 25 17 6 11 0 5.71 121.1 136 86 77 21 41 56 4 1 1.46 .283 4.94 0.0 70
1958 Nagasaki - BAN 20 29 29 14 10 0 3.06 229.1 200 90 78 13 68 124 19 3 1.17 .255 2.98 6.0 128
1959 Nagasaki - BAN 21 30 30 10 17 0 3.09 218.2 211 91 75 10 61 143 12 2 1.24 .288 2.39 7.1 120
1960 Nagasaki - BAN 22 29 29 15 7 0 2.83 206.2 182 72 65 10 40 153 5 1 1.07 .273 2.54 7.3 146
1961 Nagasaki - BAN 23 30 30 19 4 0 2.71 212.1 172 76 64 8 57 149 3 1 1.08 .260 2.73 7.8 167
1962 Nagasaki - BAN 24 29 29 14 6 0 3.56 205.0 190 91 81 8 52 121 4 3 1.18 .274 2.80 6.4 115
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 25 29 29 14 7 0 3.17 201.2 191 76 71 10 49 136 0 0 1.19 .286 2.78 6.0 126
1964 Nagasaki - BAN 26 29 29 12 8 0 2.88 190.1 169 67 61 11 35 144 0 0 1.07 .282 2.56 5.9 133
1965 Nagasaki - BAN 27 30 30 13 10 0 2.58 212.2 186 68 61 12 48 139 5 2 1.10 .267 2.55 6.4 143
1966 Nagasaki - BAN 28 31 31 10 15 0 3.90 205.1 201 100 89 19 66 119 2 0 1.30 .278 3.19 3.5 89
1967 Nagasaki - BAN 29 30 30 11 8 0 2.56 189.2 164 65 54 9 45 130 2 1 1.10 .267 2.33 5.9 137
1968 Nagasaki - BAN 30 30 30 14 9 0 2.66 206.2 176 75 61 20 42 142 3 2 1.05 .252 2.74 4.3 122
1969 Nagasaki - BAN 31 32 32 12 14 0 3.24 208.1 186 84 75 16 52 156 2 0 1.14 .276 2.49 5.2 100
1970 Nagasaki - BAN 32 55 36 17 16 8 2.87 301.1 205 110 96 27 73 263 18 4 0.92 .225 2.38 9.0 125
1971 Nagasaki - BAN 33 30 30 11 10 0 3.57 199.1 185 85 79 20 43 221 4 1 1.14 .320 2.49 6.9 113
1972 Nagasaki - BAN 34 30 30 10 12 0 4.48 194.2 179 104 97 36 72 175 3 0 1.29 .272 3.84 3.1 90
1973 Nagasaki - BAN 35 31 31 9 7 0 2.95 210.1 171 72 69 23 50 176 4 2 1.05 .260 2.63 6.1 126
1974 Nagasaki - BAN 36 30 30 7 10 0 3.40 203.2 178 81 77 32 38 131 3 1 1.06 .247 3.61 3.8 117
Total BAN 559 532 218 181 8 3.22 3717.1 3282 1493 1330 305 932 2678 93 24 1.13 .269 2.82 101.0 118
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 25 2 2 2 0 0 4.91 11.0 9 8 6 1 6 10 0 0 1.36 .250 3.71 0.2 81
Total BAN 2 2 2 0 0 4.91 11.0 9 8 6 1 6 10 0 0 1.36 .250 3.71 81.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Nagasaki - INT P 25 17 6 10 0 16 0 1.000 121.1 1.19 -0.4 1.063
1958 Nagasaki - INT P 29 29 13 10 2 24 1 .958 229.1 0.90 -3.1 .829
1959 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 14 16 0 32 2 .938 218.2 1.23 -2.5 .925
1960 Nagasaki - INT P 29 29 11 26 1 38 1 .974 206.2 1.61 -0.2 1.092
1961 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 10 11 1 21 0 1.000 212.1 0.89 -0.4 .983
1962 Nagasaki - INT P 29 29 13 20 0 34 1 .971 205.0 1.45 -1.4 .883
1963 Nagasaki - INT P 29 29 11 26 2 41 4 .902 201.2 1.65 -0.3 .937
1964 Nagasaki - INT P 29 29 8 14 0 24 2 .917 190.1 1.04 +1.5 .947
1965 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 8 25 0 34 1 .971 212.2 1.40 +0.2 1.067
1966 Nagasaki - INT P 31 31 10 22 1 34 2 .941 205.1 1.40 -0.2 1.104
1967 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 12 22 0 36 2 .944 189.2 1.61 +0.4 .990
1968 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 16 16 2 33 1 .970 206.2 1.39 -1.2 1.001
1969 Nagasaki - INT P 32 32 15 19 2 35 1 .971 208.1 1.47 +1.0 1.142
1970 Nagasaki - INT P 55 36 11 22 1 34 1 .971 301.1 0.99 -2.8 .944
1971 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 13 19 1 33 1 .970 199.1 1.44 -0.2 .907
1972 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 15 18 1 34 1 .971 194.2 1.53 -0.7 .981
1973 Nagasaki - INT P 31 31 7 22 1 32 3 .906 210.1 1.24 +1.2 .953
1974 Nagasaki - INT P 30 30 12 23 2 38 3 .921 203.2 1.55 +0.5 .861
TOTAL P 559 532 205 341 17 573 27 .953 3717.1 1.32 -8.7 .977
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick).
05/01/1957 Named the #1 prospect in the BAN
07/01/1957 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/16/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1957 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/03/1958 Injured (asthma),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/04/1958 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/01/1958 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/05/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/15/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/12/1958 Wins the 1958 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
07/29/1959 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/28/1959 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/27/1960 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/24/1961 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/01/1961 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/20/1961 Finished 2nd in 1961 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting.
03/23/1962 Detrimentally completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/17/1962 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/27/1962 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1962 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/02/1962 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 4; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 4; Control: 3.
03/23/1963 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
07/01/1963 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/13/1963 Wins the 1963 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 4; Control: 3.
03/09/1964 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 2 weeks.
03/16/1964 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
07/31/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/22/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/27/1965 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1965 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/31/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/19/1965 Finished 3rd in 1965 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting.
03/22/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
07/31/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
03/21/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
06/25/1968 Pitches a 0-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/29/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/05/1968 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1968 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
03/21/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
06/30/1969 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/01/1970 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Kobe Bulls with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/05/1970 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/14/1970 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Vesutan Bees with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/30/1970 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Vesutan Bees with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1970 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1970 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/20/1970 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/21/1971 Collects his 2000th career Baseball Association of Nippon strikeout!
07/20/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/07/1972 Earns his 200th career Baseball Association of Nippon victory!
06/16/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/20/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/25/1973 Collects his 2500th career Baseball Association of Nippon strikeout!
09/28/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1958 12 3
1963 7 9
1964 8 8
Year G Rank
1970 55 1
Year GS Rank
1958 29 9
1959 30 5
1960 29 6
1961 30 4
1962 29 3
1963 29 5
1964 29 8
1965 30 3
1966 31 1
1967 30 5
1968 30 3
1969 32 1
1970 36 8
1971 30 3
1972 30 4
1973 31 1
1974 30 5
Year W Rank
1958 14 6
1960 15 5
1961 19 1
1962 14 3
1963 14 4
1964 12 7
1965 13 2
1968 14 4
1969 12 8
1970 17 5
Year L Rank
1959 17 3
1966 15 1
1969 14 5
1970 16 4
Year Win. % Rank
1958 .583 8
1960 .682 3
1961 .826 1
1962 .700 3
1963 .667 3
1964 .600 8
1967 .579 10
1968 .609 6
1973 .562 9
Year SV Rank
1970 8 4
Year IP Rank
1958 229.1 5
1959 218.2 9
1960 206.2 5
1961 212.1 4
1962 205.0 4
1963 201.2 4
1964 190.1 9
1965 212.2 5
1966 205.1 8
1968 206.2 8
1969 208.1 10
1970 301.1 5
Year BF Rank
1958 952 7
1959 932 7
1960 850 6
1961 861 5
1962 860 4
1963 840 4
1965 867 5
1966 872 8
1968 833 10
1969 849 10
1970 1176 6
Year HRA Rank
1957 21 5
1966 19 4
1968 20 4
1972 36 1
1973 23 7
1974 32 5
Year BB Rank
1966 66 5
Year K Rank
1958 124 7
1959 143 3
1960 153 2
1961 149 2
1962 121 8
1963 136 4
1964 144 3
1965 139 2
1966 119 5
1967 130 6
1968 142 3
1969 156 1
1970 263 1
1971 221 2
1972 175 3
1973 176 4
1974 131 7
Year WP Rank
1957 6 1
1958 5 6
1959 7 4
1964 8 9
1968 10 5
1970 7 9
1973 6 10
Year ERA Rank
1958 3.06 6
1959 3.09 10
1960 2.83 4
1961 2.71 2
1962 3.56 9
1963 3.17 5
1964 2.88 5
1965 2.58 2
1967 2.56 6
1968 2.66 7
1970 2.87 5
1973 2.95 8
1974 3.40 10
Year BABIP Rank
1958 .255 10
1961 .260 6
1970 .225 7
Year WHIP Rank
1958 1.17 6
1959 1.24 10
1960 1.07 2
1961 1.08 1
1962 1.18 5
1963 1.19 6
1964 1.07 4
1965 1.10 4
1967 1.10 6
1968 1.05 5
1969 1.14 6
1970 0.92 3
1971 1.14 5
1972 1.29 10
1973 1.05 5
1974 1.06 7
Year K/BB Rank
1959 2.34 3
1960 3.83 2
1961 2.61 2
1962 2.33 5
1963 2.78 5
1964 4.11 1
1965 2.90 2
1966 1.80 10
1967 2.89 2
1968 3.38 1
1969 3.00 2
1970 3.60 2
1971 5.14 2
1972 2.43 2
1973 3.52 3
1974 3.45 3
Year RA/9 Rank
1958 10.71 5
1959 11.40 9
1960 9.80 2
1961 10.00 1
1962 10.84 5
1963 10.89 6
1964 9.79 4
1965 10.11 4
1967 10.39 6
1968 9.58 5
1969 10.37 4
1970 8.48 3
1971 10.57 5
1972 11.84 8
1973 9.67 4
1974 9.72 5
Year HR/9 Rank
1958 0.51 4
1959 0.41 4
1960 0.44 5
1961 0.34 2
1962 0.35 1
1963 0.45 4
1964 0.52 7
1965 0.51 5
1967 0.43 5
1970 0.81 7
1971 0.90 9
Year H/9 Rank
1958 7.85 7
1960 7.93 7
1961 7.29 4
1963 8.52 8
1964 7.99 5
1965 7.87 7
1967 7.78 9
1968 7.66 10
1970 6.12 4
1973 7.32 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1958 2.67 7
1959 2.51 6
1960 1.74 1
1961 2.42 2
1962 2.28 5
1963 2.19 7
1964 1.65 4
1965 2.03 3
1967 2.14 3
1968 1.83 3
1969 2.25 5
1970 2.18 3
1971 1.94 4
1972 3.33 5
1973 2.14 3
1974 1.68 4
Year K/9 Rank
1959 5.89 3
1960 6.66 2
1961 6.32 3
1962 5.31 9
1963 6.07 5
1964 6.81 2
1965 5.88 3
1966 5.22 5
1967 6.17 1
1968 6.18 1
1969 6.74 2
1970 7.86 1
1971 9.98 2
1972 8.09 3
1973 7.53 1
1974 5.79 8
Year GF Rank
1970 16 8
Year QS Rank
1958 21 6
1960 19 5
1961 21 3
1962 17 7
1963 20 3
1964 20 4
1965 24 1
1966 19 10
1967 22 4
1969 20 8
1970 27 3
1971 21 4
1973 21 6
1974 19 9
Year QSP Rank
1958 .724 6
1960 .655 7
1961 .700 6
1962 .586 9
1963 .690 3
1964 .690 5
1965 .800 2
1967 .733 5
1970 .750 2
1971 .700 5
Year CG Rank
1958 19 1
1959 12 6
1960 5 8
1961 3 8
1965 5 6
1970 18 8
Year CGP Rank
1958 .655 1
1959 .400 8
1960 .172 10
1961 .100 9
1965 .167 7
1970 .500 8
Year SHO Rank
1957 1 9
1958 3 4
1959 2 5
1960 1 10
1961 1 6
1962 3 2
1965 2 2
1967 1 10
1968 2 4
1970 4 10
1971 1 8
1973 2 8
1974 1 9
Year GB% Rank
1959 0.54 3
1961 0.52 8
1962 0.50 8
1964 0.54 10
1965 0.53 9
1966 0.53 7
1967 0.54 9
Year WAR Rank
1958 5.6 4
1959 6.4 3
1960 6.9 2
1961 7.1 2
1962 5.9 3
1963 5.4 3
1964 5.8 4
1965 6.0 2
1967 5.9 4
1968 4.5 8
1969 5.5 7
1970 9.4 2
1971 6.8 2
1973 6.4 6
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