C Jokichi 'Franchise' Kono #21
Hosho Reliables BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/21/1963
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C JOKICHI 'FRANCHISE' KONO #21 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 427 107 13 1 14 53 41 57 .251 .316 .384 1 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 2 2
Arm: 4 2 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 KYO Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 KYO Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 KYO Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/24/1963 YOK Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1963 YOK Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1963 YOK Loss, 4-12 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1963 @ SAP Loss, 1-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1963 @ SAP Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/1963 SAP Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/22/1933
Born in:Kumamoto, KUM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$39,100
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 114 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, 6th Pick in Round 1
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 125 427 107 13 1 14 53 41 41 57 .251 .316 .384 .700 .316 .133 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 469 0 0 0 12 1 1 164 28 1 1 50.0 50.6 4.08 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   122 27 4 0 4 13 6 10 21 0 0 0 .221 .280 .352 .633
Versus Right   305 80 9 1 10 40 35 31 36 1 1 0 .262 .329 .397 .726
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   95 28 4 1 3 11 11 7 16 0 0 0 .295 .343 .453 .796
June   76 13 2 0 2 14 4 11 7 0 0 0 .171 .276 .276 .552
July   89 30 3 0 6 15 12 8 7 1 0 0 .337 .388 .573 .961
August   77 18 2 0 2 7 6 5 13 0 1 0 .234 .280 .338 .618
September   86 17 1 0 1 5 7 10 14 0 0 0 .198 .281 .244 .525
October   4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last Year   420 108 21 1 11 60 62 55 52 2 0 0 .257 .342 .390 .732
2 Years Ago   425 124 18 2 13 67 59 43 62 4 2 1 .292 .355 .435 .790
Career   3050 801 118 7 78 407 364 302 416 21 25 4 .263 .328 .383 .710
Home   227 55 9 0 4 21 19 20 21 1 1 0 .242 .302 .335 .637
Road   200 52 4 1 10 32 22 21 36 0 0 0 .260 .330 .440 .770
Grass   427 107 13 1 14 53 41 41 57 1 1 0 .251 .316 .384 .700
Day   193 45 4 0 6 14 17 22 30 0 1 0 .233 .312 .347 .659
Night   234 62 9 1 8 39 24 19 27 1 0 0 .265 .319 .415 .733
As Starter   413 105 13 1 13 50 40 41 53 1 0 0 .254 .321 .385 .706
As Reliever / Substitution   14 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 .143 .143 .357 .500
Pinch Hitting   9 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Close/Late   96 24 5 0 5 15 12 4 12 1 1 0 .250 .277 .458 .736
Inning 1-3   143 37 5 0 4 19 13 18 14 0 0 0 .259 .342 .378 .719
Inning 4-6   148 40 3 1 5 18 16 15 24 0 0 0 .270 .337 .405 .743
Inning 7-9   136 30 5 0 5 16 12 8 19 1 1 0 .221 .262 .368 .630
0 Outs   163 39 6 0 2 11 15 13 28 0 1 0 .239 .295 .313 .608
1 Outs   134 38 4 0 10 25 21 13 15 1 0 0 .284 .345 .537 .882
2 Outs   130 30 3 1 2 17 5 15 14 0 0 0 .231 .310 .315 .626
Scoring Position   105 31 5 1 5 40 11 10 10 1 1 0 .295 .353 .505 .858
Bases Empty   229 55 6 0 6 6 24 23 35 0 0 0 .240 .310 .345 .655
Runner on 1st   93 21 2 0 3 7 6 8 12 0 0 0 .226 .287 .344 .631
Runner on 2nd   33 10 0 1 3 9 5 1 4 0 0 0 .303 .324 .636 .960
Runner on 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 8 1 0 1 9 2 5 4 0 1 0 .222 .317 .333 .650
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 6 3 0 1 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .727 1.333 2.061
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 5 0 0 0 12 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312 .333 .312 .646
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Two Strikes   177 34 5 1 7 23 14 18 57 0 0 0 .192 .267 .350 .617
First Pitch   68 21 4 0 2 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .309 .456 .765
Count 0-1   39 11 1 0 4 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .275 .615 .890
Count 0-2   28 7 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .250 .250 .357 .607
Count 1-0   49 14 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .306 .592
Count 1-1   42 10 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .310 .548
Count 1-2   53 10 2 0 3 7 4 0 19 0 0 0 .189 .189 .396 .585
Count 2-0   13 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 2-1   21 8 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .429 .810
Count 2-2   61 9 2 0 2 10 3 0 23 0 0 0 .148 .148 .279 .426
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 5 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .278 .581 .278 .858
Full Count   35 8 1 1 1 4 6 18 6 0 0 0 .229 .491 .400 .891
Behind in Count   120 28 3 0 8 17 11 0 28 1 0 0 .233 .231 .458 .690
Ahead in Count   101 31 3 0 0 7 12 23 0 0 1 0 .307 .435 .337 .772
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   13 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 .231 .412 .462 .873
Batting 4th   325 86 10 1 10 40 34 27 42 1 0 0 .265 .320 .394 .714
Batting 5th   63 14 3 0 2 8 5 9 9 0 0 0 .222 .319 .365 .685
Batting 6th   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   141 25 2 0 3 6 8 14 23 0 0 0 .177 .252 .255 .507
Medium Leverage   193 51 6 0 7 19 21 21 24 0 0 0 .264 .336 .404 .741
High Leverage   92 31 5 1 4 28 12 6 10 1 1 0 .337 .374 .543 .917
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
1956 Hosho - BAN 23 67 221 58 6 1 8 36 24 12 0 2 30 1 1 .262 .298 .407 .705 95 95 1.1
1957 Hosho - BAN 24 94 314 80 14 0 10 48 32 41 0 2 50 1 2 .255 .339 .395 .734 108 112 2.2
1958 Hosho - BAN 25 113 411 116 17 0 8 64 47 29 1 3 52 2 5 .282 .329 .382 .711 100 103 2.3
1959 Hosho - BAN 26 117 417 117 18 2 9 43 58 45 1 3 57 1 3 .281 .350 .398 .748 117 122 3.4
1960 Hosho - BAN 27 126 415 91 11 0 5 36 41 36 1 4 56 0 3 .219 .281 .282 .563 62 64 0.2
1961 Hosho - BAN 28 124 425 124 18 2 13 67 59 43 1 4 62 1 7 .292 .355 .435 .790 119 123 3.1
1962 Hosho - BAN 29 126 420 108 21 1 11 60 62 55 0 2 52 6 3 .257 .342 .390 .732 112 116 3.2
1963 Hosho - BAN 30 125 427 107 13 1 14 53 41 41 0 1 57 1 1 .251 .316 .384 .700 101 108 2.9
Total BAN 892 3050 801 118 7 78 407 364 302 4 21 416 13 25 .263 .328 .383 .710 102 106 18.5
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 - 23 64 275 80 12 1 10 62 66 39 2 2 29 4 3 .291 .381 .451 .831 100 100 1.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Hosho - INT C 65 64 348 37 4 385 0 1.000 540.0 6.42 -0.0 1.029 3 36 12 33.3
1957 Hosho - INT C 91 88 465 51 3 517 1 .998 749.2 6.19 +0.0 1.016 8 47 18 38.3
1958 Hosho - INT C 110 107 590 50 4 643 3 .995 911.2 6.32 +1.2 1.125 13 36 17 47.2
1959 Hosho - INT C 111 111 622 66 3 690 2 .997 952.2 6.50 +0.2 1.077 9 61 18 29.5
1960 Hosho - INT C 117 114 687 75 7 765 3 .996 983.1 6.97 +2.2 .987 6 77 29 37.7
1961 Hosho - INT C 118 115 672 54 3 732 6 .992 1012.1 6.45 +0.7 .991 6 59 15 25.4
1962 Hosho - INT C 118 112 733 67 8 804 4 .995 981.0 7.34 +1.3 .985 16 65 26 40.0
1963 Hosho - INT C 117 113 755 79 9 841 7 .992 965.1 7.78 +1.5 .991 12 49 19 38.8
TOTAL C 847 824 4872 479 41 5377 26 .995 7096.0 6.79 +7.0 1.018 73 430 154 35.8
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
06/06/1956 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
06/11/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
06/15/1956 Injured (sprained ulnar collateral ligament (elbow)),out for 4 weeks.
08/01/1956 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/1956 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/1956 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/10/1957 Injured (fractured rib),out for 5 weeks.
09/10/1958 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/01/1961 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/13/1963 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1963 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AVG Rank
1959 .281 9
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