3B Kihachi Harada #16
Rakisuta Rams BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B KIHACHI HARADA #16 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 506 136 27 0 11 59 27 83 .269 .307 .387 0 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 2
Errors: - 4 5
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
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 @ YOK Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/30/1963 @ YOK Loss, 3-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 @ YOK Loss, 4-4 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 0
10/02/1963 DNK Win, 8-4 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/27/1963 DNK Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1963 DNK Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1963 @ SAP Loss, 2-7 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/23/1963 @ SAP Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1963 @ SAP Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1963 KYO Win, 7-2 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/27/1937
Born in:Higashikagawa, KAG
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 70 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 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 140 506 136 27 0 11 59 50 27 83 .269 .307 .387 .695 .308 .119 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 540 3 2 0 9 1 4 196 38 0 0 0.0 59.7 4.20 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   118 39 9 0 6 24 16 6 18 1 0 1 .331 .365 .559 .924
Versus Right   388 97 18 0 5 35 34 21 65 3 1 2 .250 .290 .335 .625
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   99 30 5 0 2 14 10 6 15 0 1 3 .303 .361 .414 .775
June   94 27 7 0 0 6 6 7 10 1 0 0 .287 .333 .362 .695
July   118 29 3 0 3 11 11 5 23 1 0 0 .246 .274 .347 .622
August   89 25 6 0 3 17 11 4 17 2 0 0 .281 .305 .449 .755
September   98 23 6 0 2 9 11 3 17 0 0 0 .235 .257 .357 .615
October   8 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .625 1.025
Last Year   486 119 18 0 16 79 44 26 65 6 0 8 .245 .291 .381 .672
2 Years Ago   483 147 24 0 11 85 50 35 53 5 0 4 .304 .353 .422 .775
Career   1635 440 77 1 42 237 158 102 227 16 3 18 .269 .316 .394 .711
Home   257 65 15 0 3 33 23 14 45 4 1 1 .253 .290 .346 .636
Road   249 71 12 0 8 26 27 13 38 0 0 2 .285 .326 .430 .755
Grass   506 136 27 0 11 59 50 27 83 4 1 3 .269 .307 .387 .695
Day   257 60 13 0 6 28 26 11 52 3 0 1 .233 .265 .354 .619
Night   249 76 14 0 5 31 24 16 31 1 1 2 .305 .351 .422 .772
As Starter   500 136 27 0 11 59 50 27 82 4 1 3 .272 .311 .392 .703
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   114 33 7 0 1 8 5 6 18 1 0 0 .289 .322 .377 .700
Inning 1-3   177 52 8 0 5 22 22 10 33 0 1 2 .294 .339 .424 .762
Inning 4-6   174 38 11 0 3 23 19 6 29 3 0 1 .218 .245 .333 .578
Inning 7-9   155 46 8 0 3 14 9 11 21 1 0 0 .297 .341 .406 .748
0 Outs   166 41 10 0 3 7 22 12 29 1 1 2 .247 .304 .361 .665
1 Outs   175 52 6 0 5 30 16 7 26 3 0 1 .297 .323 .417 .740
2 Outs   165 43 11 0 3 22 12 8 28 0 0 0 .261 .295 .382 .677
Scoring Position   134 36 9 0 2 44 11 10 19 4 1 0 .269 .311 .381 .691
Bases Empty   285 74 17 0 4 4 29 14 52 0 0 2 .260 .299 .361 .660
Runner on 1st   87 26 1 0 5 11 10 3 12 0 0 1 .299 .330 .483 .812
Runner on 2nd   44 11 2 0 1 8 4 1 5 0 1 0 .250 .267 .364 .630
Runner on 3rd   18 3 2 0 0 6 2 2 5 3 0 0 .167 .217 .278 .495
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 15 4 0 1 14 4 1 3 0 0 0 .349 .364 .512 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 10 0 2 4 1 0 0 .375 .455 .500 .955
Two Strikes   209 49 10 0 4 19 19 11 83 0 0 1 .234 .276 .340 .616
First Pitch   95 33 6 0 2 14 8 2 0 0 0 1 .347 .367 .474 .841
Count 0-1   47 12 2 0 1 8 4 0 0 2 1 0 .255 .245 .362 .607
Count 0-2   42 11 3 0 0 1 2 0 21 0 0 0 .262 .262 .333 .595
Count 1-0   57 12 4 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .333 .544
Count 1-1   51 18 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 .353 .358 .431 .790
Count 1-2   75 14 2 0 1 5 3 0 30 0 0 0 .187 .187 .253 .440
Count 2-0   16 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .375 .500
Count 2-1   22 9 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .409 .391 .682 1.073
Count 2-2   58 14 3 0 1 8 5 0 22 0 0 1 .241 .254 .345 .599
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 .111 .467 .111 .578
Full Count   34 10 2 0 2 5 9 11 10 0 0 0 .294 .467 .529 .996
Behind in Count   164 37 7 0 2 14 9 0 51 2 1 0 .226 .223 .305 .528
Ahead in Count   104 24 5 0 4 13 15 14 0 1 0 0 .231 .319 .394 .714
Batting 2nd   152 40 7 0 1 10 13 8 27 1 1 1 .263 .302 .329 .631
Batting 3rd   9 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .700 .778 1.478
Batting 4th   157 39 8 0 2 15 12 11 24 1 0 2 .248 .304 .338 .642
Batting 5th   182 51 11 0 8 30 25 7 31 2 0 0 .280 .304 .473 .776
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   187 49 10 0 6 14 18 9 30 0 0 1 .262 .299 .412 .711
Medium Leverage   218 60 11 0 4 19 24 13 36 1 1 2 .275 .321 .381 .701
High Leverage   98 26 6 0 1 26 8 5 16 3 0 0 .265 .292 .357 .650
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
1959 Rakisuta - BAN 21 21 23 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .174 .167 .348 .514 46 37 -0.1
1960 Rakisuta - BAN 22 104 137 34 7 1 3 10 12 14 3 0 24 0 0 .248 .331 .380 .711 103 99 0.7
1961 Rakisuta - BAN 23 137 483 147 24 0 11 85 50 35 4 5 53 0 0 .304 .353 .422 .775 115 111 2.1
1962 Rakisuta - BAN 24 135 486 119 18 0 16 79 44 26 8 6 65 0 0 .245 .291 .381 .672 93 88 1.1
1963 Rakisuta - BAN 25 140 506 136 27 0 11 59 50 27 3 4 83 0 0 .269 .307 .387 .695 96 101 2.5
Total BAN 537 1635 440 77 1 42 237 158 102 18 16 227 0 0 .269 .316 .394 .711 101 99 6.4
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 37 161 71 19 2 3 43 53 15 5 1 9 0 0 .441 .500 .640 1.140 100 100 2.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Rakisuta - INT 2B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 +0.1 .000
1959 Rakisuta - INT 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 -0.1 1.051
1959 Rakisuta - INT SS 4 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 7.1 7.36 +0.0 1.063
1960 Rakisuta - INT 2B 11 0 13 8 1 21 0 1.000 34.2 5.45 -0.1 .892
1960 Rakisuta - INT 3B 15 9 6 14 2 20 0 1.000 77.2 2.32 +0.9 1.116
1960 Rakisuta - INT SS 31 3 19 26 5 45 0 1.000 82.2 4.90 +0.5 1.017
1961 Rakisuta - INT 2B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .989
1961 Rakisuta - INT 3B 130 130 78 265 24 374 31 .917 1096.1 2.82 -1.9 .992
1961 Rakisuta - INT SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.094
1962 Rakisuta - INT 3B 131 130 105 271 26 395 19 .952 1106.0 3.06 +2.5 1.001
1962 Rakisuta - INT SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.1 1.070
1963 Rakisuta - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Rakisuta - INT 3B 134 132 94 268 26 383 21 .945 1134.0 2.87 +4.0 1.026
1963 Rakisuta - INT SS 5 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.4 1.087
TOTAL 2B 15 0 18 8 1 26 0 1.000 41.1 5.66 -0.0 .901
TOTAL 3B 414 401 283 819 79 1173 71 .939 3422.1 2.90 +5.4 1.008
TOTAL SS 45 3 23 35 6 58 0 1.000 105.0 4.97 +0.9 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick).
06/06/1956 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
06/11/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
06/11/1956 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
06/21/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
06/21/1956 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
07/03/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
07/03/1956 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
07/18/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kyoto Owls organization.
07/18/1956 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
07/21/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
10/12/1956 Named the #25 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Named the #23 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
07/16/1957 Named the #22 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Named the #23 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1958 Named the #35 prospect in the BAN
10/13/1958 Named the #28 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #36 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
05/30/1960 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/04/1960 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/05/1963 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1963 506 10
Year H Rank
1961 147 9
1963 136 7
Year 2B Rank
1963 27 6
Year HR Rank
1962 16 10
Year RBI Rank
1961 85 4
1962 79 8
Year IBB Rank
1961 8 6
1962 4 6
Year HP Rank
1962 8 2
Year SF Rank
1961 5 9
1962 6 4
1963 4 8
Year AVG Rank
1961 .304 6
1963 .269 10
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