2B Jin Kaji #79
Denki Dynamics BAN
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/14/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B JIN KAJI #79 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 515 127 19 2 10 39 82 43 .247 .353 .350 34 3.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 HSH Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1975 HSH Win, 8-4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/30/1975 HSH Loss, 1-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 @ RAK Loss, 3-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ RAK Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
09/26/1975 @ RAK Win, 5-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ KYO Win, 4-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ KYO Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ KYO Loss, 3-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1975 YOK Win, 8-7 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/02/1941
Born in:Yatomi, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,410
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 8th 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 135 515 127 19 2 10 39 92 82 43 .247 .353 .350 .703 .321 .103 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 607 4 0 0 8 4 2 180 31 34 14 70.8 70.2 4.56 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   74 17 3 0 3 9 16 16 5 2 0 0 .230 .359 .392 .751
Versus Right   441 110 16 2 7 30 76 66 38 0 4 4 .249 .352 .342 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 22 3 1 4 13 19 19 13 0 2 3 .218 .358 .386 .744
June   94 27 3 0 2 9 24 18 7 1 1 0 .287 .398 .383 .781
July   124 32 6 0 0 5 20 11 11 0 1 0 .258 .319 .306 .625
August   89 21 2 1 2 5 13 14 5 1 0 0 .236 .337 .348 .685
September   104 25 5 0 2 7 16 19 7 0 0 1 .240 .363 .346 .709
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   318 82 14 2 13 43 57 53 17 2 0 4 .258 .369 .437 .806
2 Years Ago   481 146 26 0 15 62 80 74 39 0 0 1 .304 .397 .451 .849
Career   3229 882 164 19 99 403 537 546 283 24 7 28 .273 .380 .428 .808
Home   245 66 11 0 6 21 47 48 18 2 2 3 .269 .393 .388 .780
Road   270 61 8 2 4 18 45 34 25 0 2 1 .226 .315 .315 .630
Grass   515 127 19 2 10 39 92 82 43 2 4 4 .247 .353 .350 .703
Day   187 48 7 0 5 17 31 27 19 0 2 1 .257 .353 .374 .728
Night   328 79 12 2 5 22 61 55 24 2 2 3 .241 .353 .335 .688
As Starter   511 126 19 2 10 39 90 81 41 2 4 4 .247 .353 .350 .703
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   99 26 2 1 2 8 20 22 14 0 3 1 .263 .402 .364 .765
Inning 1-3   222 48 10 0 5 10 37 28 15 0 1 1 .216 .307 .329 .636
Inning 4-6   147 39 2 0 2 15 26 21 14 1 0 2 .265 .363 .320 .682
Inning 7-9   135 35 7 2 2 13 24 32 12 1 2 1 .259 .402 .385 .788
Extra Innings   11 5 0 0 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 0 .455 .500 .727 1.227
0 Outs   244 59 7 0 6 9 58 40 14 2 3 3 .242 .353 .344 .697
1 Outs   125 36 4 1 1 9 20 17 13 0 1 0 .288 .373 .360 .733
2 Outs   146 32 8 1 3 21 14 25 16 0 0 1 .219 .337 .349 .687
Scoring Position   95 22 4 1 1 29 10 16 6 2 4 1 .232 .342 .326 .668
Bases Empty   368 88 12 1 9 9 68 50 28 0 0 3 .239 .335 .351 .685
Runner on 1st   52 17 3 0 0 1 14 16 9 0 0 0 .327 .485 .385 .870
Runner on 2nd   36 8 2 0 0 5 2 6 1 0 3 1 .222 .349 .278 .627
Runner on 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .556 .500 1.056
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 9 1 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 .346 .370 .385 .755
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 1 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .071 .188 .286 .473
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 1 0 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 .250 .417 .500 .917
Two Strikes   307 71 11 2 3 23 41 35 43 1 0 2 .231 .313 .309 .622
First Pitch   47 11 2 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .250 .277 .527
Count 0-1   34 11 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 .324 .324 .441 .765
Count 0-2   26 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 0 1 .154 .185 .308 .493
Count 1-0   37 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .189 .189 .378
Count 1-1   45 12 3 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .283 .533 .816
Count 1-2   67 14 2 1 0 6 7 0 14 0 0 1 .209 .221 .269 .489
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-1   28 11 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .643 1.036
Count 2-2   87 19 3 1 0 2 10 0 12 0 0 0 .218 .218 .276 .494
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 3 1 0 1 3 13 24 0 1 0 0 .300 .771 .700 1.471
Full Count   127 34 5 0 2 13 22 35 9 1 0 0 .268 .423 .354 .778
Behind in Count   127 29 4 1 2 10 15 0 22 0 2 2 .228 .240 .323 .563
Ahead in Count   82 22 2 0 3 7 31 47 0 1 0 0 .268 .531 .402 .933
Batting Leadoff   511 126 19 2 10 39 90 81 41 2 4 4 .247 .353 .350 .703
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   202 55 10 1 5 10 32 30 16 0 0 1 .272 .369 .406 .775
Medium Leverage   237 54 9 0 3 12 44 33 16 0 2 2 .228 .327 .304 .631
High Leverage   75 18 0 1 2 17 15 17 11 2 2 1 .240 .379 .347 .726
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
1966 Sapporo - BAN 24 91 147 34 5 2 2 11 16 12 0 1 12 4 0 .231 .287 .333 .621 95 96 0.5
1967 Sapporo - BAN 25 80 87 27 3 1 4 10 12 14 1 1 10 0 0 .310 .408 .506 .914 173 165 1.1
1968 Sapporo - BAN 26 86 125 38 5 1 2 15 14 24 2 1 11 4 5 .304 .421 .408 .829 156 134 0.8
1969 Sapporo - BAN 27 116 267 68 21 1 11 37 40 43 1 3 19 4 3 .255 .357 .464 .821 146 139 1.6
1970 Sapporo - BAN 28 138 490 123 23 2 15 62 72 63 4 3 50 27 13 .251 .339 .398 .737 128 133 4.5
1971 Sapporo - BAN 29 105 366 125 29 3 13 63 72 61 5 5 37 25 3 .342 .437 .544 .981 165 174 7.1
1972 Denki - BAN 30 136 433 112 19 5 14 61 82 120 6 6 45 22 11 .259 .421 .423 .844 132 137 5.9
1973 Denki - BAN 31 138 481 146 26 0 15 62 80 74 1 0 39 28 8 .304 .397 .451 .849 137 141 6.3
1974 Denki - BAN 32 87 318 82 14 2 13 43 57 53 4 2 17 24 5 .258 .369 .437 .806 126 130 4.2
1975 Denki - BAN 33 135 515 127 19 2 10 39 92 82 4 2 43 34 14 .247 .353 .350 .703 96 109 3.8
Total BAN 1112 3229 882 164 19 99 403 537 546 28 24 283 172 62 .273 .380 .428 .808 131 135 35.9
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%
1966 Sapporo - INT 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Sapporo - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Sapporo - INT SS 27 22 32 67 9 106 7 .934 201.1 4.43 -2.7 .941
1966 Sapporo - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Sapporo - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Sapporo - INT SS 10 7 7 27 2 36 2 .944 67.2 4.52 -0.3 .989
1968 Sapporo - INT 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.1 20.25 0.0 .000
1968 Sapporo - INT 2B 14 11 30 25 4 57 2 .965 103.1 4.79 -2.0 .869
1968 Sapporo - INT SS 11 8 13 29 3 45 3 .933 82.2 4.57 -0.3 .919
1968 Sapporo - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Sapporo - INT 2B 49 44 106 110 27 226 10 .956 390.2 4.98 -7.8 .870
1969 Sapporo - INT SS 9 6 15 24 5 42 3 .929 58.0 6.05 -0.8 .973
1969 Sapporo - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Sapporo - INT CF 13 12 32 1 0 34 1 .971 105.1 2.82 -1.9 .900
1970 Sapporo - INT 2B 131 129 293 354 72 675 28 .959 1113.2 5.23 -1.2 .997
1970 Sapporo - INT SS 2 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 10.0 5.40 -0.5 .854
1970 Sapporo - INT CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.009
1971 Sapporo - INT 2B 101 99 188 257 69 459 14 .969 855.0 4.68 +7.9 1.077
1971 Sapporo - INT SS 4 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 1.032
1971 Sapporo - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Denki - INT 2B 132 132 251 310 70 577 16 .972 1120.1 4.51 +9.9 1.066
1972 Denki - INT SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 1.047
1973 Denki - INT 2B 133 132 279 335 71 625 11 .982 1121.0 4.93 +7.9 1.049
1973 Denki - INT SS 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 -0.4 .693
1974 Denki - INT 2B 84 84 221 225 59 460 14 .970 729.2 5.50 +6.9 1.054
1974 Denki - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Denki - INT 2B 124 122 282 346 83 640 12 .981 1082.1 5.22 +5.2 1.024
1975 Denki - INT SS 8 8 8 26 3 36 2 .944 68.0 4.50 -1.6 .899
TOTAL 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 768 753 1650 1962 455 3719 107 .971 6516.0 4.99 +26.7 1.026
TOTAL SS 81 51 80 180 23 279 19 .932 511.2 4.57 -6.3 .939
TOTAL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 15 13 34 1 0 36 1 .972 113.2 2.77 -1.9 .906
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
07/16/1964 Named the #27 prospect in the BAN
08/13/1964 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/22/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1965 Named the #18 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1965 Named the #24 prospect in the BAN
03/22/1966 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1966 Named the #21 prospect in the BAN
03/22/1967 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1967 Detrimentally completed training to improve his infield defense at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
03/21/1968 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
04/30/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/02/1970 Earned 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game MVP honors.
05/01/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/07/1971 Injured (sore elbow),out for 4-5 weeks.
05/28/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/09/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
12/09/1971 Was traded by the Sapporo Bears to the Denki Dynamics in exchange for CL Keisuke Tanada, 3B Yuzuru Ryu, and RP Wei-Tzu Kato.
07/05/1972 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/28/1973 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1973 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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.
08/08/1974 Injured (broken hamate bone),out for 2-3 months.
07/31/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 132 9
1973 132 5
1975 130 10
Year PA Rank
1970 561 5
1973 557 9
1975 607 1
Year AB Rank
1970 490 6
1975 515 6
Year H Rank
1970 123 5
1973 146 5
Year TB Rank
1970 195 7
Year 2B Rank
1970 23 1
1971 29 3
1972 19 9
1973 26 2
Year 3B Rank
1972 5 5
1974 2 9
Year SB Rank
1970 27 7
1971 25 5
1972 22 8
1973 28 5
1974 24 2
1975 34 3
Year R Rank
1970 72 6
1972 82 10
1973 80 7
1975 92 4
Year BB Rank
1970 63 10
1971 61 9
1972 120 3
1973 74 3
1975 82 5
Year IBB Rank
1968 11 9
1969 12 10
Year HP Rank
1970 4 10
Year SF Rank
1970 3 10
1971 5 4
1972 6 2
Year EBH Rank
1970 40 10
1971 45 9
Year AVG Rank
1970 .251 6
1971 .342 2
1973 .304 4
Year OBP Rank
1970 .339 8
1971 .437 3
1972 .421 5
1973 .397 4
1975 .353 10
Year SLG Rank
1971 .544 6
Year RC Rank
1970 68.69 7
1971 94.40 5
1972 88.40 8
1973 91.21 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 4.73 8
1971 9.84 4
1972 6.84 8
1973 6.96 6
Year ISO Rank
1971 .202 8
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .329 8
1971 .429 4
1972 .395 8
1973 .380 7
Year OPS Rank
1970 .737 10
1971 .981 5
1972 .844 10
1973 .849 8
Year WAR Rank
1970 4.7 7
1971 7.2 4
1972 6.2 4
1973 6.4 3
1974 4.4 10
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