C Akinari 'Thrifty' Nakamura #5
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
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C AKINARI 'THRIFTY' NAKAMURA #5 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
78 253 65 6 0 13 38 12 29 .257 .294 .435 0 1.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/28/1975 @ KIN Win, 3-0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/27/1975 @ KIN Loss, 1-3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1975 NAG Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1975 NAG Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1975 @ KOB Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1975 @ KOB Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 @ KOB Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1975 OSA Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1975 OSA Loss, 0-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/16/1975 @ FUK Loss, 4-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/26/1943
Born in:Kishiwada, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,440
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:123 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 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 78 253 65 6 0 13 38 29 12 29 .257 .294 .435 .729 .312 .178 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 279 3 0 0 6 7 4 110 19 0 1 0.0 31.3 4.10 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   72 22 1 0 2 11 10 2 11 1 2 0 .306 .320 .403 .723
Versus Right   181 43 5 0 11 27 19 10 18 3 5 3 .238 .284 .448 .732
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
May   77 18 1 0 3 12 8 3 6 3 3 0 .234 .253 .364 .617
June   67 18 1 0 3 8 6 0 8 1 1 1 .269 .275 .418 .693
July   65 19 3 0 7 16 13 7 9 0 1 2 .292 .378 .662 1.040
August   40 9 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 2 0 .225 .262 .250 .512
September   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last Year   378 105 16 2 11 57 49 45 61 3 5 9 .278 .366 .418 .784
2 Years Ago   368 79 13 1 12 47 42 35 70 2 12 7 .215 .294 .353 .647
Career   2058 513 92 5 65 293 245 217 340 16 33 31 .249 .328 .394 .721
Home   133 37 3 0 8 21 18 8 14 0 3 1 .278 .324 .481 .805
Road   120 28 3 0 5 17 11 4 15 4 4 2 .233 .262 .383 .645
Grass   253 65 6 0 13 38 29 12 29 4 7 3 .257 .294 .435 .729
Day   126 35 0 0 5 22 11 6 16 4 4 1 .278 .307 .397 .703
Night   127 30 6 0 8 16 18 6 13 0 3 2 .236 .281 .472 .754
As Starter   248 65 6 0 13 38 29 12 28 4 7 3 .262 .300 .444 .743
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   50 10 1 0 1 6 5 2 7 0 0 2 .200 .259 .280 .539
Inning 1-3   78 22 2 0 6 12 10 5 6 1 2 1 .282 .329 .538 .868
Inning 4-6   92 26 3 0 2 11 9 4 12 2 5 0 .283 .306 .380 .687
Inning 7-9   78 17 1 0 5 15 10 3 10 1 0 2 .218 .262 .423 .685
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   82 18 3 0 4 6 11 4 10 1 7 2 .220 .270 .402 .672
1 Outs   72 17 2 0 3 14 7 5 10 3 0 1 .236 .284 .389 .673
2 Outs   99 30 1 0 6 18 11 3 9 0 0 0 .303 .324 .495 .818
Scoring Position   66 12 0 0 3 25 6 4 9 4 7 0 .182 .216 .318 .534
Bases Empty   145 46 5 0 8 8 20 7 15 0 0 1 .317 .353 .517 .870
Runner on 1st   42 7 1 0 2 5 3 1 5 0 0 2 .167 .222 .333 .556
Runner on 2nd   29 6 0 0 1 7 3 2 3 0 7 0 .207 .258 .310 .568
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .571 .696
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .200 .357 .557
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .286 .400 .686
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Two Strikes   93 24 0 0 5 13 15 7 29 1 0 1 .258 .314 .419 .733
First Pitch   54 15 3 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .278 .389 .667
Count 0-1   21 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Count 0-2   18 6 0 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-0   27 8 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 4 0 .296 .267 .444 .711
Count 1-1   31 11 2 0 4 9 4 0 0 0 1 1 .355 .375 .806 1.181
Count 1-2   23 4 0 0 2 5 3 0 11 1 0 1 .174 .200 .435 .635
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .571 .821
Count 2-1   17 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .059 .235 .294
Count 2-2   36 12 0 0 1 4 5 0 11 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Full Count   16 2 0 0 0 2 4 7 3 0 0 0 .125 .391 .125 .516
Behind in Count   62 14 0 0 4 8 6 0 15 1 1 1 .226 .234 .419 .654
Ahead in Count   54 11 1 0 3 7 8 5 0 3 4 1 .204 .270 .389 .659
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   88 22 1 0 3 14 9 4 14 1 4 0 .250 .280 .364 .643
Batting 6th   26 10 0 0 3 9 5 1 0 1 1 1 .385 .414 .731 1.145
Batting 7th   132 33 5 0 7 15 14 7 15 2 2 2 .250 .294 .447 .741
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   119 42 4 0 9 18 18 6 10 1 0 0 .353 .381 .613 .994
Medium Leverage   100 19 1 0 4 13 8 5 13 1 6 2 .190 .241 .320 .561
High Leverage   34 4 1 0 0 7 3 1 6 2 1 1 .118 .158 .147 .305
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
1967 Vesutan - BAN 23 46 106 37 6 0 3 18 11 6 0 1 13 0 1 .349 .381 .491 .871 161 159 1.2
1968 Vesutan - BAN 24 38 103 19 5 0 3 7 9 7 0 0 16 0 0 .184 .236 .320 .557 72 73 0.2
1969 Vesutan - BAN 25 73 185 46 14 0 7 32 26 21 1 1 19 0 1 .249 .327 .438 .765 137 128 1.9
1970 Vesutan - BAN 26 59 133 28 3 1 2 21 14 20 1 2 27 3 2 .211 .314 .293 .607 90 88 0.6
1971 Vesutan - BAN 27 81 218 55 9 0 7 28 29 27 1 1 47 0 0 .252 .336 .390 .726 102 102 1.4
1972 Vesutan - BAN 28 97 314 79 20 1 7 45 36 44 9 2 58 0 1 .252 .358 .389 .746 114 120 2.5
1973 Vesutan - BAN 29 108 368 79 13 1 12 47 42 35 7 2 70 0 2 .215 .294 .353 .647 90 88 1.5
1974 Vesutan - BAN 30 114 378 105 16 2 11 57 49 45 9 3 61 1 3 .278 .366 .418 .784 131 135 4.1
1975 Vesutan - BAN 31 78 253 65 6 0 13 38 29 12 3 4 29 0 1 .257 .294 .435 .729 99 105 1.3
Total BAN 694 2058 513 92 5 65 293 245 217 31 16 340 4 11 .249 .328 .394 .721 110 112 14.8
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%
1967 Vesutan - INT C 27 25 109 16 1 126 1 .992 215.0 5.23 -0.9 .987 2 21 5 23.8
1968 Vesutan - INT C 27 27 141 14 0 156 1 .994 232.1 6.00 -0.4 .507 2 19 9 47.4
1969 Vesutan - INT C 57 50 257 34 1 292 1 .997 437.1 5.99 +1.1 1.029 3 32 12 37.5
1970 Vesutan - INT C 44 36 224 41 2 268 3 .989 326.0 7.32 -0.1 .630 3 45 22 48.9
1971 Vesutan - INT C 64 53 416 47 5 464 1 .998 486.1 8.57 +1.4 1.037 4 56 25 44.6
1972 Vesutan - INT C 94 92 587 66 5 657 4 .994 793.2 7.40 -0.8 .903 7 95 30 31.6
1973 Vesutan - INT C 103 102 532 65 9 603 6 .990 912.1 5.89 -0.3 1.028 8 79 20 25.3
1974 Vesutan - INT C 108 108 588 64 3 653 1 .998 956.0 6.14 +1.9 1.143 10 83 28 33.7
1975 Vesutan - INT C 73 72 363 38 4 406 5 .988 623.0 5.79 -0.8 .900 1 60 14 23.3
TOTAL C 597 565 3217 385 30 3625 23 .994 4982.0 6.51 +1.2 .969 40 490 165 33.7
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
05/01/1967 Named the #24 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1968 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
03/21/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
04/30/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
01/04/1970 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
02/09/1971 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
10/10/1971 Wins the 1971 BAN Championship Series with the Vesutan Bees.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/03/1973 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1972 20 7
Year HP Rank
1972 9 8
1974 9 4
Year SH Rank
1973 12 9
Year OBP Rank
1974 .366 9
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .349 10
Year OPS Rank
1974 .784 10
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