C Akinari 'Thrifty' Nakamura #5
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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C AKINARI 'THRIFTY' NAKAMURA #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
114 378 105 16 2 11 57 45 61 .278 .366 .418 1 3.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 NAG Loss, 10-12 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1974 NAG Win, 2-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/27/1974 OSA Win, 6-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 OSA Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 KOB Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 @ FUK Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1974 @ FUK Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/1974 @ KIN Loss, 4-8 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0
09/19/1974 @ KIN Win, 6-3 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 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:7 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 114 378 105 16 2 11 57 49 45 61 .278 .366 .418 .784 .349 .140 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 440 9 0 0 16 5 3 158 29 1 3 25.0 56.2 5.06 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 23 1 0 2 13 10 10 13 1 0 2 .284 .372 .370 .743
Versus Right   297 82 15 2 9 44 39 35 48 2 5 7 .276 .364 .431 .795
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   86 21 4 0 2 10 11 8 18 1 2 4 .244 .333 .360 .694
June   79 22 2 1 3 9 12 6 11 0 2 0 .278 .329 .443 .772
July   76 23 3 0 2 17 9 13 10 1 0 1 .303 .407 .421 .828
August   72 22 3 1 3 12 9 8 13 1 0 1 .306 .378 .500 .878
September   60 16 3 0 1 9 8 10 8 0 1 3 .267 .397 .367 .764
October   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   368 79 13 1 12 47 42 35 70 2 12 7 .215 .294 .353 .647
2 Years Ago   314 79 20 1 7 45 36 44 58 2 3 9 .252 .358 .389 .746
Career   1805 448 86 5 52 255 216 205 311 12 26 28 .248 .332 .388 .720
Home   198 55 10 1 6 23 25 22 28 0 2 4 .278 .362 .429 .791
Road   180 50 6 1 5 34 24 23 33 3 3 5 .278 .370 .406 .775
Grass   378 105 16 2 11 57 49 45 61 3 5 9 .278 .366 .418 .784
Day   200 55 8 1 4 19 17 23 35 1 3 6 .275 .365 .385 .750
Night   178 50 8 1 7 38 32 22 26 2 2 3 .281 .366 .455 .821
As Starter   372 104 15 2 11 57 49 45 61 3 5 9 .280 .368 .419 .788
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Close/Late   89 26 3 0 2 12 14 18 15 1 1 2 .292 .418 .393 .811
Inning 1-3   119 32 5 1 4 19 12 11 17 1 0 2 .269 .338 .429 .767
Inning 4-6   136 35 6 1 2 14 14 12 24 0 4 3 .257 .331 .360 .691
Inning 7-9   111 34 5 0 4 22 21 20 20 2 0 4 .306 .423 .459 .883
Extra Innings   12 4 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .429 .583 1.012
0 Outs   120 35 7 0 4 9 27 21 18 1 4 4 .292 .411 .450 .861
1 Outs   127 38 9 2 3 28 11 13 18 2 1 0 .299 .359 .472 .832
2 Outs   131 32 0 0 4 20 11 11 25 0 0 5 .244 .327 .336 .662
Scoring Position   119 35 5 0 5 48 13 9 18 3 5 1 .294 .341 .462 .803
Bases Empty   188 52 7 1 5 5 32 31 32 0 0 7 .277 .398 .404 .802
Runner on 1st   71 18 4 1 1 4 4 5 11 0 0 1 .254 .312 .380 .692
Runner on 2nd   44 11 2 0 0 7 5 4 12 0 3 0 .250 .312 .295 .608
Runner on 3rd   21 5 1 0 2 8 2 0 3 0 0 0 .238 .238 .571 .810
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 9 1 0 2 11 3 4 1 0 2 0 .409 .500 .727 1.227
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .286 .333 .619
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Bases Loaded   9 4 0 0 1 11 1 0 0 2 0 1 .444 .417 .778 1.194
Two Strikes   164 30 6 1 3 17 16 26 61 1 0 4 .183 .308 .287 .594
First Pitch   72 28 1 1 4 10 10 0 0 0 2 2 .389 .405 .597 1.003
Count 0-1   33 9 2 0 3 14 6 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .265 .606 .871
Count 0-2   30 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 1 .133 .161 .133 .295
Count 1-0   37 11 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .297 .378 .676
Count 1-1   36 13 2 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 2 3 .361 .410 .500 .910
Count 1-2   43 9 2 0 1 4 5 0 13 0 0 1 .209 .227 .326 .553
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   19 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 .474 .450 .579 1.029
Count 2-2   58 10 3 0 1 5 2 0 27 0 0 2 .172 .200 .276 .476
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 0 0 0 .364 .632 .364 .995
Full Count   33 7 1 1 1 7 9 26 9 1 0 0 .212 .550 .394 .944
Behind in Count   106 22 4 0 4 19 11 0 25 1 1 2 .208 .220 .358 .579
Ahead in Count   73 25 5 0 0 10 12 19 0 1 0 0 .342 .473 .411 .884
Batting 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 4th   16 2 0 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 .125 .263 .312 .576
Batting 5th   54 14 2 0 2 9 7 10 10 1 1 2 .259 .388 .407 .795
Batting 6th   235 67 12 1 5 32 29 24 39 2 3 4 .285 .358 .409 .767
Batting 7th   64 19 1 1 3 13 9 9 8 0 1 2 .297 .400 .484 .884
Batting 9th   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Low Leverage   154 39 5 2 4 14 16 20 29 0 1 4 .253 .354 .390 .744
Medium Leverage   143 40 9 0 3 21 22 16 23 0 1 4 .280 .368 .406 .774
High Leverage   80 25 2 0 3 21 10 9 9 3 3 1 .312 .376 .450 .826
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 .784 116 128 3.9
Total BAN 616 1805 448 86 5 52 255 216 205 28 12 311 4 10 .248 .332 .388 .720 109 111 13.3
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
TOTAL C 524 493 2854 347 26 3219 18 .994 4359.0 6.61 +1.9 .981 39 430 151 35.1
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.
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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