C Akinari 'Thrifty' Nakamura #5
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/23/1975
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
37 124 31 2 0 4 16 3 13 .250 .265 .363 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/21/1975 @ KIN Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/20/1975 @ KIN Win, 6-5 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
06/17/1975 NAG Loss, 1-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/16/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-7 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
06/14/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/13/1975 OSA Win, 6-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/11/1975 OSA Win, 8-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/1975 @ FUK Loss, 6-11 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/07/1975 @ FUK Loss, 1-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/06/1975 KIN Win, 9-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 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:8 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:53 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 37 124 31 2 0 4 16 10 3 13 .250 .265 .363 .628 .266 .113 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 136 1 0 0 4 4 4 45 6 0 0 0.0 11.4 2.94 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 8 0 0 1 5 4 1 3 1 1 0 .258 .273 .355 .628
Versus Right   93 23 2 0 3 11 6 2 10 3 3 1 .247 .263 .366 .628
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .438 .600 1.038
May   77 18 1 0 3 12 8 3 6 3 3 0 .234 .253 .364 .617
June   47 13 1 0 1 4 2 0 7 1 1 1 .277 .286 .362 .647
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   1929 479 88 5 56 271 226 208 324 16 30 29 .248 .328 .386 .714
Home   66 19 1 0 2 7 7 3 5 0 2 0 .288 .319 .394 .713
Road   58 12 1 0 2 9 3 0 8 4 2 1 .207 .206 .328 .534
Grass   124 31 2 0 4 16 10 3 13 4 4 1 .250 .265 .363 .628
Day   58 17 0 0 3 12 4 0 7 4 3 0 .293 .274 .448 .722
Night   66 14 2 0 1 4 6 3 6 0 1 1 .212 .257 .288 .545
As Starter   122 31 2 0 4 16 10 3 13 4 4 1 .254 .269 .369 .638
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   25 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 .200 .259 .200 .459
Inning 1-3   37 9 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 .243 .256 .324 .581
Inning 4-6   47 13 2 0 1 7 4 0 5 2 2 0 .277 .265 .383 .648
Inning 7-9   38 9 0 0 2 6 4 2 6 1 0 1 .237 .286 .395 .680
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   40 10 1 0 2 3 5 1 7 1 4 1 .250 .279 .425 .704
1 Outs   31 6 0 0 0 6 2 1 4 3 0 0 .194 .200 .194 .394
2 Outs   53 15 1 0 2 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 .283 .296 .415 .711
Scoring Position   31 3 0 0 0 10 1 1 3 4 4 0 .097 .111 .097 .208
Bases Empty   68 23 1 0 3 3 8 2 7 0 0 1 .338 .366 .485 .851
Runner on 1st   25 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .360 .560
Runner on 2nd   12 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .200 .333 .533
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   44 10 0 0 1 6 5 2 13 1 0 0 .227 .255 .295 .551
First Pitch   27 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .259 .296 .556
Count 0-1   15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   11 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 .364 .286 .364 .649
Count 1-1   17 5 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .294 .706 1.000
Count 1-2   12 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 1 0 0 .250 .231 .500 .731
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Count 2-1   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Count 2-2   18 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   8 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Behind in Count   33 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 1 1 0 .212 .206 .303 .509
Ahead in Count   21 6 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 3 1 1 .286 .308 .429 .736
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   41 8 0 0 0 3 2 1 7 1 3 0 .195 .209 .195 .404
Batting 6th   17 7 0 0 3 7 4 1 0 1 0 0 .412 .421 .941 1.362
Batting 7th   60 16 2 0 1 6 3 1 6 2 1 1 .267 .281 .350 .631
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   56 19 2 0 3 6 7 2 2 1 0 0 .339 .356 .536 .892
Medium Leverage   48 12 0 0 1 7 2 0 6 1 4 0 .250 .245 .312 .557
High Leverage   20 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 2 0 1 .000 .083 .000 .083
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 37 124 31 2 0 4 16 10 3 1 4 13 0 0 .250 .265 .363 .628 74 74 0.2
Total BAN 653 1929 479 88 5 56 271 226 208 29 16 324 4 10 .248 .328 .386 .714 110 110 13.7
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 35 35 194 23 2 218 1 .995 306.2 6.37 -0.0 .852 1 27 8 29.6
TOTAL C 559 528 3048 370 28 3437 19 .994 4665.2 6.59 +1.9 .969 40 457 159 34.8
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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