RF Kesanori Kikuchi #7
Osaka Sailors BAN
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF KESANORI KIKUCHI #7 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
131 482 140 14 0 14 51 23 78 .290 .323 .407 1 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 2 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 2 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 1 3 5
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: 1 Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 KOB Loss, 1-10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 KOB Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1963 KOB Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 FUK Win, 6-4 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 FUK Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 FUK Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1963 @ NAG Win, 9-7 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1963 @ NAG Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1963 @ NAG Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1963 @ VES Loss, 0-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/21/1940
Born in:Ashikaga, TOC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$34,650
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 74 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1959, 8th 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 131 482 140 14 0 14 51 62 23 78 .290 .323 .407 .730 .327 .116 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 507 1 0 0 10 6 1 196 28 1 0 100.0 62.0 4.66 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 22 4 0 1 7 11 5 18 0 0 0 .265 .307 .349 .656
Versus Right   399 118 10 0 13 44 51 18 60 1 6 1 .296 .327 .419 .746
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   85 26 2 0 1 9 11 5 11 0 1 1 .306 .352 .365 .716
June   106 25 3 0 6 17 17 3 19 1 1 0 .236 .255 .434 .689
July   101 28 2 0 4 11 15 8 13 0 4 0 .277 .330 .416 .746
August   84 24 2 0 3 8 7 4 15 0 0 0 .286 .318 .417 .735
September   105 36 5 0 0 6 12 3 20 0 0 0 .343 .361 .390 .752
October   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Last Year   23 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 .130 .130 .130 .261
Career   514 146 14 0 15 54 67 23 88 1 6 1 .284 .315 .399 .714
Home   228 70 5 0 6 25 33 8 35 1 4 1 .307 .332 .408 .740
Road   254 70 9 0 8 26 29 15 43 0 2 0 .276 .316 .406 .721
Grass   482 140 14 0 14 51 62 23 78 1 6 1 .290 .323 .407 .730
Day   240 78 10 0 7 26 43 11 39 1 1 0 .325 .353 .454 .807
Night   242 62 4 0 7 25 19 12 39 0 5 1 .256 .294 .360 .654
As Starter   477 139 14 0 14 51 62 23 77 1 6 1 .291 .325 .409 .734
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   97 32 5 0 4 16 14 7 14 0 2 0 .330 .375 .505 .880
Inning 1-3   164 49 4 0 4 10 19 7 22 0 3 0 .299 .327 .396 .724
Inning 4-6   179 46 4 0 4 21 24 8 34 1 1 1 .257 .291 .346 .637
Inning 7-9   139 45 6 0 6 20 19 8 22 0 2 0 .324 .361 .496 .857
0 Outs   176 58 7 0 7 14 32 5 29 0 5 0 .330 .348 .489 .837
1 Outs   175 43 5 0 3 12 20 10 23 1 1 1 .246 .289 .326 .614
2 Outs   131 39 2 0 4 25 10 8 26 0 0 0 .298 .338 .405 .743
Scoring Position   114 34 3 0 3 37 16 7 22 1 6 0 .298 .336 .404 .740
Bases Empty   280 82 10 0 8 8 34 9 45 0 0 0 .293 .315 .414 .729
Runner on 1st   88 24 1 0 3 6 12 7 11 0 0 1 .273 .333 .386 .720
Runner on 2nd   44 8 0 0 1 4 3 1 10 0 6 0 .182 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 3rd   12 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .357 .583 .940
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 10 1 0 0 7 7 1 6 0 0 0 .333 .355 .367 .722
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 6 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .500 1.038
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Bases Loaded   10 5 0 0 1 11 3 1 2 1 0 0 .500 .500 .800 1.300
Two Strikes   191 40 6 0 4 10 19 8 78 0 0 0 .209 .241 .304 .545
First Pitch   80 28 3 0 4 11 10 0 0 0 2 1 .350 .358 .537 .896
Count 0-1   39 9 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 0-2   29 6 2 0 2 3 3 0 9 0 0 0 .207 .207 .483 .690
Count 1-0   55 21 1 0 3 13 11 0 0 0 1 0 .382 .382 .564 .945
Count 1-1   52 18 3 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .519 .865
Count 1-2   72 18 1 0 2 4 9 0 30 0 0 0 .250 .250 .347 .597
Count 2-0   17 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .353 .353 .353 .706
Count 2-1   32 11 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .344 .333 .469 .802
Count 2-2   51 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 0 0 0 .157 .157 .157 .314
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 7 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 .438 .591 .438 1.028
Full Count   39 8 3 0 0 2 5 8 16 0 0 0 .205 .340 .282 .622
Behind in Count   140 33 3 0 4 12 15 0 39 0 2 0 .236 .236 .343 .579
Ahead in Count   120 45 2 0 4 22 23 15 0 1 2 0 .375 .441 .492 .933
Batting 2nd   189 54 5 0 11 28 34 12 26 1 6 0 .286 .327 .487 .814
Batting 4th   34 12 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .353 .371 .471 .842
Batting 5th   250 73 8 0 2 21 25 10 50 0 0 1 .292 .322 .348 .670
Batting 6th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   193 56 8 0 8 15 28 11 33 0 0 0 .290 .328 .456 .784
Medium Leverage   202 57 3 0 4 14 23 10 34 1 3 1 .282 .318 .356 .674
High Leverage   86 26 3 0 2 22 11 2 11 0 3 0 .302 .318 .407 .725
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
1960 Osaka - BAN 19 5 9 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 174 179 0.2
1962 Osaka - BAN 21 22 23 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 .130 .130 .130 .261 -26 -29 -0.5
1963 Osaka - BAN 22 131 482 140 14 0 14 51 62 23 1 1 78 1 0 .290 .323 .407 .730 109 116 3.4
Total BAN 158 514 146 14 0 15 54 67 23 1 1 88 1 0 .284 .315 .399 .714 104 111 3.1
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
1959 Total - 18 34 152 73 16 0 3 46 69 14 2 2 5 1 0 .480 .524 .645 1.168 100 100 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%
1960 Osaka - INT LF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.7 1.169
1960 Osaka - INT RF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.0 .998
1962 Osaka - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
1962 Osaka - INT LF 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.1 1.47 +0.0 .974
1962 Osaka - INT CF 7 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 20.0 0.90 -2.1 .487
1962 Osaka - INT RF 6 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 25.0 2.88 -0.7 .867
1963 Osaka - INT CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .996
1963 Osaka - INT RF 126 126 237 12 6 251 2 .992 1087.0 2.06 +9.2 1.064
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 12 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 29.1 2.76 +0.7 1.096
TOTAL CF 9 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -2.1 .589
TOTAL RF 135 130 247 12 6 261 2 .992 1127.0 2.07 +8.6 1.056
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1959 Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 2, Pick 8, 20th overall pick).
06/06/1959 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
06/08/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
06/08/1959 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
06/10/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
07/16/1959 Named the #55 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #45 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1960 Named the #49 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1960 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1961 Named the #38 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1962 Named the #38 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1963 78 9
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