RF Kesanori Kikuchi #7
Osaka Sailors BAN
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
09/09/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF KESANORI KIKUCHI #7 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
110 407 113 9 0 14 48 21 65 .278 .314 .403 1 2.8
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
09/08/1963 NAG Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1963 NAG Win, 7-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
09/06/1963 NAG Loss, 4-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/05/1963 VES Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1963 VES Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1963 VES Win, 4-0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/02/1963 @ KIN Loss, 6-9 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/01/1963 @ KIN Win, 3-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ KIN Win, 4-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 KOB Loss, 3-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 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:$16,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 57 Days
Service This Yr:131 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 110 407 113 9 0 14 48 55 21 65 .278 .314 .403 .717 .322 .125 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 430 1 0 0 7 6 1 164 23 1 0 100.0 51.0 4.47 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   63 15 1 0 1 6 8 5 14 0 0 0 .238 .294 .302 .596
Versus Right   344 98 8 0 13 42 47 16 51 1 6 1 .285 .318 .422 .739
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 8 0 0 0 3 4 1 7 0 0 0 .296 .321 .296 .618
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   31 10 0 0 0 3 5 1 7 0 0 0 .323 .344 .323 .666
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   439 119 9 0 15 51 60 21 75 1 6 1 .271 .305 .394 .699
Home   197 59 3 0 6 24 29 8 32 1 4 1 .299 .329 .406 .735
Road   210 54 6 0 8 24 26 13 33 0 2 0 .257 .300 .400 .700
Grass   407 113 9 0 14 48 55 21 65 1 6 1 .278 .314 .403 .717
Day   197 57 6 0 7 24 37 10 33 1 1 0 .289 .322 .426 .749
Night   210 56 3 0 7 24 18 11 32 0 5 1 .267 .306 .381 .687
As Starter   404 113 9 0 14 48 55 21 65 1 6 1 .280 .316 .406 .722
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   74 26 3 0 4 15 12 7 9 0 2 0 .351 .407 .554 .961
Inning 1-3   144 42 3 0 4 9 18 6 20 0 3 0 .292 .320 .396 .716
Inning 4-6   151 35 3 0 4 20 20 7 28 1 1 1 .232 .269 .331 .600
Inning 7-9   112 36 3 0 6 19 17 8 17 0 2 0 .321 .367 .509 .876
0 Outs   147 46 4 0 7 13 29 5 26 0 5 0 .313 .336 .483 .819
1 Outs   154 35 3 0 3 11 17 9 20 1 1 1 .227 .273 .305 .578
2 Outs   106 32 2 0 4 24 9 7 19 0 0 0 .302 .345 .434 .779
Scoring Position   94 29 3 0 3 34 13 6 18 1 6 0 .309 .347 .436 .783
Bases Empty   237 66 6 0 8 8 32 8 37 0 0 0 .278 .302 .405 .707
Runner on 1st   76 18 0 0 3 6 10 7 10 0 0 1 .237 .310 .355 .665
Runner on 2nd   36 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 6 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Runner on 3rd   9 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .778 1.232
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 8 1 0 0 6 7 1 5 0 0 0 .320 .346 .360 .706
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 6 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .636 .600 1.236
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Bases Loaded   9 4 0 0 1 10 2 1 2 1 0 0 .444 .455 .778 1.232
Two Strikes   158 32 4 0 4 9 16 7 65 0 0 0 .203 .236 .304 .540
First Pitch   70 22 1 0 4 11 9 0 0 0 2 1 .314 .324 .500 .824
Count 0-1   33 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 .152 .152 .152 .303
Count 0-2   24 5 2 0 2 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 .208 .208 .542 .750
Count 1-0   44 16 1 0 3 13 10 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .591 .955
Count 1-1   46 16 2 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .522 .870
Count 1-2   62 15 0 0 2 4 8 0 25 0 0 0 .242 .242 .339 .581
Count 2-0   14 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Count 2-1   28 11 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .393 .379 .536 .915
Count 2-2   42 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 0 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 6 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 .429 .600 .429 1.029
Full Count   30 4 2 0 0 2 3 7 15 0 0 0 .133 .297 .200 .497
Behind in Count   119 25 2 0 4 10 13 0 33 0 2 0 .210 .210 .328 .538
Ahead in Count   100 38 2 0 4 21 21 14 0 1 2 0 .380 .452 .520 .972
Batting 2nd   189 54 5 0 11 28 34 12 26 1 6 0 .286 .327 .487 .814
Batting 4th   18 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .278 .389
Batting 5th   193 57 4 0 2 19 20 9 38 0 0 1 .295 .330 .347 .677
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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   175 49 6 0 8 15 27 10 30 0 0 0 .280 .319 .451 .770
Medium Leverage   166 44 2 0 4 13 20 9 27 1 3 1 .265 .305 .349 .654
High Leverage   65 19 1 0 2 20 8 2 8 0 3 0 .292 .313 .400 .713
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 22 110 407 113 9 0 14 48 55 21 1 1 65 1 0 .278 .314 .403 .717 106 113 2.8
Total BAN 137 439 119 9 0 15 51 60 21 1 1 75 1 0 .271 .305 .394 .699 101 107 2.5
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 107 107 203 10 6 214 1 .995 923.1 2.08 +8.2 1.067
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 .588
TOTAL RF 116 111 213 10 6 224 1 .996 963.1 2.08 +7.5 1.059
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.
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