RF Kesanori Kikuchi #14
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
10/06/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF KESANORI KIKUCHI #14 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 438 98 12 0 15 49 39 83 .224 .289 .354 0 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 VES Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1975 VES Win, 8-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/29/1975 VES Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 @ KOB Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/27/1975 @ KOB Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/1975 FUK Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 FUK Loss, 2-5 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 FUK Loss, 3-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 NAG Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/21/1940
Born in:Ashikaga, TOC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,050
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:16 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 438 98 12 0 15 49 42 39 83 .224 .289 .354 .643 .278 .130 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 501 2 0 0 6 20 2 155 27 0 2 0.0 46.3 3.38 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 21 2 0 4 12 10 8 22 1 6 1 .221 .286 .368 .654
Versus Right   343 77 10 0 11 37 32 31 61 1 14 1 .224 .290 .350 .640
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
May   93 23 4 0 1 12 10 7 15 1 6 1 .247 .304 .323 .627
June   82 16 3 0 3 9 9 10 15 0 2 0 .195 .283 .341 .624
July   98 26 2 0 2 6 12 11 15 0 3 0 .265 .339 .347 .686
August   77 15 2 0 6 9 7 6 17 0 4 0 .195 .253 .455 .708
September   85 18 1 0 3 13 4 5 20 1 5 1 .212 .261 .329 .590
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   454 94 16 0 13 48 43 29 75 4 12 4 .207 .259 .328 .587
2 Years Ago   460 92 11 0 14 38 44 38 76 5 4 9 .200 .271 .315 .587
Career   6192 1548 233 10 195 704 698 490 926 52 66 38 .250 .307 .385 .692
Home   212 47 6 0 5 21 17 20 38 1 12 2 .222 .294 .321 .614
Road   226 51 6 0 10 28 25 19 45 1 8 0 .226 .285 .385 .670
Grass   438 98 12 0 15 49 42 39 83 2 20 2 .224 .289 .354 .643
Day   195 39 3 0 7 20 17 20 36 1 5 2 .200 .280 .323 .603
Night   243 59 9 0 8 29 25 19 47 1 15 0 .243 .297 .379 .675
As Starter   437 98 12 0 15 49 42 39 83 2 20 2 .224 .290 .355 .644
As Reliever / Substitution   1 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   105 23 3 0 3 8 7 6 22 0 6 0 .219 .261 .333 .595
Inning 1-3   131 29 3 0 4 14 16 13 20 0 4 1 .221 .297 .336 .632
Inning 4-6   160 37 6 0 6 21 14 13 30 2 10 1 .231 .290 .381 .671
Inning 7-9   136 31 2 0 5 14 12 13 32 0 6 0 .228 .295 .353 .648
Extra Innings   11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
0 Outs   147 35 2 0 3 8 19 14 20 1 13 0 .238 .302 .313 .615
1 Outs   151 26 5 0 4 15 12 14 37 1 7 1 .172 .246 .285 .530
2 Outs   140 37 5 0 8 26 11 11 26 0 0 1 .264 .322 .471 .794
Scoring Position   94 23 3 0 3 34 9 13 21 2 20 1 .245 .336 .372 .709
Bases Empty   272 59 7 0 9 9 26 23 50 0 0 1 .217 .280 .342 .622
Runner on 1st   72 16 2 0 3 6 7 3 12 0 0 0 .222 .253 .375 .628
Runner on 2nd   32 5 1 0 1 3 2 6 4 0 18 0 .156 .289 .281 .571
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 5 2 0 0 6 1 0 11 0 0 0 .156 .156 .219 .375
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .429 .583 .429 1.012
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .750 .800 1.500 2.300
Bases Loaded   13 6 0 0 1 14 2 2 1 1 0 0 .462 .500 .692 1.192
Two Strikes   189 35 6 0 7 17 17 14 83 0 0 1 .185 .245 .328 .573
First Pitch   80 18 0 0 2 10 5 0 0 1 8 1 .225 .232 .300 .532
Count 0-1   39 7 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 .179 .179 .256 .436
Count 0-2   37 7 0 0 4 8 5 0 19 0 0 1 .189 .211 .514 .724
Count 1-0   31 9 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 1 5 0 .290 .281 .484 .765
Count 1-1   43 9 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .209 .302 .512
Count 1-2   71 13 4 0 1 5 5 0 25 0 0 0 .183 .183 .282 .465
Count 2-0   19 7 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .368 .368 .632 1.000
Count 2-1   21 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-2   57 12 2 0 1 2 4 0 29 0 0 0 .211 .211 .298 .509
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 7 0 0 1 2 6 15 0 0 0 0 .438 .710 .625 1.335
Full Count   24 3 0 0 1 2 3 14 10 0 0 0 .125 .447 .250 .697
Behind in Count   147 27 7 0 5 18 12 0 44 0 4 1 .184 .189 .333 .523
Ahead in Count   87 29 2 0 5 14 14 25 0 1 8 0 .333 .478 .529 1.007
Batting 5th   45 11 0 0 0 7 2 2 7 0 1 0 .244 .277 .244 .521
Batting 6th   90 23 3 0 5 12 10 11 15 1 4 1 .256 .340 .456 .795
Batting 7th   285 62 9 0 8 28 27 23 56 1 15 1 .218 .277 .333 .611
Batting 8th   18 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 .111 .238 .444 .683
Low Leverage   178 44 6 0 7 16 19 22 35 2 1 1 .247 .330 .399 .729
Medium Leverage   183 36 4 0 8 19 18 10 32 0 10 0 .197 .238 .350 .588
High Leverage   71 18 2 0 0 14 5 7 15 0 9 1 .254 .329 .282 .611
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 1.000 178 180 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 -0.6
1963 Osaka - BAN 22 131 482 140 14 0 14 51 62 23 1 1 78 1 0 .290 .323 .407 .730 110 107 2.8
1964 Osaka - BAN 23 139 514 137 21 2 12 43 59 29 2 2 83 0 1 .267 .307 .385 .692 99 96 2.2
1965 Osaka - BAN 24 136 488 133 22 2 11 63 47 32 2 9 57 0 1 .273 .315 .393 .708 111 107 2.6
1966 Osaka - BAN 25 137 477 121 19 1 14 51 48 44 1 2 59 0 0 .254 .317 .386 .703 113 109 2.9
1967 Osaka - BAN 26 136 513 154 21 0 18 59 80 34 2 5 53 1 1 .300 .343 .446 .789 137 143 5.6
1968 Osaka - BAN 27 137 512 130 23 1 11 57 60 48 1 4 52 0 1 .254 .317 .367 .684 113 115 4.0
1969 Osaka - BAN 28 135 489 108 17 0 9 48 44 45 2 3 64 0 1 .221 .288 .311 .598 87 82 1.7
1970 Osaka - BAN 29 134 429 98 15 1 11 39 40 40 5 0 78 2 3 .228 .302 .345 .647 101 102 1.9
1971 Osaka - BAN 30 122 436 115 25 1 26 77 56 27 4 8 93 1 0 .264 .307 .505 .812 122 124 3.2
1972 Osaka - BAN 31 134 468 122 17 2 26 78 68 62 3 7 65 1 0 .261 .346 .472 .819 132 134 4.1
1973 Kinboshi - BAN 32 134 460 92 11 0 14 38 44 38 9 5 76 1 0 .200 .271 .315 .587 74 70 0.0
1974 Kinboshi - BAN 33 135 454 94 16 0 13 48 43 29 4 4 75 2 1 .207 .259 .328 .587 71 63 1.1
1975 Kinboshi - BAN 34 134 438 98 12 0 15 49 42 39 2 2 83 0 2 .224 .289 .354 .643 78 79 0.5
Total BAN 1771 6192 1548 233 10 195 704 698 490 38 52 926 9 11 .250 .307 .385 .692 104 102 32.2
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%
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
1964 Osaka - INT CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .985
1964 Osaka - INT RF 134 134 257 17 0 282 8 .972 1135.2 2.17 +10.2 1.057
1965 Osaka - INT RF 131 131 268 10 0 280 2 .993 1110.2 2.25 +7.8 1.032
1966 Osaka - INT RF 132 132 259 18 0 282 5 .982 1128.1 2.21 +8.0 1.050
1967 Osaka - INT RF 132 131 253 20 0 279 6 .978 1125.2 2.18 +12.6 1.076
1968 Osaka - INT RF 134 134 264 17 0 287 6 .979 1147.1 2.20 +13.3 1.062
1969 Osaka - INT RF 132 132 246 12 0 267 9 .966 1131.0 2.05 +12.2 1.079
1970 Osaka - INT RF 131 130 226 14 1 248 8 .968 1092.0 1.98 +5.9 1.055
1971 Osaka - INT RF 119 119 227 13 0 246 6 .976 1018.1 2.12 +7.2 1.039
1972 Osaka - INT RF 130 129 246 8 1 258 4 .984 1126.2 2.03 +8.6 1.066
1973 Kinboshi - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Kinboshi - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Kinboshi - INT RF 132 131 289 11 1 302 2 .993 1121.0 2.41 +3.8 1.021
1974 Kinboshi - INT RF 132 132 289 24 2 319 6 .981 1146.0 2.46 +9.7 1.047
1975 Kinboshi - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Kinboshi - INT RF 132 132 234 14 0 252 4 .984 1132.1 1.97 +5.3 1.033
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 11 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 -2.1 .702
TOTAL RF 1706 1697 3305 190 11 3563 68 .981 14542.0 2.16 +112.7 1.051
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/29/1965 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1966 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/30/1967 Goes 6-6 against the Kinboshi Kites, with 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/05/1967 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/23/1967 Wins the 1967 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/08/1970 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/20/1970 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/13/1971 Injured (patellar tendinitis),out for 2 weeks.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/31/1972 Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Kinboshi Kites, along with RP Toyoji Tsuda, in exchange for C Hiroji Orido.
08/11/1973 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/12/1973 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 134 3
1965 131 4
1966 132 4
1967 131 10
1968 134 2
1969 132 6
1974 132 5
1975 132 6
Year PA Rank
1967 554 10
1968 565 7
Year AB Rank
1964 514 7
1965 488 9
1967 513 7
1968 512 4
1969 489 8
Year H Rank
1965 133 8
1967 154 1
1968 130 9
Year K Rank
1963 78 9
1974 75 10
1975 83 3
Year TB Rank
1967 229 1
1971 220 9
1972 221 9
Year 2B Rank
1967 21 10
1968 23 9
1971 25 6
Year HR Rank
1967 18 6
1971 26 7
1972 26 6
Year RBI Rank
1968 57 9
1971 77 7
1972 78 9
Year R Rank
1967 80 2
Year BB Rank
1968 48 10
1969 45 10
Year IBB Rank
1969 11 8
Year HP Rank
1973 9 8
Year SH Rank
1964 10 5
1974 12 6
1975 20 4
Year SF Rank
1965 9 1
1967 5 8
1971 8 1
1972 7 2
1973 5 3
Year EBH Rank
1967 39 6
1971 52 8
1972 45 7
Year AVG Rank
1967 .300 1
Year OBP Rank
1967 .343 9
Year SLG Rank
1967 .446 2
1971 .505 7
1972 .472 8
Year RC Rank
1967 77.59 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1967 5.57 3
Year ISO Rank
1967 .146 8
1971 .241 4
1972 .212 5
Year wOBA Rank
1967 .352 2
Year OPS Rank
1967 .789 2
1971 .812 10
1972 .819 9
Year WAR Rank
1967 6.6 1
1968 4.1 10
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