CF Kenji Okazaki #8
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF KENJI OKAZAKI #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 205 50 2 6 2 18 7 35 .244 .270 .341 1 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 2 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 4
Errors: - 2 3
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: 2 Center Field: 3
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/1963 @ YOK Win, 8-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/10/1963 YOK Win, 9-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/1963 YOK Loss, 6-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/08/1963 YOK Win, 5-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/06/1963 @ YOK Win, 15-5 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/05/1963 @ YOK Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1963 @ FUK Loss, 7-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 @ FUK Loss, 7-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 @ FUK Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1963 @ VES Win, 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/21/1934
Born in:Nagoya, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:155 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:1954, 3rd 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 85 205 50 2 6 2 18 22 7 35 .244 .270 .341 .611 .272 .098 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 56 215 1 0 0 0 3 2 70 10 1 2 33.3 19.3 3.22 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 7 0 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0 0 .219 .286 .281 .567
Versus Right   173 43 2 5 2 18 17 4 28 2 3 1 .249 .267 .353 .619
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
June   55 12 0 2 1 7 4 2 10 0 0 1 .218 .259 .345 .604
July   97 32 2 3 1 8 13 2 17 1 1 0 .330 .340 .443 .783
August   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
September   32 4 0 1 0 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 .125 .176 .188 .364
October   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Postseason   22 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 7 0 1 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Last Year   57 17 2 2 3 9 10 1 9 1 1 0 .298 .305 .561 .866
2 Years Ago   42 10 2 0 1 4 2 2 7 0 0 1 .238 .289 .357 .646
Career   549 144 12 13 13 59 65 21 80 5 8 2 .262 .289 .403 .692
Home   90 26 1 2 2 10 11 3 9 1 0 0 .289 .309 .411 .720
Road   115 24 1 4 0 8 11 4 26 1 3 1 .209 .240 .287 .527
Grass   205 50 2 6 2 18 22 7 35 2 3 1 .244 .270 .341 .611
Day   83 17 0 3 1 8 8 3 12 1 1 0 .205 .230 .313 .543
Night   122 33 2 3 1 10 14 4 23 1 2 1 .270 .297 .361 .658
As Starter   192 47 2 6 2 16 20 7 33 1 3 0 .245 .270 .349 .619
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 .231 .267 .231 .497
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   39 7 1 1 0 2 3 1 9 1 0 0 .179 .195 .256 .452
Inning 1-3   61 13 0 2 1 3 6 1 12 0 2 0 .213 .226 .328 .554
Inning 4-6   82 22 1 2 1 10 8 5 12 1 1 0 .268 .307 .366 .673
Inning 7-9   62 15 1 2 0 5 7 1 11 1 0 1 .242 .262 .323 .584
0 Outs   73 19 1 3 1 5 14 3 11 1 3 1 .260 .295 .397 .692
1 Outs   56 12 1 0 1 4 5 2 8 1 0 0 .214 .237 .286 .523
2 Outs   76 19 0 3 0 9 2 2 16 0 0 0 .250 .269 .329 .598
Scoring Position   43 11 1 2 0 14 3 3 9 2 3 0 .256 .292 .372 .664
Bases Empty   121 29 1 3 1 1 15 3 22 0 0 1 .240 .264 .322 .586
Runner on 1st   41 10 0 1 1 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 .244 .262 .366 .628
Runner on 2nd   11 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 .091 .167 .273 .439
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .444 .500 .778 1.278
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Two Strikes   70 7 1 0 0 2 3 4 35 2 0 1 .100 .156 .114 .270
First Pitch   33 7 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .212 .273 .485
Count 0-1   26 8 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .423 .731
Count 0-2   15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Count 1-0   33 10 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 .303 .303 .394 .697
Count 1-1   20 8 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .850 1.250
Count 1-2   25 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 1 0 1 .080 .111 .080 .191
Count 2-0   9 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 2-1   10 6 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 2-2   20 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 1 0 0 .050 .048 .050 .098
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Full Count   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 .100 .357 .100 .457
Behind in Count   66 13 1 0 1 2 3 0 18 1 0 1 .197 .206 .258 .463
Ahead in Count   56 20 1 2 0 11 8 3 0 0 2 0 .357 .390 .446 .836
Batting 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 5th   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Batting 6th   53 9 0 2 0 2 4 2 6 1 3 0 .170 .196 .245 .442
Batting 7th   129 34 2 4 2 13 12 4 25 0 0 0 .264 .286 .388 .673
Batting 8th   11 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   98 21 0 1 0 2 9 1 13 0 0 1 .214 .230 .235 .465
Medium Leverage   82 22 1 4 2 7 10 3 16 0 3 0 .268 .294 .451 .745
High Leverage   21 7 1 1 0 9 2 3 4 2 0 0 .333 .385 .476 .861
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
1956 Nagasaki - BAN 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113 -0.0
1957 Nagasaki - BAN 22 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -108 -0.1
1958 Nagasaki - BAN 23 19 23 6 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .261 .320 .391 .711 101 105 -0.0
1959 Nagasaki - BAN 24 56 147 36 4 4 5 14 18 7 0 1 16 2 1 .245 .277 .429 .706 100 95 0.8
1960 Nagasaki - BAN 25 59 72 25 2 1 1 11 9 2 0 1 11 0 0 .347 .360 .444 .804 125 121 0.0
1961 Nagasaki - BAN 26 33 42 10 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 7 0 0 .238 .289 .357 .646 75 79 -0.2
1962 Nagasaki - BAN 27 38 57 17 2 2 3 9 10 1 0 1 9 0 1 .298 .305 .561 .866 137 135 0.3
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 28 85 205 50 2 6 2 18 22 7 1 2 35 1 2 .244 .270 .341 .611 75 78 -0.2
Total BAN 295 549 144 12 13 13 59 65 21 2 5 80 4 5 .262 .289 .403 .692 95 94 0.7
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
1952 Total - 17 36 160 72 20 4 4 40 69 17 0 3 8 8 7 .450 .494 .700 1.194 100 100 2.9
1953 Total - 18 42 188 85 18 6 7 50 66 19 0 1 6 9 7 .452 .500 .723 1.223 100 100 3.6
1954 Total - 19 33 150 68 15 5 3 43 51 13 0 1 5 10 8 .453 .494 .680 1.174 100 100 2.6
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 28 6 22 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 29 27 -0.4
Total BAN 6 22 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 29 27
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Nagasaki - INT 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .983
1957 Nagasaki - INT LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Nagasaki - INT CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1957 Nagasaki - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .990
1958 Nagasaki - INT 2B 2 2 7 4 1 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 -0.0 1.015
1958 Nagasaki - INT LF 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 -0.2 .953
1958 Nagasaki - INT CF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -1.1 .588
1958 Nagasaki - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .990
1959 Nagasaki - INT LF 45 37 58 0 0 60 2 .967 317.2 1.64 +2.1 1.110
1959 Nagasaki - INT CF 8 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 -0.5 .859
1959 Nagasaki - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Nagasaki - INT 1B 6 0 10 0 1 11 1 .909 10.0 9.00 -0.5 .522
1960 Nagasaki - INT 2B 8 8 14 24 4 42 4 .905 65.0 5.26 -3.4 .805
1960 Nagasaki - INT LF 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.1 2.89 -0.0 .974
1960 Nagasaki - INT CF 28 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 59.0 1.37 -1.6 .760
1960 Nagasaki - INT RF 5 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 -0.3 .998
1961 Nagasaki - INT 1B 11 0 23 2 3 25 0 1.000 21.2 10.38 -0.6 .921
1961 Nagasaki - INT 2B 7 6 15 9 3 25 1 .960 41.1 5.23 -1.2 .824
1961 Nagasaki - INT LF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.2 1.42 -0.3 .973
1961 Nagasaki - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Nagasaki - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .998
1962 Nagasaki - INT 1B 1 0 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 9.0 14.00 +0.2 1.049
1962 Nagasaki - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Nagasaki - INT LF 19 4 10 0 0 11 1 .909 64.1 1.40 -0.1 .974
1962 Nagasaki - INT CF 10 8 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 64.0 3.66 -2.3 .873
1962 Nagasaki - INT RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 -0.0 .991
1963 Nagasaki - INT P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Nagasaki - INT 1B 2 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 3.0 21.00 +0.0 .000
1963 Nagasaki - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Nagasaki - INT 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1963 Nagasaki - INT LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.2 .974
1963 Nagasaki - INT CF 78 56 106 1 0 109 2 .982 504.1 1.91 -8.4 .910
1963 Nagasaki - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 20 0 54 2 4 57 1 .982 43.2 11.54 -0.9 .919
TOTAL 2B 18 16 36 38 8 79 5 .937 126.1 5.27 -4.6 .827
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 94 41 76 0 0 79 3 .962 424.0 1.61 +1.6 1.073
TOTAL CF 132 71 150 1 0 153 2 .987 681.1 1.99 -14.0 .881
TOTAL RF 13 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 37.2 2.39 -0.3 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 2, Pick 3, 15th overall pick).
03/26/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1955 Named the #25 prospect in the BAN
10/10/1955 Named the #33 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1956 Named the #31 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1956 Wins the 1956 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
05/01/1957 Named the #38 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
07/16/1957 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Named the #47 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
07/16/1958 Named the #81 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1958 Wins the 1958 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
06/29/1959 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/10/1959 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 5 weeks.
05/01/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1962 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
07/22/1963 Goes 5-5 against the Vesutan Bees, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
10/13/1963 Wins the 1963 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1963 6 10
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