CF Kenji Okazaki #8
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/09/1963
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CF KENJI OKAZAKI #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 170 45 2 5 2 16 5 31 .265 .287 .371 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
09/08/1963 @ OSA Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1963 KIN Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1963 KOB Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 KOB Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 @ FUK Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1963 @ FUK Win, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 @ VES Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/25/1963 @ VES Loss, 2-8 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1963 OSA Win, 9-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1963 OSA Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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:$17,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 124 Days
Service This Yr:131 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 70 170 45 2 5 2 16 19 5 31 .265 .287 .371 .657 .291 .106 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 178 1 0 0 0 2 2 63 9 1 2 33.3 18.3 3.77 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 7 0 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0 0 .226 .294 .290 .584
Versus Right   139 38 2 4 2 16 14 2 24 2 2 1 .273 .285 .388 .673
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   514 139 12 12 13 57 62 19 76 5 7 2 .270 .296 .416 .713
Home   81 24 1 2 2 9 10 3 9 1 0 0 .296 .318 .432 .750
Road   89 21 1 3 0 7 9 2 22 1 2 1 .236 .258 .315 .573
Grass   170 45 2 5 2 16 19 5 31 2 2 1 .265 .287 .371 .657
Day   65 15 0 2 1 7 8 1 9 1 1 0 .231 .239 .338 .577
Night   105 30 2 3 1 9 11 4 22 1 1 1 .286 .315 .390 .706
As Starter   158 43 2 5 2 15 17 5 29 1 2 0 .272 .293 .386 .679
As Reliever / Substitution   12 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 .167 .214 .167 .381
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   32 6 1 1 0 1 2 0 9 1 0 0 .188 .182 .281 .463
Inning 1-3   51 12 0 2 1 3 6 1 10 0 1 0 .235 .250 .373 .623
Inning 4-6   67 21 1 2 1 10 7 4 10 1 1 0 .313 .347 .433 .780
Inning 7-9   52 12 1 1 0 3 5 0 11 1 0 1 .231 .241 .288 .529
0 Outs   60 18 1 3 1 5 12 2 10 1 2 1 .300 .328 .467 .795
1 Outs   45 10 1 0 1 4 4 2 7 1 0 0 .222 .250 .311 .561
2 Outs   65 17 0 2 0 7 2 1 14 0 0 0 .262 .273 .323 .596
Scoring Position   36 9 1 1 0 12 3 2 7 2 2 0 .250 .275 .333 .608
Bases Empty   98 27 1 3 1 1 12 3 20 0 0 1 .276 .304 .378 .681
Runner on 1st   36 9 0 1 1 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .389 .639
Runner on 2nd   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 4 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   59 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 31 2 0 1 .102 .154 .119 .272
First Pitch   26 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 0-1   22 8 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .500 .864
Count 0-2   14 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Count 1-0   27 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 .296 .296 .333 .630
Count 1-1   18 8 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .944 1.389
Count 1-2   19 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 1 .053 .095 .053 .148
Count 2-0   8 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   8 5 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 .875 1.500
Count 2-2   17 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 1 0 0 .059 .056 .059 .114
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
Behind in Count   55 12 1 0 1 2 2 0 17 1 0 1 .218 .228 .291 .519
Ahead in Count   45 17 1 1 0 9 6 2 0 0 2 0 .378 .404 .444 .849
Batting 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 5th   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Batting 6th   19 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 .263 .250 .368 .618
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   78 18 0 0 0 1 7 1 13 0 0 1 .231 .250 .231 .481
Medium Leverage   70 21 1 4 2 7 9 3 13 0 2 0 .300 .329 .514 .843
High Leverage   18 6 1 1 0 8 2 1 3 2 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
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 70 170 45 2 5 2 16 19 5 1 2 31 1 2 .265 .287 .371 .657 89 92 0.2
Total BAN 280 514 139 12 12 13 57 62 19 2 5 76 4 5 .270 .296 .416 .713 101 100 1.0
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 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 .978
1963 Nagasaki - INT CF 63 46 95 1 0 98 2 .980 416.1 2.08 -6.7 .918
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 +1.7 1.073
TOTAL CF 117 61 139 1 0 142 2 .986 593.1 2.12 -12.2 .884
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.
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