LF Munemitsu 'Livewire' Kawasaki #8
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/14/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF MUNEMITSU 'LIVEWIRE' KAWASAKI #8 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 497 128 16 1 25 78 50 73 .258 .330 .445 2 3.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 VES Loss, 2-6 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0
09/30/1975 VES Win, 8-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/29/1975 VES Loss, 3-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/28/1975 @ KOB Loss, 1-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ KOB Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 6 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/24/1975 FUK Win, 3-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 FUK Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 FUK Loss, 3-10 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/21/1975 NAG Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/29/1952
Born in:Kumagaya, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 1st Pick in Round 1
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 137 497 128 16 1 25 78 84 50 73 .258 .330 .445 .774 .339 .187 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 562 5 0 0 7 7 3 221 42 2 1 66.7 75.2 5.25 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   111 31 4 0 6 21 21 11 24 0 3 3 .279 .360 .477 .837
Versus Right   386 97 12 1 19 57 63 39 49 3 4 2 .251 .321 .435 .756
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   106 25 5 0 6 18 19 10 15 0 4 0 .236 .302 .453 .755
June   92 26 3 0 2 11 12 12 11 1 1 0 .283 .362 .380 .742
July   111 30 5 1 5 19 18 10 17 0 0 2 .270 .341 .468 .810
August   79 19 2 0 1 6 12 7 12 1 1 3 .241 .322 .304 .626
September   106 26 1 0 9 22 21 10 17 1 1 0 .245 .308 .509 .817
October   3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 2.667 3.417
Last Year   490 99 13 1 15 58 51 34 97 3 4 5 .202 .259 .324 .584
2 Years Ago   330 73 5 2 9 25 29 31 63 4 3 3 .221 .291 .330 .621
Career   1317 300 34 4 49 161 164 115 233 10 14 13 .228 .294 .371 .665
Home   242 76 8 0 19 50 48 19 34 3 4 4 .314 .369 .583 .952
Road   255 52 8 1 6 28 36 31 39 0 3 1 .204 .293 .314 .606
Grass   497 128 16 1 25 78 84 50 73 3 7 5 .258 .330 .445 .774
Day   213 56 6 0 11 42 39 27 28 0 2 0 .263 .346 .446 .792
Night   284 72 10 1 14 36 45 23 45 3 5 5 .254 .317 .444 .761
As Starter   493 127 16 1 25 77 84 49 73 3 7 5 .258 .329 .446 .775
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   114 29 4 0 3 14 20 10 21 1 2 0 .254 .312 .368 .680
Inning 1-3   194 54 6 1 9 33 24 16 27 1 5 1 .278 .335 .459 .794
Inning 4-6   155 37 5 0 10 26 32 15 22 1 0 4 .239 .320 .465 .785
Inning 7-9   138 36 5 0 6 19 26 19 23 1 2 0 .261 .348 .428 .776
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
0 Outs   164 40 7 0 7 18 32 18 26 1 7 1 .244 .321 .415 .735
1 Outs   193 48 1 1 12 27 33 19 29 2 0 3 .249 .323 .451 .773
2 Outs   140 40 8 0 6 33 19 13 18 0 0 1 .286 .351 .471 .822
Scoring Position   126 36 7 0 9 57 26 14 16 3 7 1 .286 .354 .556 .910
Bases Empty   291 74 6 1 13 13 47 27 44 0 0 4 .254 .326 .416 .742
Runner on 1st   80 18 3 0 3 8 11 9 13 0 0 0 .225 .303 .375 .678
Runner on 2nd   56 14 2 0 3 11 12 8 5 0 6 1 .250 .354 .446 .800
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .286 .333 .857 1.190
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 9 1 0 3 14 5 1 7 0 0 0 .225 .244 .475 .719
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 4 0 0 2 11 3 1 1 1 0 0 .800 .714 2.000 2.714
Bases Loaded   13 5 3 0 0 14 4 3 2 0 0 0 .385 .500 .615 1.115
Two Strikes   228 45 9 1 9 25 32 25 73 1 0 3 .197 .284 .364 .648
First Pitch   65 18 2 0 3 12 9 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .273 .446 .719
Count 0-1   45 14 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 2 0 .311 .311 .444 .756
Count 0-2   39 8 0 0 2 4 4 0 16 0 0 1 .205 .225 .359 .584
Count 1-0   42 13 2 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 3 0 .310 .310 .500 .810
Count 1-1   48 16 1 0 2 9 9 0 0 1 2 1 .333 .340 .479 .819
Count 1-2   68 14 2 1 3 7 10 0 21 0 0 1 .206 .217 .397 .614
Count 2-0   12 4 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .917 1.250
Count 2-1   37 14 1 0 4 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 .378 .395 .730 1.124
Count 2-2   62 6 2 0 2 5 4 0 26 0 0 0 .097 .097 .226 .323
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 4 0 0 1 4 9 17 0 0 0 0 .200 .568 .350 .918
Full Count   59 17 5 0 2 9 14 25 10 1 0 1 .288 .500 .475 .975
Behind in Count   152 36 2 1 7 17 18 0 37 0 2 2 .237 .247 .401 .648
Ahead in Count   111 35 4 0 9 26 30 25 0 0 3 1 .315 .445 .595 1.040
Batting 2nd   337 83 10 0 17 45 60 40 52 2 6 0 .246 .325 .427 .752
Batting 4th   9 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 1.111 1.556
Batting 5th   147 40 6 1 6 29 22 9 21 1 1 5 .272 .333 .449 .782
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   216 60 6 1 13 19 36 24 27 0 0 2 .278 .355 .495 .851
Medium Leverage   186 40 4 0 9 27 28 16 27 2 5 3 .215 .285 .382 .667
High Leverage   95 28 6 0 3 32 20 10 19 1 2 0 .295 .358 .453 .811
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
1973 Kinboshi - BAN 21 100 330 73 5 2 9 25 29 31 3 4 63 0 3 .221 .291 .330 .621 84 81 -0.5
1974 Kinboshi - BAN 22 135 490 99 13 1 15 58 51 34 5 3 97 3 2 .202 .259 .324 .584 70 67 -0.2
1975 Kinboshi - BAN 23 137 497 128 16 1 25 78 84 50 5 3 73 2 1 .258 .330 .445 .774 113 120 3.2
Total BAN 372 1317 300 34 4 49 161 164 115 13 10 233 5 6 .228 .294 .371 .665 90 91 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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Kinboshi - INT LF 92 91 141 0 0 145 4 .972 794.1 1.60 -4.5 .937
1973 Kinboshi - INT RF 6 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 44.1 2.03 -0.1 1.014
1974 Kinboshi - INT LF 129 128 244 3 0 251 4 .984 1119.1 1.99 +3.1 1.016
1974 Kinboshi - INT RF 6 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 30.2 1.47 +0.1 1.025
1975 Kinboshi - INT LF 132 132 249 4 0 254 1 .996 1122.2 2.03 +6.4 1.031
1975 Kinboshi - INT RF 12 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 22.0 4.09 +0.5 1.015
TOTAL LF 353 351 634 7 0 650 9 .986 3036.1 1.90 +5.0 1.003
TOTAL RF 24 8 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 97.0 2.32 +0.5 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick).
05/01/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1975 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 132 6
Year PA Rank
1975 562 10
Year K Rank
1974 97 2
Year TB Rank
1975 221 7
Year HR Rank
1975 25 4
Year RBI Rank
1975 78 7
Year R Rank
1975 84 4
Year BB Rank
1975 50 10
Year SF Rank
1973 4 6
Year EBH Rank
1975 42 6
Year SLG Rank
1975 .445 10
Year RC Rank
1975 75.21 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1975 5.25 10
Year ISO Rank
1975 .187 6
Year wOBA Rank
1975 .339 9
Year OPS Rank
1975 .774 10
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