LF Munemitsu 'Livewire' Kawasaki #8
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF MUNEMITSU 'LIVEWIRE' KAWASAKI #8 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 490 99 13 1 15 58 34 97 .202 .259 .324 3 -0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ KOB Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/30/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 FUK Win, 5-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 FUK Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 FUK Win, 5-4 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
09/24/1974 @ NAG Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/23/1974 @ NAG Win, 6-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 VES Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 VES Win, 8-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/29/1952
Born in:Kumagaya, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 113 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 490 99 13 1 15 58 51 34 97 .202 .259 .324 .584 .262 .122 64
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 536 5 0 0 6 4 3 159 29 3 2 60.0 42.3 2.81 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 23 2 0 3 13 6 1 23 0 0 0 .242 .250 .358 .608
Versus Right   395 76 11 1 12 45 45 33 74 3 4 5 .192 .261 .316 .578
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   104 24 3 0 5 17 15 7 18 1 2 0 .231 .277 .404 .681
June   81 13 2 0 2 11 5 8 17 0 1 0 .160 .236 .259 .495
July   106 19 1 0 1 6 8 10 25 1 1 1 .179 .254 .217 .471
August   86 14 2 1 2 9 8 6 21 1 0 2 .163 .232 .279 .511
September   109 28 5 0 5 15 15 3 14 0 0 2 .257 .289 .440 .730
October   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Year   330 73 5 2 9 25 29 31 63 4 3 3 .221 .291 .330 .621
Career   820 172 18 3 24 83 80 65 160 7 7 8 .210 .272 .327 .599
Home   255 53 8 0 4 27 25 18 45 2 3 3 .208 .266 .286 .552
Road   235 46 5 1 11 31 26 16 52 1 1 2 .196 .252 .366 .618
Grass   490 99 13 1 15 58 51 34 97 3 4 5 .202 .259 .324 .584
Day   245 44 11 0 7 28 32 16 42 3 2 4 .180 .239 .310 .549
Night   245 55 2 1 8 30 19 18 55 0 2 1 .224 .280 .339 .619
As Starter   488 99 13 1 15 58 51 33 97 3 4 5 .203 .259 .326 .585
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   110 24 3 0 2 12 12 4 19 0 1 0 .218 .246 .300 .546
Inning 1-3   159 40 5 1 8 30 20 13 30 2 2 3 .252 .316 .447 .763
Inning 4-6   179 28 4 0 5 15 15 14 38 1 1 2 .156 .224 .263 .487
Inning 7-9   142 30 4 0 2 13 16 7 26 0 1 0 .211 .248 .282 .530
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
0 Outs   179 33 1 0 4 14 25 5 37 2 4 4 .184 .221 .257 .478
1 Outs   169 28 5 0 4 18 15 11 31 1 0 1 .166 .220 .266 .486
2 Outs   142 38 7 1 7 26 11 18 29 0 0 0 .268 .350 .479 .829
Scoring Position   129 35 2 0 5 46 19 14 26 3 4 1 .271 .340 .403 .743
Bases Empty   278 48 10 0 9 9 26 13 55 0 0 2 .173 .215 .306 .521
Runner on 1st   83 16 1 1 1 3 6 7 16 0 0 2 .193 .272 .265 .537
Runner on 2nd   39 13 0 0 4 14 6 6 4 0 2 1 .333 .435 .641 1.076
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 2 0 0 .375 .364 .375 .739
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 11 1 0 1 11 6 1 6 0 1 0 .268 .286 .366 .652
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .231 .375 .231 .606
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Bases Loaded   16 2 0 0 0 8 3 2 7 1 1 0 .125 .211 .125 .336
Two Strikes   250 43 8 1 5 19 21 15 97 0 0 3 .172 .228 .272 .500
First Pitch   61 11 2 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 .180 .180 .311 .492
Count 0-1   44 10 2 0 2 6 4 0 0 1 1 2 .227 .255 .409 .664
Count 0-2   50 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 30 0 0 0 .060 .060 .120 .180
Count 1-0   40 10 1 0 2 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .425 .675
Count 1-1   41 11 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .268 .341 .610
Count 1-2   71 13 4 1 1 5 6 0 28 0 0 0 .183 .183 .310 .493
Count 2-0   14 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
Count 2-1   28 7 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .233 .357 .590
Count 2-2   67 13 2 0 2 5 5 0 27 0 0 2 .194 .217 .313 .531
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 4 0 0 1 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .583 1.183
Full Count   62 14 2 0 1 6 8 15 12 0 0 1 .226 .385 .306 .691
Behind in Count   165 26 6 1 4 14 12 0 58 1 1 2 .158 .167 .279 .445
Ahead in Count   94 24 1 0 5 22 18 19 0 2 0 0 .255 .374 .426 .799
Batting 2nd   57 11 2 0 2 6 8 6 9 1 2 0 .193 .266 .333 .599
Batting 4th   29 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .207 .233 .207 .440
Batting 5th   403 82 11 1 13 51 41 26 85 2 2 5 .203 .259 .333 .592
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   210 43 11 1 6 13 18 8 40 1 0 2 .205 .240 .352 .592
Medium Leverage   166 33 0 0 6 24 19 20 37 1 3 3 .199 .295 .307 .602
High Leverage   113 23 2 0 3 21 14 6 19 1 1 0 .204 .242 .301 .543
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 62 64 -0.5
Total BAN 235 820 172 18 3 24 83 80 65 8 7 160 3 5 .210 .272 .327 .599 71 71 -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
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
TOTAL LF 221 219 385 3 0 396 8 .980 1913.2 1.82 -1.4 .985
TOTAL RF 12 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 75.0 1.80 +0.1 1.017
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1974 97 2
Year SF Rank
1973 4 6
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