3B Jotaro Murakami #37
Age: 40 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B JOTARO MURAKAMI #37 - AGE: 40 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/28/1933
Born in:Kamiichi, TOY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:18 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 5th Pick in Round 1
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
1955 Fukuoka - BAN 21 139 510 133 15 3 10 91 55 28 1 6 87 0 0 .261 .297 .361 .658 76 73 0.7
1956 Fukuoka - BAN 22 137 458 116 18 1 5 45 43 43 2 5 65 0 0 .253 .317 .330 .647 79 69 -0.2
1957 Fukuoka - BAN 23 136 451 130 15 1 4 48 41 40 3 1 74 0 0 .288 .349 .353 .702 97 93 1.7
1958 Fukuoka - BAN 24 137 511 138 28 1 16 88 61 37 1 2 101 1 0 .270 .319 .423 .742 110 110 2.9
1959 Fukuoka - BAN 25 98 354 103 24 3 6 37 38 43 0 1 72 0 0 .291 .367 .427 .793 130 128 2.9
1960 Fukuoka - BAN 26 138 467 132 25 2 6 57 53 40 1 1 97 0 0 .283 .340 .383 .723 104 102 2.4
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 27 134 487 126 25 1 12 73 56 52 1 5 80 0 0 .259 .328 .388 .717 95 90 1.1
1962 Fukuoka - BAN 28 136 467 114 20 1 9 60 52 61 1 5 98 0 0 .244 .330 .349 .679 94 83 1.3
1963 Fukuoka - BAN 29 121 419 113 17 1 9 61 53 41 3 5 87 0 0 .270 .335 .379 .715 106 104 1.8
1964 Fukuoka - BAN 30 135 462 107 14 1 14 58 56 48 0 5 101 1 0 .232 .301 .357 .658 90 86 1.7
1965 Fukuoka - BAN 31 132 435 104 15 1 8 40 33 46 2 3 80 0 1 .239 .313 .333 .646 92 93 0.8
1966 Fukuoka - BAN 32 135 441 109 18 1 8 46 37 34 1 6 67 0 0 .247 .299 .347 .646 97 88 2.0
1967 Fukuoka - BAN 33 134 466 96 18 1 7 43 40 26 1 5 83 0 0 .206 .247 .294 .541 63 63 0.6
1968 Fukuoka - BAN 34 119 354 70 21 1 5 28 30 33 2 1 84 0 0 .198 .269 .305 .574 80 78 1.6
1969 Fukuoka - BAN 35 82 180 34 6 1 3 15 8 7 1 1 39 0 0 .189 .222 .283 .506 57 54 -0.3
1970 Fukuoka - BAN 36 39 57 14 1 0 3 10 6 7 0 0 10 0 0 .246 .328 .421 .749 133 114 0.3
1971 Fukuoka - BAN 37 36 61 19 4 0 2 10 6 6 0 0 20 0 0 .311 .373 .475 .849 136 137 0.4
Total BAN 1988 6580 1658 284 20 127 810 668 592 20 52 1245 2 1 .252 .313 .359 .672 93 89 21.6
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%
1955 Fukuoka - INT 2B 2 2 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.011
1955 Fukuoka - INT 3B 137 135 116 288 27 433 29 .933 1152.0 3.16 +8.2 1.011
1956 Fukuoka - INT 3B 135 133 96 248 22 366 22 .940 1138.1 2.72 -1.7 1.005
1957 Fukuoka - INT 3B 134 133 92 251 14 367 24 .935 1116.2 2.76 +2.0 .997
1958 Fukuoka - INT 3B 134 133 100 253 23 372 19 .949 1147.0 2.77 +1.3 1.009
1958 Fukuoka - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Fukuoka - INT 3B 96 96 74 164 15 256 18 .930 838.0 2.56 -0.4 .995
1960 Fukuoka - INT 3B 137 133 98 228 19 344 18 .948 1118.2 2.62 +2.3 1.010
1960 Fukuoka - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Fukuoka - INT 3B 131 131 135 230 19 389 24 .938 1130.2 2.91 -1.5 .991
1962 Fukuoka - INT 3B 133 131 111 225 18 351 15 .957 1113.1 2.72 +3.6 1.022
1963 Fukuoka - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Fukuoka - INT 3B 119 117 100 209 16 334 25 .925 990.2 2.81 -3.3 .986
1964 Fukuoka - INT 3B 133 132 129 243 14 396 24 .939 1132.1 2.96 +4.9 1.047
1965 Fukuoka - INT 3B 131 129 112 285 18 440 43 .902 1075.0 3.32 -6.3 .966
1966 Fukuoka - INT 3B 132 130 110 268 24 404 26 .936 1103.1 3.08 +5.4 1.022
1967 Fukuoka - INT 3B 132 130 122 275 13 423 26 .939 1111.1 3.22 +6.9 1.035
1968 Fukuoka - INT 2B 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 -0.9 .000
1968 Fukuoka - INT 3B 112 102 75 231 11 319 13 .959 889.2 3.10 +8.3 1.046
1968 Fukuoka - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fukuoka - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fukuoka - INT 3B 80 47 43 119 8 176 14 .920 451.0 3.23 -1.3 .987
1970 Fukuoka - INT 1B 5 3 27 4 1 31 0 1.000 29.0 9.62 -0.2 .958
1970 Fukuoka - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Fukuoka - INT 3B 33 12 14 28 3 46 4 .913 133.0 2.84 -0.3 .979
1970 Fukuoka - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Fukuoka - INT 1B 10 8 57 3 5 61 1 .984 65.2 8.22 -0.5 .964
1971 Fukuoka - INT 3B 26 7 7 21 2 29 1 .966 91.0 2.77 -0.0 1.004
TOTAL 1B 15 11 84 7 6 92 1 .989 94.2 8.65 -0.7 .961
TOTAL 2B 3 3 5 5 2 11 1 .909 26.0 3.46 -0.8 .674
TOTAL 3B 1935 1831 1534 3566 266 5445 345 .937 15732.0 2.92 +28.1 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
03/26/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #7 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1954 Named the #2 prospect in the BAN
10/03/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/26/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
06/06/1955 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1955 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
03/26/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
03/24/1957 Detrimentally completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/25/1958 Goes 5-6 against the Osaka Sailors, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
06/30/1958 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/21/1959 Injured (sprained knee),out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/27/1963 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
07/08/1965 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/20/1965 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/30/1965 Injured (strained anterior cruciate ligament),out for 6 weeks.
09/20/1966 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/1968 Injured (fractured rib),out for 3 weeks.
07/24/1971 Injured (torn hamstring),out for 3 weeks.
10/11/1971 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1955 137 1
1956 133 9
1957 133 6
1960 133 10
Year PA Rank
1955 545 6
Year AB Rank
1955 510 5
1958 511 9
Year H Rank
1955 133 5
Year K Rank
1955 87 1
1956 65 6
1957 74 5
1958 101 1
1960 97 4
1961 80 8
1962 98 2
1963 87 7
1964 101 4
1965 80 3
1967 83 3
1968 84 3
Year TB Rank
1955 184 8
Year 2B Rank
1958 28 9
Year 3B Rank
1955 3 7
Year HR Rank
1955 10 8
Year RBI Rank
1955 91 2
1958 88 4
Year BB Rank
1962 61 8
1964 48 10
Year IBB Rank
1961 6 9
Year SH Rank
1955 17 2
1956 29 2
1957 17 2
1960 12 5
1962 34 1
1964 14 2
1965 13 3
1966 24 1
1967 10 6
1968 7 8
Year SF Rank
1955 6 3
1964 5 7
1966 6 6
1967 5 8
Year AVG Rank
1955 .261 9
Year OBP Rank
1955 .297 10
Year SLG Rank
1955 .361 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1955 3.59 9
Year ISO Rank
1955 .100 9
Year wOBA Rank
1955 .300 9
Year OPS Rank
1955 .658 9
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