3B Jotaro Murakami #37
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B JOTARO MURAKAMI #37 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 355 95 14 1 9 51 31 76 .268 .327 .389 0 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 4 4
Arm: 1 5 5
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/27/1963 NAG Loss, 6-7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/25/1963 @ OSA Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/24/1963 @ OSA Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1963 @ KIN Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1963 @ KIN Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/21/1963 @ KIN Loss, 1-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1963 KOB Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/1963 KOB Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/18/1963 KOB Win, 6-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/16/1963 VES Win, 7-1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
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:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 124 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 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
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 102 355 95 14 1 9 51 45 31 76 .268 .327 .389 .716 .322 .121 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 394 3 0 0 7 3 5 138 24 0 0 0.0 46.4 4.56 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 19 4 1 4 19 11 5 18 2 1 1 .202 .245 .394 .639
Versus Right   261 76 10 0 5 32 34 26 58 3 2 2 .291 .356 .387 .743
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
May   99 27 3 0 3 12 15 8 22 1 1 0 .273 .324 .394 .718
June   89 32 5 0 2 15 15 12 17 0 1 1 .360 .441 .483 .924
July   105 25 2 1 3 17 11 7 21 2 0 0 .238 .281 .362 .643
August   62 11 4 0 1 7 4 4 16 2 1 2 .177 .243 .290 .533
All-Star Game   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Last Year   467 114 20 1 9 60 52 61 98 5 34 1 .244 .330 .349 .679
2 Years Ago   487 126 25 1 12 73 56 52 80 5 5 1 .259 .328 .388 .717
Career   4060 1087 184 14 77 550 444 375 750 31 118 13 .268 .329 .377 .706
Home   169 48 6 0 5 23 25 11 31 3 2 1 .284 .326 .408 .734
Road   186 47 8 1 4 28 20 20 45 2 1 2 .253 .329 .371 .700
Grass   355 95 14 1 9 51 45 31 76 5 3 3 .268 .327 .389 .716
Day   146 33 7 0 3 23 13 16 39 2 2 1 .226 .303 .336 .639
Night   209 62 7 1 6 28 32 15 37 3 1 2 .297 .345 .426 .771
As Starter   353 94 14 1 8 48 44 31 76 5 3 3 .266 .327 .380 .706
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Close/Late   78 16 2 0 2 15 8 5 18 2 0 1 .205 .256 .308 .564
Inning 1-3   115 29 5 0 3 15 13 8 26 0 2 0 .252 .301 .374 .675
Inning 4-6   128 34 5 1 2 14 17 16 27 2 1 2 .266 .351 .367 .719
Inning 7-9   112 32 4 0 4 22 15 7 23 3 0 1 .286 .325 .429 .754
0 Outs   118 31 2 0 1 13 16 12 27 4 2 0 .263 .321 .305 .626
1 Outs   116 28 3 1 1 8 12 8 26 1 1 2 .241 .299 .310 .610
2 Outs   121 36 9 0 7 30 17 11 23 0 0 1 .298 .361 .545 .906
Scoring Position   89 26 6 0 4 40 11 10 21 5 3 1 .292 .352 .494 .847
Bases Empty   194 42 4 1 2 2 22 15 44 0 0 2 .216 .280 .278 .558
Runner on 1st   72 27 4 0 3 9 12 6 11 0 0 0 .375 .423 .556 .979
Runner on 2nd   18 6 2 0 0 3 1 5 5 0 1 1 .333 .500 .444 .944
Runner on 3rd   8 3 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .375 .455 .625 1.080
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 9 0 0 1 8 5 0 7 0 1 0 .265 .265 .353 .618
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 1.000 1.429
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 6 1 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .364 .625 .989
Bases Loaded   15 4 1 0 1 13 3 0 4 3 0 0 .267 .222 .533 .756
Two Strikes   165 23 3 0 2 13 12 15 76 3 0 2 .139 .216 .194 .410
First Pitch   61 26 4 1 3 14 9 0 0 0 2 0 .426 .426 .672 1.098
Count 0-1   24 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 0-2   20 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 11 2 0 0 .200 .182 .250 .432
Count 1-0   34 14 1 0 2 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 .412 .400 .618 1.018
Count 1-1   32 12 1 0 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .394 .500 .894
Count 1-2   54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 1 .037 .055 .037 .092
Count 2-0   12 7 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .583 .583 .750 1.333
Count 2-1   18 4 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .211 .389 .599
Count 2-2   54 11 1 0 2 8 4 0 24 0 0 1 .204 .218 .333 .552
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 .333 .700 .333 1.033
Full Count   37 6 1 0 0 2 5 15 12 1 0 0 .162 .396 .189 .585
Behind in Count   98 12 1 0 1 6 5 0 40 2 1 1 .122 .129 .163 .292
Ahead in Count   73 28 6 0 2 16 14 16 0 2 0 0 .384 .484 .548 1.031
Batting 5th   194 49 6 1 2 21 21 18 42 2 0 1 .253 .316 .325 .641
Batting 6th   159 45 8 0 6 27 23 13 34 3 3 2 .283 .339 .447 .786
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Low Leverage   143 31 5 1 4 9 16 10 32 2 0 3 .217 .278 .350 .628
Medium Leverage   133 42 7 0 3 18 19 13 27 0 2 0 .316 .377 .436 .813
High Leverage   79 22 2 0 2 24 10 8 17 3 1 0 .278 .333 .380 .713
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 75 79 0.7
1956 Fukuoka - BAN 22 137 458 116 18 1 5 45 43 43 2 5 65 0 0 .253 .317 .330 .647 77 80 0.1
1957 Fukuoka - BAN 23 136 451 130 15 1 4 48 41 40 3 1 74 0 0 .288 .349 .353 .702 97 101 1.9
1958 Fukuoka - BAN 24 137 511 138 28 1 16 88 61 37 1 2 101 1 0 .270 .319 .423 .742 108 112 3.0
1959 Fukuoka - BAN 25 98 354 103 24 3 6 37 38 43 0 1 72 0 0 .291 .367 .427 .793 128 129 2.8
1960 Fukuoka - BAN 26 138 467 132 25 2 6 57 53 40 1 1 97 0 0 .283 .340 .383 .723 104 107 2.3
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 27 134 487 126 25 1 12 73 56 52 1 5 80 0 0 .259 .328 .388 .717 94 93 1.2
1962 Fukuoka - BAN 28 136 467 114 20 1 9 60 52 61 1 5 98 0 0 .244 .330 .349 .679 91 96 1.6
1963 Fukuoka - BAN 29 102 355 95 14 1 9 51 45 31 3 5 76 0 0 .268 .327 .389 .716 106 113 1.9
Total BAN 1157 4060 1087 184 14 77 550 444 375 13 31 750 1 0 .268 .329 .377 .706 97 100 15.5
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
1952 Total - 18 37 147 71 15 1 9 45 73 32 1 0 8 0 0 .483 .578 .782 1.360 100 100 4.0
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 100 99 80 178 13 277 19 .931 838.0 2.77 -0.5 .993
TOTAL 2B 2 2 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.011
TOTAL 3B 1137 1124 902 2065 170 3155 188 .940 9592.2 2.78 +13.2 1.004
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.
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
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
Year IBB Rank
1961 6 9
Year SH Rank
1955 17 2
1956 29 2
1957 17 2
1960 12 5
1962 34 1
Year SF Rank
1955 6 3
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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