3B Jotaro Murakami #37
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
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
121 419 113 17 1 9 61 41 87 .270 .335 .379 0 2.0
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: -
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
10/01/1963 NAG Win, 9-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 NAG Win, 8-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1963 NAG Win, 3-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 @ OSA Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1963 @ OSA Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/26/1963 @ OSA Win, 4-3 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1963 @ KIN Loss, 2-10 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1963 @ KIN Loss, 9-20 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0
09/22/1963 @ KIN Loss, 6-13 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/20/1963 KOB Win, 4-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/28/1933
Born in:Kamiichi, TOY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$30,740
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:155 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 121 419 113 17 1 9 61 53 41 87 .270 .335 .379 .715 .323 .110 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 468 3 0 0 9 3 5 159 27 0 0 0.0 54.9 4.59 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 25 6 1 4 24 15 9 23 2 1 1 .216 .273 .388 .661
Versus Right   303 88 11 0 5 37 38 32 64 3 2 2 .290 .359 .376 .735
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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
September   60 18 3 0 0 10 8 10 11 0 0 0 .300 .400 .350 .750
October   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   4124 1105 187 14 77 560 452 385 761 31 118 13 .268 .330 .376 .706
Home   195 54 7 0 5 25 29 14 36 3 2 1 .277 .324 .390 .714
Road   224 59 10 1 4 36 24 27 51 2 1 2 .263 .345 .371 .716
Grass   419 113 17 1 9 61 53 41 87 5 3 3 .270 .335 .379 .715
Day   183 44 9 0 3 29 18 23 45 2 2 1 .240 .325 .339 .664
Night   236 69 8 1 6 32 35 18 42 3 1 2 .292 .344 .411 .755
As Starter   416 111 17 1 8 57 52 41 87 5 3 3 .267 .333 .370 .704
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Pinch Hitting   3 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Close/Late   88 19 2 0 2 17 10 7 21 2 0 1 .216 .276 .307 .582
Inning 1-3   137 33 6 0 3 17 15 8 30 0 2 0 .241 .283 .350 .633
Inning 4-6   153 43 7 1 2 19 20 20 28 2 1 2 .281 .367 .379 .746
Inning 7-9   129 37 4 0 4 25 18 13 29 3 0 1 .287 .349 .411 .760
0 Outs   138 38 3 0 1 17 21 18 30 4 2 0 .275 .350 .319 .669
1 Outs   135 33 5 1 1 10 15 9 30 1 1 2 .244 .299 .319 .618
2 Outs   146 42 9 0 7 34 17 14 27 0 0 1 .288 .354 .493 .847
Scoring Position   116 34 6 0 4 50 13 13 27 5 3 1 .293 .356 .448 .804
Bases Empty   223 50 6 1 2 2 26 20 48 0 0 2 .224 .294 .287 .581
Runner on 1st   80 29 5 0 3 9 14 8 12 0 0 0 .362 .420 .537 .958
Runner on 2nd   29 9 2 0 0 5 1 6 8 0 1 1 .310 .444 .379 .824
Runner on 3rd   9 3 2 0 0 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 .333 .462 .556 1.017
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 13 0 0 1 12 6 0 10 0 1 0 .310 .310 .381 .690
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 1 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .667 .967
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 8 1 2 2 1 0 0 .300 .385 .600 .985
Bases Loaded   17 4 1 0 1 14 4 1 4 3 0 0 .235 .238 .471 .709
Two Strikes   188 26 3 0 2 15 14 19 87 3 0 2 .138 .222 .186 .408
First Pitch   74 31 5 1 3 16 11 0 0 0 2 0 .419 .419 .635 1.054
Count 0-1   33 8 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .242 .242 .364 .606
Count 0-2   24 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 14 2 0 0 .167 .154 .208 .362
Count 1-0   40 16 2 0 2 8 7 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .390 .600 .990
Count 1-1   39 15 1 0 1 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 .385 .400 .487 .887
Count 1-2   64 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 1 .047 .062 .047 .108
Count 2-0   13 8 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .615 .615 .769 1.385
Count 2-1   22 5 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 .217 .364 .581
Count 2-2   60 11 1 0 2 9 4 0 26 0 0 1 .183 .197 .300 .497
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0 .400 .750 .400 1.150
Full Count   40 8 1 0 0 3 7 19 12 1 0 0 .200 .450 .225 .675
Behind in Count   121 15 2 0 1 6 7 0 49 2 1 1 .124 .129 .165 .294
Ahead in Count   85 33 7 0 2 18 16 22 0 2 0 0 .388 .505 .541 1.046
Batting 5th   232 59 8 1 2 27 25 22 48 2 0 1 .254 .319 .323 .642
Batting 6th   184 52 9 0 6 30 27 19 39 3 3 2 .283 .351 .429 .780
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Low Leverage   171 38 6 1 4 11 18 14 37 2 0 3 .222 .289 .339 .629
Medium Leverage   154 47 9 0 3 20 20 17 31 0 2 0 .305 .374 .422 .796
High Leverage   94 28 2 0 2 30 15 10 19 3 1 0 .298 .355 .383 .738
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 29 121 419 113 17 1 9 61 53 41 3 5 87 0 0 .270 .335 .379 .715 106 113 2.0
Total BAN 1176 4124 1105 187 14 77 560 452 385 13 31 761 1 0 .268 .330 .376 .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 119 117 100 209 16 334 25 .925 990.2 2.81 -3.3 .986
TOTAL 2B 2 2 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.011
TOTAL 3B 1156 1142 922 2096 173 3212 194 .940 9745.1 2.79 +10.4 1.003
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
1963 87 7
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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