1B Shougo Iwai #45
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B SHOUGO IWAI #45 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 476 148 20 4 16 83 123 40 .311 .448 .471 0 6.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 5 5 5
Gap 2 3 2
Power 2 3 2
Eye 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 @ KIN Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 @ KIN Win, 6-5 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/29/1963 @ KIN Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/28/1963 NAG Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1963 NAG Win, 5-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1963 NAG Loss, 6-6 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 0
09/24/1963 @ KOB Loss, 5-9 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
09/23/1963 @ KOB Loss, 1-13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1963 @ KOB Loss, 3-6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/22/1963 KOB Win, 17-3 2 3 2 3 1 3 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/09/1934
Born in:Fukaya, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$68,750
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 76 Days
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, 10th 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 139 476 148 20 4 16 83 84 123 40 .311 .448 .471 .919 .409 .160 172
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 136 607 1 3 0 14 0 7 224 40 0 0 0.0 110.1 8.52 6.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 38 4 0 6 19 20 23 11 2 0 0 .333 .439 .526 .965
Versus Right   362 110 16 4 10 64 64 100 29 5 0 1 .304 .451 .453 .904
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   98 19 2 1 2 7 14 29 9 1 0 0 .194 .375 .296 .671
June   87 32 4 0 2 16 16 27 4 1 0 0 .368 .513 .483 .996
July   103 44 6 2 5 24 25 27 10 2 0 1 .427 .541 .670 1.211
August   92 26 4 1 2 19 11 17 9 2 0 0 .283 .387 .413 .800
September   92 26 3 0 5 15 18 23 8 1 0 0 .283 .422 .478 .901
October   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   469 175 27 4 15 100 99 126 25 8 0 2 .373 .501 .544 1.045
2 Years Ago   472 159 29 1 12 83 90 140 31 2 0 0 .337 .487 .479 .966
Career   2827 939 153 16 80 485 500 694 169 35 0 3 .332 .460 .482 .942
Home   241 84 12 4 7 45 49 63 22 2 0 1 .349 .482 .519 1.001
Road   235 64 8 0 9 38 35 60 18 5 0 0 .272 .413 .421 .835
Grass   476 148 20 4 16 83 84 123 40 7 0 1 .311 .448 .471 .919
Day   212 67 9 0 5 31 38 59 22 2 0 1 .316 .464 .429 .893
Night   264 81 11 4 11 52 46 64 18 5 0 0 .307 .435 .504 .939
As Starter   474 146 20 4 16 81 84 122 40 7 0 1 .308 .445 .468 .914
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   99 35 6 0 1 13 17 25 10 1 0 0 .354 .480 .444 .924
Inning 1-3   179 49 3 2 8 37 31 47 12 4 0 0 .274 .417 .447 .864
Inning 4-6   150 49 9 1 3 20 24 41 14 2 0 1 .327 .469 .460 .929
Inning 7-9   147 50 8 1 5 26 29 35 14 1 0 0 .340 .464 .510 .975
0 Outs   152 53 10 2 4 24 36 32 10 3 0 0 .349 .455 .520 .974
1 Outs   164 53 5 1 6 31 33 48 16 4 0 1 .323 .470 .476 .946
2 Outs   160 42 5 1 6 28 15 43 14 0 0 0 .263 .419 .419 .837
Scoring Position   157 50 6 3 6 69 28 44 14 7 0 1 .318 .455 .510 .964
Bases Empty   241 77 13 0 7 7 41 56 22 0 0 0 .320 .448 .461 .908
Runner on 1st   78 21 1 1 3 7 15 23 4 0 0 0 .269 .436 .423 .859
Runner on 2nd   60 19 2 1 2 13 7 15 3 0 0 0 .317 .453 .483 .937
Runner on 3rd   26 10 2 0 1 14 7 10 3 2 0 0 .385 .526 .577 1.103
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 2 1 1 9 5 9 4 0 0 0 .250 .415 .469 .883
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 7 0 0 1 10 5 4 1 1 0 0 .389 .478 .556 1.034
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 1 0 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 .200 .286 .400 .686
Bases Loaded   11 4 0 0 1 15 3 4 2 2 0 1 .364 .500 .636 1.136
Two Strikes   208 51 4 0 5 25 29 51 40 2 0 0 .245 .391 .337 .727
First Pitch   63 19 2 0 2 11 5 3 0 1 0 0 .302 .328 .429 .757
Count 0-1   41 11 4 0 3 9 8 0 0 1 0 0 .268 .262 .585 .847
Count 0-2   24 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 5 1 0 0 .167 .160 .292 .452
Count 1-0   48 20 3 0 0 8 5 0 0 2 0 0 .417 .400 .479 .879
Count 1-1   55 28 3 4 2 14 9 0 0 0 0 1 .509 .518 .818 1.336
Count 1-2   52 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 0 0 .154 .154 .173 .327
Count 2-0   11 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 2-1   29 8 1 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .517 .793
Count 2-2   66 20 1 0 4 16 11 0 12 1 0 0 .303 .299 .500 .799
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 7 32 0 0 0 0 .000 .970 .000 .970
Count 3-1   20 7 1 0 2 9 17 37 0 1 0 0 .350 .759 .700 1.459
Full Count   66 19 2 0 0 5 14 51 10 0 0 0 .288 .598 .318 .916
Behind in Count   117 23 5 0 4 13 12 0 18 2 0 0 .197 .193 .342 .535
Ahead in Count   109 39 7 0 4 24 33 69 0 3 0 0 .358 .597 .532 1.129
Batting 3rd   441 134 18 4 13 70 75 111 38 7 0 1 .304 .439 .451 .891
Batting 4th   33 12 2 0 3 11 9 11 2 0 0 0 .364 .523 .697 1.220
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   187 63 8 1 9 21 37 48 13 0 0 1 .337 .475 .535 1.009
Medium Leverage   191 59 7 2 5 30 33 50 19 3 0 0 .309 .447 .445 .892
High Leverage   96 26 5 1 2 32 14 25 8 4 0 0 .271 .408 .406 .814
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
1956 Vesutan - BAN 21 30 27 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .167 .111 .278 -22 -24 -0.4
1957 Vesutan - BAN 22 62 60 9 2 0 2 6 4 6 0 0 7 0 0 .150 .227 .283 .511 42 45 -0.2
1958 Vesutan - BAN 23 122 397 111 15 2 7 51 61 59 0 6 19 0 0 .280 .368 .380 .748 113 118 1.1
1959 Vesutan - BAN 24 140 453 156 24 2 14 73 74 130 0 7 20 0 0 .344 .485 .499 .984 184 184 7.0
1960 Vesutan - BAN 25 138 473 178 36 3 14 87 86 108 0 4 25 0 0 .376 .489 .554 1.043 193 190 7.5
1961 Vesutan - BAN 26 140 472 159 29 1 12 83 90 140 0 2 31 0 1 .337 .487 .479 .966 164 160 5.2
1962 Vesutan - BAN 27 139 469 175 27 4 15 100 99 126 2 8 25 0 1 .373 .501 .544 1.045 194 188 7.6
1963 Vesutan - BAN 28 139 476 148 20 4 16 83 84 123 1 7 40 0 0 .311 .448 .471 .919 164 172 6.1
Total BAN 910 2827 939 153 16 80 485 500 694 3 35 169 0 2 .332 .460 .482 .942 167 166 34.1
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 - 17 32 141 71 14 0 5 43 69 16 0 2 7 0 0 .504 .547 .709 1.256 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Vesutan - INT 1B 5 0 12 0 1 12 0 1.000 8.0 13.50 -0.0 1.064
1957 Vesutan - INT 1B 5 1 14 3 2 17 0 1.000 15.0 10.20 +0.1 1.043
1958 Vesutan - INT 1B 103 102 964 73 85 1053 16 .985 859.1 10.86 -0.6 1.002
1959 Vesutan - INT 1B 137 137 1242 86 105 1352 24 .982 1152.0 10.38 +2.9 1.016
1960 Vesutan - INT 1B 138 137 1190 79 92 1282 13 .990 1179.0 9.69 +3.8 1.031
1961 Vesutan - INT 1B 136 136 1224 74 105 1326 28 .979 1170.1 9.98 +0.8 1.013
1962 Vesutan - INT 1B 139 138 1208 85 82 1311 18 .986 1177.0 9.89 +2.4 1.011
1963 Vesutan - INT 1B 136 136 1141 68 107 1224 15 .988 1167.0 9.32 +0.8 .996
TOTAL 1B 799 787 6995 468 579 7577 114 .985 6727.2 9.98 +10.2 1.012
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
07/16/1952 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #31 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1953 Named the #33 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1954 Detrimentally completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
04/29/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1954 Named the #23 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1955 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1955 Named the #12 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1956 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
05/09/1956 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Vesutan Bees organization.
05/01/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/17/1959 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/07/1959 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/24/1959 Finished 2nd in 1959 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/01/1960 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
09/26/1960 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1960 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/23/1960 Finished 2nd in 1960 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
06/06/1961 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/14/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/01/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1962 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/22/1962 Finished 2nd in 1962 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 5; Power: 2; Eye: 5.
07/08/1963 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1963 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1963 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1959 137 1
1960 137 1
1961 137 1
1962 138 1
1963 136 1
Year PA Rank
1959 590 4
1960 585 8
1961 614 2
1962 605 4
1963 607 2
Year H Rank
1959 156 3
1960 178 2
1961 159 5
1962 175 2
1963 148 9
Year TB Rank
1959 226 8
1960 262 2
1962 255 7
Year 2B Rank
1960 36 2
1961 29 8
1962 27 8
Year RBI Rank
1959 73 9
1960 87 2
1961 83 9
1962 100 2
1963 83 5
Year R Rank
1959 74 8
1960 86 6
1961 90 8
1962 99 3
1963 84 10
Year BB Rank
1959 130 1
1960 108 1
1961 140 1
1962 126 1
1963 123 1
Year IBB Rank
1959 7 7
1961 15 1
1962 6 2
1963 3 5
Year SF Rank
1958 6 5
1959 7 4
1962 8 2
1963 7 4
Year EBH Rank
1960 53 7
Year AVG Rank
1959 .344 2
1960 .376 1
1961 .337 2
1962 .373 1
1963 .311 6
Year OBP Rank
1959 .485 1
1960 .489 1
1961 .487 1
1962 .501 1
1963 .448 1
Year SLG Rank
1959 .499 6
1960 .554 2
1961 .479 9
1962 .544 4
1963 .471 8
Year RC Rank
1959 118.39 1
1960 131.26 1
1961 115.82 2
1962 138.47 2
1963 110.13 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1959 9.90 2
1960 11.04 1
1961 9.20 2
1962 11.79 2
1963 8.52 2
Year wOBA Rank
1959 .436 2
1960 .457 1
1961 .426 2
1962 .461 2
1963 .409 4
Year OPS Rank
1959 .984 3
1960 1.043 1
1961 .966 2
1962 1.045 2
1963 .919 4
Year WAR Rank
1959 7.1 2
1960 7.7 2
1961 5.4 6
1962 7.8 2
1963 6.1 5
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