1B Shougo Iwai #45
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1961
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B SHOUGO IWAI #45 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 472 159 29 1 12 83 140 31 .337 .487 .479 0 5.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 OSA Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/30/1961 OSA Loss, 2-5 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/29/1961 OSA Win, 6-2 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/28/1961 @ KIN Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1961 @ KIN Loss, 8-10 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
09/27/1961 @ KIN Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/24/1961 @ NAG Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-9 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-13 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/09/1934
Born in:Fukaya, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,250
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 76 Days
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 140 472 159 29 1 12 83 90 140 31 .337 .487 .479 .966 .426 .142 165
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 137 614 0 15 0 24 0 2 226 42 0 1 0.0 115.8 9.20 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   115 43 5 0 2 20 18 28 7 1 0 0 .374 .493 .470 .963
Versus Right   357 116 24 1 10 63 72 112 24 1 0 0 .325 .485 .482 .967
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 37 5 0 4 16 20 25 7 0 0 0 .366 .492 .535 1.027
June   99 32 6 1 5 20 15 24 8 0 0 0 .323 .455 .556 1.011
July   91 31 9 0 1 10 25 40 6 0 0 0 .341 .542 .473 1.015
August   83 32 6 0 1 20 18 27 4 2 0 0 .386 .527 .494 1.021
September   96 27 3 0 1 17 12 22 6 0 0 0 .281 .415 .344 .759
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
All-Star Game   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Last Year   473 178 36 3 14 87 86 108 25 4 0 0 .376 .489 .554 1.043
2 Years Ago   453 156 24 2 14 73 74 130 20 7 0 0 .344 .485 .499 .984
Career   1882 616 106 8 49 302 317 445 104 20 0 0 .327 .452 .470 .922
Home   236 86 18 0 8 55 54 69 16 1 0 0 .364 .507 .542 1.049
Road   236 73 11 1 4 28 36 71 15 1 0 0 .309 .468 .415 .883
Grass   472 159 29 1 12 83 90 140 31 2 0 0 .337 .487 .479 .966
Day   210 70 12 0 3 28 35 64 10 1 0 0 .333 .487 .433 .921
Night   262 89 17 1 9 55 55 76 21 1 0 0 .340 .487 .515 1.002
As Starter   470 159 29 1 12 83 89 139 31 2 0 0 .338 .488 .481 .969
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   76 20 3 0 1 13 22 42 6 0 0 0 .263 .525 .342 .868
Inning 1-3   195 66 15 0 6 32 33 43 18 1 0 0 .338 .456 .508 .964
Inning 4-6   152 57 10 1 5 31 28 42 6 1 0 0 .375 .508 .553 1.060
Inning 7-9   125 36 4 0 1 20 29 55 7 0 0 0 .288 .506 .344 .850
0 Outs   128 41 7 0 4 16 30 40 6 1 0 0 .320 .479 .469 .948
1 Outs   163 52 10 1 6 40 44 57 11 1 0 0 .319 .493 .503 .996
2 Outs   181 66 12 0 2 27 16 43 14 0 0 0 .365 .487 .464 .951
Scoring Position   126 48 8 0 0 62 36 59 8 2 0 0 .381 .572 .444 1.017
Bases Empty   247 73 13 0 8 8 30 54 16 0 0 0 .296 .422 .445 .867
Runner on 1st   99 38 8 1 4 13 24 27 7 0 0 0 .384 .516 .606 1.122
Runner on 2nd   34 15 3 0 0 11 12 23 1 0 0 0 .441 .667 .529 1.196
Runner on 3rd   20 8 0 0 0 12 7 8 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 12 4 0 0 12 8 8 4 0 0 0 .300 .417 .400 .817
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 5 1 0 0 6 3 5 1 0 0 0 .385 .556 .462 1.017
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 4 0 0 0 7 4 9 1 1 0 0 .667 .812 .667 1.479
Bases Loaded   13 4 0 0 0 14 2 6 0 1 0 0 .308 .500 .308 .808
Two Strikes   206 61 10 1 4 42 35 56 31 0 0 0 .296 .447 .413 .859
First Pitch   79 29 7 0 3 12 17 13 0 1 0 0 .367 .452 .570 1.021
Count 0-1   46 15 2 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .326 .435 .761
Count 0-2   23 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 .217 .217 .261 .478
Count 1-0   39 17 2 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .436 .436 .564 1.000
Count 1-1   41 17 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .415 .415 .463 .878
Count 1-2   60 19 3 0 0 11 3 0 12 0 0 0 .317 .317 .367 .683
Count 2-0   14 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .643 1.000
Count 2-1   33 12 5 0 2 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 .364 .371 .697 1.068
Count 2-2   57 18 2 0 1 11 6 0 6 0 0 0 .316 .316 .404 .719
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 2 5 29 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   13 2 0 0 0 3 10 41 0 0 0 0 .154 .796 .154 .950
Full Count   66 19 4 1 3 19 24 56 6 0 0 0 .288 .615 .515 1.130
Behind in Count   129 39 6 0 1 17 12 0 19 0 0 0 .302 .302 .372 .674
Ahead in Count   100 37 8 0 4 19 27 71 0 1 0 0 .370 .628 .570 1.198
Batting 3rd   455 155 28 0 11 80 87 137 31 2 0 0 .341 .492 .475 .966
Batting 4th   15 4 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .267 .353 .667 1.020
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   206 73 12 0 8 24 35 61 11 0 0 0 .354 .502 .529 1.031
Medium Leverage   178 61 14 1 4 35 38 53 11 1 0 0 .343 .491 .500 .991
High Leverage   83 23 3 0 0 24 17 26 8 1 0 0 .277 .445 .313 .759
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 .966 160 165 5.4
Total BAN 632 1882 616 106 8 49 302 317 445 0 20 104 0 1 .327 .452 .470 .922 159 161 20.6
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
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
TOTAL 1B 524 513 4646 315 390 5042 81 .984 4383.2 10.19 +7.0 1.016
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1959 137 1
1960 137 1
1961 137 1
Year PA Rank
1959 590 4
1960 585 8
1961 614 2
Year H Rank
1959 156 3
1960 178 2
1961 159 5
Year TB Rank
1959 226 8
1960 262 2
Year 2B Rank
1960 36 2
1961 29 8
Year RBI Rank
1959 73 9
1960 87 2
1961 83 9
Year R Rank
1959 74 8
1960 86 6
1961 90 8
Year BB Rank
1959 130 1
1960 108 1
1961 140 1
Year IBB Rank
1959 7 7
1961 15 1
Year SF Rank
1958 6 5
1959 7 4
Year EBH Rank
1960 53 7
Year AVG Rank
1959 .344 2
1960 .376 1
1961 .337 2
Year OBP Rank
1959 .485 1
1960 .489 1
1961 .487 1
Year SLG Rank
1959 .499 6
1960 .554 2
1961 .479 9
Year RC Rank
1959 118.39 1
1960 131.26 1
1961 115.82 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1959 9.90 2
1960 11.04 1
1961 9.20 2
Year wOBA Rank
1959 .436 2
1960 .457 1
1961 .426 2
Year OPS Rank
1959 .984 3
1960 1.043 1
1961 .966 2
Year WAR Rank
1959 7.1 2
1960 7.7 2
1961 5.4 6
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