RF Katsuki Taira #15
Kyoto Owls BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/21/1963
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RF KATSUKI TAIRA #15 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 191 37 7 1 1 10 9 35 .194 .230 .257 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 3
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 1 2 5
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
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 @ SAP Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1963 @ SAP Loss, 5-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1963 @ HSH Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 HSH Loss, 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1963 DNK Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1963 DNK Loss, 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1963 @ RAK Loss, 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1963 @ YOK Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1963 SAP Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1963 HSH Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/21/1935
Born in:Nagoya, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 6"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 11th Pick in Round 2
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 88 191 37 7 1 1 10 15 9 35 .194 .230 .257 .487 .222 .063 44
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 49 200 0 0 0 6 4 0 49 9 0 0 0.0 10.5 1.72 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   55 12 1 1 1 4 5 3 9 0 2 0 .218 .259 .327 .586
Versus Right   136 25 6 0 0 6 10 6 26 0 2 0 .184 .218 .228 .446
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   91 20 3 1 1 5 8 5 18 0 2 0 .220 .260 .308 .568
June   30 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .167 .219 .167 .385
July   26 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 .154 .185 .231 .416
August   19 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 .263 .300 .316 .616
September   24 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .125 .125 .167 .292
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   385 105 7 1 2 49 37 20 41 4 5 2 .273 .309 .312 .621
2 Years Ago   296 78 9 0 5 27 32 21 39 2 3 2 .264 .315 .345 .659
Career   946 229 23 2 9 90 87 53 130 7 12 4 .242 .283 .299 .582
Home   98 11 2 0 0 1 3 5 22 0 1 0 .112 .155 .133 .288
Road   93 26 5 1 1 9 12 4 13 0 3 0 .280 .309 .387 .696
Grass   191 37 7 1 1 10 15 9 35 0 4 0 .194 .230 .257 .487
Day   85 19 2 0 1 6 7 6 16 0 0 0 .224 .275 .282 .557
Night   106 18 5 1 0 4 8 3 19 0 4 0 .170 .193 .236 .429
As Starter   165 32 7 1 1 10 13 9 32 0 4 0 .194 .236 .267 .502
As Reliever / Substitution   26 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .192 .192 .192 .385
Pinch Hitting   21 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   45 10 2 1 0 2 4 0 8 0 2 0 .222 .222 .311 .533
Inning 1-3   52 8 2 0 0 1 2 3 15 0 1 0 .154 .200 .192 .392
Inning 4-6   72 14 2 0 0 5 5 4 8 0 1 0 .194 .237 .222 .459
Inning 7-9   67 15 3 1 1 4 8 2 12 0 2 0 .224 .246 .343 .590
0 Outs   56 8 2 1 0 2 6 5 9 0 3 0 .143 .213 .214 .427
1 Outs   74 18 4 0 0 2 6 2 12 0 1 0 .243 .263 .297 .560
2 Outs   61 11 1 0 1 6 3 2 14 0 0 0 .180 .206 .246 .452
Scoring Position   49 10 0 1 0 8 5 2 10 0 4 0 .204 .235 .245 .480
Bases Empty   101 15 4 0 1 1 6 3 17 0 0 0 .149 .173 .218 .391
Runner on 1st   41 12 3 0 0 1 4 4 8 0 0 0 .293 .356 .366 .721
Runner on 2nd   12 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 6 0 1 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   74 7 0 0 1 1 2 6 35 0 0 0 .095 .163 .135 .298
First Pitch   49 14 3 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .388 .673
Count 0-1   23 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .261 .348 .609
Count 0-2   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   18 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .389 .722
Count 1-1   16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .062 .062 .125 .188
Count 1-2   24 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   24 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .083 .083 .208 .292
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Full Count   14 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 .214 .450 .214 .664
Behind in Count   59 8 2 0 0 0 5 0 20 0 1 0 .136 .136 .169 .305
Ahead in Count   29 9 1 0 0 4 6 3 0 0 1 0 .310 .375 .345 .720
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Batting 6th   121 27 6 1 1 8 11 7 25 0 4 0 .223 .266 .314 .580
Batting 7th   24 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Batting 8th   17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .059 .059 .118 .176
Batting 9th   14 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Low Leverage   88 16 4 0 1 4 5 4 18 0 0 0 .182 .217 .261 .479
Medium Leverage   67 13 2 0 0 1 6 5 11 0 2 0 .194 .250 .224 .474
High Leverage   36 8 1 1 0 5 4 0 6 0 2 0 .222 .222 .306 .528
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
1959 Vesutan - BAN 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.0
1960 Vesutan - BAN 24 36 72 9 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 1 14 0 0 .125 .158 .167 .325 -8 -7 -0.9
1961 Kyoto - BAN 25 100 296 78 9 0 5 27 32 21 2 2 39 0 0 .264 .315 .345 .659 84 86 0.4
1962 Kyoto - BAN 26 107 385 105 7 1 2 49 37 20 2 4 41 2 1 .273 .309 .312 .621 80 81 1.5
1963 Kyoto - BAN 27 88 191 37 7 1 1 10 15 9 0 0 35 0 0 .194 .230 .257 .487 42 44 -0.3
Total BAN 332 946 229 23 2 9 90 87 53 4 7 130 2 1 .242 .283 .299 .582 67 68 0.7
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
1951 Total - 15 23 99 47 10 1 3 30 41 9 1 3 5 0 0 .475 .509 .687 1.196 100 100 1.8
1952 Total - 16 32 141 60 16 2 1 34 49 13 1 3 7 2 2 .426 .468 .589 1.057 100 100 1.9
1953 Total - 17 40 180 82 17 1 2 48 76 16 1 2 8 2 2 .456 .497 .594 1.092 100 100 2.8
1954 Total - 18 34 157 67 9 1 3 41 63 8 1 3 5 3 2 .427 .450 .554 1.004 100 100 1.8
1955 Total - 19 34 158 76 15 1 3 45 71 10 1 0 6 4 3 .481 .515 .646 1.160 100 100 2.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Vesutan - INT 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1960 Vesutan - INT LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Vesutan - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Vesutan - INT RF 20 14 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 132.0 1.98 -1.8 .904
1961 Kyoto - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Kyoto - INT RF 80 76 139 1 0 141 1 .993 642.2 1.96 -2.7 .976
1962 Kyoto - INT RF 105 104 185 10 0 201 6 .970 871.0 2.01 +8.3 1.080
1963 Kyoto - INT LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.3 .974
1963 Kyoto - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Kyoto - INT RF 71 49 88 6 1 95 1 .989 420.1 2.01 +3.9 1.052
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.3 .974
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 277 243 441 17 1 466 8 .983 2068.0 1.99 +7.7 1.027
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 2, Pick 11, 23rd overall pick).
03/26/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1956 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #59 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1956 Named the #61 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Named the #57 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1957 Named the #76 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1957 Named the #70 prospect in the BAN
04/03/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #67 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #97 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #81 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/06/1961 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
05/11/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kyoto Owls organization.
08/15/1961 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/17/1962 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5 weeks.
07/14/1962 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
09/11/1962 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
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