RF Katsuki Taira #15
Kyoto Owls BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
12/31/1961
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RF KATSUKI TAIRA #15 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 296 78 9 0 5 27 21 39 .264 .315 .345 0 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/1961 @ HSH Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1961 SAP Win, 4-2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1961 SAP Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1961 SAP Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1961 @ HSH Win, 6-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1961 @ HSH Win, 14-3 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1961 @ YOK Win, 11-1 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/23/1961 @ YOK Win, 11-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1961 @ YOK Win, 5-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1961 DNK Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/21/1935
Born in:Nagoya, AIC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,300
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:146 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 100 296 78 9 0 5 27 32 21 39 .264 .315 .345 .659 .299 .081 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 321 2 2 1 5 3 2 102 14 0 0 0.0 32.6 3.86 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 22 4 0 2 10 7 10 16 0 1 0 .237 .311 .344 .655
Versus Right   203 56 5 0 3 17 25 11 23 2 2 2 .276 .317 .345 .661
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   9 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
June   18 9 2 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .611 1.111
July   75 18 1 0 3 8 10 8 10 0 1 0 .240 .313 .373 .687
August   82 22 2 0 1 8 7 4 10 0 1 1 .268 .310 .329 .640
September   104 25 4 0 1 9 8 7 16 2 1 0 .240 .283 .308 .591
October   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Last Year   72 9 0 0 1 4 3 3 14 1 0 0 .125 .158 .167 .325
2 Years Ago   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   370 87 9 0 6 31 35 24 54 3 3 2 .235 .283 .308 .591
Home   139 43 5 0 3 15 18 14 21 2 2 1 .309 .372 .410 .782
Road   157 35 4 0 2 12 14 7 18 0 1 1 .223 .261 .287 .547
Grass   296 78 9 0 5 27 32 21 39 2 3 2 .264 .315 .345 .659
Day   155 38 4 0 3 13 18 9 19 0 1 0 .245 .287 .329 .616
Night   141 40 5 0 2 14 14 12 20 2 2 2 .284 .344 .362 .706
As Starter   275 68 7 0 5 26 27 21 35 2 3 2 .247 .303 .327 .631
As Reliever / Substitution   21 10 2 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 .476 .476 .571 1.048
Pinch Hitting   20 10 2 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 .600 1.100
Close/Late   67 18 1 0 1 3 6 3 9 0 0 1 .269 .310 .328 .638
Inning 1-3   86 20 2 0 3 12 8 6 13 1 1 0 .233 .280 .360 .640
Inning 4-6   103 28 5 0 1 12 13 10 12 1 2 1 .272 .339 .350 .689
Inning 7-9   107 30 2 0 1 3 11 5 14 0 0 1 .280 .319 .327 .646
0 Outs   94 25 2 0 2 7 12 4 12 0 2 1 .266 .303 .351 .654
1 Outs   93 27 4 0 1 9 15 7 16 2 1 0 .290 .333 .366 .699
2 Outs   109 26 3 0 2 11 5 10 11 0 0 1 .239 .308 .321 .629
Scoring Position   82 11 2 0 2 21 4 7 12 2 3 0 .134 .198 .232 .430
Bases Empty   154 44 6 0 1 1 20 9 18 0 0 2 .286 .333 .344 .677
Runner on 1st   60 23 1 0 2 5 8 5 9 0 0 0 .383 .431 .500 .931
Runner on 2nd   26 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 3 0 .115 .148 .231 .379
Runner on 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .062 .000 .062
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .455 .705
Bases Loaded   15 3 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 .200 .222 .267 .489
Two Strikes   112 15 2 0 0 7 10 12 39 2 0 0 .134 .214 .152 .366
First Pitch   59 23 3 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 .390 .419 .441 .860
Count 0-1   30 11 1 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 1 .367 .387 .600 .987
Count 0-2   17 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 12 1 0 0 .118 .111 .176 .288
Count 1-0   34 14 2 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .412 .412 .559 .971
Count 1-1   30 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .333 .467
Count 1-2   32 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 1 0 0 .125 .121 .125 .246
Count 2-0   7 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Count 2-1   21 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-2   42 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 14 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .333 .778 .333 1.111
Full Count   21 3 1 0 0 1 5 12 5 0 0 0 .143 .455 .190 .645
Behind in Count   79 17 2 0 2 10 9 0 20 2 0 1 .215 .220 .316 .536
Ahead in Count   65 25 3 0 1 6 10 7 0 0 2 0 .385 .444 .477 .921
Batting 2nd   17 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Batting 4th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 5th   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 6th   38 7 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 0 .184 .220 .211 .430
Batting 7th   197 53 6 0 5 23 24 17 23 1 2 2 .269 .332 .376 .707
Batting 8th   14 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Batting 9th   14 7 2 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 .500 .500 .643 1.143
Low Leverage   113 38 4 0 1 2 15 10 11 0 0 1 .336 .395 .398 .793
Medium Leverage   123 30 4 0 4 18 14 10 17 0 2 1 .244 .306 .374 .680
High Leverage   59 9 1 0 0 7 2 1 11 2 1 0 .153 .161 .169 .331
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 80 84 0.3
Total BAN 137 370 87 9 0 6 31 35 24 2 3 54 0 0 .235 .283 .308 .591 62 66 -0.6
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
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 RF 80 76 139 1 0 141 1 .993 642.2 1.96 -2.7 .976
1961 Kyoto - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 101 90 168 1 0 170 1 .994 776.2 1.96 -4.5 .962
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.
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