3B Michihiro Kobashi #21
Age: 42 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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3B MICHIHIRO KOBASHI #21 - AGE: 42 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
61 92 17 3 0 0 4 10 22 .185 .265 .217 0 -0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1974 @ HSH Win, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ HSH Win, 2-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 SAP Loss, 2-9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ KYO Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 RAK Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1974 RAK Loss, 4-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1974 @ DNK Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 @ DNK Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ SAP Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 KYO Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/10/1931
Born in:Hirosaki, AOM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:19 Years, 134 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 5th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 61 92 17 3 0 0 4 5 10 22 .185 .265 .217 .482 .230 .033 41
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 20 102 0 0 0 3 0 0 20 3 0 0 0.0 5.3 1.84 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Versus Right   89 16 3 0 0 4 5 10 22 0 0 0 .180 .263 .213 .476
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   13 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
June   22 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 .273 .385 .318 .703
July   22 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 .182 .333 .182 .515
August   22 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 .091 .130 .091 .221
September   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Last Year   76 15 1 0 1 5 5 6 24 0 0 0 .197 .256 .250 .506
2 Years Ago   63 15 2 0 1 8 6 13 18 0 0 0 .238 .368 .317 .686
Career   3158 755 83 13 60 336 324 270 528 29 23 15 .239 .300 .331 .630
Home   55 10 2 0 0 3 2 6 12 0 0 0 .182 .262 .218 .480
Road   37 7 1 0 0 1 3 4 10 0 0 0 .189 .268 .216 .485
Grass   92 17 3 0 0 4 5 10 22 0 0 0 .185 .265 .217 .482
Day   45 9 2 0 0 2 2 7 10 0 0 0 .200 .308 .244 .552
Night   47 8 1 0 0 2 3 3 12 0 0 0 .170 .220 .191 .411
As Starter   63 11 2 0 0 3 3 8 14 0 0 0 .175 .268 .206 .474
As Reliever / Substitution   29 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 8 0 0 0 .207 .258 .241 .499
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   34 6 1 0 0 2 2 4 8 0 0 0 .176 .263 .206 .469
Inning 1-3   19 5 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 .263 .364 .368 .732
Inning 4-6   24 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 .125 .192 .125 .317
Inning 7-9   43 6 0 0 0 2 1 5 10 0 0 0 .140 .229 .140 .369
Extra Innings   6 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
0 Outs   31 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 .161 .188 .226 .413
1 Outs   20 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 .100 .280 .100 .380
2 Outs   41 10 1 0 0 3 2 4 11 0 0 0 .244 .311 .268 .579
Scoring Position   28 3 1 0 0 4 0 3 7 0 0 0 .107 .194 .143 .336
Bases Empty   47 10 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 0 0 0 .213 .315 .213 .528
Runner on 1st   17 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .235 .235 .353 .588
Runner on 2nd   10 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   52 6 1 0 0 2 2 6 22 0 0 0 .115 .207 .135 .342
First Pitch   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 0-1   12 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   7 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Count 1-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   20 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 .150 .150 .200 .350
Count 2-0   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Behind in Count   37 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 0 0 .243 .243 .297 .541
Ahead in Count   14 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .357 .500 .429 .929
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 8th   68 13 3 0 0 3 4 8 14 0 0 0 .191 .276 .235 .512
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Low Leverage   39 8 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0 0 0 .205 .279 .205 .484
Medium Leverage   28 5 2 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 .179 .258 .250 .508
High Leverage   25 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 8 0 0 0 .160 .250 .200 .450
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 Osaka - BAN 23 42 19 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .211 .250 .211 .461 27 35 -0.3
1956 Osaka - BAN 24 45 22 6 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .304 .409 .713 94 86 -0.0
1957 Osaka - BAN 25 80 120 35 4 0 3 12 9 6 1 0 23 0 0 .292 .331 .400 .731 104 107 0.2
1958 Osaka - BAN 26 81 166 55 10 1 5 22 20 10 0 0 20 0 0 .331 .369 .494 .863 144 142 0.7
1959 Kinboshi - BAN 27 136 438 107 9 3 8 39 45 36 2 3 67 0 0 .244 .303 .333 .636 85 71 -0.1
1960 Kinboshi - BAN 28 136 438 97 9 5 9 48 49 40 4 3 72 0 0 .221 .291 .326 .617 76 68 -0.1
1961 Kinboshi - BAN 29 137 468 109 11 1 12 69 49 37 3 6 58 0 0 .233 .290 .338 .627 71 64 -0.5
1962 Kinboshi - BAN 30 137 444 112 17 1 7 50 53 23 1 7 60 2 0 .252 .286 .342 .629 79 76 0.2
1963 Yokohama - BAN 31 59 81 17 0 0 1 9 6 5 1 0 15 1 0 .210 .264 .247 .511 57 45 -0.0
1964 Yokohama - BAN 32 74 110 30 2 0 2 13 12 7 0 2 17 0 0 .273 .311 .345 .656 94 94 0.5
1965 Yokohama - BAN 33 50 92 25 2 0 4 13 12 10 0 1 17 0 0 .272 .340 .424 .764 137 127 0.7
1966 Yokohama - BAN 34 54 109 24 2 0 1 9 15 22 0 2 7 0 1 .220 .346 .266 .612 99 96 -0.0
1967 Yokohama - BAN 35 32 45 10 1 1 0 4 2 5 0 1 5 0 0 .222 .294 .289 .583 78 81 0.0
1968 Yokohama - BAN 36 48 55 16 2 0 1 3 5 8 0 1 10 0 0 .291 .375 .382 .757 136 137 0.5
1969 Yokohama - BAN 37 47 85 14 3 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 17 0 1 .165 .228 .200 .428 32 38 -0.6
1970 Yokohama - BAN 38 27 50 9 2 0 1 3 8 6 1 0 9 0 0 .180 .281 .280 .561 75 71 -0.2
1971 Yokohama - BAN 39 71 185 38 2 0 4 21 14 17 2 3 61 0 0 .205 .275 .281 .556 54 52 -1.3
1972 Yokohama - BAN 40 37 63 15 2 0 1 8 6 13 0 0 18 0 0 .238 .368 .317 .686 89 90 -0.0
1973 Yokohama - BAN 41 42 76 15 1 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 24 0 0 .197 .256 .250 .506 42 45 -0.5
1974 Yokohama - BAN 42 61 92 17 3 0 0 4 5 10 0 0 22 0 0 .185 .265 .217 .482 36 41 -0.6
Total BAN 1396 3158 755 83 13 60 336 324 270 15 29 528 3 2 .239 .300 .331 .630 81 76 -1.7
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Osaka - INT 2B 27 0 10 13 0 23 0 1.000 50.0 4.14 -1.4 .884
1955 Osaka - INT 3B 4 1 0 4 0 5 1 .800 13.0 2.77 -0.1 .883
1955 Osaka - INT SS 6 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 -0.1 1.067
1955 Osaka - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.016
1956 Osaka - INT 2B 7 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 10.1 5.23 -0.1 .983
1956 Osaka - INT 3B 6 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.2 1.066
1956 Osaka - INT SS 28 1 15 8 3 26 3 .885 49.1 4.20 -1.3 .805
1956 Osaka - INT RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.2 .988
1957 Osaka - INT 2B 36 10 27 30 6 60 3 .950 112.0 4.58 -3.0 .829
1957 Osaka - INT 3B 7 0 0 5 2 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.4 1.063
1957 Osaka - INT SS 37 13 40 55 14 101 6 .941 150.2 5.67 -1.9 .917
1957 Osaka - INT RF 5 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 32.0 2.53 +0.1 .990
1958 Osaka - INT 2B 3 2 8 8 1 18 2 .889 18.0 8.00 -1.2 .738
1958 Osaka - INT 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.053
1958 Osaka - INT SS 21 6 12 22 6 37 3 .919 67.1 4.54 -1.0 .942
1958 Osaka - INT RF 32 31 49 0 0 49 0 1.000 248.1 1.78 -4.9 .828
1959 Kinboshi - INT 3B 135 133 99 245 31 371 27 .927 1114.2 2.78 -3.2 .975
1960 Kinboshi - INT 3B 132 131 88 241 16 346 17 .951 1112.2 2.66 -0.0 1.005
1961 Kinboshi - INT 3B 134 133 95 236 26 355 24 .932 1142.1 2.61 +0.1 1.008
1962 Kinboshi - INT 3B 135 134 100 234 18 357 23 .936 1108.2 2.71 -2.3 .985
1962 Kinboshi - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Yokohama - INT 2B 24 2 22 20 5 43 1 .977 66.0 5.73 -0.7 .930
1963 Yokohama - INT 3B 25 12 9 25 4 34 0 1.000 126.2 2.42 +1.4 1.136
1963 Yokohama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Yokohama - INT 2B 6 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.1 1.040
1964 Yokohama - INT 3B 26 16 22 37 4 60 1 .983 140.1 3.78 +0.6 1.019
1964 Yokohama - INT SS 1 1 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 8.2 6.23 +0.2 1.076
1964 Yokohama - INT RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Yokohama - INT 2B 4 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.2 1.039
1965 Yokohama - INT 3B 33 18 20 58 0 83 5 .940 187.0 3.75 -0.7 .997
1965 Yokohama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Yokohama - INT RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 +0.0 1.032
1966 Yokohama - INT 1B 1 1 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 +0.1 1.055
1966 Yokohama - INT 2B 5 3 5 6 1 13 2 .846 27.0 3.67 -1.3 .685
1966 Yokohama - INT 3B 40 28 23 58 2 86 5 .942 261.2 2.79 -3.2 .963
1966 Yokohama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.025
1967 Yokohama - INT 2B 4 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 -0.5 .694
1967 Yokohama - INT 3B 23 7 12 16 0 30 2 .933 88.0 2.86 -0.3 .998
1967 Yokohama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Yokohama - INT 2B 2 0 7 0 0 8 1 .875 12.0 5.25 -1.1 .352
1968 Yokohama - INT 3B 36 11 15 30 2 47 2 .957 129.0 3.14 +0.4 1.015
1968 Yokohama - INT SS 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.078
1968 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1969 Yokohama - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Yokohama - INT 3B 31 13 11 33 2 46 2 .957 142.2 2.78 -0.6 .951
1969 Yokohama - INT SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1969 Yokohama - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Yokohama - INT RF 11 8 18 0 0 19 1 .947 73.0 2.22 -1.5 .871
1970 Yokohama - INT 2B 4 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.0 1.032
1970 Yokohama - INT 3B 21 13 6 28 3 38 4 .895 120.0 2.55 -1.8 .920
1970 Yokohama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Yokohama - INT 1B 3 2 19 2 3 22 1 .955 18.2 10.12 -0.8 .775
1971 Yokohama - INT 3B 11 2 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 28.0 2.89 +0.1 1.046
1971 Yokohama - INT RF 56 55 68 0 0 70 2 .971 408.0 1.50 -4.9 .932
1972 Yokohama - INT 1B 4 1 18 0 2 18 0 1.000 18.0 9.00 +0.1 1.026
1972 Yokohama - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Yokohama - INT 3B 28 13 14 20 2 36 2 .944 140.2 2.18 -1.7 .911
1972 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Yokohama - INT 1B 4 4 39 1 2 40 0 1.000 32.0 11.25 -1.5 .654
1973 Yokohama - INT 2B 3 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 +0.2 1.032
1973 Yokohama - INT 3B 30 11 7 30 4 40 3 .925 138.1 2.41 -0.6 .998
1973 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.014
1974 Yokohama - INT 3B 32 11 13 31 4 47 3 .936 132.2 2.98 -1.1 .955
1974 Yokohama - INT 2B 8 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 -0.2 1.048
1974 Yokohama - INT 1B 21 9 119 4 6 124 1 .992 102.1 10.82 -0.5 .965
TOTAL 1B 33 17 201 8 14 211 2 .991 177.0 10.63 -2.6 .867
TOTAL 2B 133 18 96 99 15 204 9 .956 359.1 4.88 -9.2 .854
TOTAL 3B 892 687 535 1344 120 2000 121 .940 6151.1 2.75 -12.4 .991
TOTAL SS 97 21 71 93 24 176 12 .932 291.0 5.07 -3.9 .921
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 119 99 150 0 0 153 3 .980 801.2 1.68 -11.0 .896
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
01/30/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1955 Named the #20 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1956 Detrimentally completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
11/30/1958 Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Kinboshi Kites in exchange for C Kiyohito Nojima and SP Atsuhiro Smith.
10/14/1959 Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
10/11/1961 Wins the 1961 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
04/29/1963 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
05/02/1963 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,600 with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
10/10/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 133 8
1962 134 10
Year K Rank
1960 72 9
Year IBB Rank
1959 14 2
1960 10 3
1961 10 2
Year HP Rank
1960 4 10
Year SF Rank
1961 6 9
1962 7 5
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