06/05/1953 | Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft by the Rakisuta Rams. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
05/01/1954 | Named the #9 prospect in the BAN |
06/01/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/01/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/20/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/17/1955 | Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/05/1955 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/12/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/18/1955 | Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/19/1955 | Finished 3rd in 1955 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
07/01/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/02/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/07/1956 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
08/29/1956 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 3-4 weeks. |
06/10/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/20/1957 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
05/18/1958 | Injured (severe hip strain),out for 5 months. |
03/23/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Rakisuta Rams development complex. |
07/31/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/11/1960 | Injured (fractured thumb),out for 8 weeks. |
05/08/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/18/1961 | Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week. |
03/24/1962 | Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Rakisuta Rams development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1954 | 131 | 3 | 1955 | 133 | 5 | 1957 | 134 | 4 | 1961 | 135 | 4 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1954 | 571 | 5 | 1955 | 546 | 5 | 1959 | 564 | 9 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1954 | 526 | 1 | 1955 | 472 | 6 | 1959 | 508 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1954 | 145 | 2 | 1955 | 127 | 4 | 1956 | 148 | 3 | 1957 | 146 | 5 | 1961 | 151 | 7 | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1954 | 226 | 2 | 1955 | 202 | 3 | 1956 | 232 | 6 | 1957 | 228 | 9 | 1961 | 245 | 6 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1954 | 23 | 5 | 1955 | 17 | 8 | 1957 | 35 | 3 | 1959 | 25 | 10 | 1961 | 25 | 9 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1954 | 14 | 2 | 1955 | 8 | 2 | 1956 | 15 | 1 | 1957 | 7 | 8 | 1958 | 5 | 10 | 1959 | 8 | 5 | 1960 | 10 | 4 | 1961 | 9 | 2 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1954 | 10 | 7 | 1955 | 14 | 5 | 1961 | 17 | 9 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1954 | 19 | 2 | 1955 | 20 | 3 | 1956 | 17 | 2 | 1957 | 9 | 9 | 1959 | 28 | 1 | 1960 | 33 | 2 | 1961 | 25 | 2 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1955 | 60 | 6 | 1956 | 69 | 8 | 1961 | 80 | 8 | | Year | R | Rank | 1954 | 89 | 2 | 1955 | 71 | 6 | 1956 | 83 | 7 | 1959 | 72 | 9 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1954 | 43 | 10 | 1955 | 68 | 4 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1954 | 4 | 8 | 1955 | 2 | 10 | 1956 | 5 | 8 | 1957 | 5 | 9 | 1961 | 7 | 10 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1956 | 7 | 3 | 1957 | 9 | 2 | 1959 | 5 | 5 | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1955 | 5 | 2 | 1957 | 8 | 2 | 1959 | 4 | 9 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1954 | 47 | 3 | 1955 | 39 | 4 | 1957 | 53 | 6 | 1959 | 44 | 8 | 1961 | 51 | 7 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1954 | .276 | 5 | 1955 | .269 | 4 | 1956 | .343 | 1 | 1957 | .297 | 10 | 1960 | .296 | 7 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1954 | .329 | 8 | 1955 | .359 | 2 | 1956 | .420 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1954 | .430 | 4 | 1955 | .428 | 3 | 1956 | .537 | 1 | 1961 | .478 | 9 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1954 | 77.53 | 4 | 1955 | 74.92 | 4 | 1956 | 102.37 | 2 | 1961 | 90.03 | 8 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1954 | 5.30 | 5 | 1955 | 5.47 | 2 | 1956 | 9.40 | 2 | 1960 | 6.32 | 7 | 1961 | 6.38 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1954 | .154 | 5 | 1955 | .159 | 5 | 1956 | .194 | 7 | 1961 | .183 | 8 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1954 | .340 | 7 | 1955 | .356 | 3 | 1956 | .416 | 2 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1954 | .759 | 5 | 1955 | .787 | 3 | 1956 | .957 | 2 | 1961 | .839 | 10 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 5.2 | 2 | 1955 | 4.1 | 2 | 1956 | 5.7 | 3 | 1961 | 3.9 | 10 | | | | | |