C Shinichi Takahashi #19
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/09/1963
C SHINICHI TAKAHASHI #19 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 335 79 11 1 16 47 30 72 .236 .301 .418 0 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 2 2
Arm: 4 3 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 5 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1963 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1963 @ RAK Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1963 @ RAK Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1963 @ HSH Win, 3-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/1963 DNK Loss, 0-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/01/1963 DNK Win, 10-2 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/31/1963 DNK Win, 7-0 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 0
08/29/1963 KYO Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/28/1963 KYO Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 @ YOK Loss, 4-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/04/1933
Born in:Hadano, KAN
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$29,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 131 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 10th Pick in Round 5
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 101 335 79 11 1 16 47 42 30 72 .236 .301 .418 .719 .317 .182 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 369 2 3 0 4 2 2 140 28 0 0 0.0 43.2 4.41 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 26 3 1 8 22 16 8 20 1 1 0 .232 .281 .491 .772
Versus Right   223 53 8 0 8 25 26 22 52 1 1 2 .238 .310 .381 .692
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
May   76 12 1 0 4 6 8 8 17 0 0 1 .158 .247 .329 .576
June   76 16 1 0 1 9 6 11 16 1 0 0 .211 .307 .263 .570
July   83 20 2 0 5 11 10 4 18 0 2 1 .241 .284 .446 .730
August   77 27 6 1 6 20 15 6 14 1 0 0 .351 .393 .688 1.081
September   23 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 0 0 .174 .208 .217 .426
Last Year   406 110 11 0 10 40 54 41 72 2 12 3 .271 .341 .372 .713
2 Years Ago   212 56 9 1 4 29 26 31 29 1 2 3 .264 .364 .373 .737
Career   1584 409 66 3 41 194 183 178 260 10 18 11 .258 .335 .381 .717
Home   146 30 8 1 5 17 20 17 40 2 2 1 .205 .289 .377 .666
Road   189 49 3 0 11 30 22 13 32 0 0 1 .259 .310 .450 .760
Grass   335 79 11 1 16 47 42 30 72 2 2 2 .236 .301 .418 .719
Day   155 44 7 1 8 25 22 13 26 1 2 1 .284 .341 .497 .838
Night   180 35 4 0 8 22 20 17 46 1 0 1 .194 .266 .350 .616
As Starter   331 79 11 1 16 47 42 30 71 2 2 2 .239 .304 .423 .727
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   84 24 3 0 8 22 13 6 12 0 2 0 .286 .333 .607 .940
Inning 1-3   95 21 4 0 3 8 13 10 30 1 0 0 .221 .292 .358 .650
Inning 4-6   123 26 3 0 2 9 10 11 25 1 0 2 .211 .285 .285 .569
Inning 7-9   117 32 4 1 11 30 19 9 17 0 2 0 .274 .325 .607 .932
0 Outs   113 25 3 1 5 9 17 8 26 0 1 0 .221 .273 .398 .671
1 Outs   103 27 3 0 7 19 15 13 26 2 1 0 .262 .339 .495 .834
2 Outs   119 27 5 0 4 19 10 9 20 0 0 2 .227 .292 .370 .662
Scoring Position   82 17 2 1 5 29 10 11 14 2 2 0 .207 .295 .439 .734
Bases Empty   197 43 6 0 6 6 24 17 47 0 0 1 .218 .284 .340 .624
Runner on 1st   56 19 3 0 5 12 8 2 11 0 0 1 .339 .373 .661 1.034
Runner on 2nd   32 8 2 1 2 8 4 3 5 0 2 0 .250 .314 .562 .877
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 7 0 0 0 .143 .182 .286 .468
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .125 .273 .125 .398
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   13 5 0 0 2 14 4 1 0 1 0 0 .385 .400 .846 1.246
Two Strikes   157 28 5 1 5 17 12 10 72 0 0 0 .178 .228 .318 .546
First Pitch   44 14 3 0 4 10 9 2 0 0 2 2 .318 .375 .659 1.034
Count 0-1   34 12 2 0 2 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .343 .588 .931
Count 0-2   19 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 11 0 0 0 .105 .105 .263 .368
Count 1-0   28 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .179 .207 .179 .385
Count 1-1   19 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .316 .300 .316 .616
Count 1-2   59 12 1 1 2 6 4 0 27 0 0 0 .203 .203 .356 .559
Count 2-0   18 7 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .889 1.278
Count 2-1   26 4 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .423 .577
Count 2-2   41 8 2 0 2 5 5 0 18 0 0 0 .195 .195 .390 .585
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 0 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 0 0 .333 .727 .333 1.061
Full Count   38 6 2 0 0 2 2 10 16 0 0 0 .158 .333 .211 .544
Behind in Count   112 26 3 1 5 18 10 0 38 1 0 0 .232 .230 .411 .641
Ahead in Count   81 19 1 0 5 11 13 18 0 0 0 0 .235 .374 .432 .806
Batting 5th   39 11 3 1 1 6 7 1 10 0 0 0 .282 .300 .487 .787
Batting 7th   39 15 2 0 5 15 9 4 7 1 0 0 .385 .432 .821 1.252
Batting 8th   253 53 6 0 10 26 26 25 54 1 2 2 .209 .285 .352 .636
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   134 33 5 0 10 21 21 15 29 0 0 1 .246 .327 .507 .834
Medium Leverage   139 28 5 1 2 9 13 7 32 0 0 1 .201 .245 .295 .540
High Leverage   60 17 1 0 4 17 8 8 10 2 2 0 .283 .357 .500 .857
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 Sapporo - BAN 23 62 128 37 9 0 1 16 11 17 0 2 17 0 0 .289 .367 .383 .750 109 113 0.8
1957 Sapporo - BAN 24 59 116 28 3 0 0 9 10 20 1 2 21 0 0 .241 .353 .267 .620 78 76 0.4
1958 Sapporo - BAN 25 73 121 33 9 0 4 28 14 13 0 0 12 0 0 .273 .343 .446 .790 121 105 0.7
1959 Sapporo - BAN 26 49 109 28 5 0 3 11 12 11 1 1 19 0 0 .257 .328 .385 .713 107 102 0.6
1960 Sapporo - BAN 27 56 157 38 9 1 3 14 14 15 1 0 18 0 0 .242 .312 .369 .682 95 68 0.4
1961 Sapporo - BAN 28 70 212 56 9 1 4 29 26 31 3 1 29 0 0 .264 .364 .373 .737 106 102 1.0
1962 Sapporo - BAN 29 125 406 110 11 0 10 40 54 41 3 2 72 0 0 .271 .341 .372 .713 106 107 3.0
1963 Sapporo - BAN 30 101 335 79 11 1 16 47 42 30 2 2 72 0 0 .236 .301 .418 .719 101 107 2.7
Total BAN 595 1584 409 66 3 41 194 183 178 11 10 260 0 0 .258 .335 .381 .717 103 100 9.6
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 - 18 27 114 48 11 0 4 31 47 15 1 3 6 0 0 .421 .481 .623 1.104 100 100 1.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Sapporo - INT C 31 25 138 17 1 156 1 .994 230.0 6.07 -0.2 .965 4 11 4 36.4
1956 Sapporo - INT 1B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.064
1957 Sapporo - INT C 44 30 178 19 3 197 0 1.000 282.1 6.28 +0.6 .924 1 11 5 45.5
1958 Sapporo - INT C 46 27 177 16 1 194 1 .995 252.0 6.89 +0.3 1.276 4 12 4 33.3
1959 Sapporo - INT C 36 28 161 24 2 186 1 .995 255.0 6.53 +0.7 1.004 2 18 7 38.9
1959 Sapporo - INT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Sapporo - INT C 50 43 271 31 3 304 2 .993 380.0 7.15 +0.9 .958 2 40 14 35.0
1961 Sapporo - INT C 69 62 390 29 2 419 0 1.000 545.1 6.92 +0.5 .925 0 31 6 19.4
1962 Sapporo - INT C 115 115 698 67 3 771 6 .992 983.1 7.00 +1.0 1.017 13 65 23 35.4
1963 Sapporo - INT C 97 97 625 57 8 685 3 .996 837.2 7.33 +3.4 1.152 4 37 14 37.8
TOTAL C 488 427 2638 260 23 2912 14 .995 3765.2 6.93 +7.1 1.031 30 225 77 34.2
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.064
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 5, Pick 10, 58th overall pick).
07/16/1951 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
11/16/1951 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #37 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/16/1952 Named the #35 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1953 Named the #35 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/16/1953 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1953 Named the #32 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1954 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1955 Named the #24 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1960 10 2
Year SH Rank
1962 12 4
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