C Kousei Ota #39
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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C KOUSEI OTA #39 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1933
Born in:Kitakyushu, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:18 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 122 Days
Pro Service:21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 8th Pick in Round 5
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 21 121 427 133 19 6 10 51 61 42 3 4 51 0 0 .311 .374 .454 .828 124 118 3.8
1956 Osaka - BAN 22 107 372 116 24 6 12 51 55 44 0 2 33 0 1 .312 .383 .505 .888 142 146 4.8
1957 Osaka - BAN 23 129 459 132 22 4 29 64 68 48 2 2 43 0 1 .288 .356 .542 .899 147 150 5.8
1958 Osaka - BAN 24 132 444 144 20 3 24 71 71 51 2 1 43 0 0 .324 .396 .545 .941 165 168 6.5
1959 Osaka - BAN 25 116 404 128 21 3 22 72 65 60 2 5 56 0 0 .317 .403 .547 .950 174 171 6.6
1960 Osaka - BAN 26 132 446 138 30 3 24 83 75 67 1 2 62 0 0 .309 .399 .552 .951 168 160 6.4
1961 Osaka - BAN 27 130 457 149 20 0 22 71 73 57 1 2 52 1 0 .326 .400 .514 .915 149 149 5.5
1962 Osaka - BAN 28 102 339 106 19 3 16 63 49 42 2 4 38 0 0 .313 .388 .528 .916 155 157 5.0
1963 Osaka - BAN 29 121 431 120 21 3 21 59 66 41 0 4 56 0 0 .278 .338 .487 .825 136 132 4.6
1964 Osaka - BAN 30 27 94 33 7 0 6 14 13 8 0 0 16 0 0 .351 .402 .617 1.019 190 187 1.7
1965 Osaka - BAN 31 123 411 123 20 0 26 64 73 82 1 1 55 0 0 .299 .416 .538 .954 184 156 5.8
1966 Osaka - BAN 32 121 432 118 10 1 17 55 50 45 0 3 61 0 1 .273 .340 .419 .759 130 116 3.2
1967 Osaka - BAN 33 129 461 129 20 2 24 76 72 61 0 8 60 0 1 .280 .358 .488 .847 154 145 3.9
1968 Osaka - BAN 34 111 381 100 13 0 20 53 57 42 3 4 58 0 0 .262 .337 .454 .791 145 147 3.3
1969 Osaka - BAN 35 104 358 92 11 0 16 55 45 39 0 2 60 0 0 .257 .328 .422 .750 133 133 1.8
1970 Osaka - BAN 36 51 107 21 3 0 6 19 9 10 0 0 22 0 2 .196 .265 .393 .657 102 99 -0.1
1971 Osaka - BAN 37 95 288 72 10 0 18 43 40 33 1 1 71 0 1 .250 .328 .472 .800 121 125 1.9
1972 Osaka - BAN 38 45 73 18 2 0 5 15 11 5 0 1 26 0 0 .247 .291 .479 .771 118 113 0.2
Total BAN 1896 6384 1872 292 34 318 979 953 777 18 46 863 1 7 .293 .369 .499 .868 149 145 70.5
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 C 117 115 569 42 8 614 3 .995 986.0 5.58 +2.7 1.038 8 17 8 47.1
1955 Osaka - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.016
1956 Osaka - INT C 95 94 419 44 6 469 6 .987 815.2 5.11 +4.1 .965 3 28 20 71.4
1957 Osaka - INT C 117 117 515 71 10 590 4 .993 999.0 5.28 +2.3 1.108 11 57 28 49.1
1958 Osaka - INT C 114 114 567 55 8 626 4 .994 974.0 5.75 +0.6 .863 9 45 20 44.4
1959 Osaka - INT C 106 105 541 61 11 606 4 .993 908.2 5.96 +1.7 .945 10 39 19 48.7
1960 Osaka - INT C 117 114 585 60 7 654 9 .986 994.1 5.84 -0.0 .745 8 40 19 47.5
1960 Osaka - INT RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.1 .998
1961 Osaka - INT C 113 111 571 73 9 648 4 .994 964.2 6.01 -0.4 .808 13 48 20 41.7
1962 Osaka - INT C 89 88 439 70 2 512 3 .994 747.2 6.13 +4.0 1.105 11 42 23 54.8
1962 Osaka - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Osaka - INT C 113 111 517 67 3 588 4 .993 973.2 5.40 +1.5 1.038 11 81 35 43.2
1963 Osaka - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Osaka - INT C 24 23 107 15 0 122 0 1.000 200.2 5.47 +0.4 1.100 2 16 7 43.8
1965 Osaka - INT C 116 114 515 66 4 584 3 .995 983.2 5.32 -2.0 .860 16 79 25 31.6
1966 Osaka - INT C 116 114 471 58 3 533 4 .992 981.0 4.85 -3.4 .827 12 84 30 35.7
1967 Osaka - INT C 40 38 181 15 1 197 1 .995 327.0 5.39 -0.6 .806 2 19 5 26.3
1967 Osaka - INT 1B 89 88 828 61 73 901 12 .987 741.0 10.80 -3.2 .973
1968 Osaka - INT C 9 6 31 3 0 34 0 1.000 57.1 5.34 +0.4 1.015 0 4 2 50.0
1968 Osaka - INT 1B 99 98 855 64 58 929 10 .989 807.2 10.24 -0.4 .977
1969 Osaka - INT C 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1969 Osaka - INT 1B 96 96 819 65 63 897 13 .986 805.0 9.88 -3.9 .967
1970 Osaka - INT C 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 -0.3 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1970 Osaka - INT 1B 28 26 207 19 11 230 4 .983 215.1 9.45 -1.3 .926
1971 Osaka - INT C 9 6 55 8 0 63 0 1.000 53.1 10.63 +1.1 1.452 0 9 5 55.6
1971 Osaka - INT 1B 80 78 593 65 58 660 2 .997 615.2 9.62 +2.5 1.008
1971 Osaka - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Osaka - INT C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1972 Osaka - INT 1B 15 13 110 7 9 118 1 .992 105.0 10.03 -0.9 .941
TOTAL C 1305 1270 6088 708 72 6845 49 .993 10978.2 5.57 +12.2 .930 116 608 266 43.8
TOTAL 1B 407 399 3412 281 272 3735 42 .989 3289.2 10.10 -7.2 .975
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.3 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 5, Pick 8, 56th overall pick).
10/11/1951 Named the #45 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
04/29/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #27 prospect in the BAN
03/31/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1954 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
11/16/1954 Injured (fractured finger),out for 2-3 months.
04/10/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1955 Named the #11 prospect in the BAN
05/23/1955 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1955 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/01/1955 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/18/1955 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1955 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/26/1955 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1955 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/08/1956 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/18/1956 Injured (calf strain),out for 3 weeks.
07/31/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/22/1958 Goes 6-6 against the Kinboshi Kites, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
10/01/1958 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
05/11/1959 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1959 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/02/1959 Earned 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game MVP honors.
08/07/1959 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/24/1959 Finished 3rd in 1959 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/23/1960 Finished 3rd in 1960 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
07/01/1961 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/18/1961 Goes 5-5 against the Fukuoka Falcons, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
06/11/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/21/1962 Injured (fractured finger),out for 5 weeks.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
07/22/1963 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/22/1963 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/01/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
06/02/1964 Injured (fractured ankle),out for 4-5 months.
07/31/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/01/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
06/20/1965 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/01/1965 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/06/1965 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1965 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/20/1965 Finished 2nd in 1965 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
05/01/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/09/1966 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/22/1966 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/01/1967 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/03/1967 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/18/1967 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/31/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1967 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/23/1967 Finished 2nd in 1967 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
05/01/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/25/1968 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/15/1970 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/14/1971 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/05/1971 Hits his 300th career Baseball Association of Nippon home run!
10/11/1972 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1955 115 9
Year PA Rank
1955 476 8
Year AB Rank
1955 427 8
Year H Rank
1955 133 5
1958 144 7
1967 129 7
Year K Rank
1955 51 7
Year TB Rank
1955 194 6
1957 249 7
1958 242 7
1959 221 10
1960 246 7
1961 235 10
1965 221 7
1967 225 2
Year 2B Rank
1960 30 4
Year 3B Rank
1955 6 3
1956 6 10
Year HR Rank
1955 10 8
1957 29 2
1958 24 4
1959 22 4
1960 24 2
1961 22 7
1963 21 6
1965 26 2
1966 17 4
1967 24 1
1968 20 1
1969 16 6
Year RBI Rank
1959 72 10
1960 83 5
1967 76 1
1969 55 10
Year R Rank
1955 61 9
1967 72 4
Year BB Rank
1955 42 10
1959 60 9
1960 67 10
1965 82 1
1967 61 5
Year IBB Rank
1955 3 3
1960 9 5
1965 30 1
1966 18 5
1967 14 10
Year HP Rank
1955 3 7
Year SF Rank
1955 4 9
1967 8 3
Year EBH Rank
1955 35 9
1957 55 6
1958 47 10
1960 57 2
1965 46 7
1967 46 2
Year AVG Rank
1955 .311 1
1958 .324 4
1959 .317 4
1960 .309 6
1961 .326 3
1965 .299 4
1966 .273 10
1967 .280 5
Year OBP Rank
1955 .374 3
1958 .396 8
1959 .403 5
1960 .399 4
1961 .400 5
1965 .416 1
1966 .340 10
1967 .358 4
Year SLG Rank
1955 .454 4
1957 .542 5
1958 .545 4
1959 .547 3
1960 .552 3
1961 .514 4
1963 .487 7
1965 .538 2
1967 .488 1
Year RC Rank
1955 72.65 7
1957 84.93 10
1958 91.52 7
1959 86.15 5
1960 98.65 4
1961 93.36 8
1965 96.02 2
1967 78.36 1
Year RC/27 Rank
1955 6.33 3
1957 6.63 10
1958 7.72 7
1959 7.73 5
1960 8.27 3
1961 7.76 3
1965 8.85 1
1967 5.89 1
Year ISO Rank
1955 .143 4
1957 .255 4
1958 .221 4
1959 .230 3
1960 .242 2
1961 .188 10
1963 .209 4
1965 .238 2
1966 .146 8
1967 .208 1
Year wOBA Rank
1955 .371 3
1957 .397 8
1958 .417 5
1959 .416 4
1960 .407 3
1961 .407 3
1963 .363 9
1965 .382 2
1967 .356 1
Year OPS Rank
1955 .828 4
1957 .899 8
1958 .941 5
1959 .950 4
1960 .951 3
1961 .915 4
1963 .825 9
1965 .954 1
1966 .759 10
1967 .847 1
Year WAR Rank
1955 4.4 4
1956 4.5 9
1957 5.5 7
1958 6.3 4
1959 5.9 6
1960 6.2 7
1961 5.6 5
1963 4.7 10
1965 5.8 3
1967 3.8 9
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