C Kousei Ota #39
Osaka Sailors BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C KOUSEI OTA #39 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
99 350 106 18 3 20 54 37 45 .303 .366 .543 0 5.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 2 3
Arm: 4 3 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1963 @ KIN Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ KIN Win, 4-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/29/1963 KOB Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 KOB Loss, 3-8 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
08/27/1963 KOB Loss, 2-8 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 FUK Loss, 3-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/24/1963 FUK Win, 1-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1963 @ NAG Loss, 5-9 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
08/22/1963 @ NAG Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1963 @ NAG Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1933
Born in:Kitakyushu, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$60,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 124 Days
Service This Yr:124 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, 8th 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 99 350 106 18 3 20 54 61 37 45 .303 .366 .543 .909 .397 .240 164
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 91 391 0 1 0 9 0 4 190 41 0 0 0.0 69.0 7.25 5.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 16 4 0 2 9 7 12 10 0 0 0 .258 .378 .419 .798
Versus Right   288 90 14 3 18 45 54 25 35 4 0 0 .312 .363 .569 .932
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 7 0 0 1 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .364 .476 .840
May   94 26 6 0 4 8 13 10 8 0 0 0 .277 .346 .468 .814
June   84 26 5 0 3 15 18 8 6 2 0 0 .310 .362 .476 .838
July   90 38 7 2 9 20 18 13 11 1 0 0 .422 .490 .844 1.335
August   78 15 0 1 4 11 11 6 20 1 0 0 .192 .247 .372 .619
September   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
All-Star Game   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Year   339 106 19 3 16 63 49 42 38 4 0 2 .313 .388 .528 .916
2 Years Ago   457 149 20 0 22 71 73 57 52 2 0 1 .326 .400 .514 .915
Career   3698 1152 193 31 179 580 578 448 423 26 1 13 .312 .385 .526 .911
Home   154 47 7 1 10 22 34 22 14 2 0 0 .305 .388 .558 .946
Road   196 59 11 2 10 32 27 15 31 2 0 0 .301 .347 .531 .878
Grass   350 106 18 3 20 54 61 37 45 4 0 0 .303 .366 .543 .909
Day   166 57 9 3 10 24 30 15 24 2 0 0 .343 .393 .614 1.008
Night   184 49 9 0 10 30 31 22 21 2 0 0 .266 .341 .478 .820
As Starter   342 105 18 3 20 54 60 37 43 4 0 0 .307 .371 .553 .923
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   76 17 1 1 2 5 9 9 14 0 0 0 .224 .306 .342 .648
Inning 1-3   124 41 9 2 7 24 25 16 12 2 0 0 .331 .401 .605 1.006
Inning 4-6   119 35 6 0 7 18 21 10 15 2 0 0 .294 .344 .521 .865
Inning 7-9   107 30 3 1 6 12 15 11 18 0 0 0 .280 .347 .495 .843
0 Outs   109 35 4 0 8 11 25 11 18 1 0 0 .321 .380 .578 .958
1 Outs   104 34 10 2 7 28 21 12 12 3 0 0 .327 .387 .663 1.050
2 Outs   137 37 4 1 5 15 15 14 15 0 0 0 .270 .338 .423 .761
Scoring Position   97 26 6 1 6 34 17 8 12 4 0 0 .268 .312 .536 .848
Bases Empty   184 61 9 1 12 12 34 22 26 0 0 0 .332 .403 .587 .990
Runner on 1st   69 19 3 1 2 8 10 7 7 0 0 0 .275 .342 .435 .777
Runner on 2nd   37 10 1 1 4 12 9 5 5 0 0 0 .270 .357 .676 1.033
Runner on 3rd   17 4 2 0 1 7 2 1 2 1 0 0 .235 .263 .529 .793
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 7 2 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .350 .409 .450 .859
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 7 2 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .273 .667 .939
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
Two Strikes   142 35 5 1 7 18 25 16 45 0 0 0 .246 .323 .444 .766
First Pitch   60 18 3 0 5 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .311 .600 .911
Count 0-1   29 9 1 1 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .310 .300 .621 .921
Count 0-2   39 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 13 0 0 0 .179 .179 .231 .410
Count 1-0   42 19 3 0 4 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 .452 .452 .810 1.262
Count 1-1   34 15 2 1 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .441 .429 .647 1.076
Count 1-2   43 17 3 1 5 10 13 0 11 0 0 0 .395 .395 .860 1.256
Count 2-0   12 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Count 2-1   19 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Count 2-2   40 8 0 0 2 5 3 0 15 0 0 0 .200 .200 .350 .550
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 2 0 0 1 4 5 13 0 2 0 0 .167 .556 .417 .972
Full Count   20 3 0 0 0 0 6 16 6 0 0 0 .150 .528 .150 .678
Behind in Count   111 33 6 2 7 18 21 0 24 1 0 0 .297 .295 .577 .871
Ahead in Count   85 29 7 0 5 18 19 20 0 2 0 0 .341 .458 .600 1.058
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   190 56 10 2 11 31 34 24 18 3 0 0 .295 .369 .542 .911
Batting 4th   154 49 8 1 9 23 26 13 26 1 0 0 .318 .369 .558 .927
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   133 45 7 0 8 16 22 16 12 1 0 0 .338 .407 .571 .978
Medium Leverage   148 45 10 3 8 25 28 12 24 1 0 0 .304 .354 .574 .928
High Leverage   68 15 1 0 3 12 10 9 9 2 0 0 .221 .304 .368 .671
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 .828 121 118 3.9
1956 Osaka - BAN 22 107 372 116 24 6 12 51 55 44 0 2 33 0 1 .312 .383 .505 .888 140 144 4.4
1957 Osaka - BAN 23 129 459 132 22 4 29 64 68 48 2 2 43 0 1 .288 .356 .542 .899 147 148 5.3
1958 Osaka - BAN 24 132 444 144 20 3 24 71 71 51 2 1 43 0 0 .324 .396 .545 .941 164 167 6.4
1959 Osaka - BAN 25 116 404 128 21 3 22 72 65 60 2 5 56 0 0 .317 .403 .547 .950 171 171 5.8
1960 Osaka - BAN 26 132 446 138 30 3 24 83 75 67 1 2 62 0 0 .309 .399 .552 .951 165 159 6.1
1961 Osaka - BAN 27 130 457 149 20 0 22 71 73 57 1 2 52 1 0 .326 .400 .514 .915 147 149 5.5
1962 Osaka - BAN 28 102 339 106 19 3 16 63 49 42 2 4 38 0 0 .313 .388 .528 .916 155 155 4.4
1963 Osaka - BAN 29 99 350 106 18 3 20 54 61 37 0 4 45 0 0 .303 .366 .543 .909 159 164 5.0
Total BAN 1068 3698 1152 193 31 179 580 578 448 13 26 423 1 2 .312 .385 .526 .911 152 153 46.7
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
1951 Total - 17 25 105 48 10 2 3 28 37 14 2 2 7 0 0 .457 .520 .676 1.197 100 100 2.1
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 93 91 404 50 3 457 3 .993 797.0 5.13 +1.2 .953 8 54 24 44.4
1963 Osaka - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 961 949 4610 526 64 5176 40 .992 8187.0 5.65 +16.2 .944 81 370 181 48.9
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.
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
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
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
Year RBI Rank
1959 72 10
1960 83 5
Year R Rank
1955 61 9
Year BB Rank
1955 42 10
1959 60 9
1960 67 10
Year IBB Rank
1955 3 3
1960 9 5
Year HP Rank
1955 3 7
Year SF Rank
1955 4 9
Year EBH Rank
1955 35 9
1957 55 6
1958 47 10
1960 57 2
Year AVG Rank
1955 .311 1
1958 .324 4
1959 .317 4
1960 .309 6
1961 .326 3
Year OBP Rank
1955 .374 3
1958 .396 8
1959 .403 5
1960 .399 4
1961 .400 5
Year SLG Rank
1955 .454 4
1957 .542 5
1958 .545 4
1959 .547 3
1960 .552 3
1961 .514 4
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
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
Year ISO Rank
1955 .143 4
1957 .255 4
1958 .221 4
1959 .230 3
1960 .242 2
1961 .188 10
Year wOBA Rank
1955 .371 3
1957 .397 8
1958 .417 5
1959 .416 4
1960 .407 3
1961 .407 3
Year OPS Rank
1955 .828 4
1957 .899 8
1958 .941 5
1959 .950 4
1960 .951 3
1961 .915 4
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
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