C Kousei Ota #39
Osaka Sailors BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1961
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C KOUSEI OTA #39 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 457 149 20 0 22 71 57 52 .326 .400 .514 1 5.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 @ VES Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/1961 @ VES Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1961 @ KOB Win, 8-5 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1961 @ KOB Loss, 3-6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/26/1961 @ KOB Win, 8-5 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
09/25/1961 KIN Loss, 5-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1961 KIN Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1961 KIN Win, 5-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1961 @ NAG Win, 7-5 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1933
Born in:Kitakyushu, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$10,625
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 457 149 20 0 22 71 73 57 52 .326 .400 .514 .915 .407 .188 153
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 111 517 1 1 0 15 0 2 235 42 1 0 100.0 93.4 7.76 5.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 24 2 0 5 8 13 16 14 0 0 0 .253 .360 .432 .792
Versus Right   362 125 18 0 17 63 60 41 38 2 0 1 .345 .411 .536 .947
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   88 30 3 0 3 10 15 14 11 0 0 1 .341 .437 .477 .914
June   91 36 3 0 7 22 19 12 12 0 0 0 .396 .466 .659 1.125
July   99 31 4 0 7 17 16 8 13 1 0 0 .313 .361 .566 .927
August   80 19 4 0 3 11 11 9 7 1 0 0 .237 .311 .400 .711
September   95 33 6 0 2 11 12 13 8 0 0 0 .347 .426 .474 .900
October   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last Year   446 138 30 3 24 83 75 67 62 2 0 1 .309 .399 .552 .951
2 Years Ago   404 128 21 3 22 72 65 60 56 5 0 2 .317 .403 .547 .950
Career   3009 940 156 25 143 463 468 369 340 18 1 11 .312 .387 .523 .911
Home   226 69 11 0 7 27 29 32 28 0 0 0 .305 .391 .447 .838
Road   231 80 9 0 15 44 44 25 24 2 0 1 .346 .409 .580 .989
Grass   457 149 20 0 22 71 73 57 52 2 0 1 .326 .400 .514 .915
Day   226 74 11 0 12 37 38 27 28 0 0 1 .327 .402 .535 .937
Night   231 75 9 0 10 34 35 30 24 2 0 0 .325 .399 .494 .893
As Starter   439 144 20 0 22 69 71 53 50 2 0 1 .328 .400 .524 .924
As Reliever / Substitution   18 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 .278 .409 .278 .687
Pinch Hitting   15 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 .267 .421 .267 .688
Close/Late   104 35 4 0 6 16 16 15 11 0 0 1 .337 .425 .548 .973
Inning 1-3   170 51 7 0 9 28 25 19 23 1 0 0 .300 .368 .500 .868
Inning 4-6   140 48 6 0 5 20 23 16 13 0 0 0 .343 .410 .493 .903
Inning 7-9   147 50 7 0 8 23 25 22 16 1 0 1 .340 .427 .551 .978
0 Outs   152 50 9 0 9 27 30 20 17 1 0 1 .329 .408 .566 .974
1 Outs   153 54 6 0 5 18 25 21 15 1 0 0 .353 .429 .490 .919
2 Outs   152 45 5 0 8 26 18 16 20 0 0 0 .296 .363 .487 .850
Scoring Position   119 39 5 0 5 47 21 14 11 2 0 0 .328 .393 .496 .888
Bases Empty   250 81 9 0 14 14 38 32 28 0 0 1 .324 .403 .528 .931
Runner on 1st   88 29 6 0 3 10 14 11 13 0 0 0 .330 .404 .500 .904
Runner on 2nd   42 14 3 0 2 12 10 7 4 0 0 0 .333 .429 .548 .976
Runner on 3rd   16 8 1 0 2 13 5 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .526 .938 1.464
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 7 1 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 .233 .281 .267 .548
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 1 7 2 0 4 1 0 0 .231 .214 .462 .676
Two Strikes   169 44 6 0 5 17 19 28 52 1 0 1 .260 .367 .385 .751
First Pitch   77 25 2 0 4 16 11 1 0 0 0 0 .325 .333 .506 .840
Count 0-1   53 17 3 0 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .547 .868
Count 0-2   29 7 2 0 1 3 3 0 12 0 0 0 .241 .241 .414 .655
Count 1-0   48 17 2 0 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .354 .354 .583 .938
Count 1-1   50 19 3 0 5 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 .380 .380 .740 1.120
Count 1-2   51 10 0 0 0 3 2 0 21 1 0 1 .196 .208 .196 .404
Count 2-0   12 6 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .462 .583 1.045
Count 2-1   35 14 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-2   60 19 2 0 3 9 6 0 12 0 0 0 .317 .317 .500 .817
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 7 2 0 0 1 5 14 0 0 0 0 .538 .778 .692 1.470
Full Count   29 8 2 0 1 2 8 28 7 0 0 0 .276 .632 .448 1.080
Behind in Count   133 34 5 0 4 15 14 0 33 1 0 1 .256 .259 .383 .643
Ahead in Count   108 44 6 0 5 16 24 28 0 1 0 0 .407 .526 .602 1.127
Batting 2nd   193 68 7 0 10 30 33 26 23 0 0 1 .352 .432 .544 .976
Batting 3rd   214 68 10 0 11 34 34 25 26 2 0 0 .318 .386 .519 .905
Batting 4th   36 9 3 0 1 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .308 .417 .724
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 9th   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Low Leverage   196 66 8 0 10 20 33 27 23 1 0 0 .337 .415 .531 .946
Medium Leverage   169 54 7 0 11 34 29 19 22 1 0 0 .320 .386 .556 .942
High Leverage   89 28 4 0 1 17 10 11 7 0 0 1 .315 .396 .393 .789
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 .915 145 153 5.6
Total BAN 867 3009 940 156 25 143 463 468 369 11 18 340 1 2 .312 .387 .523 .911 151 152 37.5
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
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
TOTAL C 779 770 3767 406 59 4207 34 .992 6642.1 5.65 +11.1 .915 62 274 134 48.9
TOTAL RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +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.
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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