2B Takanori Matsui #6
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/04/1962
2B TAKANORI MATSUI #6 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 499 144 19 4 23 85 67 73 .289 .369 .481 9 6.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 1
Errors: - 5 4
Arm: 1 5 5
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 5
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1962 RAK Loss, 4-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1962 RAK Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1962 RAK Win, 13-4 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/28/1962 @ HSH Loss, 5-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1962 @ HSH Win, 7-4 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/26/1962 @ HSH Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1962 YOK Loss, 3-11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1962 YOK Win, 8-2 5 2 2 2 1 0 2 0
09/21/1962 DNK Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1962 DNK Loss, 6-8 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/20/1932
Born in:Ichikawa, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$9,225
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 11th Pick in Round 5
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 499 144 19 4 23 85 75 67 73 .289 .369 .481 .850 .379 .192 142
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 575 1 1 0 14 2 8 240 46 9 8 52.9 88.0 6.14 6.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   118 29 4 0 5 25 9 11 19 3 0 0 .246 .303 .407 .710
Versus Right   381 115 15 4 18 60 66 56 54 5 2 1 .302 .388 .504 .892
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Last Week   26 6 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .259 .385 .644
May   98 30 4 2 7 21 17 15 9 2 0 0 .306 .391 .602 .993
June   97 17 5 1 1 14 11 18 14 2 0 1 .175 .305 .278 .583
July   103 29 5 1 1 7 11 6 14 2 1 0 .282 .315 .379 .694
August   94 35 3 0 6 15 16 11 24 2 1 0 .372 .430 .596 1.026
September   104 32 2 0 8 28 20 16 12 0 0 0 .308 .400 .558 .958
October   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Last Year   398 120 14 5 17 71 71 51 61 4 4 1 .302 .379 .490 .869
2 Years Ago   513 153 19 4 19 80 81 48 69 4 15 2 .298 .358 .462 .820
Career   3808 1024 140 34 128 567 526 371 518 37 48 8 .269 .332 .424 .757
Home   249 78 10 3 13 54 39 33 33 5 0 1 .313 .389 .534 .923
Road   250 66 9 1 10 31 36 34 40 3 2 0 .264 .348 .428 .776
Grass   499 144 19 4 23 85 75 67 73 8 2 1 .289 .369 .481 .850
Day   220 73 9 2 14 43 43 32 27 2 0 1 .332 .416 .582 .998
Night   279 71 10 2 9 42 32 35 46 6 2 0 .254 .331 .401 .733
As Starter   497 142 19 4 21 83 73 67 73 8 2 1 .286 .366 .467 .833
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Pinch Hitting   2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Close/Late   90 22 4 0 4 9 9 11 13 0 0 0 .244 .327 .422 .749
Inning 1-3   186 57 9 3 7 36 31 21 25 5 2 1 .306 .371 .500 .871
Inning 4-6   164 50 4 1 9 34 23 25 25 3 0 0 .305 .391 .506 .897
Inning 7-9   149 37 6 0 7 15 21 21 23 0 0 0 .248 .341 .430 .771
0 Outs   174 51 4 2 9 22 32 23 23 2 2 1 .293 .375 .494 .869
1 Outs   178 51 8 1 7 31 28 20 30 6 0 0 .287 .348 .461 .809
2 Outs   147 42 7 1 7 32 15 24 20 0 0 0 .286 .386 .490 .876
Scoring Position   126 31 5 1 3 56 18 20 21 8 2 0 .246 .331 .373 .704
Bases Empty   257 76 7 1 15 15 37 37 38 0 0 1 .296 .386 .506 .892
Runner on 1st   116 37 7 2 5 14 20 10 14 0 0 0 .319 .373 .543 .916
Runner on 2nd   23 4 1 1 0 3 3 4 3 0 2 0 .174 .296 .304 .601
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   52 6 1 0 1 6 6 5 11 0 0 0 .115 .193 .192 .385
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 6 1 0 0 9 2 1 3 2 0 0 .333 .333 .389 .722
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 3 0 0 .222 .231 .333 .564
Bases Loaded   20 11 1 0 2 27 4 5 3 2 0 0 .550 .593 .900 1.493
Two Strikes   212 53 9 1 6 35 22 28 73 5 0 0 .250 .331 .387 .717
First Pitch   71 26 3 1 4 14 15 1 0 2 0 1 .366 .373 .606 .979
Count 0-1   57 22 4 2 5 15 11 0 0 0 0 0 .386 .386 .789 1.175
Count 0-2   40 8 2 0 1 10 4 0 16 2 0 0 .200 .190 .325 .515
Count 1-0   55 19 1 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .345 .473 .818
Count 1-1   42 13 0 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 .310 .310 .524 .833
Count 1-2   80 20 3 0 2 10 7 0 29 1 0 0 .250 .247 .362 .609
Count 2-0   15 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .188 .400 .588
Count 2-1   28 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .357 .536
Count 2-2   57 12 1 1 1 7 3 0 21 2 0 0 .211 .203 .316 .519
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 6 17 0 0 0 0 .000 .944 .000 .944
Count 3-1   18 3 0 0 1 2 5 21 0 0 0 0 .167 .615 .333 .949
Full Count   35 13 3 0 2 8 8 28 7 0 0 0 .371 .651 .629 1.279
Behind in Count   177 50 9 2 8 35 22 0 45 3 0 0 .282 .278 .492 .769
Ahead in Count   117 30 3 0 5 13 21 38 0 1 0 0 .256 .436 .410 .846
Batting Leadoff   9 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222
Batting 2nd   150 40 5 1 6 17 23 21 24 2 2 0 .267 .353 .433 .786
Batting 4th   71 23 6 1 2 16 10 17 4 0 0 0 .324 .455 .521 .976
Batting 5th   203 50 5 2 11 39 27 26 32 3 0 1 .246 .330 .453 .784
Batting 6th   17 6 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 .353 .389 .353 .742
Batting 7th   48 19 2 0 3 10 8 2 11 3 0 0 .396 .396 .625 1.021
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Low Leverage   229 72 9 2 13 26 43 37 35 0 0 0 .314 .410 .541 .951
Medium Leverage   165 44 6 1 5 18 19 15 22 2 2 1 .267 .328 .406 .734
High Leverage   102 26 4 1 4 40 12 15 16 6 0 0 .255 .333 .431 .765
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 Kyoto - BAN 23 137 416 107 19 4 6 48 40 31 1 8 54 5 3 .257 .305 .365 .670 95 93 2.6
1956 Kyoto - BAN 24 139 486 118 16 8 13 49 54 37 2 2 56 7 2 .243 .298 .389 .687 90 91 1.9
1957 Kyoto - BAN 25 136 447 112 13 4 15 68 56 43 0 5 63 15 8 .251 .313 .398 .711 101 101 3.6
1958 Kyoto - BAN 26 139 511 142 17 3 17 85 75 45 1 4 61 12 5 .278 .335 .423 .758 112 116 5.2
1959 Kyoto - BAN 27 139 538 128 23 2 18 81 74 49 0 2 81 11 6 .238 .301 .388 .689 99 105 4.8
1960 Kyoto - BAN 28 138 513 153 19 4 19 80 81 48 2 4 69 25 8 .298 .358 .462 .820 134 141 6.6
1961 Kyoto - BAN 29 111 398 120 14 5 17 71 71 51 1 4 61 15 5 .302 .379 .490 .869 140 146 5.5
1962 Kyoto - BAN 30 136 499 144 19 4 23 85 75 67 1 8 73 9 8 .289 .369 .481 .850 139 142 6.1
Total BAN 1075 3808 1024 140 34 128 567 526 371 8 37 518 99 45 .269 .332 .424 .757 114 117 36.3
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 - 19 23 101 41 11 1 3 25 40 11 2 2 9 0 0 .406 .466 .624 1.089 100 100 1.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Kyoto - INT 2B 103 100 213 317 63 547 17 .969 799.0 5.97 +7.2 1.053
1955 Kyoto - INT 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.060
1955 Kyoto - INT SS 35 34 80 95 17 179 4 .978 282.1 5.58 +5.5 1.162
1956 Kyoto - INT 2B 85 83 191 268 68 467 8 .983 667.2 6.19 -0.4 1.031
1956 Kyoto - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Kyoto - INT SS 61 53 89 171 35 276 16 .942 466.0 5.02 +4.1 1.047
1957 Kyoto - INT 2B 115 114 290 370 118 673 13 .981 944.2 6.29 +9.7 1.094
1957 Kyoto - INT 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.063
1957 Kyoto - INT SS 28 18 30 63 18 93 0 1.000 166.0 5.04 +5.8 1.211
1958 Kyoto - INT C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1958 Kyoto - INT 2B 130 126 309 418 110 739 12 .984 1078.0 6.07 +18.5 1.106
1958 Kyoto - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Kyoto - INT SS 12 7 22 24 4 46 0 1.000 66.1 6.24 +1.4 1.060
1959 Kyoto - INT 2B 132 131 312 431 106 760 17 .978 1115.0 6.00 +18.2 1.091
1959 Kyoto - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Kyoto - INT SS 9 6 10 27 3 40 3 .925 57.0 5.84 -0.9 .964
1960 Kyoto - INT 2B 131 131 312 421 101 751 18 .976 1108.1 5.95 +14.5 1.081
1960 Kyoto - INT SS 3 3 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 25.0 4.68 -0.1 1.054
1961 Kyoto - INT 2B 92 92 250 316 85 576 10 .983 784.0 6.50 +11.6 1.090
1961 Kyoto - INT SS 18 16 28 57 10 87 2 .977 138.0 5.54 +1.2 1.094
1962 Kyoto - INT 2B 129 128 337 385 111 739 17 .977 1083.1 6.00 +8.4 1.065
1962 Kyoto - INT SS 6 5 11 17 6 29 1 .966 51.0 4.94 -0.0 1.003
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 917 905 2214 2926 762 5252 112 .979 7580.0 6.10 +87.8 1.078
TOTAL 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.061
TOTAL SS 172 142 275 462 93 763 26 .966 1251.2 5.30 +17.0 1.090
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 5, Pick 11, 59th overall pick).
10/11/1951 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #44 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1952 Named the #37 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1953 Named the #44 prospect in the BAN
04/16/1954 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/09/1955 Wins the 1955 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls.
07/31/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/20/1956 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/10/1957 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/29/1959 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/23/1960 Finished 3rd in 1960 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
05/29/1961 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 4 weeks.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/20/1962 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/20/1962 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1962 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
09/28/1962 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/01/1962 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1955 134 3
1956 136 1
1957 132 9
1958 133 10
1959 137 1
1962 134 2
Year PA Rank
1955 456 10
1959 589 5
1960 567 9
1962 575 8
Year AB Rank
1955 416 10
1956 486 10
1959 538 1
1960 513 8
1962 499 10
Year H Rank
1955 107 10
1958 142 8
1960 153 5
1962 144 6
Year K Rank
1955 54 10
Year TB Rank
1958 216 10
1960 237 9
1962 240 6
Year 2B Rank
1955 19 7
Year 3B Rank
1955 4 8
1956 8 9
1962 4 9
Year HR Rank
1959 18 6
1960 19 8
1961 17 9
1962 23 2
Year SB Rank
1955 5 8
1957 15 2
1958 12 3
1959 11 8
1960 25 3
1961 15 4
1962 9 8
Year RBI Rank
1958 85 4
1959 81 4
1960 80 7
1962 85 4
Year R Rank
1959 74 8
1960 81 5
1962 75 9
Year IBB Rank
1955 3 6
Year SH Rank
1955 9 4
1960 15 7
Year SF Rank
1955 8 1
1957 5 10
1958 4 5
1962 8 1
Year EBH Rank
1955 29 10
1959 43 10
1962 46 9
Year AVG Rank
1955 .257 7
1960 .298 6
1961 .302 7
1962 .289 9
Year OBP Rank
1955 .305 9
1961 .379 8
Year SLG Rank
1955 .365 8
1960 .462 10
1961 .490 7
1962 .481 7
Year RC Rank
1960 87.21 6
1962 88.02 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1955 3.81 9
1961 7.11 5
1962 6.14 9
Year ISO Rank
1955 .108 10
1961 .188 7
1962 .192 4
Year wOBA Rank
1955 .300 9
1960 .366 9
1961 .388 4
1962 .379 8
Year OPS Rank
1955 .670 9
1960 .820 8
1961 .869 7
1962 .850 8
Year WAR Rank
1955 2.1 8
1958 5.2 7
1959 4.7 6
1960 6.5 1
1961 5.4 4
1962 6.1 3
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