06/05/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 2, Pick 2, 14th overall pick). |
10/11/1951 | Named the #37 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Kinboshi Kites development complex. |
05/01/1952 | Named the #24 prospect in the BAN |
07/16/1952 | Named the #21 prospect in the BAN |
05/01/1953 | Named the #16 prospect in the BAN |
06/01/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/31/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/31/1953 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/01/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/01/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/19/1953 | Wins the 1953 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award. |
03/26/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Kinboshi Kites development complex. |
07/31/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/11/1957 | Wins the 1957 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites. |
05/12/1958 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/28/1959 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/14/1959 | Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites. |
05/07/1960 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Nagasaki Stars with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/17/1960 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/05/1960 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/08/1960 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/11/1961 | Wins the 1961 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | SH | Rank | 1953 | 6 | 10 | 1958 | 9 | 10 | 1960 | 11 | 6 | | | Year | GS | Rank | 1953 | 31 | 1 | 1956 | 32 | 2 | 1957 | 30 | 9 | 1958 | 29 | 9 | 1959 | 30 | 5 | 1960 | 29 | 6 | 1961 | 29 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1953 | 17 | 1 | 1956 | 12 | 10 | 1957 | 14 | 4 | 1959 | 16 | 3 | 1961 | 12 | 6 | |
Year | L | Rank | 1953 | 7 | 9 | 1956 | 12 | 7 | 1957 | 12 | 8 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1953 | .708 | 1 | 1958 | .571 | 9 | 1959 | .727 | 2 | 1961 | .800 | 2 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1953 | 212.0 | 4 | 1956 | 203.0 | 9 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1953 | 889 | 4 | 1956 | 885 | 8 | | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1953 | 66 | 4 | 1956 | 97 | 1 | 1957 | 77 | 3 | 1958 | 97 | 2 | 1959 | 94 | 2 | 1960 | 94 | 3 | 1961 | 105 | 2 | | Year | K | Rank | 1953 | 93 | 4 | 1956 | 108 | 8 | 1957 | 116 | 7 | 1959 | 107 | 9 | 1960 | 109 | 10 | 1961 | 110 | 9 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1953 | 5 | 2 | 1956 | 6 | 5 | 1961 | 8 | 4 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1953 | 2.38 | 1 | 1957 | 3.10 | 6 | 1958 | 2.60 | 3 | 1959 | 2.25 | 3 | 1961 | 3.20 | 7 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1953 | .252 | 1 | 1958 | .203 | 1 | 1959 | .242 | 4 | 1960 | .260 | 8 | 1961 | .237 | 3 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1953 | 1.19 | 1 | 1958 | 1.14 | 3 | 1959 | 1.23 | 9 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1953 | 1.41 | 3 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1953 | 10.91 | 1 | 1958 | 10.56 | 4 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1953 | 0.42 | 2 | 1956 | 0.75 | 6 | 1957 | 0.54 | 7 | 1958 | 0.46 | 3 | 1959 | 0.09 | 1 | 1960 | 0.60 | 9 | 1961 | 0.66 | 9 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1953 | 7.90 | 1 | 1956 | 8.51 | 9 | 1957 | 8.13 | 7 | 1958 | 5.87 | 1 | 1959 | 6.76 | 1 | 1960 | 7.57 | 4 | 1961 | 6.95 | 2 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1953 | 2.80 | 4 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1953 | 3.95 | 4 | 1956 | 4.79 | 6 | 1957 | 5.21 | 5 | 1959 | 4.92 | 10 | 1960 | 5.43 | 10 | 1961 | 5.58 | 6 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1953 | 25 | 1 | 1956 | 18 | 7 | 1957 | 21 | 2 | 1958 | 22 | 5 | 1959 | 24 | 2 | 1960 | 19 | 5 | 1961 | 21 | 3 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1953 | .806 | 1 | 1957 | .700 | 4 | 1958 | .759 | 3 | 1959 | .800 | 3 | 1960 | .655 | 7 | 1961 | .724 | 3 | | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1953 | .065 | 8 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1953 | 1 | 4 | 1960 | 3 | 2 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1953 | 0.52 | 2 | 1957 | 0.54 | 1 | 1958 | 0.53 | 3 | 1959 | 0.56 | 1 | 1960 | 0.53 | 6 | 1961 | 0.55 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1953 | 4.5 | 2 | 1957 | 3.8 | 8 | 1959 | 4.0 | 7 | | |