C Kazuaki Mukai #5
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C KAZUAKI MUKAI #5 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
74 264 82 9 0 6 34 20 39 .311 .358 .413 0 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 2 2 2
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: 2 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/20/1963 KOB Win, 4-2 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/19/1963 KOB Loss, 1-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1963 @ KOB Loss, 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1963 VES Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1963 VES Win, 6-2 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/16/1963 @ VES Win, 6-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1963 @ NAG Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1963 @ NAG Loss, 2-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1963 OSA Win, 7-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1963 OSA Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/07/1929
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$40,425
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:12 Years, None
Service This Yr:155 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, 3rd Pick in Round 3
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 74 264 82 9 0 6 34 37 20 39 .311 .358 .413 .771 .346 .102 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 68 288 1 0 0 8 0 3 109 15 0 0 0.0 38.3 5.35 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   76 25 5 0 1 15 13 10 8 0 0 0 .329 .407 .434 .841
Versus Right   188 57 4 0 5 19 24 10 31 3 0 1 .303 .337 .404 .741
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   87 32 4 0 2 17 15 12 15 2 0 0 .368 .436 .483 .918
June   59 18 1 0 2 3 7 4 7 0 0 0 .305 .349 .424 .773
August   64 14 1 0 1 6 7 3 12 1 0 1 .219 .261 .281 .542
September   54 18 3 0 1 8 8 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .345 .444 .790
Last Year   417 132 24 5 12 58 58 50 55 4 0 5 .317 .393 .484 .877
2 Years Ago   406 88 12 2 15 65 58 66 50 5 0 1 .217 .324 .367 .691
Career   4040 1113 162 19 111 570 517 483 390 36 0 29 .275 .354 .407 .762
Home   128 39 5 0 3 17 22 13 17 2 0 1 .305 .368 .414 .782
Road   136 43 4 0 3 17 15 7 22 1 0 0 .316 .347 .412 .759
Grass   264 82 9 0 6 34 37 20 39 3 0 1 .311 .358 .413 .771
Day   89 31 3 0 4 15 18 7 12 2 0 0 .348 .388 .517 .905
Night   175 51 6 0 2 19 19 13 27 1 0 1 .291 .342 .360 .702
As Starter   258 80 9 0 6 33 36 20 38 3 0 1 .310 .358 .415 .773
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   57 21 3 0 2 10 9 6 6 1 0 0 .368 .422 .526 .948
Inning 1-3   82 16 3 0 2 9 8 5 13 1 0 1 .195 .247 .305 .552
Inning 4-6   97 37 3 0 2 14 19 7 16 1 0 0 .381 .419 .474 .893
Inning 7-9   85 29 3 0 2 11 10 8 10 1 0 0 .341 .394 .447 .841
0 Outs   88 28 4 0 2 10 17 11 13 1 0 0 .318 .390 .432 .822
1 Outs   89 30 4 0 3 14 12 3 14 2 0 0 .337 .351 .483 .834
2 Outs   87 24 1 0 1 10 8 6 12 0 0 1 .276 .330 .322 .652
Scoring Position   69 23 5 0 1 27 11 4 11 3 0 1 .333 .364 .449 .813
Bases Empty   146 45 2 0 5 5 20 14 23 0 0 0 .308 .369 .425 .793
Runner on 1st   49 14 2 0 0 2 6 2 5 0 0 0 .286 .314 .327 .640
Runner on 2nd   24 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 1 .250 .280 .250 .530
Runner on 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 9 2 0 1 7 5 3 1 0 0 0 .474 .545 .737 1.282
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 .429 .444 .571 1.016
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Two Strikes   115 30 3 0 0 11 10 11 39 1 0 0 .261 .323 .287 .610
First Pitch   35 12 3 0 1 8 8 0 0 1 0 1 .343 .351 .514 .866
Count 0-1   19 7 1 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .737 1.105
Count 0-2   19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 1-0   31 11 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .355 .355 .387 .742
Count 1-1   24 8 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .320 .458 .778
Count 1-2   40 8 1 0 0 6 2 0 15 0 0 0 .200 .200 .225 .425
Count 2-0   17 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 2-1   18 7 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .722 1.111
Count 2-2   37 13 1 0 0 3 3 0 10 0 0 0 .351 .351 .378 .730
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .400 1.100
Full Count   19 6 1 0 0 2 5 11 6 1 0 0 .316 .548 .368 .917
Behind in Count   78 18 2 0 2 12 6 0 23 0 0 0 .231 .231 .333 .564
Ahead in Count   71 25 2 0 2 7 12 9 0 0 0 0 .352 .425 .465 .890
Batting 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting 4th   20 7 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .350 .381 .400 .781
Batting 5th   182 54 5 0 4 19 24 16 26 1 0 1 .297 .355 .390 .745
Batting 6th   49 17 3 0 2 12 9 1 9 2 0 0 .347 .346 .531 .877
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   112 35 2 0 3 9 12 5 16 1 0 0 .312 .339 .411 .750
Medium Leverage   99 32 5 0 2 16 17 12 15 2 0 1 .323 .395 .434 .829
High Leverage   53 15 2 0 1 9 8 3 8 0 0 0 .283 .321 .377 .699
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
1953 Yokohama - BAN 24 128 445 116 11 4 9 52 48 46 3 2 31 0 1 .261 .333 .364 .697 92 97 2.3
1954 Yokohama - BAN 25 121 446 134 20 3 9 50 50 49 2 4 29 0 1 .300 .369 .419 .789 129 132 3.6
1956 Yokohama - BAN 27 124 429 108 18 1 5 44 45 57 2 3 31 0 0 .252 .340 .333 .673 89 89 1.6
1957 Yokohama - BAN 28 121 427 119 17 1 11 66 48 50 2 6 37 0 0 .279 .353 .400 .753 113 111 3.3
1958 Yokohama - BAN 29 120 440 116 17 1 8 69 59 49 6 4 43 0 0 .264 .343 .361 .704 99 102 2.3
1959 Yokohama - BAN 30 83 299 89 14 1 11 46 42 39 2 1 20 1 0 .298 .381 .462 .843 144 150 4.5
1960 Yokohama - BAN 31 125 467 129 20 1 25 86 72 57 5 4 55 1 0 .276 .358 .484 .842 139 147 5.3
1961 Yokohama - BAN 32 115 406 88 12 2 15 65 58 66 1 5 50 1 0 .217 .324 .367 .691 92 99 2.0
1962 Fukuoka - BAN 33 120 417 132 24 5 12 58 58 50 5 4 55 1 1 .317 .393 .484 .877 145 147 4.2
1963 Fukuoka - BAN 34 74 264 82 9 0 6 34 37 20 1 3 39 0 0 .311 .358 .413 .771 122 129 2.1
Total BAN 1131 4040 1113 162 19 111 570 517 483 29 36 390 4 3 .275 .354 .407 .762 115 119 31.2
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 - 22 62 271 78 10 1 10 52 72 32 4 1 24 0 0 .288 .370 .443 .813 100 100 1.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Yokohama - INT C 113 113 489 64 10 555 2 .996 982.2 5.06 +4.0 1.194 10 37 15 40.5
1954 Yokohama - INT C 117 117 641 75 2 718 2 .997 1013.2 6.36 -0.9 1.072 9 90 31 34.4
1956 Yokohama - INT C 120 115 596 83 6 681 2 .997 1001.0 6.10 +2.9 1.015 6 60 29 48.3
1957 Yokohama - INT C 117 113 649 77 5 729 3 .996 984.1 6.64 +2.9 1.013 3 68 27 39.7
1958 Yokohama - INT C 113 111 663 49 6 714 2 .997 973.0 6.59 +1.3 1.031 7 47 17 36.2
1959 Yokohama - INT C 80 75 473 46 5 520 1 .998 648.1 7.20 +3.7 1.116 2 33 17 51.5
1960 Yokohama - INT C 117 114 680 73 9 756 3 .996 996.1 6.80 +3.0 1.071 6 56 19 33.9
1961 Yokohama - INT C 109 107 604 63 6 668 1 .999 930.2 6.45 +1.1 1.062 15 61 23 37.7
1961 Yokohama - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1962 Fukuoka - INT C 112 110 555 53 2 611 3 .995 958.2 5.71 -1.2 .985 9 86 21 24.4
1963 Fukuoka - INT C 58 55 268 35 3 303 0 1.000 476.0 5.73 +0.5 .991 5 45 16 35.6
1963 Fukuoka - INT 1B 14 13 127 10 10 139 2 .986 116.0 10.63 -0.8 .949
TOTAL C 1056 1030 5618 618 54 6255 19 .997 8964.2 6.26 +17.3 1.056 72 583 215 36.9
TOTAL 1B 15 13 129 10 10 141 2 .986 118.0 10.60 -0.8 .949
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 3, Pick 3, 27th overall pick).
10/11/1951 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1952 Named the #10 prospect in the BAN
07/31/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/31/1953 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
10/10/1953 Wins the 1953 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
03/30/1954 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
05/24/1954 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/14/1954 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/13/1954 Wins the 1954 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
10/23/1954 Finished 3rd in 1954 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
04/22/1955 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
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.
05/03/1959 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3 weeks.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1959 Injured (strained groin),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/13/1960 Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
10/23/1960 Finished 2nd in 1960 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
03/10/1961 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
02/05/1962 Was traded by the Yokohama Kingfishers to the Fukuoka Falcons in exchange for CF Satoshi Hino and RP Takenao Murakami.
05/01/1962 Detrimentally completed training to learn a new position at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
06/04/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
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.
05/21/1963 Goes 0-2 against the Nagasaki Stars, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
06/22/1963 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/23/1963 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/20/1963 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/20/1963 Injured (plantar fascitis),out for 2-3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1954 501 10
Year AB Rank
1953 445 10
1954 446 8
Year H Rank
1954 134 6
Year TB Rank
1954 187 8
Year 2B Rank
1954 20 7
Year 3B Rank
1953 4 5
1954 3 8
Year HR Rank
1953 9 9
1954 9 8
1960 25 4
Year RBI Rank
1954 50 10
1960 86 6
Year R Rank
1954 50 9
Year BB Rank
1953 46 10
1954 49 8
Year IBB Rank
1954 6 7
1956 6 7
1957 8 2
Year HP Rank
1953 3 8
1954 2 6
1958 6 3
1960 5 8
1962 5 6
Year SF Rank
1954 4 6
1957 6 4
1958 4 5
1961 5 9
Year EBH Rank
1954 32 9
Year AVG Rank
1954 .300 2
1962 .317 5
Year OBP Rank
1954 .369 5
1962 .393 7
Year SLG Rank
1954 .419 5
1960 .484 5
1962 .484 10
Year RC Rank
1954 66.93 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1954 5.41 4
1962 7.62 7
Year ISO Rank
1954 .119 8
1960 .208 4
Year wOBA Rank
1954 .354 4
1960 .375 5
1962 .394 9
Year OPS Rank
1954 .789 4
1960 .842 7
1962 .877 9
Year WAR Rank
1953 2.5 10
1954 3.4 5
1959 4.4 8
1960 5.2 4
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