06/05/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 3, Pick 11, 35th overall pick). |
03/26/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
05/01/1952 | Named the #58 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
05/01/1953 | Named the #45 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1954 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
05/01/1954 | Named the #52 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
05/09/1955 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/14/1955 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/09/1955 | Wins the 1955 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls. |
03/26/1956 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
05/02/1956 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/06/1956 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/01/1957 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
06/16/1957 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/27/1957 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/31/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/11/1957 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/27/1958 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/02/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
08/23/1958 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week. |
09/07/1958 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
03/24/1959 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
07/11/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/17/1960 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/29/1960 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
03/23/1962 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1955 | 27 | 7 | 1956 | 30 | 9 | 1957 | 33 | 1 | 1961 | 29 | 8 | | Year | W | Rank | 1955 | 14 | 1 | 1956 | 13 | 10 | 1957 | 12 | 9 | 1958 | 13 | 6 | 1959 | 13 | 9 | 1960 | 12 | 8 | 1961 | 14 | 3 | | Year | L | Rank | 1955 | 7 | 8 | 1956 | 12 | 9 | 1957 | 11 | 9 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1955 | .667 | 1 | 1958 | .619 | 7 | 1959 | .650 | 6 | 1960 | .632 | 7 | 1961 | .609 | 5 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1955 | 212.1 | 4 | 1956 | 229.0 | 5 | 1957 | 246.1 | 2 | 1958 | 206.2 | 10 | 1961 | 191.1 | 10 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1955 | 890 | 3 | 1956 | 1000 | 5 | 1957 | 1068 | 1 | 1958 | 905 | 8 | 1961 | 842 | 9 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1955 | 19 | 1 | 1958 | 25 | 2 | 1959 | 23 | 4 | 1961 | 21 | 4 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1955 | 75 | 5 | 1956 | 120 | 2 | 1957 | 115 | 2 | 1958 | 99 | 5 | 1959 | 104 | 2 | 1960 | 85 | 3 | 1961 | 111 | 1 | | Year | K | Rank | 1955 | 91 | 6 | 1956 | 151 | 4 | 1957 | 161 | 3 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1955 | 3 | 9 | 1957 | 5 | 7 | 1960 | 8 | 1 | 1961 | 6 | 7 | |
Year | ERA | Rank | 1955 | 3.18 | 4 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1955 | .266 | 6 | 1960 | .266 | 9 | 1961 | .250 | 4 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1955 | 1.29 | 5 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1955 | 1.21 | 5 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1955 | 11.70 | 5 | |
Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1955 | 0.81 | 6 | 1956 | 0.59 | 7 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1955 | 8.39 | 7 | 1957 | 8.15 | 9 | 1960 | 8.21 | 10 | 1961 | 7.95 | 7 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1955 | 3.18 | 3 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1955 | 3.86 | 7 | 1956 | 5.93 | 4 | 1957 | 5.88 | 5 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1955 | 18 | 5 | 1957 | 18 | 9 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1955 | .667 | 5 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1955 | 13 | 2 | 1956 | 13 | 4 | 1957 | 16 | 2 | 1958 | 11 | 6 | 1959 | 9 | 7 | 1960 | 5 | 10 | 1961 | 5 | 8 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1955 | .481 | 1 | 1956 | .433 | 4 | 1957 | .485 | 2 | 1958 | .379 | 7 | 1959 | .360 | 7 | 1960 | .185 | 10 | 1961 | .172 | 8 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1955 | 2 | 3 | 1956 | 2 | 6 | 1957 | 3 | 3 | 1958 | 2 | 6 | 1960 | 2 | 8 | 1961 | 1 | 10 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1955 | 0.50 | 3 | 1957 | 0.50 | 10 | 1958 | 0.51 | 10 | 1959 | 0.58 | 1 | 1960 | 0.55 | 2 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1955 | 2.9 | 6 | 1956 | 4.0 | 10 | | | | | |