06/05/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 2, Pick 8, 20th overall pick). |
07/16/1951 | Named the #37 prospect in the BAN |
10/11/1951 | Named the #32 prospect in the BAN |
04/17/1952 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
05/01/1952 | Named the #30 prospect in the BAN |
05/01/1952 | Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
07/16/1952 | Named the #28 prospect in the BAN |
03/27/1953 | Injured (viral infection),out for one week. |
05/01/1953 | Named the #20 prospect in the BAN |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/29/1954 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/30/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/22/1954 | Finished 3rd in 1954 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting. |
04/16/1955 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/21/1955 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/05/1955 | Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
05/26/1957 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/05/1957 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/05/1957 | Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 2 months. |
06/01/1958 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/22/1958 | Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 5-6 weeks. |
07/12/1959 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Nagasaki Stars with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/10/1959 | Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Vesutan Bees with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/02/1960 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
03/23/1961 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/01/1961 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
09/27/1961 | Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week. |
04/14/1962 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
07/08/1962 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/23/1962 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/21/1962 | Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 2-3 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1954 | 10 | 4 | 1955 | 6 | 5 | | | Year | GS | Rank | 1954 | 25 | 7 | 1955 | 30 | 2 | 1956 | 30 | 5 | 1959 | 30 | 5 | 1960 | 30 | 2 | 1961 | 29 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1954 | 12 | 3 | 1955 | 10 | 5 | | Year | L | Rank | 1954 | 6 | 10 | 1955 | 13 | 2 | 1956 | 15 | 1 | 1959 | 16 | 4 | 1960 | 13 | 7 | 1961 | 11 | 9 | 1962 | 16 | 1 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1954 | .667 | 2 | 1955 | .435 | 6 | 1957 | .714 | 2 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1954 | 161.0 | 7 | 1955 | 181.0 | 5 | 1956 | 213.1 | 7 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1954 | 695 | 7 | 1955 | 822 | 4 | 1956 | 941 | 5 | 1960 | 806 | 9 | 1962 | 829 | 8 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1954 | 10 | 9 | 1955 | 13 | 9 | 1959 | 19 | 7 | 1960 | 20 | 5 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1954 | 75 | 3 | 1955 | 95 | 1 | 1956 | 69 | 10 | 1959 | 82 | 5 | 1960 | 75 | 5 | 1961 | 90 | 5 | 1962 | 73 | 7 | |
Year | K | Rank | 1954 | 58 | 8 | 1955 | 97 | 2 | 1956 | 95 | 10 | 1959 | 123 | 7 | 1961 | 116 | 6 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1954 | 2 | 9 | 1958 | 5 | 6 | 1961 | 9 | 1 | 1962 | 6 | 10 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1954 | 3.35 | 3 | 1955 | 4.77 | 6 | 1957 | 2.56 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1954 | .264 | 4 | 1955 | .290 | 5 | 1957 | .239 | 2 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1954 | 1.40 | 6 | 1955 | 1.55 | 6 | 1957 | 1.03 | 1 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1954 | 0.77 | 9 | 1955 | 1.02 | 7 | 1957 | 2.56 | 1 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1954 | 12.69 | 6 | 1955 | 14.12 | 6 | 1957 | 9.36 | 1 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1954 | 0.56 | 2 | 1955 | 0.65 | 4 | 1956 | 0.80 | 10 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1954 | 8.39 | 3 | 1955 | 9.20 | 5 | 1957 | 7.09 | 1 | 1961 | 8.64 | 9 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1954 | 4.19 | 8 | 1955 | 4.72 | 8 | 1956 | 2.91 | 10 | 1957 | 2.15 | 3 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1954 | 3.24 | 8 | 1955 | 4.82 | 2 | 1957 | 5.48 | 3 | 1959 | 5.46 | 6 | 1960 | 5.44 | 9 | 1961 | 5.73 | 5 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1954 | 14 | 6 | 1955 | 13 | 6 | 1956 | 18 | 7 | 1960 | 19 | 5 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1954 | .560 | 6 | 1955 | .433 | 5 | 1957 | .789 | 1 | 1960 | .633 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1954 | 3 | 6 | 1955 | 4 | 3 | 1956 | 4 | 9 | 1957 | 7 | 6 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1954 | .120 | 7 | 1955 | .133 | 4 | 1957 | .368 | 5 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1954 | 1 | 2 | 1957 | 1 | 9 | 1959 | 2 | 5 | 1960 | 1 | 10 | 1962 | 2 | 5 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1954 | 0.50 | 3 | 1955 | 0.51 | 2 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 1.6 | 8 | 1955 | 2.3 | 4 | 1956 | 3.6 | 10 | 1957 | 3.2 | 10 | 1961 | 3.2 | 9 | | | |