SS Ritsuki Iwasa #8
Denki Dynamics BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS RITSUKI IWASA #8 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 444 99 17 1 13 53 11 96 .223 .243 .354 6 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 2
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
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
10/01/1963 HSH Win, 5-3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/01/1963 HSH Win, 7-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/29/1963 HSH Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
10/02/1963 @ RAK Loss, 4-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1963 @ RAK Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/1963 @ KYO Loss, 0-5 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
09/23/1963 @ KYO Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1963 @ KYO Loss, 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1963 YOK Loss, 3-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/29/1932
Born in:Matsuyama, EHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,300
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 85 Days
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 5
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 136 444 99 17 1 13 53 41 11 96 .223 .243 .354 .597 .265 .131 73
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 461 2 0 0 13 11 4 157 31 6 3 66.7 34.8 2.50 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   164 29 2 0 3 11 13 5 26 1 1 1 .177 .205 .244 .449
Versus Right   280 70 15 1 10 42 28 6 70 3 10 1 .250 .266 .418 .683
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   85 16 3 0 3 13 7 2 22 0 1 1 .188 .216 .329 .545
June   87 21 0 0 3 10 7 2 20 1 1 0 .241 .256 .345 .600
July   94 22 6 0 1 8 11 3 21 0 3 1 .234 .265 .330 .595
August   83 24 5 1 4 11 11 1 17 1 5 0 .289 .294 .518 .812
September   85 16 3 0 2 9 5 3 13 2 0 0 .188 .211 .294 .505
October   10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   442 104 14 1 10 60 40 24 101 3 3 2 .235 .276 .339 .615
2 Years Ago   418 86 21 1 11 63 38 20 104 6 23 1 .206 .240 .340 .580
Career   3459 811 144 24 79 411 307 119 723 31 117 14 .234 .261 .358 .619
Home   222 57 12 1 5 30 20 3 46 2 9 1 .257 .268 .387 .655
Road   222 42 5 0 8 23 21 8 50 2 2 1 .189 .219 .320 .539
Grass   444 99 17 1 13 53 41 11 96 4 11 2 .223 .243 .354 .597
Day   200 39 4 0 4 16 16 6 38 2 6 0 .195 .216 .275 .491
Night   244 60 13 1 9 37 25 5 58 2 5 2 .246 .265 .418 .683
As Starter   440 97 16 1 13 53 41 11 95 4 11 2 .220 .241 .350 .591
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Pinch Hitting   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Close/Late   77 22 3 1 5 15 7 4 8 0 1 1 .286 .329 .545 .875
Inning 1-3   143 30 5 0 2 16 13 1 27 2 7 1 .210 .218 .287 .504
Inning 4-6   170 34 4 0 4 18 14 4 49 2 3 0 .200 .216 .294 .510
Inning 7-9   131 35 8 1 7 19 14 6 20 0 1 1 .267 .304 .504 .808
0 Outs   146 32 7 0 3 8 21 1 29 1 6 1 .219 .228 .329 .557
1 Outs   140 28 4 1 5 21 10 3 36 3 5 0 .200 .212 .350 .562
2 Outs   158 39 6 0 5 24 10 7 31 0 0 1 .247 .283 .380 .663
Scoring Position   105 23 4 0 2 36 7 3 17 4 11 1 .219 .239 .314 .553
Bases Empty   244 57 11 0 8 8 24 5 57 0 0 1 .234 .252 .377 .629
Runner on 1st   95 19 2 1 3 9 10 3 22 0 0 0 .200 .224 .337 .561
Runner on 2nd   26 8 2 0 0 6 1 2 5 0 9 0 .308 .357 .385 .742
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 9 1 0 1 9 2 1 4 0 1 0 .225 .244 .325 .569
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 .091 .083 .091 .174
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   18 4 1 0 1 13 4 0 4 1 0 1 .222 .250 .444 .694
Two Strikes   188 17 2 1 3 11 6 2 96 0 0 0 .090 .100 .160 .260
First Pitch   83 24 2 0 4 13 11 0 0 1 6 1 .289 .294 .458 .752
Count 0-1   38 12 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .333 .421 .754
Count 0-2   36 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 23 0 0 0 .083 .083 .194 .278
Count 1-0   58 16 4 0 0 9 3 0 0 2 4 0 .276 .267 .345 .611
Count 1-1   37 13 2 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 .351 .351 .486 .838
Count 1-2   64 4 0 0 2 4 3 0 29 0 0 0 .062 .062 .156 .219
Count 2-0   14 7 2 0 2 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .467 1.071 1.538
Count 2-1   17 7 2 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .882 1.294
Count 2-2   54 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 0 0 .074 .074 .074 .148
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Count 3-1   7 3 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 .429 .692 .714 1.407
Full Count   34 6 1 1 0 4 1 2 14 0 0 0 .176 .222 .265 .487
Behind in Count   138 19 2 0 4 9 8 0 52 0 0 1 .138 .144 .239 .383
Ahead in Count   98 33 10 0 4 19 14 9 0 3 4 0 .337 .382 .561 .943
Batting 2nd   15 6 0 0 3 5 4 0 3 0 1 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Batting 5th   71 13 3 0 3 10 8 1 13 2 0 0 .183 .189 .352 .541
Batting 6th   29 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 1 0 .138 .138 .172 .310
Batting 7th   317 73 12 1 7 37 28 10 65 2 9 2 .230 .257 .341 .597
Batting 8th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 9th   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Low Leverage   209 47 11 0 7 13 19 3 49 0 1 1 .225 .239 .378 .617
Medium Leverage   160 34 5 0 3 19 12 7 32 1 8 0 .212 .244 .300 .544
High Leverage   71 17 1 1 3 21 10 1 12 3 2 1 .239 .250 .408 .658
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 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -104 -0.0
1956 Denki - BAN 23 133 479 121 20 6 8 41 47 12 1 2 78 3 0 .253 .271 .370 .641 77 74 2.2
1957 Denki - BAN 24 137 446 93 22 2 7 47 36 12 2 5 80 7 3 .209 .230 .314 .544 53 49 0.7
1958 Denki - BAN 25 99 342 91 18 5 10 52 34 10 1 1 78 1 1 .266 .288 .436 .724 101 102 1.8
1959 Denki - BAN 26 136 450 110 15 4 10 53 41 15 4 5 92 9 2 .244 .272 .362 .634 83 84 3.2
1960 Denki - BAN 27 138 435 107 17 4 10 42 30 15 1 5 92 7 5 .246 .270 .372 .642 82 82 1.7
1961 Denki - BAN 28 138 418 86 21 1 11 63 38 20 1 6 104 3 2 .206 .240 .340 .580 60 56 -0.9
1962 Denki - BAN 29 125 442 104 14 1 10 60 40 24 2 3 101 5 6 .235 .276 .339 .615 77 76 0.2
1963 Denki - BAN 30 136 444 99 17 1 13 53 41 11 2 4 96 6 3 .223 .243 .354 .597 69 73 0.8
Total BAN 1044 3459 811 144 24 79 411 307 119 14 31 723 41 22 .234 .261 .358 .619 75 74 9.7
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 - 18 21 92 37 11 1 3 27 29 9 0 3 8 0 0 .402 .442 .641 1.084 100 100 1.3
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 SS 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 +0.2 1.039
1956 Denki - INT SS 128 126 250 430 85 718 38 .947 1063.1 5.76 +11.3 1.058
1957 Denki - INT SS 133 132 214 441 76 682 27 .960 1079.0 5.46 +12.3 1.059
1958 Denki - INT SS 97 97 182 284 65 487 21 .957 787.0 5.33 +1.0 1.020
1959 Denki - INT 3B 9 9 7 17 3 27 3 .889 68.0 3.18 -1.5 .822
1959 Denki - INT SS 125 125 198 347 58 566 21 .963 1021.2 4.80 +13.7 1.063
1960 Denki - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Denki - INT SS 136 130 201 354 71 577 22 .962 1085.2 4.60 +6.0 1.054
1961 Denki - INT SS 135 132 226 369 74 624 29 .954 1065.0 5.03 -6.4 .968
1962 Denki - INT SS 123 119 207 332 67 558 19 .966 1022.1 4.75 -6.5 .958
1963 Denki - INT SS 132 131 235 378 59 633 20 .968 1082.1 5.10 -0.8 .994
TOTAL 3B 9 9 7 17 3 27 3 .889 68.0 3.18 -1.5 .822
TOTAL SS 1011 993 1715 2936 555 4848 197 .959 8213.0 5.10 +30.7 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 5, Pick 3, 51st overall pick).
10/11/1951 Named the #42 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
04/20/1952 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
05/01/1952 Named the #49 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1953 Named the #74 prospect in the BAN
07/08/1953 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
07/26/1953 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/01/1953 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,560 with the Denki Dynamics organization.
10/10/1953 Wins the 1953 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
04/29/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
07/31/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/20/1956 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
09/26/1956 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
07/31/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/22/1958 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 6 weeks.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/19/1959 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
05/01/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/06/1962 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/16/1962 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
09/03/1963 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1957 132 9
1959 134 6
Year K Rank
1956 78 10
1957 80 10
1958 78 10
1959 92 6
1960 92 4
1961 104 3
1962 101 4
1963 96 6
Year 3B Rank
1958 5 10
Year HP Rank
1959 4 10
Year SH Rank
1956 15 4
1957 19 3
1958 9 10
1959 10 10
1960 27 4
1961 23 2
1963 11 7
Year SF Rank
1957 5 10
1959 5 6
1960 5 9
1961 6 7
1963 4 8
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