SS Ritsuki Iwasa #8
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/16/1963
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
121 395 90 17 1 12 49 9 88 .228 .246 .367 4 1.1
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
09/15/1963 @ HSH Loss, 5-6 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0
09/14/1963 @ HSH Win, 7-3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/13/1963 @ HSH Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/1963 RAK Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1963 RAK Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/1963 RAK Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1963 KYO Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/07/1963 KYO Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/06/1963 KYO Loss, 4-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1963 @ YOK Loss, 0-12 3 0 0 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:$19,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:138 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 121 395 90 17 1 12 49 40 9 88 .228 .246 .367 .613 .272 .139 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 410 2 0 0 13 10 4 145 30 4 2 66.7 32.2 2.60 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   148 26 2 0 3 9 13 4 24 1 1 1 .176 .201 .250 .451
Versus Right   247 64 15 1 9 40 27 5 64 3 9 1 .259 .273 .437 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 3 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 .176 .200 .412 .612
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   46 7 3 0 1 7 4 1 8 2 0 0 .152 .163 .283 .446
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   3410 802 144 24 78 407 306 117 715 31 116 14 .235 .261 .360 .621
Home   192 51 12 1 4 26 19 3 41 2 8 1 .266 .278 .401 .679
Road   203 39 5 0 8 23 21 6 47 2 2 1 .192 .217 .335 .552
Grass   395 90 17 1 12 49 40 9 88 4 10 2 .228 .246 .367 .613
Day   169 33 4 0 4 14 16 5 31 2 5 0 .195 .216 .290 .506
Night   226 57 13 1 8 35 24 4 57 2 5 2 .252 .269 .425 .694
As Starter   392 89 16 1 12 49 40 9 87 4 10 2 .227 .246 .365 .610
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   66 18 3 1 4 13 6 3 8 0 0 1 .273 .314 .530 .845
Inning 1-3   128 28 5 0 2 14 13 1 25 2 7 1 .219 .227 .305 .532
Inning 4-6   153 33 4 0 4 18 14 4 45 2 3 0 .216 .233 .320 .553
Inning 7-9   114 29 8 1 6 17 13 4 18 0 0 1 .254 .286 .500 .786
0 Outs   130 31 7 0 2 6 20 1 28 1 5 1 .238 .248 .338 .587
1 Outs   121 26 4 1 5 19 10 2 30 3 5 0 .215 .222 .388 .611
2 Outs   144 33 6 0 5 24 10 6 30 0 0 1 .229 .265 .375 .640
Scoring Position   98 23 4 0 2 33 7 3 16 4 10 1 .235 .255 .337 .591
Bases Empty   208 49 11 0 7 7 23 4 51 0 0 1 .236 .254 .389 .643
Runner on 1st   89 18 2 1 3 9 10 2 21 0 0 0 .202 .220 .348 .568
Runner on 2nd   23 8 2 0 0 6 1 2 5 0 8 0 .348 .400 .435 .835
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 9 1 0 1 9 2 1 3 0 1 0 .231 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
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   163 14 2 1 2 9 5 2 88 0 0 0 .086 .097 .147 .244
First Pitch   77 23 2 0 4 13 11 0 0 1 5 1 .299 .304 .481 .784
Count 0-1   34 11 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .343 .441 .784
Count 0-2   29 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0 0 0 .069 .069 .103 .172
Count 1-0   52 14 4 0 0 7 3 0 0 2 4 0 .269 .259 .346 .605
Count 1-1   35 13 2 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 .371 .371 .514 .886
Count 1-2   56 4 0 0 2 4 3 0 27 0 0 0 .071 .071 .179 .250
Count 2-0   13 6 2 0 2 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 .462 .429 1.077 1.505
Count 2-1   14 6 2 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.000 1.429
Count 2-2   48 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 0 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .125
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Count 3-1   5 3 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 .600 .800 1.000 1.800
Full Count   30 5 1 1 0 4 1 2 12 0 0 0 .167 .219 .267 .485
Behind in Count   119 17 2 0 3 7 7 0 48 0 0 1 .143 .150 .235 .385
Ahead in Count   86 29 10 0 4 17 14 7 0 3 4 0 .337 .375 .593 .968
Batting 2nd   15 6 0 0 3 5 4 0 3 0 1 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Batting 5th   60 12 3 0 2 8 7 1 11 2 0 0 .200 .206 .350 .556
Batting 6th   29 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 1 0 .138 .138 .172 .310
Batting 7th   284 66 12 1 7 35 28 8 59 2 8 2 .232 .257 .356 .612
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Low Leverage   187 42 11 0 7 12 19 2 45 0 1 1 .225 .237 .396 .633
Medium Leverage   141 32 5 0 3 17 12 7 30 1 8 0 .227 .262 .326 .588
High Leverage   64 15 1 1 2 20 9 0 11 3 1 1 .234 .235 .375 .610
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 30 121 395 90 17 1 12 49 40 9 2 4 88 4 2 .228 .246 .367 .613 75 78 1.1
Total BAN 1029 3410 802 144 24 78 407 306 117 14 31 715 39 21 .235 .261 .360 .621 75 74 10.0
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 118 117 213 346 52 574 15 .974 964.0 5.22 +0.1 .997
TOTAL 3B 9 9 7 17 3 27 3 .889 68.0 3.18 -1.5 .822
TOTAL SS 997 979 1693 2904 548 4789 192 .960 8094.2 5.11 +31.7 1.023
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
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
Year SF Rank
1957 5 10
1959 5 6
1960 5 9
1961 6 7
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