3B Shunsuke 'The Artist' Murata #21
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1961
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3B SHUNSUKE 'THE ARTIST' MURATA #21 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 252 81 18 1 17 48 25 16 .321 .384 .603 3 3.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 @ NAG Loss, 3-7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/30/1961 @ NAG Loss, 6-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1961 @ NAG Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1961 OSA Loss, 5-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1961 OSA Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1961 OSA Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1961 @ FUK Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1961 @ FUK Win, 15-12 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1961 KIN Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1961 KIN Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/08/1932
Born in:Ibusuki, KAG
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,775
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:9 Years, None
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, 141 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 7th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 93 252 81 18 1 17 48 40 25 16 .321 .384 .603 .987 .430 .282 168
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 279 1 0 0 3 0 1 152 36 3 1 75.0 59.4 9.11 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   70 25 3 1 9 21 14 5 4 1 0 0 .357 .395 .814 1.209
Versus Right   182 56 15 0 8 27 26 20 12 0 0 1 .308 .379 .522 .901
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   90 33 8 1 9 22 19 8 3 1 0 0 .367 .414 .778 1.192
June   101 32 6 0 4 14 12 10 9 0 0 0 .317 .378 .495 .873
July   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
August   30 9 2 0 4 6 6 4 2 0 0 0 .300 .382 .767 1.149
September   28 6 1 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 1 .214 .290 .250 .540
October   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Last Year   512 144 34 2 19 79 79 53 54 8 0 1 .281 .345 .467 .812
2 Years Ago   44 13 2 0 1 7 5 6 5 0 0 0 .295 .380 .409 .789
Career   2384 676 139 15 84 357 352 228 235 26 0 10 .284 .345 .460 .805
Home   124 37 11 1 5 22 13 12 10 1 0 1 .298 .362 .524 .887
Road   128 44 7 0 12 26 27 13 6 0 0 0 .344 .404 .680 1.084
Grass   252 81 18 1 17 48 40 25 16 1 0 1 .321 .384 .603 .987
Day   124 37 11 0 6 21 16 11 8 1 0 1 .298 .358 .532 .890
Night   128 44 7 1 11 27 24 14 8 0 0 0 .344 .408 .672 1.080
As Starter   219 73 16 1 17 44 37 21 13 1 0 1 .333 .393 .648 1.041
As Reliever / Substitution   33 8 2 0 0 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .242 .324 .303 .627
Pinch Hitting   29 7 2 0 0 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .241 .333 .310 .644
Close/Late   53 18 2 1 2 5 9 6 6 1 0 0 .340 .400 .528 .928
Inning 1-3   89 27 5 0 4 14 8 7 6 0 0 0 .303 .354 .494 .849
Inning 4-6   72 24 7 0 6 14 16 6 2 0 0 0 .333 .385 .681 1.065
Inning 7-9   91 30 6 1 7 20 16 12 8 1 0 1 .330 .410 .648 1.058
0 Outs   69 22 4 0 5 10 17 7 4 0 0 0 .319 .382 .594 .976
1 Outs   105 32 6 0 8 19 14 9 7 1 0 0 .305 .357 .590 .947
2 Outs   78 27 8 1 4 19 9 9 5 0 0 1 .346 .420 .628 1.049
Scoring Position   56 17 5 0 5 33 10 9 2 1 0 0 .304 .394 .661 1.055
Bases Empty   154 51 11 1 10 10 22 12 9 0 0 0 .331 .380 .610 .990
Runner on 1st   42 13 2 0 2 5 8 4 5 0 0 1 .310 .383 .500 .883
Runner on 2nd   20 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .238 .350 .588
Runner on 3rd   7 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .571 1.016
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 6 1 0 3 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .333 .800 1.133
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 1 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .833 2.500 3.333
Bases Loaded   4 2 1 0 0 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .750 1.417
Two Strikes   91 24 4 0 7 18 15 11 16 0 0 0 .264 .343 .538 .882
First Pitch   58 19 5 0 5 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .328 .672 1.000
Count 0-1   20 8 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .381 .600 .981
Count 0-2   16 7 0 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .438 .438 .812 1.250
Count 1-0   25 7 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .520 .800
Count 1-1   16 8 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   30 7 3 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .233 .233 .433 .667
Count 2-0   10 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .455 .600 1.055
Count 2-1   23 8 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .739 1.087
Count 2-2   25 7 1 0 2 8 4 0 5 0 0 0 .280 .280 .560 .840
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 0 1 1 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 .333 .700 .889 1.589
Full Count   20 3 0 0 2 6 5 11 3 0 0 0 .150 .452 .450 .902
Behind in Count   66 22 7 0 3 7 9 0 8 1 0 0 .333 .328 .576 .904
Ahead in Count   67 22 5 1 5 7 12 14 0 0 0 1 .328 .451 .657 1.108
Batting Leadoff   7 4 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.857 2.429
Batting 2nd   164 56 13 0 10 26 26 16 10 1 0 1 .341 .401 .604 1.005
Batting 3rd   5 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Batting 4th   35 8 1 1 3 10 5 3 2 0 0 0 .229 .289 .571 .861
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   20 7 2 0 1 5 4 5 3 0 0 0 .350 .480 .600 1.080
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Low Leverage   127 40 11 0 9 17 15 10 8 0 0 1 .315 .370 .614 .984
Medium Leverage   91 25 3 1 5 15 15 9 6 1 0 0 .275 .337 .495 .831
High Leverage   32 15 3 0 3 16 9 5 2 0 0 0 .469 .541 .844 1.384
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
1956 Kobe - BAN 23 137 545 154 22 4 20 71 80 49 1 3 47 3 4 .283 .341 .448 .789 114 116 4.4
1957 Kobe - BAN 24 138 517 154 28 5 14 83 76 48 4 8 48 6 4 .298 .357 .453 .810 124 126 3.4
1958 Kobe - BAN 25 137 514 130 35 3 13 69 72 47 3 6 65 4 1 .253 .316 .409 .724 104 99 2.5
1959 Kobe - BAN 26 12 44 13 2 0 1 7 5 6 0 0 5 0 0 .295 .380 .409 .789 127 134 0.1
1960 Kobe - BAN 27 138 512 144 34 2 19 79 79 53 1 8 54 6 0 .281 .345 .467 .812 127 124 4.6
1961 Kobe - BAN 28 93 252 81 18 1 17 48 40 25 1 1 16 3 1 .321 .384 .603 .987 161 168 3.7
Total BAN 655 2384 676 139 15 84 357 352 228 10 26 235 22 10 .284 .345 .460 .805 122 122 18.6
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 90 40 14 1 7 30 39 11 3 1 3 0 0 .444 .514 .856 1.370 100 100 2.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Kobe - INT 3B 132 132 125 248 21 385 12 .969 1131.0 2.97 +8.5 1.066
1956 Kobe - INT SS 11 0 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 17.1 5.71 +0.1 1.073
1957 Kobe - INT 3B 133 131 113 246 34 389 30 .923 1126.1 2.87 -5.3 .974
1957 Kobe - INT SS 6 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.0 1.062
1958 Kobe - INT 3B 135 134 119 240 19 375 16 .957 1161.2 2.78 +2.3 1.030
1958 Kobe - INT SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.2 1.060
1959 Kobe - INT 3B 12 12 12 17 2 34 5 .853 99.0 2.64 -1.4 .925
1960 Kobe - INT 3B 134 134 99 249 23 361 13 .964 1163.0 2.69 +3.8 1.009
1961 Kobe - INT 3B 70 58 48 101 18 152 3 .980 493.1 2.72 +2.7 1.052
TOTAL 3B 616 601 516 1101 117 1696 79 .953 5174.1 2.81 +10.5 1.020
TOTAL SS 18 1 10 8 0 18 0 1.000 32.1 5.01 +0.2 1.070
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick).
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
04/29/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #13 prospect in the BAN
04/29/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #6 prospect in the BAN
08/08/1956 Goes 5-5 against the Nagasaki Stars, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/31/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/16/1958 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
05/02/1959 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 5 months.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/15/1960 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1961 Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks.
08/15/1961 Hits three home runs against the Vesutan Bees, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1958 134 10
1960 134 5
Year PA Rank
1956 598 5
1957 577 4
1958 570 8
1960 574 9
Year AB Rank
1956 545 5
1957 517 6
1958 514 8
1960 512 9
Year H Rank
1956 154 6
1957 154 5
1960 144 9
Year TB Rank
1956 244 8
1957 234 10
1960 239 9
Year 2B Rank
1957 28 9
1958 35 4
1960 34 3
Year HR Rank
1956 20 9
1960 19 6
Year RBI Rank
1957 83 5
1960 79 7
Year R Rank
1956 80 10
1957 76 10
Year IBB Rank
1958 8 4
1960 6 10
Year HP Rank
1957 4 10
Year SF Rank
1957 8 3
1958 6 5
1960 8 1
Year EBH Rank
1958 51 7
1960 55 5
Year AVG Rank
1957 .298 10
Year RC Rank
1960 83.40 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1960 5.79 9
Year ISO Rank
1960 .186 7
Year OPS Rank
1960 .812 10
Year WAR Rank
1956 4.5 10
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