3B Shunsuke 'The Artist' Murata #21
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/21/1963
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3B SHUNSUKE 'THE ARTIST' MURATA #21 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 122 29 4 1 5 21 13 21 .238 .314 .410 0 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 4 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 5 3
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
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 @ OSA Win, 10-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1963 @ OSA Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1963 @ OSA Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 KIN Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1963 KIN Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1963 @ VES Loss, 3-17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1963 @ FUK Loss, 6-8 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/20/1963 @ FUK Loss, 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1963 FUK Loss, 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1963 NAG Loss, 3-10 1 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:$21,525
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, 141 Days
Pro Service:12 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 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 93 122 29 4 1 5 21 17 13 21 .238 .314 .410 .724 .313 .172 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 140 2 2 0 3 0 3 50 10 0 0 0.0 16.1 4.39 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 7 1 1 1 5 4 7 8 3 0 1 .171 .288 .317 .606
Versus Right   81 22 3 0 4 16 13 6 13 0 0 1 .272 .330 .457 .786
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   25 8 1 0 2 9 5 4 3 0 0 1 .320 .433 .600 1.033
June   27 6 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 0 0 1 .222 .323 .222 .545
July   28 4 1 1 0 2 3 2 4 2 0 0 .143 .188 .250 .438
August   22 6 1 0 2 5 4 2 5 0 0 0 .273 .333 .591 .924
September   18 5 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 .278 .333 .500 .833
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   218 54 9 0 8 34 25 28 24 0 0 0 .248 .333 .399 .732
2 Years Ago   252 81 18 1 17 48 40 25 16 1 0 1 .321 .384 .603 .987
Career   2724 759 152 16 97 412 394 269 280 29 0 12 .279 .343 .453 .796
Home   63 14 1 0 3 13 8 7 13 0 0 1 .222 .310 .381 .691
Road   59 15 3 1 2 8 9 6 8 3 0 1 .254 .319 .441 .760
Grass   122 29 4 1 5 21 17 13 21 3 0 2 .238 .314 .410 .724
Day   55 9 2 0 0 5 5 7 11 0 0 1 .164 .270 .200 .470
Night   67 20 2 1 5 16 12 6 10 3 0 1 .299 .351 .582 .933
As Starter   47 15 1 1 2 11 7 4 7 2 0 1 .319 .370 .511 .881
As Reliever / Substitution   75 14 3 0 3 10 10 9 14 1 0 1 .187 .279 .347 .626
Pinch Hitting   71 12 3 0 2 9 8 7 12 1 0 0 .169 .241 .296 .536
Close/Late   71 13 2 1 2 10 6 7 13 1 0 1 .183 .263 .324 .586
Inning 1-3   21 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .318 .286 .604
Inning 4-6   17 5 1 0 2 7 5 1 4 1 0 1 .294 .350 .706 1.056
Inning 7-9   84 18 3 1 3 13 9 11 14 2 0 1 .214 .306 .381 .687
0 Outs   39 7 1 1 1 1 7 2 11 0 0 1 .179 .238 .333 .571
1 Outs   45 11 1 0 2 9 5 7 2 3 0 0 .244 .327 .400 .727
2 Outs   38 11 2 0 2 11 5 4 8 0 0 1 .289 .372 .500 .872
Scoring Position   35 10 1 0 1 16 3 3 5 3 0 0 .286 .317 .400 .717
Bases Empty   64 14 3 1 3 3 9 7 11 0 0 2 .219 .315 .438 .753
Runner on 1st   23 5 0 0 1 2 5 3 5 0 0 0 .217 .308 .348 .656
Runner on 2nd   14 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .667 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 3 1 0 1 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .750 2.333 3.083
Two Strikes   49 7 0 0 2 4 6 4 21 1 0 2 .143 .232 .265 .497
First Pitch   21 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .238 .304 .286 .590
Count 0-1   12 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .231 .583 .814
Count 0-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   10 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .182 .500 .682
Count 1-1   13 6 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Count 1-2   20 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 7 0 0 1 .150 .190 .300 .490
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   11 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .727 1.000
Count 2-2   14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   8 1 0 0 1 3 3 4 5 1 0 1 .125 .429 .500 .929
Behind in Count   39 6 1 0 2 3 5 0 9 1 0 1 .154 .171 .333 .504
Ahead in Count   27 8 0 1 2 10 4 7 0 1 0 0 .296 .429 .593 1.021
Batting Leadoff   21 8 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .381 .435 .524 .959
Batting 2nd   15 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 .133 .118 .267 .384
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 5th   12 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .231 .167 .397
Batting 6th   20 5 3 0 1 4 5 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .348 .550 .898
Batting 7th   13 5 0 0 2 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .385 .500 .846 1.346
Batting 8th   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .300 .125 .425
Batting 9th   29 5 1 0 1 6 4 3 8 1 0 0 .172 .242 .310 .553
Low Leverage   43 11 2 0 2 4 6 6 6 1 0 1 .256 .353 .442 .795
Medium Leverage   42 9 0 1 1 3 5 4 7 0 0 1 .214 .298 .333 .631
High Leverage   37 9 2 0 2 14 6 3 8 2 0 0 .243 .286 .459 .745
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 .987 164 163 3.6
1962 Kobe - BAN 29 96 218 54 9 0 8 34 25 28 0 0 24 1 1 .248 .333 .399 .732 105 104 0.5
1963 Kobe - BAN 30 93 122 29 4 1 5 21 17 13 2 3 21 0 0 .238 .314 .410 .724 106 106 0.8
Total BAN 844 2724 759 152 16 97 412 394 269 12 29 280 23 11 .279 .343 .453 .796 120 119 19.8
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
1962 Kobe - INT 3B 62 43 27 80 11 112 5 .955 406.2 2.37 -5.0 .951
1962 Kobe - INT SS 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.070
1963 Kobe - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1963 Kobe - INT 3B 23 13 15 22 1 38 1 .974 125.0 2.66 +0.5 1.014
1963 Kobe - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 701 657 558 1203 129 1846 85 .954 5706.0 2.78 +6.0 1.016
TOTAL SS 20 2 12 10 0 22 0 1.000 43.1 4.57 +0.4 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!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
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
1962 3 9
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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