RF Chikato Kawano #23
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/09/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF CHIKATO KAWANO #23 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 47 11 1 1 0 6 1 18 .234 .250 .298 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 4 4 4
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 2 4
Arm: 1 2 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/03/1963 FUK Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1963 VES Loss, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/1963 @ FUK Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/16/1963 NAG Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1963 FUK Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1963 @ NAG Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1963 @ OSA Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1963 KIN Loss, 3-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/1963 VES Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/15/1963 @ FUK Loss, 2-2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/15/1932
Born in:Moriguchi, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 131 Days
Service This Yr:131 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, 12th Pick in Round 4
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 25 47 11 1 1 0 6 2 1 18 .234 .250 .298 .548 .245 .064 59
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 1 0.0 3.3 2.38 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Versus Right   36 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 15 0 0 0 .250 .250 .306 .556
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   16 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
June   9 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
July   14 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552
August   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   61 21 3 1 4 10 10 6 10 0 1 3 .344 .429 .623 1.052
2 Years Ago   487 126 29 7 17 55 69 46 111 1 0 15 .259 .341 .452 .792
Career   2630 647 130 38 88 304 341 239 539 9 17 43 .246 .318 .425 .743
Home   25 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .240 .240 .240 .480
Road   22 5 1 1 0 5 2 1 8 0 0 0 .227 .261 .364 .625
Grass   47 11 1 1 0 6 2 1 18 0 0 0 .234 .250 .298 .548
Day   20 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Night   27 9 1 0 0 5 2 1 9 0 0 0 .333 .357 .370 .728
As Starter   39 8 0 1 0 3 1 0 16 0 0 0 .205 .205 .256 .462
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Pinch Hitting   7 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Close/Late   13 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Inning 1-3   15 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Inning 4-6   16 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 .188 .188 .312 .500
Inning 7-9   16 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 .250 .294 .312 .607
0 Outs   16 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1 Outs   11 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
2 Outs   20 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Scoring Position   16 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 .312 .312 .375 .688
Bases Empty   23 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 0 .130 .167 .130 .297
Runner on 1st   8 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   26 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 18 0 0 0 .077 .111 .077 .188
First Pitch   7 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 0-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-0   2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   17 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Ahead in Count   8 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   29 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 12 0 0 0 .241 .241 .310 .552
Batting 6th   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 7th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   12 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Medium Leverage   27 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 12 0 0 0 .185 .214 .259 .474
High Leverage   8 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
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 Nagasaki - BAN 23 17 27 5 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 1 8 0 0 .185 .258 .296 .554 51 53 -0.2
1956 Kobe - BAN 23 53 194 55 13 1 7 29 19 15 3 0 34 0 1 .284 .344 .469 .813 120 121 1.4
1956 Total - BAN 23 70 221 60 13 1 8 33 22 18 3 1 42 0 1 .271 .333 .448 .781 111 112 1.3
1957 Kobe - BAN 24 108 377 106 19 7 12 43 45 32 4 1 67 0 0 .281 .343 .464 .807 123 122 2.9
1958 Kobe - BAN 25 138 486 104 17 7 15 62 51 51 4 3 98 1 0 .214 .292 .370 .663 86 89 2.1
1959 Kobe - BAN 26 139 505 117 30 6 16 54 73 47 7 1 99 0 0 .232 .305 .410 .715 104 108 1.9
1960 Kobe - BAN 27 120 446 102 18 8 16 41 69 38 7 2 94 0 0 .229 .298 .413 .711 98 101 1.0
1961 Kobe - BAN 28 139 487 126 29 7 17 55 69 46 15 1 111 0 0 .259 .341 .452 .792 114 116 1.6
1962 Kobe - BAN 29 43 61 21 3 1 4 10 10 6 3 0 10 0 0 .344 .429 .623 1.052 192 185 1.0
1963 Kobe - BAN 30 25 47 11 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 18 0 1 .234 .250 .298 .548 58 59 -0.3
Total BAN 782 2630 647 130 38 88 304 341 239 43 9 539 1 2 .246 .318 .425 .743 106 108 11.5
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 23 90 37 9 2 9 29 39 12 10 1 8 0 0 .411 .522 .856 1.378 100 100 2.4
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 LF 7 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 40.0 0.90 -0.0 .977
1956 Nagasaki - INT LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.0 .977
1956 Nagasaki - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Kobe - INT RF 47 47 88 0 0 89 1 .989 397.0 1.99 +0.6 1.024
1956 Nagasaki - INT RF 8 4 5 0 0 6 1 .833 42.0 1.07 -1.0 .823
1957 Kobe - INT RF 107 107 199 8 1 213 6 .972 895.0 2.08 +8.7 1.060
1958 Kobe - INT LF 10 10 8 0 0 9 1 .889 87.0 0.83 -0.6 .953
1958 Kobe - INT RF 127 126 256 13 1 271 2 .993 1070.0 2.26 +14.5 1.063
1959 Kobe - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Kobe - INT RF 136 134 240 14 2 261 7 .973 1139.0 2.01 +2.0 1.017
1960 Kobe - INT RF 118 117 218 13 2 237 6 .975 995.1 2.09 +1.0 1.012
1961 Kobe - INT LF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 13.2 3.95 -0.5 .834
1961 Kobe - INT RF 133 132 236 9 1 250 5 .980 1122.0 1.97 -4.7 .972
1962 Kobe - INT LF 6 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 43.0 1.67 -0.0 .974
1962 Kobe - INT RF 29 10 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 113.1 1.83 +0.5 .991
1963 Kobe - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Kobe - INT RF 17 12 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 105.1 0.85 -0.4 .976
TOTAL LF 30 21 27 0 0 28 1 .964 195.2 1.24 -1.1 .933
TOTAL RF 722 689 1274 58 7 1360 28 .979 5879.0 2.04 +21.2 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 4, Pick 12, 48th overall pick).
10/11/1951 Named the #41 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1952 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
04/05/1953 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/29/1953 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #26 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
04/29/1954 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1954 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
04/29/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1955 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
07/28/1956 Was traded by the Nagasaki Stars to the Kobe Bulls, along with 2B Ryouya Yamasaki, in exchange for C Kiyoshi Yamasaki.
10/11/1956 Wins the 1956 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
05/25/1957 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
08/12/1957 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
09/04/1957 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/05/1957 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/09/1957 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
01/04/1958 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1959 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
04/04/1960 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
08/11/1960 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3-4 weeks.
05/01/1961 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1962 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/01/1963 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1958 136 1
1959 134 7
1961 134 4
Year AB Rank
1959 505 10
Year K Rank
1957 67 7
1958 98 2
1959 99 1
1960 94 5
1961 111 1
Year 2B Rank
1959 30 7
1961 29 8
Year 3B Rank
1957 7 9
1959 6 8
1960 8 6
1961 7 6
Year HR Rank
1959 16 8
Year HP Rank
1957 4 10
1958 4 10
1959 7 2
1960 7 5
1961 15 1
Year EBH Rank
1959 52 6
1961 53 10
Year ISO Rank
1959 .178 10
1960 .184 8
1961 .193 8
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