RF Chikato Kawano #23
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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RF CHIKATO KAWANO #23 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/15/1932
Born in:Moriguchi, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 64 Days
Pro Service:19 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
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 53 194 55 13 1 7 29 19 15 3 0 34 0 1 .284 .344 .469 .813 122 122 1.1
1956 Nagasaki - BAN 23 17 27 5 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 1 8 0 0 .185 .258 .296 .554 51 52 -0.2
1956 Total - BAN 23 70 221 60 13 1 8 33 22 18 3 1 42 0 1 .271 .333 .448 .781 113 113 0.9
1957 Kobe - BAN 24 108 377 106 19 7 12 43 45 32 4 1 67 0 0 .281 .343 .464 .807 122 122 2.9
1958 Kobe - BAN 25 138 486 104 17 7 15 62 51 51 4 3 98 1 0 .214 .292 .370 .663 88 86 1.9
1959 Kobe - BAN 26 139 505 117 30 6 16 54 73 47 7 1 99 0 0 .232 .305 .410 .715 107 105 2.0
1960 Kobe - BAN 27 120 446 102 18 8 16 41 69 38 7 2 94 0 0 .229 .298 .413 .711 98 98 1.2
1961 Kobe - BAN 28 139 487 126 29 7 17 55 69 46 15 1 111 0 0 .259 .341 .452 .792 114 115 1.7
1962 Kobe - BAN 29 43 61 21 3 1 4 10 10 6 3 0 10 0 0 .344 .429 .623 1.052 193 182 0.9
1963 Kobe - BAN 30 31 60 17 3 2 0 8 5 1 0 0 21 0 1 .283 .295 .400 .695 98 95 -0.0
1964 Kobe - BAN 31 30 64 20 4 1 3 9 11 8 0 0 16 0 1 .312 .389 .547 .936 166 161 0.6
1965 Kobe - BAN 32 26 73 19 5 2 1 9 8 6 0 0 17 1 0 .260 .316 .425 .741 118 121 0.4
1966 Kobe - BAN 33 27 30 15 3 0 0 6 6 4 0 0 5 0 0 .500 .559 .600 1.159 254 218 0.4
1967 Kobe - BAN 34 36 90 21 4 0 1 14 6 10 0 0 25 0 0 .233 .310 .311 .621 89 75 -0.4
1968 Kobe - BAN 35 37 66 13 3 0 2 9 8 7 0 0 14 1 0 .197 .274 .333 .607 89 94 0.2
1969 Kobe - BAN 36 23 23 6 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 7 0 0 .261 .333 .391 .725 126 109 0.0
1970 Kobe - BAN 37 32 92 15 3 0 3 15 11 8 1 0 29 0 0 .163 .238 .293 .531 64 59 -0.6
Total BAN 999 3081 762 154 42 99 371 396 285 44 10 655 3 3 .247 .319 .421 .740 108 107 12.1
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
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 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .000
1963 Kobe - INT LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .974
1963 Kobe - INT RF 18 13 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 114.1 1.02 -0.4 .977
1964 Kobe - INT LF 6 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 23.1 1.54 -0.0 1.033
1964 Kobe - INT RF 18 14 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 122.2 1.32 -0.9 .971
1965 Kobe - INT 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Kobe - INT LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.2 1.035
1965 Kobe - INT RF 20 19 18 4 0 22 0 1.000 151.1 1.31 -0.3 .978
1966 Kobe - INT LF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.1 1.012
1966 Kobe - INT RF 16 4 12 1 0 14 1 .929 57.0 2.05 -1.4 .879
1967 Kobe - INT LF 10 7 14 0 0 15 1 .933 66.0 1.91 +0.2 1.027
1967 Kobe - INT RF 20 19 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 161.2 1.67 -3.5 .880
1968 Kobe - INT LF 5 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.0 2.25 +0.1 1.034
1968 Kobe - INT RF 22 14 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 125.1 1.15 +0.3 1.041
1969 Kobe - INT LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.3 1.034
1969 Kobe - INT RF 13 4 11 2 0 13 0 1.000 41.1 2.83 -0.3 .949
1970 Kobe - INT LF 28 26 52 0 0 53 1 .981 224.0 2.09 -2.7 .944
1970 Kobe - INT RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 -0.4 1.017
TOTAL 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.6 .000
TOTAL LF 95 62 114 0 0 117 3 .974 582.0 1.76 -3.5 .965
TOTAL RF 836 764 1380 68 7 1477 29 .980 6559.1 1.99 +14.8 1.014
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
10/11/1964 Wins the 1964 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/30/1965 Injured (ruptured Achilles tendon),out for 3 months.
10/10/1965 Wins the 1965 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/13/1966 Wins the 1966 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/13/1967 Wins the 1967 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
05/23/1968 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/12/1969 Wins the 1969 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/11/1970 Wins the 1970 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/12/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
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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