2B Saita Kinoshita #24
Denki Dynamics BAN
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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2B SAITA KINOSHITA #24 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
15 20 7 0 0 1 3 2 2 .350 .435 .500 2 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 @ SAP Win, 6-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 HSH Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/20/1974 @ KYO Win, 6-2 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1974 @ HSH Win, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1974 RAK Win, 9-5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
08/18/1974 @ KYO Win, 8-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1974 @ RAK Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1974 @ HSH Win, 11-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1974 KYO Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/1974 HSH Win, 11-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/08/1938
Born in:Hirara, OKI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 132 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 7th Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 15 20 7 0 0 1 3 6 2 2 .350 .435 .500 .935 .419 .150 176
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 23 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 2 0 100.0 4.6 8.92 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Versus Right   17 6 0 0 1 3 5 2 2 0 0 1 .353 .450 .529 .979
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
June   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
July   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
August   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
September   7 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
Last Year   27 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .111 .172 .111 .284
2 Years Ago   39 9 1 0 0 4 10 8 7 0 0 0 .231 .362 .256 .618
Career   2485 526 95 19 38 215 285 158 444 25 12 22 .212 .262 .311 .574
Home   11 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 .364 .500 .636 1.136
Road   9 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Grass   20 7 0 0 1 3 6 2 2 0 0 1 .350 .435 .500 .935
Day   8 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Night   12 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 .333 .467 .333 .800
As Starter   10 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 .400 .538 .400 .938
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Close/Late   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Inning 1-3   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Inning 4-6   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Inning 7-9   10 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
1 Outs   9 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .455 .333 .788
2 Outs   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Scoring Position   3 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Bases Empty   11 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 .273 .429 .273 .701
Runner on 1st   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .429 .333 .762
First Pitch   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 0-2   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Count 1-2   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   4 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .750 .800 .750 1.550
Ahead in Count   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   11 5 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 .455 .500 .727 1.227
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Low Leverage   10 5 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 .500 .583 .800 1.383
Medium Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
High Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
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
1962 Nagasaki - BAN 24 31 60 10 0 1 1 4 7 4 1 0 18 0 1 .167 .231 .250 .481 37 31 -0.7
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 25 40 70 13 2 1 1 6 8 4 1 0 14 2 0 .186 .240 .286 .526 51 53 -0.4
1964 Denki - BAN 26 125 483 111 17 4 8 47 52 19 4 3 87 6 5 .230 .263 .331 .595 76 74 -0.1
1965 Denki - BAN 27 39 74 10 1 0 0 4 12 8 0 2 10 2 1 .135 .214 .149 .363 14 17 -0.6
1966 Denki - BAN 28 42 101 26 7 0 0 5 13 10 1 1 12 1 1 .257 .327 .327 .654 108 117 0.7
1967 Denki - BAN 29 89 339 71 14 5 7 25 44 18 2 3 51 8 5 .209 .251 .342 .594 80 85 0.7
1968 Denki - BAN 30 97 312 66 13 4 4 34 28 17 6 5 51 12 5 .212 .262 .317 .579 80 77 0.0
1969 Denki - BAN 31 129 442 102 21 3 7 43 38 24 0 7 77 12 6 .231 .266 .339 .606 85 86 -0.7
1970 Denki - BAN 32 118 367 64 9 0 7 28 40 26 4 3 76 21 7 .174 .235 .256 .491 53 54 -1.1
1971 Denki - BAN 33 58 151 34 10 1 2 12 25 16 2 1 34 7 2 .225 .306 .344 .650 80 75 0.1
1972 Denki - BAN 34 25 39 9 1 0 0 4 10 8 0 0 7 4 1 .231 .362 .256 .618 72 84 -0.3
1973 Denki - BAN 35 18 27 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .111 .172 .111 .284 -18 -12 -0.4
1974 Denki - BAN 36 15 20 7 0 0 1 3 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 .350 .435 .500 .935 159 176 0.4
Total BAN 826 2485 526 95 19 38 215 285 158 22 25 444 77 34 .212 .262 .311 .574 73 73 -2.3
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%
1962 Nagasaki - INT 2B 14 9 28 16 3 46 2 .957 79.0 5.01 -3.2 .797
1962 Nagasaki - INT 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Nagasaki - INT SS 12 8 11 22 4 35 2 .943 74.0 4.01 -0.6 .899
1963 Nagasaki - INT 2B 20 8 28 27 7 55 0 1.000 81.1 6.09 -0.5 .944
1963 Nagasaki - INT 3B 12 4 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 48.0 2.06 +0.4 1.054
1963 Nagasaki - INT SS 6 5 10 13 1 26 3 .885 40.0 5.17 -2.8 .785
1964 Denki - INT 2B 121 120 277 344 82 639 18 .972 1009.1 5.54 -4.8 .957
1964 Denki - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1965 Denki - INT 1B 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.2 1.082
1965 Denki - INT 2B 23 10 29 33 12 64 2 .969 110.1 5.06 -0.2 .974
1965 Denki - INT SS 8 4 4 19 6 25 2 .920 41.0 5.05 -1.6 .936
1966 Denki - INT 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Denki - INT 2B 25 18 48 59 12 110 3 .973 165.2 5.81 +1.0 1.028
1966 Denki - INT SS 12 9 20 24 5 46 2 .957 85.2 4.62 -1.5 .929
1967 Denki - INT 2B 82 76 205 223 50 439 11 .975 661.1 5.82 -0.9 .980
1967 Denki - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Denki - INT SS 9 7 9 22 3 33 2 .939 64.0 4.36 -0.9 .930
1968 Denki - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1968 Denki - INT 2B 89 86 185 219 46 412 8 .981 718.0 5.06 -5.7 .956
1968 Denki - INT SS 10 4 10 17 2 29 2 .931 48.1 5.03 -0.4 .905
1969 Denki - INT 2B 121 117 262 312 67 602 28 .953 956.2 5.40 -15.7 .917
1969 Denki - INT SS 17 8 16 34 3 54 4 .926 78.2 5.72 -1.6 .927
1970 Denki - INT 2B 108 108 249 263 67 523 11 .979 896.0 5.14 -8.4 .914
1970 Denki - INT SS 10 7 13 22 4 36 1 .972 58.1 5.40 +0.4 .971
1971 Denki - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Denki - INT 2B 56 42 78 98 24 179 3 .983 374.0 4.24 -0.4 .959
1971 Denki - INT SS 2 2 2 8 0 13 3 .769 18.0 5.00 -1.3 .750
1972 Denki - INT 2B 10 0 9 4 2 14 1 .929 14.0 8.36 -2.0 .346
1972 Denki - INT SS 13 8 14 22 8 38 2 .947 74.0 4.38 -2.5 .822
1973 Denki - INT 2B 7 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 14.1 4.40 -0.5 .860
1973 Denki - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Denki - INT SS 9 4 5 17 2 24 2 .917 44.0 4.50 -0.5 .935
1974 Denki - INT 2B 7 2 11 6 1 17 0 1.000 29.2 5.16 -0.1 .917
1974 Denki - INT SS 5 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 -0.3 .692
1974 Denki - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 6 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 7.2 5.87 +0.2 1.082
TOTAL 2B 683 596 1412 1608 373 3107 87 .972 5109.2 5.32 -41.4 .943
TOTAL 3B 14 4 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 51.0 1.94 +0.4 1.054
TOTAL SS 114 67 117 223 39 365 25 .932 641.0 4.77 -13.8 .898
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 2, Pick 7, 19th overall pick).
06/06/1957 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
06/16/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
06/16/1957 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
06/17/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
06/17/1957 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
06/18/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
06/18/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
06/19/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
06/19/1957 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
06/21/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
06/21/1957 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
07/01/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
07/01/1957 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
07/08/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
07/08/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
07/14/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
07/14/1957 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
07/15/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
07/15/1957 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
07/16/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
07/16/1957 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1957 Named the #38 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
07/16/1958 Named the #51 prospect in the BAN
11/20/1958 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1959 Named the #35 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #45 prospect in the BAN
03/23/1960 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1960 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1960 Named the #56 prospect in the BAN
03/23/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1961 Named the #76 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1962 Named the #77 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
09/10/1963 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
10/13/1963 Wins the 1963 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
11/02/1963 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,800 with the Denki Dynamics organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
05/01/1964 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/07/1964 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/28/1964 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
05/01/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/14/1967 Goes 5-6 against the Sapporo Bears, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
05/15/1967 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1967 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
09/05/1970 Injured (fractured foot),out for 2-3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1969 77 8
Year 3B Rank
1967 5 5
1968 4 8
Year SB Rank
1969 12 9
1970 21 10
Year HP Rank
1968 6 5
1970 4 10
Year SF Rank
1968 5 3
1969 7 5
1970 3 10
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