SS Mutsuhito Ezaki #72
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/04/1962
SS MUTSUHITO EZAKI #72 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 355 74 6 0 14 35 31 68 .208 .274 .344 7 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 3
Errors: - 5 4
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1962 @ KYO Win, 8-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/1962 @ KYO Loss, 1-2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1962 @ KYO Loss, 4-13 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1962 YOK Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1962 YOK Loss, 4-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1962 YOK Win, 12-3 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/02/1962 HSH Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1962 HSH Loss, 4-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1962 HSH Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1962 @ KYO Loss, 4-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/01/1931
Born in:Kurume, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,400
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 10th Pick in Round 4
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 115 355 74 6 0 14 35 42 31 68 .208 .274 .344 .617 .281 .135 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 391 2 1 0 7 4 3 122 20 7 2 77.8 34.1 3.10 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 15 1 0 0 2 7 6 16 1 1 0 .169 .219 .180 .399
Versus Right   266 59 5 0 14 33 35 25 52 2 3 2 .222 .292 .398 .690
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Week   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
May   90 11 2 0 4 8 6 5 21 0 1 0 .122 .168 .278 .446
June   96 30 3 0 6 16 17 8 17 2 1 1 .312 .364 .531 .896
July   80 15 0 0 2 7 11 5 12 1 2 1 .188 .241 .263 .504
August   70 15 1 0 2 3 5 10 15 0 0 0 .214 .312 .314 .627
September   16 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .188 .278 .188 .465
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Year   424 96 9 0 9 42 38 31 95 5 16 1 .226 .278 .311 .589
2 Years Ago   391 90 6 0 6 25 42 35 88 2 5 0 .230 .292 .292 .584
Career   3137 742 58 5 57 275 280 244 648 25 59 12 .237 .292 .313 .605
Home   178 40 5 0 7 19 20 12 26 3 3 1 .225 .273 .371 .644
Road   177 34 1 0 7 16 22 19 42 0 1 1 .192 .274 .316 .590
Grass   355 74 6 0 14 35 42 31 68 3 4 2 .208 .274 .344 .617
Day   166 32 1 0 3 12 15 12 36 1 2 1 .193 .250 .253 .503
Night   189 42 5 0 11 23 27 19 32 2 2 1 .222 .294 .423 .717
As Starter   352 73 6 0 14 35 40 31 68 3 4 2 .207 .273 .344 .617
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   65 14 0 0 3 6 11 6 5 0 0 0 .215 .282 .354 .636
Inning 1-3   115 20 0 0 5 9 10 5 32 2 3 0 .174 .205 .304 .509
Inning 4-6   144 34 4 0 5 14 18 14 26 1 1 2 .236 .311 .368 .679
Inning 7-9   96 20 2 0 4 12 14 12 10 0 0 0 .208 .296 .354 .650
0 Outs   106 16 0 0 5 8 16 7 18 1 3 2 .151 .216 .292 .508
1 Outs   114 24 3 0 2 10 15 17 25 2 1 0 .211 .308 .289 .598
2 Outs   135 34 3 0 7 17 11 7 25 0 0 0 .252 .289 .430 .718
Scoring Position   79 13 2 0 2 22 7 9 23 3 4 0 .165 .242 .266 .508
Bases Empty   206 47 4 0 11 11 31 17 34 0 0 2 .228 .293 .408 .701
Runner on 1st   70 14 0 0 1 2 4 5 11 0 0 0 .200 .253 .243 .496
Runner on 2nd   35 5 1 0 1 4 3 3 9 0 3 0 .143 .211 .257 .468
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .357 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .125 .273 .250 .523
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 1 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 0 7 2 3 3 1 0 0 .300 .429 .300 .729
Two Strikes   152 20 2 0 4 9 16 15 68 1 0 1 .132 .213 .224 .437
First Pitch   54 10 0 0 3 6 6 1 0 1 1 1 .185 .211 .352 .562
Count 0-1   42 15 1 0 4 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .349 .667 1.016
Count 0-2   20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   43 11 2 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .256 .442 .698
Count 1-1   32 10 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 .312 .312 .438 .750
Count 1-2   60 8 0 0 2 2 4 0 26 0 0 1 .133 .148 .233 .381
Count 2-0   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-1   12 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   38 8 1 0 1 4 4 0 17 1 0 0 .211 .205 .316 .521
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .909 .000 .909
Count 3-1   9 5 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 .556 .714 .556 1.270
Full Count   34 4 1 0 1 3 7 15 14 0 0 0 .118 .388 .235 .623
Behind in Count   122 23 1 0 6 9 12 0 37 1 0 1 .189 .194 .344 .538
Ahead in Count   75 19 2 0 2 8 10 15 0 0 1 0 .253 .378 .360 .738
Batting 2nd   28 7 1 0 3 5 9 2 4 0 1 0 .250 .300 .607 .907
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Batting 7th   205 44 4 0 9 23 21 16 43 2 1 2 .215 .276 .366 .641
Batting 8th   111 22 1 0 2 7 10 12 21 1 0 0 .198 .274 .261 .535
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   172 42 4 0 8 14 21 17 19 1 0 1 .244 .314 .407 .721
Medium Leverage   136 26 2 0 5 11 19 10 37 0 3 1 .191 .252 .316 .568
High Leverage   44 6 0 0 1 10 2 4 11 2 1 0 .136 .200 .205 .405
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
1955 Rakisuta - BAN 24 131 406 101 7 1 4 33 32 28 3 1 64 3 6 .249 .301 .300 .602 76 64 1.4
1956 Rakisuta - BAN 25 140 458 120 3 2 8 45 33 30 2 6 84 0 3 .262 .306 .330 .636 77 69 1.3
1957 Rakisuta - BAN 26 137 370 87 9 1 4 30 38 28 3 3 82 1 4 .235 .292 .297 .589 68 62 1.2
1958 Rakisuta - BAN 27 139 373 92 8 1 8 38 26 31 1 3 79 2 3 .247 .304 .338 .642 81 71 0.8
1959 Rakisuta - BAN 28 138 360 82 10 0 4 27 29 30 0 2 88 1 1 .228 .286 .289 .575 68 53 1.3
1960 Rakisuta - BAN 29 137 391 90 6 0 6 25 42 35 0 2 88 3 3 .230 .292 .292 .584 68 60 1.5
1961 Rakisuta - BAN 30 129 424 96 9 0 9 42 38 31 1 5 95 1 2 .226 .278 .311 .589 64 60 0.9
1962 Rakisuta - BAN 31 115 355 74 6 0 14 35 42 31 2 3 68 7 2 .208 .274 .344 .617 70 74 1.3
Total BAN 1066 3137 742 58 5 57 275 280 244 12 25 648 18 24 .237 .292 .313 .605 71 64 9.6
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
1950 Total - 19 42 186 56 6 1 1 26 46 20 1 3 19 34 10 .301 .367 .360 .727 100 100 0.2
1951 Total - 20 50 223 61 5 0 6 41 43 22 1 1 32 0 0 .274 .340 .377 .717 100 100 0.1
1952 Total - 21 72 322 99 7 1 6 67 85 32 1 0 49 9 7 .307 .372 .391 .763 100 100 0.8
1953 Total - 22 53 236 63 7 0 7 42 45 24 1 1 39 8 6 .267 .336 .386 .721 100 100 0.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Rakisuta - INT SS 129 128 205 380 73 598 13 .978 1059.1 4.97 +13.3 1.061
1956 Rakisuta - INT SS 138 134 230 426 89 684 28 .959 1165.1 5.07 +9.0 1.060
1957 Rakisuta - INT SS 137 136 232 397 93 646 17 .974 1064.0 5.32 +14.6 1.067
1958 Rakisuta - INT SS 137 137 209 340 76 575 26 .955 1066.0 4.64 +5.1 1.048
1959 Rakisuta - INT SS 138 137 189 406 80 617 22 .964 1042.2 5.14 +11.8 1.058
1960 Rakisuta - INT SS 136 134 184 423 95 637 30 .953 1060.2 5.15 +11.3 1.057
1961 Rakisuta - INT SS 126 125 189 386 72 596 21 .965 1067.1 4.85 +11.8 1.060
1962 Rakisuta - INT SS 112 112 177 310 71 506 19 .962 925.1 4.74 +5.3 1.037
TOTAL SS 1053 1043 1615 3068 649 4859 176 .964 8450.2 4.99 +82.3 1.057
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 4, Pick 10, 46th overall pick).
07/16/1953 Named the #89 prospect in the BAN
03/04/1954 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/01/1954 Named the #82 prospect in the BAN
07/31/1954 Was traded by the Kobe Bulls to the Rakisuta Rams, along with RP Masakado Matsuda, in exchange for LF Mikinori Sakaguchi and 2B Katsumi Ogata.
05/01/1955 Named the #96 prospect in the BAN
06/13/1955 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1955 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/21/1955 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/01/1955 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/01/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
09/08/1958 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/01/1959 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
03/23/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
09/21/1961 Injured (fractured rib),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/05/1962 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1955 128 8
1956 134 7
1957 136 1
1958 137 1
1959 137 1
Year K Rank
1955 64 6
1956 84 7
1957 82 7
1958 79 9
1959 88 8
1960 88 8
1961 95 4
Year IBB Rank
1955 9 2
1956 8 2
1957 6 7
1958 10 3
1959 13 2
1960 9 4
Year HP Rank
1955 3 3
Year SH Rank
1958 11 6
1961 16 6
Year SF Rank
1956 6 4
1961 5 9
Year AVG Rank
1955 .249 8
Year OBP Rank
1955 .301 10
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