06/05/1957 | Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
07/16/1957 | Named the #4 prospect in the BAN |
05/01/1958 | Named the #7 prospect in the BAN |
09/01/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/01/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
03/24/1959 | Successfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
05/01/1959 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
05/09/1959 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kyoto Owls with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/08/1959 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/29/1959 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
02/17/1960 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
07/17/1960 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/31/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/13/1960 | Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
02/17/1961 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
06/28/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/30/1961 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | GS | Rank | 1959 | 30 | 6 | 1960 | 29 | 6 | | Year | L | Rank | 1959 | 13 | 8 | 1961 | 10 | 8 | | | Year | IP | Rank | 1959 | 222.0 | 7 | 1960 | 206.2 | 5 | |
Year | BF | Rank | 1959 | 952 | 6 | 1960 | 866 | 5 | | Year | K | Rank | 1959 | 140 | 10 | 1960 | 129 | 6 | 1961 | 128 | 7 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1959 | 3.28 | 10 | 1960 | 3.22 | 10 | 1961 | 3.61 | 8 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1960 | 1.19 | 6 | 1961 | 1.32 | 10 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1960 | 2.93 | 2 | 1961 | 2.33 | 5 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1960 | 10.84 | 5 | 1961 | 12.04 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1960 | 0.35 | 2 | 1961 | 0.58 | 5 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1959 | 2.92 | 6 | 1960 | 1.92 | 1 | 1961 | 2.68 | 6 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1961 | 6.24 | 7 | | |
| Year | QS | Rank | 1959 | 21 | 6 | 1960 | 20 | 7 | 1961 | 18 | 8 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1959 | .700 | 8 | 1960 | .690 | 7 | 1961 | .643 | 9 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1959 | 13 | 6 | 1960 | 6 | 7 | 1961 | 6 | 5 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1959 | .433 | 6 | 1960 | .207 | 7 | 1961 | .214 | 5 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1959 | 3 | 2 | 1960 | 2 | 8 | 1961 | 2 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1959 | 5.1 | 9 | 1960 | 6.6 | 2 | 1961 | 5.1 | 5 | | | | |