CF Akihito Otani #20
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/09/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF AKIHITO OTANI #20 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
113 415 126 29 0 14 67 43 59 .304 .372 .475 6 4.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 4
Errors: - 2 4
Arm: 1 1 3
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: - Center Field: 3
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1963 KIN Loss, 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1963 KIN Win, 11-7 5 2 3 7 2 0 0 0
09/06/1963 KIN Win, 9-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1963 KIN Win, 7-5 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/19/1963 @ KOB Loss, 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1963 @ KOB Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/03/1963 @ KOB Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1963 @ VES Win, 6-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ VES Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1963 NAG Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/11/1934
Born in:Kyoto, KYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$42,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 3rd Pick in Round 1
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 113 415 126 29 0 14 67 67 43 59 .304 .372 .475 .847 .379 .171 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 106 462 3 0 0 9 0 1 197 43 6 4 60.0 73.2 6.52 4.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   113 47 12 0 6 19 30 16 14 0 0 0 .416 .488 .681 1.170
Versus Right   302 79 17 0 8 48 37 27 45 1 0 3 .262 .327 .397 .725
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 9 1 0 3 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 .529 .579 1.118 1.697
May   111 38 10 0 4 26 20 8 16 0 0 1 .342 .392 .541 .932
June   90 19 4 0 3 16 12 9 15 0 0 1 .211 .290 .356 .646
July   102 31 10 0 0 9 17 13 9 1 0 1 .304 .385 .402 .787
August   82 26 4 0 4 7 12 10 16 0 0 0 .317 .391 .512 .903
September   30 12 1 0 3 9 6 3 3 0 0 0 .400 .455 .733 1.188
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   468 144 23 6 26 75 84 46 55 2 0 2 .308 .371 .549 .920
2 Years Ago   483 146 27 5 16 71 82 69 60 2 0 3 .302 .391 .478 .870
Career   2007 590 105 19 77 300 338 223 237 11 3 12 .294 .366 .480 .846
Home   201 69 12 0 10 41 34 25 26 0 0 2 .343 .421 .552 .973
Road   214 57 17 0 4 26 33 18 33 1 0 1 .266 .325 .402 .727
Grass   415 126 29 0 14 67 67 43 59 1 0 3 .304 .372 .475 .847
Day   164 45 16 0 5 25 28 17 27 1 0 2 .274 .348 .463 .811
Night   251 81 13 0 9 42 39 26 32 0 0 1 .323 .388 .482 .871
As Starter   409 123 29 0 14 67 66 42 59 1 0 3 .301 .369 .474 .844
As Reliever / Substitution   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Close/Late   83 26 5 0 4 17 16 12 10 0 0 0 .313 .400 .518 .918
Inning 1-3   151 46 11 0 6 22 22 21 26 1 0 1 .305 .391 .497 .887
Inning 4-6   144 38 11 0 3 19 22 9 17 0 0 1 .264 .312 .403 .714
Inning 7-9   120 42 7 0 5 26 23 13 16 0 0 1 .350 .418 .533 .951
0 Outs   118 33 5 0 3 11 28 13 15 0 0 0 .280 .351 .398 .749
1 Outs   131 39 12 0 5 30 18 13 21 1 0 1 .298 .363 .504 .867
2 Outs   166 54 12 0 6 26 21 17 23 0 0 2 .325 .395 .506 .901
Scoring Position   112 39 9 0 7 54 18 11 14 1 0 0 .348 .403 .616 1.019
Bases Empty   238 71 17 0 4 4 41 25 37 0 0 2 .298 .370 .420 .790
Runner on 1st   65 16 3 0 3 9 8 7 8 0 0 1 .246 .329 .431 .760
Runner on 2nd   52 16 5 0 2 14 8 3 8 0 0 0 .308 .345 .519 .865
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 14 4 0 4 23 7 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .533 1.071 1.605
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Two Strikes   167 38 9 0 7 27 24 17 59 1 0 0 .228 .297 .407 .704
First Pitch   58 21 4 0 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .362 .362 .483 .845
Count 0-1   40 15 3 0 2 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .600 .975
Count 0-2   33 7 1 0 2 5 5 0 15 0 0 0 .212 .212 .424 .636
Count 1-0   44 18 2 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 .409 .422 .523 .945
Count 1-1   47 12 4 0 2 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .271 .468 .739
Count 1-2   48 11 5 0 3 7 6 0 14 1 0 0 .229 .224 .521 .745
Count 2-0   14 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .357 .400 .500 .900
Count 2-1   33 13 3 0 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 .394 .394 .576 .970
Count 2-2   53 10 3 0 1 7 4 0 20 0 0 0 .189 .189 .302 .491
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 4 2 0 0 3 10 15 0 0 0 0 .333 .704 .500 1.204
Full Count   33 10 0 0 1 8 9 17 10 0 0 0 .303 .540 .394 .934
Behind in Count   121 33 9 0 7 22 17 0 29 1 0 0 .273 .270 .521 .791
Ahead in Count   103 40 9 0 2 20 22 26 0 0 0 2 .388 .519 .534 1.053
Batting Leadoff   25 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
Batting 3rd   384 117 29 0 14 65 66 41 53 1 0 3 .305 .375 .490 .865
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Low Leverage   171 51 11 0 3 8 31 19 28 0 0 3 .298 .378 .415 .793
Medium Leverage   170 51 13 0 7 32 25 17 22 1 0 0 .300 .362 .500 .862
High Leverage   72 23 5 0 4 27 11 6 9 0 0 0 .319 .372 .556 .927
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
1957 Fukuoka - BAN 23 12 17 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .111 .118 .229 -36 -43 -0.3
1958 Fukuoka - BAN 24 38 59 12 1 0 1 6 8 7 0 0 4 1 0 .203 .288 .271 .559 60 66 0.1
1959 Fukuoka - BAN 25 85 220 64 13 3 8 30 42 28 3 3 18 1 0 .291 .374 .486 .860 146 146 3.4
1960 Fukuoka - BAN 26 92 345 96 12 5 12 50 54 30 1 2 41 1 3 .278 .336 .446 .782 119 119 2.8
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 27 133 483 146 27 5 16 71 82 69 3 2 60 5 2 .302 .391 .478 .870 136 135 6.3
1962 Fukuoka - BAN 28 125 468 144 23 6 26 75 84 46 2 2 55 9 3 .308 .371 .549 .920 155 153 5.7
1963 Fukuoka - BAN 29 113 415 126 29 0 14 67 67 43 3 1 59 6 4 .304 .372 .475 .847 144 152 4.8
Total BAN 598 2007 590 105 19 77 300 338 223 12 11 237 23 12 .294 .366 .480 .846 136 138 22.8
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
1955 Total - 21 65 291 90 13 6 12 66 75 28 2 1 34 15 10 .309 .373 .519 .892 100 100 1.9
1956 Total - 22 68 293 87 14 7 13 64 83 40 2 1 33 16 10 .297 .384 .526 .910 100 100 2.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Fukuoka - INT LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 -0.0 .965
1957 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Fukuoka - INT RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 19.1 0.93 +0.0 .990
1958 Fukuoka - INT SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.060
1958 Fukuoka - INT LF 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 -0.0 .953
1958 Fukuoka - INT CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 -1.3 .327
1958 Fukuoka - INT RF 19 10 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 91.2 2.16 +1.5 1.094
1959 Fukuoka - INT LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 .971
1959 Fukuoka - INT CF 8 5 10 1 0 12 1 .917 46.0 2.15 -0.3 1.002
1959 Fukuoka - INT RF 51 46 80 0 0 80 0 1.000 399.2 1.80 +6.3 1.147
1960 Fukuoka - INT CF 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 25.0 0.36 -1.0 .507
1960 Fukuoka - INT RF 88 86 142 7 2 154 5 .968 727.1 1.84 +9.2 1.101
1961 Fukuoka - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Fukuoka - INT CF 128 125 355 5 0 364 4 .989 1080.0 3.00 +10.1 1.039
1961 Fukuoka - INT RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.5 .000
1962 Fukuoka - INT CF 92 91 243 6 1 255 6 .976 760.2 2.95 +4.4 1.028
1962 Fukuoka - INT RF 31 30 54 0 0 55 1 .982 250.2 1.94 +2.6 1.073
1963 Fukuoka - INT CF 101 99 255 10 2 272 7 .974 857.1 2.78 +0.8 1.003
1963 Fukuoka - INT RF 7 7 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 57.0 1.74 +0.5 1.074
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.060
TOTAL LF 11 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 27.1 2.63 -0.0 .965
TOTAL CF 338 324 865 22 3 905 18 .980 2784.0 2.87 +12.7 1.021
TOTAL RF 203 181 312 7 2 325 6 .982 1554.2 1.85 +20.6 1.106
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
06/06/1956 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
06/11/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
06/11/1956 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
06/12/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
06/12/1956 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
06/13/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
03/24/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1957 Named the #9 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
07/16/1957 Named the #13 prospect in the BAN
07/15/1959 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
08/25/1959 Goes 5-5 against the Kinboshi Kites, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/19/1959 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/13/1960 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/18/1960 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week.
06/25/1960 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/16/1960 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/1960 Injured (strained forearm),out for 5 weeks.
07/15/1961 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/25/1961 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
05/08/1962 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
05/13/1962 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
06/04/1962 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/06/1962 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
07/16/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1962 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
06/17/1963 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/26/1963 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/09/1963 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year TB Rank
1962 257 6
Year HR Rank
1962 26 3
Year R Rank
1962 84 10
Year EBH Rank
1962 55 6
Year AVG Rank
1961 .302 9
1962 .308 6
Year OBP Rank
1961 .391 6
1962 .371 10
Year SLG Rank
1961 .478 10
1962 .549 3
Year RC Rank
1961 93.67 7
1962 92.27 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1961 7.23 6
1962 7.24 8
Year ISO Rank
1962 .241 2
Year wOBA Rank
1961 .385 6
1962 .404 7
Year OPS Rank
1961 .870 6
1962 .920 5
Year WAR Rank
1961 6.4 2
1962 5.9 7
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