CF Akihito Otani #20
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1963
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
106 389 115 28 0 11 59 40 56 .296 .365 .452 6 4.2
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
09/01/1963 @ 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
08/28/1963 NAG Loss, 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1963 NAG Loss, 6-7 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0
08/26/1963 @ OSA Win, 6-3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1963 @ OSA Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1963 @ OSA Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/23/1963 @ KIN Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/22/1963 @ KIN Loss, 1-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 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, 60 Days
Service This Yr:124 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 106 389 115 28 0 11 59 62 40 56 .296 .365 .452 .817 .366 .157 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 433 3 0 0 9 0 1 176 39 6 4 60.0 63.9 5.99 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   105 41 12 0 5 18 27 14 14 0 0 0 .390 .462 .648 1.110
Versus Right   284 74 16 0 6 41 35 26 42 1 0 3 .261 .328 .380 .708
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 9 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .429 .455 .429 .883
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   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
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   1981 579 104 19 74 292 333 220 234 11 3 12 .292 .365 .476 .841
Home   184 60 11 0 7 33 29 23 26 0 0 2 .326 .407 .500 .907
Road   205 55 17 0 4 26 33 17 30 1 0 1 .268 .326 .410 .736
Grass   389 115 28 0 11 59 62 40 56 1 0 3 .296 .365 .452 .817
Day   151 41 16 0 4 24 26 15 24 1 0 2 .272 .343 .457 .800
Night   238 74 12 0 7 35 36 25 32 0 0 1 .311 .379 .450 .828
As Starter   383 112 28 0 11 59 61 39 56 1 0 3 .292 .362 .452 .813
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   81 25 5 0 4 17 16 11 10 0 0 0 .309 .391 .519 .910
Inning 1-3   141 42 11 0 4 18 20 19 25 1 0 1 .298 .383 .461 .844
Inning 4-6   134 34 10 0 2 15 20 9 16 0 0 1 .254 .306 .373 .679
Inning 7-9   114 39 7 0 5 26 22 12 15 0 0 1 .342 .409 .535 .945
0 Outs   108 28 5 0 2 8 25 13 14 0 0 0 .259 .339 .361 .700
1 Outs   126 37 11 0 4 26 17 13 20 1 0 1 .294 .362 .476 .838
2 Outs   155 50 12 0 5 25 20 14 22 0 0 2 .323 .386 .497 .883
Scoring Position   106 36 8 0 6 49 17 9 13 1 0 0 .340 .388 .585 .973
Bases Empty   226 66 17 0 3 3 38 24 35 0 0 2 .292 .365 .407 .772
Runner on 1st   57 13 3 0 2 7 7 7 8 0 0 1 .228 .323 .386 .709
Runner on 2nd   51 16 5 0 2 14 8 3 8 0 0 0 .314 .352 .529 .881
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 .667 1.267
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 11 3 0 3 18 6 1 0 0 0 0 .440 .462 .920 1.382
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   160 35 9 0 5 23 22 16 56 1 0 0 .219 .288 .369 .657
First Pitch   55 21 4 0 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .382 .382 .509 .891
Count 0-1   35 13 3 0 2 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .371 .629 1.000
Count 0-2   32 7 1 0 2 5 5 0 14 0 0 0 .219 .219 .438 .656
Count 1-0   40 15 2 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .390 .500 .890
Count 1-1   42 10 4 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .256 .405 .661
Count 1-2   47 10 5 0 2 6 5 0 14 1 0 0 .213 .208 .447 .655
Count 2-0   14 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .357 .400 .500 .900
Count 2-1   31 12 2 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .548 .935
Count 2-2   51 9 3 0 0 4 3 0 19 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
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 13 0 0 0 0 .333 .680 .500 1.180
Full Count   30 9 0 0 1 8 9 16 9 0 0 0 .300 .543 .400 .943
Behind in Count   114 30 9 0 6 21 15 0 28 1 0 0 .263 .261 .500 .761
Ahead in Count   97 36 8 0 2 18 21 24 0 0 0 2 .371 .504 .515 1.020
Batting Leadoff   25 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
Batting 3rd   358 106 28 0 11 57 61 38 50 1 0 3 .296 .367 .466 .834
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   159 46 11 0 1 5 28 17 27 0 0 3 .289 .369 .377 .746
Medium Leverage   159 47 12 0 7 30 24 16 21 1 0 0 .296 .358 .503 .861
High Leverage   69 21 5 0 3 24 10 6 8 0 0 0 .304 .360 .507 .867
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 29 106 389 115 28 0 11 59 62 40 3 1 56 6 4 .296 .365 .452 .817 135 143 4.2
Total BAN 591 1981 579 104 19 74 292 333 220 12 11 234 23 12 .292 .365 .476 .841 135 136 22.2
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 94 92 244 10 2 260 6 .977 799.2 2.86 +1.4 1.007
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 331 317 854 22 3 893 17 .981 2726.1 2.89 +13.3 1.022
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.
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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