RF Akihito Otani #20
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/04/1962
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF AKIHITO OTANI #20 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 468 144 23 6 26 75 46 55 .308 .371 .549 9 5.9
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: - 3 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
10/01/1962 @ OSA Win, 6-3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
10/01/1962 @ OSA Loss, 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1962 @ KIN Win, 8-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1962 @ KIN Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1962 @ KIN Loss, 4-9 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/26/1962 KIN Loss, 2-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/25/1962 @ NAG Win, 10-1 5 3 3 2 1 0 1 0
09/24/1962 VES Win, 2-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1962 VES Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1962 VES Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/11/1934
Born in:Kyoto, KYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,825
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 84 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 125 468 144 23 6 26 75 84 46 55 .308 .371 .549 .920 .404 .241 158
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 121 518 2 2 0 15 0 2 257 55 9 3 75.0 92.3 7.24 5.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   128 42 8 0 14 35 26 9 15 1 0 0 .328 .370 .719 1.088
Versus Right   340 102 15 6 12 40 58 37 40 1 0 2 .300 .371 .485 .856
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821
Last Week   22 8 0 0 2 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053
May   58 15 1 2 2 5 7 3 4 0 0 1 .259 .306 .448 .755
June   86 30 6 2 6 15 17 13 13 0 0 0 .349 .434 .674 1.109
July   117 39 4 1 10 26 25 13 17 0 0 0 .333 .400 .641 1.041
August   104 29 5 0 4 13 19 8 11 1 0 1 .279 .333 .442 .776
September   96 30 7 1 3 14 15 8 10 1 0 0 .312 .362 .500 .862
October   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821
All-Star Game   5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Last Year   483 146 27 5 16 71 82 69 60 2 0 3 .302 .391 .478 .870
2 Years Ago   345 96 12 5 12 50 54 30 41 2 1 1 .278 .336 .446 .782
Career   1592 464 76 19 63 233 271 180 178 10 3 9 .291 .365 .482 .846
Home   230 71 14 2 14 38 38 20 29 0 0 1 .309 .367 .570 .936
Road   238 73 9 4 12 37 46 26 26 2 0 1 .307 .375 .529 .904
Grass   468 144 23 6 26 75 84 46 55 2 0 2 .308 .371 .549 .920
Day   204 69 8 2 13 33 39 20 18 0 0 2 .338 .403 .588 .991
Night   264 75 15 4 13 42 45 26 37 2 0 0 .284 .346 .519 .865
As Starter   465 143 23 6 26 75 83 45 54 2 0 2 .308 .370 .551 .920
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Close/Late   95 30 3 1 7 19 14 7 12 0 0 1 .316 .369 .589 .958
Inning 1-3   182 58 11 4 9 26 32 14 23 2 0 0 .319 .364 .571 .935
Inning 4-6   152 40 7 1 6 19 31 21 17 0 0 1 .263 .356 .441 .797
Inning 7-9   134 46 5 1 11 30 21 11 15 0 0 1 .343 .397 .642 1.039
0 Outs   138 35 8 0 7 12 27 9 14 1 0 1 .254 .302 .464 .766
1 Outs   165 50 4 3 7 24 33 16 18 1 0 1 .303 .366 .491 .857
2 Outs   165 59 11 3 12 39 24 21 23 0 0 0 .358 .430 .679 1.109
Scoring Position   111 31 4 1 7 43 21 16 14 2 0 0 .279 .364 .523 .887
Bases Empty   237 73 12 3 12 12 40 21 23 0 0 1 .308 .367 .536 .903
Runner on 1st   120 40 7 2 7 20 23 9 18 0 0 1 .333 .385 .600 .985
Runner on 2nd   43 9 1 1 1 5 5 8 5 0 0 0 .209 .333 .349 .682
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 8 1 0 1 6 6 3 5 0 0 0 .296 .367 .444 .811
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 7 2 0 2 14 7 3 1 1 0 0 .467 .526 1.000 1.526
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 2 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .900 1.264
Two Strikes   172 43 8 4 7 26 25 23 55 0 0 1 .250 .342 .465 .807
First Pitch   80 25 4 0 7 16 15 2 0 0 0 0 .312 .329 .625 .954
Count 0-1   45 11 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .244 .333 .578
Count 0-2   25 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 11 0 0 0 .160 .160 .280 .440
Count 1-0   54 17 2 1 2 5 11 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .327 .500 .827
Count 1-1   48 21 4 1 4 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .429 .812 1.241
Count 1-2   59 18 3 3 4 13 9 0 20 0 0 0 .305 .305 .661 .966
Count 2-0   16 7 2 0 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .438 1.125 1.562
Count 2-1   31 10 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .323 .312 .484 .796
Count 2-2   56 12 2 1 1 6 6 0 18 0 0 1 .214 .228 .339 .567
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   22 10 0 0 1 3 6 12 0 0 0 0 .455 .647 .591 1.238
Full Count   32 9 3 0 1 3 8 23 6 0 0 0 .281 .582 .469 1.051
Behind in Count   129 33 4 3 6 20 15 0 31 0 0 0 .256 .256 .473 .729
Ahead in Count   123 44 6 1 7 20 30 21 0 1 0 1 .358 .452 .593 1.046
Batting Leadoff   24 8 1 0 3 8 5 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .750 1.083
Batting 3rd   441 135 22 6 23 67 78 45 52 2 0 2 .306 .371 .540 .911
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   179 64 7 4 14 27 32 22 18 0 0 0 .358 .428 .676 1.104
Medium Leverage   213 63 16 2 6 25 36 11 26 2 0 1 .296 .330 .474 .805
High Leverage   75 17 0 0 6 23 16 13 10 0 0 1 .227 .348 .467 .815
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 .920 154 158 5.9
Total BAN 485 1592 464 76 19 63 233 271 180 9 10 178 17 8 .291 .365 .482 .846 134 135 18.2
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
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 237 225 610 12 1 633 11 .983 1926.2 2.91 +11.9 1.029
TOTAL RF 196 174 301 7 2 314 6 .981 1497.2 1.85 +20.1 1.107
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.
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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