SS Ginnosuke Smith #40
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/09/1963
SS GINNOSUKE SMITH #40 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 358 78 5 0 14 54 26 66 .218 .267 .349 0 0.2
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 3 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 2
Errors: - 5 2
Arm: 1 4 5
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1963 NAG Loss, 0-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1963 NAG Win, 7-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1963 NAG Loss, 4-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1963 VES Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/1963 VES Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/03/1963 VES Win, 4-0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/02/1963 @ KIN Loss, 6-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1963 @ KIN Win, 3-2 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ KIN Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/29/1963 KOB Win, 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/27/1934
Born in:Nishinomiya, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 112 Days
Service This Yr:131 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:1957, 2nd Pick in Round 5
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 115 358 78 5 0 14 54 30 26 66 .218 .267 .349 .616 .275 .131 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 111 390 0 1 0 9 3 6 125 19 0 1 0.0 32.6 2.94 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 10 0 0 1 4 4 5 9 0 2 0 .145 .203 .188 .391
Versus Right   289 68 5 0 13 50 26 21 57 6 1 0 .235 .282 .388 .669
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 .263 .238 .263 .501
May   89 19 2 0 2 12 8 5 15 2 1 0 .213 .250 .303 .553
June   84 17 2 0 3 12 7 8 16 0 1 0 .202 .272 .333 .605
July   88 19 0 0 6 14 11 9 19 1 0 0 .216 .286 .420 .706
August   74 17 1 0 3 12 3 4 13 1 0 0 .230 .266 .365 .631
September   23 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 2 1 0 .261 .240 .261 .501
Last Year   462 121 16 1 12 62 46 25 72 8 6 2 .262 .298 .379 .677
2 Years Ago   413 92 11 3 11 52 32 34 69 4 4 1 .223 .281 .344 .625
Career   1297 306 35 5 38 174 113 89 218 18 16 3 .236 .283 .359 .641
Home   172 36 2 0 3 23 11 13 27 4 2 0 .209 .259 .273 .533
Road   186 42 3 0 11 31 19 13 39 2 1 0 .226 .274 .419 .693
Grass   358 78 5 0 14 54 30 26 66 6 3 0 .218 .267 .349 .616
Day   182 44 3 0 7 29 18 12 29 2 1 0 .242 .286 .374 .659
Night   176 34 2 0 7 25 12 14 37 4 2 0 .193 .247 .324 .571
As Starter   355 77 5 0 14 54 30 26 66 6 3 0 .217 .266 .349 .615
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   78 14 1 0 1 8 4 6 18 0 2 0 .179 .238 .231 .469
Inning 1-3   107 22 3 0 3 13 8 6 19 2 0 0 .206 .243 .318 .561
Inning 4-6   141 34 1 0 8 29 14 11 24 4 1 0 .241 .288 .418 .707
Inning 7-9   110 22 1 0 3 12 8 9 23 0 2 0 .200 .261 .291 .551
0 Outs   113 24 2 0 4 12 13 7 25 2 3 0 .212 .254 .336 .590
1 Outs   121 24 2 0 4 19 9 8 21 4 0 0 .198 .241 .314 .555
2 Outs   124 30 1 0 6 23 8 11 20 0 0 0 .242 .304 .395 .699
Scoring Position   86 23 1 0 5 45 11 7 14 6 3 0 .267 .303 .453 .757
Bases Empty   197 47 4 0 9 9 15 13 42 0 0 0 .239 .286 .396 .682
Runner on 1st   75 8 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 0 0 0 .107 .173 .107 .280
Runner on 2nd   24 6 0 0 2 8 4 3 4 0 1 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 3rd   13 4 1 0 0 6 1 1 3 1 0 0 .308 .333 .385 .718
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 6 0 0 2 8 4 0 6 0 0 0 .194 .194 .387 .581
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .167 .222 .167 .389
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 .400 .286 .400 .686
Bases Loaded   7 4 0 0 1 13 2 2 0 1 0 0 .571 .600 1.000 1.600
Two Strikes   165 32 3 0 5 23 12 12 66 4 0 0 .194 .243 .303 .546
First Pitch   58 10 0 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 .172 .186 .224 .411
Count 0-1   31 9 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .290 .387 .677
Count 0-2   22 3 0 0 2 2 3 0 9 0 0 0 .136 .136 .409 .545
Count 1-0   39 12 1 0 3 14 4 0 0 2 0 0 .308 .293 .564 .857
Count 1-1   26 8 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Count 1-2   61 9 0 0 0 7 1 0 26 2 0 0 .148 .143 .148 .290
Count 2-0   14 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-1   18 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Count 2-2   53 11 2 0 3 10 4 0 19 0 0 0 .208 .208 .415 .623
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 2 0 0 1 2 2 9 0 0 0 0 .286 .688 .714 1.402
Full Count   29 9 1 0 0 4 4 12 12 2 0 0 .310 .488 .345 .833
Behind in Count   114 21 0 0 3 12 7 0 35 2 1 0 .184 .181 .263 .444
Ahead in Count   78 19 1 0 6 21 9 13 0 2 1 0 .244 .344 .487 .831
Batting 6th   11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 .091 .083 .182 .265
Batting 7th   268 57 3 0 11 40 19 21 47 5 1 0 .213 .265 .347 .612
Batting 8th   78 20 1 0 3 13 10 5 16 0 2 0 .256 .301 .385 .686
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   162 40 4 0 8 15 14 12 31 1 1 0 .247 .297 .420 .717
Medium Leverage   137 23 1 0 3 14 9 11 28 3 0 0 .168 .225 .241 .466
High Leverage   57 14 0 0 3 25 7 2 7 2 2 0 .246 .262 .404 .666
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
1958 Kobe - BAN 24 16 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 6 8 -0.0
1959 Kobe - BAN 25 25 28 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .214 .241 .286 .527 51 51 -0.3
1960 Kobe - BAN 26 19 23 7 1 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .304 .360 .565 .925 157 157 0.2
1961 Osaka - BAN 27 120 413 92 11 3 11 52 32 34 1 4 69 0 0 .223 .281 .344 .625 69 66 -0.9
1962 Osaka - BAN 28 140 462 121 16 1 12 62 46 25 2 8 72 0 3 .262 .298 .379 .677 89 90 0.4
1963 Osaka - BAN 29 115 358 78 5 0 14 54 30 26 0 6 66 0 1 .218 .267 .349 .616 77 80 0.2
Total BAN 435 1297 306 35 5 38 174 113 89 3 18 218 0 4 .236 .283 .359 .641 79 79 -0.4
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
1956 Total - 22 57 270 77 7 1 7 43 53 13 2 2 49 1 1 .285 .321 .396 .717 100 100 -0.0
1957 Total - 23 53 245 69 9 0 9 53 50 12 2 2 41 1 1 .282 .318 .429 .747 100 100 0.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Kobe - INT SS 11 2 4 12 1 16 0 1.000 22.2 6.35 +0.7 1.060
1959 Kobe - INT 3B 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 +0.0 1.051
1959 Kobe - INT SS 13 0 9 12 4 22 1 .955 34.2 5.45 -2.1 .797
1960 Kobe - INT 3B 2 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +0.0 1.046
1960 Kobe - INT SS 7 3 5 7 1 12 0 1.000 29.1 3.68 -0.9 .937
1961 Osaka - INT SS 119 117 233 346 77 606 27 .955 1013.2 5.14 -7.7 .933
1962 Osaka - INT 3B 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.038
1962 Osaka - INT SS 134 134 243 338 58 602 21 .965 1109.0 4.72 -11.0 .945
1963 Osaka - INT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Osaka - INT SS 111 111 197 337 56 550 16 .971 933.0 5.15 -6.5 .972
TOTAL 3B 8 2 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 26.2 3.38 +0.1 1.046
TOTAL SS 395 367 691 1052 197 1808 65 .964 3142.1 4.99 -27.4 .949
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 5, Pick 2, 50th overall pick).
06/06/1957 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
06/24/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
06/24/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
06/27/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
06/27/1957 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
06/30/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
06/30/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
07/15/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/15/1957 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
07/17/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
07/17/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
07/19/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
07/20/1957 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
07/24/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
07/24/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
07/31/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
07/31/1957 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
08/06/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/06/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/11/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
08/11/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
08/15/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/15/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/20/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/20/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/22/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/22/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/24/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
08/24/1957 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
08/29/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
08/30/1957 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
08/30/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
08/31/1957 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
09/05/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
09/05/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
09/08/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
09/08/1957 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
09/20/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
09/20/1957 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
09/24/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
09/24/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
09/28/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
09/28/1957 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
09/29/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
09/29/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
10/18/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
10/19/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
10/20/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
10/21/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
10/26/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
10/27/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
10/28/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
10/29/1957 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
10/30/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
10/31/1957 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
11/16/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
11/17/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
11/21/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
11/22/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
11/30/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
12/01/1957 Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
12/01/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
12/02/1957 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
12/09/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
12/10/1957 Released by the Hosho Reliables.
12/12/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
05/01/1958 Named the #42 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1958 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
03/21/1961 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
04/02/1961 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,060 with the Osaka Sailors organization.
08/27/1961 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1962 135 6
Year IBB Rank
1961 6 9
Year SF Rank
1962 8 2
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