1B Yoshio Ishikawa #8
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/09/1963
1B YOSHIO ISHIKAWA #8 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
74 76 15 3 0 3 12 11 14 .197 .295 .355 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 2
Errors: - 3 2
Arm: 1 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
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 NAG Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1963 NAG Loss, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1963 VES Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1963 VES Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/02/1963 @ KIN Loss, 6-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 KOB Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1963 KOB Loss, 2-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1963 FUK Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1963 FUK Win, 4-3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
08/23/1963 @ NAG Loss, 5-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/05/1929
Born in:Sendai, MIY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$31,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 4th 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 74 76 15 3 0 3 12 8 11 14 .197 .295 .355 .651 .289 .158 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 88 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 6 0 0 0.0 8.9 3.88 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 4 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .286 .412 .500 .912
Versus Right   62 11 3 0 2 8 7 8 12 1 0 0 .177 .268 .323 .590
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
May   23 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 .174 .200 .304 .504
June   16 4 2 0 1 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .368 .562 .931
July   20 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .250 .523
August   13 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 .231 .412 .462 .873
September   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Last Year   96 23 3 0 6 16 20 15 31 3 0 0 .240 .333 .458 .792
2 Years Ago   367 104 16 0 26 83 52 48 90 3 0 5 .283 .371 .540 .911
Career   2114 580 73 7 109 376 280 239 496 16 1 18 .274 .351 .470 .821
Home   42 11 1 0 3 10 6 5 8 1 0 0 .262 .333 .500 .833
Road   34 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 .118 .250 .176 .426
Grass   76 15 3 0 3 12 8 11 14 1 0 0 .197 .295 .355 .651
Day   32 6 3 0 1 5 4 5 7 1 0 0 .188 .289 .375 .664
Night   44 9 0 0 2 7 4 6 7 0 0 0 .205 .300 .341 .641
As Starter   11 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
As Reliever / Substitution   65 13 2 0 3 11 8 9 13 1 0 0 .200 .293 .369 .663
Pinch Hitting   61 12 2 0 2 8 7 7 13 1 0 0 .197 .275 .328 .603
Close/Late   53 11 2 0 2 8 5 9 10 1 0 0 .208 .317 .358 .676
Inning 1-3   5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Inning 4-6   5 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .800 1.229
Inning 7-9   66 12 2 0 2 8 6 9 14 1 0 0 .182 .276 .303 .579
0 Outs   30 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 .133 .161 .233 .395
1 Outs   23 6 1 0 0 4 3 5 2 1 0 0 .261 .379 .304 .684
2 Outs   23 5 2 0 2 6 3 5 6 0 0 0 .217 .357 .565 .922
Scoring Position   23 5 2 0 1 8 2 3 4 1 0 0 .217 .296 .435 .731
Bases Empty   42 6 1 0 0 0 3 6 7 0 0 0 .143 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 1st   11 4 0 0 2 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 .364 .462 .909 1.371
Runner on 2nd   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   34 6 2 0 1 4 2 6 14 0 0 0 .176 .300 .324 .624
First Pitch   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .308 .273 .580
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 0-2   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Count 1-0   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-1   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-2   10 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   6 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Count 2-2   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
Behind in Count   23 4 1 0 2 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .174 .174 .478 .652
Ahead in Count   17 4 1 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .235 .381 .471 .852
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 3rd   5 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.200 1.700
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 5th   11 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .727 1.091
Batting 6th   11 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .182 .231 .182 .413
Batting 7th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting 8th   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Batting 9th   24 5 1 0 1 3 2 4 8 0 0 0 .208 .321 .375 .696
Low Leverage   21 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 .190 .320 .286 .606
Medium Leverage   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .071 .235 .071 .307
High Leverage   40 10 1 0 3 11 6 4 7 1 0 0 .250 .311 .500 .811
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
1954 Rakisuta - BAN 25 112 120 40 3 0 6 21 13 13 1 1 26 0 0 .333 .400 .508 .908 163 167 1.2
1955 Rakisuta - BAN 26 100 117 27 5 0 10 23 18 17 2 0 27 0 2 .231 .338 .530 .868 150 146 0.8
1956 Rakisuta - BAN 27 97 147 39 5 1 7 22 21 16 2 0 40 0 0 .265 .345 .456 .801 122 123 0.9
1957 Rakisuta - BAN 28 94 173 48 3 0 10 33 19 9 0 3 42 0 1 .277 .308 .468 .776 118 106 0.3
1958 Rakisuta - BAN 29 103 159 48 6 2 8 38 20 19 2 0 34 0 0 .302 .383 .516 .899 151 152 1.6
1959 Osaka - BAN 30 127 411 100 8 2 13 53 41 45 4 2 89 1 1 .243 .323 .367 .690 98 101 1.5
1960 Osaka - BAN 31 129 448 136 21 2 20 75 68 46 2 3 103 0 2 .304 .369 .493 .862 141 143 4.0
1961 Osaka - BAN 32 129 367 104 16 0 26 83 52 48 5 3 90 0 0 .283 .371 .540 .911 145 138 2.7
1962 Osaka - BAN 33 98 96 23 3 0 6 16 20 15 0 3 31 0 0 .240 .333 .458 .792 120 120 0.8
1963 Osaka - BAN 34 74 76 15 3 0 3 12 8 11 0 1 14 0 0 .197 .295 .355 .651 88 90 0.3
Total BAN 1063 2114 580 73 7 109 376 280 239 18 16 496 1 6 .274 .351 .470 .821 130 129 14.0
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
1950 Total - 21 56 248 92 9 1 14 66 88 31 3 2 35 5 2 .371 .444 .585 1.028 100 100 3.1
1951 Total - 22 45 196 58 7 0 14 44 49 23 3 2 35 0 0 .296 .375 .546 .921 100 100 1.5
1952 Total - 23 53 234 62 8 0 17 51 67 28 3 2 41 0 0 .265 .348 .517 .865 100 100 1.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Rakisuta - INT 1B 11 8 66 4 6 73 3 .959 72.0 8.75 -1.8 .640
1955 Rakisuta - INT 1B 15 12 96 4 9 101 1 .990 101.1 8.88 +0.1 1.034
1956 Rakisuta - INT 1B 25 20 187 13 15 201 1 .995 191.1 9.41 +0.9 1.035
1957 Rakisuta - INT 1B 58 25 277 20 32 301 4 .987 276.2 9.66 +0.0 1.021
1958 Rakisuta - INT 1B 48 19 240 11 22 252 1 .996 229.2 9.84 +2.5 1.106
1959 Osaka - INT 1B 115 107 948 68 103 1023 7 .993 933.0 9.80 +7.1 1.062
1960 Osaka - INT 1B 118 112 1008 70 91 1083 5 .995 967.2 10.03 +7.6 1.050
1961 Osaka - INT 1B 94 89 815 45 76 878 18 .979 764.1 10.13 +0.4 .975
1962 Osaka - INT 1B 14 5 59 1 4 60 0 1.000 58.1 9.26 +0.2 1.049
1962 Osaka - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Osaka - INT 1B 13 3 49 4 2 53 0 1.000 44.2 10.68 +0.7 1.044
TOTAL 1B 511 400 3745 240 360 4025 40 .990 3639.0 9.86 +17.8 1.031
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Rakisuta Rams. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick).
05/01/1953 Named the #1 prospect in the BAN
04/29/1954 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
07/31/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
11/11/1958 Was traded by the Rakisuta Rams to the Osaka Sailors, along with LF Hiroaki Kikuchi, in exchange for 3B Yui Ogawa and RP Uchuu Fujimoto.
07/16/1960 Goes 5-6 against the Nagasaki Stars, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 5 R.
08/01/1960 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/26/1961 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1959 89 3
1960 103 1
1961 90 4
Year HR Rank
1955 10 6
1960 20 5
1961 26 1
Year RBI Rank
1960 75 9
1961 83 9
Year IBB Rank
1955 3 6
1961 6 9
Year HP Rank
1955 2 10
1961 5 8
Year AVG Rank
1960 .304 7
Year OBP Rank
1960 .369 7
Year SLG Rank
1960 .493 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1960 6.68 8
Year ISO Rank
1960 .190 5
Year wOBA Rank
1960 .382 8
Year OPS Rank
1960 .862 8
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