06/05/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
06/04/1951 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/13/1951 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
08/19/1951 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 6 weeks. |
09/01/1951 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/15/1951 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks. |
10/01/1951 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks. |
10/10/1951 | Wins the 1951 BAN Championship Series with the Sapporo Bears. |
05/06/1956 | Goes 0-4 against the Kyoto Owls, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
07/30/1957 | Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/26/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/30/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/18/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/22/1958 | Finished 2nd in 1958 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/03/1959 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/14/1959 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/24/1959 | Finished 3rd in 1959 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
05/09/1960 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
05/21/1960 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/01/1960 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/18/1960 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/13/1960 | Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 5 weeks. |
10/23/1960 | Wins the 1960 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award. |
05/15/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
06/12/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/08/1961 | Injured (hand contusion),out for one week. |
08/28/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/04/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1957 | 132 | 9 | 1959 | 133 | 10 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1956 | 575 | 7 | 1958 | 594 | 5 | 1959 | 577 | 8 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1956 | 503 | 8 | 1958 | 512 | 9 | | Year | H | Rank | 1958 | 148 | 5 | 1959 | 143 | 6 | | Year | K | Rank | 1951 | 53 | 6 | 1956 | 91 | 5 | 1957 | 87 | 5 | 1958 | 118 | 1 | 1961 | 85 | 9 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1951 | 211 | 7 | 1956 | 262 | 2 | 1957 | 263 | 3 | 1958 | 300 | 1 | 1959 | 269 | 3 | 1960 | 264 | 1 | 1961 | 257 | 2 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1958 | 27 | 8 | 1959 | 26 | 9 | 1960 | 30 | 7 | 1961 | 25 | 9 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1951 | 7 | 6 | 1956 | 9 | 5 | 1957 | 9 | 2 | 1958 | 10 | 2 | 1959 | 8 | 5 | 1961 | 9 | 2 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1951 | 18 | 4 | 1956 | 29 | 1 | 1957 | 32 | 1 | 1958 | 35 | 1 | 1959 | 28 | 2 | 1960 | 35 | 1 | 1961 | 23 | 3 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1951 | 6 | 4 | 1956 | 13 | 6 | 1957 | 12 | 5 | 1958 | 10 | 5 | 1959 | 14 | 5 | 1960 | 11 | 10 | 1961 | 12 | 6 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1951 | 85 | 5 | 1956 | 106 | 2 | 1957 | 108 | 1 | 1958 | 113 | 1 | 1959 | 83 | 3 | 1960 | 106 | 1 | 1961 | 87 | 3 | | Year | R | Rank | 1951 | 85 | 6 | 1956 | 94 | 3 | 1957 | 102 | 1 | 1958 | 98 | 3 | 1959 | 93 | 2 | 1960 | 91 | 2 | 1961 | 93 | 3 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1958 | 75 | 9 | 1959 | 80 | 7 | 1960 | 67 | 7 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1951 | 4 | 4 | 1959 | 11 | 3 | | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1951 | 4 | 8 | 1956 | 5 | 7 | 1958 | 4 | 5 | 1960 | 5 | 9 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1951 | 50 | 6 | 1956 | 60 | 2 | 1957 | 64 | 1 | 1958 | 72 | 1 | 1959 | 62 | 3 | 1960 | 67 | 1 | 1961 | 57 | 3 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1958 | .289 | 8 | 1959 | .295 | 5 | 1960 | .291 | 10 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1958 | .380 | 8 | 1959 | .402 | 3 | 1960 | .388 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1956 | .521 | 3 | 1957 | .538 | 1 | 1958 | .586 | 1 | 1959 | .555 | 3 | 1960 | .615 | 1 | 1961 | .514 | 1 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1951 | 80.19 | 8 | 1956 | 88.23 | 8 | 1957 | 90.42 | 7 | 1958 | 116.72 | 1 | 1959 | 107.98 | 4 | 1960 | 104.90 | 2 | 1961 | 94.94 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1958 | 8.25 | 2 | 1959 | 7.92 | 3 | 1960 | 8.80 | 1 | 1961 | 6.85 | 6 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1956 | .252 | 1 | 1957 | .280 | 1 | 1958 | .297 | 1 | 1959 | .260 | 2 | 1960 | .324 | 1 | 1961 | .224 | 1 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1956 | .380 | 10 | 1957 | .383 | 9 | 1958 | .420 | 2 | 1959 | .411 | 3 | 1960 | .427 | 1 | 1961 | .383 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1956 | .872 | 8 | 1957 | .882 | 6 | 1958 | .966 | 1 | 1959 | .957 | 3 | 1960 | 1.004 | 1 | 1961 | .881 | 5 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1951 | 3.0 | 8 | 1957 | 4.1 | 10 | 1958 | 6.7 | 2 | 1959 | 5.9 | 3 | 1960 | 5.0 | 5 | 1961 | 3.9 | 9 | | | | | |