06/05/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
05/01/1951 | Named the #2 prospect in the BAN |
04/29/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
07/31/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/01/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/07/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/10/1953 | Wins the 1953 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
10/20/1953 | Finished 2nd in 1953 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
06/07/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/13/1954 | Wins the 1954 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
02/12/1955 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
06/04/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/01/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
05/13/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
05/16/1957 | Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/16/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/04/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/22/1958 | Finished 3rd in 1958 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/28/1959 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1959 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/24/1959 | Wins the 1959 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award. |
06/06/1960 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1960 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1960 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/13/1960 | Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1953 | 133 | 6 | 1954 | 130 | 6 | 1956 | 135 | 6 | 1958 | 136 | 2 | 1959 | 133 | 10 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1953 | 588 | 3 | 1954 | 581 | 4 | 1956 | 586 | 6 | 1957 | 569 | 7 | 1958 | 593 | 7 | 1959 | 578 | 7 | 1960 | 596 | 3 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1953 | 529 | 3 | 1954 | 515 | 3 | 1956 | 509 | 7 | 1957 | 494 | 10 | 1958 | 514 | 8 | 1959 | 493 | 9 | 1960 | 511 | 9 | | Year | H | Rank | 1953 | 155 | 4 | 1954 | 124 | 8 | 1956 | 144 | 5 | 1958 | 145 | 7 | 1959 | 149 | 3 | | Year | K | Rank | 1953 | 93 | 1 | 1954 | 98 | 1 | 1956 | 94 | 2 | 1958 | 89 | 5 | 1960 | 98 | 2 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1953 | 246 | 1 | 1954 | 204 | 6 | 1956 | 251 | 4 | 1957 | 236 | 5 | 1958 | 240 | 3 | 1959 | 286 | 2 | 1960 | 251 | 4 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1953 | 25 | 5 | 1954 | 18 | 9 | 1956 | 29 | 8 | 1957 | 39 | 2 | 1958 | 29 | 5 | 1959 | 33 | 2 | 1960 | 25 | 10 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1953 | 6 | 3 | 1954 | 7 | 4 | 1956 | 9 | 5 | 1957 | 7 | 8 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1953 | 18 | 2 | 1954 | 16 | 2 | 1956 | 20 | 4 | 1957 | 16 | 10 | 1958 | 20 | 4 | 1959 | 32 | 1 | 1960 | 26 | 2 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1954 | 4 | 7 | 1958 | 10 | 5 | 1959 | 10 | 9 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1953 | 91 | 1 | 1954 | 77 | 2 | 1956 | 111 | 1 | 1957 | 81 | 6 | 1958 | 88 | 3 | 1959 | 100 | 1 | 1960 | 98 | 2 | | Year | R | Rank | 1953 | 85 | 4 | 1954 | 70 | 6 | 1957 | 82 | 5 | 1958 | 82 | 6 | 1959 | 92 | 3 | 1960 | 90 | 3 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1953 | 48 | 8 | 1954 | 54 | 7 | 1959 | 78 | 8 | 1960 | 77 | 4 | | | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1953 | 10 | 1 | 1954 | 11 | 1 | 1956 | 8 | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1953 | 49 | 3 | 1954 | 41 | 6 | 1956 | 58 | 5 | 1957 | 62 | 2 | 1958 | 52 | 4 | 1959 | 69 | 1 | 1960 | 56 | 4 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .293 | 7 | 1954 | .241 | 10 | 1959 | .302 | 3 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1954 | .308 | 10 | 1958 | .374 | 10 | 1959 | .400 | 5 | 1960 | .364 | 10 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1953 | .465 | 3 | 1954 | .396 | 8 | 1956 | .493 | 5 | 1957 | .478 | 9 | 1958 | .467 | 6 | 1959 | .580 | 1 | 1960 | .491 | 4 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1953 | 88.94 | 5 | 1954 | 64.79 | 8 | 1956 | 92.13 | 7 | 1957 | 84.65 | 10 | 1958 | 91.69 | 5 | 1959 | 115.26 | 1 | 1960 | 92.31 | 3 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1953 | 6.06 | 6 | 1954 | 4.16 | 9 | 1956 | 6.38 | 9 | 1958 | 6.38 | 7 | 1959 | 8.53 | 2 | 1960 | 6.28 | 8 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1953 | .172 | 2 | 1954 | .155 | 4 | 1956 | .210 | 5 | 1957 | .204 | 3 | 1958 | .185 | 7 | 1959 | .278 | 1 | 1960 | .221 | 2 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1953 | .364 | 7 | 1954 | .321 | 9 | 1958 | .374 | 7 | 1959 | .427 | 1 | 1960 | .369 | 7 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1953 | .812 | 5 | 1954 | .704 | 9 | 1958 | .841 | 7 | 1959 | .980 | 1 | 1960 | .855 | 5 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1953 | 6.3 | 2 | 1954 | 1.8 | 10 | 1956 | 4.5 | 6 | 1957 | 4.5 | 7 | 1958 | 6.1 | 3 | 1959 | 7.7 | 1 | | | | | |