LF Wei-Tzu 'The Sioux Falls Sensation' Matsumoto #10
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/04/1962
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LF WEI-TZU 'THE SIOUX FALLS SENSATION' MATSUMOTO #10 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
47 23 3 0 0 0 2 4 6 .130 .250 .130 0 -0.2
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 3
Errors: - 2 4
Arm: 1 3 4
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 1
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 3
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
09/29/1962 NAG Loss, 5-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1962 @ FUK Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1962 @ FUK Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1962 @ NAG Win, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1962 FUK Win, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1962 FUK Win, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1962 @ KOB Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1962 NAG Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1962 OSA Loss, 6-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1962 OSA Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/09/1932
Born in:Maebashi, GUM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,300
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 6th 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 47 23 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 .130 .250 .130 .380 .200 .000 21
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1.47 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 .167 .267 .167 .433
Versus Right   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
June   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
August   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .364 .250 .614
September   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   140 45 8 1 12 28 36 15 34 0 0 1 .321 .391 .650 1.041
2 Years Ago   231 58 9 0 8 42 25 18 53 0 2 1 .251 .308 .394 .702
Career   866 229 40 5 28 118 109 60 180 9 2 6 .264 .313 .419 .733
Home   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Road   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Grass   23 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 1 0 0 .130 .250 .130 .380
Day   13 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .231 .375 .231 .606
Night   10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
As Starter   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
As Reliever / Substitution   21 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Pinch Hitting   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Close/Late   14 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 .214 .294 .214 .508
Inning 1-3   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Inning 7-9   21 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1 0 0 .143 .208 .143 .351
0 Outs   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
1 Outs   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
Scoring Position   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .222 .250 .472
Bases Empty   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .000 .214 .000 .214
Runner on 1st   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   11 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 .091 .214 .091 .305
First Pitch   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Behind in Count   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Ahead in Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Low Leverage   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Medium Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
High Leverage   11 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 .273 .357 .273 .630
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
1952 Kobe - BAN 20 77 239 67 13 2 4 20 24 7 2 3 48 1 1 .280 .303 .402 .704 101 96 0.9
1953 Vesutan - BAN 21 9 26 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .231 .250 .269 .519 50 44 0.0
1954 Vesutan - BAN 22 37 100 27 6 2 3 16 15 3 0 3 15 0 1 .270 .283 .460 .743 107 103 0.6
1956 Vesutan - BAN 24 19 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .400 .385 .785 116 123 0.1
1957 Vesutan - BAN 25 29 48 6 1 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 12 0 0 .125 .236 .146 .382 10 2 -0.6
1958 Vesutan - BAN 26 30 16 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 68 76 0.0
1959 Vesutan - BAN 27 42 30 9 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 1 5 0 0 .300 .353 .433 .786 125 127 0.4
1960 Vesutan - BAN 28 85 231 58 9 0 8 42 25 18 1 0 53 0 4 .251 .308 .394 .702 96 95 0.4
1961 Vesutan - BAN 29 77 140 45 8 1 12 28 36 15 1 0 34 2 1 .321 .391 .650 1.041 178 169 1.4
1962 Vesutan - BAN 30 47 23 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 6 0 0 .130 .250 .130 .380 9 21 -0.2
Total BAN 452 866 229 40 5 28 118 109 60 6 9 180 4 7 .264 .313 .419 .733 104 100 3.0
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 - 18 26 110 49 12 2 5 34 49 18 4 1 7 9 3 .445 .534 .727 1.261 100 100 2.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Kobe - INT LF 66 65 135 0 0 137 2 .985 537.2 2.26 -0.2 .960
1952 Kobe - INT CF 5 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 38.0 2.84 -0.6 .964
1952 Kobe - INT RF 6 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 42.0 1.71 +1.0 .991
1953 Vesutan - INT LF 6 6 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 51.0 2.12 +0.2 .971
1953 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.1 .971
1953 Vesutan - INT RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.1 1.000
1954 Vesutan - INT LF 27 20 35 3 1 40 2 .950 181.2 1.88 +2.8 1.059
1954 Vesutan - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Vesutan - INT RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.2 .987
1956 Vesutan - INT LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.2 .977
1956 Vesutan - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .979
1956 Vesutan - INT RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Vesutan - INT LF 17 10 22 3 1 25 0 1.000 93.2 2.40 +0.1 .965
1957 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Vesutan - INT RF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.7 .660
1958 Vesutan - INT LF 19 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 39.2 2.27 +0.7 1.059
1958 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .981
1958 Vesutan - INT RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Vesutan - INT LF 32 3 12 1 0 14 1 .929 58.0 2.02 +1.8 1.165
1959 Vesutan - INT CF 6 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 36.1 2.72 -1.6 .848
1959 Vesutan - INT RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.000
1960 Vesutan - INT LF 75 64 138 2 1 142 2 .986 540.2 2.33 +4.8 1.052
1960 Vesutan - INT CF 4 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 -1.0 .760
1960 Vesutan - INT RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Vesutan - INT LF 30 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 52.0 1.90 +0.3 1.070
1961 Vesutan - INT CF 12 6 24 0 0 26 2 .923 71.0 3.04 -3.4 .826
1961 Vesutan - INT RF 24 23 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 183.2 1.62 -2.8 .890
1962 Vesutan - INT LF 32 1 8 0 0 10 2 .800 37.1 1.93 -0.1 .974
1962 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1962 Vesutan - INT RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 310 173 383 10 3 402 9 .978 1601.2 2.21 +10.6 1.014
TOTAL CF 37 16 57 0 0 59 2 .966 174.2 2.94 -6.7 .857
TOTAL RF 59 31 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 279.0 1.65 -2.6 .907
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
05/01/1951 Named the #3 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1951 Named the #9 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
04/20/1952 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/01/1952 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
08/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
03/26/1953 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
08/11/1953 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
08/17/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
08/18/1953 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
08/19/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
08/21/1953 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
08/25/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
08/26/1953 Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
08/28/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/28/1953 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/29/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
08/30/1953 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
08/30/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
08/31/1953 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
08/31/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
09/01/1953 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
09/03/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
03/23/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
08/22/1960 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1952 48 7
Year 3B Rank
1952 2 10
Year IBB Rank
1952 3 10
Year HP Rank
1952 2 4
1953 1 9
Year SF Rank
1952 3 8
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