Player Report for #14 Kikuichi Shirai

1B Kikuichi Shirai #14 Osaka Sailors BAN Age: 34 \| Bats: R \| Throws: R \| Morale: Good 04/08/1963
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1B KIKUICHI SHIRAI #14 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB	WAR
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0

BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
	Overall	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right
Contact		3	3	3
Gap		3	3	3
Power		3	3	3
Eye		2	3	2
Avoid K's		4	4	4

FIELDING RATINGS
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	2	1
Errors:	-	3	3
Arm:	1	3	5
Turn DP:	-	2	-
Framing:	1	-	-

POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	3	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	2

RUN/BUNT
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Aggressiveness:	4
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	5
Bunt for Hit:	3

GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES

Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

PERSONALITY

Birthday:	07/16/1928
Born in:	Machida, TOK
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	200 lbs
Local Popularity:	Extremely Popular
National Pop.:	Very Popular

STATUS
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$55,000
Signed Through:	1963 Season
Major Service:	12 Years, None
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1950, 8th Pick in Round 1

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 Osaka - BAN	25	140	551	176	27	2	32	111	81	34	8	2	35	0	0	.319	.366	.550	.916	156	154	6.4
1955 Osaka - BAN	26	140	556	164	29	6	23	85	78	46	4	5	53	2	0	.295	.350	.493	.843	123	117	4.1
1956 Osaka - BAN	27	138	540	197	42	3	40	110	93	35	7	4	34	1	0	.365	.408	.676	1.084	190	191	8.6
1957 Osaka - BAN	28	138	502	168	32	8	25	90	83	31	10	2	44	0	2	.335	.383	.580	.963	164	164	5.9
1958 Osaka - BAN	29	138	510	169	29	1	31	91	71	43	8	1	41	2	1	.331	.391	.575	.966	170	170	6.1
1959 Osaka - BAN	30	138	547	156	38	3	24	77	72	30	8	1	62	2	4	.285	.331	.497	.828	135	139	4.2
1960 Osaka - BAN	31	138	546	186	27	6	35	93	110	36	9	1	57	0	2	.341	.390	.604	.995	176	175	7.8
1961 Osaka - BAN	32	139	540	163	36	3	23	91	76	47	3	5	42	2	2	.302	.358	.507	.865	133	132	3.8
1962 Osaka - BAN	33	140	499	165	32	3	27	89	70	54	6	5	56	2	0	.331	.399	.569	.968	169	165	5.8
Total BAN		1249	4791	1544	292	35	260	837	734	356	63	26	424	11	11	.322	.375	.561	.936	157	156	52.7

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	48	216	67	11	2	12	54	66	17	5	3	16	36	16	.310	.369	.546	.916	100	100	1.5

CAREER FIELDING STATS

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1954 Osaka - INT	1B	11	11	98	6	12	106	2	.981	95.0	9.85	+0.6	1.066
1954 Osaka - INT	3B	130	126	97	234	20	358	27	.925	1095.1	2.72	+6.2	1.008
1955 Osaka - INT	3B	138	136	111	291	20	432	30	.931	1180.1	3.07	+6.6	1.000
1956 Osaka - INT	C	1	1	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	8.0	7.88	-0.9	.000	3	1	0	0.0
1956 Osaka - INT	3B	133	131	118	284	31	425	23	.946	1151.2	3.14	+4.9	1.023
1957 Osaka - INT	1B	82	81	703	47	87	757	7	.991	677.1	9.97	+1.7	1.010
1957 Osaka - INT	3B	54	53	48	97	14	154	9	.942	456.1	2.86	+1.4	1.008
1958 Osaka - INT	1B	53	52	445	39	42	488	4	.992	440.0	9.90	+2.6	1.060
1958 Osaka - INT	3B	82	82	73	146	15	232	13	.944	701.0	2.81	+1.2	1.010
1959 Osaka - INT	1B	5	4	36	1	5	37	0	1.000	34.0	9.79	+0.3	1.051
1959 Osaka - INT	3B	131	128	97	251	37	377	29	.923	1102.0	2.84	+2.8	1.004
1960 Osaka - INT	1B	14	14	112	4	12	118	2	.983	114.0	9.16	-0.4	.996
1960 Osaka - INT	3B	126	119	108	236	14	365	21	.942	1034.1	2.99	+2.6	1.005
1961 Osaka - INT	1B	50	49	429	30	44	465	6	.987	420.2	9.82	+1.7	1.042
1961 Osaka - INT	3B	84	83	65	153	10	236	18	.924	715.2	2.74	+0.7	1.002
1962 Osaka - INT	1B	135	135	1183	75	80	1271	13	.990	1142.2	9.91	+7.1	1.049
1962 Osaka - INT	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00	0.0	.000
TOTAL	C	1	1	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	8.0	7.88	-0.9	.000	3	1	0	0.0
TOTAL	1B	350	346	3006	202	282	3242	34	.990	2923.2	9.88	+13.7	1.039
TOTAL	3B	881	858	717	1692	161	2579	170	.934	7440.2	2.91	+26.5	1.008

PLAYER HISTORY

06/05/1950	Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
05/01/1951	Named the #1 prospect in the BAN
05/31/1954	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1954	Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
06/21/1954	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/19/1954	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1954	Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/09/1954	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1954	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1954	Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
09/20/1954	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/23/1954	Finished 2nd in 1954 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
12/25/1954	Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/04/1955	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1955	Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1955	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
08/10/1955	Goes 0-4 against the Fukuoka Falcons, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
08/29/1955	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/19/1955	Finished 3rd in 1955 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
06/25/1956	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1956	Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1956	Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
08/02/1956	Earned 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game MVP honors.
08/06/1956	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
08/20/1956	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
08/27/1956	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1956	Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/01/1956	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/03/1956	Wins the Baseball Association of Nippon triple-crown!!
10/21/1956	Wins the 1956 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award.
05/01/1957	Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/31/1957	Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
02/20/1958	Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/19/1958	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1958	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1958	Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/22/1958	Wins the 1958 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award.
05/07/1959	Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1959	Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
11/23/1959	Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/09/1960	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/20/1960	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1960	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/16/1960	Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Nagasaki Stars, with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored.
07/18/1960	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1960	Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1960	Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
09/19/1960	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/23/1960	Wins the 1960 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award.
07/03/1961	Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1961	Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/14/1961	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1962	Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/15/1962	Goes 0-4 against the Nagasaki Stars, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
07/30/1962	Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1962	Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
01/21/1963	Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Osaka Sailors development complex.

LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES

Year	GS	Rank
1954	137	3
1955	136	3
1957	134	3
1958	134	10
1960	133	10
1962	135	6

Year	PA	Rank
1954	595	2
1955	611	3
1956	586	8
1958	562	9
1959	586	6
1960	592	4
1961	595	7

Year	AB	Rank
1954	551	1
1955	556	3
1956	540	6
1957	502	10
1958	510	10
1959	547	2
1960	546	4
1961	540	3

Year	H	Rank
1954	176	2
1955	164	2
1956	197	1
1957	168	2
1958	169	3
1959	156	3
1960	186	1
1961	163	4
1962	165	5

Year	K	Rank
1955	53	6

Year	TB	Rank
1954	303	1
1955	274	2
1956	365	1
1957	291	2
1958	293	1
1959	272	1
1960	330	1
1961	274	4
1962	284	3

Year	2B	Rank
1954	27	3
1955	29	4
1956	42	1
1957	32	5
1958	29	8
1959	38	1
1960	27	10
1961	36	4
1962	32	3

Year	3B	Rank
1955	6	3
1957	8	8

Year	HR	Rank
1954	32	1
1955	23	2
1956	40	1
1957	25	5
1958	31	2
1959	24	2
1960	35	1
1961	23	4
1962	27	1

Year	SB	Rank
1955	2	3

Year	RBI	Rank
1954	111	2
1955	85	3
1956	110	1
1957	90	3
1958	91	3
1959	77	5
1960	93	1
1961	91	6
1962	89	5

Year	R	Rank
1954	81	4
1955	78	4
1956	93	4
1957	83	6
1960	110	1

Year	BB	Rank
1955	46	6

Year	IBB	Rank
1954	5	1
1955	7	1
1958	5	10
1962	4	3

Year	HP	Rank
1954	8	1
1955	4	3
1956	7	2
1957	10	1
1958	8	2
1959	8	1
1960	9	2
1962	6	3

Year	SF	Rank
1955	5	5

Year	EBH	Rank
1954	61	3
1955	58	2
1956	85	1
1957	65	2
1958	61	4
1959	65	1
1960	68	1
1961	62	3
1962	62	3

Year	AVG	Rank
1954	.319	3
1955	.295	5
1956	.365	1
1957	.335	5
1958	.331	3
1959	.285	8
1960	.341	3
1961	.302	10
1962	.331	3

Year	OBP	Rank
1954	.366	4
1955	.350	5
1956	.408	5
1957	.383	7
1958	.391	9
1960	.390	5
1962	.399	6

Year	SLG	Rank
1954	.550	2
1955	.493	3
1956	.676	1
1957	.580	4
1958	.575	2
1959	.497	7
1960	.604	1
1961	.507	5
1962	.569	2

Year	RC	Rank
1954	106.49	2
1955	93.12	3
1956	142.56	1
1957	105.26	4
1958	110.17	3
1959	83.12	7
1960	125.06	2
1961	93.14	9
1962	114.66	3

Year	RC/27	Rank
1954	7.32	2
1955	6.07	4
1956	10.55	1
1957	8.01	6
1958	8.26	4
1959	5.42	10
1960	9.00	2
1962	8.85	3

Year	ISO	Rank
1954	.230	2
1955	.198	3
1956	.311	1
1957	.245	5
1958	.243	3
1959	.212	5
1960	.264	1
1961	.206	4
1962	.238	3

Year	wOBA	Rank
1954	.407	2
1955	.369	4
1956	.467	1
1957	.421	4
1958	.421	4
1959	.369	7
1960	.431	2
1961	.380	9
1962	.422	3

Year	OPS	Rank
1954	.916	2
1955	.843	3
1956	1.084	1
1957	.963	4
1958	.966	3
1959	.828	7
1960	.995	2
1961	.865	8
1962	.968	3

Year	WAR	Rank
1954	6.6	3
1955	4.8	3
1956	8.7	1
1957	6.0	5
1958	6.1	6
1960	8.0	1
1962	6.0	5

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