1B Kikuichi Shirai #14
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1961
1B KIKUICHI SHIRAI #14 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 540 163 36 3 23 91 47 42 .302 .358 .507 2 4.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 @ VES Win, 3-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1961 @ VES Win, 5-2 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/29/1961 @ VES Loss, 2-6 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/28/1961 @ KOB Win, 8-5 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
09/27/1961 @ KOB Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1961 @ KOB Win, 8-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1961 KIN Loss, 5-5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/23/1961 KIN Loss, 3-5 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/22/1961 KIN Win, 5-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/16/1928
Born in:Machida, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,500
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:156 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:1950, 8th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 540 163 36 3 23 91 76 47 42 .302 .358 .507 .865 .380 .206 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 595 3 2 0 20 1 5 274 62 2 2 50.0 93.1 6.21 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   107 28 8 1 6 23 17 17 12 2 0 0 .262 .357 .523 .881
Versus Right   433 135 28 2 17 68 59 30 30 3 1 3 .312 .358 .503 .862
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   111 32 9 0 5 20 12 9 9 1 0 2 .288 .350 .505 .854
June   106 37 10 1 4 25 21 13 8 2 0 0 .349 .413 .575 .989
July   116 26 7 2 4 17 13 8 10 0 0 0 .224 .274 .422 .697
August   88 28 4 0 5 15 14 11 7 1 1 0 .318 .390 .534 .924
September   115 38 6 0 5 14 16 6 8 1 0 1 .330 .366 .513 .879
October   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   546 186 27 6 35 93 110 36 57 1 0 9 .341 .390 .604 .995
2 Years Ago   547 156 38 3 24 77 72 30 62 1 0 8 .285 .331 .497 .828
Career   4292 1379 260 32 233 748 664 302 368 21 1 57 .321 .372 .560 .932
Home   268 83 22 1 12 45 33 21 22 2 1 1 .310 .360 .534 .893
Road   272 80 14 2 11 46 43 26 20 3 0 2 .294 .356 .482 .838
Grass   540 163 36 3 23 91 76 47 42 5 1 3 .302 .358 .507 .865
Day   269 82 16 1 9 41 36 15 21 1 0 1 .305 .343 .472 .815
Night   271 81 20 2 14 50 40 32 21 4 1 2 .299 .372 .542 .915
As Starter   534 161 35 3 22 88 74 47 42 4 1 3 .301 .359 .502 .861
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 1.000 1.286
Pinch Hitting   5 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 1.200 1.533
Close/Late   105 31 5 0 5 17 15 18 11 3 0 0 .295 .389 .486 .875
Inning 1-3   220 69 17 3 9 41 29 15 17 0 0 1 .314 .360 .541 .901
Inning 4-6   162 50 10 0 7 25 26 12 12 0 1 1 .309 .360 .500 .860
Inning 7-9   158 44 9 0 7 25 21 20 13 5 0 1 .278 .353 .468 .822
0 Outs   200 61 16 1 11 35 41 17 13 2 1 1 .305 .359 .560 .919
1 Outs   194 51 11 1 4 21 18 16 20 3 0 1 .263 .318 .392 .710
2 Outs   146 51 9 1 8 35 17 14 9 0 0 1 .349 .410 .589 .999
Scoring Position   146 55 14 3 6 68 29 15 9 5 1 1 .377 .425 .637 1.062
Bases Empty   278 78 14 0 15 15 36 21 18 0 0 1 .281 .333 .493 .826
Runner on 1st   116 30 8 0 2 8 11 11 15 0 0 1 .259 .328 .379 .707
Runner on 2nd   70 29 9 1 2 29 12 6 3 0 1 0 .414 .461 .657 1.118
Runner on 3rd   10 5 1 0 1 8 5 3 0 1 0 0 .500 .571 .900 1.471
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 13 2 2 1 14 8 3 1 0 0 1 .382 .447 .647 1.094
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 1 0 1 8 2 2 2 2 0 0 .364 .400 .727 1.127
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .500 .773
Bases Loaded   11 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 .182 .154 .273 .427
Two Strikes   182 42 9 1 10 26 21 27 42 0 0 0 .231 .330 .456 .786
First Pitch   95 35 9 0 5 20 16 1 0 1 0 2 .368 .384 .621 1.005
Count 0-1   63 22 4 1 0 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 .349 .349 .444 .794
Count 0-2   30 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .167 .167 .233 .400
Count 1-0   66 23 7 0 2 10 11 0 0 2 1 0 .348 .338 .545 .884
Count 1-1   59 18 4 1 1 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 .305 .317 .458 .774
Count 1-2   55 12 3 0 2 6 3 0 15 0 0 0 .218 .218 .382 .600
Count 2-0   16 8 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   44 12 2 0 3 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .267 .523 .789
Count 2-2   63 15 1 1 4 12 6 0 14 0 0 0 .238 .238 .476 .714
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 1 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 .500 .900 2.000 2.900
Count 3-1   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 1 0 0 .154 .520 .154 .674
Full Count   34 10 3 0 4 6 11 27 2 0 0 0 .294 .607 .735 1.342
Behind in Count   148 39 9 1 2 18 10 0 26 0 0 0 .264 .264 .378 .642
Ahead in Count   141 46 10 0 7 26 25 19 0 4 1 0 .326 .396 .546 .942
Batting 2nd   366 112 24 2 13 55 50 32 29 2 1 2 .306 .363 .489 .852
Batting 3rd   169 49 11 1 9 33 24 15 13 2 0 1 .290 .348 .527 .874
Batting 4th   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 1.000 1.200
Low Leverage   233 69 15 0 12 25 32 14 17 2 0 2 .296 .339 .515 .854
Medium Leverage   207 66 17 1 7 36 28 16 16 0 0 0 .319 .368 .512 .880
High Leverage   98 28 4 2 4 30 16 17 9 3 1 1 .286 .387 .490 .876
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 .865 131 136 4.0
Total BAN 1109 4292 1379 260 32 233 748 664 302 57 21 368 9 11 .321 .372 .560 .932 155 155 47.1
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 3B 84 83 65 153 10 236 18 .924 715.2 2.74 +0.7 1.002
1961 Osaka - INT 1B 50 49 429 30 44 465 6 .987 420.2 9.82 +1.7 1.042
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 215 211 1823 127 202 1971 21 .989 1781.0 9.85 +6.6 1.033
TOTAL 3B 878 858 717 1692 161 2579 170 .934 7436.2 2.92 +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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1954 137 3
1955 136 3
1957 134 3
1958 134 10
1960 133 10
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
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
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
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
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
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
Year HP Rank
1954 8 1
1955 4 3
1956 7 2
1957 10 1
1958 8 2
1959 8 1
1960 9 2
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
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
Year OBP Rank
1954 .366 4
1955 .350 5
1956 .408 5
1957 .383 7
1958 .391 9
1960 .390 5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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