06/05/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Hosho Reliables. (Round 2, Pick 7, 19th overall pick). |
04/01/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
03/26/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
05/11/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/01/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/05/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/16/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/23/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/20/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/31/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/15/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/25/1952 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/01/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1952 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/13/1952 | Wins the 1952 BAN Championship Series with the Hosho Reliables. |
10/22/1952 | Wins the 1952 BAN EL Noburu Kagawa Award. |
03/26/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
07/31/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/19/1953 | Finished 2nd in 1953 BAN EL Noburu Kagawa Award voting. |
03/26/1954 | Successfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
03/26/1955 | Detrimentally completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
03/26/1956 | Outstandingly completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
06/01/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/20/1956 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/20/1956 | Finished 3rd in 1956 BAN EL Noburu Kagawa Award voting. |
03/24/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
03/24/1958 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
07/14/1958 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
03/24/1959 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
03/23/1960 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
05/26/1960 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/26/1960 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/20/1960 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/07/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/12/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/28/1961 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/20/1961 | Wins the 1961 BAN EL Noburu Kagawa Award. |
05/01/1962 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
05/16/1962 | Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
05/21/1962 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/26/1962 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1952 | 11 | 3 | 1953 | 9 | 3 | 1956 | 9 | 9 | 1957 | 9 | 10 | | Year | G | Rank | 1952 | 33 | 3 | 1953 | 31 | 6 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1952 | 33 | 1 | 1953 | 31 | 2 | 1956 | 31 | 2 | 1957 | 33 | 1 | 1958 | 33 | 2 | 1959 | 31 | 4 | 1960 | 31 | 1 | 1961 | 29 | 8 | | Year | W | Rank | 1952 | 22 | 2 | 1953 | 12 | 4 | 1956 | 17 | 2 | 1957 | 12 | 9 | 1961 | 13 | 5 | | Year | L | Rank | 1952 | 6 | 9 | 1953 | 12 | 3 | 1957 | 14 | 2 | 1960 | 11 | 6 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1952 | .786 | 2 | 1953 | .500 | 5 | 1956 | .630 | 5 | 1961 | .722 | 2 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1952 | 263.2 | 1 | 1953 | 239.1 | 1 | 1956 | 209.2 | 8 | 1957 | 232.0 | 4 | 1958 | 228.0 | 5 | 1959 | 231.2 | 5 | 1960 | 213.1 | 3 | 1961 | 200.2 | 8 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1952 | 1041 | 1 | 1953 | 1031 | 1 | 1956 | 876 | 9 | 1957 | 986 | 3 | 1958 | 985 | 3 | 1959 | 969 | 4 | 1960 | 890 | 3 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1952 | 13 | 4 | 1953 | 17 | 2 | 1956 | 18 | 9 | 1957 | 22 | 3 | 1960 | 17 | 9 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1952 | 60 | 8 | 1953 | 74 | 4 | 1957 | 89 | 5 | 1958 | 95 | 8 | 1959 | 87 | 4 | 1960 | 71 | 7 | |
Year | K | Rank | 1952 | 168 | 1 | 1953 | 169 | 1 | 1956 | 162 | 3 | 1957 | 160 | 4 | 1958 | 168 | 3 | 1959 | 188 | 1 | 1960 | 184 | 1 | 1961 | 161 | 2 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1953 | 4 | 4 | 1959 | 7 | 6 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1952 | 1.64 | 1 | 1953 | 3.53 | 2 | 1956 | 2.96 | 4 | 1958 | 3.28 | 8 | 1959 | 2.68 | 6 | 1961 | 2.47 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1952 | .224 | 1 | 1953 | .287 | 5 | 1956 | .267 | 8 | 1959 | .263 | 9 | 1961 | .248 | 3 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1952 | 0.94 | 1 | 1953 | 1.29 | 3 | 1956 | 1.18 | 6 | 1957 | 1.30 | 10 | 1959 | 1.17 | 5 | 1960 | 1.18 | 5 | 1961 | 1.07 | 3 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1952 | 2.80 | 1 | 1953 | 2.28 | 1 | 1956 | 2.42 | 3 | 1957 | 1.80 | 10 | 1959 | 2.16 | 7 | 1960 | 2.59 | 6 | 1961 | 2.88 | 2 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1952 | 8.57 | 1 | 1953 | 11.73 | 2 | 1956 | 10.73 | 5 | 1957 | 11.83 | 10 | 1959 | 10.84 | 6 | 1960 | 10.93 | 6 | 1961 | 9.73 | 2 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1952 | 0.44 | 3 | 1953 | 0.64 | 3 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1952 | 6.42 | 1 | 1953 | 8.80 | 4 | 1956 | 7.77 | 4 | 1958 | 8.25 | 9 | 1959 | 7.19 | 3 | 1960 | 7.64 | 8 | 1961 | 7.09 | 2 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1952 | 2.05 | 1 | 1953 | 2.78 | 3 | 1956 | 2.88 | 8 | 1961 | 2.51 | 4 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1952 | 5.73 | 1 | 1953 | 6.36 | 1 | 1956 | 6.95 | 2 | 1957 | 6.21 | 4 | 1958 | 6.63 | 4 | 1959 | 7.30 | 2 | 1960 | 7.76 | 1 | 1961 | 7.22 | 1 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1952 | 29 | 1 | 1953 | 18 | 2 | 1956 | 25 | 1 | 1957 | 23 | 1 | 1958 | 24 | 1 | 1959 | 26 | 1 | 1960 | 22 | 3 | 1961 | 20 | 5 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1952 | .879 | 1 | 1953 | .581 | 5 | 1956 | .806 | 1 | 1957 | .697 | 7 | 1958 | .727 | 6 | 1959 | .839 | 1 | 1960 | .710 | 5 | 1961 | .690 | 5 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1952 | 25 | 1 | 1953 | 11 | 3 | 1960 | 6 | 7 | 1961 | 7 | 4 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1952 | .758 | 1 | 1953 | .355 | 3 | 1960 | .194 | 9 | 1961 | .241 | 4 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1952 | 8 | 1 | 1953 | 1 | 5 | 1956 | 1 | 10 | 1957 | 1 | 8 | 1958 | 1 | 8 | 1960 | 3 | 3 | 1961 | 3 | 1 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1952 | 0.53 | 1 | 1953 | 0.49 | 4 | 1958 | 0.56 | 2 | 1959 | 0.55 | 6 | 1960 | 0.53 | 5 | 1961 | 0.55 | 2 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1952 | 9.2 | 1 | 1953 | 6.0 | 1 | 1956 | 5.7 | 3 | 1957 | 4.5 | 9 | 1958 | 5.1 | 8 | 1959 | 6.9 | 5 | 1960 | 5.7 | 3 | 1961 | 5.8 | 4 | | | |