3B Kohsuke Takayama #1
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/02/1963
3B KOHSUKE TAKAYAMA #1 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 290 63 8 1 4 29 10 50 .217 .242 .293 3 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 1 1 1
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 3
Errors: - 4 4
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1963 DNK Win, 7-0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 KYO Loss, 1-11 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 KYO Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/26/1963 @ YOK Loss, 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1963 @ YOK Win, 9-5 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
08/23/1963 RAK Loss, 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/21/1963 RAK Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1963 HSH Win, 8-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/18/1963 HSH Win, 8-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/18/1963 HSH Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/07/1930
Born in:Toyama, TOY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$32,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
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, 10th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 290 63 8 1 4 29 20 10 50 .217 .242 .293 .535 .238 .076 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 302 0 1 0 3 11 2 85 13 3 2 60.0 20.8 2.29 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 21 2 1 1 6 6 3 17 0 5 0 .226 .250 .301 .551
Versus Right   197 42 6 0 3 23 14 7 33 2 6 0 .213 .238 .289 .527
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
May   77 20 1 0 1 6 4 3 15 0 2 0 .260 .287 .312 .599
June   75 15 2 1 0 7 7 1 14 1 5 0 .200 .208 .253 .461
July   71 13 1 0 2 7 6 4 10 0 4 0 .183 .227 .282 .508
August   67 15 4 0 1 9 3 2 11 1 0 0 .224 .243 .328 .571
Last Year   480 110 18 2 3 39 53 23 89 5 20 1 .229 .263 .294 .557
2 Years Ago   414 102 18 1 2 43 46 22 59 4 23 2 .246 .285 .309 .594
Career   3318 833 134 23 23 337 347 171 466 22 125 10 .251 .288 .326 .614
Home   155 34 3 1 1 11 8 9 27 0 5 0 .219 .262 .271 .533
Road   135 29 5 0 3 18 12 1 23 2 6 0 .215 .217 .319 .536
Grass   290 63 8 1 4 29 20 10 50 2 11 0 .217 .242 .293 .535
Day   142 26 6 0 2 12 8 3 26 2 7 0 .183 .197 .268 .465
Night   148 37 2 1 2 17 12 7 24 0 4 0 .250 .284 .318 .601
As Starter   290 63 8 1 4 29 20 10 50 2 11 0 .217 .242 .293 .535
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   63 12 1 0 0 1 5 1 10 0 1 0 .190 .203 .206 .409
Inning 1-3   95 28 4 1 1 17 5 3 20 1 5 0 .295 .313 .389 .703
Inning 4-6   108 21 3 0 3 10 10 5 17 1 5 0 .194 .228 .306 .534
Inning 7-9   87 14 1 0 0 2 5 2 13 0 1 0 .161 .180 .172 .352
0 Outs   88 19 3 0 1 5 6 1 18 1 7 0 .216 .222 .284 .506
1 Outs   93 20 3 0 1 11 10 3 15 1 4 0 .215 .237 .280 .517
2 Outs   109 24 2 1 2 13 4 6 17 0 0 0 .220 .261 .312 .573
Scoring Position   79 18 3 0 1 25 5 5 11 2 11 0 .228 .267 .304 .571
Bases Empty   168 33 3 0 3 3 11 4 34 0 0 0 .196 .215 .268 .483
Runner on 1st   43 12 2 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 .279 .295 .372 .668
Runner on 2nd   24 7 1 0 1 5 2 3 5 0 10 0 .292 .370 .458 .829
Runner on 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 4 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 .182 .182 .227 .409
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Bases Loaded   11 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Two Strikes   117 16 2 1 1 6 6 4 50 0 0 0 .137 .165 .197 .362
First Pitch   57 15 3 0 1 8 5 1 0 0 4 0 .263 .276 .368 .644
Count 0-1   22 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .136 .136 .182 .318
Count 0-2   28 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 .179 .179 .286 .464
Count 1-0   27 8 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 .296 .296 .333 .630
Count 1-1   26 9 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .346 .346 .346 .692
Count 1-2   30 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
Count 2-0   14 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Count 2-1   17 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 .294 .263 .529 .793
Count 2-2   43 8 2 1 0 2 1 0 20 0 0 0 .186 .186 .279 .465
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Full Count   16 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 7 0 0 0 .062 .250 .062 .312
Behind in Count   80 10 1 0 1 5 4 0 23 0 2 0 .125 .125 .175 .300
Ahead in Count   68 20 2 0 2 10 5 5 0 2 4 0 .294 .333 .412 .745
Batting Leadoff   14 6 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .429 .529 .571 1.101
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   233 49 6 0 3 20 17 5 44 1 11 0 .210 .226 .275 .501
Batting 7th   16 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Batting 8th   23 4 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .174 .231 .348 .579
Low Leverage   131 28 3 1 2 5 8 5 21 0 0 0 .214 .243 .298 .540
Medium Leverage   114 29 3 0 2 18 9 5 19 2 8 0 .254 .281 .333 .614
High Leverage   45 6 2 0 0 6 3 0 10 0 3 0 .133 .133 .178 .311
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
1955 Kyoto - BAN 24 42 42 8 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 .190 .244 .190 .435 28 22 0.0
1956 Kyoto - BAN 25 33 46 7 1 0 1 7 9 3 0 0 7 0 0 .152 .204 .239 .443 23 9 -0.3
1956 Sapporo - BAN 25 60 197 50 4 3 2 22 19 7 1 2 35 0 2 .254 .280 .335 .615 71 61 -0.1
1956 Total - BAN 25 93 243 57 5 3 3 29 28 10 1 2 42 0 2 .235 .266 .317 .582 62 51 -0.3
1957 Sapporo - BAN 26 140 431 108 15 3 0 42 34 19 1 4 46 8 5 .251 .281 .299 .581 65 57 -0.0
1958 Sapporo - BAN 27 138 461 127 23 3 3 49 46 18 3 1 54 4 5 .275 .306 .358 .664 87 85 1.1
1959 Sapporo - BAN 28 137 473 130 32 3 5 59 51 36 0 3 60 4 2 .275 .324 .387 .711 106 103 2.9
1960 Sapporo - BAN 29 138 484 128 15 7 3 45 64 30 2 1 61 12 4 .264 .309 .343 .652 87 81 1.4
1961 Sapporo - BAN 30 121 414 102 18 1 2 43 46 22 2 4 59 3 4 .246 .285 .309 .594 66 61 -0.5
1962 Sapporo - BAN 31 137 480 110 18 2 3 39 53 23 1 5 89 7 11 .229 .263 .294 .557 61 57 -1.1
1963 Sapporo - BAN 32 87 290 63 8 1 4 29 20 10 0 2 50 3 2 .217 .242 .293 .535 50 52 -0.4
Total BAN 1033 3318 833 134 23 23 337 347 171 10 22 466 41 35 .251 .288 .326 .614 75 70 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 - 19 54 251 82 10 1 4 53 53 17 2 2 9 26 8 .327 .371 .422 .794 100 100 0.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Kyoto - INT 2B 8 1 4 10 0 14 0 1.000 22.1 5.64 +0.2 1.011
1955 Kyoto - INT 3B 22 7 13 20 1 33 0 1.000 84.2 3.51 +1.8 1.060
1955 Kyoto - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Kyoto - INT LF 12 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.1 1.40 +0.4 .981
1956 Sapporo - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Kyoto - INT 2B 5 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 6.2 6.75 -0.5 .819
1956 Kyoto - INT 3B 17 8 10 18 3 31 3 .903 75.1 3.35 +0.1 .974
1956 Sapporo - INT 3B 59 55 42 112 5 162 8 .951 468.1 2.96 +2.1 1.041
1956 Kyoto - INT SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Sapporo - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Kyoto - INT LF 6 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.2 2.18 +0.8 1.221
1956 Kyoto - INT RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Sapporo - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Sapporo - INT 3B 140 132 95 215 12 331 21 .937 1070.1 2.61 +2.8 1.028
1958 Sapporo - INT 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 -0.5 .507
1958 Sapporo - INT 3B 133 130 100 243 16 360 17 .953 1058.1 2.92 +2.3 1.018
1958 Sapporo - INT SS 3 3 1 7 1 10 2 .800 20.0 3.60 -0.8 .824
1959 Sapporo - INT 3B 128 124 82 278 16 371 11 .970 1056.1 3.07 +9.9 1.051
1959 Sapporo - INT SS 9 8 21 17 4 42 4 .905 72.1 4.73 -2.4 .797
1960 Sapporo - INT 3B 136 136 91 278 18 389 20 .949 1144.2 2.90 +3.7 1.033
1961 Sapporo - INT 3B 119 118 87 214 18 325 24 .926 973.2 2.78 -1.5 .993
1961 Sapporo - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Sapporo - INT 3B 134 132 86 273 20 381 22 .942 1088.1 2.97 -1.6 .981
1962 Sapporo - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Sapporo - INT 3B 86 84 60 141 13 209 8 .962 717.0 2.52 +2.0 1.002
1963 Sapporo - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Sapporo - INT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL 2B 15 1 6 15 1 21 0 1.000 32.2 5.79 -0.9 .897
TOTAL 3B 974 926 666 1792 122 2592 134 .948 7737.0 2.86 +21.6 1.017
TOTAL SS 15 11 22 24 5 52 6 .885 97.1 4.25 -3.3 .805
TOTAL LF 19 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 42.0 1.71 +1.2 1.118
TOTAL RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
04/01/1951 Detrimentally completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1951 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
06/17/1952 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
06/23/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
06/24/1952 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
06/25/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
06/25/1952 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
06/28/1952 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kyoto Owls organization.
04/29/1954 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
04/21/1955 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/29/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
10/09/1955 Wins the 1955 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls.
07/26/1956 Was traded by the Kyoto Owls to the Sapporo Bears, along with RF Ukyo Ota, in exchange for RP Kyouichi Mizutani and 2B Ryuu Nakagawa.
07/25/1961 Injured (calf strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1957 132 9
1958 133 10
1960 136 5
1962 132 10
Year K Rank
1962 89 7
Year 2B Rank
1959 32 3
Year 3B Rank
1960 7 7
Year SB Rank
1960 12 8
Year IBB Rank
1957 5 9
Year SH Rank
1959 18 4
1960 30 2
1961 23 2
1962 20 2
Year SF Rank
1962 5 8
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