1B Kentaro Tsuda #18
Denki Dynamics BAN
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
12/31/1961
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B KENTARO TSUDA #18 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 322 75 6 0 15 54 42 69 .233 .325 .391 2 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 HSH Loss, 5-5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1961 HSH Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/29/1961 HSH Loss, 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1961 RAK Win, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1961 RAK Win, 8-7 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
09/26/1961 @ RAK Win, 13-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1961 @ SAP Win, 9-7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1961 @ SAP Win, 5-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
09/22/1961 @ SAP Loss, 4-7 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1961 @ KYO Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/09/1929
Born in:Suita, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,600
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 113 Days
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, 4th Pick in Round 2
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 115 322 75 6 0 15 54 44 42 69 .233 .325 .391 .717 .316 .158 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 369 3 6 0 8 0 2 126 21 2 1 66.7 41.6 4.35 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   65 14 0 0 3 5 5 7 18 0 0 0 .215 .292 .354 .646
Versus Right   257 61 6 0 12 49 39 35 51 2 0 3 .237 .333 .401 .734
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   96 20 3 0 1 10 7 12 20 1 0 1 .208 .300 .271 .571
June   68 18 2 0 5 11 10 8 13 0 0 0 .265 .342 .515 .857
July   57 12 0 0 4 12 10 12 10 0 0 2 .211 .366 .421 .787
August   56 12 0 0 4 11 7 5 15 0 0 0 .214 .279 .429 .707
September   40 13 1 0 1 10 9 5 11 1 0 0 .325 .391 .425 .816
October   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   364 89 7 0 15 47 43 47 91 2 0 6 .245 .339 .387 .726
2 Years Ago   180 47 2 0 13 30 33 27 36 1 0 2 .261 .362 .489 .851
Career   1352 342 23 0 85 213 204 159 296 9 0 14 .253 .336 .459 .794
Home   160 35 2 0 8 25 19 19 39 1 0 1 .219 .304 .381 .685
Road   162 40 4 0 7 29 25 23 30 1 0 2 .247 .346 .401 .747
Grass   322 75 6 0 15 54 44 42 69 2 0 3 .233 .325 .391 .717
Day   175 42 4 0 8 28 27 27 39 0 0 2 .240 .348 .400 .748
Night   147 33 2 0 7 26 17 15 30 2 0 1 .224 .297 .381 .678
As Starter   291 61 6 0 12 46 36 37 67 1 0 3 .210 .304 .354 .658
As Reliever / Substitution   31 14 0 0 3 8 8 5 2 1 0 0 .452 .514 .742 1.255
Pinch Hitting   26 12 0 0 2 5 6 3 2 1 0 0 .462 .500 .692 1.192
Close/Late   66 16 1 0 3 9 13 12 15 0 0 1 .242 .367 .394 .761
Inning 1-3   98 21 3 0 5 21 11 11 21 1 0 1 .214 .297 .398 .695
Inning 4-6   111 24 1 0 4 15 15 13 23 0 0 0 .216 .298 .333 .632
Inning 7-9   113 30 2 0 6 18 18 18 25 1 0 2 .265 .373 .442 .816
0 Outs   114 28 2 0 5 12 15 16 23 0 0 0 .246 .338 .395 .733
1 Outs   118 34 4 0 7 32 20 9 24 2 0 1 .288 .338 .500 .838
2 Outs   90 13 0 0 3 10 9 17 22 0 0 2 .144 .294 .244 .538
Scoring Position   99 25 1 0 6 42 20 13 22 2 0 1 .253 .339 .444 .784
Bases Empty   139 34 4 0 7 7 15 16 30 0 0 2 .245 .331 .424 .756
Runner on 1st   84 16 1 0 2 5 9 13 17 0 0 0 .190 .299 .274 .573
Runner on 2nd   33 9 0 0 2 10 6 5 6 0 0 0 .273 .368 .455 .823
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 9 1 0 3 15 6 3 9 0 0 0 .300 .364 .633 .997
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 3 0 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 1 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 .222 .333 .556 .889
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Two Strikes   149 17 1 0 2 12 11 16 69 2 0 2 .114 .207 .161 .368
First Pitch   47 14 0 0 3 9 8 5 0 0 0 0 .298 .365 .489 .855
Count 0-1   27 12 1 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .704 1.148
Count 0-2   27 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 2 .074 .138 .074 .212
Count 1-0   33 10 1 0 4 12 8 1 0 0 0 0 .303 .324 .697 1.020
Count 1-1   32 11 2 0 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 .344 .364 .688 1.051
Count 1-2   43 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 21 0 0 0 .140 .140 .233 .372
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-1   15 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Count 2-2   43 7 0 0 1 5 4 0 19 1 0 0 .163 .159 .233 .392
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 .250 .591 .250 .841
Full Count   36 2 0 0 0 3 4 16 17 1 0 0 .056 .340 .056 .395
Behind in Count   97 20 2 0 3 11 6 0 33 0 0 2 .206 .222 .320 .542
Ahead in Count   67 21 2 0 5 19 15 21 0 0 0 0 .313 .477 .567 1.044
Batting Leadoff   3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
Batting 2nd   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Batting 3rd   12 3 2 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .308 .667 .974
Batting 4th   233 54 4 0 9 41 30 33 51 1 0 2 .232 .331 .365 .696
Batting 5th   53 9 0 0 2 4 6 7 12 0 0 0 .170 .267 .283 .550
Batting 6th   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 7th   8 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .556 .875 1.431
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   95 19 3 0 3 7 10 15 18 1 0 1 .200 .312 .326 .639
Medium Leverage   139 40 3 0 9 26 22 21 29 0 0 2 .288 .389 .504 .892
High Leverage   88 16 0 0 3 21 12 6 22 1 0 0 .182 .232 .284 .516
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
1950 Fukuoka - BAN 21 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664 93 99 0.0
1955 Fukuoka - BAN 26 90 81 14 1 0 3 7 12 6 2 0 18 0 0 .173 .247 .296 .543 45 54 -0.2
1956 Fukuoka - BAN 27 76 55 16 1 0 5 11 9 4 0 0 13 0 0 .291 .339 .582 .921 146 149 0.5
1957 Denki - BAN 28 106 136 33 3 0 14 25 19 7 1 2 26 1 0 .243 .281 .574 .854 137 127 0.8
1958 Denki - BAN 29 108 204 65 3 0 20 39 42 25 0 2 41 0 3 .319 .390 .627 1.017 182 172 1.9
1959 Denki - BAN 30 109 180 47 2 0 13 30 33 27 2 1 36 2 0 .261 .362 .489 .851 145 144 1.6
1960 Denki - BAN 31 129 364 89 7 0 15 47 43 47 6 2 91 4 1 .245 .339 .387 .726 108 110 1.5
1961 Denki - BAN 32 115 322 75 6 0 15 54 44 42 3 2 69 2 1 .233 .325 .391 .717 92 94 0.5
Total BAN 743 1352 342 23 0 85 213 204 159 14 9 296 9 5 .253 .336 .459 .794 121 120 6.7
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 44 195 61 8 0 9 41 46 21 4 2 20 5 2 .313 .387 .492 .880 100 100 1.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Fukuoka - INT 1B 5 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 7.0 11.57 -0.2 .000
1955 Fukuoka - INT 1B 21 3 58 6 7 65 1 .985 55.0 10.47 +0.6 1.034
1956 Fukuoka - INT 1B 30 1 40 5 7 47 2 .957 44.2 9.07 -0.2 .957
1956 Fukuoka - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Fukuoka - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Denki - INT 1B 30 15 141 8 17 152 3 .980 144.0 9.31 +1.3 1.164
1958 Denki - INT 1B 15 11 94 9 13 103 0 1.000 95.0 9.76 +0.9 1.060
1958 Denki - INT CF 33 33 71 0 0 76 5 .934 282.0 2.27 -7.8 .870
1959 Denki - INT 1B 36 32 289 28 22 324 7 .978 284.0 10.05 -0.2 .987
1960 Denki - INT 1B 96 94 816 60 64 885 9 .990 801.0 9.84 +2.4 1.031
1960 Denki - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Denki - INT 1B 86 81 700 55 62 764 9 .988 698.0 9.73 +2.2 1.015
TOTAL 1B 319 237 2147 171 192 2349 31 .987 2128.2 9.80 +6.9 1.027
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 33 33 71 0 0 76 5 .934 282.0 2.27 -7.8 .870
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 2, Pick 4, 16th overall pick).
04/29/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
09/19/1956 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
10/02/1956 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $29,200 with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/29/1957 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
05/25/1959 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/15/1961 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/22/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/28/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1960 91 5
Year HR Rank
1958 20 4
1960 15 10
Year HP Rank
1955 2 9
1960 6 4
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