06/05/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 3, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). |
04/01/1951 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
03/26/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
04/03/1953 | Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 5 months. |
07/09/1953 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 months. |
03/26/1955 | Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/03/1955 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/30/1955 | Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/01/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/18/1955 | Finished 3rd in 1955 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting. |
03/26/1956 | Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
05/31/1956 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/20/1956 | Finished 2nd in 1956 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting. |
03/24/1958 | Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
07/09/1958 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
07/01/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/18/1959 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/29/1959 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/23/1959 | Finished 3rd in 1959 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting. |
03/23/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
07/31/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
06/22/1961 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
07/22/1961 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Nagasaki Stars with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1961 | Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/02/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
03/23/1962 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
05/21/1962 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | SH | Rank | 1955 | 7 | 3 | 1958 | 10 | 6 | 1959 | 9 | 7 | 1961 | 15 | 1 | | | Year | GS | Rank | 1950 | 10 | 10 | 1955 | 32 | 1 | 1956 | 31 | 3 | 1957 | 31 | 5 | 1958 | 32 | 1 | 1959 | 30 | 5 | 1960 | 31 | 1 | 1961 | 29 | 7 | | Year | W | Rank | 1955 | 9 | 6 | 1956 | 18 | 1 | 1958 | 15 | 5 | 1959 | 15 | 5 | 1961 | 15 | 3 | |
Year | L | Rank | 1950 | 5 | 10 | 1955 | 11 | 4 | 1957 | 15 | 4 | 1958 | 14 | 3 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1955 | .450 | 5 | 1956 | .692 | 2 | 1959 | .652 | 5 | 1961 | .682 | 3 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1955 | 203.2 | 3 | 1956 | 223.1 | 5 | 1957 | 215.1 | 8 | 1958 | 229.1 | 5 | 1959 | 225.1 | 5 | 1960 | 204.2 | 6 | 1961 | 206.1 | 5 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1955 | 847 | 3 | 1956 | 916 | 7 | 1957 | 913 | 8 | 1958 | 946 | 8 | 1959 | 917 | 9 | 1960 | 856 | 5 | 1961 | 862 | 4 | | |
Year | K | Rank | 1955 | 97 | 2 | 1958 | 116 | 10 | 1960 | 125 | 6 | | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1955 | 3.80 | 3 | 1956 | 2.94 | 3 | 1958 | 3.30 | 10 | 1959 | 1.88 | 1 | 1960 | 3.25 | 8 | 1961 | 3.18 | 6 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1955 | .271 | 4 | 1956 | .267 | 9 | 1959 | .252 | 8 | 1960 | .270 | 10 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1955 | 1.18 | 1 | 1956 | 1.19 | 4 | 1958 | 1.19 | 7 | 1959 | 1.10 | 2 | 1960 | 1.22 | 10 | 1961 | 1.21 | 5 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1955 | 2.37 | 1 | 1956 | 1.73 | 7 | 1957 | 1.69 | 9 | 1958 | 2.64 | 2 | 1959 | 1.83 | 7 | 1960 | 2.08 | 7 | 1961 | 2.14 | 3 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1955 | 10.65 | 1 | 1956 | 10.88 | 4 | 1957 | 11.66 | 10 | 1958 | 10.79 | 7 | 1959 | 10.03 | 2 | 1960 | 11.04 | 9 | 1961 | 11.04 | 5 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1955 | 0.49 | 1 | 1956 | 0.56 | 3 | 1958 | 0.67 | 9 | 1959 | 0.24 | 2 | 1961 | 0.44 | 4 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1955 | 8.79 | 3 | 1956 | 8.62 | 10 | 1959 | 7.75 | 5 | 1961 | 8.72 | 10 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1955 | 1.81 | 1 | 1956 | 2.06 | 2 | 1957 | 2.13 | 2 | 1958 | 1.73 | 2 | 1959 | 2.16 | 4 | 1960 | 2.64 | 8 | 1961 | 2.14 | 1 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1955 | 4.29 | 4 | 1960 | 5.50 | 8 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1950 | 6 | 9 | 1955 | 17 | 3 | 1956 | 22 | 3 | 1957 | 19 | 8 | 1958 | 24 | 2 | 1959 | 24 | 2 | 1960 | 22 | 1 | 1961 | 18 | 7 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1955 | .531 | 4 | 1956 | .710 | 4 | 1958 | .750 | 4 | 1959 | .800 | 3 | 1960 | .710 | 5 | 1961 | .621 | 7 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1950 | 3 | 8 | 1955 | 3 | 5 | 1958 | 10 | 9 | 1961 | 4 | 6 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1955 | .094 | 5 | 1958 | .312 | 10 | 1961 | .138 | 6 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1955 | 1 | 3 | 1956 | 1 | 6 | 1958 | 2 | 5 | 1959 | 2 | 5 | 1961 | 3 | 1 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1955 | 0.47 | 5 | 1956 | 0.53 | 2 | 1957 | 0.53 | 5 | 1960 | 0.53 | 4 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1950 | 1.7 | 6 | 1955 | 5.8 | 1 | 1956 | 5.3 | 2 | 1957 | 3.8 | 9 | 1958 | 5.7 | 3 | 1959 | 6.6 | 2 | 1960 | 4.4 | 7 | 1961 | 6.0 | 3 | | | |