2B Kitahachi Masuda #12
Age: 42 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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2B KITAHACHI MASUDA #12 - AGE: 42 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
39 17 4 0 0 2 3 0 1 .235 .235 .588 0 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ KOB Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ NAG Loss, 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ NAG Loss, 4-16 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/16/1974 @ OSA Win, 9-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1974 @ VES Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1974 OSA Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1974 @ KOB Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1974 @ NAG Win, 5-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1974 VES Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/07/1932
Born in:Takarazuka, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:18 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, 58 Days
Pro Service:24 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 11th Pick in Round 4
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 17 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 .235 .235 .588 .824 .355 .353 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 2 0 0 0.0 1.8 3.40 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Versus Right   13 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .692 .923
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
June   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
August   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
October   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   137 27 2 0 5 16 14 8 18 0 2 1 .197 .247 .321 .568
2 Years Ago   143 33 3 0 6 12 20 17 17 0 2 3 .231 .325 .378 .703
Career   6462 1629 164 23 206 825 818 559 471 57 16 31 .252 .312 .380 .692
Home   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Road   9 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 1.111 1.556
Grass   17 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .235 .588 .824
Day   8 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Night   9 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
As Starter   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .769 1.077
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Close/Late   9 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Inning 1-3   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   10 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
1 Outs   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Scoring Position   5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Bases Empty   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Runner on 1st   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
First Pitch   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Full Count   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Behind in Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   4 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 8th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Medium Leverage   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
High Leverage   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
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
1956 Yokohama - BAN 23 33 105 25 3 1 2 11 7 7 0 0 10 0 1 .238 .286 .343 .629 76 57 0.0
1957 Kinboshi - BAN 24 138 499 131 13 1 15 80 68 39 3 8 27 12 6 .263 .315 .383 .698 96 96 3.1
1958 Kinboshi - BAN 25 138 490 135 14 4 17 78 78 43 1 11 28 11 6 .276 .328 .424 .753 114 112 4.3
1959 Kinboshi - BAN 26 137 480 119 9 0 13 62 53 54 3 5 36 16 7 .248 .325 .348 .673 95 88 2.7
1960 Kinboshi - BAN 27 137 509 128 16 2 18 74 61 46 0 3 22 17 9 .251 .312 .397 .709 101 100 3.3
1961 Kinboshi - BAN 28 139 506 157 16 5 20 93 85 57 2 5 25 13 6 .310 .379 .480 .859 134 131 4.5
1962 Kinboshi - BAN 29 126 463 119 16 5 11 62 63 53 4 1 27 15 4 .257 .338 .384 .722 106 104 3.1
1963 Kinboshi - BAN 30 137 485 116 8 1 15 66 58 45 4 5 30 13 13 .239 .306 .353 .659 90 90 1.6
1964 Kinboshi - BAN 31 86 333 81 12 1 9 34 47 28 0 4 20 6 4 .243 .299 .366 .665 92 93 1.6
1965 Kinboshi - BAN 32 77 306 75 10 2 5 28 42 26 0 4 33 19 5 .245 .301 .340 .640 90 91 1.5
1966 Kinboshi - BAN 33 100 248 70 4 0 6 21 32 20 3 0 16 10 5 .282 .343 .371 .714 117 110 0.6
1967 Kinboshi - BAN 34 111 363 80 9 0 14 34 45 33 0 3 18 14 5 .220 .283 .361 .644 96 91 0.2
1968 Kinboshi - BAN 35 131 505 117 6 0 16 41 50 33 2 4 39 16 14 .232 .279 .339 .618 94 94 -0.2
1969 Kinboshi - BAN 36 105 261 55 6 0 5 24 23 20 1 3 27 5 4 .211 .267 .291 .558 75 62 -0.4
1970 Kinboshi - BAN 37 102 320 91 8 1 17 56 36 13 4 1 31 15 8 .284 .320 .475 .795 146 144 2.3
1971 Kinboshi - BAN 38 103 292 66 9 0 10 30 34 17 0 0 46 8 3 .226 .269 .360 .628 75 70 -0.3
1972 Kinboshi - BAN 39 93 143 33 3 0 6 12 20 17 3 0 17 5 2 .231 .325 .378 .703 102 101 0.3
1973 Kinboshi - BAN 40 56 137 27 2 0 5 16 14 8 1 0 18 7 0 .197 .247 .321 .568 67 60 -0.1
1974 Kinboshi - BAN 41 39 17 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .235 .588 .824 120 129 0.1
Total BAN 1988 6462 1629 164 23 206 825 818 559 31 57 471 202 102 .252 .312 .380 .692 101 98 28.5
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Yokohama - INT 2B 33 31 80 90 20 173 3 .983 268.2 5.69 +1.7 1.040
1956 Yokohama - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Kinboshi - INT 2B 129 123 323 433 111 773 17 .978 1075.1 6.33 +10.7 1.055
1957 Kinboshi - INT SS 7 6 17 26 4 43 0 1.000 53.2 7.21 +1.3 1.062
1958 Kinboshi - INT 2B 127 126 331 385 119 738 22 .970 1087.1 5.93 +14.6 1.080
1958 Kinboshi - INT SS 8 7 15 15 5 32 2 .938 62.2 4.31 -1.1 .908
1959 Kinboshi - INT 2B 127 127 283 382 101 686 21 .969 1104.2 5.42 +9.4 1.051
1959 Kinboshi - INT SS 8 5 12 17 4 29 0 1.000 51.1 5.08 +0.8 .997
1960 Kinboshi - INT 2B 108 108 260 334 83 603 9 .985 918.0 5.82 +12.8 1.065
1960 Kinboshi - INT SS 35 22 59 79 24 142 4 .972 227.1 5.46 -2.6 .953
1961 Kinboshi - INT 2B 132 131 310 421 125 757 26 .966 1120.1 5.87 +3.4 1.017
1961 Kinboshi - INT SS 4 2 5 7 3 14 2 .857 28.0 3.86 -1.3 .696
1962 Kinboshi - INT 2B 118 118 259 343 81 615 13 .979 1005.0 5.39 +7.2 1.047
1962 Kinboshi - INT SS 6 5 6 15 2 22 1 .955 46.2 4.05 -0.5 .936
1963 Kinboshi - INT 2B 122 122 318 329 83 659 12 .982 1054.0 5.52 +5.4 1.041
1963 Kinboshi - INT SS 10 10 17 30 3 52 5 .904 85.0 4.98 -2.0 .892
1964 Kinboshi - INT 2B 79 78 172 229 46 410 9 .978 664.1 5.43 +5.3 1.054
1964 Kinboshi - INT SS 7 5 3 12 3 15 0 1.000 38.2 3.49 -0.5 .922
1965 Kinboshi - INT 2B 66 66 154 224 46 389 11 .972 571.1 5.95 +3.9 1.020
1965 Kinboshi - INT SS 9 9 14 19 3 37 4 .892 74.2 3.98 -2.1 .862
1966 Kinboshi - INT 2B 27 20 54 50 10 107 3 .972 180.2 5.18 -2.3 .918
1966 Kinboshi - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Kinboshi - INT SS 50 35 72 114 26 197 11 .944 324.2 5.16 -6.6 .934
1967 Kinboshi - INT 2B 9 8 18 22 2 40 0 1.000 69.0 5.22 -1.2 .970
1967 Kinboshi - INT 3B 52 52 53 109 7 181 19 .895 432.2 3.37 -7.0 .912
1967 Kinboshi - INT SS 44 25 54 92 20 153 7 .954 250.0 5.26 -3.0 .958
1968 Kinboshi - INT 1B 14 14 109 7 12 118 2 .983 108.1 9.64 -0.7 .959
1968 Kinboshi - INT 2B 4 4 7 7 1 15 1 .933 30.0 4.20 -0.6 .938
1968 Kinboshi - INT 3B 100 91 63 185 15 267 19 .929 786.1 2.84 -7.7 .963
1968 Kinboshi - INT SS 26 14 28 47 8 81 6 .926 146.1 4.61 -6.1 .804
1969 Kinboshi - INT 1B 28 21 171 17 22 189 1 .995 169.0 10.01 +0.4 .998
1969 Kinboshi - INT 2B 8 7 17 16 2 34 1 .971 56.2 5.24 -0.7 .937
1969 Kinboshi - INT 3B 38 29 28 62 4 99 9 .909 273.0 2.97 -1.2 .958
1969 Kinboshi - INT SS 6 1 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 22.2 3.57 +0.5 1.073
1970 Kinboshi - INT 1B 45 40 365 29 23 400 6 .985 348.1 10.18 -1.6 .948
1970 Kinboshi - INT 2B 22 20 48 48 12 98 2 .980 166.0 5.20 -3.8 .931
1970 Kinboshi - INT 3B 29 15 14 33 2 49 2 .959 161.0 2.63 +0.2 .989
1971 Kinboshi - INT 1B 29 17 132 16 14 148 0 1.000 149.0 8.94 +1.4 1.033
1971 Kinboshi - INT 2B 29 29 44 56 14 102 2 .980 247.0 3.64 -5.6 .853
1971 Kinboshi - INT 3B 39 20 15 43 2 60 2 .967 207.0 2.52 +0.9 1.025
1971 Kinboshi - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Kinboshi - INT 1B 22 6 74 7 8 81 0 1.000 63.0 11.57 +1.1 1.184
1972 Kinboshi - INT 2B 15 8 31 29 6 61 1 .984 91.2 5.89 -2.0 .884
1972 Kinboshi - INT 3B 36 12 11 35 1 51 5 .902 154.2 2.68 -1.5 .898
1972 Kinboshi - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Kinboshi - INT 1B 2 2 21 2 5 23 0 1.000 17.0 12.18 +0.1 1.047
1973 Kinboshi - INT 2B 9 9 24 29 5 54 1 .981 73.1 6.50 -0.4 .911
1973 Kinboshi - INT 3B 44 20 18 55 3 74 1 .986 230.0 2.86 -1.9 .948
1973 Kinboshi - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Kinboshi - INT 1B 28 0 34 1 1 35 0 1.000 34.0 9.26 +0.3 1.053
1974 Kinboshi - INT 3B 8 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 22.0 1.23 +0.0 1.064
1974 Kinboshi - INT 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.048
1974 Kinboshi - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 168 100 906 79 85 994 9 .991 888.2 9.98 +1.1 .994
TOTAL 2B 1165 1135 2733 3428 867 6315 154 .976 9785.1 5.67 +57.9 1.035
TOTAL 3B 346 240 202 525 34 784 57 .927 2266.2 2.89 -18.2 .952
TOTAL SS 221 146 305 479 105 826 42 .949 1413.2 4.99 -23.1 .926
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 4, Pick 11, 47th overall pick).
07/16/1950 Named the #55 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1951 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1951 Named the #80 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1952 Named the #77 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1953 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #89 prospect in the BAN
07/30/1953 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
08/04/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
10/11/1953 Named the #99 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1954 Named the #92 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1955 Named the #97 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1956 Named the #75 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #73 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1956 Was traded by the Yokohama Kingfishers to the Kinboshi Kites, along with 3B Teruhiko Iwahashi and CF Ikumasa Yasuhara, in exchange for LF Tomoya Nagao.
10/01/1957 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/11/1957 Wins the 1957 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/13/1959 Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series MVP Award.
10/14/1959 Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
06/26/1961 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/03/1961 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/11/1961 Hits three home runs against the Fukuoka Falcons, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/11/1961 Wins the 1961 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
05/09/1962 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/16/1962 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/23/1962 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
09/02/1962 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
07/18/1964 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/05/1964 Injured (broken hand),out for 4 months.
06/14/1965 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/18/1965 Injured (torn abdominal muscle),out for 2 months.
06/26/1966 Injured (hand contusion),out for 5 days.
07/16/1966 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/1968 Injured (hand contusion),out for 5 days.
06/18/1970 Hits three home runs against the Vesutan Bees, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/26/1970 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/03/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/22/1970 Goes 0-3 against the Osaka Sailors, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
10/10/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 133 8
Year PA Rank
1957 549 9
Year AB Rank
1960 509 10
1968 505 7
Year H Rank
1961 157 7
Year TB Rank
1961 243 8
Year HR Rank
1958 17 8
1960 18 9
1961 20 8
1967 14 10
1968 16 5
Year SB Rank
1957 12 7
1958 11 6
1959 16 1
1960 17 4
1962 15 9
1965 19 6
1967 14 7
1968 16 8
Year RBI Rank
1958 78 7
1960 74 10
1961 93 4
Year R Rank
1958 78 7
Year IBB Rank
1959 12 3
1962 4 3
Year SF Rank
1957 8 3
1958 11 1
Year AVG Rank
1961 .310 6
Year OBP Rank
1961 .379 9
Year SLG Rank
1961 .480 8
Year RC Rank
1961 92.63 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1961 6.72 10
Year wOBA Rank
1961 .379 10
Year OPS Rank
1961 .859 9
Year WAR Rank
1961 4.6 10
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