3B Zeshin 'Kitchen Sink' Abe #18
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/21/1963
3B ZESHIN 'KITCHEN SINK' ABE #18 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 120 35 10 0 2 14 8 24 .292 .333 .425 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 2 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 2 3
Eye 3 2 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 2
Errors: - 2 3
Arm: 1 3 3
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 KYO Win, 6-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1963 KYO Loss, 2-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1963 YOK Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1963 YOK Loss, 4-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1963 @ SAP Win, 7-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/20/1963 @ SAP Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1963 @ SAP Win, 4-2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/30/1937
Born in:Kobe, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 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 88 120 35 10 0 2 14 16 8 24 .292 .333 .425 .758 .332 .133 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 129 0 1 0 0 0 1 51 12 0 1 0.0 17.4 5.39 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   30 10 2 0 0 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 .333 .412 .400 .812
Versus Right   90 25 8 0 2 10 11 4 17 1 0 0 .278 .305 .433 .739
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   33 11 2 0 1 2 4 3 4 0 0 0 .333 .389 .485 .874
June   24 8 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
July   16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .125
August   20 6 3 0 0 6 3 1 4 1 0 0 .300 .318 .450 .768
September   25 9 5 0 1 4 6 2 6 0 0 0 .360 .407 .680 1.087
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   99 23 1 0 4 17 13 13 15 1 0 1 .232 .325 .364 .688
2 Years Ago   24 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .292 .522
Career   243 62 11 0 7 34 32 23 42 2 0 1 .255 .320 .387 .707
Home   62 20 3 0 1 5 10 7 10 0 0 0 .323 .391 .419 .811
Road   58 15 7 0 1 9 6 1 14 1 0 0 .259 .267 .431 .698
Grass   120 35 10 0 2 14 16 8 24 1 0 0 .292 .333 .425 .758
Day   57 16 4 0 0 5 7 4 12 0 0 0 .281 .328 .351 .679
Night   63 19 6 0 2 9 9 4 12 1 0 0 .302 .338 .492 .830
As Starter   48 12 3 0 1 4 4 3 7 0 0 0 .250 .294 .375 .669
As Reliever / Substitution   72 23 7 0 1 10 12 5 17 1 0 0 .319 .359 .458 .817
Pinch Hitting   65 21 7 0 1 9 11 5 15 1 0 0 .323 .366 .477 .843
Close/Late   60 19 6 0 0 6 9 3 13 1 0 0 .317 .344 .417 .760
Inning 1-3   16 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Inning 4-6   29 7 1 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 .241 .290 .379 .670
Inning 7-9   75 24 7 0 1 9 12 6 16 1 0 0 .320 .366 .453 .819
0 Outs   39 12 3 0 0 0 6 1 8 0 0 0 .308 .325 .385 .710
1 Outs   45 16 5 0 1 10 6 3 7 1 0 0 .356 .388 .533 .921
2 Outs   36 7 2 0 1 4 3 4 9 0 0 0 .194 .275 .333 .608
Scoring Position   33 9 4 0 0 11 4 3 3 1 0 0 .273 .324 .394 .718
Bases Empty   62 17 4 0 2 2 7 3 15 0 0 0 .274 .308 .435 .743
Runner on 1st   25 9 2 0 0 1 4 2 6 0 0 0 .360 .407 .440 .847
Runner on 2nd   13 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 1.000 1.714
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   44 8 3 0 0 1 5 5 24 0 0 0 .182 .265 .250 .515
First Pitch   15 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Count 0-1   11 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .818 1.273
Count 0-2   9 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Count 1-0   18 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 1-1   11 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 1-2   16 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   10 6 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .900 1.500
Count 2-2   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .500 .786
Full Count   9 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 .000 .357 .000 .357
Behind in Count   36 11 3 0 1 4 3 0 13 0 0 0 .306 .306 .472 .778
Ahead in Count   39 14 4 0 1 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 .359 .381 .538 .919
Batting Leadoff   2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 2nd   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Batting 3rd   16 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Batting 4th   12 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .167 .214 .250 .464
Batting 5th   23 7 2 0 0 4 5 4 3 0 0 0 .304 .407 .391 .799
Batting 6th   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Batting 7th   19 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .263 .263 .316 .579
Batting 8th   18 7 1 0 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 .389 .450 .611 1.061
Batting 9th   19 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .158 .158 .368 .526
Low Leverage   35 9 1 0 2 2 3 2 10 0 0 0 .257 .297 .457 .754
Medium Leverage   42 11 4 0 0 5 3 3 8 0 0 0 .262 .311 .357 .668
High Leverage   41 15 5 0 0 7 9 3 5 1 0 0 .366 .400 .488 .888
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
1961 Hosho - BAN 23 24 24 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .231 .292 .522 45 46 -0.1
1962 Hosho - BAN 24 92 99 23 1 0 4 17 13 13 1 1 15 0 0 .232 .325 .364 .688 99 99 0.3
1963 Hosho - BAN 25 88 120 35 10 0 2 14 16 8 0 1 24 0 1 .292 .333 .425 .758 117 119 0.3
Total BAN 204 243 62 11 0 7 34 32 23 1 2 42 0 1 .255 .320 .387 .707 103 104 0.4
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
1954 Total - 16 41 178 76 21 2 8 48 69 25 4 0 8 1 1 .427 .507 .702 1.209 100 100 3.6
1955 Total - 17 35 152 69 15 1 8 45 70 18 4 2 10 1 1 .454 .517 .724 1.241 100 100 3.2
1956 Total - 18 39 169 79 20 2 7 53 78 17 4 1 7 1 1 .467 .524 .734 1.257 100 100 3.6
1957 Total - 19 35 152 65 18 1 8 42 66 17 4 0 11 1 1 .428 .497 .717 1.214 100 100 3.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Hosho - INT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Hosho - INT 3B 3 1 2 3 1 6 1 .833 16.0 2.81 -0.6 .803
1962 Hosho - INT 3B 11 7 4 12 1 18 2 .889 65.2 2.19 -1.2 .865
1963 Hosho - INT 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 0.0 .000
1963 Hosho - INT 3B 17 13 15 20 1 36 1 .972 122.0 2.58 -1.4 .933
TOTAL 2B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 31 21 21 35 3 60 4 .933 203.2 2.47 -3.3 .896
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Hosho Reliables. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #13 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #10 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #12 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #8 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1960 Named the #18 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1961 Named the #19 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/01/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
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