02/13/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
05/01/1950 | Named the #2 prospect in the BAN |
06/15/1950 | Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/31/1950 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1950 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/01/1950 | Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/20/1950 | Wins the 1950 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award. |
04/11/1952 | Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 10-11 months. |
04/30/1955 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
05/23/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
06/20/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1955 | Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/01/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/11/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/08/1955 | Wins the 1955 BAN Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/09/1955 | Wins the 1955 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls. |
04/26/1956 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
05/04/1956 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
07/16/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
08/15/1956 | Injured (biceps strain),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
09/10/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/29/1956 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/01/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
05/01/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Kyoto Owls development complex. |
11/22/1957 | Was traded by the Kyoto Owls to the Yokohama Kingfishers in exchange for SP Kiyomitsu Wada and LF Masazumi Seki. |
04/25/1958 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
05/02/1959 | Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/21/1959 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/11/1959 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/23/1959 | Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 4 weeks. |
06/17/1960 | Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week. |
10/13/1960 | Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
05/01/1961 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1950 | 139 | 4 | 1955 | 135 | 1 | 1958 | 134 | 5 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1950 | 628 | 1 | 1955 | 570 | 4 | 1957 | 564 | 9 | 1958 | 619 | 2 | | | | Year | K | Rank | 1950 | 83 | 1 | 1955 | 90 | 2 | 1958 | 98 | 3 | 1960 | 91 | 5 | 1961 | 85 | 9 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1950 | 204 | 4 | 1955 | 160 | 10 | | | | Year | HR | Rank | 1950 | 20 | 2 | 1955 | 22 | 2 | 1956 | 29 | 1 | 1957 | 21 | 4 | 1958 | 21 | 2 | 1959 | 19 | 4 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1950 | 13 | 2 | 1955 | 8 | 4 | 1958 | 10 | 5 | 1960 | 16 | 6 | 1961 | 13 | 5 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1950 | 61 | 7 | 1955 | 71 | 2 | 1956 | 76 | 3 | | Year | R | Rank | 1950 | 92 | 1 | 1955 | 88 | 1 | 1956 | 90 | 4 | 1957 | 81 | 7 | 1958 | 105 | 1 | 1959 | 82 | 7 | 1960 | 80 | 8 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1950 | 158 | 1 | 1955 | 150 | 1 | 1956 | 138 | 1 | 1957 | 142 | 1 | 1958 | 138 | 1 | 1959 | 135 | 1 | 1960 | 138 | 1 | 1961 | 133 | 1 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1950 | 8 | 3 | 1955 | 14 | 1 | 1956 | 8 | 2 | 1957 | 11 | 1 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1950 | 7 | 1 | 1955 | 9 | 1 | 1957 | 5 | 8 | 1958 | 6 | 3 | 1959 | 6 | 4 | 1960 | 8 | 2 | 1961 | 7 | 1 | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1950 | 5 | 4 | 1955 | 3 | 9 | 1961 | 7 | 5 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1950 | 44 | 3 | 1955 | 29 | 10 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1950 | .255 | 10 | 1955 | .211 | 10 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1950 | .449 | 1 | 1955 | .430 | 1 | 1956 | .446 | 2 | 1957 | .422 | 3 | 1958 | .405 | 3 | 1959 | .435 | 1 | 1960 | .443 | 1 | 1961 | .399 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1950 | .445 | 4 | 1955 | .392 | 6 | 1956 | .489 | 6 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1950 | 106.85 | 1 | 1955 | 81.37 | 2 | 1956 | 101.83 | 4 | 1958 | 85.88 | 6 | 1959 | 76.62 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1950 | 7.93 | 1 | 1955 | 6.42 | 1 | 1956 | 8.73 | 3 | 1957 | 6.51 | 9 | 1958 | 6.10 | 9 | 1959 | 6.97 | 5 | 1960 | 6.90 | 4 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1950 | .190 | 2 | 1955 | .181 | 2 | 1956 | .231 | 2 | 1959 | .180 | 7 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1950 | .412 | 1 | 1955 | .375 | 1 | 1956 | .413 | 3 | 1958 | .367 | 10 | 1959 | .389 | 5 | 1960 | .386 | 3 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1950 | .894 | 1 | 1955 | .822 | 1 | 1956 | .935 | 3 | 1959 | .834 | 7 | 1960 | .812 | 10 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1950 | 5.6 | 2 | 1955 | 2.3 | 6 | 1956 | 3.8 | 9 | | | | | |