02/13/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Hosho Reliables. (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). |
05/27/1952 | Goes 0-4 against the Denki Dynamics, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
06/16/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/25/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/08/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/13/1952 | Wins the 1952 BAN Championship Series with the Hosho Reliables. |
10/23/1952 | Wins the 1952 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award. |
04/29/1953 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
07/31/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/21/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/28/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/20/1953 | Finished 3rd in 1953 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
04/29/1955 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
06/25/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
06/24/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/05/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/02/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
04/16/1958 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
05/01/1959 | Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Hosho Reliables development complex. |
02/14/1960 | Was traded by the Hosho Reliables to the Sapporo Bears in exchange for SP Eichiro Ueno. |
10/12/1961 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1952 | 130 | 3 | 1953 | 134 | 4 | 1956 | 132 | 9 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1952 | 561 | 2 | 1953 | 565 | 5 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1952 | 455 | 6 | 1953 | 476 | 7 | | Year | H | Rank | 1952 | 158 | 3 | 1953 | 135 | 8 | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1952 | 275 | 3 | 1953 | 238 | 4 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1952 | 33 | 3 | 1953 | 27 | 4 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1952 | 6 | 6 | 1953 | 2 | 10 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1952 | 24 | 1 | 1953 | 24 | 1 | 1956 | 16 | 9 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1952 | 3 | 10 | 1953 | 2 | 7 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1952 | 93 | 1 | 1953 | 72 | 4 | 1956 | 69 | 8 | | Year | R | Rank | 1952 | 82 | 3 | 1953 | 87 | 2 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1952 | 102 | 1 | 1953 | 78 | 3 | 1956 | 109 | 3 | 1957 | 106 | 2 | 1958 | 125 | 3 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1953 | 6 | 7 | 1958 | 8 | 6 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1957 | 4 | 10 | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1952 | 3 | 9 | 1953 | 6 | 2 | 1956 | 5 | 7 | 1957 | 6 | 4 | 1958 | 4 | 5 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1952 | 63 | 2 | 1953 | 53 | 1 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1952 | .347 | 2 | 1953 | .284 | 9 | 1956 | .289 | 9 | 1957 | .332 | 2 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1952 | .465 | 1 | 1953 | .386 | 4 | 1956 | .436 | 3 | 1957 | .477 | 1 | 1958 | .424 | 2 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1952 | .604 | 1 | 1953 | .500 | 1 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1952 | 134.98 | 1 | 1953 | 95.13 | 1 | 1956 | 85.64 | 10 | 1957 | 92.49 | 6 | 1958 | 75.62 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1952 | 11.68 | 1 | 1953 | 7.13 | 2 | 1956 | 7.27 | 6 | 1957 | 8.98 | 2 | 1958 | 6.63 | 5 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1952 | .257 | 1 | 1953 | .216 | 1 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1952 | .471 | 1 | 1953 | .391 | 1 | 1956 | .402 | 4 | 1957 | .430 | 2 | 1958 | .372 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1952 | 1.070 | 1 | 1953 | .886 | 1 | 1956 | .891 | 6 | 1957 | .949 | 2 | 1958 | .818 | 9 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1952 | 9.0 | 1 | 1953 | 5.3 | 4 | 1957 | 4.2 | 9 | | | | | |