P Kinzo Yoshimura #22
Age: 48 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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P KINZO YOSHIMURA #22 - AGE: 48 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/10/1926
Born in:Okayama, OKA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:18 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Sapporo - BAN 24 35 35 14 13 0 2.76 277.0 249 100 85 7 117 145 15 3 1.32 .277 2.89 7.8 143
1951 Sapporo - BAN 25 39 39 32 3 0 2.14 323.2 270 88 77 8 74 165 23 7 1.06 .252 3.01 11.1 216
1956 Sapporo - BAN 30 31 31 14 8 0 3.75 221.0 225 98 92 14 64 109 9 3 1.31 .287 3.19 4.9 103
1957 Sapporo - BAN 31 29 29 15 10 0 2.81 220.2 185 78 69 10 62 131 12 3 1.12 .255 2.88 6.1 138
1958 Sapporo - BAN 32 29 29 12 14 0 3.49 208.2 208 92 81 12 65 130 7 1 1.31 .291 2.94 5.5 111
1959 Sapporo - BAN 33 30 30 17 8 0 2.79 242.1 224 84 75 11 56 153 14 3 1.16 .279 2.46 7.3 127
1960 Sapporo - BAN 34 29 29 13 11 0 4.06 206.0 217 101 93 20 71 118 4 2 1.40 .289 3.73 2.3 89
1961 Yokohama - BAN 35 24 24 7 7 0 3.94 148.1 150 75 65 19 41 73 3 0 1.29 .270 4.24 2.2 109
1962 Yokohama - BAN 36 30 30 14 9 0 4.26 177.1 185 91 84 20 48 109 1 1 1.31 .286 3.63 2.7 89
1963 Yokohama - BAN 37 27 20 17 3 2 3.84 138.1 148 69 59 20 20 100 1 1 1.21 .292 3.46 1.8 91
1964 Yokohama - BAN 38 68 0 4 11 24 3.91 101.1 117 61 44 16 24 62 0 0 1.39 .300 4.13 -0.4 93
1965 Yokohama - BAN 39 72 0 6 7 28 3.67 108.0 108 50 44 12 23 68 0 0 1.21 .273 3.18 0.6 91
1966 Yokohama - BAN 40 76 0 6 7 23 3.79 118.2 123 50 50 10 27 50 0 0 1.26 .277 2.85 0.7 80
1967 Yokohama - BAN 41 45 0 3 4 5 4.27 52.2 57 26 25 8 19 22 0 0 1.44 .280 4.20 -0.4 81
Total BAN 564 296 174 115 82 3.34 2544.0 2466 1063 943 187 711 1435 89 24 1.25 .277 3.21 52.1 113
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Yokohama - BAN 37 4 0 0 1 1 4.15 4.1 8 9 2 2 1 5 0 0 2.08 .375 6.91 -0.2 84
Total BAN 4 0 0 1 1 4.15 4.1 8 9 2 2 1 5 0 0 2.08 .375 6.91 84.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Sapporo - INT P 35 35 13 44 2 59 2 .966 277.0 1.85 -2.7 .997
1951 Sapporo - INT P 39 39 13 25 1 40 2 .950 323.2 1.06 -1.3 .947
1956 Sapporo - INT P 31 31 10 16 0 28 2 .929 221.0 1.06 -2.7 .843
1957 Sapporo - INT P 29 29 16 17 1 34 1 .971 220.2 1.35 -1.1 1.159
1958 Sapporo - INT P 29 29 5 20 0 26 1 .962 208.2 1.08 -1.0 .931
1959 Sapporo - INT P 30 30 17 20 3 38 1 .974 242.1 1.37 -0.2 1.124
1960 Sapporo - INT P 29 29 15 16 1 31 0 1.000 206.0 1.35 -1.5 1.194
1961 Yokohama - INT P 24 24 13 19 1 35 3 .914 148.1 1.94 -0.4 .983
1962 Yokohama - INT P 30 30 10 15 0 27 2 .926 177.1 1.27 -2.6 .911
1963 Yokohama - INT P 27 20 5 12 0 17 0 1.000 138.1 1.11 -0.6 .976
1964 Yokohama - INT P 68 0 3 5 0 10 2 .800 101.1 0.71 -1.7 .725
1965 Yokohama - INT P 72 0 2 16 0 19 1 .947 108.0 1.50 -0.5 .961
1966 Yokohama - INT P 76 0 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 118.2 0.68 -1.5 .697
1967 Yokohama - INT P 45 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 52.2 0.51 -0.7 .688
TOTAL P 564 296 131 228 10 376 17 .955 2544.0 1.27 -18.7 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
02/13/1950 Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 4, Pick 1, 37th overall pick).
05/01/1950 Named the #8 prospect in the BAN
05/05/1950 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kyoto Owls with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/09/1950 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kyoto Owls with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/15/1950 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kyoto Owls with 2 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
09/01/1950 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/01/1950 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/19/1950 Wins the 1950 BAN EL Noburu Kagawa Award.
04/01/1951 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/08/1951 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/18/1951 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1951 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/12/1951 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/15/1951 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/12/1951 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1951 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/06/1951 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/10/1951 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1951 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/02/1951 Wins the Baseball Association of Nippon triple-crown!!
10/10/1951 Wins the 1951 BAN Championship Series with the Sapporo Bears.
10/19/1951 Wins the 1951 BAN EL Noburu Kagawa Award.
04/29/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
04/12/1954 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
09/30/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/21/1955 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
03/26/1956 Successfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/12/1956 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/22/1956 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1956 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/24/1957 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1957 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/17/1957 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/05/1957 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/07/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/20/1957 Finished 3rd in 1957 BAN EL Noburu Kagawa Award voting.
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/31/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/08/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/17/1959 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/27/1959 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/13/1960 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kyoto Owls with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/19/1960 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
12/16/1960 Was traded by the Sapporo Bears to the Yokohama Kingfishers in exchange for 2B Tadami Ishii.
03/28/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
07/30/1962 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
07/14/1963 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/15/1963 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 4.
07/26/1967 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/14/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
01/01/1975 Was inducted to the Hall of Fame!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1950 16 3
Year G Rank
1950 35 6
1951 39 6
1964 68 5
1965 72 4
1966 76 1
Year GS Rank
1950 35 2
1951 39 1
1956 31 2
1959 30 6
1960 29 6
1962 30 1
Year W Rank
1950 14 2
1951 32 1
1956 14 5
1957 15 4
1958 12 8
1959 17 1
1960 13 5
1962 14 3
1963 17 1
Year L Rank
1950 13 5
1951 3 9
1958 14 5
1960 11 6
1964 11 6
Year Win. % Rank
1950 .519 3
1951 .914 2
1956 .636 3
1957 .600 7
1959 .680 4
1962 .609 6
Year SV Rank
1964 24 3
1965 28 1
1966 23 2
1967 5 10
Year HLD Rank
1967 8 5
Year IP Rank
1950 277.0 2
1951 323.2 1
1956 221.0 7
1957 220.2 7
1958 208.2 7
1959 242.1 3
1960 206.0 6
Year BF Rank
1950 1176 3
1951 1308 1
1956 936 7
1957 907 8
1958 890 9
1959 998 3
1960 911 2
Year HRA Rank
1950 7 10
1951 8 10
1960 20 4
1961 19 8
1962 20 8
1963 20 6
1964 16 10
Year BB Rank
1950 117 3
1951 74 7
1960 71 7
Year K Rank
1950 145 2
1951 165 1
1956 109 10
1957 131 8
1958 130 8
1959 153 7
Year WP Rank
1950 4 5
1951 3 7
1957 5 7
1959 8 5
1960 5 6
1962 7 4
1965 7 7
Year ERA Rank
1950 2.76 1
1951 2.14 1
1957 2.81 4
1959 2.79 7
Year BABIP Rank
1950 .277 5
1951 .252 4
1957 .255 8
Year WHIP Rank
1950 1.32 3
1951 1.06 2
1956 1.31 10
1957 1.12 3
1958 1.31 10
1959 1.16 4
1961 1.29 8
Year K/BB Rank
1950 1.24 3
1951 2.23 2
1956 1.70 9
1957 2.11 4
1958 2.00 6
1959 2.73 1
1961 1.78 8
1962 2.27 5
Year RA/9 Rank
1950 11.99 3
1951 9.62 2
1956 11.97 10
1957 10.20 4
1958 11.90 10
1959 10.51 4
1961 11.71 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1950 0.23 1
1951 0.22 2
1956 0.57 5
1957 0.41 2
1958 0.52 6
1959 0.41 4
Year H/9 Rank
1950 8.09 2
1951 7.51 2
1957 7.55 4
Year BB/9 Rank
1950 3.80 4
1951 2.06 2
1956 2.61 6
1957 2.53 7
1958 2.80 8
1959 2.08 1
1961 2.49 2
1962 2.44 2
Year K/9 Rank
1950 4.71 3
1951 4.59 3
1957 5.34 8
Year RA Rank
1964 68 4
1965 72 4
1966 76 1
Year GF Rank
1964 60 4
1965 68 3
1966 71 1
Year QS Rank
1950 26 1
1951 33 1
1956 19 7
1957 23 1
1958 20 7
1959 21 6
Year QSP Rank
1950 .743 1
1951 .846 1
1957 .793 1
1958 .690 9
1959 .700 8
Year CG Rank
1950 15 3
1951 23 1
1956 9 5
1957 12 3
1958 7 9
1959 14 5
Year CGP Rank
1950 .429 3
1951 .590 1
1956 .290 5
1957 .414 4
1958 .241 10
1959 .467 5
Year SHO Rank
1950 3 1
1951 7 1
1956 3 2
1957 3 3
1958 1 8
1959 3 2
1960 2 8
1962 1 10
1963 1 9
Year GB% Rank
1950 0.49 5
1951 0.44 6
Year WAR Rank
1950 7.8 1
1951 12.4 1
1956 5.5 5
1957 6.5 4
1958 5.9 5
1959 8.0 2
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