P Kinzo Yoshimura #22
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/21/1963
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P KINZO YOSHIMURA #22 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
27 20 17-3 2 3.84 138.1 148 20 20 100 1.21 1.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 4 3 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Slider 2 -
Curveball 3 -
Sinker 3 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 1
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/12/1963 NAG Loss, 5-8 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
10/09/1963 @ NAG Win, 9-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
10/08/1963 @ NAG Loss, 3-5 1.0 2 3 0 0 1 Loss
10/06/1963 NAG Loss, 5-15 1.2 5 6 2 1 2
09/30/1963 RAK Win, 10-3 X 5.2 4 3 3 1 3 Win
09/22/1963 @ HSH Win, 12-4 X 6.2 8 4 4 1 4 Win
09/16/1963 KYO Win, 8-4 X 7.0 9 4 4 0 4 Win
09/09/1963 @ SAP Win, 5-2 X 8.0 5 2 2 1 7 Win
09/04/1963 DNK Win, 4-3 X 6.0 7 2 2 0 2 Win
08/25/1963 SAP Loss, 5-9 X 3.2 4 5 1 2 4 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/10/1926
Born in:Okayama, OKA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,560
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:14 Years, None
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 20 17 3 2 3.84 138.1 148 69 59 20 20 100 1 5.0 1 7 35.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 1 66.7 7 7 11.13 9.63 6.51 1.30 3.55 1.21 99 1.8 .292        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 211 58 11 1 9 24 11 37 0 2 1 .275 .314 .464 .778      
vs. RHB 345 90 8 1 11 45 9 63 2 4 2 .261 .282 .386 .668      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 8 2 2 0 2 3.75 24.0 26 14 10 4 2 17  
June 5 5 4 1 0 3.90 30.0 38 15 13 1 7 23  
July 5 4 3 1 0 3.41 29.0 25 11 11 3 3 25  
August 4 4 3 1 0 4.09 22.0 26 14 10 5 5 15  
September 5 5 5 0 0 4.05 33.1 33 15 15 7 3 20  
Postseason 4 0 0 1 1 4.15 4.1 8 9 2 2 1 5  
Last Year 30 30 14 9 0 4.26 177.1 185 91 84 20 48 109  
2 Years Ago 24 24 7 7 0 3.94 148.1 150 75 65 19 41 73  
Career 303 296 155 86 2 3.24 2163.1 2061 876 780 141 618 1233  
Home 13 11 9 1 0 4.10 74.2 81 43 34 13 10 50  
Road 14 9 8 2 2 3.53 63.2 67 26 25 7 10 50  
Grass 27 20 17 3 2 3.84 138.1 148 69 59 20 20 100  
Day 12 9 7 1 1 3.25 63.2 64 32 23 10 9 45  
Night 15 11 10 2 1 4.34 74.2 84 37 36 10 11 55  
As Starter 20 20 16 3 0 4.06 126.1 137 64 57 19 19 94  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 1 0 2 1.50 12.0 11 5 2 1 1 6  
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 8.0 145
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 11.5 220
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 5.2 105
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 6.3 141
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 5.7 113
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 7.5 130
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 2.7 91
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 1.7 104
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 2.5 86
1963 Yokohama - BAN 37 27 20 17 3 2 3.84 138.1 148 69 59 20 20 100 1 1 1.21 .292 3.55 1.8 94
Total BAN 303 296 155 86 2 3.24 2163.1 2061 876 780 141 618 1233 89 24 1.24 .276 3.17 52.8 120
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 7.00 -0.2 86
Total BAN 4 0 0 1 1 4.15 4.1 8 9 2 2 1 5 0 0 2.08 .375 7.00 86.5
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
TOTAL P 303 296 117 204 9 335 14 .958 2163.1 1.34 -14.3 1.003
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1950 16 3
Year G Rank
1950 35 6
1951 39 6
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
Year Win. % Rank
1950 .519 3
1951 .914 2
1956 .636 3
1957 .600 7
1959 .680 4
1962 .609 6
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
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
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 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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