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. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| 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 | | Year | W | Rank | 1950 | 14 | 2 | 1951 | 32 | 1 | 1956 | 14 | 5 | 1957 | 15 | 4 | 1958 | 12 | 8 | 1959 | 17 | 1 | 1960 | 13 | 5 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | |
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 | | 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 | | | |