1B Yasukatsu Arakawa #17
Age: 38 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/04/1962
1B YASUKATSU ARAKAWA #17 - AGE: 38 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
42 38 11 2 1 1 4 5 10 .289 .372 .474 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 1 1 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1962 KIN Loss, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1962 NAG Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1962 @ VES Win, 5-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1962 NAG Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1962 @ OSA Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1962 VES Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1962 KIN Loss, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1962 OSA Win, 5-4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1962 OSA Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1962 FUK Loss, 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/26/1924
Born in:Kameda, NII
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,134
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:13 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 42 38 11 2 1 1 4 3 5 10 .289 .372 .474 .846 .380 .184 142
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 43 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 4 0 0 0.0 6.7 6.49 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 6 1 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 .353 .389 .588 .977
Versus Right   21 5 1 1 0 3 0 4 5 0 0 0 .238 .360 .381 .741
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
May   7 3 0 1 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.143 1.571
June   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
July   7 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .714 1.270
August   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
September   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   113 22 2 0 3 15 8 12 20 2 1 2 .195 .279 .292 .571
2 Years Ago   163 38 5 2 5 18 16 28 31 0 0 1 .233 .349 .380 .729
Career   2464 675 113 58 56 284 410 371 270 16 3 23 .274 .372 .435 .807
Home   18 6 1 1 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .455 .500 .955
Road   20 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 .250 .286 .450 .736
Grass   38 11 2 1 1 4 3 5 10 0 0 0 .289 .372 .474 .846
Day   16 5 1 0 1 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 .312 .421 .562 .984
Night   22 6 1 1 0 3 0 2 6 0 0 0 .273 .333 .409 .742
As Reliever / Substitution   38 11 2 1 1 4 3 5 10 0 0 0 .289 .372 .474 .846
Pinch Hitting   38 11 2 1 1 4 3 5 10 0 0 0 .289 .372 .474 .846
Close/Late   26 7 1 1 1 4 3 4 7 0 0 0 .269 .367 .500 .867
Inning 4-6   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Inning 7-9   34 9 2 1 1 4 3 5 9 0 0 0 .265 .359 .471 .830
0 Outs   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
1 Outs   18 7 2 1 0 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 .389 .450 .611 1.061
2 Outs   11 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 .182 .357 .455 .812
Scoring Position   13 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 5 0 0 0 .154 .312 .308 .620
Bases Empty   18 6 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .368 .556 .924
Runner on 1st   7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
First Pitch   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 0-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 0-2   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-0   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 1-1   3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
Count 1-2   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Full Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   14 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Ahead in Count   10 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .300 .462 .700 1.162
Batting Leadoff   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   10 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .100 .182 .300 .482
Batting 7th   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Batting 9th   13 6 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .462 .500 .692 1.192
Low Leverage   9 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .444 .500 .889 1.389
Medium Leverage   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
High Leverage   21 5 1 1 0 3 2 2 6 0 0 0 .238 .304 .381 .685
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 Nagasaki - BAN 26 132 504 137 24 15 10 52 95 52 7 1 54 17 2 .272 .348 .438 .786 126 129 3.7
1951 Nagasaki - BAN 27 122 447 146 20 18 9 63 89 67 1 3 23 17 11 .327 .413 .512 .925 155 160 4.3
1956 Nagasaki - BAN 32 88 129 37 8 4 5 20 29 30 1 0 15 1 2 .287 .425 .527 .952 159 157 1.7
1957 Nagasaki - BAN 33 101 213 54 9 2 3 26 33 23 1 2 22 4 3 .254 .326 .357 .683 91 91 0.0
1958 Kobe - BAN 34 137 472 130 24 13 8 39 75 67 4 3 47 1 1 .275 .368 .432 .800 126 130 3.0
1959 Kobe - BAN 35 125 385 100 19 3 12 47 62 87 6 5 48 3 2 .260 .400 .418 .818 136 137 2.4
1960 Kobe - BAN 36 102 163 38 5 2 5 18 16 28 1 0 31 2 2 .233 .349 .380 .729 106 101 0.1
1961 Kobe - BAN 37 88 113 22 2 0 3 15 8 12 2 2 20 0 2 .195 .279 .292 .571 56 59 -0.5
1962 Kobe - BAN 38 42 38 11 2 1 1 4 3 5 0 0 10 0 0 .289 .372 .474 .846 135 142 0.4
Total BAN 937 2464 675 113 58 56 284 410 371 23 16 270 45 25 .274 .372 .435 .807 127 130 15.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Nagasaki - INT 1B 111 111 930 69 103 1005 6 .994 914.2 9.83 +4.4 1.043
1950 Nagasaki - INT 2B 26 15 24 37 10 62 1 .984 146.0 3.76 -0.6 .941
1951 Nagasaki - INT 1B 78 77 659 55 63 719 5 .993 624.0 10.30 +3.5 1.040
1951 Nagasaki - INT 2B 52 33 96 111 25 213 6 .972 329.2 5.65 -0.8 .973
1951 Nagasaki - INT 3B 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 .500 9.0 2.00 -1.0 .350
1951 Nagasaki - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Nagasaki - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Nagasaki - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Nagasaki - INT 1B 23 21 171 15 19 186 0 1.000 183.0 9.15 +1.9 1.064
1956 Nagasaki - INT 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Nagasaki - INT 1B 46 43 377 19 30 402 6 .985 362.0 9.85 -1.9 .937
1957 Nagasaki - INT 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1958 Kobe - INT 1B 126 126 1154 80 112 1248 14 .989 1058.0 10.50 +0.4 1.014
1958 Kobe - INT 2B 2 2 5 7 3 12 0 1.000 18.0 6.00 -0.7 .846
1959 Kobe - INT 1B 112 112 1048 64 114 1124 12 .989 947.0 10.57 -4.2 .994
1960 Kobe - INT 1B 29 27 250 8 27 261 3 .989 236.1 9.83 -2.4 .925
1961 Kobe - INT 1B 14 14 127 5 15 133 1 .992 115.0 10.33 -0.7 1.000
TOTAL 1B 539 531 4716 315 483 5078 47 .991 4440.0 10.20 +1.1 1.012
TOTAL 2B 84 50 125 155 38 287 7 .976 498.0 5.06 -2.1 .961
TOTAL 3B 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 .500 9.0 2.00 -1.0 .350
PLAYER HISTORY
02/13/1950 Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 2, Pick 8, 20th overall pick).
05/01/1950 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
05/22/1950 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1950 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1950 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/11/1950 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1950 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/09/1950 Wins the 1950 BAN Championship Series MVP Award.
10/10/1950 Wins the 1950 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
10/20/1950 Finished 3rd in 1950 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
05/14/1951 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1951 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/27/1951 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/20/1951 Finished 3rd in 1951 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
04/29/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
10/11/1956 Wins the 1956 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
11/26/1957 Was traded by the Nagasaki Stars to the Kobe Bulls in exchange for 2B Ienari Fujimori, 3B Kazukuni Morinaga, and SP Teruhide Hara.
05/01/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
06/23/1958 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1959 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1959 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1950 126 7
Year PA Rank
1950 565 4
1951 518 8
Year AB Rank
1950 504 1
1951 447 7
Year H Rank
1950 137 3
1951 146 4
Year K Rank
1950 54 6
Year TB Rank
1950 221 2
1951 229 3
Year 2B Rank
1950 24 4
1951 20 7
Year 3B Rank
1950 15 1
1951 18 2
1958 13 2
Year HR Rank
1950 10 7
Year SB Rank
1950 17 1
1951 17 4
Year RBI Rank
1950 52 8
1951 63 9
Year R Rank
1950 95 1
1951 89 2
Year BB Rank
1950 52 6
1951 67 4
1958 67 7
1959 87 6
Year IBB Rank
1950 1 6
1951 2 10
1959 7 7
Year HP Rank
1950 7 2
1958 4 10
1959 6 8
Year SF Rank
1951 3 10
Year EBH Rank
1950 49 2
1951 47 4
Year AVG Rank
1950 .272 4
1951 .327 3
Year OBP Rank
1950 .348 5
1951 .413 2
1959 .400 6
Year SLG Rank
1950 .438 2
1951 .512 3
Year RC Rank
1950 80.10 3
1951 98.57 2
1958 78.14 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1950 5.68 3
1951 8.32 3
1959 6.51 6
Year ISO Rank
1950 .167 2
1951 .186 4
Year wOBA Rank
1950 .360 5
1951 .413 2
1959 .366 9
Year OPS Rank
1950 .786 5
1951 .925 3
1959 .818 10
Year WAR Rank
1950 3.7 3
1951 4.0 3
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