P Kinichi Ota #45
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P KINICHI OTA #45 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - 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:11/19/1936
Born in:Yamagata, YAM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, 19 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 7th Pick in Round 2
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+
1956 Denki - BAN 19 16 0 2 0 0 4.30 29.1 27 17 14 6 11 17 0 0 1.30 .223 5.21 -0.4 91
1957 Denki - BAN 20 3 0 0 0 0 15.75 4.0 7 7 7 2 1 2 0 0 2.00 .357 9.69 -0.3 25
1957 Kyoto - BAN 20 16 0 1 0 1 5.91 42.2 56 30 28 4 17 18 0 0 1.71 .333 4.41 -0.0 69
1957 Total - BAN 20 19 0 1 0 1 6.75 46.2 63 37 35 6 18 20 0 0 1.74 .335 4.86 -0.3 60
1958 Vesutan - BAN 21 34 0 2 5 5 6.16 57.0 84 45 39 12 17 23 0 0 1.77 .344 5.31 -0.9 62
1959 Hosho - BAN 22 55 0 4 4 11 3.93 73.1 68 40 32 8 29 44 0 0 1.32 .256 3.77 0.1 91
1960 Hosho - BAN 23 22 22 9 7 0 3.80 142.0 143 67 60 15 58 67 2 1 1.42 .278 4.12 1.0 96
1961 Hosho - BAN 24 44 15 11 9 7 3.81 144.0 132 66 61 13 69 87 0 0 1.40 .265 4.09 1.6 110
1962 Hosho - BAN 25 66 1 7 12 15 3.06 126.2 110 53 43 11 60 73 0 0 1.34 .247 3.78 0.3 122
1963 Hosho - BAN 26 64 4 6 11 13 4.59 121.2 128 73 62 17 49 74 0 0 1.45 .284 4.31 -0.8 75
1964 Hosho - BAN 27 61 0 6 7 18 3.42 110.2 89 53 42 14 56 73 0 0 1.31 .232 4.56 -1.1 104
1965 Hosho - BAN 28 53 0 5 4 3 3.15 71.1 66 28 25 5 19 30 0 0 1.19 .258 3.30 0.2 103
1966 Hosho - BAN 29 65 0 4 5 10 2.31 97.1 67 29 25 5 28 46 0 0 0.98 .213 2.63 0.9 127
1967 Hosho - BAN 30 48 0 3 3 3 3.38 88.0 93 44 33 9 36 49 0 0 1.47 .286 3.38 0.4 101
1968 Hosho - BAN 31 40 0 2 1 4 3.94 64.0 64 33 28 11 23 31 0 0 1.36 .256 4.33 -0.9 80
1969 Hosho - BAN 32 40 0 2 0 5 4.93 65.2 66 43 36 8 25 44 0 0 1.39 .286 3.53 0.1 68
1970 Hosho - BAN 33 20 0 0 1 0 2.17 29.0 17 9 7 4 5 13 0 0 0.76 .151 3.45 0.1 157
1971 Hosho - BAN 34 53 0 2 0 8 4.88 75.2 75 43 41 13 31 67 0 0 1.40 .287 4.52 -0.0 85
1972 Hosho - BAN 35 45 0 4 2 5 2.97 63.2 61 22 21 9 30 45 0 0 1.43 .286 3.87 0.6 145
1973 Hosho - BAN 36 32 0 1 3 2 6.87 38.0 49 31 29 7 21 20 0 0 1.84 .318 5.14 -0.4 59
Total BAN 777 42 71 74 110 3.95 1444.0 1402 733 633 173 585 823 2 1 1.38 .269 4.03 0.4 93
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 FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Denki - INT P 16 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 +0.0 .983
1957 Denki - INT P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1957 Kyoto - INT P 16 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 42.2 1.90 -0.2 1.104
1958 Vesutan - INT P 34 0 1 7 2 8 0 1.000 57.0 1.26 +0.8 1.372
1959 Hosho - INT P 54 0 4 10 1 16 2 .875 73.1 1.72 +0.7 1.073
1960 Hosho - INT P 22 22 14 13 2 30 3 .900 142.0 1.71 +2.0 1.114
1961 Hosho - INT P 44 15 5 19 1 25 1 .960 144.0 1.50 -0.8 .931
1962 Hosho - INT P 66 1 7 6 1 14 1 .929 126.2 0.92 +0.0 .971
1963 Hosho - INT P 64 4 2 17 1 21 2 .905 121.2 1.41 -0.7 .867
1964 Hosho - INT P 61 0 6 10 0 17 1 .941 110.2 1.30 +0.0 1.015
1965 Hosho - INT P 53 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 71.1 0.76 +0.1 .820
1966 Hosho - INT P 65 0 5 11 0 16 0 1.000 97.1 1.48 +0.2 1.046
1967 Hosho - INT P 48 0 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 88.0 1.02 +0.6 1.238
1968 Hosho - INT P 40 0 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 64.0 0.98 +1.2 1.335
1969 Hosho - INT P 40 0 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 65.2 1.37 +0.9 1.028
1970 Hosho - INT P 20 0 0 2 1 3 1 .667 29.0 0.62 -1.0 .658
1971 Hosho - INT P 53 0 7 4 1 11 0 1.000 75.2 1.31 +0.6 1.247
1972 Hosho - INT P 43 0 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 63.2 1.41 +1.6 .981
1973 Hosho - INT P 32 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 38.0 0.95 +0.4 .998
TOTAL P 774 42 70 140 13 222 12 .946 1444.0 1.31 +6.3 1.020
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Denki Dynamics. (Round 2, Pick 7, 19th overall pick).
07/16/1955 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
10/10/1955 Named the #27 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1956 Named the #26 prospect in the BAN
06/14/1956 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/19/1956 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for 1-2 weeks.
05/09/1957 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
05/16/1957 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,520 with the Kyoto Owls organization.
10/12/1957 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
10/31/1957 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,660 with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
01/04/1958 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
02/11/1958 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,260 with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
04/16/1958 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
05/04/1958 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,560 with the Vesutan Bees organization.
10/03/1958 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
11/20/1958 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,640 with the Hosho Reliables organization.
05/01/1959 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
06/09/1960 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/03/1961 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
03/23/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
08/23/1963 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/06/1963 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
03/22/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
06/09/1964 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/25/1966 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/27/1966 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/1967 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/10/1968 Wins the 1968 BAN Championship Series with the Hosho Reliables.
05/13/1969 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/13/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1958 34 10
1959 55 3
1961 44 10
1962 66 1
1963 64 2
1964 61 7
1965 53 8
1966 65 6
1967 48 10
1971 53 10
Year W Rank
1961 11 9
Year L Rank
1962 12 7
1963 11 7
Year Win. % Rank
1961 .550 9
Year SV Rank
1958 5 8
1959 11 4
1961 7 8
1962 15 3
1963 13 4
1964 18 5
1966 10 7
1969 5 10
1971 8 8
1972 5 8
Year HLD Rank
1959 1 9
1962 2 10
1963 6 4
1964 3 9
1965 8 5
1966 14 1
1967 2 9
1970 1 9
Year WP Rank
1962 6 8
1963 6 7
1964 6 8
1966 9 2
Year BABIP Rank
1961 .265 8
Year H/9 Rank
1961 8.25 9
Year RA Rank
1958 34 10
1959 55 3
1962 65 1
1963 60 3
1964 61 7
1965 53 8
1966 65 6
1967 48 10
1971 53 10
Year GF Rank
1958 23 9
1959 48 2
1962 44 3
1963 40 4
1964 40 6
1965 30 7
1966 28 9
1970 16 7
1971 32 7
Year QSP Rank
1961 .733 2
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