P Yoshitora Nakagawa #34
Age: 42 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
09/09/1963
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P YOSHITORA NAKAGAWA #34 - AGE: 42 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - 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
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 2 2 2
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 -
Curveball 3 -
Changeup 2 -
Cutter 3 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 3
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/15/1920
Born in:Iwata, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 105 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 10th Pick in Round 1
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1949 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 24 14 9 0 3.44 204.0 237 84 78 3 43 108 19 79.2 1 14 58.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.44 10.46 4.76 1.90 3.68 1.37 82 4.7 .336        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 162 51 5 3 0 8 7 22 0 4 0 .315 .343 .383 .726      
vs. RHB 637 186 33 8 3 76 36 86 9 12 2 .292 .327 .383 .711      
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1949 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 72 66 39 22 0 2.81 571.0 599 200 178 7 118 275  
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+
1947 Vesutan - JBA 26 24 18 10 7 0 2.00 157.1 126 41 35 2 26 49 13 3 0.97 .230 2.01 3.9 135
1948 Vesutan - JBA 27 24 24 15 6 0 2.79 209.2 236 75 65 2 49 118 19 3 1.36 .325 3.63 5.6 169
1949 Vesutan - JBA 28 24 24 14 9 0 3.44 204.0 237 84 78 3 43 108 19 1 1.37 .336 3.68 4.7 130
1953 Vesutan - BAN 32 29 29 10 13 0 3.70 233.2 232 107 96 16 68 106 18 3 1.28 .278 3.12 4.7 97
1954 Vesutan - BAN 33 32 32 19 8 0 2.54 262.2 216 105 74 10 74 99 22 5 1.10 .234 2.87 6.9 149
1956 Vesutan - BAN 35 34 34 18 12 0 2.93 267.1 245 113 87 23 66 136 20 5 1.16 .254 3.16 6.7 137
1957 Vesutan - BAN 36 31 31 20 9 0 2.69 237.2 195 85 71 13 59 124 15 5 1.07 .243 2.98 6.3 145
1958 Vesutan - BAN 37 30 30 13 12 0 3.10 220.2 191 99 76 21 65 123 15 1 1.16 .244 3.40 4.2 124
1959 Vesutan - BAN 38 10 10 6 2 0 2.29 74.2 59 24 19 7 22 34 4 0 1.08 .224 3.47 1.1 157
1960 Vesutan - BAN 39 27 27 8 8 0 3.83 167.0 150 84 71 20 59 87 0 0 1.25 .244 4.33 1.6 105
1961 Vesutan - BAN 40 18 17 3 6 0 4.15 82.1 78 40 38 8 30 36 1 0 1.31 .253 4.23 1.2 105
Total JBA 72 66 39 22 0 2.81 571.0 599 200 178 7 118 275 51 7 1.26 .303 3.20 14.3 144
Total BAN 211 210 97 70 0 3.10 1546.0 1366 657 532 118 443 745 95 19 1.17 .249 3.31 32.7 125
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+
1940 Total - 19 19 19 9 4 0 3.51 128.1 129 51 50 4 45 100 0 0 1.36 .319 3.17 3.2 100
1941 Total - 20 18 18 10 3 0 2.79 122.2 115 42 38 4 34 81 0 0 1.21 .285 3.13 3.1 100
1942 Total - 21 16 16 9 3 0 2.64 109.0 101 33 32 3 29 82 0 0 1.19 .293 2.85 3.2 100
1943 Total - 22 19 19 9 4 0 3.02 128.1 132 46 43 3 29 96 0 0 1.25 .313 2.73 4.0 100
1947 Total - 26 20 20 8 6 0 3.71 135.2 142 60 56 5 53 103 0 0 1.44 .316 3.33 3.1 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Vesutan - INT P 24 18 10 17 2 30 3 .900 157.1 1.54 -2.5 .836
1948 Vesutan - INT P 24 24 10 21 2 34 3 .912 209.2 1.33 -1.5 .804
1949 Vesutan - INT P 24 24 15 23 1 39 1 .974 204.0 1.68 +2.7 1.007
1953 Vesutan - INT P 29 29 12 18 1 32 2 .938 233.2 1.16 -1.3 .849
1954 Vesutan - INT P 32 32 14 16 0 30 0 1.000 262.2 1.03 +1.1 1.185
1956 Vesutan - INT P 34 34 12 21 1 33 0 1.000 267.1 1.11 +1.0 1.026
1957 Vesutan - INT P 31 31 13 12 1 26 1 .962 237.2 0.95 +0.4 .966
1958 Vesutan - INT P 30 30 12 14 0 26 0 1.000 220.2 1.06 +0.4 .980
1959 Vesutan - INT P 10 10 3 3 0 7 1 .857 74.2 0.72 -0.2 .492
1960 Vesutan - INT P 27 27 6 9 0 16 1 .938 167.0 0.81 -0.5 .955
1961 Vesutan - INT P 17 17 3 7 2 10 0 1.000 82.1 1.09 -0.0 .983
TOTAL P 282 276 110 161 10 283 12 .958 2117.0 1.15 -0.4 .946
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft by the Tokyo Cannons. (Round 2, Pick 5, 12th overall pick).
08/21/1943 Failed to sign with the Tokyo Cannons and returned to college.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
07/01/1947 Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award.
07/29/1947 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/02/1947 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/04/1947 Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award.
08/30/1947 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/01/1947 Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/01/1947 Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/11/1948 Pitches a 12-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/23/1948 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/12/1948 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Vesutan Bees.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/28/1949 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/01/1949 Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/01/1951 Detrimentally completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
06/21/1953 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/29/1953 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/03/1953 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/02/1953 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/17/1954 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/24/1954 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1954 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/01/1954 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/16/1954 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/21/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1954 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/16/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/09/1954 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/03/1954 Wins the Baseball Association of Nippon triple-crown!!
10/12/1954 Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/22/1954 Wins the 1954 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award.
03/26/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/26/1956 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/08/1956 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/15/1956 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/25/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagasaki Stars with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/26/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1956 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/20/1956 Wins the 1956 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award.
03/24/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
06/24/1957 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/14/1957 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/23/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/28/1957 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nagasaki Stars with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/20/1957 Finished 2nd in 1957 BAN WL Noburu Kagawa Award voting.
05/16/1958 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/12/1958 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/08/1959 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 3-4 months.
06/06/1961 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 2 months.
10/12/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1953 12 3
1954 11 3
1956 15 6
Year G Rank
1953 29 6
1954 32 4
Year GS Rank
1948 24 3
1949 24 9
1953 29 4
1954 32 1
1956 34 1
1957 31 5
1958 30 6
Year W Rank
1948 15 2
1949 14 4
1953 10 5
1954 19 1
1956 18 1
1957 20 1
1958 13 8
Year L Rank
1953 13 3
1954 8 9
1956 12 7
Year Win. % Rank
1948 .714 3
1949 .609 8
1953 .435 6
1954 .704 1
1956 .600 6
1957 .690 5
Year IP Rank
1948 209.2 1
1949 204.0 8
1953 233.2 1
1954 262.2 1
1956 267.1 1
1957 237.2 4
1958 220.2 9
Year BF Rank
1948 902 2
1949 869 9
1953 991 1
1954 1075 1
1956 1111 1
1957 965 6
1958 918 10
Year HRA Rank
1953 16 5
1954 10 9
1956 23 4
1958 21 8
1960 20 5
Year BB Rank
1953 68 3
1954 74 4
Year K Rank
1948 118 1
1949 108 3
1953 106 2
1954 99 1
1956 136 2
1957 124 4
1958 123 8
Year WP Rank
1948 8 1
1953 4 3
1954 7 1
1956 7 4
1957 5 5
1960 6 8
Year ERA Rank
1947 2.00 9
1948 2.79 2
1949 3.44 6
1953 3.70 6
1954 2.54 1
1956 2.93 2
1957 2.69 3
1958 3.10 8
Year BABIP Rank
1947 .230 9
1953 .278 5
1954 .234 1
1956 .254 3
1957 .243 4
1958 .244 6
1960 .244 4
Year WHIP Rank
1947 0.97 3
1948 1.36 3
1949 1.37 4
1953 1.28 3
1954 1.10 1
1956 1.16 2
1957 1.07 2
1958 1.16 4
Year K/BB Rank
1947 1.88 3
1948 2.41 1
1949 2.51 2
1953 1.56 2
1954 1.34 2
1956 2.06 3
1957 2.10 3
1958 1.89 8
Year RA/9 Rank
1947 8.81 3
1948 12.32 3
1949 12.44 4
1953 11.63 3
1954 10.04 1
1956 10.50 2
1957 9.81 2
1958 10.44 3
Year HR/9 Rank
1947 0.11 7
1948 0.09 6
1953 0.62 4
1954 0.34 1
1956 0.77 8
1957 0.49 4
Year H/9 Rank
1947 7.21 10
1948 10.13 5
1953 8.94 4
1954 7.40 1
1956 8.25 5
1957 7.38 2
1958 7.79 6
1960 8.08 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1947 1.49 1
1948 2.10 6
1949 1.90 4
1953 2.62 1
1954 2.54 2
1956 2.22 3
1957 2.23 4
1958 2.65 6
Year K/9 Rank
1948 5.07 3
1949 4.76 4
1953 4.08 2
1954 3.39 7
1956 4.58 10
1957 4.70 10
1958 5.02 10
Year QS Rank
1948 14 5
1949 14 7
1953 18 5
1954 22 2
1956 25 1
1957 21 2
1958 21 6
Year QSP Rank
1947 .833 8
1948 .583 7
1949 .583 8
1953 .621 4
1954 .688 2
1956 .735 3
1957 .677 5
1958 .700 9
Year CG Rank
1948 19 2
1949 19 1
1953 18 1
1954 22 1
1956 20 1
1957 15 3
1958 15 3
Year CGP Rank
1948 .792 5
1949 .792 2
1953 .621 1
1954 .688 1
1956 .588 2
1957 .484 3
1958 .500 3
Year SHO Rank
1947 3 8
1948 3 4
1953 3 1
1954 5 1
1956 5 1
1957 5 1
Year GB% Rank
1953 0.48 5
1954 0.45 8
Year WAR Rank
1947 3.9 9
1948 5.6 1
1949 4.7 4
1953 4.9 1
1954 6.2 1
1956 6.2 1
1957 6.0 2
1958 4.1 8
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