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 | | | |