P Akahito Takizawa #5
Age: 46 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/09/1963
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P AKAHITO TAKIZAWA #5 - AGE: 46 - BATS: R - 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
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 2 -
Curveball 3 -
Changeup 3 -
Splitter 2 -
Knuckle Curve 3 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 1
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/08/1917
Born in:Toyonaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1939, 3rd Pick in Round 2
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 25 25 18 4 0 2.38 215.1 177 60 57 5 60 125 19 76.0 2 20 80.0
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 9.95 7.40 5.22 2.51 3.86 1.10 88 4.3 .261        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 298 67 11 3 0 17 22 54 1 7 1 .225 .280 .282 .561      
vs. RHB 487 110 7 12 5 43 38 71 4 10 0 .226 .280 .320 .600      
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1949 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 276 178 79 66 22 2.82 1355.0 1133 492 424 34 657 940  
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+
1939 Nagoya - JBA 22 17 12 2 8 1 4.65 71.2 74 43 37 3 50 46 0 0 1.73 .302 3.55 0.3 65
1940 Nagoya - JBA 23 44 36 13 8 2 1.92 211.1 143 52 45 5 129 199 0 0 1.29 .250 2.56 4.2 156
1941 Nagoya - JBA 24 47 9 3 6 9 3.87 95.1 74 49 41 4 63 119 0 0 1.44 .302 2.47 2.1 87
1942 Nagoya - JBA 25 47 0 7 4 10 2.22 81.0 51 26 20 4 52 120 0 0 1.27 .288 2.17 2.7 153
1943 Nagoya - JBA 26 23 23 6 8 0 1.53 159.0 101 36 27 1 85 90 3 1 1.17 .217 1.84 3.2 142
1946 Kinboshi - JBA 29 25 25 10 9 0 3.97 136.0 127 75 60 3 95 67 0 0 1.63 .280 3.54 1.6 86
1947 Kinboshi - JBA 30 25 25 9 11 0 2.47 211.1 172 71 58 5 69 85 19 5 1.14 .244 2.44 3.6 108
1948 Kinboshi - JBA 31 23 23 11 8 0 4.09 174.0 214 80 79 4 54 89 8 4 1.54 .345 4.11 3.4 113
1949 Kinboshi - JBA 32 25 25 18 4 0 2.38 215.1 177 60 57 5 60 125 19 2 1.10 .261 3.86 4.3 184
1952 Kinboshi - BAN 35 29 29 10 6 0 3.10 174.1 158 67 60 13 69 78 0 0 1.30 .262 3.21 3.2 115
1953 Hosho - BAN 36 25 25 8 12 0 4.57 145.2 168 81 74 17 65 70 0 0 1.60 .296 4.59 1.0 89
Total JBA 276 178 79 66 22 2.82 1355.0 1133 492 424 34 657 940 49 12 1.32 .272 2.98 25.3 118
Total BAN 54 54 18 18 0 3.77 320.0 326 148 134 30 134 148 0 0 1.44 .278 3.84 4.2 101
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+
1939 Total - 22 14 12 5 2 0 2.75 78.2 71 28 24 3 22 71 0 0 1.18 .304 2.77 2.4 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1939 Nagoya - INT P 17 12 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 71.2 1.51 -0.0 1.038
1940 Nagoya - INT P 44 36 11 21 3 33 1 .970 211.1 1.36 -1.3 1.066
1941 Nagoya - INT P 47 9 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 95.1 0.76 -0.3 .963
1942 Nagoya - INT P 46 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 81.0 0.78 +0.4 1.175
1943 Nagoya - INT P 23 23 12 17 0 30 1 .967 159.0 1.64 -1.8 .999
1946 Kinboshi - INT P 25 25 7 10 2 19 2 .895 136.0 1.12 -1.8 .719
1947 Kinboshi - INT P 25 25 5 27 2 35 3 .914 211.1 1.36 -1.7 .992
1948 Kinboshi - INT P 23 23 9 20 1 30 1 .967 174.0 1.50 -0.0 .938
1949 Kinboshi - INT P 25 25 8 23 0 33 2 .939 215.1 1.30 +0.0 1.081
1952 Kinboshi - INT P 29 29 12 19 2 32 1 .969 174.1 1.60 +1.0 1.128
1953 Hosho - INT P 25 25 15 7 0 25 3 .880 145.2 1.36 -1.3 .918
TOTAL P 329 232 88 162 10 264 14 .947 1675.0 1.34 -6.8 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/1939 Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft by the Nagoya Owls. (Round 2, Pick 3, 9th overall pick).
07/06/1939 Signed a minor league contract with the Nagoya Owls organization with a signing bonus of $160.
07/19/1939 Named the #10 prospect in the JBA
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/29/1940 Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1940 Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/30/1941 Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/19/1943 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
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: - (-).
05/04/1946 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,040 with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1947 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/22/1947 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/25/1947 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/19/1947 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/25/1947 Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award.
09/03/1947 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/24/1948 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/20/1948 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/16/1948 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/01/1948 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/16/1949 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/17/1949 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/19/1949 Wins the Japanese Baseball Association triple-crown!!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/30/1952 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/01/1952 Was traded by the Kinboshi Kites to the Hosho Reliables, along with RF Shinichi Okamoto, in exchange for RF Mitsuyasu Takeno.
06/01/1953 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/10/1955 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1943 1 10
Year SH Rank
1940 12 5
1946 11 5
1947 16 3
1952 7 10
Year SF Rank
1953 3 10
Year G Rank
1940 44 8
1941 47 4
1942 47 3
1947 25 7
1952 29 8
Year GS Rank
1940 36 1
1943 23 7
1946 25 8
1947 25 1
1948 23 10
1949 25 5
1952 29 4
1953 25 8
Year W Rank
1940 13 5
1948 11 6
1949 18 1
1952 10 3
1953 8 7
Year L Rank
1947 11 5
1952 6 9
1953 12 3
Year Win. % Rank
1940 .619 8
1949 .818 1
1952 .625 1
1953 .400 7
Year SV Rank
1941 9 2
1942 10 2
Year HLD Rank
1941 3 3
1942 1 7
Year IP Rank
1940 211.1 6
1947 211.1 3
1949 215.1 3
1952 174.1 7
1953 145.2 9
Year BF Rank
1940 903 7
1947 858 5
1949 868 10
1952 731 7
1953 672 8
Year HRA Rank
1952 13 9
1953 17 2
Year BB Rank
1940 129 4
1943 85 6
1947 69 10
1952 69 8
1953 65 6
Year K Rank
1940 199 3
1942 120 9
1943 90 4
1947 85 2
1948 89 6
1949 125 1
1952 78 7
1953 70 8
Year WP Rank
1943 2 9
1946 7 3
1953 2 9
Year ERA Rank
1940 1.92 4
1943 1.53 4
1949 2.38 1
1952 3.10 2
1953 4.57 8
Year BABIP Rank
1949 .261 1
1952 .262 7
1953 .296 8
Year WHIP Rank
1949 1.10 1
1952 1.30 3
1953 1.60 7
Year K/BB Rank
1941 1.89 6
1943 1.06 7
1947 1.23 10
1948 1.65 5
1949 2.08 5
1952 1.13 4
1953 1.08 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1949 9.95 1
1952 11.87 3
1953 14.77 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1940 0.21 8
1943 0.06 9
1952 0.67 4
1953 1.05 9
Year H/9 Rank
1940 6.09 5
1941 6.99 10
1943 5.72 6
1949 7.40 1
1952 8.16 5
1953 10.38 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1949 2.51 10
1952 3.56 3
1953 4.02 7
Year K/9 Rank
1940 8.47 4
1941 11.23 2
1943 5.09 2
1946 4.43 3
1947 3.62 9
1948 4.60 6
1949 5.22 1
1952 4.03 6
1953 4.32 3
Year RA Rank
1941 38 5
1942 47 3
Year GF Rank
1941 28 2
1942 30 4
Year QS Rank
1943 18 9
1948 15 3
1949 20 1
1952 18 5
1953 15 5
Year QSP Rank
1948 .652 3
1949 .800 1
1952 .621 5
1953 .600 4
Year CG Rank
1947 19 7
1949 19 1
Year CGP Rank
1949 .760 3
Year SHO Rank
1947 5 1
1948 4 1
1949 2 10
Year GB% Rank
1941 0.52 4
1943 0.51 4
1946 0.51 3
1949 0.53 5
1952 0.49 3
1953 0.47 6
Year WAR Rank
1940 4.0 8
1942 2.7 9
1943 3.2 9
1948 3.4 9
1949 4.3 5
1952 2.4 5
1953 0.8 10
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