06/22/1938 | Drafted in the 1938 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
07/03/1938 | Signed a minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization with a signing bonus of $700. |
07/14/1938 | Named the #4 prospect in the JBA |
10/13/1938 | Named the #3 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/01/1939 | Named the #2 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/01/1940 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/07/1941 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
04/28/1941 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/13/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1942 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/28/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
10/12/1942 | Wins the 1942 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/01/1943 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/11/1943 | Wins the 1943 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
12/13/1943 | Injured (burned hand),out for 5 days. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/29/1944 | Wins the 1944 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/07/1946 | Goes 5-6 against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables, with 2 RBI and 3 R. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/08/1947 | Injured (bruised elbow, jammed finger, sore ankle),out for 3 days. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/24/1949 | Goes 5-6 against the Vesutan Bees, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R. |
08/01/1949 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/31/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
01/18/1953 | Released by the Kobe Bulls. |
10/10/1953 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1942 | 84 | 1 | 1943 | 84 | 1 | 1946 | 114 | 1 | 1947 | 111 | 10 | 1951 | 131 | 8 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1941 | 366 | 9 | 1942 | 380 | 3 | 1946 | 554 | 1 | 1947 | 506 | 2 | 1948 | 544 | 1 | 1949 | 536 | 1 | 1951 | 585 | 2 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1939 | 304 | 7 | 1942 | 316 | 8 | 1946 | 472 | 1 | 1947 | 464 | 1 | 1948 | 479 | 2 | 1949 | 488 | 1 | 1951 | 524 | 3 | | Year | H | Rank | 1941 | 78 | 7 | 1942 | 79 | 10 | 1943 | 74 | 2 | 1948 | 164 | 7 | 1949 | 178 | 2 | 1951 | 123 | 9 | | Year | K | Rank | 1939 | 77 | 3 | 1951 | 45 | 3 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1941 | 120 | 10 | 1942 | 128 | 5 | 1943 | 86 | 9 | 1947 | 149 | 9 | 1948 | 208 | 10 | 1949 | 234 | 2 | 1951 | 184 | 10 | | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1940 | 8 | 7 | 1941 | 6 | 10 | 1942 | 8 | 9 | 1951 | 6 | 3 | 1952 | 2 | 10 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1940 | 9 | 5 | 1942 | 8 | 7 | 1947 | 5 | 9 | 1949 | 5 | 5 | 1951 | 12 | 10 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1939 | 6 | 7 | 1941 | 5 | 5 | 1942 | 6 | 4 | 1943 | 15 | 5 | 1946 | 13 | 2 | 1948 | 13 | 6 | 1951 | 34 | 2 | 1952 | 16 | 2 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1941 | 50 | 1 | 1942 | 55 | 3 | 1943 | 30 | 2 | | Year | R | Rank | 1939 | 47 | 2 | 1941 | 60 | 1 | 1942 | 52 | 3 | 1943 | 37 | 2 | 1946 | 88 | 1 | 1947 | 54 | 2 | 1948 | 97 | 1 | 1949 | 97 | 1 | 1951 | 82 | 5 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1942 | 58 | 9 | 1948 | 59 | 2 | 1949 | 43 | 7 | 1951 | 58 | 6 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1941 | 3 | 8 | 1943 | 5 | 9 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1941 | 3 | 9 | 1943 | 1 | 10 | 1951 | 2 | 9 | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1941 | 4 | 6 | 1942 | 5 | 2 | 1943 | 4 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1942 | 25 | 8 | 1949 | 37 | 8 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1943 | .253 | 2 | 1949 | .365 | 7 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1941 | .383 | 8 | 1943 | .359 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1942 | .405 | 9 | 1943 | .294 | 7 | 1949 | .480 | 9 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1941 | 52.79 | 4 | 1942 | 50.08 | 9 | 1943 | 36.88 | 2 | 1948 | 94.21 | 7 | 1949 | 100.48 | 2 | 1951 | 65.57 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1941 | 6.25 | 6 | 1943 | 4.35 | 2 | 1949 | 8.43 | 5 | 1951 | 4.32 | 10 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1942 | .155 | 8 | 1951 | .116 | 10 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1941 | .379 | 10 | 1943 | .338 | 5 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1941 | .783 | 10 | 1943 | .653 | 4 | 1949 | .895 | 6 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1941 | 3.8 | 5 | 1943 | 4.9 | 5 | 1947 | 3.8 | 9 | 1948 | 3.8 | 7 | 1949 | 4.4 | 4 | | | | | |