01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/22/1939 | Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft by the Nagoya Owls. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
07/05/1939 | Signed a minor league contract with the Nagoya Owls organization with a signing bonus of $2,800. |
07/19/1939 | Named the #6 prospect in the JBA |
08/01/1939 | Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/18/1940 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/01/1940 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/03/1940 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 14 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/10/1940 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
06/27/1940 | Injured (torn UCL),out for 11-12 months. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/08/1941 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 15 months. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
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: - (-). |
05/01/1946 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,600 with the Tokyo Denki Dynamics organization. |
08/22/1946 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/06/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/22/1947 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/10/1948 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/07/1948 | Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/02/1949 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/22/1951 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/31/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/01/1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/01/1952 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/31/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/04/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
08/15/1952 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/09/1952 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
04/02/1954 | Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/10/1955 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1946 | 11 | 5 | 1951 | 7 | 4 | 1952 | 7 | 7 | | Year | G | Rank | 1947 | 25 | 7 | 1951 | 37 | 8 | 1952 | 32 | 4 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1943 | 23 | 7 | 1946 | 28 | 2 | 1947 | 24 | 3 | 1951 | 37 | 3 | 1952 | 32 | 2 | | Year | W | Rank | 1947 | 12 | 5 | 1951 | 7 | 5 | 1952 | 6 | 8 | | Year | L | Rank | 1943 | 10 | 7 | 1946 | 17 | 1 | 1947 | 11 | 5 | 1949 | 11 | 10 | 1951 | 23 | 2 | 1952 | 18 | 2 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1939 | .545 | 10 | 1940 | .667 | 2 | 1951 | .233 | 5 | 1952 | .250 | 8 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1943 | 192.2 | 7 | 1946 | 198.0 | 7 | 1947 | 209.1 | 4 | 1951 | 259.1 | 3 | 1952 | 217.1 | 4 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1943 | 851 | 7 | 1946 | 935 | 3 | 1947 | 912 | 1 | 1951 | 1207 | 3 | 1952 | 1000 | 2 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1951 | 14 | 7 | 1952 | 12 | 6 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1943 | 131 | 1 | 1946 | 160 | 2 | 1947 | 102 | 1 | 1951 | 166 | 1 | 1952 | 98 | 1 | |
Year | K | Rank | 1940 | 144 | 8 | 1943 | 79 | 6 | 1946 | 88 | 2 | 1947 | 84 | 3 | 1951 | 133 | 3 | 1952 | 116 | 3 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1939 | 5 | 6 | 1942 | 4 | 5 | 1943 | 8 | 1 | 1946 | 6 | 8 | 1947 | 5 | 5 | 1951 | 4 | 5 | 1952 | 2 | 8 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1940 | 1.59 | 1 | 1942 | 2.42 | 4 | 1951 | 4.69 | 5 | 1952 | 3.69 | 6 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1949 | .318 | 8 | 1951 | .310 | 5 | 1952 | .327 | 9 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1940 | 1.21 | 10 | 1949 | 1.46 | 10 | 1951 | 1.73 | 5 | 1952 | 1.65 | 9 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1939 | 1.54 | 6 | 1940 | 1.95 | 6 | 1951 | 0.80 | 5 | 1952 | 1.18 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1949 | 13.17 | 9 | 1951 | 15.79 | 5 | 1952 | 14.87 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1942 | 0.00 | 1 | 1943 | 0.00 | 1 | 1946 | 0.05 | 8 | 1947 | 0.13 | 10 | 1949 | 0.00 | 1 | 1951 | 0.49 | 5 | 1952 | 0.50 | 5 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1940 | 6.02 | 3 | 1942 | 6.33 | 8 | 1949 | 9.98 | 5 | 1951 | 9.82 | 5 | 1952 | 10.77 | 9 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1951 | 5.76 | 7 | 1952 | 4.06 | 8 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1939 | 7.03 | 3 | 1940 | 9.53 | 2 | 1942 | 9.22 | 6 | 1943 | 3.69 | 9 | 1946 | 4.00 | 7 | 1947 | 3.61 | 10 | 1951 | 4.62 | 2 | 1952 | 4.80 | 4 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1951 | 15 | 4 | 1952 | 16 | 6 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1939 | .750 | 5 | 1940 | .882 | 2 | 1942 | .600 | 10 | 1949 | .565 | 9 | 1951 | .405 | 5 | 1952 | .500 | 7 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1939 | 5 | 8 | 1943 | 12 | 8 | 1947 | 18 | 10 | 1951 | 12 | 3 | 1952 | 8 | 4 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1939 | .312 | 8 | 1943 | .522 | 9 | 1951 | .324 | 3 | 1952 | .250 | 6 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1940 | 2 | 5 | 1946 | 2 | 5 | 1949 | 2 | 10 | 1951 | 2 | 3 | 1952 | 3 | 3 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1940 | 0.52 | 4 | 1943 | 0.57 | 1 | 1946 | 0.51 | 1 | 1947 | 0.51 | 9 | 1949 | 0.54 | 3 | 1951 | 0.48 | 3 | 1952 | 0.47 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1949 | 3.3 | 10 | 1951 | 3.5 | 4 | 1952 | 4.0 | 4 | | | |