01/17/1938 | Joined the Osaka Sailors. |
04/25/1938 | Named the #27 prospect in the JBA |
04/29/1938 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/25/1938 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/25/1938 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/01/1938 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/01/1938 | Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/18/1938 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/24/1938 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/11/1938 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1938 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/01/1938 | Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/06/1939 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/10/1939 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
07/14/1939 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/17/1939 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/20/1940 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/19/1940 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/24/1940 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/17/1940 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/23/1940 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/23/1940 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/09/1940 | Wins the 1940 Japan Series with the Osaka Sailors. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/26/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
07/13/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/14/1941 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
07/20/1941 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/21/1941 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/09/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/31/1941 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/01/1941 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/30/1942 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/06/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/05/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/11/1943 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/28/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/04/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/30/1945 | Wins the 1945 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Osaka Sailors. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/13/1946 | Released by the Osaka Sailors. |
05/18/1946 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $980 with the Tokyo Denki Dynamics organization. |
07/26/1946 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/02/1952 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
06/06/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/31/1952 | Was selected to the 1952 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/14/1952 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1938 | 13 | 5 | 1939 | 11 | 3 | 1940 | 17 | 1 | 1941 | 8 | 7 | 1942 | 12 | 3 | 1949 | 15 | 7 | 1951 | 7 | 4 | 1952 | 6 | 8 | | Year | G | Rank | 1938 | 28 | 10 | 1943 | 31 | 5 | 1946 | 69 | 2 | 1948 | 36 | 4 | 1951 | 34 | 10 | 1952 | 30 | 7 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1938 | 26 | 3 | 1939 | 27 | 3 | 1941 | 27 | 6 | 1942 | 24 | 7 | 1943 | 30 | 1 | 1949 | 24 | 9 | 1951 | 34 | 5 | 1952 | 30 | 3 | | Year | W | Rank | 1938 | 17 | 2 | 1939 | 18 | 1 | 1940 | 14 | 4 | 1941 | 12 | 7 | 1943 | 9 | 9 | 1946 | 12 | 5 | 1949 | 12 | 9 | 1951 | 5 | 6 | 1952 | 8 | 6 | | Year | L | Rank | 1939 | 9 | 8 | 1941 | 9 | 10 | 1942 | 13 | 3 | 1943 | 14 | 1 | 1951 | 27 | 1 | 1952 | 14 | 3 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1938 | .739 | 2 | 1939 | .667 | 3 | 1940 | .636 | 5 | 1941 | .571 | 7 | 1946 | .632 | 7 | 1951 | .156 | 6 | 1952 | .364 | 6 | | Year | SV | Rank | 1944 | 1 | 7 | 1946 | 11 | 4 | 1947 | 4 | 2 | 1948 | 5 | 2 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1938 | 229.2 | 3 | 1939 | 221.1 | 2 | 1941 | 204.2 | 7 | 1942 | 202.2 | 5 | 1943 | 259.0 | 1 | 1946 | 221.0 | 2 | 1949 | 206.2 | 7 | 1951 | 195.1 | 5 | 1952 | 212.1 | 5 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1938 | 924 | 5 | 1939 | 916 | 2 | 1941 | 876 | 7 | 1942 | 861 | 5 | 1943 | 1051 | 1 | 1946 | 957 | 2 | 1949 | 921 | 4 | 1951 | 970 | 5 | 1952 | 945 | 4 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1944 | 1 | 5 | 1951 | 28 | 3 | 1952 | 17 | 2 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1939 | 85 | 9 | 1943 | 90 | 5 | 1951 | 106 | 2 | 1952 | 63 | 6 | | Year | K | Rank | 1938 | 95 | 10 | 1939 | 122 | 5 | 1940 | 138 | 10 | 1941 | 159 | 3 | 1942 | 123 | 8 | 1943 | 71 | 10 | 1951 | 62 | 9 | 1952 | 65 | 8 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1941 | 4 | 4 | 1943 | 4 | 4 | 1949 | 10 | 1 | 1951 | 5 | 4 | 1952 | 5 | 2 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1938 | 1.88 | 2 | 1939 | 2.24 | 5 | 1940 | 1.93 | 5 | 1941 | 2.55 | 7 | 1943 | 1.84 | 8 | 1946 | 2.40 | 7 | 1949 | 3.44 | 5 | 1951 | 7.56 | 6 | 1952 | 4.07 | 7 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1938 | .242 | 5 | 1939 | .243 | 7 | 1940 | .241 | 9 | 1943 | .208 | 10 | 1951 | .342 | 6 | 1952 | .285 | 5 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1938 | 1.08 | 3 | 1939 | 1.15 | 5 | 1940 | 1.06 | 2 | 1941 | 1.27 | 9 | 1942 | 1.26 | 7 | 1943 | 1.05 | 8 | 1946 | 1.31 | 9 | 1951 | 2.02 | 7 | 1952 | 1.44 | 5 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1938 | 1.42 | 4 | 1939 | 1.44 | 7 | 1940 | 2.26 | 2 | 1941 | 1.94 | 4 | 1942 | 1.54 | 10 | 1951 | 0.58 | 7 | 1952 | 1.03 | 8 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1938 | 9.91 | 3 | 1939 | 10.45 | 5 | 1940 | 9.86 | 5 | 1941 | 11.52 | 9 | 1942 | 11.37 | 7 | 1943 | 9.56 | 8 | 1946 | 11.85 | 9 | 1951 | 18.34 | 7 | 1952 | 13.01 | 5 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1938 | 0.08 | 4 | 1939 | 0.04 | 2 | 1941 | 0.18 | 3 | 1943 | 0.00 | 1 | 1951 | 1.29 | 6 | 1952 | 0.72 | 8 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1938 | 7.05 | 9 | 1939 | 6.91 | 10 | 1951 | 13.32 | 7 | 1952 | 10.26 | 7 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1938 | 2.63 | 1 | 1939 | 3.46 | 6 | 1940 | 2.80 | 2 | 1941 | 3.61 | 5 | 1942 | 3.55 | 5 | 1943 | 3.13 | 6 | 1946 | 3.42 | 7 | 1951 | 4.88 | 6 | 1952 | 2.67 | 3 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1941 | 6.99 | 8 | 1951 | 2.86 | 6 | 1952 | 2.76 | 9 | | Year | RA | Rank | 1944 | 12 | 8 | 1946 | 59 | 9 | 1947 | 15 | 6 | 1948 | 35 | 4 | | Year | GF | Rank | 1944 | 8 | 9 | 1946 | 56 | 3 | 1947 | 13 | 7 | 1948 | 27 | 3 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1938 | 23 | 1 | 1939 | 20 | 3 | 1940 | 19 | 9 | 1941 | 20 | 6 | 1942 | 14 | 8 | 1943 | 26 | 1 | 1949 | 15 | 4 | 1951 | 7 | 6 | 1952 | 17 | 4 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1938 | .885 | 3 | 1939 | .741 | 8 | 1940 | .792 | 4 | 1941 | .741 | 7 | 1943 | .867 | 4 | 1946 | .800 | 4 | 1949 | .625 | 4 | 1951 | .206 | 6 | 1952 | .567 | 6 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1938 | 19 | 2 | 1939 | 10 | 4 | 1940 | 10 | 5 | 1941 | 12 | 3 | 1942 | 8 | 3 | 1943 | 20 | 2 | 1944 | 1 | 6 | 1946 | 8 | 7 | 1949 | 18 | 4 | 1951 | 5 | 6 | 1952 | 9 | 3 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1938 | .731 | 4 | 1939 | .370 | 7 | 1940 | .417 | 4 | 1941 | .444 | 3 | 1942 | .333 | 3 | 1943 | .667 | 3 | 1946 | .800 | 1 | 1949 | .750 | 4 | 1951 | .147 | 6 | 1952 | .300 | 3 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1938 | 6 | 1 | 1939 | 2 | 3 | 1940 | 4 | 1 | 1941 | 5 | 1 | 1942 | 1 | 5 | 1943 | 5 | 4 | 1946 | 1 | 10 | 1952 | 2 | 5 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1942 | 0.51 | 7 | 1951 | 0.49 | 2 | 1952 | 0.46 | 9 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1938 | 5.4 | 2 | 1939 | 5.5 | 4 | 1940 | 5.0 | 6 | 1941 | 6.4 | 2 | 1942 | 4.3 | 5 | 1943 | 5.5 | 3 | 1946 | 3.1 | 10 | 1952 | 2.7 | 7 | | | | | |