01/17/1938 | Joined the Kobe Bulls. |
04/25/1938 | Named the #3 prospect in the JBA |
05/21/1938 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/23/1938 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
06/12/1938 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/30/1938 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1938 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/01/1938 | Wins the JBA Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/04/1938 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
07/04/1938 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/18/1938 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/22/1938 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/27/1938 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/23/1939 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/29/1939 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/06/1939 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/17/1939 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/27/1940 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/09/1940 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1940 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/09/1941 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1941 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/14/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/28/1941 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/01/1941 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
10/03/1941 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/06/1941 | Wins the Japanese Baseball Association triple-crown!! |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/03/1942 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
05/10/1942 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/22/1942 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1942 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/01/1942 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/29/1942 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tokyo Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
10/01/1942 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/12/1942 | Wins the 1942 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/05/1943 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/10/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
05/17/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/24/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1943 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/07/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/21/1943 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/28/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/02/1943 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
08/09/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/16/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1943 | Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/06/1943 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/13/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/15/1943 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/1943 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
10/09/1943 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/11/1943 | Wins the 1943 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/15/1944 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/22/1944 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
06/05/1944 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/12/1944 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
06/12/1944 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/19/1944 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
06/19/1944 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nagoya Owls with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/26/1944 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/29/1944 | Wins the 1944 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/29/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/29/1946 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/22/1947 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Osaka Sailors with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/29/1947 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kinboshi Kites with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/15/1947 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/09/1947 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
06/07/1949 | Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/1949 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1939 | 8 | 7 | 1940 | 13 | 3 | 1941 | 14 | 1 | 1942 | 8 | 6 | 1944 | 5 | 6 | 1949 | 15 | 7 | | Year | G | Rank | 1938 | 30 | 9 | 1940 | 35 | 10 | 1944 | 18 | 7 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1938 | 24 | 6 | 1939 | 25 | 7 | 1940 | 35 | 2 | 1941 | 27 | 6 | 1942 | 28 | 5 | 1943 | 27 | 5 | 1944 | 18 | 2 | 1949 | 24 | 9 | | Year | W | Rank | 1938 | 14 | 4 | 1939 | 12 | 6 | 1940 | 16 | 2 | 1941 | 16 | 1 | 1942 | 19 | 1 | 1943 | 15 | 1 | 1944 | 12 | 1 | 1946 | 12 | 5 | 1948 | 11 | 6 | 1949 | 12 | 9 | | Year | L | Rank | 1939 | 9 | 8 | 1940 | 11 | 5 | 1943 | 9 | 8 | 1944 | 5 | 9 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1938 | .636 | 5 | 1939 | .571 | 9 | 1940 | .593 | 9 | 1941 | .696 | 3 | 1942 | .864 | 1 | 1943 | .625 | 5 | 1944 | .706 | 3 | 1946 | .632 | 7 | 1948 | .611 | 5 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1938 | 222.1 | 6 | 1939 | 202.2 | 6 | 1940 | 285.1 | 1 | 1941 | 224.0 | 3 | 1942 | 234.0 | 3 | 1943 | 240.2 | 2 | 1944 | 156.1 | 2 | 1948 | 188.0 | 7 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1938 | 896 | 6 | 1939 | 837 | 6 | 1940 | 1175 | 1 | 1941 | 890 | 5 | 1942 | 940 | 3 | 1943 | 933 | 3 | 1944 | 629 | 3 | 1948 | 827 | 9 | 1949 | 894 | 7 | | | Year | BB | Rank | 1940 | 104 | 8 | 1944 | 56 | 7 | |
Year | K | Rank | 1938 | 124 | 3 | 1939 | 155 | 2 | 1940 | 230 | 1 | 1941 | 177 | 1 | 1942 | 170 | 4 | 1944 | 32 | 4 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1942 | 4 | 5 | 1943 | 3 | 5 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1938 | 1.30 | 1 | 1939 | 2.84 | 9 | 1940 | 2.52 | 10 | 1941 | 2.01 | 1 | 1942 | 1.73 | 1 | 1943 | 1.42 | 1 | 1944 | 1.78 | 2 | 1946 | 1.90 | 2 | 1947 | 1.89 | 6 | 1948 | 3.35 | 7 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1942 | .227 | 2 | 1944 | .227 | 4 | 1946 | .247 | 10 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1938 | 1.06 | 1 | 1939 | 1.17 | 7 | 1940 | 1.15 | 8 | 1941 | 1.02 | 1 | 1942 | 1.02 | 1 | 1943 | 0.96 | 2 | 1944 | 1.13 | 3 | 1946 | 1.18 | 5 | 1947 | 1.09 | 8 | 1948 | 1.48 | 9 | |
Year | K/BB | Rank | 1938 | 1.88 | 1 | 1939 | 2.54 | 2 | 1940 | 2.21 | 3 | 1941 | 2.53 | 1 | 1942 | 2.05 | 4 | 1943 | 1.10 | 4 | 1944 | 0.57 | 4 | 1946 | 0.92 | 7 | 1948 | 1.41 | 9 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1938 | 9.55 | 1 | 1939 | 10.52 | 7 | 1940 | 10.35 | 8 | 1941 | 9.16 | 1 | 1942 | 9.27 | 1 | 1943 | 8.68 | 2 | 1944 | 10.19 | 3 | 1946 | 10.59 | 4 | 1947 | 9.87 | 10 | 1948 | 13.45 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1938 | 0.00 | 1 | 1939 | 0.00 | 1 | 1940 | 0.13 | 2 | 1941 | 0.16 | 2 | 1942 | 0.15 | 3 | 1944 | 0.00 | 1 | 1946 | 0.05 | 10 | 1947 | 0.10 | 5 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1938 | 6.84 | 7 | 1941 | 6.35 | 6 | 1942 | 6.00 | 6 | 1944 | 6.97 | 4 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1938 | 2.67 | 2 | 1939 | 2.71 | 2 | 1940 | 3.28 | 8 | 1941 | 2.81 | 1 | 1942 | 3.19 | 1 | 1943 | 2.36 | 2 | 1944 | 3.22 | 3 | 1946 | 2.73 | 4 | 1947 | 2.27 | 9 | 1948 | 1.87 | 4 | 1949 | 2.28 | 7 | |
Year | K/9 | Rank | 1938 | 5.02 | 8 | 1939 | 6.88 | 5 | 1940 | 7.25 | 8 | 1941 | 7.11 | 7 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1938 | 23 | 1 | 1939 | 16 | 8 | 1940 | 26 | 3 | 1941 | 22 | 5 | 1942 | 24 | 2 | 1943 | 23 | 6 | 1944 | 15 | 2 | 1946 | 18 | 8 | 1947 | 18 | 5 | 1948 | 14 | 5 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1938 | .958 | 1 | 1940 | .743 | 10 | 1941 | .815 | 4 | 1942 | .857 | 1 | 1943 | .852 | 7 | 1944 | .833 | 2 | 1946 | .857 | 2 | 1947 | .857 | 5 | 1948 | .636 | 5 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1938 | 18 | 3 | 1939 | 13 | 2 | 1940 | 12 | 4 | 1941 | 14 | 2 | 1942 | 14 | 1 | 1943 | 24 | 1 | 1944 | 13 | 1 | 1946 | 14 | 2 | 1947 | 18 | 10 | 1948 | 16 | 6 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1938 | .750 | 3 | 1939 | .520 | 3 | 1940 | .343 | 6 | 1941 | .519 | 2 | 1942 | .500 | 1 | 1943 | .889 | 1 | 1944 | .722 | 1 | 1946 | .667 | 3 | 1947 | .857 | 10 | 1948 | .727 | 7 | |
Year | SHO | Rank | 1938 | 6 | 1 | 1939 | 3 | 2 | 1940 | 2 | 5 | 1941 | 3 | 3 | 1942 | 4 | 1 | 1943 | 9 | 1 | 1944 | 4 | 1 | 1946 | 2 | 5 | 1947 | 4 | 2 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1938 | 0.53 | 3 | 1939 | 0.51 | 3 | 1940 | 0.52 | 2 | 1941 | 0.52 | 3 | 1944 | 0.52 | 1 | 1946 | 0.48 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1938 | 7.3 | 1 | 1939 | 8.0 | 1 | 1940 | 9.4 | 1 | 1941 | 8.2 | 1 | 1942 | 7.0 | 1 | 1943 | 6.3 | 1 | 1944 | 3.4 | 2 | 1946 | 4.6 | 7 | 1947 | 4.0 | 8 | 1948 | 3.6 | 7 | | | |