1B Ryoji Nakagawa #21
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
1B RYOJI NAKAGAWA #21 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 95 29 2 0 3 10 9 10 .305 .365 .421 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 4 4 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 2 2
Arm: 1 2 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 2 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/1963 @ YOK Win, 8-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
10/10/1963 YOK Win, 9-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
10/09/1963 YOK Loss, 6-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1963 @ YOK Win, 15-5 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
10/05/1963 @ YOK Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/01/1963 @ FUK Loss, 7-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 @ FUK Loss, 7-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 @ FUK Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1963 @ VES Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 @ VES Loss, 6-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/06/1937
Born in:Suzuka, MIE
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 89 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 8th Pick in Round 3
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 95 29 2 0 3 10 10 9 10 .305 .365 .421 .786 .355 .116 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 104 0 0 0 1 0 0 40 5 0 0 0.0 15.1 6.07 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 15 1 0 2 4 6 4 4 0 0 0 .395 .452 .579 1.031
Versus Right   57 14 1 0 1 6 4 5 6 0 0 0 .246 .306 .316 .622
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   28 8 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .333 .321 .655
June   13 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .286 .308 .593
July   20 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .429 .400 .829
August   12 3 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .438 .500 .938
September   21 7 0 0 2 6 2 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .364 .619 .983
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Postseason   10 4 1 0 0 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 .400 .417 .500 .917
Last Year   98 25 3 0 0 11 10 8 12 2 0 0 .255 .306 .286 .591
2 Years Ago   39 8 2 0 0 5 3 7 3 0 0 0 .205 .326 .256 .582
Career   232 62 7 0 3 26 23 24 25 2 0 0 .267 .333 .336 .670
Home   46 11 1 0 2 7 5 4 4 0 0 0 .239 .300 .391 .691
Road   49 18 1 0 1 3 5 5 6 0 0 0 .367 .426 .449 .875
Grass   95 29 2 0 3 10 10 9 10 0 0 0 .305 .365 .421 .786
Day   43 14 0 0 0 3 4 3 5 0 0 0 .326 .370 .326 .695
Night   52 15 2 0 3 7 6 6 5 0 0 0 .288 .362 .500 .862
As Starter   19 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .300 .316 .616
As Reliever / Substitution   76 24 1 0 3 9 10 8 9 0 0 0 .316 .381 .447 .828
Pinch Hitting   75 23 1 0 3 9 10 8 9 0 0 0 .307 .373 .440 .813
Close/Late   55 15 0 0 3 7 7 6 7 0 0 0 .273 .344 .436 .781
Inning 1-3   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Inning 4-6   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Inning 7-9   80 25 2 0 3 9 9 7 9 0 0 0 .312 .368 .450 .818
0 Outs   36 15 2 0 2 4 6 3 4 0 0 0 .417 .462 .639 1.100
1 Outs   23 6 0 0 1 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .261 .370 .391 .762
2 Outs   36 8 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .222 .263 .222 .485
Scoring Position   22 5 0 0 1 7 2 3 3 0 0 0 .227 .320 .364 .684
Bases Empty   47 14 1 0 1 1 7 5 3 0 0 0 .298 .365 .383 .748
Runner on 1st   26 10 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .385 .407 .538 .946
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   34 8 1 0 0 3 5 5 10 0 0 0 .235 .333 .265 .598
First Pitch   18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-1   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   9 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 1-1   8 5 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.500 2.125
Count 1-2   10 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .600 1.100
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Full Count   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 .200 .600 .200 .800
Behind in Count   26 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 .269 .269 .308 .577
Ahead in Count   27 11 0 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 .407 .484 .519 1.002
Batting 2nd   6 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 4th   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting 5th   12 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .385 .417 .801
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 7th   21 9 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Batting 8th   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Batting 9th   32 7 1 0 1 4 3 4 6 0 0 0 .219 .306 .344 .649
Low Leverage   33 14 2 0 1 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 .424 .441 .576 1.017
Medium Leverage   31 7 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 0 0 0 .226 .294 .323 .617
High Leverage   30 8 0 0 1 3 2 5 4 0 0 0 .267 .371 .367 .738
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1961 Nagasaki - BAN 23 39 39 8 2 0 0 5 3 7 0 0 3 0 0 .205 .326 .256 .582 61 64 -0.2
1962 Nagasaki - BAN 24 87 98 25 3 0 0 11 10 8 0 2 12 0 0 .255 .306 .286 .591 68 67 -0.2
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 25 90 95 29 2 0 3 10 10 9 0 0 10 0 0 .305 .365 .421 .786 126 135 0.5
Total BAN 216 232 62 7 0 3 26 23 24 0 2 25 0 0 .267 .333 .336 .670 90 94 0.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Total - 18 35 156 66 14 1 3 39 62 15 1 3 9 0 0 .423 .469 .583 1.052 100 100 2.1
1957 Total - 19 38 170 69 16 0 1 40 56 17 1 0 7 0 0 .406 .463 .518 .980 100 100 1.9
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 25 5 10 4 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .400 .417 .500 .917 163 160 -0.1
Total BAN 5 10 4 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .400 .417 .500 .917 163 160
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Nagasaki - INT 1B 8 1 36 1 5 40 3 .925 25.0 13.32 -1.8 .658
1962 Nagasaki - INT 1B 15 6 62 2 3 65 1 .985 63.0 9.14 -0.4 .944
1963 Nagasaki - INT 1B 12 5 57 3 5 63 3 .952 55.0 9.82 -2.0 .765
TOTAL 1B 35 12 155 6 13 168 7 .958 143.0 10.13 -4.1 .793
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 3, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick).
06/06/1957 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
06/24/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
06/24/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
06/25/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
06/25/1957 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
06/28/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
06/29/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
06/30/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
06/30/1957 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
07/07/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
07/07/1957 Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
07/10/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
07/10/1957 Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
07/11/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/11/1957 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
07/12/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kyoto Owls organization.
07/12/1957 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
07/13/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
07/13/1957 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
07/15/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/15/1957 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
07/16/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
07/16/1957 Named the #62 prospect in the BAN
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #53 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1958 Named the #78 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #73 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #76 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1960 Named the #64 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1961 Named the #54 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1961 Named the #74 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
10/13/1963 Wins the 1963 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
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