1B Kinnojo 'The Bird' Hirao #17
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/04/1962
1B KINNOJO 'THE BIRD' HIRAO #17 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 196 46 5 1 8 27 9 38 .235 .267 .393 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
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.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1962 @ SAP Win, 6-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1962 @ SAP Loss, 5-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/28/1962 RAK Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1962 RAK Loss, 2-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1962 RAK Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1962 HSH Win, 6-2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/23/1962 HSH Loss, 6-11 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1962 HSH Loss, 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1962 @ KYO Win, 6-4 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/20/1962 @ KYO Win, 8-6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/26/1938
Born in:Honjo, AKI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 7 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 1st Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 101 196 46 5 1 8 27 23 9 38 .235 .267 .393 .660 .295 .158 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 206 0 0 0 9 0 1 77 14 0 1 0.0 17.4 2.93 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   92 20 1 1 4 15 15 4 19 1 0 0 .217 .247 .380 .628
Versus Right   104 26 4 0 4 12 8 5 19 0 0 0 .250 .284 .404 .688
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 .118 .211 .118 .328
May   23 9 2 0 2 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 .391 .391 .739 1.130
June   27 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 .185 .185 .333 .519
July   27 6 0 0 2 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .241 .444 .686
August   26 10 0 0 1 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 .385 .407 .500 .907
September   93 16 2 1 2 10 9 7 19 0 0 0 .172 .230 .280 .510
Last Year   26 7 1 0 1 6 2 1 7 0 0 0 .269 .296 .423 .719
Career   222 53 6 1 9 33 25 10 45 1 0 0 .239 .270 .396 .667
Home   93 19 2 0 2 11 8 5 14 1 0 0 .204 .242 .290 .533
Road   103 27 3 1 6 16 15 4 24 0 0 0 .262 .290 .485 .775
Grass   196 46 5 1 8 27 23 9 38 1 0 0 .235 .267 .393 .660
Day   101 22 4 1 3 14 9 3 16 0 0 0 .218 .240 .366 .607
Night   95 24 1 0 5 13 14 6 22 1 0 0 .253 .294 .421 .715
As Starter   129 30 3 1 5 17 16 6 24 0 0 0 .233 .267 .388 .654
As Reliever / Substitution   67 16 2 0 3 10 7 3 14 1 0 0 .239 .268 .403 .671
Pinch Hitting   62 13 2 0 3 9 7 3 14 1 0 0 .210 .242 .387 .630
Close/Late   58 16 2 0 2 8 6 2 9 1 0 0 .276 .295 .414 .709
Inning 1-3   41 9 1 1 1 7 4 2 11 0 0 0 .220 .256 .366 .622
Inning 4-6   62 14 1 0 3 9 7 4 11 0 0 0 .226 .273 .387 .660
Inning 7-9   93 23 3 0 4 11 12 3 16 1 0 0 .247 .268 .409 .677
0 Outs   73 18 3 0 4 11 12 4 12 0 0 0 .247 .286 .452 .738
1 Outs   60 12 0 1 2 8 7 1 15 1 0 0 .200 .210 .333 .543
2 Outs   63 16 2 0 2 8 4 4 11 0 0 0 .254 .299 .381 .679
Scoring Position   49 13 2 0 2 17 6 2 10 1 0 0 .265 .288 .429 .717
Bases Empty   103 22 3 1 2 2 12 6 18 0 0 0 .214 .257 .320 .577
Runner on 1st   44 11 0 0 4 8 5 1 10 0 0 0 .250 .267 .523 .789
Runner on 2nd   10 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Runner on 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 .238 .273 .238 .511
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 1 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 .167 .250 .667 .917
Two Strikes   79 11 0 0 3 11 9 6 38 0 0 0 .139 .200 .253 .453
First Pitch   33 10 1 0 2 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .303 .294 .515 .809
Count 0-1   22 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 9 0 0 0 .143 .143 .357 .500
Count 1-0   19 8 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .737 1.158
Count 1-1   18 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .389 .722
Count 1-2   35 5 0 0 1 3 3 0 14 0 0 0 .143 .143 .229 .371
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .818 1.091
Count 2-1   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   19 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .053 .053 .211 .263
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   11 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 6 0 0 0 .273 .529 .273 .802
Behind in Count   71 12 1 0 2 8 6 0 23 0 0 0 .169 .169 .268 .437
Ahead in Count   44 14 2 1 3 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 .318 .362 .614 .975
Batting Leadoff   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   29 10 1 0 2 5 6 0 4 0 0 0 .345 .345 .586 .931
Batting 5th   92 18 2 1 2 10 8 6 19 0 0 0 .196 .245 .304 .549
Batting 6th   14 4 1 0 2 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .786 1.071
Batting 7th   9 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
Batting 8th   20 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 .200 .190 .350 .540
Batting 9th   22 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .227 .261 .227 .488
Low Leverage   65 16 1 1 2 3 7 3 14 0 0 0 .246 .279 .385 .664
Medium Leverage   82 17 3 0 3 9 11 4 14 0 0 0 .207 .244 .354 .598
High Leverage   49 13 1 0 3 15 5 2 10 1 0 0 .265 .288 .469 .758
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 Denki - BAN 23 9 26 7 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 .269 .296 .423 .719 98 81 -0.0
1962 Denki - BAN 24 101 196 46 5 1 8 27 23 9 0 1 38 0 1 .235 .267 .393 .660 82 85 -0.1
Total BAN 110 222 53 6 1 9 33 25 10 0 1 45 0 1 .239 .270 .396 .667 84 85 -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
1953 Total - 15 37 159 76 18 0 11 49 79 22 2 1 10 0 0 .478 .543 .799 1.342 100 100 3.9
1954 Total - 16 38 167 78 23 1 13 53 75 19 2 2 6 0 0 .467 .521 .850 1.371 100 100 4.1
1955 Total - 17 38 169 84 23 0 16 59 83 20 2 0 6 0 0 .497 .555 .917 1.472 100 100 4.8
1956 Total - 18 38 171 77 21 1 17 61 86 17 2 0 7 0 0 .450 .505 .883 1.388 100 100 4.2
1957 Total - 19 32 150 65 17 0 12 51 58 8 2 2 7 0 0 .433 .463 .787 1.250 100 100 2.9
1958 Total - 20 36 168 79 22 1 15 57 86 8 2 0 9 0 0 .470 .500 .881 1.381 100 100 4.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Denki - INT 1B 6 5 44 3 3 48 1 .979 46.0 9.20 -0.4 .902
1962 Denki - INT 1B 43 35 312 13 27 330 5 .985 297.1 9.84 -1.6 .936
TOTAL 1B 49 40 356 16 30 378 6 .984 343.1 9.75 -1.9 .933
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft by the Denki Dynamics. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick).
10/13/1958 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
04/11/1959 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/01/1959 Named the #18 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #22 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #9 prospect in the BAN
04/16/1961 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/01/1961 Named the #5 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1962 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1962 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
06/01/1962 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
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