RF Ukyo Ota #17
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF UKYO OTA #17 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 532 149 22 2 18 69 26 96 .280 .314 .430 9 3.3
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: - 1 3
Errors: - 1 4
Arm: 1 2 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: - Center Field: 1
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 KYO Win, 7-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1963 KYO Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1963 KYO Win, 8-5 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0
10/02/1963 @ YOK Loss, 2-5 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/27/1963 @ YOK Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1963 @ YOK Win, 2-0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1963 RAK Win, 7-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1963 RAK Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
09/22/1963 RAK Win, 7-4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/21/1963 HSH Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/11/1934
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$34,560
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 129 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 2nd Pick in Round 2
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 137 532 149 22 2 18 69 68 26 96 .280 .314 .430 .744 .330 .150 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 567 3 0 0 8 0 6 229 42 9 4 69.2 71.5 4.82 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   161 47 8 1 7 21 22 15 32 1 0 1 .292 .354 .484 .838
Versus Right   371 102 14 1 11 48 46 11 64 5 0 2 .275 .296 .407 .703
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   104 27 4 0 4 15 12 5 22 1 0 0 .260 .291 .413 .704
June   109 31 5 1 1 7 12 5 18 1 0 0 .284 .313 .376 .689
July   108 37 5 1 4 16 12 3 10 2 0 0 .343 .354 .519 .873
August   102 25 4 0 2 12 16 7 21 1 0 1 .245 .297 .343 .640
September   97 25 4 0 6 17 15 6 22 1 0 2 .258 .311 .485 .796
October   12 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .583 .917
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Last Year   518 131 22 2 7 67 62 41 77 5 0 4 .253 .310 .344 .653
2 Years Ago   514 154 16 2 16 63 67 47 60 5 1 2 .300 .357 .432 .789
Career   2312 640 89 8 61 305 290 172 314 24 4 15 .277 .328 .401 .729
Home   257 77 16 1 9 38 32 10 44 3 0 2 .300 .327 .475 .802
Road   275 72 6 1 9 31 36 16 52 3 0 1 .262 .302 .389 .691
Grass   532 149 22 2 18 69 68 26 96 6 0 3 .280 .314 .430 .744
Day   257 75 9 2 12 40 38 14 44 5 0 3 .292 .330 .482 .812
Night   275 74 13 0 6 29 30 12 52 1 0 0 .269 .299 .382 .680
As Starter   529 149 22 2 18 69 68 26 95 6 0 3 .282 .316 .433 .748
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   109 30 3 0 3 14 13 7 20 1 0 0 .275 .316 .385 .702
Inning 1-3   215 65 11 2 10 33 30 5 32 4 0 0 .302 .312 .512 .824
Inning 4-6   166 45 7 0 5 18 20 11 35 0 0 3 .271 .328 .404 .731
Inning 7-9   151 39 4 0 3 18 18 10 29 2 0 0 .258 .301 .344 .645
0 Outs   146 44 3 1 3 10 29 11 25 1 0 0 .301 .348 .397 .745
1 Outs   182 46 8 1 5 30 23 10 36 5 0 0 .253 .284 .390 .674
2 Outs   204 59 11 0 10 29 16 5 35 0 0 3 .289 .316 .490 .806
Scoring Position   131 37 5 0 4 50 16 2 28 6 0 2 .282 .291 .412 .703
Bases Empty   288 84 12 1 12 12 34 18 51 0 0 1 .292 .336 .465 .801
Runner on 1st   113 28 5 1 2 7 18 6 17 0 0 0 .248 .286 .363 .649
Runner on 2nd   55 12 3 0 1 10 4 2 12 0 0 2 .218 .271 .327 .598
Runner on 3rd   14 6 1 0 0 9 1 0 3 2 0 0 .429 .375 .500 .875
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 9 1 0 1 10 6 0 5 0 0 0 .310 .310 .448 .759
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 2 0 0 .364 .308 .364 .671
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 2 0 0 1 7 2 0 4 2 0 0 .154 .133 .385 .518
Bases Loaded   9 4 0 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Two Strikes   231 44 5 0 2 15 19 13 96 3 0 1 .190 .234 .238 .472
First Pitch   82 22 4 2 3 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .277 .476 .753
Count 0-1   58 22 4 0 3 9 9 0 0 1 0 0 .379 .373 .603 .976
Count 0-2   39 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 1 0 0 .077 .075 .077 .152
Count 1-0   54 23 4 0 4 10 11 0 0 2 0 1 .426 .421 .722 1.143
Count 1-1   54 17 2 0 2 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .315 .463 .778
Count 1-2   72 19 4 0 0 7 5 0 34 1 0 1 .264 .270 .319 .590
Count 2-0   13 7 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .538 .538 .769 1.308
Count 2-1   31 10 2 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .323 .677 1.000
Count 2-2   71 11 0 0 1 4 3 0 29 1 0 0 .155 .153 .197 .350
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   8 4 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 .500 .765 .625 1.390
Full Count   49 11 1 0 1 3 11 13 15 0 0 0 .224 .387 .306 .693
Behind in Count   169 44 8 0 3 17 14 0 52 3 0 1 .260 .260 .361 .621
Ahead in Count   107 44 7 0 8 25 18 13 0 2 0 1 .411 .472 .701 1.172
Batting Leadoff   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   519 149 22 2 18 69 68 26 93 6 0 3 .287 .321 .441 .763
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   240 70 11 1 10 17 25 11 39 1 0 3 .292 .329 .471 .800
Medium Leverage   214 55 7 1 6 30 30 12 44 1 0 0 .257 .295 .383 .678
High Leverage   77 24 4 0 2 22 13 3 13 4 0 0 .312 .321 .442 .763
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
1956 Kyoto - BAN 21 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 -126 -0.3
1956 Sapporo - BAN 21 9 8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .222 .250 .472 31 13 -0.0
1956 Total - BAN 21 29 15 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .133 .176 .133 .310 -13 -52 -0.3
1957 Sapporo - BAN 22 45 53 20 4 0 5 21 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 .377 .370 .736 1.106 207 210 0.8
1958 Sapporo - BAN 23 82 92 23 2 0 1 11 9 15 2 3 6 0 2 .250 .357 .304 .661 88 90 0.1
1959 Sapporo - BAN 24 87 99 24 2 1 2 11 13 12 0 0 12 0 0 .242 .324 .343 .668 94 90 0.1
1960 Sapporo - BAN 25 137 489 137 21 1 12 61 58 30 4 3 57 1 1 .280 .325 .401 .726 107 106 2.7
1961 Sapporo - BAN 26 136 514 154 16 2 16 63 67 47 2 5 60 8 6 .300 .357 .432 .789 119 115 3.4
1962 Sapporo - BAN 27 140 518 131 22 2 7 67 62 41 4 5 77 5 6 .253 .310 .344 .653 89 85 1.6
1963 Sapporo - BAN 28 137 532 149 22 2 18 69 68 26 3 6 96 9 4 .280 .314 .430 .744 107 116 3.3
Total BAN 793 2312 640 89 8 61 305 290 172 15 24 314 23 19 .277 .328 .401 .729 106 105 11.8
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 - 18 43 186 75 19 0 4 43 72 22 2 2 10 5 4 .403 .467 .570 1.037 100 100 2.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Sapporo - INT LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.0 .977
1956 Kyoto - INT LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -1.8 .326
1956 Sapporo - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Sapporo - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Kyoto - INT RF 17 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.2 1.71 +1.1 1.186
1957 Sapporo - INT LF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.0 .965
1957 Sapporo - INT RF 9 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 47.1 1.33 -0.1 .990
1958 Sapporo - INT LF 13 2 6 0 0 7 1 .857 39.0 1.38 -1.0 .817
1958 Sapporo - INT RF 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 67.0 2.28 +0.9 1.122
1959 Sapporo - INT LF 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.4 .728
1959 Sapporo - INT RF 9 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 73.0 1.85 +0.7 1.000
1960 Sapporo - INT CF 39 38 81 0 0 82 1 .988 298.2 2.44 -8.7 .892
1960 Sapporo - INT RF 104 90 187 3 1 191 1 .995 793.1 2.16 +8.8 1.068
1961 Sapporo - INT CF 7 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 61.0 2.36 -2.2 .887
1961 Sapporo - INT RF 127 127 237 11 2 256 8 .969 1061.2 2.10 +9.2 1.063
1962 Sapporo - INT CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.9 .834
1962 Sapporo - INT RF 133 129 239 11 0 254 4 .984 1118.2 2.01 +9.1 1.049
1963 Sapporo - INT RF 134 134 208 11 2 223 4 .982 1156.0 1.71 +7.8 1.066
TOTAL LF 32 2 14 0 0 15 1 .933 81.0 1.56 -3.2 .749
TOTAL CF 49 47 103 0 0 104 1 .990 379.2 2.44 -11.7 .888
TOTAL RF 542 501 916 36 5 969 17 .982 4350.2 1.97 +37.5 1.061
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 2, Pick 2, 14th overall pick).
10/11/1953 Named the #56 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1954 Named the #42 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1954 Named the #70 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1955 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1955 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
10/10/1955 Named the #35 prospect in the BAN
02/12/1956 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/01/1956 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #52 prospect in the BAN
07/26/1956 Was traded by the Kyoto Owls to the Sapporo Bears, along with 3B Kohsuke Takayama, in exchange for RP Kyouichi Mizutani and 2B Ryuu Nakagawa.
05/04/1961 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/19/1961 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/1961 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/16/1961 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/20/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Hosho Reliables, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 134 7
1962 132 10
1963 134 6
Year PA Rank
1963 567 6
Year AB Rank
1961 514 10
1962 518 6
1963 532 4
Year H Rank
1961 154 4
1963 149 4
Year K Rank
1963 96 6
Year TB Rank
1963 229 3
Year 2B Rank
1962 22 10
Year HR Rank
1963 18 7
Year SB Rank
1963 9 7
Year RBI Rank
1963 69 6
Year R Rank
1963 68 9
Year IBB Rank
1961 7 10
1962 3 10
Year SF Rank
1961 5 9
1962 5 8
1963 6 1
Year EBH Rank
1963 42 9
Year AVG Rank
1961 .300 8
1963 .280 6
Year SLG Rank
1963 .430 8
Year WAR Rank
1963 3.3 9
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