RF Ukyo Ota #17
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
RF UKYO OTA #17 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/11/1934
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, 129 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:20 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
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 Sapporo - BAN 21 9 8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .222 .250 .472 30 18 -0.1
1956 Kyoto - BAN 21 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 -133 -0.3
1956 Total - BAN 21 29 15 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .133 .176 .133 .310 -13 -53 -0.3
1957 Sapporo - BAN 22 45 53 20 4 0 5 21 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 .377 .370 .736 1.106 207 217 0.9
1958 Sapporo - BAN 23 82 92 23 2 0 1 11 9 15 2 3 6 0 2 .250 .357 .304 .661 86 93 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 93 0.3
1960 Sapporo - BAN 25 137 489 137 21 1 12 61 58 30 4 3 57 1 1 .280 .325 .401 .726 104 112 2.2
1961 Sapporo - BAN 26 136 514 154 16 2 16 63 67 47 2 5 60 8 6 .300 .357 .432 .789 117 120 3.2
1962 Sapporo - BAN 27 140 518 131 22 2 7 67 62 41 4 5 77 5 6 .253 .310 .344 .653 87 91 1.5
1963 Sapporo - BAN 28 137 532 149 22 2 18 69 68 26 3 6 96 9 4 .280 .314 .430 .744 121 128 4.0
1964 Sapporo - BAN 29 99 366 100 13 1 13 51 46 21 1 3 66 5 4 .273 .312 .421 .733 112 117 2.6
1965 Sapporo - BAN 30 137 505 133 20 2 22 92 60 38 2 4 50 9 4 .263 .315 .442 .757 132 140 4.5
1966 Sapporo - BAN 31 111 386 94 8 3 11 54 33 39 2 3 44 5 2 .244 .314 .365 .679 113 120 2.5
1967 Sapporo - BAN 32 111 377 99 15 1 10 48 47 60 1 5 45 3 9 .263 .361 .387 .748 125 115 2.3
1968 Sapporo - BAN 33 93 307 72 13 1 5 36 33 34 0 3 37 9 3 .235 .308 .332 .640 97 92 0.9
1969 Sapporo - BAN 34 108 403 101 14 0 15 53 58 34 0 4 52 12 3 .251 .306 .397 .703 111 115 1.5
1970 Sapporo - BAN 35 104 323 73 5 3 17 49 57 48 1 3 54 20 6 .226 .325 .418 .743 130 124 2.0
1971 Sapporo - BAN 36 100 333 94 14 0 13 57 54 41 3 1 73 8 2 .282 .365 .441 .807 118 122 1.0
1972 Sapporo - BAN 37 118 425 93 8 0 17 56 53 44 3 3 73 13 4 .219 .295 .358 .652 78 81 -0.6
1973 Sapporo - BAN 38 92 300 62 6 0 10 42 34 19 4 2 50 6 1 .207 .262 .327 .588 64 66 -1.4
Total BAN 1866 6037 1561 205 19 194 843 765 550 32 55 858 113 57 .259 .321 .395 .716 108 111 27.1
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
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
1964 Sapporo - INT RF 95 95 166 5 0 175 4 .977 813.0 1.89 +8.5 1.054
1965 Sapporo - INT RF 132 131 206 12 0 221 3 .986 1130.2 1.74 +7.1 1.043
1966 Sapporo - INT RF 108 106 181 7 0 192 4 .979 891.1 1.90 +3.3 1.007
1967 Sapporo - INT RF 109 109 174 11 1 188 3 .984 924.0 1.80 +7.4 1.038
1968 Sapporo - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Sapporo - INT RF 88 84 142 8 0 154 4 .974 723.1 1.87 +1.7 1.012
1969 Sapporo - INT RF 104 103 172 13 0 192 7 .964 883.1 1.88 -5.7 .960
1970 Sapporo - INT RF 102 100 155 11 1 169 3 .982 836.2 1.79 -2.9 .966
1971 Sapporo - INT RF 95 93 147 11 0 163 5 .969 786.2 1.81 -10.1 .909
1972 Sapporo - INT 1B 99 99 872 55 82 937 10 .989 837.0 9.97 -3.4 .947
1972 Sapporo - INT RF 13 9 16 3 0 19 0 1.000 85.1 2.00 -1.4 .962
1973 Sapporo - INT 1B 81 78 666 52 56 721 3 .996 655.2 9.86 -5.6 .921
1973 Sapporo - INT RF 6 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 28.1 2.54 -0.0 1.014
TOTAL 1B 180 177 1538 107 138 1658 13 .992 1492.2 9.92 -9.0 .935
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 1394 1334 2283 117 7 2450 50 .980 11453.1 1.89 +45.5 1.022
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
06/15/1964 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
06/28/1964 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/31/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/06/1964 Injured (separated shoulder),out for 5 weeks.
06/08/1965 Hits three home runs against the Rakisuta Rams, going 4-5 with 10 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/01/1965 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/02/1965 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
05/31/1966 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/03/1966 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/15/1966 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/05/1967 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
06/12/1967 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/21/1967 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/24/1968 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
08/09/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 6-7 weeks.
06/28/1969 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/08/1970 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
07/23/1971 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/13/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 134 7
1962 132 10
1963 134 6
1965 131 9
Year PA Rank
1963 567 6
Year AB Rank
1961 514 10
1962 518 6
1963 532 4
1965 505 6
Year H Rank
1961 154 4
1963 149 4
1965 133 7
Year K Rank
1963 96 6
Year TB Rank
1963 229 3
1965 223 6
Year 2B Rank
1962 22 10
Year HR Rank
1963 18 7
1965 22 5
1969 15 9
Year SB Rank
1963 9 7
1969 12 9
Year RBI Rank
1963 69 6
1965 92 1
1966 54 10
Year R Rank
1963 68 9
Year BB Rank
1967 60 10
Year IBB Rank
1961 7 10
1962 3 10
1967 24 8
1968 11 9
1970 8 5
Year SF Rank
1961 5 9
1962 5 8
1963 6 1
1965 4 9
1967 5 7
1970 3 10
Year EBH Rank
1963 42 9
1965 44 8
Year AVG Rank
1961 .300 8
1963 .280 6
1967 .263 9
Year OBP Rank
1967 .361 9
Year SLG Rank
1963 .430 8
1965 .442 9
Year RC Rank
1965 70.28 10
Year ISO Rank
1965 .178 5
1969 .146 8
Year wOBA Rank
1965 .336 8
Year WAR Rank
1963 3.3 9
1965 4.7 4
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