P Shimei Kimura #38
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
09/05/1972
P SHIMEI KIMURA #38 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 0 1-2 0 5.45 33.0 32 8 12 20 1.33 -0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 67 70 64 67
Movement 34 36 33 34
Control 59 60 59 59
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 64 64
Cutter 69 69
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 24
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 9
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 46
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/20/1972 @ ALL Loss, 7-8 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 Loss
07/24/1972 FRE Win, 10-3 2.2 1 1 1 3 2
07/15/1972 ALL Loss, 4-8 1.2 2 1 1 1 2
07/09/1972 MIL Loss, 6-13 2.1 3 2 2 0 1
07/01/1972 HAM Win, 13-8 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
06/20/1972 MB Loss, 0-7 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
06/13/1972 CAL Loss, 2-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/1972 CAL Win, 11-10 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Win
06/06/1972 @ ALL Win, 8-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
05/30/1972 @ MIL Loss, 2-16 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
PERSONALITY
Nothing ever uncommon about Shimei.
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:02/19/1936
Born in:Yamatotakada, NAR
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$68,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 9 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 6th Pick in Round 1
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 0 1 2 0 5.45 33.0 32 20 20 8 12 20 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 19 14 12.55 8.73 5.45 3.27 6.47 1.33 128 -0.4 .245        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 41 14 2 1 2 6 6 10 0 0 1 .341 .438 .585 1.023      
vs. RHB 85 18 0 0 6 14 6 10 0 0 1 .212 .272 .424 .695      
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 1 0 14.73 3.2 4 6 6 2 2 2  
May 8 0 0 0 0 5.06 16.0 19 9 9 3 3 9  
June 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 3  
July 4 0 0 0 0 4.50 8.0 6 4 4 3 5 6  
August 1 0 0 1 0 6.75 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0  
Last Year 14 2 2 1 0 5.45 34.2 34 22 21 12 14 43  
Career 43 2 3 4 2 4.84 80.0 78 45 43 20 33 86  
Home 13 0 1 1 0 3.91 25.1 17 11 11 5 10 17  
Road 6 0 0 1 0 10.57 7.2 15 9 9 3 2 3  
Grass 19 0 1 2 0 5.45 33.0 32 20 20 8 12 20  
Day 4 0 0 1 0 5.68 6.1 8 4 4 1 4 4  
Night 15 0 1 1 0 5.40 26.2 24 16 16 7 8 16  
As Reliever / Substitution 19 0 1 2 0 5.45 33.0 32 20 20 8 12 20  
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 47 0 2 2 28 1.83 64.0 44 15 13 6 11 80 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 30 2 93.3 47 41 8.02 6.19 11.25 1.55 2.29 0.86 55 2.4 .275        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 104 18 2 0 3 7 7 37 0 1 1 .173 .232 .279 .511      
vs. RHB 119 26 3 0 3 8 4 43 1 1 1 .218 .248 .319 .567      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 223 0 24 18 99 2.47 306.2 236 89 84 33 95 368  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1957 Yomiuri - NPB 21 1 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.12 .167 2.99 0.0 116
1958 Yomiuri - NPB 22 17 0 2 1 3 4.98 21.2 21 13 12 4 7 19 0 0 1.29 .283 4.50 -0.0 82
1959 Yomiuri - NPB 23 61 0 5 7 28 2.44 81.0 64 23 22 10 28 92 0 0 1.14 .290 3.39 1.6 165
1960 Yomiuri - NPB 24 52 0 8 7 23 3.26 66.1 55 24 24 6 20 90 0 0 1.13 .336 2.18 2.7 121
1961 Yomiuri - NPB 25 45 0 7 1 17 1.52 71.0 51 13 12 7 27 84 0 0 1.10 .272 3.11 1.5 274
1962 Yomiuri - NPB 26 47 0 2 2 28 1.83 64.0 44 15 13 6 11 80 0 0 0.86 .275 2.29 2.4 230
1963 Puerto Rico - PUB 27 52 0 4 5 9 4.12 63.1 60 29 29 13 18 88 0 0 1.23 .338 4.11 0.6 110
1964 Puerto Rico - PUB 28 65 0 9 3 12 3.76 91.0 78 40 38 14 31 126 0 0 1.20 .306 3.65 1.3 113
1965 Puerto Rico - PUB 29 73 0 4 11 11 4.45 95.0 95 51 47 19 34 122 0 0 1.36 .336 4.55 -0.2 93
1966 Puerto Rico - PUB 30 67 0 8 9 11 3.02 98.1 93 35 33 12 23 109 0 0 1.18 .320 3.31 1.7 132
1967 Hollywood - PUB 31 42 0 1 4 6 3.78 52.1 42 23 22 6 16 58 0 0 1.11 .279 3.35 0.5 99
1968 Hollywood - PUB 32 74 0 7 5 12 3.81 75.2 78 34 32 12 20 81 0 0 1.30 .330 3.78 0.4 101
1969 Hollywood - PUB 33 54 0 9 5 13 2.41 59.2 47 16 16 8 18 79 0 0 1.09 .300 3.12 1.1 158
1970 California - PUB 34 56 0 6 9 1 4.17 69.0 70 34 32 12 22 66 0 0 1.33 .310 4.33 -0.5 87
1971 California - PUB 35 1 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.29 .250 7.90 -0.1 31
Total PUB 484 0 48 51 75 3.74 606.2 566 265 252 97 182 730 0 0 1.23 .317 3.82 4.8 107
Total NPB 223 0 24 18 99 2.47 306.2 236 89 84 33 95 368 0 0 1.08 .291 2.91 8.3 165
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Total - 20 16 14 7 2 0 2.00 94.1 68 22 21 7 26 136 0 0 1.00 .300 2.11 3.8 100
1964 Madawaska - AAA 28 10 0 0 1 2 1.46 12.1 12 3 2 0 7 23 0 0 1.54 .522 1.22 0.7 375
1971 Charlotte - AAA 35 14 2 2 1 0 5.45 34.2 34 22 21 12 14 43 0 0 1.38 .282 6.65 -0.3 92
1972 Charlotte - AAA 36 19 0 1 2 0 5.45 33.0 32 20 20 8 12 20 0 0 1.33 .245 6.47 -0.4 93
Total PUBAAA 43 2 3 4 2 4.84 80.0 78 45 43 20 33 86 0 0 1.39 .291 5.74 104.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Hollywood - PUB 31 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.0 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.00 .750 0.00 0.1 999
1968 Hollywood - PUB 32 3 0 0 1 0 11.57 2.1 6 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 2.57 .400 13.43 -0.3 33
1969 Hollywood - PUB 33 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 8.2 7 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0.81 .292 0.58 0.4 999
Total PUB 8 0 1 2 0 2.25 12.0 16 8 3 2 0 15 0 0 1.33 .368 3.03 170.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Yomiuri - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
1958 Yomiuri - MLB P 17 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 21.2 2.49 +0.3 1.022
1959 Yomiuri - MLB P 61 0 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 81.0 1.44 +0.3 1.125
1960 Yomiuri - MLB P 50 0 2 7 1 10 1 .900 66.1 1.22 -0.9 .895
1961 Yomiuri - MLB P 44 0 5 6 0 12 1 .917 71.0 1.39 +0.2 1.184
1962 Yomiuri - MLB P 47 0 4 9 1 13 0 1.000 64.0 1.83 +0.2 1.052
1963 Puerto Rico - MLB P 49 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 63.1 1.28 -0.6 1.025
1964 Puerto Rico - MLB P 65 0 3 10 0 15 2 .867 91.0 1.29 -0.7 .939
1965 Puerto Rico - MLB P 71 0 1 11 1 13 1 .923 95.0 1.14 -0.6 .943
1966 Puerto Rico - MLB P 67 0 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 98.1 0.92 +0.3 1.316
1967 Hollywood - MLB P 42 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 52.1 1.20 -1.0 .801
1968 Hollywood - MLB P 73 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 75.2 0.71 -0.2 1.335
1969 Hollywood - MLB P 52 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 59.2 0.75 +0.4 1.527
1970 California - MLB P 53 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 69.0 1.17 -2.2 1.008
1971 California - MLB P 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 -0.3 .000
1972 Charlotte - AAA P 19 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 33.0 0.82 -0.8 1.007
TOTAL P 712 0 41 87 4 136 8 .941 946.1 1.22 -6.1 1.043
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Yomiuri Giants.
12/29/1956 Signed a minor league contract with the Yomiuri Giants organization with a signing bonus of $22,570.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (97); Movement: 49 (54); Control: 28 (77).
10/06/1957 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (88); Movement: 53 (54); Control: 43 (76).
10/09/1958 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (100); Movement: 56 (56); Control: 54 (72).
09/16/1959 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,800 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (100); Movement: 58 (58); Control: 60 (72).
09/16/1960 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $16,200 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
09/21/1960 Finished 2nd in 1960 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (100); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 70 (70).
06/03/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/13/1961 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $20,400 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
09/18/1961 Finished 2nd in 1961 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 71 (71).
06/02/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/12/1962 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $27,200 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
09/17/1962 Finished 3rd in 1962 NPB JCL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 71 (71).
01/06/1963 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $99,000 with the Puerto Rico Hurricanes organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 70 (71).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 74 (74).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 71 (71).
05/07/1966 Injured (unspecified),out for 3 days.
11/23/1966 Became a free agent.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 70 (70).
01/28/1967 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $820,000 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 73 (73).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 72 (72).
11/26/1969 Became a free agent.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 73 (73).
01/23/1970 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $390,000 with the California Seals organization.
11/03/1970 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 42 (42); Control: 76 (76).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 76 (76).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1959 61 2
1960 52 4
1961 45 9
1962 47 7
1965 73 4
1966 67 6
1968 74 3
Year SV Rank
1959 28 2
1960 23 3
1961 17 2
1962 28 1
Year HLD Rank
1964 9 5
1965 15 3
1966 6 10
1968 10 3
1969 8 6
1970 8 9
Year RA Rank
1959 61 2
1960 52 4
1961 45 9
1962 47 7
1965 73 4
1966 67 6
1968 74 3
Year GF Rank
1959 51 1
1960 48 2
1961 34 5
1962 41 2
1969 33 10
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