P Takaaki Matsushita #22
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/30/1972
P TAKAAKI MATSUSHITA #22 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 59 53 63 59
Movement 53 49 57 53
Control 56 54 58 56
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 58 58
Knuckle Curve 71 71
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 39
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 43
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 87
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/09/1972 @ MTL Loss, 1-11 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
05/04/1972 @ HOU Win, 6-2 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
05/02/1972 @ HOU Loss, 4-12 1.2 4 4 4 1 2
04/21/1972 STL Loss, 1-7 2.0 5 3 3 2 1
04/20/1972 STL Win, 8-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Win
04/13/1972 ORL Loss, 3-12 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
03/30/1972 @ HON Loss, 6-8 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
03/29/1972 HOU Loss, 5-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
03/26/1972 KIN Win, 10-3 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 Win
03/21/1972 @ STL Loss, 3-5 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Takaaki is something of a polarizing figure.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Low: Adaptability, Intelligence
Birthday:09/23/1939
Born in:Soka, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,200
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 48 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 5th Pick in Round 2
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 0 1 0 0 7.00 9.0 11 7 7 1 5 10 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 6 5 16.00 11.00 10.00 5.00 3.84 1.78 95 0.1 .370        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 21 4 2 0 1 2 5 8 1 0 0 .190 .333 .429 .762      
vs. RHB 16 7 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 .438 .438 .562 1.000      
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 1 0 0 6.75 4.0 5 3 3 0 3 4  
May 3 0 0 0 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 1 2 6  
Spring Training 10 0 2 0 0 4.85 13.0 16 7 7 3 0 13  
Last Year 61 0 13 3 5 3.27 85.1 73 31 31 8 32 96  
Career 213 0 24 11 14 3.54 282.0 268 122 111 29 108 279  
Home 3 0 1 0 0 6.75 4.0 5 3 3 0 3 4  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 1 2 6  
Grass 6 0 1 0 0 7.00 9.0 11 7 7 1 5 10  
Night 6 0 1 0 0 7.00 9.0 11 7 7 1 5 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 1 0 0 7.00 9.0 11 7 7 1 5 10  
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 39 0 4 4 13 3.28 57.2 49 22 21 1 28 60 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 14 1 92.9 39 34 12.49 7.65 9.36 4.37 2.70 1.34 64 1.7 .331        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 116 26 4 0 1 10 22 35 0 2 0 .224 .348 .284 .632      
vs. RHB 90 23 4 1 0 12 6 25 0 0 3 .256 .323 .322 .645      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 43 0 4 4 13 3.30 62.2 58 24 23 1 29 62  
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+
1961 Seibu - NPB 21 4 0 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 9 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 2.00 .474 2.96 0.1 120
1962 Seibu - NPB 22 39 0 4 4 13 3.28 57.2 49 22 21 1 28 60 0 0 1.34 .331 2.70 1.7 128
1963 Toronto - PUB 23 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1.36 .300 2.66 0.1 999
1964 Toronto - PUB 24 9 0 2 0 0 5.00 9.0 10 6 5 1 2 9 0 0 1.33 .321 3.26 0.1 83
1964 Chi-town - PUB 24 23 0 5 0 1 3.00 27.0 21 9 9 4 9 20 0 0 1.11 .246 4.60 -0.1 139
1964 Total - PUB 24 32 0 7 0 1 3.50 36.0 31 15 14 5 11 29 0 0 1.17 .268 4.26 0.1 119
1965 Chi-town - PUB 25 25 0 1 1 2 2.72 36.1 32 15 11 2 13 38 0 0 1.24 .286 2.68 0.8 151
1966 Chi-town - PUB 26 36 0 0 2 2 4.50 52.0 61 32 26 7 24 41 0 0 1.63 .327 4.41 -0.2 86
1967 Chi-town - PUB 27 19 0 0 2 1 2.77 26.0 24 8 8 1 7 33 0 0 1.19 .371 1.72 0.8 136
1968 Chi-town - PUB 28 7 0 1 0 1 3.60 5.0 7 2 2 1 4 5 0 0 2.20 .429 5.48 -0.1 99
1969 Chi-town - PUB 29 24 0 1 3 2 3.77 28.2 26 12 12 4 10 23 0 0 1.26 .272 4.13 -0.2 93
1971 Louisville - PUB 31 61 0 13 3 5 3.27 85.1 73 31 31 8 32 96 0 0 1.23 .312 3.01 1.2 113
1972 Louisville - PUB 32 6 0 1 0 0 7.00 9.0 11 7 7 1 5 10 0 0 1.78 .370 3.84 0.1 58
Total PUB 213 0 24 11 14 3.54 282.0 268 122 111 29 108 279 0 0 1.33 .311 3.45 2.6 108
Total NPB 43 0 4 4 13 3.30 62.2 58 24 23 1 29 62 0 0 1.39 .348 2.72 1.8 127
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+
1957 Total - 17 15 7 4 0 2 0.90 60.0 35 10 6 1 11 87 0 0 0.77 .252 1.12 3.2 100
1963 Hamilton - AAA 23 47 0 3 3 32 4.03 44.2 41 20 20 4 24 42 0 0 1.46 .314 4.67 1.1 138
1964 Sunnydale - AAA 24 6 0 0 0 4 0.00 4.1 4 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 1.62 .444 2.22 0.3 999
1965 Sunnydale - AAA 25 15 0 0 0 0 3.38 21.1 25 8 8 0 7 26 0 0 1.50 .424 2.50 0.8 169
1970 Sunnydale - AAA 30 24 0 2 4 1 2.81 41.2 30 16 13 5 17 51 0 0 1.13 .255 3.80 0.6 171
Total PUBAAA 92 0 5 7 37 3.29 112.0 100 44 41 9 51 127 0 0 1.35 .320 3.84 161.8
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+
1964 Chi-town - PUB 24 2 0 0 1 0 1.93 4.2 4 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 1.07 .167 8.08 -0.2 216
1965 Chi-town - PUB 25 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 .000 16.15 -0.1 46
1966 Chi-town - PUB 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.67 .200 2.36 0.1 999
1967 Chi-town - PUB 27 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.38 .000 2.69 0.0 999
Total PUB 6 0 0 1 0 1.59 11.1 7 4 2 3 2 6 0 0 0.79 .129 6.01 261.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Seibu - MLB P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.036
1962 Seibu - MLB P 39 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 57.2 1.40 +1.8 1.052
1963 Toronto - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.5 .000
1964 Toronto - MLB P 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.024
1964 Chi-town - MLB P 23 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 27.0 1.00 -0.3 1.024
1965 Chi-town - MLB P 24 0 0 5 0 6 1 .833 36.1 1.24 -1.0 .851
1966 Chi-town - MLB P 36 0 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 52.0 1.38 -0.5 .987
1967 Chi-town - MLB P 18 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 26.0 0.35 -0.1 1.001
1968 Chi-town - MLB P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chi-town - MLB P 23 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 28.2 1.88 +0.3 1.018
1971 Louisville - MLB P 60 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 85.1 0.74 -2.7 .583
1972 Louisville - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL P 252 0 9 33 0 44 2 .955 344.2 1.10 -2.1 .931
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 17th overall pick) by the Seibu Lions.
12/21/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Seibu Lions organization with a signing bonus of $10,650.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (54); Power: 5 (33); Eye: 31 (61).
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (52); Power: 15 (31); Eye: 36 (49).
03/28/1959 Named the #87 prospect in the NPB
09/12/1959 Was converted from Catcher to Pitcher.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 37 (86); Movement: 58 (68); Control: 16 (76).
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (98); Movement: 52 (60); Control: 24 (69).
03/25/1961 Named the #20 prospect in the NPB
10/02/1961 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (90); Movement: 60 (63); Control: 33 (71).
03/24/1962 Named the #21 prospect in the NPB
06/01/1962 Wins the NPB JPL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/02/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/19/1962 Wins the 1962 NPB JPL Newcomer of the Year Award.
10/01/1962 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (100); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 43 (67).
11/18/1963 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 86 (100); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 48 (68).
05/15/1964 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Chi-town Coalition, along with CL Terry Pierson, in exchange for .
11/27/1964 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (100); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 55 (67).
03/12/1965 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days.
03/21/1965 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/29/1965 Injured on 04/28/1965, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, is day-to-day.
11/23/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 86 (88); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 57 (57).
07/07/1966 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $43,200 with the Chi-town Coalition organization.
07/20/1966 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 86 (88); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 59 (59).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 59 (59).
04/25/1968 Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)),out for 4 months.
12/28/1968 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $14,500 with the Chi-town Coalition organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 58 (58).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 90 (90); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 55 (55).
11/26/1970 Became a free agent.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (87); Movement: 76 (76); Control: 52 (52).
01/31/1971 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $46,400 with the Louisville Redbirds organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (87); Movement: 76 (76); Control: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
1962 13 6
Year HLD Rank
1962 1 9
1971 9 7
Year GF Rank
1962 34 7
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