11/01/1943 |
Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the Chunichi Dragons. |
12/27/1943 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chunichi Dragons organization with a signing bonus of $99,000. |
01/01/1944 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (100); Movement: 55 (74); Control: 22 (100). |
03/25/1944 |
Named the #3 prospect in the NPB |
09/30/1944 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1945 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (100); Movement: 71 (82); Control: 29 (94). |
03/24/1945 |
Named the #3 prospect in the NPB |
09/30/1945 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1946 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (71); Movement: 63 (66); Control: 30 (59). |
08/26/1946 |
Injured (hand soreness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/11/1946 |
Won the 1946 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons! |
10/06/1946 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 46 (63). |
07/29/1947 |
Injured on 07/27/1947, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3-4 months. |
09/13/1947 |
Won the 1947 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons! |
09/18/1947 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $16,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 52 (62). |
03/30/1948 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Yomiuri Giants with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/31/1948 |
Injured on 05/27/1948, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 4 months. |
09/11/1948 |
Won the 1948 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons! |
09/16/1948 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (58); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 53 (60). |
04/28/1949 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yomiuri Giants with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/01/1949 |
Wins the NPB JCL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/04/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/15/1949 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization. |
09/21/1949 |
Wins the 1949 NPB JCL Glove Wizard Award at P. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 52 (58). |
06/03/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/09/1950 |
Won the 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons! |
09/14/1950 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $23,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 65 (67). |
06/02/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/08/1951 |
Won the 1951 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons! |
09/13/1951 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $26,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization. |
09/22/1951 |
Wins the 1951 NPB JCL Outstanding Pitcher Award. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 73 (73). |
04/16/1952 |
Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $305,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 73 (73). |
06/06/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/03/1953 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Tokyo Swallows with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (63); Movement: 72 (72); Control: 71 (71). |
06/10/1954 |
Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
08/06/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tokyo Swallows with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (61); Movement: 72 (72); Control: 69 (69). |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (60); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 69 (69). |
03/07/1956 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $108,000 with the Ottawa Knights organization. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 70 (70). |
09/11/1957 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charleston Riverdogs with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 72 (72); Control: 70 (71). |
04/11/1958 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charleston Riverdogs with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/02/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bronx Bombers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/11/1958 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,900 through arbitration. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (61); Movement: 71 (71); Control: 76 (76). |
05/05/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/31/1959 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chi-town Coalition with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/01/1959 |
Wins the PUB CL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/21/1959 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Bronx Bombers with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/03/1959 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chi-town Coalition with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/01/1959 |
Wins the 1959 PUB CL Platinum Stick Award at P. |
11/12/1959 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $42,945 through arbitration. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (60); Movement: 71 (72); Control: 75 (75). |
07/07/1960 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/29/1960 |
Wins the 1960 PUB CL Platinum Stick Award at P. |
11/09/1960 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $45,092 through arbitration. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (56); Movement: 67 (68); Control: 75 (76). |
06/04/1961 |
Suspended 9 games after ejection following a brawl. |
10/30/1961 |
Wins the 1961 PUB CL Platinum Stick Award at P. |
11/14/1961 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $47,347 through arbitration. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 69 (70); Control: 76 (76). |
08/22/1962 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Edmonton Trappers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/13/1962 |
Became a free agent. |
12/14/1962 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chi-town Coalition organization. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (54); Movement: 67 (68); Control: 79 (79). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1956 |
14 |
7 |
1958 |
17 |
2 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1951 |
32 |
1 |
1952 |
31 |
1 |
1953 |
30 |
6 |
1954 |
32 |
1 |
1955 |
30 |
10 |
1957 |
33 |
3 |
1959 |
33 |
6 |
1960 |
32 |
9 |
1962 |
33 |
5 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1946 |
11 |
10 |
1949 |
14 |
5 |
1950 |
16 |
2 |
1951 |
16 |
1 |
1952 |
16 |
2 |
1953 |
15 |
4 |
1959 |
18 |
6 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1949 |
12 |
10 |
1952 |
13 |
6 |
1955 |
19 |
1 |
1962 |
17 |
2 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1946 |
.647 |
4 |
1947 |
.643 |
5 |
1949 |
.538 |
10 |
1950 |
.667 |
3 |
1951 |
.667 |
1 |
1953 |
.600 |
7 |
1959 |
.720 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1949 |
212.0 |
10 |
1950 |
220.2 |
8 |
1951 |
240.2 |
5 |
1952 |
232.2 |
5 |
1953 |
228.0 |
5 |
1954 |
231.2 |
2 |
1959 |
242.0 |
4 |
1960 |
222.2 |
7 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1951 |
986 |
4 |
1952 |
973 |
4 |
1953 |
944 |
5 |
1954 |
965 |
4 |
1957 |
938 |
9 |
1958 |
946 |
9 |
1959 |
1012 |
2 |
1960 |
962 |
5 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1949 |
21 |
6 |
1954 |
26 |
9 |
1960 |
45 |
1 |
1962 |
34 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1949 |
67 |
8 |
1962 |
64 |
9 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1949 |
154 |
10 |
1950 |
157 |
7 |
1951 |
186 |
3 |
1952 |
162 |
10 |
1953 |
168 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1950 |
2.61 |
2 |
1951 |
3.25 |
6 |
1952 |
3.87 |
7 |
1953 |
3.63 |
6 |
1959 |
3.35 |
10 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1947 |
.272 |
10 |
1950 |
.271 |
3 |
1952 |
.287 |
9 |
1953 |
.282 |
6 |
1954 |
.272 |
5 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1947 |
1.10 |
8 |
1950 |
1.05 |
2 |
1951 |
1.10 |
3 |
1952 |
1.18 |
4 |
1953 |
1.14 |
3 |
1954 |
1.20 |
6 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1947 |
3.40 |
5 |
1950 |
4.36 |
3 |
1951 |
5.03 |
1 |
1952 |
3.24 |
5 |
1953 |
3.57 |
2 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
9.87 |
2 |
1951 |
10.43 |
4 |
1952 |
11.26 |
6 |
1953 |
10.74 |
4 |
1954 |
11.34 |
6 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
0.61 |
5 |
1947 |
0.75 |
9 |
1952 |
0.81 |
9 |
1953 |
0.67 |
5 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
7.65 |
7 |
1950 |
7.95 |
4 |
1953 |
8.45 |
5 |
1954 |
8.74 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
2.30 |
10 |
1950 |
1.47 |
3 |
1951 |
1.38 |
1 |
1952 |
1.93 |
4 |
1953 |
1.86 |
2 |
1954 |
2.06 |
6 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1946 |
7.21 |
9 |
1947 |
7.81 |
4 |
1949 |
6.54 |
7 |
1950 |
6.40 |
10 |
1951 |
6.96 |
7 |
1953 |
6.63 |
8 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1949 |
17 |
8 |
1950 |
22 |
4 |
1951 |
20 |
3 |
1952 |
16 |
8 |
1953 |
18 |
4 |
1954 |
19 |
5 |
1957 |
22 |
8 |
1959 |
22 |
4 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1947 |
.708 |
4 |
1949 |
.607 |
8 |
1950 |
.786 |
3 |
1951 |
.625 |
9 |
1953 |
.600 |
6 |
1954 |
.594 |
7 |
1959 |
.667 |
7 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1950 |
8 |
8 |
1952 |
8 |
8 |
1953 |
8 |
4 |
1956 |
5 |
8 |
1958 |
6 |
5 |
1959 |
6 |
6 |
1960 |
5 |
7 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1950 |
.286 |
10 |
1952 |
.258 |
10 |
1953 |
.267 |
7 |
1956 |
.172 |
8 |
1958 |
.200 |
6 |
1959 |
.182 |
6 |
1960 |
.156 |
9 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1948 |
1 |
8 |
1949 |
1 |
6 |
1951 |
1 |
10 |
1953 |
1 |
7 |
1954 |
1 |
7 |
1957 |
1 |
4 |
1958 |
2 |
3 |
1959 |
4 |
1 |
1960 |
1 |
8 |
1962 |
1 |
3 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1946 |
0.57 |
10 |
1947 |
0.60 |
8 |
1952 |
0.59 |
7 |
1953 |
0.58 |
9 |
1954 |
0.59 |
10 |
1955 |
0.67 |
4 |
1957 |
0.59 |
5 |
1958 |
0.60 |
5 |
1960 |
0.57 |
4 |
1961 |
0.58 |
5 |
1962 |
0.56 |
7 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1946 |
3.8 |
9 |
1949 |
4.2 |
9 |
1950 |
6.1 |
3 |
1951 |
6.7 |
1 |
1952 |
4.2 |
5 |
1953 |
5.3 |
2 |
1954 |
2.9 |
10 |
|
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