3B Kazu 'Chesty' Nakanishi #31
Lisbon Seafarers TOBA
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/22/1955
 OA: 65 POT: 65
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3B KAZU 'CHESTY' NAKANISHI #31 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
84 337 101 13 2 15 60 28 34 .300 .352 .484 3 3.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 70 65 70 70
Gap 70 70 70 75
Power 55 55 55 60
Eye 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 55
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: 20 55 60
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 30
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/26/1955 ICE Loss, 4-5 7 0 4 3 0 0 0 0
08/25/1955 ICE Win, 5-4 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0
08/23/1955 ICE Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1955 ICE Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/21/1955 ICE Win, 9-5 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
08/14/1955 MOB Win, 8-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/1955 MOB Win, 4-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/12/1955 MOB Loss, 4-8 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
08/11/1955 ICE Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1955 ICE Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has little interest in long-term attachments.
Birthday:09/20/1930
Born in:Neyagawa, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,720
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 11 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 84 337 101 13 2 15 60 63 28 34 .300 .352 .484 .836 .370 .184 134
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 375 3 0 0 5 0 7 163 30 3 2 60.0 58.8 6.35 3.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 25 3 0 2 11 17 13 10 3 0 0 .312 .396 .425 .821
Versus Right   257 76 10 2 13 49 46 15 24 4 0 3 .296 .337 .502 .839
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 28 4 0 4 15 14 11 9 2 0 1 .277 .348 .436 .783
June   87 34 4 1 6 27 24 9 5 3 0 2 .391 .446 .667 1.112
July   103 30 4 0 3 11 19 5 13 1 0 0 .291 .321 .417 .739
August   46 9 1 1 2 7 6 3 7 1 0 0 .196 .240 .391 .631
All-Star Game   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Postseason   21 8 3 0 1 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 .381 .458 .667 1.125
Last Year   325 88 10 7 4 41 36 31 33 2 2 2 .271 .336 .382 .718
2 Years Ago   315 96 18 3 4 45 46 41 22 4 3 3 .305 .386 .419 .805
Career   1179 322 46 14 28 170 161 117 109 16 9 8 .273 .339 .407 .746
Home   160 50 5 2 9 33 33 15 13 3 0 2 .312 .372 .537 .910
Road   177 51 8 0 6 27 30 13 21 4 0 1 .288 .333 .435 .768
Grass   337 101 13 2 15 60 63 28 34 7 0 3 .300 .352 .484 .836
Day   104 34 3 2 7 25 29 9 11 3 0 3 .327 .387 .596 .983
Night   233 67 10 0 8 35 34 19 23 4 0 0 .288 .336 .433 .769
As Starter   337 101 13 2 15 60 63 28 34 7 0 3 .300 .352 .484 .836
Close/Late   60 19 2 0 4 12 14 5 8 0 0 2 .317 .388 .550 .938
Inning 1-3   109 31 6 2 1 22 18 10 13 5 0 0 .284 .331 .404 .734
Inning 4-6   120 39 5 0 9 23 26 10 10 2 0 1 .325 .376 .592 .968
Inning 7-9   106 29 2 0 5 13 19 7 11 0 0 2 .274 .330 .434 .764
Extra Innings   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   106 31 3 1 4 13 26 10 12 3 0 1 .292 .350 .453 .803
1 Outs   109 40 7 1 5 29 22 7 7 4 0 1 .367 .397 .587 .984
2 Outs   122 30 3 0 6 18 15 11 15 0 0 1 .246 .313 .418 .731
Scoring Position   88 26 2 0 5 44 15 6 8 7 0 0 .295 .317 .489 .805
Bases Empty   178 55 7 1 7 7 31 12 16 0 0 2 .309 .359 .478 .837
Runner on 1st   71 20 4 1 3 9 17 10 10 0 0 1 .282 .378 .493 .871
Runner on 2nd   26 9 1 0 2 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 .346 .393 .615 1.008
Runner on 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 8 1 0 2 9 5 0 2 0 0 0 .267 .267 .500 .767
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Bases Loaded   10 6 0 0 1 15 2 1 0 2 0 0 .600 .538 .900 1.438
Two Strikes   151 40 4 1 7 29 33 22 34 2 0 3 .265 .365 .444 .809
First Pitch   51 14 2 1 1 6 7 0 0 2 0 0 .275 .264 .412 .676
Count 0-1   53 17 3 0 2 7 8 0 0 1 0 0 .321 .315 .491 .805
Count 0-2   24 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .208 .208 .375 .583
Count 1-0   27 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-1   25 15 2 0 4 13 6 0 0 2 0 0 .600 .556 1.160 1.716
Count 1-2   41 11 0 1 1 10 7 0 6 1 0 0 .268 .262 .390 .652
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   19 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .368 .684
Count 2-2   54 10 1 0 3 9 7 0 15 0 0 1 .185 .200 .370 .570
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   8 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .875 1.375
Full Count   32 14 2 0 2 8 18 22 6 1 0 2 .438 .667 .688 1.354
Behind in Count   118 33 4 1 4 19 16 0 13 2 0 0 .280 .275 .432 .707
Ahead in Count   57 15 2 0 1 5 9 6 0 0 0 0 .263 .333 .351 .684
Batting 4th   337 101 13 2 15 60 63 28 34 7 0 3 .300 .352 .484 .836
Low Leverage   136 37 3 0 8 13 17 10 11 1 0 1 .272 .324 .471 .795
Medium Leverage   153 48 9 2 3 20 32 10 21 3 0 1 .314 .353 .458 .811
High Leverage   47 16 1 0 4 27 14 8 2 3 0 1 .340 .424 .617 1.041
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
1952 Lisbon - TOBA 21 53 202 37 5 2 5 24 16 17 0 3 20 1 2 .183 .243 .302 .545 60 52 -0.5
1953 Lisbon - TOBA 22 84 315 96 18 3 4 45 46 41 3 4 22 4 5 .305 .386 .419 .805 125 127 2.1
1954 Lisbon - TOBA 23 84 325 88 10 7 4 41 36 31 2 2 33 0 1 .271 .336 .382 .718 102 105 0.7
1955 Lisbon - TOBA 24 84 337 101 13 2 15 60 63 28 3 7 34 3 2 .300 .352 .484 .836 133 134 3.5
Total TOBA 305 1179 322 46 14 28 170 161 117 8 16 109 8 10 .273 .339 .407 .746 110 110 5.8
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
1952 Sicily A - A 21 22 59 21 1 1 5 15 11 6 0 1 6 3 0 .356 .409 .661 1.070 174 175 0.8
1953 Lisbon - CUP 22 24 94 19 8 0 3 14 8 5 0 1 25 0 0 .202 .240 .383 .623 68 63 -0.3
1954 Japan - ABC 23 7 21 5 1 1 0 3 3 6 0 1 3 0 0 .238 .393 .381 .774 109 103 0.2
1954 Lisbon - CUP 23 14 25 5 0 0 1 2 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 .200 .259 .320 .579 58 57 -0.1
1954 Total - CUP 23 21 46 10 1 1 1 5 9 7 1 1 7 0 0 .217 .327 .348 .675 84 81 0.1
1955 Lisbon - CUP 24 24 88 26 4 2 3 18 17 17 1 1 11 1 0 .295 .411 .489 .900 144 145 0.7
Total TCA 22 59 21 1 1 5 15 11 6 0 1 6 3 0 .356 .409 .661 1.070 174 175
CAREER POSTSEASON 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 Lisbon - TOBA 22 5 20 5 1 1 0 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .318 .400 .718 100 99 0.1
1955 Lisbon - TOBA 24 5 21 8 3 0 1 7 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 .381 .458 .667 1.125 213 215 0.8
Total TOBA 10 41 13 4 1 1 10 8 5 0 0 4 0 0 .317 .391 .537 .928 159 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Lisbon - TOBA 1B 53 53 541 38 44 588 9 .985 469.0 11.11 -1.3 .942
1952 Sicily A - A 3B 16 15 7 28 2 37 2 .946 122.2 2.57 +1.8 1.029
1953 Lisbon - TOBA 1B 84 84 890 54 61 950 6 .994 751.2 11.30 +4.5 1.060
1953 Lisbon - CUP 1B 24 24 183 19 13 203 1 .995 210.0 8.66 +0.1 .989
1953 Lisbon - TOBA 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.2 1.074
1954 Lisbon - TOBA 1B 74 73 745 67 61 823 11 .987 659.1 11.08 +0.5 1.007
1954 Lisbon - CUP 1B 4 3 27 4 2 31 0 1.000 30.0 9.30 +0.2 1.044
1954 Lisbon - CUP 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Japan - ABC 2B 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 3.2 7.36 +0.1 1.037
1954 Lisbon - TOBA 3B 11 11 8 32 5 43 3 .930 95.0 3.79 +0.4 1.062
1954 Lisbon - CUP 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Japan - ABC 3B 4 2 1 4 0 6 1 .833 26.0 1.73 +0.1 1.086
1954 Lisbon - CUP RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 -0.9 .670
1954 Japan - ABC RF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 28.1 3.18 -0.0 1.057
1955 Lisbon - TOBA 3B 84 84 76 204 21 294 14 .952 745.0 3.38 +2.9 1.009
1955 Lisbon - CUP 3B 24 24 26 60 9 98 12 .878 215.1 3.59 -2.9 .954
TOTAL 1B 239 237 2386 182 181 2595 27 .990 2120.0 10.90 +4.0 1.014
TOTAL 2B 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 +0.1 1.037
TOTAL 3B 142 136 118 330 37 480 32 .933 1214.0 3.32 +2.1 1.005
TOTAL RF 7 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 39.2 2.72 -0.9 .968
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Sicily Mafia. (Round 4, Pick 2, 26th overall pick).
02/11/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Sicily Mafia development complex.
05/16/1952 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/03/1952 Was traded by the Sicily Mafia to the Lisbon Seafarers, along with C Chris Blair, in exchange for a 1st round draft pick, a 2nd round draft pick, a 3rd round draft pick, a 4th round draft pick, and a 5th round draft pick.
09/20/1952 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,200.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
07/01/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/17/1953 Wins the 1953 TOBA Gold Glove Award at 1B.
10/07/1953 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,200.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 Asian Baseball Championship for the Japan.
07/20/1954 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/21/1954 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $12,720.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/29/1955 Goes 5-5 against the Mobile Monsters, with 2 2B, 6 RBI and 2 R.
06/29/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/18/1955 Wins the 1955 TOBA Silver Slugger Award at 3B.
09/21/1955 Finished 3rd in 1955 TOBA Bronze Spikes Award voting.
09/22/1955 Finished 2nd in 1955 TOBA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1953 84 1
1954 84 1
Year AB Rank
1955 337 7
Year H Rank
1953 96 8
1955 101 4
Year TB Rank
1955 163 3
Year 2B Rank
1953 18 9
Year 3B Rank
1954 7 4
Year HR Rank
1955 15 3
Year RBI Rank
1955 60 2
Year R Rank
1955 63 2
Year HP Rank
1953 3 6
Year SF Rank
1955 7 2
Year EBH Rank
1955 30 7
Year AVG Rank
1953 .305 6
1955 .300 6
Year OBP Rank
1953 .386 9
Year SLG Rank
1955 .484 5
Year RC Rank
1955 58.75 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1955 6.35 8
Year ISO Rank
1955 .184 8
Year wOBA Rank
1955 .370 6
Year OPS Rank
1955 .836 8
Year WAR Rank
1955 3.5 3
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