LF Shigeaki Otani #12
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1914
OA: 46 POT: 46
LF SHIGEAKI OTANI #12 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 459 143 26 5 1 53 42 43 .312 .369 .397 28 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 72 77 71 72
BABIP 45 48 44 45
Avoid K's 100 100 98 100
Gap 74 79 72 74
Power 10 11 9 13
Eye 30 31 30 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 70
Errors: - 17 63
Arm: 2 33 55
Turn DP: - 10 -
Framing: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 78
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 86
Stealing Aggressiveness: 85
Stealing Ability: 87
Baserunning Inst.: 84
Sacrifice Bunt: 59
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
12/28/1914 CUB Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12/26/1914 @ CUB Loss, 4-7 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
12/24/1914 @ EUR Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12/22/1914 HAI Win, 7-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/20/1914 @ HAI Win, 9-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/18/1914 EUR Win, 5-4 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/11/1914 @ TKSK Loss, 3-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/10/1914 @ TKSK Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/09/1914 @ TKSK Loss, 3-10 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/08/1914 SBAE Win, 5-3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Good work ethic.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:09/19/1886
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:174 cm
Weight:77 kg
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 2 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 2 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
StatsPlus
S+ Player Report
NIHON YAKYU KYOKAI 1914 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 459 143 26 5 1 53 65 42 43 .312 .369 .397 .765 .363 .085 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 516 3 0 0 4 6 6 182 32 28 10 73.7 72.3 5.71 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   152 43 8 1 0 18 19 17 11 2 3 0 .283 .351 .349 .700
Versus Right   307 100 18 4 1 35 46 25 32 4 3 3 .326 .378 .420 .798
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   111 33 4 1 1 11 18 9 17 0 1 0 .297 .350 .378 .728
May   104 35 6 2 0 14 18 12 10 2 2 0 .337 .398 .433 .831
June   97 28 5 1 0 15 7 6 8 2 2 0 .289 .324 .361 .685
July   104 35 10 1 0 10 18 11 4 2 1 2 .337 .403 .452 .855
August   43 12 1 0 0 3 4 4 4 0 0 1 .279 .354 .302 .656
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   450 140 23 10 0 64 59 23 32 7 3 4 .311 .345 .407 .752
2 Years Ago   440 129 30 8 2 54 54 40 31 4 8 1 .293 .351 .411 .762
Career   2615 790 154 47 8 323 367 186 217 35 48 12 .302 .347 .406 .753
Home   222 64 17 2 0 24 32 20 21 4 3 1 .288 .344 .383 .727
Road   237 79 9 3 1 29 33 22 22 2 3 2 .333 .392 .409 .801
Grass   459 143 26 5 1 53 65 42 43 6 6 3 .312 .369 .397 .765
Day   248 70 18 4 1 29 38 20 25 3 5 2 .282 .337 .399 .736
Night   211 73 8 1 0 24 27 22 18 3 1 1 .346 .405 .393 .798
As Starter   458 142 26 5 1 53 65 42 43 6 6 3 .310 .367 .395 .763
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   100 43 7 2 0 15 18 12 12 1 2 0 .430 .487 .540 1.027
Inning 1-3   184 50 8 1 1 15 22 14 15 3 0 2 .272 .325 .342 .668
Inning 4-6   144 43 10 2 0 21 22 12 12 2 4 1 .299 .352 .396 .748
Inning 7-9   123 47 7 2 0 17 19 16 14 1 2 0 .382 .450 .472 .922
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
0 Outs   143 41 7 2 0 9 28 17 15 1 4 1 .287 .364 .364 .728
1 Outs   137 48 8 2 0 18 21 12 14 5 2 2 .350 .397 .438 .835
2 Outs   179 54 11 1 1 26 16 13 14 0 0 0 .302 .349 .391 .740
Scoring Position   138 34 9 0 1 50 16 16 14 6 6 1 .246 .317 .333 .650
Bases Empty   228 79 11 5 0 0 43 21 22 0 0 2 .346 .406 .439 .845
Runner on 1st   93 30 6 0 0 3 6 5 7 0 0 0 .323 .357 .387 .744
Runner on 2nd   51 11 5 0 1 10 6 5 3 0 4 0 .216 .286 .373 .658
Runner on 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .357 .333 .690
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 8 2 0 0 6 3 2 4 0 1 1 .229 .289 .286 .575
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 2 1 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 .143 .278 .214 .492
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .200 .231 .200 .431
Bases Loaded   16 8 0 0 0 21 4 3 4 3 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   178 45 6 3 1 16 21 31 43 3 0 2 .253 .364 .337 .702
First Pitch   84 28 5 0 0 14 15 0 0 3 5 0 .333 .322 .393 .715
Count 0-1   57 19 4 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .404 .737
Count 0-2   39 8 1 0 1 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 .205 .205 .308 .513
Count 1-0   30 11 1 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 .367 .367 .533 .900
Count 1-1   55 20 4 0 0 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .436 .800
Count 1-2   59 12 1 1 0 5 3 0 17 1 0 0 .203 .200 .254 .454
Count 2-0   7 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Count 2-1   22 8 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .500 .864
Count 2-2   41 16 3 1 0 2 4 0 5 1 0 1 .390 .395 .512 .908
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   26 9 2 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 .346 .433 .423 .856
Full Count   39 9 1 1 0 5 12 31 15 1 0 1 .231 .569 .308 .877
Behind in Count   155 39 6 1 1 12 11 0 23 1 0 0 .252 .250 .323 .573
Ahead in Count   85 31 7 2 0 10 17 11 0 0 1 1 .365 .443 .494 .937
Batting Leadoff   147 49 9 1 0 12 21 19 8 2 3 3 .333 .415 .408 .823
Batting 3rd   18 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .056 .150 .111 .261
Batting 4th   294 93 16 4 1 41 43 21 30 4 3 0 .316 .357 .408 .766
Low Leverage   144 47 5 4 0 7 20 16 12 0 0 1 .326 .398 .417 .814
Medium Leverage   218 63 14 1 1 14 33 17 17 2 1 1 .289 .340 .376 .716
High Leverage   95 33 7 0 0 32 12 9 13 4 5 1 .347 .394 .421 .816
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
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
1909 Fukushima - AFIL-2 22 116 440 132 21 8 1 36 60 21 1 5 40 30 7 .300 .330 .391 .721 106 103 2.0
1910 Fukushima - AFIL-2 23 117 446 129 24 9 0 56 60 22 2 9 43 18 6 .289 .319 .383 .703 95 91 1.5
1911 Fukushima - AFIL-2 24 106 380 117 30 7 4 60 69 38 1 4 28 19 6 .308 .369 .455 .824 130 129 4.1
1912 Fukushima - AFIL-2 25 113 440 129 30 8 2 54 54 40 1 4 31 31 8 .293 .351 .411 .762 115 115 4.3
1913 Fukushima - AFIL-2 26 115 450 140 23 10 0 64 59 23 4 7 32 25 6 .311 .345 .407 .752 106 108 2.8
1914 Japan - TRN 27 6 21 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .286 .318 .286 .604 74 62 -0.0
1914 Fukushima - AFIL-2 27 117 459 143 26 5 1 53 65 42 3 6 43 28 10 .312 .369 .397 .765 111 114 3.3
Total NYK 684 2615 790 154 47 8 323 367 186 12 35 217 151 43 .302 .347 .406 .753 110 110
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
1911 Fukushima - NYK 24 7 33 7 3 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 .212 .257 .303 .560 56 50 0.5
1913 Fukushima - NYK 26 13 51 15 2 1 0 9 6 2 1 0 6 4 1 .294 .333 .373 .706 94 98 0.3
Total NYK 20 84 22 5 1 0 12 9 4 1 0 7 6 1 .262 .303 .345 .649 79 79
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1909 Fukushima - AFIL-2 LF 8 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 45.2 2.17 +1.2 1.079
1909 Fukushima - AFIL-2 CF 107 107 358 9 0 371 4 .989 939.2 3.52 +1.1 .990
1909 Fukushima - AFIL-2 RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1910 Fukushima - AFIL-2 LF 13 11 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 90.0 3.30 -0.3 .990
1910 Fukushima - AFIL-2 CF 97 92 326 5 0 338 7 .979 799.2 3.73 +3.1 1.008
1910 Fukushima - AFIL-2 RF 13 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 74.0 2.19 -0.3 1.008
1911 Fukushima - AFIL-2 LF 8 7 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 66.0 2.05 +0.1 .986
1911 Fukushima - AFIL-2 CF 94 93 331 11 2 344 2 .994 811.2 3.79 +4.1 1.021
1911 Fukushima - AFIL-2 RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.007
1912 Fukushima - AFIL-2 LF 10 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 69.0 2.22 +0.4 .997
1912 Fukushima - AFIL-2 CF 103 101 342 10 1 354 2 .994 906.2 3.49 +6.2 1.017
1912 Fukushima - AFIL-2 RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.006
1913 Fukushima - AFIL-2 LF 6 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 21.0 3.00 -0.1 .993
1913 Fukushima - AFIL-2 CF 111 108 346 12 3 363 5 .986 931.0 3.46 +1.7 1.009
1914 Fukushima - AFIL-2 LF 77 77 169 1 1 173 3 .983 640.1 2.39 +7.0 1.061
1914 Japan - TRN LF 6 6 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 51.0 3.53 +0.1 .992
1914 Fukushima - AFIL-2 CF 47 39 138 4 0 142 0 1.000 364.0 3.51 +1.0 .997
TOTAL LF 128 117 272 1 1 276 3 .989 983.0 2.50 +8.4 1.037
TOTAL CF 559 540 1841 51 6 1912 20 .990 4752.2 3.58 +17.2 1.008
TOTAL RF 15 11 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 92.0 2.25 -0.2 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
02/12/1909 Joined the Fukushima Kamome.
03/19/1909 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Fukushima Kamome development complex.
06/06/1909 Was selected to the 1909 Nihon Yakyu Kyokai All-Star Game.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (48); Power: 28 (28); Eye: 28 (28).
02/24/1910 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Fukushima Kamome development complex.
04/28/1910 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/21/1910 Injured on 05/20/1910, diagnosed with a bruised jaw, is day-to-day.
05/31/1910 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/29/1910 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/18/1910 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 29 (32); Eye: 28 (28).
04/01/1911 Outstandingly completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Fukushima Kamome development complex.
05/13/1911 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/04/1911 Was selected to the 1911 Nihon Yakyu Kyokai All-Star Game.
09/15/1911 Wins the 1911 NYK NL Tonbokiri at CF.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (71); Power: 8 (12); Eye: 26 (29).
04/01/1912 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Fukushima Kamome development complex.
06/04/1912 Was selected to the 1912 Nihon Yakyu Kyokai All-Star Game.
07/06/1912 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/07/1912 Wins the 1912 NYK NL Tonbokiri at CF.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 7 (12); Eye: 27 (28).
04/01/1913 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Fukushima Kamome development complex.
06/04/1913 Was selected to the 1913 Nihon Yakyu Kyokai All-Star Game.
08/24/1913 Wins the 1913 NYK NL Pennant Series MVP Award.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (74); Power: 9 (14); Eye: 29 (30).
04/01/1914 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Fukushima Kamome development complex.
06/04/1914 Was selected to the 1914 Nihon Yakyu Kyokai All-Star Game.
09/11/1914 Wins the 1914 NYK NL Benkei at LF.
09/12/1914 Wins the 1914 NYK NL Tonbokiri at LF.
12/18/1914 Named to the 1914 Copa Mundial for the Japan Samurai.
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