2B Wataru Higaki #22
Niigata Hakuchoh NYK
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1909
 OA: 43 POT: 43
BNN Index | NYK | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B WATARU HIGAKI #22 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 483 144 17 2 1 43 48 35 .298 .362 .348 19 3.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 54 50 55 56
BABIP 54 50 55 57
Avoid K's 55 51 56 55
Gap 41 40 42 41
Power 24 23 25 26
Eye 54 50 55 54
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 57 33
Errors: - 64 43
Arm: 4 41 39
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 24 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 58 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 37
Stealing Aggressiveness: 67
Stealing Ability: 79
Baserunning Inst.: 82
Sacrifice Bunt: 46
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/24/1909 @ AOMR Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/23/1909 @ AOMR Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1909 AOMR Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1909 AOMR Win, 6-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1909 AOMR Win, 10-9 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
08/17/1909 @ AOMR Loss, 1-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1909 @ AOMR Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/1909 @ SBAE Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1909 @ SBAE Loss, 6-13 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/08/1909 @ HKDT Win, 6-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Wataru has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/28/1886
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:173 cm
Weight:70 kg
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 153 Days
Pro Service:4 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 1909 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 115 483 144 17 2 1 43 74 48 35 .298 .362 .348 .710 .341 .050 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 542 3 0 0 6 4 4 168 20 19 10 65.5 64.5 4.80 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   144 45 4 0 0 9 19 11 8 2 3 2 .312 .365 .340 .705
Versus Right   339 99 13 2 1 34 55 37 27 2 1 1 .292 .361 .351 .713
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   113 37 2 0 0 12 10 7 8 2 2 1 .327 .366 .345 .711
May   110 31 4 1 1 5 15 14 8 0 2 2 .282 .373 .364 .737
June   105 35 3 1 0 13 21 12 3 1 0 0 .333 .398 .381 .779
July   108 31 7 0 0 9 19 9 12 1 0 0 .287 .339 .352 .691
August   47 10 1 0 0 4 9 6 4 0 0 0 .213 .302 .234 .536
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   37 14 2 0 0 5 7 6 1 0 1 0 .378 .465 .432 .898
Postseason   23 9 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 .391 .417 .522 .938
Career   483 144 17 2 1 43 74 48 35 4 4 3 .298 .362 .348 .710
Home   243 80 7 1 0 24 42 25 19 1 1 2 .329 .395 .366 .761
Road   240 64 10 1 1 19 32 23 16 3 3 1 .267 .330 .329 .659
Grass   483 144 17 2 1 43 74 48 35 4 4 3 .298 .362 .348 .710
Day   483 144 17 2 1 43 74 48 35 4 4 3 .298 .362 .348 .710
As Starter   476 142 17 2 0 41 73 48 34 4 4 3 .298 .363 .342 .706
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   102 30 3 0 1 10 16 17 8 0 1 0 .294 .395 .353 .748
Inning 1-3   207 54 7 1 0 14 37 13 17 2 1 1 .261 .305 .304 .609
Inning 4-6   136 43 6 0 0 17 13 16 8 2 2 2 .316 .391 .360 .751
Inning 7-9   126 44 4 1 1 12 22 16 8 0 0 0 .349 .423 .421 .843
Extra Innings   14 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 .214 .353 .214 .567
0 Outs   229 67 7 1 0 2 51 23 20 1 4 0 .293 .356 .332 .688
1 Outs   117 29 5 0 1 19 15 10 12 3 0 0 .248 .300 .316 .616
2 Outs   137 48 5 1 0 22 8 15 3 0 0 3 .350 .426 .401 .827
Scoring Position   120 39 3 0 1 42 15 11 6 4 4 2 .325 .380 .375 .755
Bases Empty   288 79 11 2 0 0 50 31 27 0 0 1 .274 .347 .326 .673
Runner on 1st   75 26 3 0 0 1 9 6 2 0 0 0 .347 .395 .387 .782
Runner on 2nd   46 15 1 0 1 9 6 4 2 0 2 2 .326 .404 .413 .817
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 9 1 0 0 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 .346 .433 .385 .818
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 6 0 0 0 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .412 .400 .812
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 .182 .154 .182 .336
Bases Loaded   14 4 1 0 0 11 0 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .312 .357 .670
Two Strikes   213 54 8 0 1 19 32 35 35 2 0 0 .254 .356 .305 .661
First Pitch   90 34 3 0 0 9 13 0 0 1 1 1 .378 .380 .411 .792
Count 0-1   55 18 3 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 .327 .339 .418 .757
Count 0-2   32 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 .312 .303 .344 .647
Count 1-0   38 6 1 1 0 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 .158 .154 .237 .391
Count 1-1   46 16 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 .348 .362 .348 .710
Count 1-2   66 12 3 0 0 4 6 0 6 1 0 0 .182 .179 .227 .406
Count 2-0   10 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .700 1.300
Count 2-1   17 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .412 .765
Count 2-2   55 14 3 0 0 3 7 0 9 0 0 0 .255 .255 .309 .564
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 4 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 .286 .565 .286 .851
Full Count   60 18 1 0 1 9 18 35 14 0 0 0 .300 .558 .367 .925
Behind in Count   153 40 7 1 0 14 14 0 12 2 0 1 .261 .263 .320 .583
Ahead in Count   79 22 3 1 0 5 16 13 0 1 2 0 .278 .376 .342 .718
Batting Leadoff   476 142 17 2 0 41 73 48 34 4 4 3 .298 .363 .342 .706
Batting 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Low Leverage   150 44 6 1 0 5 24 18 10 0 0 1 .293 .373 .347 .719
Medium Leverage   236 70 7 1 0 14 39 19 18 1 2 1 .297 .350 .335 .685
High Leverage   96 29 3 0 1 24 11 11 7 3 2 1 .302 .369 .365 .734
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 Niigata - AFIL-2 22 115 483 144 17 2 1 43 74 48 3 4 35 19 10 .298 .362 .348 .710 106 111 3.8
Total NYK 115 483 144 17 2 1 43 74 48 3 4 35 19 10 .298 .362 .348 .710 106 111
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
1909 Niigata - NYK 22 7 23 9 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .391 .417 .522 .938 171 168 1.3
Total NYK 7 23 9 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .391 .417 .522 .938 171 168
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1909 Niigata - AFIL-2 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1909 Niigata - AFIL-2 2B 111 110 176 285 44 475 14 .971 1005.2 4.13 +7.5 1.028
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 111 110 176 285 44 475 14 .971 1005.2 4.13 +7.5 1.028
PLAYER HISTORY
02/12/1909 Joined the Niigata Hakuchoh.
03/19/1909 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Niigata Hakuchoh development complex.
06/06/1909 Was selected to the 1909 Nihon Yakyu Kyokai All-Star Game.
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