RF Masanao Kawai #25
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/13/1950
RF MASANAO KAWAI #25 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/27/1950 @ KOB Loss, 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/1950 FUK Loss, 6-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/25/1950 KIN Loss, 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
04/24/1950 @ OSA Loss, 5-9 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
04/23/1950 NAG Win, 10-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/22/1950 KOB Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/21/1950 @ FUK Loss, 1-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/20/1950 @ KIN Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/18/1950 OSA Loss, 3-5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/17/1950 @ NAG Loss, 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/16/1918
Born in:Morioka, IWA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,000
Signed Through:1951 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 72 Days
Service This Yr:275 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 106 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 6th Pick in Round 1
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1949 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 280 79 13 9 2 42 37 20 28 .282 .327 .414 .741 .331 .132 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 65 312 0 2 1 1 8 3 116 24 18 4 81.8 41.0 5.11 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 6 1 0 0 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .350 .714
Versus Right   260 73 12 9 2 39 32 18 25 3 8 0 .281 .324 .419 .743
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Year   280 79 13 9 2 42 37 20 28 3 8 0 .282 .327 .414 .741
2 Years Ago   299 87 20 5 0 42 48 29 30 8 3 3 .291 .351 .391 .742
Career   1186 303 55 22 7 167 165 133 127 24 25 4 .255 .327 .357 .683
Pinch Hitting   10 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Close/Late   67 19 5 3 0 13 7 5 6 2 4 0 .284 .324 .448 .772
Inning 1-3   103 30 2 4 1 13 16 9 9 0 2 0 .291 .348 .417 .766
Inning 4-6   86 26 6 2 0 14 13 5 7 1 2 0 .302 .337 .419 .756
Inning 7-9   88 23 5 3 1 15 8 6 12 2 4 0 .261 .302 .420 .723
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   101 29 3 3 0 5 21 9 11 0 8 0 .287 .345 .376 .722
1 Outs   94 26 4 5 1 18 13 5 12 3 0 0 .277 .304 .457 .761
2 Outs   85 24 6 1 1 19 3 6 5 0 0 0 .282 .330 .412 .741
Scoring Position   90 29 7 3 0 36 9 9 6 3 8 0 .322 .373 .467 .839
Bases Empty   138 32 5 3 1 1 17 8 15 0 0 0 .232 .274 .333 .607
Runner on 1st   52 18 1 3 1 5 11 3 7 0 0 0 .346 .382 .538 .920
Runner on 2nd   32 7 3 2 0 6 4 6 2 0 7 0 .219 .342 .438 .780
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 9 3 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 6 1 0 0 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 .545 .500 .636 1.136
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 1 0 8 1 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .364 .556 .919
Two Strikes   119 30 3 2 1 12 13 7 28 1 0 0 .252 .291 .336 .627
First Pitch   39 10 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 3 0 .256 .286 .436 .722
Count 0-1   25 10 3 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 2 0 .400 .385 .520 .905
Count 0-2   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 1-0   34 12 1 4 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .618 .971
Count 1-1   29 7 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 .241 .241 .379 .621
Count 1-2   42 11 1 1 1 4 6 0 9 1 0 0 .262 .256 .405 .661
Count 2-0   12 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 2-1   14 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 2-2   43 11 2 1 0 4 2 0 8 0 0 0 .256 .256 .349 .605
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 1 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .625 1.196
Full Count   23 5 0 0 0 3 4 7 7 0 0 0 .217 .400 .217 .617
Behind in Count   78 24 4 1 1 12 10 0 13 2 2 0 .308 .300 .423 .723
Ahead in Count   68 22 3 5 0 13 14 11 0 0 1 0 .324 .418 .515 .932
Batting Leadoff   115 34 6 5 0 16 13 8 11 3 7 0 .296 .333 .435 .768
Batting 2nd   62 20 2 3 1 7 11 0 6 0 0 0 .323 .323 .500 .823
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   9 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Batting 6th   11 3 0 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 1 0 .273 .467 .545 1.012
Batting 7th   72 17 3 1 0 14 5 7 9 0 0 0 .236 .304 .306 .609
Batting 8th   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Low Leverage   103 23 4 2 2 7 7 3 7 1 0 0 .223 .243 .359 .602
Medium Leverage   105 36 4 2 0 12 22 11 11 0 4 0 .343 .405 .419 .824
High Leverage   64 18 5 4 0 22 7 5 9 2 4 0 .281 .324 .484 .808
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
1941 Osaka - JBA 23 31 79 9 1 1 2 6 7 3 0 1 28 1 0 .114 .145 .228 .372 16 9 -0.4
1946 Vesutan - JBA 28 111 386 100 16 5 3 68 57 66 1 11 27 14 6 .259 .360 .350 .710 119 119 4.0
1947 Vesutan - JBA 29 46 142 28 5 2 0 9 16 15 0 1 14 11 3 .197 .272 .261 .533 74 67 1.1
1948 Vesutan - JBA 30 82 299 87 20 5 0 42 48 29 3 8 30 20 9 .291 .351 .391 .742 89 86 0.8
1949 Vesutan - JBA 31 88 280 79 13 9 2 42 37 20 0 3 28 18 4 .282 .327 .414 .741 88 84 0.6
Total JBA 358 1186 303 55 22 7 167 165 133 4 24 127 64 22 .255 .327 .357 .683 93 90 6.2
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
1938 Total - 20 43 187 58 8 4 6 43 41 29 0 1 17 31 2 .310 .401 .492 .893 100 100 1.4
1939 Total - 21 51 223 69 11 4 8 53 63 34 0 0 22 33 2 .309 .401 .502 .903 100 100 1.7
1940 Total - 22 51 220 63 9 4 7 39 45 34 0 3 21 31 2 .286 .377 .459 .837 100 100 1.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 Osaka - INT LF 4 3 4 0 0 5 1 .800 28.0 1.29 +0.0 .984
1941 Osaka - INT CF 14 13 47 2 0 53 4 .925 121.1 3.63 -0.4 .990
1941 Osaka - INT RF 6 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 23.0 3.52 +0.9 1.147
1946 Vesutan - INT LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.3 1.020
1946 Vesutan - INT RF 111 110 332 13 1 354 9 .975 941.2 3.30 +6.2 1.021
1947 Vesutan - INT LF 12 11 35 0 0 37 2 .946 95.0 3.32 +0.9 .966
1947 Vesutan - INT RF 34 34 112 2 1 114 0 1.000 299.1 3.43 +2.9 1.021
1948 Vesutan - INT LF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.0 1.012
1948 Vesutan - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Vesutan - INT RF 78 76 220 11 4 239 8 .967 666.1 3.12 +3.6 1.014
1949 Vesutan - INT LF 20 9 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 84.0 2.79 -0.3 1.031
1949 Vesutan - INT CF 26 24 91 2 0 98 5 .949 210.2 3.97 -3.4 .965
1949 Vesutan - INT RF 54 32 109 3 0 116 4 .966 296.1 3.40 +7.5 1.087
TOTAL LF 45 24 70 1 0 74 3 .959 230.0 2.78 +1.0 .993
TOTAL CF 41 37 138 4 0 151 9 .940 333.0 3.84 -3.8 .973
TOTAL RF 283 255 782 29 6 832 21 .975 2226.2 3.28 +21.2 1.029
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
07/13/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $750.
10/10/1940 Named the #12 prospect in the JBA
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/31/1941 Named the #10 prospect in the JBA
05/10/1941 Injured (allergic reaction),out for 4 days.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/30/1945 Wins the 1945 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Osaka Sailors.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/13/1946 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
05/14/1946 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/28/1947 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/23/1948 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 3 weeks.
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Vesutan Bees.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/19/1949 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1946 3 10
Year SB Rank
1946 14 1
1948 20 4
1949 18 4
Year RBI Rank
1946 68 2
Year IBB Rank
1948 3 10
Year SF Rank
1946 11 1
1948 8 4
Year ISO Rank
1946 .091 8
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