P Akahito Takizawa #5
Age: 57 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
P AKAHITO TAKIZAWA #5 - AGE: 57 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/08/1917
Born in:Toyonaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1939, 3rd Pick in Round 2
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1939 Nagoya - JBA 22 17 12 2 8 1 4.65 71.2 74 43 37 3 50 46 0 0 1.73 .302 3.55 0.3 65
1940 Nagoya - JBA 23 44 36 13 8 2 1.92 211.1 143 52 45 5 129 199 0 0 1.29 .250 2.56 4.1 156
1941 Nagoya - JBA 24 47 9 3 6 9 3.87 95.1 74 49 41 4 63 119 0 0 1.44 .302 2.47 2.0 87
1942 Nagoya - JBA 25 47 0 7 4 10 2.22 81.0 51 26 20 4 52 120 0 0 1.27 .288 2.17 1.8 153
1943 Nagoya - JBA 26 23 23 6 8 0 1.53 159.0 101 36 27 1 85 90 3 1 1.17 .217 1.84 3.3 144
1946 Kinboshi - BAN 29 25 25 10 9 0 3.97 136.0 127 75 60 3 95 67 0 0 1.63 .280 4.53 1.3 104
1947 Kinboshi - BAN 30 25 25 9 11 0 2.47 211.1 172 71 58 5 69 85 19 5 1.14 .244 3.68 4.3 167
1948 Kinboshi - BAN 31 23 23 11 8 0 4.09 174.0 214 80 79 4 54 89 8 4 1.54 .345 3.37 4.2 101
1949 Kinboshi - BAN 32 25 25 18 4 0 2.38 215.1 177 60 57 5 60 125 19 2 1.10 .261 3.16 5.9 173
1952 Kinboshi - BAN 35 29 29 10 6 0 3.10 174.1 158 67 60 13 69 78 0 0 1.30 .262 3.21 3.4 118
1953 Hosho - BAN 36 25 25 8 12 0 4.57 145.2 168 81 74 17 65 70 0 0 1.60 .296 4.59 1.2 90
Total JBA 178 80 31 34 22 2.47 618.1 443 206 170 17 379 574 3 1 1.33 .259 2.43 11.5 120
Total BAN 152 152 66 50 0 3.30 1056.2 1016 434 388 47 412 514 46 11 1.35 .280 3.68 20.3 122
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1939 Nagoya - INT P 17 12 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 71.2 1.51 -0.0 1.038
1940 Nagoya - INT P 44 36 11 21 3 33 1 .970 211.1 1.36 -1.3 1.066
1941 Nagoya - INT P 47 9 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 95.1 0.76 -0.3 .963
1942 Nagoya - INT P 46 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 81.0 0.78 +0.4 1.175
1943 Nagoya - INT P 23 23 12 17 0 30 1 .967 159.0 1.64 -1.8 .999
1946 Kinboshi - INT P 25 25 7 10 2 19 2 .895 136.0 1.12 +0.2 .750
1947 Kinboshi - INT P 25 25 5 27 2 35 3 .914 211.1 1.36 -0.1 1.000
1948 Kinboshi - INT P 23 23 9 20 1 30 1 .967 174.0 1.50 +1.5 1.000
1949 Kinboshi - INT P 25 25 8 23 0 33 2 .939 215.1 1.30 +0.9 1.130
1952 Kinboshi - INT P 29 29 12 19 2 32 1 .969 174.1 1.60 +1.0 1.128
1953 Hosho - INT P 25 25 15 7 0 25 3 .880 145.2 1.36 -1.3 .918
TOTAL P 329 232 88 162 10 264 14 .947 1675.0 1.34 -0.9 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/1939 Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft by the Nagoya Owls. (Round 2, Pick 3, 9th overall pick).
07/06/1939 Signed a minor league contract with the Nagoya Owls organization with a signing bonus of $160.
07/19/1939 Named the #10 prospect in the JBA
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/29/1940 Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1940 Wins the JBA Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/30/1941 Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/19/1943 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kyoto Bears with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/04/1946 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,040 with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1947 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/22/1947 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/25/1947 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/19/1947 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/25/1947 Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award.
09/03/1947 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nagoya Hosho Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/24/1948 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Kingfishers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/20/1948 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/16/1948 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/01/1948 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/16/1949 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/17/1949 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kobe Bulls with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/19/1949 Wins the Japanese Baseball Association triple-crown!!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/30/1952 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/01/1952 Was traded by the Kinboshi Kites to the Hosho Reliables, along with RF Shinichi Okamoto, in exchange for RF Mitsuyasu Takeno.
06/01/1953 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/10/1955 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1943 1 10
Year SH Rank
1940 12 5
1946 11 5
1947 16 3
1952 7 10
Year SF Rank
1953 3 10
Year G Rank
1940 44 8
1941 47 4
1942 47 3
1947 25 7
1952 29 8
Year GS Rank
1940 36 1
1943 23 7
1946 25 8
1947 25 1
1948 23 10
1949 25 5
1952 29 4
1953 25 8
Year W Rank
1940 13 5
1948 11 6
1949 18 1
1952 10 3
1953 8 7
Year L Rank
1947 11 5
1952 6 9
1953 12 3
Year Win. % Rank
1940 .619 8
1949 .818 1
1952 .625 1
1953 .400 7
Year SV Rank
1941 9 2
1942 10 2
Year HLD Rank
1941 3 3
1942 1 7
Year IP Rank
1940 211.1 6
1947 211.1 3
1949 215.1 3
1952 174.1 7
1953 145.2 9
Year BF Rank
1940 903 7
1947 858 5
1949 868 10
1952 731 7
1953 672 8
Year HRA Rank
1952 13 9
1953 17 2
Year BB Rank
1940 129 4
1943 85 6
1947 69 10
1952 69 8
1953 65 6
Year K Rank
1940 199 3
1942 120 9
1943 90 4
1947 85 2
1948 89 6
1949 125 1
1952 78 7
1953 70 8
Year WP Rank
1943 2 9
1946 7 3
1953 2 9
Year ERA Rank
1940 1.92 4
1943 1.53 4
1949 2.38 1
1952 3.10 2
1953 4.57 8
Year BABIP Rank
1949 .261 1
1952 .262 7
1953 .296 8
Year WHIP Rank
1949 1.10 1
1952 1.30 3
1953 1.60 7
Year K/BB Rank
1941 1.89 6
1943 1.06 7
1947 1.23 10
1948 1.65 5
1949 2.08 5
1952 1.13 4
1953 1.08 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1949 9.95 1
1952 11.87 3
1953 14.77 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1940 0.21 8
1943 0.06 9
1952 0.67 4
1953 1.05 9
Year H/9 Rank
1940 6.09 5
1941 6.99 10
1943 5.72 6
1949 7.40 1
1952 8.16 5
1953 10.38 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1949 2.51 10
1952 3.56 3
1953 4.02 7
Year K/9 Rank
1940 8.47 4
1941 11.23 2
1943 5.09 2
1946 4.43 3
1947 3.62 9
1948 4.60 6
1949 5.22 1
1952 4.03 6
1953 4.32 3
Year RA Rank
1941 38 5
1942 47 3
Year GF Rank
1941 28 2
1942 30 4
Year QS Rank
1943 18 9
1948 15 3
1949 20 1
1952 18 5
1953 15 5
Year QSP Rank
1948 .652 3
1949 .800 1
1952 .621 5
1953 .600 4
Year CG Rank
1947 19 7
1949 19 1
Year CGP Rank
1949 .760 3
Year SHO Rank
1947 5 1
1948 4 1
1949 2 10
Year GB% Rank
1941 0.52 4
1943 0.51 4
1946 0.51 3
1949 0.53 5
1952 0.49 3
1953 0.47 6
Year WAR Rank
1940 4.0 8
1942 2.7 9
1943 3.2 9
1948 3.4 9
1949 4.3 5
1952 2.4 5
1953 0.8 10
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