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Shunichi Amachi 30-Dec-1904
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Kaoru Betto 23-Aug-1920
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Marines' franchise history
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Sadayoshi Fujimoto 20-Dec-1904
Ranked among most
successful NPB managers
manager of early Giants
dynasty
Players who starred
for teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Most
successful manager in one league era
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Motoshi Fujita 17-Aug-1931
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1980's Central League
His successes
as a manager in 1980's compared to those of Masaaki Mori in the same
decade
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Shinji Hamazaki 10-Dec-1901
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Tatsuro Hirooka 9-Feb-1932
As a player
Led the Swallows to their first
significant successes
Manager who reversed Lions bad times
and began a highly successful streak
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Lions dynasty of late
1980's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Senichi Hoshino 21-Jan-1947
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Dragon franchise history
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Shuichi Ishimoto 1-Nov-1896
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Hisanori Karita 19-Jan-1910
As a player
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Tetsuharu Kawakami 23-Mar-1920
As a player
Ranked among most
successful NPB managers
manager of "V-9" Giants dynasty
Players who starred
for teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Giant franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1960's Central League
Most
successful manager of 1960's
Most successful
manager of 1970's Central League
His successes
as a manager in the 1970's compared to those of Ueda
Honorable
mention as a successful manager in the 1970's
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown for his managing
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Takeshi Koba 22-Apr-1936
As a player
As the manager who led the Carp to
success
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Carp franchise history
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Sadao Kondo 2-Oct-1925
Evaluated to see if his NPB
managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Tokuru Konishi 10-Jul-1894
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Kenjiro Matsuki 22-Jan-1909
As a player
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Osamu Mihara 21-Nov-1911
As a successful manager of the
Buffaloes
Leader of Lions during one of the
ten most successful streaks ever
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Lions dynasty of late
1950's
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Bay Star franchise history
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Lions' franchise history
Honorable mention
as successful manager of 1950's Pacific League
Honorable mention
as successful manager of 1950's
Disputes with player
Shinichi Eto when he managed the Dragons ended with trade of Eto
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Shigeru Mizuhara 19-Jan-1909
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Giants dynasty of early
1950's
manager of Giants dynasty of late
1950's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1950's Central League
Most successful
manager of 1950's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Masaaki Mori 9-Jan-1937
As a player
Lions' manager who maintained success
begun by Hirooka
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Lions dynasty of late
1980's
manager of Lions dynasty of early
1990's
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Lions' franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1980's Pacific League
Most successful
manager of 1980's
Beats out Nomura
as most successful manager of 1990's because of Nomura's unspectacular overall
winning percentage
Most successful
manager of 1990's Pacific League
Most successful
manager of 1990's
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Shigeo Mori 18-Mar-1906
Evaluated to see if his NPB
managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Shigeo Nagashima 20-Feb-1936
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Haruyasu Nakajima 28-Jun-1909
As a player
Evaluated to see if
his NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall
of Fame
manager of early Giants
dynasty
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
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Yukio Nishimoto 25-Apr-1920
As a successful manager of the
Blue Wave
Led the Buffaloes to their greatest
ever streak of success
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Braves dynasty of the
1970's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Blue Wave franchise history
Most successful
manager in Buffaloes' franchise history
His successes
as a manager in the 1970's compared to those of Ueda
Honorable mention
as a successful manager in the 1970's Pacific League
Honorable
mention as a successful manager in the 1970's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Katsuya Nomura 29-Jun-1935
As a player
Managed Swallows to several
championships
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Swallows' franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1990's Central League
Honorable
mention as a successful manager of 1990's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Akira Ogi 29-Apr-1935
As a successful manager of the
Blue Wave
As a successful manager of the
Buffaloes
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Sadaharu Oh 20-May-1940
As a player
Lead Hawks to a recent run of
significant success
Behavior as manager against players threatening his
single season home run record
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Keiji Osawa 4-Mar-1932
Most successful manager
in Fighters' franchise history
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Michinori Tsubouchi 7-Apr-1914
As a player
Evaluated to see if
his NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall
of Fame
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
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Kazuto Tsuruoka a/k/a Kazuto
Yamamoto 27-Jul-1916
As a player
Led Hawks from being subpar performers
to the second most successful streak ever
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Hawks' franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1950's Pacific League
Honorable
mention as successful manager of 1950's
Most successful
manager of 1960's Pacific League
Honorable
mention as successful manager of 1960's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Toshiharu Ueda 18-Jan-1937
As a successful manager of the
Blue Wave
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Braves dynasty of
1970's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Blue Wave franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1970's Pacific League
Most successful
manager of 1970's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Bobby Valentine 13-May-1950
Signed Shinjo in major
leagues
Role in development
of Koichi Hori
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Tadashi Wakabayashi 1-Mar-1908
As a player
Named as most
successful gaijin manager
Most successful
manager in Tigers' franchise history
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
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If you know the first letter of a player's family name, you can click on
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will be a list of all players indexed whose family names begin with that
letter (if ther's more than one).
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Shinnosuke Abe c
rtg2 points 20-Mar-1979
Evaluated as a 2006 "Player to Watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2007 "Player to Watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2008 "Player to Watch" as a major league possibility
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Mitsuhiro Adachi p 324
rtg2 points 10-Mar-1940
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
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Ryouji Aikawa C
rtg2 points 11-Jul-1976
Evaluated as a 2009 free agent as a major league possibility
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Takeshi Aiko of 222 rtg2 points
15-Aug-1962
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Motoyuki Akahori p 264
rtg2 points 7-Apr-1970
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1990's all star team
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Koji Akiyama of 504 rtg2 points
6-Apr-1962
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
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Noburu Akiyama p 313 rtg2
points 3-Feb-1934
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Tied for last
pitching spot on overall 1960's all star team
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George Altman of-1b 335 rtg2
points 20-Mar-1933
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
career hitting data
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
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Norichika Aoki of
rtg2 points 5-Jan-1982
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
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Noburu Aota of 409 rtg2 points
22-Nov-1924
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On 1950's Central League
all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
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Hiromasa Arai of 318 rtg2
points 26-Apr-1952
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
career hitting data
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Analysis
of Major League equivalent of 1987 season
Nagisa Arakaki p
rtg2 points 9-May-1980
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
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Atsushi Aramaki p 369 rtg2
points 16-Nov-1926
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
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Shuzo Arita c <200 rtg2 points
27-Sep-1951
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
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Michiyo Arito 3b 472 rtg2
points 17-Dec-1946
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
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Kenta Asakura p
rtg2 points 11-Jun-1981
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
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Keichi Asano p <200 rtg2
points 22-Feb-1949
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
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Kenji Awaguchi of 223 rtg2
points 5-Apr-1952
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Hideyuki Awano p <200
rtg2 points 28-Jul-1964
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
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Gene Bacque p 220 rtg2 points
12-Aug-1937
Selected to all foreign-born
team
On 1960's Central League
all star team
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Chico Barbon 2b 245 rtg2 points
13-Mar-1933
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
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Randy Bass 1b 341 rtg2 points
13-Mar-1954
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Tigers' franchise all
star team
On 1980's Central League
all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
One of the players who chased Sadaharu Oh's single
season home run record and was denied the chance to tie or break the record
by the refusal of pitchers on Oh's teams to throw him strikes
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Jim Baumer 2b 205 rtg2 points
29-Jan-1931
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Akira Bessho a/k/a Takehiko Bessho p
633 rtg2 points 1-Oct-1922
Career pitching data
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On Hawk franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined
further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown
summarized
Case for Cooperstown Reexamined
using new data on pre-1945 Japan
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Kaoru Betto of 312 rtg2 points
23-Aug-1920
As a manager
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer not
ranked among top players in NPB history
On Marines' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific League
all star team
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Don Blasingame 2b <200
rtg2 points 16-Mar-1932
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Jack Bloomfield 2b 260 rtg2
points 7-Aug-1932
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1962 season
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Glenn Braggs of 208 rtg2 points
17-Oct-1962
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Tony Brewer of 232 rtg2 points
25-Nov-1957
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Ralph Bryant of 264 rtg2 points
20-May-1961
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Akira Ogi
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
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Shoichi Busujima of 388
rtg2 points 14-Jan-1936
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
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Alex Cabrera 1b 274 rtg2 points
24-Dec-1971
On Lions' franchise all
star team
One of the players who chased Sadaharu Oh's single
season home run record and was denied the chance to tie or break the record
by the refusal of pitchers on Oh's teams to throw him strikes
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Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2002 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2003 season
Shigeru Chiba 2b 477 rtg2
points 10-May-1919
star player for early Giants
dynasty
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using
players comparable to his MLB projection
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Phil Clark 1b <200 rtg2 points
6-May-1968
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Warren Cromartie of 338
rtg2 points 29-Sep-1953
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Described as not fond of
teammate Tatsunori Hara
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1986 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1989 season
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Tommy Cruz of 227 rtg2 points
15-Feb-1951
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Takeo Daigo c <200 rtg2 points
15-Nov-1938
On Marines' franchise all
star team
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Yu Darvish p
rtg2 points C 16-Aug-1986
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
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Dick Davis 1b 213 rtg2 points
25-Sep-1953
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Orestes Destrade dh 232
rtg2 points 8-May-1962
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
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Masayuki Dobashi p 327
rtg2 points 5-Dec-1935
Career pitching data
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
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Masahiro Doi of 557 rtg2 points
8-Dec-1943
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
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Shozo Doi 2b 228 rtg2 points
28-Jun-1942
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
discussed in miscellaneous player
comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
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Takeshi Doigaki c 354 rtg2
points 1-Jul-1921
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
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Suguru Egawa p 239 rtg2 points
25-May-1955
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
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Akira Ejiri of 252 rtg2 points
10-Jan-1943
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
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Yutaka Enatsu p 439 rtg2 points
15-May-1948
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise all
star team
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
On 1980's overall
all star team ahead of Yamada despite finishing behind him in the Pacific
League because he passes him when his Central League play is added in
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
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Kazuhiko Endo p 239 rtg2 points
19-Apr-1955
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
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Kihachi Enomoto 1b 559 rtg2
points 5-Dec-1936
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Rated the greatest
player in Marines' franchise history because unlike Yamauchi and Ochiai,
he spent essentially all his career with the franchise
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
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Akira Eto 3b-1b 438 rtg2points
15-Apr-1970
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Carp franchise all star
team
On 1990's Central League
all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
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Shinichi Eto of-1b 519 rtg2
points 16-Oct-1937
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
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Eiji Fujii of 242 rtg2 points
1-Feb-1940
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Hiromu Fujii 1b 272 rtg2 points
29-Sep-1935
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Isamu Fujii of-1b 331 rtg2 points
20-Oct-1916
career hitting data
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
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Yasuo Fujii of-1b 314 rtg2 points
7-Jul-1962
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
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Kyuji Fujikawa p
rtg2 points 21-Jul-1980
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
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Hideo Fujimoto p 526 rtg2
points 18-May-1918
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using
players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for Cooperstown Reexamined
using new data on pre-1945 Japan
Top of page
Fumio Fujimura 3b-1b 552
rtg2 points 14-Aug-1916
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1950 season
Top of page
Takao Fujimura p 293 rtg2
points 5-Oct-1921
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Shigeru Fujio c <200 rtg2
points 28-Oct-1934
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Motoshi Fujita p 288 rtg2
points 7-Aug-1931
As a manager
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
Top of page
Taira Fujita ss-1b 471 rtg2
points 19-Oct-1947
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise all
star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Explanation of why I
dismiss his case for induction to Cooperstown
Top of page
Mitsuo Fujiwara 3b 220 rtg2
points 18-Sep-1946
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kosuke Fukudome of 294 rtg2
points 26-Apr-1977
On Dragon franchise
all star team
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2006 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2007 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2008 import
Top of page
Kazuo Fukumorip   8-4-1976
Major league equivalency given
as a 2008 import
Yutaka Fukumoto of 548 rtg2
points 7-Nov-1947
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of top seasons
Top of page
Junichi Fukura 2b 247 rtg2
points 28-Jun-1960
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kono Fukutomi of 207 rtg2
points 23-Apr-1943
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kazuhide Funada 3b-ss-2b 234
rtg2 points 5-May-1942
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Seizo Furukawa of 292 rtg2
points 4-Mar-1922
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Atsuya Furuta c 448 rtg2 points
6-Aug-1965
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Hideo Furuya 3b 297 rtg2 points
1-Aug-1955
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Top of page
Balvino Galvez p <200
rtg2 points 31-Mar-1964
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Shosei Go of 459 rtg2 points
28-Jun-1916
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
star player for early Giants
dynasty
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Listed as one of the
very best foreign born position players
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On one league era
all star team
Top of page
Leo Gomez 3b-1b 294 rtg2 points
2-Mar-1967
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Senichi Hoshino
On Dragon franchise all star
team
On 1990's Central League
all star team
Top of page
Hiroshi Gondo p 221 rtg2 points
2-Dec-1938
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
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Koichi Hada 3b-1b 263 rtg2 points
19-Jun-1953
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kent Hadley 1b 211 rtg2 points
17-Dec-1934
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Hiroshi Hakoda 2b-3b 214
rtg2 points 1-Feb-1932
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Jinten Haku of 298 rtg2 points
27-Nov-1943
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tatsunori Hara 3b-of 476
rtg2 points 22-Jul-1958
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Top of page
Tokumitsu Harada of 260
rtg2 points 28-Aug-1919
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Isao Harimoto of 772 rtg2
points 19-Jun-1940
Born to at least one non-Japanese
parent, which may have been a motivating factor in his success
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Mentioned as one of
the four best players in NPB history, all of whom were at or very
near their peak in the 1960's
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of top seasons
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Bucky Harris c <200 rtg2
points 25-Sep-1906
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Top of page
Ryohei Hasegawa p 433 rtg2
points & 25-Mar-1930
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
Top of page
Shigetoshi Hasegawa p
<200 rtg2 points 1-Aug-1968
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Kiyoshi Hatsushiba 3b 327
rtg2 points 26-Feb-1967
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Tadashi Hatta 2b-ss 213 rtg2
points 5-Oct-1936
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tsuguhiro Hattori p 339
rtg2 points 23-Jan-1920
Career pitching data
On Dragon franchise
all star team
Top of page
Giichi Hayashi p 256 rtg2
points 1-Feb-1920
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Yasuo Hayashi p 244 rtg2 points
3-Apr-1922
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Akihiro Higashide 2b rtg2
points 21-Aug-1980
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Osamu Higashio p 303 rtg2
points 18-May-1950
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Tatsuro Hirooka
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Eric Hillman p <200 rtg2
points 27-Apr-1966
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Masaaki Hirai ss 242 rtg2
points 4-Sep-1923
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Top of page
Masaji Hiramatsu p 297
rtg2 points 19-Sep-1947
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Ken Hirano of 215 rtg2 points
20-Jun-1955
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tatsuro Hirooka ss 275 rtg2
points 9-Feb-1932
As a manager
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Katsumi Hirosawa 1b-of 371
rtg2 points 10-Apr-1962
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Yoshinori Hirose of-ss 432
rtg2 points 27-Aug-1936
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
His multipositional
skills helped open a spot for Mitsuo Naka on 1960's overall all star
team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1960's all star team
Top of page
Jun Hirota c <200 rtg2 points
3-Aug-1925
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Top of page
Sumio Hirota of 255 rtg2 points
13-May-1949
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shinjiro Hiyama of 215 rtg2
points 1-Jul-1969
Evaluated as possible
2003 major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Yasuji Hondo 2b 291 rtg2 points
18-Mar-1918
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Kazuo Hori of 264 rtg2 points
12-Dec-1923
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Koichi Hori 2b-ss-of 322 rtg2
points 2-Apr-1969
On Marines' franchise all
star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Tsuneo Horiuchi p 296 rtg2
points 16-Jan-1948
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
Threw a pitch in 1968
which hit Morimichi Takagi in the face
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Senichi Hoshino p 224 rtg2
points 21-Jan-1947
As a manager
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Jack Howell 3b 211 rtg2 points
18-Aug-1961
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Top of page
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Ichiro
See Ichiro Suzuki
Top of page
Tadahito Iguchi 2b-ss 243
rtg2 points 4-Dec-1974
Evaluated as possible
2004 major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Ryota Igarishi p
rtg2 points 28-May-1979
Evaluated as a 2010 import to the major leagues
Top of page
Tokuji Iida 1b-of 426 rtg2 points
6-Apr-1924
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific League
all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Top of page
Shigeya Iijima of-1b 282
rtg2 points 11-Oct-1919
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Iwao Ikebe of 232 rtg2 points
18-Jan-1944
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Masaaki Ikenaga p 248 rtg2
points 18-Aug-1946
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
Tied for last
pitching spot on overall 1960's all star team
Top of page
Takahiro Ikeyama ss 416
rtg2 points 17-Dec-1965
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Compared to Yukio
Tanaka for backup shortstop spot on 1990's overall all star team
On overall
1990's all star team
Top of page
Toshiaki Imae 3b
rtg2 points 26-Aug-1983
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Shinji Imanaka p <200
rtg2 points 6-Mar-1971
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Makoto Imaoka 2b <200 rtg2
points 11-Sep-1974
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Senichi Hoshino
Top of page
Atsunori Inaba of 210 rtg2
points 3-Aug-1972
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Makoto Inagawa p <200
rtg2 points 25-Jul-1936
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhisa Inao p 659 rtg2 points
10-Jun-1937
Career pitching data
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1950's
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Listed as player with two
or more seasons with 40 or more Estimated Win Shares
Compared to Masaichi
Kaneda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Hiroaki Inoue of-3b 252 rtg2
points 21-May-1944
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Noburu Inoue 2b-of 304 rtg2
points 26-May-1934
career hitting data
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yuji Inoue p <200 rtg2 points
2-Mar-1963
On 1980's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Hideki Irabu p <200 rtg2
points 5-May-1969
Major league equivalent
calculated for reader to evaluate method results
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Hiromichi Ishige 3b-ss 446
rtg2 points 22-Sep-1956
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Tatsuro Hirooka
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Hiroshi Ishige p <200
rtg2 points 13-Jul-1970
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Hiroo Ishii 1b 280 rtg2 points
21-Jun-1964
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhisa Ishii p <200
rtg2 points 9-Sep-1973
Major league equivalent
calculated for reader to evaluate method results
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Shigeo Ishii p 235 rtg2 points
6-May-1939
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
Top of page
Takehiro Ishii p <200
rtg2 points 25-Oct-1964
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Takuro Ishii ss-3b 387 rtg2
points 25-Aug-1970
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masanori Ishikawa p
rtg2 points 22-Jan-1980
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Kazuhiko Ishimine of 290
rtg2 points 10-Jan-1961
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Top of page
Shigeru Ishiwata ss
<200 rtg2 points 12-Aug-1948
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Isamu Ito c <200 rtg2 points
14-May-1942
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
Top of page
Tsutomu Ito c 321 rtg2 points
29-Aug-1962
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1980's Pacific League
all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Hisashi Iwakuma p
rtg2 points 9-May-1980
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Yoshiyuki Iwamoto of 272
rtg2 points 11-Mar-1912
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
Top of page
Akinori Iwamura 3b 218 rtg2
points 9-Feb-1979
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2006 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2007 import
Top of page
Hitoki Iwase p 10-Nov-1974
Major league equivalency given
as a 2008 free agent
Top of page
Kenji Jojima c 297 rtg2
points 8-Jun-1976
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Discussed as a top catcher
in NPB history
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2006 possible import to major leagues
Top of page
Clarence Jones 1b 309 rtg2
points 7-Nov-1941
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Top of page
Kunio Jonouchi p 256 rtg2
points 3-Feb-1940
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Top of page
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Hiromitsu Kadota of 557
rtg2 points 26-Feb-1948
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Masaru Kageura of 252 rtg2
points 20-Jul-1915
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Kazuo Kageyama 3b 286 rtg2
points 16-Jan-1927
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Kenichi Kajima p <200
rtg2 points 30-Aug-1952
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Takao Kajimoto p 397 rtg2
points 8-Apr-1935
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Top of page
Tadayoshi Kajioka p 308
rtg2 points 26-Sep-1920
Career pitching data
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masayuki Kakefu 3b 508 rtg2
points 9-May-1955
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Top of page
Minoru Kakimoto p 211 rtg2
points 5-Oct-1935
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Genji Kaku p 287 rtg2 points
5-Oct-1956
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Senichi Hoshino
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1980's Central League
all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Top of page
Taigen Kaku p <200 rtg2 points
20-Mar-1962
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Top of page
Jiro Kanayama 2b 232 rtg2
points 19-Jul-1922
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Masaichi Kaneda p 693 rtg2
points 1-Aug-1933
Born to at least one non-Japanese
parent, which may have been a motivating factor in his success
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Masayasu Kaneda of 371 rtg2
points 21-Oct-1921
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Tomehiro Kaneda p 256 rtg2
points 17-Nov-1946
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Makoto Kaneko 2b <200 rtg2
points 8-Nov-1975
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Tomoaki Kanemoto of 412
rtg2 points 3-Jun-1920
Evaluated as possible
2003 major leaguer
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yoshiaki Kanemura 3b 219
rtg2 points 27-Aug-1963
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Hisanori Karita 2b 222 rtg2
points 19-Jan-1910
As a manager
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
Japanese Hall of Famer
who played exclusively for defunct franchises
Top of page
Junichi Kashiwabara 1b 331
rtg2 points 15-Jun-1952
career hitting data
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shinsaku Katahira 1b 215
rtg2 points 5-Aug-1949
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Atsushi Kataoka 3b-1b 350
rtg2 points 27-Jun-1969
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Yasuyuki Kataoka 2b
rtg2 points 17-Feb-1983
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Hideji Kato 1b 459 rtg2 points
24-May-1948
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific League
all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Analysis
of Major League equivalent of 1979 season
Top of page
Shoji Kato of 230 rtg2 points
3-Mar-1914
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Toshio Kato c 230 rtg2 points
20-Jan-1948
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Yoshitaka Katori p 258
rtg2 points 10-Mar-1957
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Takao Katsuragi of-3b-ss 331
rtg2 points 21-Dec-1936
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhisa Kawaguchi p
<200 rtg2 points 8-Jul-1959
On Carp franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masahiro Kawai ss 245 rtg2
points 27-Sep-1964
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kenshin Kawakami p
rtg2 points 22-Jun-1975
Evaluated as a 2009 free agent as a major league possibility
Top of page
Tetsuharu Kawakami 1b 581
rtg2 points 23-Mar-1920
As a manager
star player for early Giants
dynasty
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise
all star team
On one
league era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall
1950's all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1951 season
Top of page
Yasuyuki Kawamoto p
<200 rtg2 points 21-Oct-1967
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Hisafumi Kawamura p 235
rtg2 points 30-Aug-1933
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Munenori Kawasaki ss
rtg2 points 3-Jun-1981
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Tokuji Kawasaki p 346 rtg2
points 7-May-1921
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Tatsuhiko Kimata c 451
rtg2 points 7-Jul-1944
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Mentioned as one
of the formidable catchers of the 1970's
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Honorable mention
as catcher for the 1970's overall all star team
Top of page
Sachio Kinugasa 3b-1b 548
rtg2 points 18-Jan-1947
Born to at least one non-Japanese
parent, which may have been a motivating factor in his success
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Takeshi Koba
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Willie Kirkland of 204 rtg2
points 17-Feb-1934
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Manabu Kitabeppu p 217
rtg2 points 12-Jul-1957
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Takeshi Koba
On Carp franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yoshio Kitagawa p <200
rtg2 points 18-Oct-1932
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masaaki Kitaru p 242 rtg2
points 13-Jun-1947
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Kazuhiro Kiyohara 1b 543
rtg2 points 18-Aug-1967
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Depth of talent at
first base in the 1990's
On overall
1990's all star team
Top of page
Chusuke Kizuka ss 245 rtg2
points 23-Apr-1924
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Takeshi Koba ss-2b 236 rtg2
points 22-Apr-1936
As a manager
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Takehiko Kobayakawa 1b 283
rtg2 points 15-Nov-1961
On Carp franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masahide Kobayashi p
<200 rtg2 points 24-May-1974
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Evaluated as 2008
major league import
Top of page
Shigeru Kobayashi p 226
rtg2 points 14-Nov-1952
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Akitoshi Kodama 3b 372 rtg2
points 10-Jun-1935
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Toshikazu Kodama 3b 231
rtg2 points 19-Feb-1919
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kenji Koike ss 248 rtg2 points
5-Feb-1939
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
On 1960's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Hiroki Kokubo 3b-2b 317 rtg2
points 8-Oct-1971
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Norihiro Komada 1b-of 367
rtg2 points 14-Sep-1962
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
Top of page
Tatsuo Komatsu p 252 rtg2
points 10-May-1959
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Top of page
Akihito Kondo 2b 212 rtg2
points 1-Apr-1938
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kazuhiko Kondo of-1b 376
rtg2 points 2-Mar-1936
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Top of page
Akiteru Kono ss 278 rtg2 points
1-Jan-1935
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazumasa Kono ss 268 rtg2
points 7-Nov-1951
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Takayuki Kono 2b-of 228 rtg2
points 18-Apr-1955
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Dae-Sung Koo P rtg2
points 2-Aug-1969
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Makoto Kosaka ss 219 rtg2
points 2-Jul-1973
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masaaki Koyama p 481 rtg2
points 28-Jul-1934
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Makoto Kozuru of-1b 447 rtg2
points 17-Dec-1922
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1949 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1950 season
Top of page
Osamu Kubota p <200 rtg2
points 19-Dec-1934
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Tomoyuki Kubota p
rtg2 points 9-May-1980
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Kimiyasu Kudo p 237 rtg2 points
5-May-1963
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Yasuhiro Kunisada 2b-3b 204
rtg2 points 1-Jan-1944
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Top of page
Kenta Kurihara 1b
rtg2 points 8-Jan-1982
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Shigeru Kurihashi of 311
rtg2 points 10-Aug-1951
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Hiroki Kuroda p
<200 rtg2 points 24-May-1974
Evaluated as 2007
free agent
Evaluated as 2008
major league import
Top of page
Yokinobu Kuroe ss 222 rtg2
points 12-Dec-1938
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Masumi Kuwata p 244 rtg2 points
1-Apr-1968
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Takeshi Kuwata 3b-ss 376
rtg2 points 5-Jan-1937
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
His multipositional
skills helped open a spot for Mitsuo Naka on 1960's overall all star
team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Top of page
Top of page
Leon Lee 1b-3b 343 rtg2 points
4-Dec-1952
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
career hitting data
Top of page
LeRon Lee of 363 rtg2 points
4-Mar-1948
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Marines' franchise all
star team
On 1980's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Charlie Lewis c <200 rtg2
points 30-May-1925
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Top of page
Art Lopez of 227 rtg2 points
8-May-1937
discussed in miscellaneous player
comments section
Top of page
Luis Lopez 1b 227 rtg2 points
1-Sep-1964
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Jim Lyttle of 251 rtg 2 points
20-May-1946
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Top of page
Ken Macha 3b 202 rtg2 points
20-Sep-1950
discussed in miscellaneous player
comments section
Top of page
Yukihito Machida of 234
rtg2 points 18-Mar-1934
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masuho Maeda 3b-ss 227 rtg2
points 24-May-1939
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tomonori Maeda of 320 rtg2
points 14-Jun-1971
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Takahiro Mahara p
rtg2 points 8-Dec-1981
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Hiromi Makihara p 213 rtg2
points 11-Aug-1963
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Mitsuru Manaka OF rtg2
points 6-Nov-1971
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Chuck Manuel of 252 rtg2 points
4-Jan-1944
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Tatsuro Hirooka
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Top of page
Bobby Marcano 2b 330 rtg2
points 7-Jun-1951
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
Top of page
Gene Martin of-1b 245 rtg2 points
12-Jan-1947
On 1970's Central League
all star team
Top of page
Makoto Matsubara 1b-3b 412
rtg2 points 13-Jan-1944
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Hideki Matsui of 538 rtg2
points 12-Jun-1974
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2002 season
Top of page
Kazuo Matsui ss 450 rtg2 points
23-Oct-1975
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
Evaluated as possible 2004
major leaguer
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
Noted as closing in on
Yasumitsu Toyoda for the title of NPB's greatest shortstop
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Kenjiro Matsuki 1b <200
tg2 points 22-Jan-1909
As a manager
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
Top of page
Tadeshi Matsumoto of 201
rtg2 points 8-Aug-1954
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Hiromi Matsunaga 3b 441
rtg2 points 27-Sep-1969
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Nobuhiko Matsunaka 1b 277
rtg2 points 26-Dec-1973
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2004 season
Top of page
Hiromu Matsuoka p 287 rtg2
points 26-Jul-1947
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Akinobu Mayumi of-ss 399
rtg2 points 12-Jul-1953
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Top of page
Glenn Mickens p <200 rtg2
points 26-Jul-1930
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Top of page
Toshiyuki Mimura ss-2b-3b 305
rtg2 points 19-Sep-1948
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Takeshi Koba
On Carp franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Mitsuo Minagawa p 391 rtg2
points 3-Jul-1935
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Hawk franchise all
star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Futoshi Minamibuchi of
<200 rtg2 points 17-Apr-1917
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Top of page
Nate Minchey p <200 rtg2
points 31-Aug-1969
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Koji Minoda of 327 rtg2 points
11-Mar-1952
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Takao Misonoo p-of 341 rtg2
points 16-Jan-1916
Career pitching data
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Koji Mitsui p
rtg2 points 15-Sep-1973
Evaluated as a 2009 player rumored to be
posted this year as a major league possibility
Top of page
Daisuke Miura p <200 rtg2
points 25-Dec-1973
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kiyohara Miura p 213 rtg2
points 2-Sep-1938
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Hideji Miyake 3b 310 rtg2
points 5-Apr-1934
career hitting data
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shinya Miyamoto ss <200
rtg2 points 5-Nov-1970
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Toshio Miyamoto of <200
rtg2 points 26-Apr-1933
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Top of page
Eiji Mizuguchi ss <200
rtg2 points 9-Jan-1969
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shigeru Mizuhara 3b 204
rtg2 points 9-Jan-1937
As a manager
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
Top of page
Yoshio Mizukami ss <200
rtg2 points 9-Aug-1957
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Jitsuo Mizutani of-1b 315
19-Nov-1947
career hitting data
On Carp franchise all
star team
Top of page
Masato Monzen c 246 rtg2 points
15-May-1917
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kotaro Mori p 330 rtg2 points
28-May-1915
Career pitching data
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Masaaki Mori c 202 rtg2 points
9-Jan-1937
As a manager
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Shigekazu Mori p <200
rtg2 points 18-Nov-1954
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Toru Mori of 265 rtg2 points
3-Nov-1935
discussed in miscellaneous player
comments section
Top of page
Hichori Morimoto of
rtg2 points 31-Jan-1981
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Kiyoshi Morimoto 3b 255
rtg2 points 13-Apr-1942
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Katsuji Morinaga of 201
rtg2 points 5-Apr-1934
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Masao Morishita 3b-2b-ss 243
rtg2 points 4-Sep-1933
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Mitsuo Motoi 2b 415 rtg2 points
10-Nov-1946
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Masanori Murakami p
<200 rtg2 points 6-May-1944
Review of his NPB career
The battle between NPB and the
majors over him
Top of page
Takayuki Murakami of-ss
<200 rtg2 points 26-Aug-1965
Compared to Eiji Mizuguchi
for backup shortstop spot on Buffaloes' franchise all star team
Top of page
Choji Murata p 327 rtg2 points
27-Nov-1949
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Shuichi Murata 3B
rtg2 points 28-Dec-1980
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Minoru Murayama p 419 rtg2
points 10-Dec-1936
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Top of page
Yozo Nagabuchi of 284 rtg2
points 4-May-1942
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Tokuji Nagaike of 418 rtg2
points 21-Feb-1944
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Katsuhiro Nagakawa p rtg2
points 21-Aug-1980
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Keiji Nagasaki of 283 rtg2
points 13-May-1950
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kiyoyuki Nagashima of 241
rtg2 points 12-Nov-1961
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Shigeo Nagashima 3b 766
rtg2 points 20-Feb-1936
As a manager
Comparison to Sadaharu
Oh
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Compared to Katsuya
Nomura
Compared to Isao
Harimoto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise
all star team
Mentioned as one of
the four best players in NPB history, all of whom were at or very
near their peak in the 1960's
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall
1960's all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection as well as HOF 3d basemen and top 3d base candidates for HOF
Analysis of top seasons
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Mitsuo Naka of 374 rtg2 points
28-Apr-1936
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central League
all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Top of page
Miyoshi Nakagawa p-1b
<200 rtg2 points 22-Feb-1920
Career pitching data
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
Top of page
Kiyoshi Nakahata 1b-3b 292
rtg2 points 6-Jan-1954
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Haruyasu Nakajima of 287
rtg2 points 28-Jun-1909
As a manager
star player for early Giants
dynasty
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Hiroyuki Nakajima SS
rtg2 points 31-Jul-1982
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Katsuhiro Nakamura 2b 230
rtg2 points 28-Feb-1947
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Norihiro Nakamura 3b 394
rtg2 points 24-Jul-1973
Evaluated as possible
2003 major leaguer
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Takeshi Nakamura c 249
rtg2 points 17-Mar-1967
On Dragon franchise
all star team
Top of page
Futoshi Nakanishi 3b-1b 480
rtg2 points 11-Apr-1933
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1950's
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1950's all star team
Top of page
Teruzo Nakao a/k/a Hiroshi Nakao p
372 rtg2 points 1-Dec-1919
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
star player for early Giants
dynasty
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Yoshihiro Nakata of 215
rtg2 points 22-Feb-1935
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Junji Nakatani 3b 294 rtg2
points 19-Apr-1918
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Nobuo Nakatani p <200
rtg2 points 19-Apr-1918
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masayuki Nakatsuka of-1b
227 rtg2 points 29-Jun-1945
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Toshitake Nakayama p 210
rtg2 points 10-Dec-1935
On Dragon franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shinji Nakazawa c <200
rtg2 points 18-Jun-1946
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
Top of page
Fumio Narita p 298 rtg2 points
2-Oct-1946
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Masataka Nashida c <200
rtg2 points 4-Aug-1953
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Troy Neel dh 212 rtg2 points
14-Sep-1965
discussed in miscellaneous player
comments section
Top of page
Toshihisa Nishi 2b 226 rtg2
points 4-Oct-1971
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Fumiya Nishiguchi P rtg2
points 26-Sep-1972
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Takashi Nishimoto p 249
rtg2 points 27-Jun-1956
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Top of page
Norifumi Nishimura of-2b-3b
217 rtg2 points 9-Jan-1960
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Sadaaki Nishimura p 249
rtg2 points 25-Nov-1934
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Yukio Nishimura p <200
rtg2 points 10-Nov-1910
Career pitching data
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
Top of page
Tsuyoshi_Nishioka ss
rtg2 points 27-Jul-1984
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Shuji Nishiyama c <200
rtg2 points 7-Jul-1967
On Carp franchise all
star team
Top of page
Yukihiro Nishizaki p
<200 rtg2 points 13-Apr-1964
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Michio Nishizawa 1b-p 441
rtg2 points 1-Sep-1921
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Hisao Niura p 227 rtg2 points
11-May-1951
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
On 1970's Central League
all star team
Top of page
Akira Noguchi c-1b-p 329 rtg2
points 6-Aug-1917
career hitting data
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Jiro Noguchi p 644 rtg2 points
6-Jan-1919
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Listed as player with two
or more seasons with 40 or more Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
Player who demonstrated
greatness while playing for defunct franchises
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for Cooperstown Reexamined
using new data on pre-1945 Japan
Top of page
Hideo Nomo p 274 rtg2 points
31-Aug-1968
Story of his departure from
NPB to majors
Major league equivalent calculated
for reader to evaluate method results
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Akira Ogi
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Katsuya Nomura c 848 rtg2
points 29-Jun-1935
As a manager
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Mentioned as one of
the four best players in NPB history, all of whom were at or very
near their peak in the 1960's
Beaten by Shigeo
Nagashima as the second best player of the 1960's
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Mentioned as one
of the formidable catchers of the 1970's
Compared to Tatsuhiko
Kimata in the 1970's
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis
of seasons compared to contemporary catchers
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Kenjiro Nomura ss-3b 405
rtg2 points 19-Sep-1966
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
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Takao Obana p <200 rtg2 points
7-Aug-1957
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Hiromitsu Ochiai 1b-3b-2b 666
rtg2 points 9-Dec-1953
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Senichi Hoshino
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Not rated the best
player in Marines' franchise history because unlike Enomoto, he spent many
years with other franchises
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Depth of talent at
first base in the 1990's
On overall
1990's all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis
of top seasons
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Michihiro Ogasawara 1b 347
rtg2 points 25-Oct-1973
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2003 season
Top of page
Koichi Ogata of 328 rtg2 points
25-Dec-1968
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Hirofumi Ogawa ss-3b 239
rtg2 points 6-Mar-1967
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Toru Ogawa 1b-of 356 rtg2 points
1-Aug-1945
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Sadaharu Oh 1b 1037 rtg2 points
20-May-1940
As a manager
Projection of how many homers he would
have hit in majors
Part I of article on his worthiness for
Cooperstown
Part II of article on his worthiness for
Cooperstown
Review of projection of Oh's career in
majors
Comparison of Oh projection to first ballot
and contemporary Hall of Famers
Comparison of Oh projection to top first
base and outfield HOF candidates
Born to at least one non-Japanese
parent, which may have been a motivating factor in his success
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
Involved in controversy over
Randy Bass' attempt to tie his single season home run record
On Giant franchise all
star team
Wally Yonamine gave
up his planned move to first base so Oh could play
On 1960's Central League
all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
On 1970's Central League
all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Comparison of a correspondent's projection of Oh in the majors versus my revision of my projection
Analysis
of top seasons
Top of page
Yutaka Ohashi ss <200 rtg2
points 29-May-1946
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Top of page
Daijiro Oishi 2b 392 rtg2
points 20-Oct-1958
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Kiyoshi Oishi p 226 rtg2 points
3-Apr-1940
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Akinobu Okada 2b-3b 382 rtg2
points 25-Nov-1957
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Top of page
Hiroji Okajima 3b-ss 310
rtg2 points 5-May-1935
career hitting data
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Isami Okamoto 2b 281 rtg2
points 26-Feb-1931
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Top of page
Koji Okamura c <200 rtg2
points 10-Nov-1940
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
Top of page
Tatsuo Okitsu 3b-1b 254 rtg2
points 19-May-1936
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Tom O'Malley 1b 344 rtg2 points
25-Dec-1960
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Depth of talent at
first base in the 1990's
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Naoyuki Omura OF rtg2
points 13-Feb-1976
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Shoichi Ono p 327 rtg2 points
30-Sep-1933
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
On Marines' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Yutaka Ono p 309 rtg2 points
30-Aug-1955
Career pitching data
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
On Carp franchise all star
team
On 1980's Central League
all star team
A teammate of Shinji
Sasaoka, which meant team had two closers on its roster
On 1990's Central League
all star team
Top of page
Steve Ontiveros 3b-1b 265
rtg2 points 26-Oct-1951
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Tatsuro Hirooka
Top of page
Nobuo Osawa of 308 rtg2 points
1-Dec-1916
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
career hitting data
Top of page
Koichi Oshima 2b 216 rtg2
points 17-Jun-1967
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Akira Ogi
Top of page
Yasunori Oshima of-1b-3b 442
rtg2 points 16-Oct-1950
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Hiroshi Oshita of 383 rtg2
points 15-Dec-1922
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1951 season
Top of page
Tsuyoshi Oshita 2b-ss 213
rtg2 points 29-Nov-1944
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Katsuo Osugi 1b 536 rtg2 points
5-Mar-1945
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Yoshio Otogaki p <200
rtg2 points 9-Oct-1933
On Carp franchise all
star team
Top of page
Takumi Otomo p 355 rtg2 points
19-Feb-1925
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Top of page
Mamoru Otsu p 216 rtg2 points
5-Mar-1931
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
On Lions' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Akinori Otsuka p <200
rtg2 points 13-Jan-1972
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
Evaluated as possible 2004
major leaguer
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Akihiko Oya c <200 rtg2 points
20-Dec-1947
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Hiroomi Oyane p 226 rtg2 points
1-Jul-1935
On Dragon franchise all
star team
Top of page
Yukio Ozaki p 244 rtg2 points
11-Sep-1944
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Top of page
Jim Paciorek 1b-of 256 rtg2
points 7-Jun-1960
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Rodney Pedraza p <200
rtg2 points 28-Dec-1969
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Top of page
Roberto Petagine 1b 406
rtg2 points 2-Jun-1971
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
Could replace Bobby Rose as
the best Western foreign born player
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Carlos Ponce of 261 rtg2 points
7-Feb-1959
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Takeshi Koba
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Alonzo Powell of 260 rtg2
points 12-Dec-1964
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Top of page
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Larry Raines ss <200 rtg2
points 9-Mar-1930
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Top of page
Mike Reinbach of 211 rtg2
points 6-Aug-1949
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Roger Repoz of 223 rtg2 points
3-Aug-1940
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tuffy Rhodes of 396 rtg2 points
21-Aug-1968
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
Could replace Bobby Rose as
the best Western foreign born player
A teammate of Norihiro
Nakamura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
One of the players who chased Sadaharu Oh's single
season home run record and was denied the chance to tie or break the record
by the refusal of pitchers on Oh's teams to throw him strikes
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2001 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2003 season
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Dave Roberts 1b-of 318 rtg2
points 30-Jun-1933
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
career hitting data
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Tony Roig ss-3b-1b 247 rtg2 points
23-Dec-1927
Selected to all foreign-born
team
On 1960's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Bobby Rose 2b 424 rtg2 points
15-Mar-1967
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Listed as one of the
very best foreign born position players
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
On 1990's Central League
all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Analysis
of Major League equivalent of 1999 season
Top of page
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Takahiro Saeki 1b <200
rtg2 points 18-Apr-1970
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Akio Saito p 295 rtg2 points
23-Feb-1955
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
On 1980's Central League
all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Top of page
Masaki Saito p 297 rtg2 points
18-Feb-1965
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Takashi Saito p <200 rtg2
points 14-Feb-1970
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Toshizo Sakamoto ss-2b-3b 288
rtg2 points 13-Jul-1943
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Juzo Sanada a/k/a Shigeo Sanada p
409 rtg2 points 27-May-1923
Case for Japanese Hall of
Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central League
all star team
Top of page
Noriyoshi Sano of 225 rtg2
points 27-Aug-1951
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhiro Sasaki p 321 rtg2
points 22-Feb-1968
Major league equivalent
calculated for reader to evaluate method results
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Koichiro Sasaki p <200
rtg2 points 30-Aug-1943
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kyosuke Sasaki of 217 rtg2
points 28-Dec-1949
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Top of page
Makoto Sasaki of 306 rtg2
points 3-Oct-1965
career hitting data
Trade of him and two
pitchers for Koji Akiyama and two pitchers evaluated
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Shinji Sasaoka p 255 rtg2
points 26-Aug-1967
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Michio Sato p 237 rtg2 points
5-May-1947
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Takao Sato of 268 rtg2 points
10-Aug-1931
On Swallows' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Yoshinori Sato p 213 rtg2
points 11-Sep-1954
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Eiji Sawamura p <200 rtg2
points 1-Feb-1917
His trip to the US and the attempt
to get him to sign a major league contract
Career pitching data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Japanese Hall of Famer not
ranked among top players in NPB history
Top of page
Toshihiko Sei p <200 rtg2
points 9;3-Sep-1945
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Seiji Sekiguchi of 305 rtg2
points 9-Oct-1925
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Koichi Sekikawa of-c 224
rtg2 points 1-Apr-1969
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Junzo Sekine of-p 274 rtg2
points 15-Mar-1927
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer not
ranked among top players in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Hiroshi Shibahara of
<200 rtg2 points 23-May-1974
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Top of page
Isao Shibata of 409 rtg2 points
8-Feb-1944
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yasumitsu Shibata p
<200 rtg2 points 20-Aug-1957
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Yukio Shimabara p 223 rtg2
points 21-Apr-1933
On Lions' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Makoto Shimada of 303 rtg2
points 3-Sep-1954
career hitting data
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Kinji Shimatani 3b 362 rtg2
points 23-Jan-1945
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
Top of page
Takayuki Shimizu OF rtg2
points 23-Oct-1973
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi p
<200 rtg2 points 16-May-1968
Evaluated as possible
2004 major leaguer
discussed in
miscellaneous player comments section
Evaluated as 2008 major league import
Top of page
Tsuyoshi Shinjo of 234 rtg2
points 28-Jan-1972
His major league experience
and its impact
Major league equivalent
calculated for reader to evaluate method results
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Toshio Shinozuka 2b 365
rtg2 points 16-Jul-1957
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Top of page
Tetsuya Shiozaki p <200
rtg2 points 26-Nov-1968
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1990's all star team
Top of page
Kazuyuki Shirai 2b 211 rtg2
points 7-Jun-1961
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Toshio Shiraishi ss 447
rtg2 points 15-Apr-1918
star player for early Giants
dynasty
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Giichiro Shiraki p 320
rtg2 points 20-Sep-1919
Career pitching data
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kozo Shoda 2b 311 rtg2 points
2-Jan-1962
career hitting data
On Carp franchise all star
team
Top of page
John Sipin 2b 341 rtg2 points
29-Aug-1946
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
career hitting data
On Swallows' franchise all
star team
On 1970's Central League
all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Tony Solaita dh 222 rtg2 points
15-Jan-1947
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Yoshiro Sotokoba p 223
rtg2 points 1-Jun-1945
On Carp franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Daryl Spencer 2b-1b 325 rtg2
points 13-Jul-1929
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Credited with teaching
Yutaka Fukumoto much about stealing bases
Top of page
Joe Stanka p <200 rtg2 points
23-Jul-1923
Selected to all foreign-born
team
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Victor Starffin p 684 rtg2
points 1-May-1916
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Career pitching data
star player for early Giants
dynasty
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Listed as player with two
or more seasons with 40 or more Estimated Win Shares
Compared to Masaichi
Kaneda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise
all star team
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Case for Cooperstown Reexamined
using new data on pre-1945 Japan
Top of page
Shigeru Sugishita p 523
rtg2 points 17-Sep-1925
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall
1950's all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Toshiya Sugiuchi p
rtg2 points 30-Oct-1980
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Tadashi Sugiura p 422 rtg2
points 17-Sep-1935
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Hawk franchise all
star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Toru Sugiura of-1b 360 rtg2
points 8-Jun-1952
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Kohei Sugiyama of-1b 260
rtg2 points 7-Aug-1927
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
On Hawk franchise all
star team
Top of page
Satoshi Sugiyama of 286
rtg2 points 1-Jan-1926
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Fujio Sumi 3b 219 rtg2 points
31-May-1956
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Mitsuo Sumi p 212 rtg2 points
26-Jun-1956
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Dong Yeol Sun p <200 rtg2
points 10-Jan-1963
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Top of page
Ichiro Suzuki of 499 rtg2
points 22-Oct-1973
His arrival in majors and its
impact
A key departure that led to
bad times for the Blue Wave franchise.
Major league equivalent
calculated for reader to evaluate method results
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Akira Ogi
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Analysis
of his case for Cooperstown as of the end of 2004 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1994 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2000 season
Top of page
Keishi Suzuki p` 404 rtg2 points
28-Sep-1947
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
His treatment of Nomo
when he managed the Buffaloes contributed to Nomo's decision to go to the
majors
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Ken Suzuki 3b-1b 320 rtg2 points
13-Jan-1970
On Lions' franchise all
star team
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Takahisa Suzuki of 238 rtg2
points 20-Nov-1963
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Takamasa Suzuki p 242 rtg2
points 3-Jul-1954
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Takanori Suzuki of 329 rtg2
points 10-Apr-1972
Evaluated as possible
2003 major leaguer
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Top of page
Koichi Tabuchi c-1b 543 rtg2
points 24-Sep-1946
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
So Taguchi of 218 rtg2 points
2-Jul-1969
A key departure that led to
bad times for the Blue Wave franchise.
Major league equivalent calculated
for reader to evaluate method results
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Yasuaki Taihoh 1b-of 328
rtg2 points 15-Nov-1963
career hitting data
On Dragon franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shigeru Takada of-3b 292
rtg2 points 24-Jul-1945
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Morimichi Takagi 2b 441
rtg2 points 17-Jul-1941
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall
1960's all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yoshikazu Takagi of 237
rtg2 points 13-Mar-1949
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Yutaka Takagi 2b-ss 396 rtg2
points 22-Oct-1958
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Hisanori Takahashi p rtg2
points 2-Apr-1975
Evaluated as a 2010 import to the major leagues
Top of page
Kazumi Takahashi p 286
rtg2 points 9-Jun-1946
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
Top of page
Ken Takahashi p
rtg2 points 16-Apr-1969
Evaluated as a 2009 free agent as a major league possibility
Top of page
Naoki Takahashi p 247 rtg2
points 15-Feb-1945
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Shigeyuki Takahashi p
<200 rtg2 points 16-May-1945
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Yoshihiko Takahashi ss 433
rtg2 points 13-Mar-1957
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Takeshi Koba
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Top of page
Yoshinobu Takahashi of 273
rtg2 points 3-Apr-1975
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 "player to watch"
Top of page
Teruyuki Takakura of 324
rtg2 points 8-Dec-1934
career hitting data
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Hiroshi Takamura p <200
rtg2 points 2-Sep-1969
Evaluated as possible
2003 major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Shingo Takatsu p 253 rtg2
points 25-Nov-1968
Evaluated as possible 2004
major leaguer
Holder of all-time
NPB saves record at end of 2003
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Hideaki Takazawa of 213
rtg2 points 10-Sep-1958
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Shiro Takegami 2b 212 rtg2
points 8-Apr-1941
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Masashi Takenouchi of-1b-3b
242 rtg2 points 15-Mar-1945
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Motoji Takuwa p <200 rtg2
points 18-Jul-1935
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Yoji Tamazukuri of 228 rtg2
points 17-Aug-1936
On Lions' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kenjiro Tamiya of 417 rtg2
points 11-Feb-1928
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Top of page
Fujio Tamura c 240 rtg2 points
24-Oct-1959
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Norio Tanabe ss <200 rtg2
points 11-May-1966
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
Top of page
Fumio Tanaka p 200 rtg2 points
4-Nov-1926
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kensuke Tanaka 2b
rtg2 points 20-May-1981
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Yukio Tanaka ss-of 409 rtg2
points 14-Dec-1967
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Hitoshi Taneda of <200
rtg2 points 18-Jul-1971
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Yoshitomo Tani of 276 rtg2
points 9-Feb-1973
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Akira Ogi
Top of page
Motonobu Tanishige c 292
rtg2 points 21-Dec-1970
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yasushi Tao of 322 rtg2 points
8-Jan-1954
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
career hitting data
Top of page
Tomio Tashiro 3b-1b 320 rtg2
points 9-Jul-1954
career hitting data
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shohei Tateyama p
rtg2 points 17-Mar-1981
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Mitsuo Tatsukawa c <200
rtg2 points 13-Jul-1955
On Carp franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami 2b-ss-3b
449 rtg2 points 19-Aug-1969
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Senichi Hoshino
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall
1990's all star team
Top of page
Yoshiro Tenpo p 239 rtg2 points
25-Apr-1924
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
Top of page
Goro Toi 1b 315 rtg2 points
4-Dec-1939
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
On Tigers' franchise all star
team
Top of page
Katsuki Tokura of 230 rtg2
points 3-Nov-1914
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Sadayuki Tokutake 3b 255
rtg2 points 12-Apr-1947
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Masaru Tomita 3b-of-2b 257
rtg2 points 11-Nov-1946
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Denny Tomori P rtg2
points 21-Sep-1967
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Takashi Toritani ss
rtg2 points 26-Jun-1981
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Kiyoshi Toyoda p 207 rtg2
points 2-Feb-1971
On Lions' franchise
all star team
Evaluated as possible 2006
major leaguer
Top of page
Yasumitsu Toyoda ss-1b 566
rtg2 points 12-Feb-1935
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1950's
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
Swallows' portion of
career discussed
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1950's all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1960's all star team
Explanation of why I
dismiss his case for induction to Cooperstown
Top of page
Michinori Tsubouchi of 312
rtg2 points 7-Apr-1914
As a manager
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On one
league era all star team
Top of page
Hatsuhiko Tsuji 2b 306 rtg2
points 24-Oct-1958
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
On Lions' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Top of page
Fujio Ueda ss-2b 225 rtg2 points
6-Mar-1912
On Blue Wave franchise all
star team
On one league era
all star team
Top of page
Koji Uehara p
rtg2 points 3-Apr-1975
Evaluated as a 2009 free agent as a major league possibility
Top of page
Masaru Uno ss-3b 396 rtg2 points
30-May-1958
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1980's Central League
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhiko Ushujima p 212
rtg2 points 13-Apr-1961
On 1980's overall
all star team ahead of Yamada despite finishing not making either league's
all decade team because he passes him when his play in both leagues is added
together
On overall
1980's all star team
Top of page
Tetsuyam Utsumi p
rtg2 points 29-Apr-1982
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Top of page
Top of page
Hiromi Wada c-of 231 rtg2 points
26-Mar-1937
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1960's Pacific League
all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhiro Wada of 19-June-1972
evaluated as a 2008 free agent
Top of page
Tsuyoshi Wada p
rtg2 points 21-Feb-1981
Evaluated as a 2009 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Yutaka Wada 2b 318 rtg2 points
2-Sep-1962
career hitting data
On Tigers' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Tadashi Wakabayashi p 552
rtg2 points 1-Mar-1908
As a manager
Gaijin NPB career data given
plus MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all
foreign-born team
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player with two
or more seasons with 40 or more Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
Barely edged out by
Fujimura for best Tiger ever
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On one
league era all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined
further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for Cooperstown Reexamined
using new data on pre-1945 Japan
Top of page
Tsutomu Wakamatsu of 471
rtg2 points 17-Apr-1947
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Tatsuro Hirooka
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's
overall all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Kenichi Wakatabe p <200
rtg2 points 5-Aug-1969
Evaluated as possible
2003 major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Hideaki Wakui p
rtg2 points 21-Jun-1986
Evaluated as a 2010 "player to watch" as a major league possibility
Top of page
Hisanobu Watanabe p
<200 rtg2 points 2-Aug-1965
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Shozo Watanabe p 229 rtg2
points 26-Feb-1933
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Boomer Wells 1b 366 rtg2 points
25-Apr-1954
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1984 season
Top of page
Matt Winters of 261 rtg2 points
18-Mar-1960
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Top of page
Keiichi Yabu P rtg2
points 28-Sep-1968
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Yasuhiko Yabuta p 4-Aug-1976
evaluated as a 2008 free agent
Top of page
Den Yamada of 288 rtg2 points
5-Feb-1914
On Blue Wave franchise all
star team
On one league era
all star team
Top of page
Hisashi Yamada p 418 rtg2
points 29-Jul-1948
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Career pitching data
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Kazuhiro Yamakura c 202
rtg2 points 2-Sep-1955
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Top of page
Kazunori Yamamoto of 282
rtg2 points 18-Oct-1957
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuto Yamamoto a/k/a Kazuto Tsuruoka
3b-2b 421 rtg2 points 27-Jul-1916
As a manager
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Kazuyoshi Yamamoto of 367
rtg2 points 22-Jul-1938
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuyuki Yamamoto p 256
rtg2 points 30-Jun-1949
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Top of page
Koji Yamamoto of 630 rtg2
points 25-Oct-1946
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Takeshi Koba
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
teammate of Sachio
Kinugasa
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined
further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of top seasons
Top of page
Masahiro Yamamoto p 206
rtg2 points 11-Aug-1965
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yukihiko Yamaoki p <200
rtg2 points 26-Jul-1959
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Ryuzo Yamasaki of-3b 307
rtg2 points 15-Apr-1958
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Takeshi Koba
On Carp franchise all
star team
Top of page
Daisuke Yamashita ss 309
rtg2 points 5-Mar-1952
career hitting data
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhiro Yamauchi of 668
rtg2 points 1-May-1932
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Spent several seasons
batting fourth behind Kihachi Enomoto
Traded from Orions to Tigers
for Masaaki Koyama
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1950's all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1960's all star team
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Hiroyuki Yamazaki 2b-ss 452
rtg2 points 22-Dec-1946
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
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Toshio Yanagida p <200
rtg2 points 18-Aug-1936
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
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Kaname Yashiki of 203 rtg2
points 11-Jun-1959
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Takeshi Yasuda p 209 rtg2
points 25-Apr-1947
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
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Kenichi Yazawa 1b-of 459
rtg2 points 22-Sep-1947
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1980 season
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Wally Yonamine of 375 rtg2
points 24-Jun-1925
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1954 season
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Tetsuya Yoneda p 411 rtg2
points 3-Mar-1938
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
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Yasuo Yonekawa p 276 rtg2
points 14-Dec-1927
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
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Shuji Yoshida p <200 rtg2
points 29-Nov-1966
Evaluated as possible 2003
major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Yoshio Yoshida ss-1b 407
rtg2 points 26-Jul-1933
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
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Masaki Yoshihara c <200
rtg2 points 2-Jan-1919
star player for early Giants
dynasty
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On one league
era all star team
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Masato Yoshii p <200
rtg2 points 20-Apr-1965
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Sadaaki Yoshimura of 287
rtg2 points 27-Apr-1963
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
On Giant franchise
all star team
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Koichiro Yoshinaga c 290
rtg2 points 1-May-1969
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Discussed as a top catcher
in NPB history
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1990's all star team
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Susumu Yuki p 275 rtg2 points
28-Sep-1920
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific League
all star team
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