Miichirou
Kotaro
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 28, 1923 in Japan
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 25 BOS KL $ 16,050,500 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 7 8 8
1950 26 BOS KL $ 16,050,500 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 16,050,500 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 16,050,500 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 25 BOS KL $ 16,050,500   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1950 26 BOS KL $ 16,050,500   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 16,050,500   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 16,050,500   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1949 25 BOS KL 12 19 .387 36 36 9 2 0 262.7 264 133 26 82 249 4.56 .263 .321 .436 .756 12.2
1950 26 BOS KL 17 12 .586 35 35 5 2 0 249.7 207 99 20 75 255 3.57 .220 .277 .372 .649 16.6
2 Years Sim 29 31 .483 71 71 14 4 0 512.3 471 232 46 157 504 4.08 .243 .300 .405 .705 28.8
Season Average 14 15 .483 35 35 7 2 0 256.2 235 116 23 78 252 4.08 .243 .300 .405 .705  
Career Highs 17 19 .586 36 36 9 2 0 262.7 264 133 26 82 255 4.56 .263 .321 .436 .756  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   235 116 24 63 290   .227 .271 .386 .657
vs LH   236 116 22 94 214   .260 .330 .427 .756
Home 12 15 .444 31 31 4 2 0 224.3 208 113 20 77 228 4.53 .246 .308 .410 .718
Away 17 16 .515 40 40 10 2 0 288.0 263 119 26 80 276 3.72 .240 .292 .401 .693
Mar/Apr 2 5 .286 11 11 1 0 0 66.7 66 41 8 26 67 5.54 .258 .326 .453 .779
May 4 7 .364 13 13 3 0 0 90.3 99 50 12 29 92 4.98 .275 .329 .472 .801
June 5 6 .455 12 12 3 1 0 88.7 88 42 6 29 92 4.26 .253 .310 .391 .701
July 8 2 .800 10 10 2 1 0 79.3 66 27 8 25 66 3.06 .230 .292 .387 .678
August 5 6 .455 12 12 2 1 0 86.0 84 36 4 21 81 3.77 .251 .296 .377 .673
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 13 13 3 1 0 101.3 68 36 8 27 106 3.20 .190 .247 .356 .603
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1949 25 BOS KL 36 92 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 34 .033 .091 .043 .134 -4.3 0.0
1950 26 BOS KL 35 93 2 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 32 .065 .103 .097 .200 -3.3 0.0
2 Years Sim 71 185 4 9 4 0 0 9 0 0 10 66 .049 .097 .070 .167 -7.6 0.0
162 Game Average 422 9 20 9 0 0 20 0 0 22 150 .049 .097 .070 .167 -17.4  
Career Highs 36 93 2 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 6 34 .065 .103 .097 .200 -3.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   122 3 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 6 45 .057 .102 .082 .184 -4.8
vs LH   63 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 21 .032 .088 .048 .136 -3.3
Home 31 75 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 29 .067 .114 .107 .221 -2.2
Away 40 110 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 37 .036 .085 .045 .131 -5.9
RISP   53 0 3 1 0 0 9 0 0 4 17 .057 .121 .075 .196 -1.7
Close/Late   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Mar/Apr 11 25 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .080 .115 .080 .195 -0.9
May 13 34 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .088 .088 .147 .235 -1.0
June 12 28 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 .000 .094 .000 .094 -1.7
July 10 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 .036 .129 .036 .165 -1.1
August 12 34 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .088 .088 .147 .235 -1.0
Sep/Oct 13 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 .000 .077 .000 .077 -2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 25 BOS KL P 36 36 262.7 18 39 3 2 .950 1.95    
1950 26 BOS KL P 35 35 249.7 7 29 6 0 .857 1.30    
Career Totals   71 71 512.3 25 68 9 2 .912 1.63    
Career Highs   36 36 262.7 18 39 6 2 .950 1.95    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1950-9-3.57
Wins
1950-5-17
Losses
1949-2-19
Games Started
1949-3-36
Complete Games
1949-4-9
1950-10-5
CAR-32-14
Shutouts
1949-5-2
1950-4-2
CAR-17-4
Innings Pitched
1949-7-262.7
1950-9-249.7
Hits Allowed
1949-7-264
Homeruns Allowed
1949-6-26
Strikeouts
1949-3-249
1950-1-255
CAR-33-504
Walks per 9IP
1950-6-2.7
Hits per 9IP
1950-4-7.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
1949-2-8.5
1950-2-9.2
WHiP
1950-3-1.13
OAVG
1950-4-.220
OOBP
1950-2-.277
OOPS
1950-4-.649
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 37
 
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History
Moved to the US and entered the free agent pool in 1949
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/12/1949 to a 7-year deal worth $16,050,500 per year
Injured on 4/23/1949 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/11/1949
Had first career hit on 5/26/1949, off Gary Smith (LEE)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1950, going 4-1, 1.52