1973 Japan Central League Batting Leaders

1972 Season 1974 Season

Classification: Foreign

Overall: 390 games, 6 teams, approx. 130 games in season

Attendance: n/a

See also: 1973 Japan Pacific League

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Sadaharu Oh*	33	YOM	Fgn	130	560	428	111	152	18	0	51	114	2	1	124	41	.355	.500	.755	1.255	323	7	4	0	4	38
2	Tsutomu Wakamatsu	26	YKU	Fgn	128	486	438	59	137	29	2	17	60	12	8	32	43	.313	.366	.505	.870	221	4	5	10	1	8
3	Goro Toi*	33	HAN	Fgn	113	387	351	29	104	18	0	5	42	0	4	29	53	.296	.351	.390	.741	137	8	2	2	3	2
4	John Sipin	26	TYO	Fgn	123	521	478	70	141	22	0	33	75	4	1	38	65	.295	.347	.548	.896	262	24	2	0	3	5
5	Kenichi Yazawa*	25	CNI	Fgn	126	518	454	47	134	26	0	10	45	0	2	53	35	.295	.376	.419	.795	190	13	7	2	2	1
6	Eiji Fujii*	33	HAN	Fgn	44	162	133	21	39	3	0	5	10	1	1	27	21	.293	.410	.429	.839	57	1	0	1	1	3
7	Masahiro Yanagida*	25	YOM	Fgn	73	178	150	23	44	5	2	9	24	4	0	27	33	.293	.405	.533	.938	80	0	1	0	0	2
8	Masayuki Nakatsuka*	28	TYO	Fgn	95	325	284	38	83	11	2	1	9	2	4	36	33	.292	.375	.356	.730	101	3	2	2	1	0
9	Akira Ejiri*	30	TYO	Fgn	122	474	433	54	126	18	1	15	44	8	3	27	41	.291	.340	.441	.782	191	8	8	1	5	0
10	Shinichi Eto	35	TYO	Fgn	111	405	365	30	103	7	0	15	44	2	3	38	33	.282	.351	.425	.775	155	20	1	0	1	5
11	Taira Fujita	25	HAN	Fgn	130	569	519	73	146	27	2	17	59	8	2	36	53	.281	.329	.439	.769	228	6	2	10	2	5
12	Makoto Matsubara	29	TYO	Fgn	130	538	507	55	141	24	0	24	78	3	0	19	54	.278	.305	.468	.772	237	20	4	0	8	1
13	Isao Shibata	29	YOM	Fgn	125	552	495	81	137	17	6	6	34	24	11	51	68	.277	.344	.372	.715	184	2	1	2	3	1
14	Mickey McGuire	32	HIR	Fgn	103	392	369	27	102	15	2	9	42	1	0	19	28	.276	.310	.401	.711	148	14	0	1	3	4
15	Kazuyoshi Yamamoto	34	HIR	Fgn	91	258	229	19	63	6	1	9	26	1	2	24	18	.275	.346	.428	.774	98	9	2	1	2	6
16	Junzo Uchida*	25	YKU	Fgn	93	248	219	21	60	13	1	1	19	3	5	19	19	.274	.325	.356	.681	78	4	0	5	5	2
17	Morimichi Takagi	31	CNI	Fgn	122	527	480	68	131	20	3	5	31	28	9	30	21	.273	.319	.358	.678	172	10	5	7	5	3
18	Hiroaki Inoue	29	CNI	Fgn	103	361	317	41	86	12	2	16	57	6	5	26	45	.271	.344	.473	.817	150	9	10	6	2	1
19	Toshiyuki Mimura	24	HIR	Fgn	121	521	449	56	121	14	2	12	32	7	4	57	59	.270	.362	.390	.752	175	9	8	7	0	1
20	Koji Yamamoto	26	HIR	Fgn	126	526	449	68	121	24	1	19	46	10	12	59	75	.270	.356	.454	.810	204	10	3	12	3	1
21	Shigeo Nagashima	37	YOM	Fgn	127	530	483	60	130	14	0	20	76	3	2	37	35	.269	.318	.422	.740	204	20	1	1	8	3
22	Takashi Yoshida	27	YOM	Fgn	85	221	191	15	51	2	1	5	20	0	1	23	25	.267	.349	.367	.715	70	3	1	6	0	3
23	Kinji Shimatani	28	CNI	Fgn	119	432	374	41	99	16	1	21	58	8	4	41	54	.265	.339	.481	.820	180	14	3	10	4	4
24	Jimmy Williams	27	CNI	Fgn	118	457	413	41	109	19	4	10	38	14	15	30	95	.264	.319	.402	.721	166	9	5	6	3	2
25	Shozo Doi	31	YOM	Fgn	105	355	305	34	80	13	0	5	31	1	5	29	36	.262	.331	.354	.686	108	8	3	17	1	1
26	Toshimitsu Suetsugu	31	YOM	Fgn	126	461	424	47	111	17	3	13	59	6	2	27	51	.262	.307	.408	.715	173	11	3	2	5	2
27	Junichi Ikeda	27	HAN	Fgn	120	475	441	43	114	23	1	11	52	3	3	30	76	.259	.307	.390	.697	172	8	1	2	1	4
28	Yoshinori Yamashita	27	YKU	Fgn	130	483	433	37	112	10	3	11	43	10	8	33	78	.259	.320	.372	.692	161	13	7	8	2	0
29	Koichi Tabuchi	26	HAN	Fgn	119	499	398	77	102	6	0	37	90	0	2	85	69	.256	.393	.550	.943	219	16	9	0	7	24
30	Tatsuhiko Kimata	28	CNI	Fgn	117	415	363	40	91	15	0	9	32	1	0	46	67	.251	.340	.366	.706	133	17	4	0	2	9
31	Shigeru Takada	27	YOM	Fgn	121	428	375	67	94	18	1	14	42	18	1	30	34	.251	.309	.416	.725	156	6	4	14	5	0
32	Jim Hicks	34	HIR	Fgn	105	344	312	31	78	9	2	16	49	0	3	20	68	.250	.299	.446	.745	139	6	5	0	7	2
33	Yukinobu Kuroe	34	YOM	Fgn	111	390	353	35	87	15	2	8	47	10	3	24	28	.247	.298	.368	.667	130	11	3	8	2	1
34	Toru Wada	27	HAN	Fgn	90	178	166	17	41	7	0	1	13	1	0	5	30	.247	.280	.307	.587	51	8	3	3	1	0
35	Kazuaki Goto	29	HAN	Fgn	117	416	378	22	92	7	1	9	33	0	4	23	55	.243	.291	.339	.629	128	5	3	10	2	1
36	Willie Kirkland	39	HAN	Fgn	98	280	252	23	61	5	0	14	38	0	0	24	55	.242	.309	.429	.738	108	7	1	2	1	4
37	Yasunori Oshima	22	CNI	Fgn	117	368	316	42	76	11	0	13	42	10	10	43	72	.241	.332	.399	.731	126	5	1	7	1	1
38	Isao Ito	31	TYO	Fgn	130	451	394	31	93	14	0	11	35	2	3	45	72	.236	.321	.355	.676	140	11	5	5	2	6
39	Art López*	36	YKU	Fgn	117	354	313	33	73	13	0	11	39	3	2	35	24	.233	.312	.380	.692	119	13	2	1	3	7
40	Toru Shibuya*	22	HIR	Fgn	89	163	146	13	34	4	0	3	13	3	1	14	36	.233	.313	.322	.635	47	5	3	0	0	3
41	Takashi Arakawa	26	YKU	Fgn	56	215	194	20	45	7	0	7	17	1	0	13	29	.232	.280	.376	.657	73	3	0	8	0	0
42	Kazuhide Funada	31	YKU	Fgn	117	396	347	32	80	11	2	4	24	9	5	31	58	.231	.295	.308	.603	107	8	1	16	1	0
43	Jitsuo Mizutani	25	HIR	Fgn	102	267	251	18	58	10	1	7	29	1	1	12	32	.231	.274	.363	.637	91	7	3	1	0	0
44	Masaji Nishizawa	26	HIR	Fgn	77	162	140	7	32	4	0	4	9	1	1	19	20	.229	.329	.343	.672	48	3	2	1	0	4
45	Takeshi Ueda	27	YOM	Fgn	93	224	202	21	46	8	0	2	17	1	3	14	33	.228	.283	.297	.580	60	4	2	5	1	1
46	Clete Boyer	36	TYO	Fgn	86	333	306	22	69	13	0	14	39	0	2	24	43	.226	.280	.405	.685	124	13	0	1	2	1
47	Fumihiro Tojo	28	YKU	Fgn	125	449	407	35	91	14	2	2	28	9	14	28	53	.224	.273	.283	.556	115	6	0	13	1	0
48	Keiji Nagasaki*	23	TYO	Fgn	75	220	203	28	45	8	0	2	7	4	1	12	43	.222	.274	.291	.565	59	4	3	1	1	1
49	Masanori Noda	31	HAN	Fgn	109	371	325	29	72	13	0	3	13	4	3	20	51	.222	.277	.289	.566	94	8	5	21	0	0
50	Bob Taylor	29	CNI	Fgn	105	337	311	27	69	7	0	7	27	3	2	23	29	.222	.279	.312	.591	97	10	2	0	1	1
51	Masahiko Mori	36	YOM	Fgn	97	241	223	11	49	5	0	3	19	1	0	14	10	.220	.268	.283	.550	63	7	1	2	1	2
52	Makoto Kamigochi	29	HIR	Fgn	118	278	248	19	54	11	1	2	19	8	6	16	47	.218	.270	.294	.564	73	3	2	11	1	1
53	Shozo Shigematsu	33	TYO	Fgn	88	197	179	16	39	1	0	4	17	0	0	9	20	.218	.260	.291	.551	52	2	2	5	2	0
54	Yoshihito Oda	26	YKU	Fgn	82	157	148	11	32	5	0	3	13	1	4	8	36	.216	.256	.311	.567	46	1	0	1	0	0
55	Mitsuru Mochizuki	24	HAN	Fgn	95	331	294	27	63	8	2	7	25	3	3	22	48	.214	.284	.327	.611	96	5	7	7	1	1
56	Kuniaki Nakamura	26	YKU	Fgn	121	336	300	27	64	10	0	4	21	2	7	21	56	.213	.264	.287	.551	86	7	0	14	1	0
57	Toshihiko Sonoda	28	HIR	Fgn	98	166	141	10	30	6	1	0	1	0	2	16	27	.213	.293	.270	.563	38	3	0	9	0	1
58	Kozo Kawato	23	HAN	Fgn	77	164	151	14	32	3	2	0	7	9	2	6	20	.212	.245	.258	.504	39	5	1	5	1	0
59	Keisaburo Yoneda	30	TYO	Fgn	113	383	363	20	77	11	2	3	21	5	5	14	57	.212	.245	.278	.523	101	6	2	3	1	0
60	Shiro Takegami	32	YKU	Fgn	68	167	147	11	31	6	1	2	12	1	2	12	17	.211	.275	.306	.581	45	3	1	7	0	0
61	Sachio Kinugasa	26	HIR	Fgn	130	529	454	52	94	12	1	19	53	6	3	65	73	.207	.309	.363	.672	165	17	3	4	3	6
62	Katsuhiro Nakamura	24	HAN	Fgn	74	200	162	18	33	7	1	2	9	3	3	30	39	.204	.332	.296	.628	48	3	1	7	0	0
63	Osamu Hirose	26	CNI	Fgn	87	277	252	18	49	5	0	3	13	4	2	14	38	.194	.236	.250	.486	63	4	0	10	1	0
64	Shiro Mizunuma	26	HIR	Fgn	107	273	241	13	46	7	2	0	15	6	6	26	50	.191	.270	.237	.506	57	2	0	6	0	5
65	Akihiko Oya	25	YKU	Fgn	121	393	355	28	67	8	2	7	21	3	2	25	46	.189	.240	.282	.522	100	14	0	10	3	7
66	Masaharu Sato	28	HAN	Fgn	87	177	155	11	28	2	1	1	7	5	2	17	20	.181	.269	.226	.494	35	1	2	2	1	1
67	Yasuhiro Kunisada	29	HIR	Fgn	81	174	154	12	27	2	0	1	9	0	2	17	19	.175	.260	.208	.468	32	3	1	1	1	1
68	Fujio Yamaguchi	30	TYO	Fgn	62	171	152	11	23	3	2	1	3	3	1	8	16	.151	.194	.217	.411	33	1	0	11	0	0