Masayuki Kakefu
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Masayuki Kakefu
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Slayer
Birthdate:
May 9, 1955 (53 y, 11 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Yokosuka, KAN, JPN
Nationality:
Japanese
Position:
3B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/201
Entry:
1977 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Texas Rangers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1987 (2nd) Texas (MLB)
1986 (2nd) Texas (MLB)
1985 Texas (MLB)
1984 (2nd) Texas (MLB)
1982 Texas (MLB)
1981 (2nd) Texas (MLB)
1979 Texas (MLB)
All-Star 1988 Texas (MLB)
1987 Texas (MLB)
1985 Texas (MLB)
1984 Texas (MLB)
1983 Texas (MLB)
1982 Texas (MLB)
1980 Texas (MLB)
1979 Texas (MLB)
League Champ 1978 Texas (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1987 - 3B Texas (MLB)
1986 - DH Texas (MLB)
1985 - DH Texas (MLB)
1984 - DH Texas (MLB)
1983 - DH Texas (MLB)
1982 - DH Texas (MLB)
1981 - DH Texas (MLB)
1980 - DH Texas (MLB)
1979 - DH Texas (MLB)
Batter of the Month Oct 1987 Texas (MLB)
Jun 1987 Texas (MLB)
Sep 1986 Texas (MLB)
Oct 1985 Texas (MLB)
Sep 1983 Texas (MLB)
Jul 1983 Texas (MLB)
Oct 1982 Texas (MLB)
Sep 1982 Texas (MLB)
Jul 1982 Texas (MLB)
Jul 1981 Texas (MLB)
Oct 1980 Texas (MLB)
Jun 1980 Texas (MLB)
Oct 1979 Texas (MLB)
Aug 1978 Texas (MLB)
Player of the Week Jul 16, 1990 Los Angeles (MLB)
Aug 24, 1987 Texas (MLB)
Jul 13, 1987 Texas (MLB)
Jun 29, 1987 Texas (MLB)
May 18, 1987 Texas (MLB)
Sep 29, 1986 Texas (MLB)
Sep 9, 1985 Texas (MLB)
May 6, 1985 Texas (MLB)
Apr 15, 1985 Texas (MLB)
Jun 25, 1984 Texas (MLB)
Jun 11, 1984 Texas (MLB)
May 21, 1984 Texas (MLB)
Jul 4, 1983 Texas (MLB)
May 23, 1983 Texas (MLB)
Sep 20, 1982 Texas (MLB)
Aug 23, 1982 Texas (MLB)
Jun 14, 1982 Texas (MLB)
May 10, 1982 Texas (MLB)
Sep 14, 1981 Texas (MLB)
Aug 10, 1981 Texas (MLB)
Sep 22, 1980 Texas (MLB)
Sep 15, 1980 Texas (MLB)
May 12, 1980 Texas (MLB)
Sep 24, 1979 Texas (MLB)
Jul 16, 1979 Texas (MLB)
Jul 24, 1978 Texas (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink79
Grey Ink188
Similar Players (DH)
Player Score
Hiromitsu Kadota 883
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Charlie Hayes 796
Tino Martinez 789
Jeff Bagwell 785
Jimmie Foxx 780
Dale Murphy 767
Harold Baines 761
Mark McGwire 758
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1978 156 4
1979 161 2
1981 158 2
1983 154 10
1985 158 2
Year PA Rank
1978 705 9
1979 722 1
1981 716 3
1985 714 2
Year AB Rank
1979 675 2
1981 650 4
1983 639 8
1984 633 8
1985 654 1
1987 638 6
Year Hits Rank
1979 213 5
1981 200 5
1982 211 2
1983 201 10
1985 211 4
1987 222 1
Year TB Rank
1978 316 9
1979 420 1
1980 360 2
1981 365 1
1982 426 1
1983 377 1
1984 352 2
1985 438 1
1986 362 2
1987 492 1
Year 2B Rank
1981 40 2
Year HR Rank
1978 31 7
1979 60 1
1980 50 1
1981 41 1
1982 61 1
1983 47 1
1984 40 2
1985 65 1
1986 54 2
1987 78 1
1988 28 3
1989 26 6
Year RBI Rank
1978 131 2
1979 167 1
1980 151 1
1981 138 1
1982 164 1
1983 153 1
1984 135 1
1985 150 2
1986 133 3
1987 193 1
Year R Rank
1978 118 5
1979 133 1
1981 104 2
1982 121 2
1983 108 10
1984 103 10
1985 137 1
1986 106 7
1987 130 2
Year IBB Rank
1979 6 1
1981 9 2
1983 4 8
1984 7 3
Year SF Rank
1978 11 3
1980 10 3
1983 14 1
1984 12 3
1986 8 9
1987 9 3
1988 10 7
Year XBH Rank
1978 65 7
1979 86 2
1980 78 2
1981 82 1
1982 93 1
1983 80 1
1984 71 3
1985 95 1
1986 75 2
1987 112 1
Year Avg Rank
1982 0.345 2
1985 0.323 9
1986 0.323 5
1987 0.348 3
Year OBP Rank
1982 0.379 9
Year SLG Rank
1979 0.622 1
1980 0.633 2
1981 0.562 1
1982 0.697 1
1983 0.590 2
1984 0.556 3
1985 0.670 1
1986 0.653 2
1987 0.771 2
Year ISO Rank
1979 0.307 1
1980 0.315 1
1981 0.254 1
1982 0.352 1
1983 0.275 1
1984 0.239 4
1985 0.347 1
1986 0.330 2
1987 0.423 2
Year OPS Rank
1979 0.973 4
1980 0.982 3
1981 0.923 1
1982 1.076 1
1983 0.941 5
1984 0.920 6
1985 1.037 2
1986 1.021 2
1987 1.154 2
Year G Rank
1979 162 1
1981 159 3
1983 161 2
1985 161 2
Year WAR Rank
1979 5.7 8
1981 5.1 9
1982 8.2 1
1983 5.6 8
1985 8.0 2
1986 6.0 5
1987 10.5 2