C Kiyoji Sakata #19
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/11/1975
C KIYOJI SAKATA #19 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 11 6 0 0 2 6 0 1 .545 .545 1.091 0 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1975 YOK Win, 3-0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
07/08/1975 @ HSH Win, 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/05/1975 RAK Loss, 8-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/02/1975 KYO Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/24/1975 @ SAP Win, 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/15/1975 @ KYO Loss, 6-12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/1975 SAP Win, 13-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/1975 @ YOK Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/16/1975 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/1975 YOK Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/27/1951
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 15 Days
Service This Yr:75 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1974, 6th Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 11 6 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 .545 .545 1.091 1.636 .712 .545 380
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0.0 6.5 35.35 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   10 6 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
June   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
July   4 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Last Year   32 10 0 0 2 10 3 4 3 0 0 0 .312 .389 .500 .889
Career   43 16 0 0 4 16 5 4 4 0 0 0 .372 .426 .651 1.077
Home   6 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Road   5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 .800 1.600
Grass   11 6 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .545 .545 1.091 1.636
Day   4 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
Night   7 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
As Reliever / Substitution   11 6 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .545 .545 1.091 1.636
Pinch Hitting   9 5 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.222 1.778
Close/Late   7 5 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.571 2.286
Inning 7-9   9 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Extra Innings   2 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
0 Outs   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
1 Outs   7 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
2 Outs   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Scoring Position   3 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Bases Empty   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st   3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
First Pitch   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 0-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 2-2   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Behind in Count   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Ahead in Count   4 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Batting Leadoff   2 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Medium Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   5 4 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .800 2.000 2.800
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Denki - BAN 22 17 32 10 0 0 2 10 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 .312 .389 .500 .889 148 139 0.3
1975 Denki - BAN 23 11 11 6 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .545 .545 1.091 1.636 341 380 0.4
Total BAN 28 43 16 0 0 4 16 5 4 0 0 4 0 0 .372 .426 .651 1.077 194 195 0.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Total - 22 56 227 69 17 1 11 56 52 40 8 1 42 1 1 .304 .424 .533 .957 100 100 2.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Denki - INT C 7 6 35 3 0 38 0 1.000 55.0 6.22 +0.5 1.025 0 2 1 50.0
1975 Denki - INT C 2 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 3.1 13.50 +0.1 1.044 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL C 9 6 39 4 0 43 0 1.000 58.1 6.63 +0.6 1.031 0 2 1 50.0
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1974 Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick).
06/06/1974 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
07/06/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/16/1974 Named the #53 prospect in the BAN
07/15/1975 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
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