3B Kai Yoneda #34
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/11/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B KAI YONEDA #34 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 97 24 7 0 2 10 4 9 .247 .288 .381 0 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 YOK Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 YOK Win, 5-3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/30/1975 @ HSH Win, 6-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1975 @ HSH Loss, 0-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/1975 DNK Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1975 DNK Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1975 KYO Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1975 KYO Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/22/1975 @ YOK Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1975 @ YOK Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/30/1949
Born in:Hakodate, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 136 Days
Service This Yr:102 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 5th Pick in Round 4
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 48 97 24 7 0 2 10 6 4 9 .247 .288 .381 .670 .292 .134 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 106 2 0 0 3 2 1 37 9 0 1 0.0 9.8 3.32 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .714 .500 1.214
Versus Right   93 22 7 0 2 9 6 3 9 1 2 0 .237 .258 .376 .634
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
May   24 4 1 0 1 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .167 .192 .333 .526
June   27 10 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 .370 .370 .481 .852
July   42 9 2 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 0 2 .214 .298 .333 .631
August   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Last Year   345 90 15 1 4 39 34 24 48 0 14 7 .261 .322 .345 .667
2 Years Ago   24 6 0 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .280 .375 .655
Career   521 131 24 1 10 57 48 31 73 1 17 11 .251 .307 .359 .666
Home   66 19 7 0 0 7 2 2 7 1 2 1 .288 .314 .394 .708
Road   31 5 0 0 2 3 4 2 2 0 0 1 .161 .235 .355 .590
Grass   97 24 7 0 2 10 6 4 9 1 2 2 .247 .288 .381 .670
Day   44 10 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 1 2 1 .227 .255 .295 .551
Night   53 14 4 0 2 5 6 3 5 0 0 1 .264 .316 .453 .769
As Starter   77 21 7 0 1 8 5 4 8 1 2 2 .273 .321 .403 .724
As Reliever / Substitution   20 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .150 .150 .300 .450
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   33 8 2 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 .242 .286 .394 .680
Inning 1-3   24 7 1 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 1 1 .292 .320 .333 .653
Inning 4-6   29 7 3 0 1 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 .241 .303 .448 .751
Inning 7-9   39 9 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .231 .268 .308 .576
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
0 Outs   32 5 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 .156 .200 .219 .419
1 Outs   26 10 2 0 2 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 .385 .407 .692 1.100
2 Outs   39 9 3 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 0 2 .231 .286 .308 .593
Scoring Position   26 5 2 0 0 8 2 2 5 1 2 0 .192 .241 .269 .511
Bases Empty   58 18 5 0 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 2 .310 .355 .500 .855
Runner on 1st   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   28 4 1 0 1 1 3 2 9 0 0 1 .143 .226 .286 .512
First Pitch   18 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .278 .389 .667
Count 0-1   14 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .400 .714 1.114
Count 0-2   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 1-0   13 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .462 .500 .615 1.115
Count 1-1   14 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-2   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   7 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 2-2   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 1.000 1.500
Behind in Count   28 8 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 .286 .300 .464 .764
Ahead in Count   23 7 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .304 .385 .435 .819
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   27 10 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 .370 .379 .481 .861
Batting 6th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .111 .273 .111 .384
Batting 7th   47 11 4 0 1 3 4 2 5 0 1 1 .234 .280 .383 .663
Batting 9th   9 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
Low Leverage   38 11 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 .289 .341 .526 .868
Medium Leverage   35 8 1 0 0 3 2 0 6 1 2 0 .229 .222 .257 .479
High Leverage   24 5 3 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .208 .296 .333 .630
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
1972 Vesutan - BAN 23 56 55 11 2 0 3 4 5 3 1 0 13 0 0 .200 .254 .400 .654 86 80 0.0
1973 Vesutan - BAN 24 25 24 6 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .280 .375 .655 92 95 0.1
1974 Sapporo - BAN 25 117 345 90 15 1 4 39 34 24 7 0 48 2 3 .261 .322 .345 .667 88 87 -0.9
1975 Sapporo - BAN 26 48 97 24 7 0 2 10 6 4 2 1 9 0 1 .247 .288 .381 .670 84 91 0.3
Total BAN 246 521 131 24 1 10 57 48 31 11 1 73 2 4 .251 .307 .359 .666 87 87 -0.5
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Vesutan - INT SS 2 1 5 6 1 12 1 .917 11.1 8.74 -0.3 .930
1974 Sapporo - INT 1B 11 6 72 3 6 75 0 1.000 68.0 9.93 +0.5 1.053
1974 Sapporo - INT 3B 94 87 50 179 20 252 23 .909 754.2 2.73 -11.6 .915
1974 Sapporo - INT SS 4 3 4 10 0 16 2 .875 25.0 5.04 -1.5 .761
1975 Sapporo - INT 1B 12 10 88 4 10 92 0 1.000 84.0 9.86 +0.8 1.142
1975 Sapporo - INT 3B 34 12 12 34 2 46 0 1.000 152.0 2.72 +2.0 1.074
1975 Sapporo - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 23 16 160 7 16 167 0 1.000 152.0 9.89 +1.4 1.096
TOTAL 3B 128 99 62 213 22 298 23 .923 906.2 2.73 -9.5 .939
TOTAL SS 6 4 9 16 1 28 3 .893 36.1 6.19 -1.9 .825
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 4, Pick 5, 41st overall pick).
06/06/1967 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
09/26/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hosho Reliables organization.
05/01/1968 Named the #33 prospect in the BAN
04/10/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #45 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1969 Named the #64 prospect in the BAN
11/05/1969 Was traded by the Hosho Reliables to the Vesutan Bees, along with SP Hoshiko Tokunaga, in exchange for CF Toshimasa Ikeda.
02/13/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1970 Named the #66 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1970 Named the #69 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Named the #62 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1971 Named the #84 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1971 Named the #81 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1972 Named the #94 prospect in the BAN
03/20/1973 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
06/22/1973 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
10/14/1973 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
11/13/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
03/13/1974 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 14 6
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