3B Kai Yoneda #34
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/06/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B KAI YONEDA #34 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 244 60 15 1 5 32 20 29 .246 .312 .377 0 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 KYO Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1975 KYO Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 KYO Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/28/1975 @ YOK Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ YOK Win, 11-2 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 @ YOK Loss, 4-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 RAK Loss, 5-9 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/23/1975 RAK Win, 5-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/1975 RAK Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1975 HSH Win, 4-3 5 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:3 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:154 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 94 244 60 15 1 5 32 21 20 29 .246 .312 .377 .689 .301 .131 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 67 277 4 0 0 5 8 1 92 21 0 1 0.0 29.0 3.93 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 9 0 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 2 .409 .500 .545 1.045
Versus Right   222 51 15 1 4 26 19 18 27 1 8 2 .230 .292 .360 .653
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
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   61 19 4 1 3 15 8 6 7 0 4 1 .311 .382 .557 .940
September   87 18 5 0 0 9 7 9 13 0 3 1 .207 .289 .264 .553
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
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   668 167 32 2 13 79 63 47 93 1 23 13 .250 .311 .362 .674
Home   140 33 14 1 1 17 9 10 19 1 4 3 .236 .299 .371 .670
Road   104 27 1 0 4 15 12 10 10 0 4 1 .260 .330 .385 .715
Grass   244 60 15 1 5 32 21 20 29 1 8 4 .246 .312 .377 .689
Day   123 23 5 0 0 15 5 12 16 1 5 2 .187 .268 .228 .496
Night   121 37 10 1 5 17 16 8 13 0 3 2 .306 .359 .529 .888
As Starter   222 57 15 1 4 30 20 19 28 1 8 4 .257 .325 .387 .713
As Reliever / Substitution   22 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .136 .174 .273 .447
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   64 15 5 0 2 8 3 5 5 0 1 1 .234 .300 .406 .706
Inning 1-3   67 17 3 0 0 13 5 5 8 0 3 1 .254 .315 .299 .614
Inning 4-6   86 18 4 1 3 8 8 9 16 1 4 0 .209 .281 .384 .665
Inning 7-9   81 23 7 0 1 10 7 6 5 0 1 3 .284 .356 .407 .763
Extra Innings   10 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
0 Outs   83 16 4 1 1 3 7 8 9 1 7 1 .193 .269 .301 .570
1 Outs   74 20 3 0 3 16 9 6 9 0 1 1 .270 .333 .432 .766
2 Outs   87 24 8 0 1 13 5 6 11 0 0 2 .276 .337 .402 .739
Scoring Position   74 20 5 0 3 29 7 4 13 1 8 0 .270 .304 .459 .763
Bases Empty   139 33 8 1 2 2 10 12 12 0 0 3 .237 .312 .353 .664
Runner on 1st   31 7 2 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 1 .226 .333 .290 .624
Runner on 2nd   29 9 2 0 2 8 4 2 6 0 5 0 .310 .355 .586 .941
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .429 .679
Two Strikes   82 14 3 1 2 8 6 11 29 0 0 2 .171 .284 .305 .589
First Pitch   48 13 4 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 .271 .271 .417 .688
Count 0-1   24 7 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .292 .308 .500 .808
Count 0-2   20 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450
Count 1-0   32 12 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 .375 .394 .469 .863
Count 1-1   26 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .192 .192 .269 .462
Count 1-2   26 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 .154 .214 .192 .407
Count 2-0   10 4 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .700 1.100
Count 2-1   15 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 2-2   21 5 1 1 1 3 2 0 9 0 0 0 .238 .238 .524 .762
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 .167 .545 .167 .712
Full Count   15 1 0 0 1 2 3 11 6 0 0 0 .067 .462 .267 .728
Behind in Count   70 15 4 0 1 6 3 0 14 1 0 3 .214 .243 .314 .558
Ahead in Count   64 21 4 0 1 11 8 9 0 0 3 1 .328 .419 .438 .856
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   36 13 3 0 0 6 2 1 3 1 1 0 .361 .368 .444 .813
Batting 6th   55 10 5 1 0 5 2 3 10 0 4 1 .182 .237 .309 .546
Batting 7th   137 35 7 0 4 19 16 15 16 0 3 3 .255 .342 .394 .736
Batting 9th   11 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .364 .530
Low Leverage   102 26 7 1 3 7 9 7 9 0 0 4 .255 .327 .431 .759
Medium Leverage   98 21 3 0 2 14 9 8 18 1 6 0 .214 .271 .306 .577
High Leverage   43 12 5 0 0 11 3 5 2 0 2 0 .279 .354 .395 .750
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 94 244 60 15 1 5 32 21 20 4 1 29 0 1 .246 .312 .377 .689 90 98 0.7
Total BAN 292 668 167 32 2 13 79 63 47 13 1 93 2 4 .250 .311 .362 .674 89 91 -0.1
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 13 11 95 6 10 101 0 1.000 93.0 9.77 +1.2 1.129
1975 Sapporo - INT 3B 79 56 34 138 8 181 9 .950 532.2 2.91 +1.1 1.019
1975 Sapporo - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 24 17 167 9 16 176 0 1.000 161.0 9.84 +1.7 1.093
TOTAL 3B 173 143 84 317 28 433 32 .926 1287.1 2.80 -10.5 .958
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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