3B Kai Yoneda #34
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B KAI YONEDA #34 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 345 90 15 1 4 39 24 48 .261 .322 .345 2 -0.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 DNK Loss, 6-10 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 DNK Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 DNK Loss, 3-6 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/1974 @ YOK Win, 9-2 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 @ YOK Win, 12-3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ YOK Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1974 @ RAK Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ RAK Win, 4-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 HSH Win, 3-1 3 0 2 1 0 1 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, 34 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 345 90 15 1 4 39 34 24 48 .261 .322 .345 .667 .293 .084 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 96 390 7 0 0 4 14 0 119 20 2 3 40.0 39.6 3.87 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 12 1 0 0 6 2 1 6 0 1 1 .200 .226 .217 .442
Versus Right   285 78 14 1 4 33 32 23 42 0 13 6 .274 .341 .372 .713
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   46 14 4 0 2 8 6 1 2 0 2 0 .304 .319 .522 .841
June   32 10 2 1 0 6 4 3 8 0 0 2 .312 .405 .438 .843
July   91 22 3 0 1 9 8 4 11 0 4 3 .242 .296 .308 .604
August   77 15 1 0 0 5 4 9 16 0 5 1 .195 .287 .208 .495
September   96 27 4 0 1 11 10 7 11 0 3 1 .281 .337 .354 .691
October   3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Last Year   24 6 0 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .280 .375 .655
2 Years Ago   55 11 2 0 3 4 5 3 13 0 1 1 .200 .254 .400 .654
Career   424 107 17 1 8 47 42 27 64 0 15 9 .252 .311 .354 .665
Home   186 50 10 1 3 22 21 14 22 0 7 2 .269 .327 .382 .708
Road   159 40 5 0 1 17 13 10 26 0 7 5 .252 .316 .302 .618
Grass   345 90 15 1 4 39 34 24 48 0 14 7 .261 .322 .345 .667
Day   151 44 8 0 1 21 16 6 22 0 6 3 .291 .331 .364 .695
Night   194 46 7 1 3 18 18 18 26 0 8 4 .237 .315 .330 .645
As Starter   330 86 14 1 3 34 31 22 46 0 14 7 .261 .320 .336 .657
As Reliever / Substitution   15 4 1 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .533 .886
Pinch Hitting   9 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Close/Late   80 25 4 0 2 13 11 8 9 0 2 0 .312 .375 .438 .812
Inning 1-3   111 25 4 0 1 12 7 3 12 0 7 1 .225 .252 .288 .540
Inning 4-6   124 31 7 1 1 11 10 10 20 0 5 5 .250 .331 .347 .678
Inning 7-9   104 31 4 0 2 14 15 8 15 0 2 1 .298 .354 .394 .748
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   130 40 7 1 2 7 19 6 16 0 11 1 .308 .343 .423 .766
1 Outs   101 26 4 0 1 16 11 6 15 0 3 2 .257 .312 .327 .639
2 Outs   114 24 4 0 1 16 4 12 17 0 0 4 .211 .308 .272 .580
Scoring Position   103 25 7 0 2 34 11 11 11 0 14 2 .243 .328 .369 .697
Bases Empty   188 52 5 1 2 2 21 11 24 0 0 2 .277 .323 .346 .669
Runner on 1st   54 13 3 0 0 3 2 2 13 0 0 3 .241 .305 .296 .601
Runner on 2nd   36 11 5 0 0 8 4 3 2 0 13 2 .306 .390 .444 .835
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .143 .333 .571 .905
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 .133 .161 .133 .295
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 6 1 0 1 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .412 .625 1.037
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 .286 .500 .429 .929
Two Strikes   139 25 6 1 0 13 10 10 48 0 0 2 .180 .245 .237 .482
First Pitch   47 13 1 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 7 4 .277 .333 .426 .759
Count 0-1   37 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .243 .263 .297 .560
Count 0-2   31 9 2 1 0 1 4 0 12 0 0 0 .290 .290 .419 .710
Count 1-0   41 15 2 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 .366 .366 .488 .854
Count 1-1   35 13 1 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 .371 .371 .400 .771
Count 1-2   54 8 1 0 0 4 4 0 16 0 0 0 .148 .148 .167 .315
Count 2-0   21 8 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .381 .381 .524 .905
Count 2-1   19 4 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .368 .579
Count 2-2   31 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 2 .129 .182 .194 .375
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   23 4 1 0 0 4 2 10 10 0 0 0 .174 .424 .217 .642
Behind in Count   122 26 5 1 0 7 10 0 28 0 1 1 .213 .220 .270 .490
Ahead in Count   87 30 5 0 2 13 11 14 0 0 5 0 .345 .436 .471 .907
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 .231 .091 .322
Batting 5th   276 74 11 1 2 31 27 21 45 0 11 6 .268 .333 .337 .670
Batting 6th   47 12 3 0 1 5 5 0 2 0 3 0 .255 .255 .383 .638
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   7 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 1.000 1.556
Low Leverage   123 30 4 0 0 7 7 8 16 0 1 3 .244 .306 .276 .582
Medium Leverage   135 39 9 1 1 13 17 11 19 0 10 3 .289 .356 .393 .748
High Leverage   86 21 2 0 3 19 10 5 13 0 3 1 .244 .293 .372 .666
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 84 90 -0.8
Total BAN 198 424 107 17 1 8 47 42 27 9 0 64 2 3 .252 .311 .354 .665 85 89 -0.6
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 SS 4 3 4 10 0 16 2 .875 25.0 5.04 -1.5 .761
1974 Sapporo - INT 3B 94 87 50 179 20 252 23 .909 754.2 2.73 -11.6 .915
1974 Sapporo - INT 1B 11 6 72 3 6 75 0 1.000 68.0 9.93 +0.5 1.053
TOTAL 1B 11 6 72 3 6 75 0 1.000 68.0 9.93 +0.5 1.053
TOTAL 3B 94 87 50 179 20 252 23 .909 754.2 2.73 -11.6 .915
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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