RF Kuzuya Sato #17
Osaka Sailors BAN
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/17/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF KUZUYA SATO #17 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/12/1952
Born in:Fujieda, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 142 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 5th Pick in Round 3
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
1973 Sapporo - BAN 21 74 114 24 2 0 2 9 9 9 1 0 16 0 0 .211 .274 .281 .555 56 63 -0.5
1974 Sapporo - BAN 22 103 99 22 6 0 4 15 16 12 4 1 17 0 0 .222 .328 .404 .732 105 102 0.2
Total BAN 177 213 46 8 0 6 24 25 21 5 1 33 0 0 .216 .300 .338 .638 79 82 -0.3
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%
1973 Sapporo - INT LF 22 16 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 143.1 1.95 -2.4 .918
1973 Sapporo - INT RF 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 26.2 1.01 +0.0 1.014
1974 Sapporo - INT LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -0.3 1.007
1974 Sapporo - INT RF 7 4 8 0 0 9 1 .889 43.0 1.67 -0.6 .911
TOTAL LF 27 16 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 159.1 1.86 -2.6 .924
TOTAL RF 11 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 69.2 1.42 -0.6 .937
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 3, Pick 5, 29th overall pick).
07/16/1970 Named the #49 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Named the #45 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1971 Named the #55 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1971 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
01/18/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
02/07/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1972 Named the #45 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1972 Named the #55 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1973 Named the #37 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1973 Named the #45 prospect in the BAN
06/07/1975 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
10/21/1975 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
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