RF Kuzuya Sato #29
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF KUZUYA SATO #29 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 99 22 6 0 4 15 12 17 .222 .328 .404 0 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 DNK Loss, 6-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1974 DNK Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 DNK Loss, 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ YOK Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ RAK Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 KYO Loss, 5-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 KYO Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1974 @ DNK Loss, 4-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ DNK Win, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/12/1952
Born in:Fujieda, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 142 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 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
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 103 99 22 6 0 4 15 16 12 17 .222 .328 .404 .732 .316 .182 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 117 4 2 0 4 1 1 40 10 0 0 0.0 13.0 4.22 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Versus Right   95 22 6 0 4 15 16 11 15 1 1 4 .232 .333 .421 .754
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   22 4 1 0 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .182 .250 .364 .614
June   23 7 1 0 1 6 5 5 5 0 0 1 .304 .448 .478 .927
July   21 5 3 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 .238 .333 .524 .857
August   17 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .118 .200 .176 .376
September   15 4 0 0 1 2 5 2 4 0 1 1 .267 .389 .467 .856
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   114 24 2 0 2 9 9 9 16 0 0 1 .211 .274 .281 .555
Career   213 46 8 0 6 24 25 21 33 1 1 5 .216 .300 .338 .638
Home   40 10 1 0 3 10 9 7 5 1 0 2 .250 .380 .500 .880
Road   59 12 5 0 1 5 7 5 12 0 1 2 .203 .288 .339 .627
Grass   99 22 6 0 4 15 16 12 17 1 1 4 .222 .328 .404 .732
Day   47 13 4 0 3 9 10 6 8 1 0 3 .277 .386 .553 .939
Night   52 9 2 0 1 6 6 6 9 0 1 1 .173 .271 .269 .540
As Starter   16 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .188 .278 .438 .715
As Reliever / Substitution   83 19 5 0 3 14 13 10 14 1 1 4 .229 .337 .398 .734
Pinch Hitting   78 18 5 0 3 14 12 10 14 1 0 4 .231 .344 .410 .754
Close/Late   58 15 5 0 3 9 9 3 13 0 0 3 .259 .328 .500 .828
Inning 1-3   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Inning 4-6   16 2 0 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 0 .125 .333 .125 .458
Inning 7-9   78 19 5 0 4 11 14 6 14 1 0 4 .244 .326 .462 .787
Extra Innings   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
0 Outs   36 12 4 0 4 7 12 6 7 1 1 2 .333 .444 .778 1.222
1 Outs   36 6 2 0 0 5 3 2 6 0 0 1 .167 .231 .222 .453
2 Outs   27 4 0 0 0 3 1 4 4 0 0 1 .148 .281 .148 .429
Scoring Position   31 6 1 0 0 9 2 3 4 1 1 2 .194 .297 .226 .523
Bases Empty   53 11 3 0 3 3 9 7 9 0 0 2 .208 .323 .434 .757
Runner on 1st   15 5 2 0 1 3 5 2 4 0 0 0 .333 .412 .667 1.078
Runner on 2nd   12 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   48 7 2 0 1 3 2 4 17 0 0 0 .146 .212 .250 .462
First Pitch   11 4 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 .364 .500 .455 .955
Count 0-1   9 4 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .444 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   13 5 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .692 1.077
Count 1-1   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
Count 1-2   17 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 2-2   14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .071 .071 .143 .214
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Full Count   9 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 .111 .385 .444 .829
Behind in Count   34 9 3 0 1 3 5 0 11 0 0 1 .265 .286 .441 .727
Ahead in Count   21 6 1 0 2 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .619 1.063
Batting Leadoff   4 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 3rd   14 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .500 .812
Batting 4th   11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .083 .000 .083
Batting 5th   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Batting 6th   11 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Batting 7th   9 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .222 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 8th   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Batting 9th   28 7 2 0 2 5 4 5 4 0 0 1 .250 .382 .536 .918
Low Leverage   26 5 1 0 1 1 5 5 3 0 0 1 .192 .344 .346 .690
Medium Leverage   24 5 1 0 0 1 4 2 5 0 1 2 .208 .321 .250 .571
High Leverage   48 12 4 0 3 13 7 5 9 1 0 1 .250 .327 .521 .848
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 .732 101 106 0.3
Total BAN 177 213 46 8 0 6 24 25 21 5 1 33 0 0 .216 .300 .338 .638 78 84 -0.2
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 RF 7 4 8 0 0 9 1 .889 43.0 1.67 -0.6 .911
1974 Sapporo - INT LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -0.3 1.007
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
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