RF Sotatsu Sato #18
Osaka Sailors BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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RF SOTATSU SATO #18 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
112 399 110 9 2 16 61 33 53 .276 .335 .429 7 2.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 FUK Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/30/1974 FUK Loss, 2-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 FUK Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 @ VES Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ VES Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
09/23/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/19/1974 NAG Win, 5-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 KIN Win, 6-4 6 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/11/1947
Born in:Urasoe, OKI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,700
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
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, 6th Pick in Round 1
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 112 399 110 9 2 16 61 53 33 53 .276 .335 .429 .763 .338 .153 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 442 5 1 0 3 0 5 171 27 7 4 63.6 59.6 5.35 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 20 3 1 1 9 9 4 10 0 0 1 .323 .373 .452 .825
Versus Right   337 90 6 1 15 52 44 29 43 5 0 4 .267 .328 .424 .752
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   94 28 3 1 3 15 13 15 13 1 0 4 .298 .412 .447 .859
June   78 25 5 1 2 10 9 5 8 1 0 0 .321 .357 .487 .844
July   81 17 1 0 6 12 12 4 16 0 0 1 .210 .256 .444 .700
August   64 20 0 0 2 9 10 4 4 1 0 0 .312 .348 .406 .754
September   78 19 0 0 3 14 9 5 11 2 0 0 .244 .282 .359 .641
October   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   498 104 15 4 19 62 57 40 83 5 4 2 .209 .268 .369 .637
2 Years Ago   82 22 3 1 4 17 13 15 18 2 0 1 .268 .380 .476 .856
Career   1124 281 36 12 42 167 145 103 178 13 4 8 .250 .314 .415 .730
Home   203 56 7 1 7 27 25 16 20 1 0 1 .276 .330 .424 .754
Road   196 54 2 1 9 34 28 17 33 4 0 4 .276 .339 .434 .773
Grass   399 110 9 2 16 61 53 33 53 5 0 5 .276 .335 .429 .763
Day   204 58 5 1 11 41 36 23 29 2 0 4 .284 .365 .480 .845
Night   195 52 4 1 5 20 17 10 24 3 0 1 .267 .301 .374 .676
As Starter   392 110 9 2 16 61 53 33 51 5 0 5 .281 .340 .436 .776
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   99 29 1 2 4 14 14 8 12 1 0 1 .293 .349 .465 .813
Inning 1-3   136 38 5 0 4 24 15 7 19 3 0 2 .279 .318 .404 .722
Inning 4-6   134 39 1 0 8 22 23 16 17 1 0 2 .291 .373 .478 .850
Inning 7-9   119 32 3 2 3 13 13 8 15 1 0 1 .269 .318 .403 .721
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .100 .250 .400 .650
0 Outs   144 39 2 1 4 14 27 15 20 2 0 3 .271 .348 .382 .730
1 Outs   99 21 0 0 3 13 8 6 10 3 0 1 .212 .257 .303 .560
2 Outs   156 50 7 1 9 34 18 12 23 0 0 1 .321 .373 .551 .924
Scoring Position   93 26 3 0 5 43 12 5 12 5 0 1 .280 .308 .473 .781
Bases Empty   207 56 5 0 6 6 26 22 32 0 0 4 .271 .352 .382 .734
Runner on 1st   99 28 1 2 5 12 15 6 9 0 0 0 .283 .324 .485 .809
Runner on 2nd   39 5 0 0 1 6 3 2 6 0 0 0 .128 .171 .205 .376
Runner on 3rd   16 5 2 0 1 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 .312 .333 .625 .958
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 7 1 0 1 8 2 0 3 0 0 0 .389 .389 .611 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 1 .222 .250 .222 .472
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 0 0 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 1.800 2.467
Bases Loaded   6 4 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 .667 .556 .667 1.222
Two Strikes   172 34 3 0 4 19 20 15 53 2 0 2 .198 .267 .285 .552
First Pitch   54 19 1 0 4 12 10 1 0 0 0 1 .352 .375 .593 .968
Count 0-1   34 11 1 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 .324 .361 .529 .891
Count 0-2   27 6 0 0 1 2 5 0 9 1 0 1 .222 .241 .333 .575
Count 1-0   48 15 1 0 3 9 4 0 0 2 0 0 .312 .300 .521 .821
Count 1-1   34 10 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .286 .353 .639
Count 1-2   50 11 1 0 2 8 6 0 20 1 0 1 .220 .231 .360 .591
Count 2-0   19 7 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .737 1.105
Count 2-1   28 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .393 .679
Count 2-2   60 11 0 0 1 5 3 0 14 0 0 0 .183 .183 .233 .417
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 6 0 2 0 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 .600 .778 1.000 1.778
Full Count   35 6 2 0 0 4 6 15 10 0 0 0 .171 .420 .229 .649
Behind in Count   111 28 2 0 5 14 17 0 29 2 0 4 .252 .274 .405 .679
Ahead in Count   105 36 2 2 6 19 14 17 0 2 0 0 .343 .427 .571 .999
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   20 8 0 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 .400 .429 .550 .979
Batting 4th   373 102 9 2 15 59 48 32 49 5 0 5 .273 .335 .429 .764
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   109 29 4 0 3 6 8 11 17 0 0 1 .266 .339 .385 .724
Medium Leverage   211 55 4 1 7 24 29 14 27 2 0 4 .261 .316 .389 .705
High Leverage   79 26 1 1 6 31 16 8 9 3 0 0 .329 .378 .595 .973
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
1971 Osaka - BAN 23 100 145 45 9 5 3 27 22 15 0 1 24 7 2 .310 .373 .503 .876 142 147 1.5
1972 Osaka - BAN 24 80 82 22 3 1 4 17 13 15 1 2 18 2 1 .268 .380 .476 .856 143 144 0.8
1973 Osaka - BAN 25 138 498 104 15 4 19 62 57 40 2 5 83 8 7 .209 .268 .369 .637 86 84 0.4
1974 Osaka - BAN 26 112 399 110 9 2 16 61 53 33 5 5 53 7 4 .276 .335 .429 .763 111 118 2.5
Total BAN 430 1124 281 36 12 42 167 145 103 8 13 178 24 14 .250 .314 .415 .730 107 109 5.2
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%
1971 Osaka - INT LF 7 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 10.2 4.22 +0.4 1.035
1971 Osaka - INT RF 23 20 31 0 0 32 1 .969 180.2 1.54 +0.0 .984
1972 Osaka - INT LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1972 Osaka - INT RF 9 7 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 66.2 1.35 +0.4 1.026
1973 Osaka - INT RF 131 131 256 7 0 273 10 .963 1147.0 2.06 +1.0 .998
1974 Osaka - INT RF 106 105 201 16 1 232 15 .935 928.1 2.10 +3.2 1.030
TOTAL LF 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.2 3.07 +0.4 1.035
TOTAL RF 269 263 498 23 1 547 26 .952 2322.2 2.02 +4.7 1.010
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
07/16/1970 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Named the #16 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1973 498 9
Year K Rank
1973 83 6
Year 3B Rank
1971 5 3
1973 4 5
Year HR Rank
1973 19 8
Year SF Rank
1973 5 3
1974 5 7
Year ISO Rank
1973 .161 9
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