LF Sadaaki Watanabe #34
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
LF SADAAKI WATANABE #34 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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:08/12/1945
Born in:Yaita, TOC
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 10th Pick in Round 1
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
1965 Sapporo - BAN 19 9 25 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .120 .120 .120 .240 -26 -34 -0.4
1969 Vesutan - BAN 23 17 13 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .077 .143 .154 .297 -7 -5 -0.2
1970 Vesutan - BAN 24 8 9 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889 177 180 0.1
1971 Vesutan - BAN 25 13 14 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757 113 124 0.1
1972 Vesutan - BAN 26 14 14 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -18 -39 -0.2
1973 Vesutan - BAN 27 36 36 9 2 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 11 0 0 .250 .308 .306 .613 82 85 0.1
Total BAN 97 111 24 3 0 0 9 10 4 1 0 33 0 0 .216 .250 .243 .493 47 46 -0.5
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%
1965 Sapporo - INT LF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 43.0 2.30 -0.2 .931
1965 Sapporo - INT CF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.7 .754
1965 Sapporo - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Vesutan - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Vesutan - INT LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 8.0 1.12 -0.8 .517
1969 Vesutan - INT CF 4 0 3 0 0 4 1 .750 7.1 3.68 -0.3 1.013
1970 Vesutan - INT LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Vesutan - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Vesutan - INT LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Vesutan - INT CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.009
1971 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Vesutan - INT LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.016
1972 Vesutan - INT CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.009
1973 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 .999
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 15 5 13 0 0 14 1 .929 63.0 1.86 -1.0 .874
TOTAL CF 17 3 10 0 0 11 1 .909 48.0 1.88 -0.9 .916
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/05/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
07/16/1965 Named the #16 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1965 Was traded by the Sapporo Bears to the Vesutan Bees, along with C Mototomi Yamamoto, in exchange for 1B Susumu Ishii.
05/01/1966 Named the #14 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1966 Named the #14 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Named the #10 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
07/16/1967 Named the #19 prospect in the BAN
03/21/1968 Detrimentally completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1968 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
03/21/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
04/10/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
04/30/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #33 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
11/01/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
01/20/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
10/10/1971 Wins the 1971 BAN Championship Series with the Vesutan Bees.
02/28/1973 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
04/29/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
09/28/1973 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
10/20/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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