2B Shozo Sakata #1
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B SHOZO SAKATA #1 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 337 81 9 1 10 30 32 41 .240 .311 .362 3 1.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 VES Loss, 5-11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1975 VES Loss, 2-8 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
08/08/1975 VES Win, 7-0 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
08/07/1975 @ OSA Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 @ OSA Win, 7-2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/05/1975 @ OSA Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/31/1975 KIN Loss, 5-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1975 KIN Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 KIN Win, 10-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/28/1975 KOB Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/30/1947
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,080
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 102 Days
Service This Yr:102 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 4th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 337 81 9 1 10 30 51 32 41 .240 .311 .362 .673 .293 .122 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 388 3 0 1 4 14 1 122 20 3 0 100.0 40.6 3.99 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   71 23 0 1 3 3 13 4 7 0 3 1 .324 .368 .479 .847
Versus Right   266 58 9 0 7 27 38 28 34 1 11 2 .218 .296 .331 .627
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 5 1 0 1 2 4 3 2 0 1 0 .208 .296 .375 .671
May   103 23 5 0 5 11 13 9 11 0 3 1 .223 .292 .417 .710
June   97 26 0 0 2 6 13 11 18 0 2 0 .268 .343 .330 .672
July   113 27 3 1 2 11 21 9 10 1 8 2 .239 .304 .336 .640
August   24 5 1 0 1 2 4 3 2 0 1 0 .208 .296 .375 .671
Last Year   507 117 12 0 7 39 57 47 51 2 10 6 .231 .302 .296 .598
2 Years Ago   484 140 20 3 6 37 53 52 39 1 9 3 .289 .361 .380 .741
Career   2632 673 92 10 40 241 316 304 304 10 70 18 .256 .336 .344 .680
Home   178 41 6 1 7 17 26 16 20 1 6 1 .230 .296 .393 .689
Road   159 40 3 0 3 13 25 16 21 0 8 2 .252 .328 .327 .655
Grass   337 81 9 1 10 30 51 32 41 1 14 3 .240 .311 .362 .673
Day   124 28 2 0 7 14 20 12 12 0 7 0 .226 .294 .411 .705
Night   213 53 7 1 3 16 31 20 29 1 7 3 .249 .321 .333 .654
As Starter   336 81 9 1 10 30 51 32 41 1 14 3 .241 .312 .363 .675
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   54 9 3 0 1 5 6 4 9 1 3 0 .167 .220 .278 .498
Inning 1-3   142 38 2 1 4 7 19 14 13 0 10 1 .268 .338 .380 .718
Inning 4-6   103 22 2 0 5 13 15 8 13 0 1 1 .214 .277 .379 .655
Inning 7-9   88 21 5 0 1 10 17 9 15 1 2 1 .239 .313 .330 .643
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   92 17 3 0 1 6 13 8 14 1 12 0 .185 .248 .250 .498
1 Outs   152 38 3 1 5 9 23 11 20 0 2 2 .250 .309 .382 .691
2 Outs   93 26 3 0 4 15 15 13 7 0 0 1 .280 .374 .441 .815
Scoring Position   59 15 2 0 2 21 17 12 8 1 14 2 .254 .392 .390 .782
Bases Empty   234 54 6 1 7 7 31 18 28 0 0 1 .231 .289 .355 .643
Runner on 1st   44 12 1 0 1 2 3 2 5 0 0 0 .273 .304 .364 .668
Runner on 2nd   26 5 0 0 1 3 6 5 4 0 11 1 .192 .344 .308 .651
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 5 1 0 1 5 7 4 2 0 2 0 .333 .474 .600 1.074
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 3 1 0 0 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 .600 .571 .800 1.371
Two Strikes   160 33 3 0 5 11 17 13 41 0 0 0 .206 .266 .319 .585
First Pitch   53 13 1 0 2 9 8 0 0 1 4 0 .245 .241 .377 .618
Count 0-1   30 7 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .281 .233 .515
Count 0-2   29 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .172 .172 .207 .379
Count 1-0   12 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-1   35 10 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 1-2   43 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 .209 .209 .233 .442
Count 2-0   15 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 2-1   23 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .292 .304 .596
Count 2-2   51 12 1 0 2 6 4 0 15 0 0 0 .235 .235 .373 .608
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 5 0 0 2 4 7 11 0 0 1 0 .556 .800 1.222 2.022
Full Count   37 7 0 0 3 5 10 13 7 0 0 0 .189 .400 .432 .832
Behind in Count   102 21 2 0 0 1 8 0 19 0 0 2 .206 .221 .225 .447
Ahead in Count   59 18 3 1 2 5 18 19 0 0 8 1 .305 .481 .492 .973
Batting 2nd   336 81 9 1 10 30 51 32 41 1 14 3 .241 .312 .363 .675
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   202 51 6 1 7 11 32 17 21 0 0 2 .252 .317 .396 .713
Medium Leverage   101 23 2 0 2 8 12 8 16 0 10 1 .228 .291 .307 .598
High Leverage   31 6 1 0 1 11 6 7 4 1 4 0 .194 .333 .323 .656
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
1970 Nagasaki - BAN 23 135 458 113 13 2 6 47 51 52 0 2 57 1 1 .247 .322 .323 .645 103 97 4.4
1971 Nagasaki - BAN 24 139 462 129 21 2 5 51 56 62 4 3 71 0 1 .279 .367 .366 .733 106 105 4.5
1972 Nagasaki - BAN 25 108 384 93 17 2 6 37 48 59 2 1 45 1 0 .242 .345 .344 .689 98 97 2.8
1973 Nagasaki - BAN 26 134 484 140 20 3 6 37 53 52 3 1 39 0 2 .289 .361 .380 .741 119 120 5.6
1974 Nagasaki - BAN 27 136 507 117 12 0 7 39 57 47 6 2 51 1 0 .231 .302 .296 .598 75 74 3.3
1975 Nagasaki - BAN 28 89 337 81 9 1 10 30 51 32 3 1 41 3 0 .240 .311 .362 .673 86 88 1.6
Total BAN 741 2632 673 92 10 40 241 316 304 18 10 304 6 4 .256 .336 .344 .680 98 97 22.3
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%
1970 Nagasaki - INT 2B 126 124 261 381 73 658 16 .976 1074.2 5.38 +18.4 1.082
1970 Nagasaki - INT SS 5 5 10 13 2 23 0 1.000 42.0 4.93 +1.1 1.139
1970 Nagasaki - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Nagasaki - INT 2B 129 127 271 394 89 675 10 .985 1105.1 5.41 +19.1 1.086
1971 Nagasaki - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Nagasaki - INT SS 5 5 6 15 2 21 0 1.000 43.0 4.40 +0.7 1.101
1972 Nagasaki - INT 2B 104 102 218 304 69 527 5 .991 879.1 5.34 +11.5 1.100
1972 Nagasaki - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Nagasaki - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Nagasaki - INT 2B 130 129 280 389 79 677 8 .988 1134.0 5.31 +21.2 1.114
1973 Nagasaki - INT SS 4 0 2 8 2 10 0 1.000 14.2 6.14 +0.8 1.247
1973 Nagasaki - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Nagasaki - INT 2B 133 132 292 409 91 708 7 .990 1148.2 5.49 +22.0 1.107
1975 Nagasaki - INT 2B 84 84 175 225 46 410 10 .976 726.1 4.96 +6.6 1.082
1975 Nagasaki - INT SS 5 4 8 17 4 27 2 .926 37.0 6.08 -0.9 .938
TOTAL 2B 706 698 1497 2102 447 3655 56 .985 6068.1 5.34 +98.8 1.096
TOTAL SS 20 14 26 53 10 81 2 .975 138.2 5.13 +1.6 1.070
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick).
07/16/1969 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
10/13/1969 Named the #16 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1970 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1970 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/18/1971 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/23/1972 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/02/1972 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week.
08/10/1972 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/21/1975 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 132 5
Year PA Rank
1970 526 9
1974 572 8
Year AB Rank
1974 507 6
Year H Rank
1971 129 10
1973 140 8
Year 2B Rank
1973 20 7
Year 3B Rank
1973 3 8
Year BB Rank
1970 52 10
1971 62 8
Year SH Rank
1970 14 4
1971 14 6
1974 10 7
Year AVG Rank
1971 .279 9
1973 .289 6
Year OBP Rank
1970 .322 10
1971 .367 10
1973 .361 8
Year WAR Rank
1970 4.2 7
1971 4.4 7
1973 5.2 7
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