2B Shozo Sakata #1
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/06/1975
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
136 511 132 12 2 11 34 46 64 .258 .324 .354 3 2.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 @ FUK Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1975 @ FUK Win, 9-5 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 @ FUK Win, 10-5 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/1975 @ VES Win, 5-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1975 @ VES Loss, 4-5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/1975 @ VES Win, 6-0 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/24/1975 OSA Win, 4-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 OSA Win, 7-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1975 @ KIN Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1975 @ KIN Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 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:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 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 136 511 132 12 2 11 34 67 46 64 .258 .324 .354 .678 .294 .096 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 587 4 0 1 4 24 1 181 25 3 0 100.0 63.4 4.19 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   118 35 0 2 3 3 18 10 12 0 6 1 .297 .357 .407 .763
Versus Right   393 97 12 0 8 31 49 36 52 1 18 3 .247 .314 .338 .653
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564
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   94 25 3 1 1 3 8 7 10 0 6 1 .266 .324 .351 .675
September   101 31 1 0 1 3 12 9 15 0 5 0 .307 .364 .347 .710
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
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   2806 724 95 11 41 245 332 318 327 10 80 19 .258 .337 .344 .680
Home   258 65 7 1 8 18 33 20 33 1 10 2 .252 .310 .380 .689
Road   253 67 5 1 3 16 34 26 31 0 14 2 .265 .338 .328 .666
Grass   511 132 12 2 11 34 67 46 64 1 24 4 .258 .324 .354 .678
Day   192 49 4 1 7 16 25 17 20 0 11 1 .255 .319 .396 .715
Night   319 83 8 1 4 18 42 29 44 1 13 3 .260 .327 .329 .656
As Starter   509 132 12 2 11 34 67 46 64 1 24 4 .259 .325 .356 .681
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   85 18 4 1 2 6 9 7 14 1 4 0 .212 .269 .353 .622
Inning 1-3   215 62 3 1 4 9 28 21 22 0 15 1 .288 .354 .367 .722
Inning 4-6   158 36 3 0 5 14 18 12 20 0 5 2 .228 .291 .342 .632
Inning 7-9   133 34 6 1 2 11 21 11 22 1 3 1 .256 .315 .361 .676
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
0 Outs   136 33 3 1 1 7 19 11 18 1 20 0 .243 .297 .301 .599
1 Outs   220 57 3 1 6 11 29 18 30 0 4 2 .259 .321 .364 .684
2 Outs   155 42 6 0 4 16 19 17 16 0 0 2 .271 .351 .387 .738
Scoring Position   79 19 2 0 2 24 18 18 10 1 24 3 .241 .396 .342 .738
Bases Empty   351 88 9 2 8 8 43 26 45 0 0 1 .251 .304 .356 .660
Runner on 1st   81 25 1 0 1 2 6 2 9 0 0 0 .309 .325 .358 .683
Runner on 2nd   36 8 0 0 1 4 6 8 4 0 16 2 .222 .391 .306 .697
Runner on 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 6 1 0 1 6 8 4 2 0 4 0 .300 .417 .500 .917
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .000 .300 .000 .300
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Bases Loaded   5 3 1 0 0 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 .600 .625 .800 1.425
Two Strikes   238 49 3 0 5 11 24 20 64 0 0 1 .206 .270 .282 .552
First Pitch   81 22 2 1 2 10 10 0 0 1 9 0 .272 .268 .395 .663
Count 0-1   42 10 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 .238 .273 .238 .511
Count 0-2   39 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 .231 .231 .256 .487
Count 1-0   28 9 2 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 .321 .321 .571 .893
Count 1-1   57 18 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 5 0 .316 .316 .404 .719
Count 1-2   71 15 1 0 0 0 4 0 21 0 0 1 .211 .222 .225 .448
Count 2-0   19 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 .368 .368 .421 .789
Count 2-1   31 9 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 .290 .312 .323 .635
Count 2-2   76 16 1 0 2 6 7 0 22 0 0 0 .211 .211 .303 .513
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 8 1 0 2 5 9 14 0 0 1 0 .533 .759 1.000 1.759
Full Count   52 9 0 0 3 5 12 20 12 0 0 0 .173 .403 .346 .749
Behind in Count   152 34 2 0 0 1 10 0 30 0 1 3 .224 .239 .237 .476
Ahead in Count   93 33 5 1 3 8 25 26 0 0 9 1 .355 .500 .527 1.027
Batting 2nd   504 130 12 2 11 34 66 46 63 1 24 4 .258 .324 .355 .679
Batting 5th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   302 79 8 2 7 11 41 25 34 0 0 2 .262 .322 .371 .693
Medium Leverage   154 41 3 0 3 11 18 12 22 0 15 2 .266 .327 .344 .672
High Leverage   52 11 1 0 1 12 7 9 8 1 9 0 .212 .323 .288 .611
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 28 136 511 132 12 2 11 34 67 46 4 1 64 3 0 .258 .324 .354 .678 88 90 2.4
Total BAN 788 2806 724 95 11 41 245 332 318 19 10 327 6 4 .258 .337 .344 .680 98 97 23.0
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 130 130 278 339 75 633 16 .975 1120.2 4.96 +8.5 1.068
1975 Nagasaki - INT SS 5 4 8 17 4 27 2 .926 37.0 6.08 -0.9 .938
TOTAL 2B 752 744 1600 2216 476 3878 62 .984 6462.2 5.31 +100.6 1.093
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
1975 134 3
Year PA Rank
1970 526 9
1974 572 8
1975 587 3
Year AB Rank
1974 507 6
1975 511 8
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
1975 24 2
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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