P Toshimichi Yamamoto #37
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/14/1975
P TOSHIMICHI YAMAMOTO #37 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
44 0 5-6 2 2.70 43.1 40 5 11 27 1.18 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1975 NAG Loss, 4-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/23/1975 @ KOB Loss, 8-9 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 OSA Win, 9-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/15/1975 KIN Win, 9-2 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
09/06/1975 KOB Loss, 2-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/04/1975 @ OSA Win, 7-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Win
09/02/1975 FUK Loss, 2-3 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
09/02/1975 FUK Loss, 6-8 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1975 NAG Win, 3-1 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Win
08/24/1975 NAG Win, 10-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/10/1942
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,420
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 85 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 1st Pick in Round 3
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 44 0 5 6 2 2.70 43.1 40 15 13 5 11 27 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 1 66.7 44 20 10.59 8.31 5.61 2.28 3.14 1.18 82 0.7 .267        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 73 20 1 0 2 7 6 14 1 0 0 .274 .325 .370 .695      
vs. RHB 86 20 2 0 3 8 5 13 3 2 0 .233 .266 .360 .626      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 9 0 1 0 0 2.16 8.1 8 2 2 1 1 7  
June 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.2 4 0 0 0 0 5  
July 12 0 0 4 1 3.21 14.0 14 7 5 2 5 6  
August 9 0 2 1 1 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 1 1 7  
September 9 0 2 1 0 7.11 6.1 9 5 5 1 4 2  
Last Year 47 0 8 4 1 2.61 62.0 53 23 18 8 17 37  
2 Years Ago 47 0 4 1 2 2.85 66.1 56 22 21 7 16 41  
Career 510 0 54 21 41 2.48 630.2 468 190 174 48 161 489  
Home 31 0 4 1 2 1.89 33.1 30 8 7 3 9 21  
Road 13 0 1 5 0 5.40 10.0 10 7 6 2 2 6  
Grass 44 0 5 6 2 2.70 43.1 40 15 13 5 11 27  
Day 20 0 1 3 1 3.26 19.1 18 8 7 2 5 15  
Night 24 0 4 3 1 2.25 24.0 22 7 6 3 6 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 44 0 5 6 2 2.70 43.1 40 15 13 5 11 27  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 Kobe - BAN 19 19 0 0 1 1 4.88 24.0 25 13 13 5 8 13 0 0 1.38 .270 5.40 -0.3 84
1963 Kobe - BAN 20 38 0 8 1 1 3.06 47.0 34 17 16 3 14 49 0 0 1.02 .258 2.28 1.2 130
1964 Kobe - BAN 21 39 0 4 3 2 3.31 49.0 43 18 18 5 10 35 0 0 1.08 .262 3.20 0.6 115
1965 Kobe - BAN 22 47 0 4 0 3 1.79 55.1 30 11 11 1 13 31 0 0 0.78 .182 2.26 1.3 206
1966 Kobe - BAN 23 40 0 7 0 4 2.55 42.1 27 14 12 3 5 38 0 0 0.76 .218 1.82 1.1 135
1967 Kobe - BAN 24 36 0 0 0 6 1.23 44.0 30 7 6 2 12 37 0 0 0.95 .239 2.08 1.1 286
1968 Kobe - BAN 25 34 0 6 0 3 1.02 35.1 17 6 4 1 7 29 0 0 0.68 .180 1.66 0.9 315
1969 Kobe - BAN 26 30 0 0 0 3 1.27 35.1 18 5 5 0 7 31 0 0 0.71 .198 1.13 1.2 252
1970 Kobe - BAN 27 13 0 0 0 0 1.76 15.1 9 3 3 1 6 15 0 0 0.98 .216 2.49 0.3 201
1971 Kobe - BAN 28 25 0 0 0 0 2.08 34.2 29 8 8 3 9 44 0 0 1.10 .313 2.14 0.9 192
1972 Vesutan - BAN 29 51 0 8 5 13 3.05 76.2 57 28 26 4 26 62 0 0 1.08 .256 2.19 2.0 127
1973 Vesutan - BAN 30 47 0 4 1 2 2.85 66.1 56 22 21 7 16 41 0 0 1.09 .254 2.86 0.9 126
1974 Vesutan - BAN 31 47 0 8 4 1 2.61 62.0 53 23 18 8 17 37 0 0 1.13 .249 3.52 0.4 143
1975 Vesutan - BAN 32 44 0 5 6 2 2.70 43.1 40 15 13 5 11 27 0 0 1.18 .267 3.14 0.7 140
Total BAN 510 0 54 21 41 2.48 630.2 468 190 174 48 161 489 0 0 1.00 .242 2.56 12.3 151
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Kobe - INT P 19 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 +0.6 1.943
1963 Kobe - INT P 38 0 3 3 2 6 0 1.000 47.0 1.15 +0.3 1.301
1964 Kobe - INT P 39 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 49.0 1.10 +0.1 1.015
1965 Kobe - INT P 46 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 55.1 1.14 +0.0 1.026
1966 Kobe - INT P 40 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 42.1 0.85 -0.5 1.046
1967 Kobe - INT P 36 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 44.0 1.64 -0.1 1.031
1968 Kobe - INT P 33 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 35.1 0.25 -0.8 .000
1969 Kobe - INT P 30 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 35.1 0.76 -0.2 1.028
1970 Kobe - INT P 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.1 0.59 +0.6 .000
1971 Kobe - INT P 24 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 34.2 1.04 -0.0 .997
1972 Vesutan - INT P 51 0 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 76.2 0.94 +1.4 1.178
1973 Vesutan - INT P 47 0 5 9 0 14 0 1.000 66.1 1.90 +0.3 1.123
1974 Vesutan - INT P 46 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 62.0 0.73 +1.2 1.495
1975 Vesutan - INT P 44 0 1 4 1 6 1 .833 43.1 1.04 +0.3 1.333
TOTAL P 506 0 31 45 3 77 1 .987 630.2 1.08 +3.2 1.146
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 3, Pick 1, 25th overall pick).
07/16/1961 Named the #14 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1962 Named the #10 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
03/23/1963 Successfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
08/24/1963 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 5; Movement: 4; Control: 3.
03/22/1964 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/03/1964 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/08/1964 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/11/1964 Wins the 1964 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
03/22/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
07/31/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/10/1965 Wins the 1965 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/31/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/13/1966 Wins the 1966 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
06/03/1967 Injured (strep throat),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/13/1967 Wins the 1967 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/12/1969 Wins the 1969 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/11/1970 Wins the 1970 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
03/04/1972 Was traded by the Kobe Bulls to the Vesutan Bees, along with 1B Takemi Nishizawa, in exchange for 1B Ryuichi Funakoshi and SP Hoshiko Tokunaga.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1965 47 10
1972 51 7
1973 47 8
1974 47 6
1975 44 5
Year SV Rank
1967 6 10
1972 13 4
Year HLD Rank
1963 6 5
1964 9 4
1965 12 1
1966 7 2
1967 9 2
1968 6 4
1969 6 4
1972 2 9
1974 5 3
1975 9 1
Year RA Rank
1965 47 10
1972 51 7
1973 47 8
1974 47 6
1975 44 5
Year GF Rank
1972 35 6
1973 28 8
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