3B Naota Kodama #21
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B NAOTA KODAMA #21 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - 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:03/04/1936
Born in:Kikuyo, KUM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 13 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 48 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 6th 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
1958 Nagasaki - BAN 22 9 28 8 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 7 0 1 .286 .355 .357 .712 104 108 -0.1
1959 Nagasaki - BAN 23 19 25 6 2 0 1 5 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 .240 .310 .440 .750 113 113 0.2
1960 Nagasaki - BAN 24 71 157 45 10 0 2 18 24 13 3 1 29 2 2 .287 .351 .389 .739 109 106 0.2
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 25 41 54 18 5 0 2 7 6 5 0 0 7 0 1 .333 .390 .537 .927 150 146 0.2
1961 Yokohama - BAN 25 12 22 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .227 .261 .273 .534 50 47 -0.1
1961 Total - BAN 25 53 76 23 6 0 2 8 8 6 0 0 10 0 1 .303 .354 .461 .814 123 119 0.2
1962 Yokohama - BAN 26 58 92 22 2 0 3 16 12 16 0 1 19 2 0 .239 .349 .359 .707 105 111 0.5
1963 Sapporo - BAN 27 93 202 55 9 0 4 17 22 13 3 0 42 4 4 .272 .326 .376 .702 110 116 0.4
1964 Sapporo - BAN 28 90 312 73 10 1 2 26 25 21 4 1 49 9 2 .234 .290 .292 .582 71 69 -0.2
1965 Sapporo - BAN 29 132 455 95 18 2 6 39 35 41 6 3 76 10 4 .209 .281 .297 .578 79 82 0.7
1966 Sapporo - BAN 30 71 239 59 12 1 6 30 28 23 3 4 35 6 1 .247 .316 .381 .697 118 129 1.8
1967 Sapporo - BAN 31 28 49 9 2 0 3 10 11 7 1 0 12 1 0 .184 .298 .408 .706 110 120 0.3
1968 Sapporo - BAN 32 51 134 27 2 0 3 12 16 10 3 0 24 2 0 .201 .272 .284 .556 71 78 0.1
1969 Sapporo - BAN 33 28 70 10 2 0 1 7 8 6 0 3 8 0 0 .143 .203 .214 .417 26 35 -0.6
1970 Sapporo - BAN 34 70 197 35 7 0 3 23 19 26 6 3 35 4 5 .178 .289 .259 .548 71 76 -0.3
1971 Sapporo - BAN 35 44 119 21 2 0 0 8 8 9 3 1 30 3 1 .176 .250 .193 .443 23 28 -0.9
1972 Sapporo - BAN 36 87 195 43 5 0 4 14 21 25 8 0 42 9 1 .221 .333 .308 .641 76 81 0.3
1973 Sapporo - BAN 37 32 60 11 2 0 1 5 3 5 1 1 15 0 0 .183 .254 .267 .520 46 44 -0.2
Total BAN 936 2410 542 93 4 41 240 245 226 42 19 435 52 22 .225 .300 .318 .618 84 87 2.4
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%
1958 Nagasaki - INT 3B 9 9 4 21 2 30 5 .833 77.0 2.92 -1.8 .850
1959 Nagasaki - INT 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.051
1959 Nagasaki - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Nagasaki - INT 3B 7 4 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 38.0 2.37 +0.5 1.051
1959 Nagasaki - INT SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 1.063
1960 Nagasaki - INT 3B 33 29 17 63 6 91 11 .879 251.0 2.87 -4.1 .916
1960 Nagasaki - INT SS 5 5 8 7 0 16 1 .938 44.0 3.07 -1.0 .811
1961 Fukuoka - INT 3B 9 6 4 7 0 15 4 .733 58.2 1.69 -1.9 .681
1961 Yokohama - INT 3B 11 4 4 10 0 15 1 .933 47.1 2.66 -0.2 .981
1961 Fukuoka - INT SS 8 0 6 4 2 11 1 .909 12.2 7.11 -0.8 .729
1961 Yokohama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Yokohama - INT C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1962 Yokohama - INT 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.049
1962 Yokohama - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Yokohama - INT 3B 36 16 17 45 1 65 3 .954 187.2 2.97 -0.2 .999
1962 Yokohama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Sapporo - INT 3B 53 44 43 98 6 150 9 .940 374.1 3.39 -3.5 .953
1963 Sapporo - INT SS 9 2 3 6 0 13 4 .692 24.1 3.33 -3.2 .593
1964 Sapporo - INT 3B 88 87 58 138 18 211 15 .929 715.2 2.46 -4.7 .956
1964 Sapporo - INT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Sapporo - INT 3B 128 126 100 280 19 408 28 .931 1071.1 3.19 -3.9 .976
1966 Sapporo - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.3 .000
1966 Sapporo - INT 3B 65 64 56 134 10 204 14 .931 550.1 3.11 -2.7 .979
1966 Sapporo - INT RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1967 Sapporo - INT 1B 3 0 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 10.0 11.70 +0.1 1.067
1967 Sapporo - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Sapporo - INT 3B 15 10 12 14 1 29 3 .897 89.0 2.63 -1.0 .933
1967 Sapporo - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Sapporo - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Sapporo - INT 1B 19 18 165 18 15 183 0 1.000 154.1 10.67 -1.2 .952
1968 Sapporo - INT 3B 17 14 8 38 1 49 3 .939 122.1 3.38 +0.5 1.025
1968 Sapporo - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Sapporo - INT 1B 3 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 4.2 7.71 0.0 .000
1969 Sapporo - INT 3B 20 17 10 30 6 42 2 .952 148.0 2.43 -2.3 .959
1970 Sapporo - INT 1B 6 5 54 3 6 58 1 .983 45.0 11.40 -0.4 .896
1970 Sapporo - INT 3B 60 55 32 120 10 164 12 .927 470.1 2.91 -3.6 .974
1970 Sapporo - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Sapporo - INT 1B 19 11 103 9 7 112 0 1.000 106.1 9.48 -0.2 .993
1971 Sapporo - INT 3B 22 19 8 35 5 46 3 .935 169.0 2.29 -1.1 .967
1972 Sapporo - INT 1B 32 8 91 11 9 102 0 1.000 106.2 8.61 -0.6 .977
1972 Sapporo - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Sapporo - INT 3B 46 44 27 83 4 113 3 .973 369.1 2.68 -0.6 .970
1973 Sapporo - INT 1B 14 5 63 5 2 68 0 1.000 57.0 10.74 +0.3 1.047
1973 Sapporo - INT 3B 13 8 7 17 1 25 1 .960 77.1 2.79 +0.5 1.063
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 99 47 499 46 41 546 1 .998 489.0 10.03 -2.3 .980
TOTAL 3B 632 556 408 1142 90 1667 117 .930 4816.2 2.90 -30.3 .966
TOTAL SS 27 7 18 18 2 42 6 .857 88.0 3.68 -4.9 .726
TOTAL RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
07/16/1958 Named the #22 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1958 Wins the 1958 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
05/01/1959 Named the #21 prospect in the BAN
11/01/1960 Was traded by the Nagasaki Stars to the Fukuoka Falcons, along with SP Chosuke Tsugawa and SP Ryunosuke Saito, in exchange for CF Shou Okuda.
08/08/1961 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
08/16/1961 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,280 with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
10/13/1962 Was traded by the Yokohama Kingfishers to the Sapporo Bears, along with RP Eisaku Yamaoka, in exchange for LF Hidetsugu Yoshida and SS Michitake Honda.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/01/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/13/1964 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/15/1964 Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3-4 months.
09/30/1965 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/04/1966 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 3 weeks.
05/09/1968 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/02/1972 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
10/13/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1964 9 10
Year HP Rank
1965 6 6
1966 3 10
1970 6 4
1972 8 7
Year SF Rank
1966 4 7
1970 3 10
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