3B Fujimaro Sonoda #15
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/09/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B FUJIMARO SONODA #15 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
118 432 112 24 5 10 77 39 57 .259 .322 .407 2 3.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 1
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 3 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1963 HSH Win, 9-8 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
09/07/1963 HSH Win, 6-2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/07/1963 HSH Win, 5-1 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 0
09/05/1963 DNK Win, 12-0 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/04/1963 DNK Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/03/1963 DNK Win, 4-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1963 @ KYO Loss, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1963 @ KYO Win, 7-4 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
08/31/1963 @ KYO Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1963 RAK Win, 7-1 3 1 2 4 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/09/1935
Born in:Tagawa, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$40,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 131 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 10th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 118 432 112 24 5 10 77 61 39 57 .259 .322 .407 .730 .324 .148 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 478 3 2 0 17 0 4 176 39 2 2 50.0 53.5 4.21 3.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   167 42 8 2 6 36 26 16 24 2 0 1 .251 .317 .431 .748
Versus Right   265 70 16 3 4 41 35 23 33 2 0 2 .264 .325 .392 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 8 1 1 0 4 3 6 3 0 0 0 .381 .519 .524 1.042
May   98 19 3 1 3 17 11 8 15 2 0 0 .194 .250 .337 .587
June   117 33 7 1 0 17 13 7 13 0 0 1 .282 .328 .359 .687
July   96 24 7 1 1 14 16 9 11 1 0 2 .250 .324 .375 .699
August   92 27 6 1 6 24 17 8 12 1 0 0 .293 .347 .576 .923
September   29 9 1 1 0 5 4 7 6 0 0 0 .310 .444 .414 .858
Last Year   480 142 30 1 16 106 78 59 75 7 1 3 .296 .372 .463 .834
2 Years Ago   472 114 23 2 10 63 65 61 62 5 0 6 .242 .333 .362 .695
Career   2339 605 117 13 56 375 326 248 315 30 3 16 .259 .330 .392 .722
Home   211 61 10 3 6 37 37 22 23 1 0 2 .289 .360 .450 .810
Road   221 51 14 2 4 40 24 17 34 3 0 1 .231 .285 .367 .652
Grass   432 112 24 5 10 77 61 39 57 4 0 3 .259 .322 .407 .730
Day   212 60 17 4 3 43 30 17 29 3 0 3 .283 .340 .443 .784
Night   220 52 7 1 7 34 31 22 28 1 0 0 .236 .305 .373 .677
As Starter   427 111 24 5 10 76 60 39 57 4 0 3 .260 .323 .410 .733
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   77 20 4 0 5 28 15 14 9 3 0 1 .260 .368 .506 .875
Inning 1-3   150 38 4 2 2 23 15 13 23 0 0 1 .253 .317 .347 .664
Inning 4-6   161 39 10 2 2 16 18 10 21 1 0 1 .242 .289 .366 .655
Inning 7-9   121 35 10 1 6 38 28 16 13 3 0 1 .289 .369 .537 .906
0 Outs   133 32 3 2 3 7 23 14 19 1 0 0 .241 .311 .361 .672
1 Outs   155 42 12 1 2 33 24 11 25 3 0 2 .271 .322 .400 .722
2 Outs   144 38 9 2 5 37 14 14 13 0 0 1 .264 .333 .458 .792
Scoring Position   154 44 13 2 6 71 25 16 15 4 0 3 .286 .356 .513 .869
Bases Empty   194 49 7 3 4 4 25 16 29 0 0 0 .253 .310 .381 .691
Runner on 1st   84 19 4 0 0 2 11 7 13 0 0 0 .226 .286 .274 .560
Runner on 2nd   34 9 4 1 2 11 4 4 3 0 0 1 .265 .359 .618 .977
Runner on 3rd   9 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   57 15 1 1 1 14 9 5 5 0 0 1 .263 .333 .368 .702
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 4 1 0 2 11 4 1 2 2 0 1 .235 .286 .647 .933
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 8 0 4 2 2 0 0 .273 .412 .364 .775
Bases Loaded   26 9 4 0 1 23 7 1 3 0 0 0 .346 .370 .615 .986
Two Strikes   159 33 7 0 2 20 19 19 57 2 0 1 .208 .293 .289 .582
First Pitch   71 25 6 1 1 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 .352 .370 .507 .877
Count 0-1   44 9 3 1 1 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 .205 .200 .386 .586
Count 0-2   19 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 7 1 0 0 .105 .100 .211 .311
Count 1-0   47 16 3 2 2 15 9 0 0 1 0 1 .340 .347 .617 .964
Count 1-1   48 12 3 0 1 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .265 .375 .640
Count 1-2   57 9 1 0 0 3 4 0 22 0 0 0 .158 .158 .175 .333
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-1   32 8 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .438 .688
Count 2-2   50 10 1 0 0 6 4 0 20 0 0 1 .200 .216 .220 .436
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 6 1 0 2 7 4 9 0 0 0 0 .300 .517 .650 1.167
Full Count   33 12 3 0 2 8 9 19 8 1 0 0 .364 .585 .636 1.221
Behind in Count   120 20 6 1 1 15 10 0 29 2 0 0 .167 .164 .258 .422
Ahead in Count   110 33 5 3 5 30 21 18 0 1 0 1 .300 .400 .536 .936
Batting 4th   12 4 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Batting 5th   415 107 23 5 9 73 58 37 56 3 0 3 .258 .321 .402 .723
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   177 49 13 2 4 15 25 15 22 0 0 0 .277 .333 .441 .774
Medium Leverage   141 33 5 2 2 19 17 14 21 2 0 1 .234 .304 .340 .644
High Leverage   112 30 6 1 4 43 19 10 14 2 0 2 .268 .333 .446 .780
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
1959 Yokohama - BAN 23 135 453 106 20 0 8 51 54 47 1 4 68 4 2 .234 .305 .331 .636 85 85 1.3
1960 Yokohama - BAN 24 138 502 131 20 5 12 78 68 42 3 10 53 12 4 .261 .316 .392 .708 102 106 3.0
1961 Yokohama - BAN 25 137 472 114 23 2 10 63 65 61 6 5 62 7 3 .242 .333 .362 .695 94 98 1.4
1962 Yokohama - BAN 26 137 480 142 30 1 16 106 78 59 3 7 75 13 1 .296 .372 .463 .834 140 143 5.1
1963 Yokohama - BAN 27 118 432 112 24 5 10 77 61 39 3 4 57 2 2 .259 .322 .407 .730 110 114 3.5
Total BAN 665 2339 605 117 13 56 375 326 248 16 30 315 38 12 .259 .330 .392 .722 107 110 14.3
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
1958 Total - 22 62 278 77 13 2 10 54 64 27 4 0 30 18 8 .277 .350 .446 .796 100 100 0.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Yokohama - INT 2B 2 2 6 7 4 13 0 1.000 17.0 6.88 -0.4 .758
1959 Yokohama - INT 3B 132 130 94 225 23 338 19 .944 1095.0 2.62 +1.8 1.010
1959 Yokohama - INT SS 3 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 6.0 12.00 +0.2 1.063
1960 Yokohama - INT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Yokohama - INT 3B 130 129 125 253 27 396 18 .955 1076.2 3.16 +4.8 1.015
1960 Yokohama - INT SS 7 6 15 18 4 38 5 .868 51.2 5.75 -2.6 .791
1961 Yokohama - INT 2B 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 3.0 3.00 -0.5 .000
1961 Yokohama - INT 3B 127 124 86 249 25 360 25 .931 1030.0 2.93 -2.0 .993
1961 Yokohama - INT SS 11 7 9 17 6 28 2 .929 61.1 3.82 -2.2 .864
1962 Yokohama - INT 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 .974
1962 Yokohama - INT 3B 125 124 96 246 24 354 12 .966 1037.2 2.97 +2.1 1.015
1962 Yokohama - INT SS 15 6 19 28 9 49 2 .959 72.2 5.82 -1.0 .917
1963 Yokohama - INT 2B 2 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.1 .973
1963 Yokohama - INT 3B 111 110 90 210 16 316 16 .949 938.0 2.88 +5.1 1.026
1963 Yokohama - INT SS 10 4 4 15 2 20 1 .950 43.0 3.98 -0.6 .901
TOTAL 2B 9 2 10 11 4 22 1 .955 31.2 5.97 -0.8 .770
TOTAL 3B 625 617 491 1183 115 1764 90 .949 5177.1 2.91 +11.8 1.011
TOTAL SS 46 23 50 83 22 143 10 .930 234.2 5.10 -6.1 .873
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
07/16/1958 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
08/01/1959 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/1959 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/1959 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/23/1960 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/12/1960 Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series MVP Award.
10/13/1960 Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
09/18/1961 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/16/1962 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1962 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 135 8
Year H Rank
1962 142 8
Year TB Rank
1962 222 9
Year 2B Rank
1962 30 4
Year HR Rank
1962 16 10
Year SB Rank
1960 12 8
1962 13 5
Year RBI Rank
1960 78 9
1962 106 1
Year R Rank
1962 78 7
Year HP Rank
1961 6 3
Year SF Rank
1959 4 9
1960 10 1
1961 5 9
1962 7 3
Year EBH Rank
1962 47 8
Year AVG Rank
1962 .296 7
Year OBP Rank
1962 .372 10
Year SLG Rank
1962 .463 9
Year RC Rank
1962 87.39 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 6.61 7
Year ISO Rank
1962 .167 10
Year wOBA Rank
1962 .375 9
Year OPS Rank
1962 .834 9
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.0 8
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