3B Fujimaro Sonoda #15
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/21/1963
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
138 498 138 29 5 13 93 49 63 .277 .344 .434 4 4.8
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: 2 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
10/12/1963 NAG Loss, 5-8 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
10/10/1963 @ NAG Loss, 4-9 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
10/09/1963 @ NAG Win, 9-6 5 3 3 2 1 0 0 1
10/08/1963 @ NAG Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10/06/1963 NAG Loss, 5-15 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
10/05/1963 NAG Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1963 RAK Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1963 RAK Win, 10-3 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/29/1963 RAK Loss, 4-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1963 SAP Win, 5-2 3 0 2 0 0 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:$40,560
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:155 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 138 498 138 29 5 13 93 73 49 63 .277 .344 .434 .778 .344 .157 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 558 5 2 0 18 0 6 216 47 4 3 57.1 71.9 5.02 4.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   191 51 10 2 8 43 31 20 28 2 0 2 .267 .340 .466 .806
Versus Right   307 87 19 3 5 50 42 29 35 4 0 3 .283 .347 .414 .761
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   88 32 6 1 3 21 16 16 11 2 0 2 .364 .463 .557 1.020
October   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Postseason   25 8 1 0 1 7 5 0 6 0 0 0 .320 .320 .480 .800
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   2405 631 122 13 59 391 338 258 321 32 3 18 .262 .334 .398 .732
Home   244 74 12 3 9 47 43 26 26 1 0 2 .303 .374 .488 .861
Road   254 64 17 2 4 46 30 23 37 5 0 3 .252 .316 .382 .698
Grass   498 138 29 5 13 93 73 49 63 6 0 5 .277 .344 .434 .778
Day   245 76 20 4 4 49 37 23 32 4 0 5 .310 .375 .473 .849
Night   253 62 9 1 9 44 36 26 31 2 0 0 .245 .313 .395 .708
As Starter   492 136 29 5 13 92 72 49 63 6 0 5 .276 .344 .435 .779
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Close/Late   87 25 5 0 5 28 17 18 10 3 0 1 .287 .404 .517 .921
Inning 1-3   173 47 6 2 5 36 21 16 26 1 0 2 .272 .339 .416 .755
Inning 4-6   188 51 12 2 2 19 22 13 22 2 0 2 .271 .322 .388 .710
Inning 7-9   137 40 11 1 6 38 30 20 15 3 0 1 .292 .379 .518 .897
0 Outs   158 44 6 2 3 11 29 19 22 2 0 1 .278 .356 .399 .754
1 Outs   174 50 13 1 4 40 28 13 26 4 0 3 .287 .340 .443 .783
2 Outs   166 44 10 2 6 42 16 17 15 0 0 1 .265 .337 .458 .795
Scoring Position   171 49 14 2 8 84 30 21 17 6 0 3 .287 .363 .532 .895
Bases Empty   232 63 10 3 4 4 30 20 32 0 0 1 .272 .332 .392 .724
Runner on 1st   95 26 5 0 1 5 13 8 14 0 0 1 .274 .337 .358 .694
Runner on 2nd   38 9 4 1 2 11 5 6 5 0 0 1 .237 .356 .553 .908
Runner on 3rd   10 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .600 1.055
Runner on 1st & 2nd   64 18 1 1 2 18 11 7 5 0 0 1 .281 .361 .422 .783
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 5 2 0 2 13 4 1 2 3 0 1 .263 .292 .684 .976
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 9 0 4 2 3 0 0 .273 .389 .364 .753
Bases Loaded   29 10 4 0 2 29 9 2 3 0 0 0 .345 .387 .690 1.077
Two Strikes   182 41 8 0 3 25 21 22 63 2 0 2 .225 .312 .319 .631
First Pitch   80 30 6 1 2 15 11 2 0 1 0 1 .375 .393 .550 .943
Count 0-1   51 12 3 1 1 10 4 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .231 .392 .623
Count 0-2   21 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 8 1 0 0 .095 .091 .190 .281
Count 1-0   55 18 5 2 2 17 9 0 0 1 0 1 .327 .333 .600 .933
Count 1-1   56 15 4 0 2 9 10 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .281 .446 .727
Count 1-2   65 13 1 0 0 3 4 0 24 0 0 1 .200 .212 .215 .428
Count 2-0   15 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 2-1   34 9 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 .265 .257 .441 .698
Count 2-2   57 12 1 0 1 10 5 0 21 0 0 1 .211 .224 .281 .505
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   25 9 2 0 2 7 7 12 0 0 0 0 .360 .568 .680 1.248
Full Count   39 14 4 0 2 9 10 22 10 1 0 0 .359 .581 .615 1.196
Behind in Count   137 27 6 1 1 16 10 0 32 2 0 1 .197 .200 .277 .477
Ahead in Count   129 40 8 3 5 34 27 25 0 2 0 1 .310 .420 .535 .955
Batting 4th   21 9 3 0 1 5 4 4 2 2 0 0 .429 .481 .714 1.196
Batting 5th   471 127 26 5 12 87 68 45 61 4 0 5 .270 .337 .423 .760
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   204 58 15 2 4 16 31 20 25 1 0 1 .284 .350 .436 .786
Medium Leverage   167 45 8 2 3 23 19 17 22 2 0 2 .269 .340 .395 .736
High Leverage   124 35 6 1 6 54 23 12 16 3 0 2 .282 .348 .492 .839
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 27 138 498 138 29 5 13 93 73 49 5 6 63 4 3 .277 .344 .434 .778 123 128 4.8
Total BAN 685 2405 631 122 13 59 391 338 258 18 32 321 40 13 .262 .334 .398 .732 109 113 15.6
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 POSTSEASON 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
1963 Yokohama - BAN 27 6 25 8 1 0 1 7 5 0 0 0 6 2 0 .320 .320 .480 .800 128 135 1.0
Total BAN 6 25 8 1 0 1 7 5 0 0 0 6 2 0 .320 .320 .480 .800 128 135
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 .972
1963 Yokohama - INT 3B 129 128 100 243 19 359 16 .955 1099.0 2.81 +4.8 1.028
1963 Yokohama - INT SS 11 5 6 17 2 24 1 .958 52.0 3.98 -0.2 .932
TOTAL 2B 9 2 10 11 4 22 1 .955 31.2 5.97 -0.8 .769
TOTAL 3B 643 635 501 1216 118 1807 90 .950 5338.1 2.89 +11.5 1.012
TOTAL SS 47 24 52 85 22 147 10 .932 243.2 5.06 -5.8 .881
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.
09/23/1963 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1963 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 135 8
Year PA Rank
1963 558 9
Year H Rank
1962 142 8
1963 138 6
Year TB Rank
1962 222 9
1963 216 7
Year 2B Rank
1962 30 4
1963 29 4
Year 3B Rank
1963 5 8
Year HR Rank
1962 16 10
Year SB Rank
1960 12 8
1962 13 5
Year RBI Rank
1960 78 9
1962 106 1
1963 93 2
Year R Rank
1962 78 7
1963 73 5
Year HP Rank
1961 6 3
Year SF Rank
1959 4 9
1960 10 1
1961 5 9
1962 7 3
1963 6 1
Year EBH Rank
1962 47 8
1963 47 5
Year AVG Rank
1962 .296 7
1963 .277 7
Year OBP Rank
1962 .372 10
Year SLG Rank
1962 .463 9
1963 .434 6
Year RC Rank
1962 87.39 8
1963 71.93 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 6.61 7
Year ISO Rank
1962 .167 10
1963 .157 8
Year wOBA Rank
1962 .375 9
1963 .345 10
Year OPS Rank
1962 .834 9
1963 .778 7
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.0 8
1963 4.8 4
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