3B Yukiya Sakai #81
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B YUKIYA SAKAI #81 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 486 122 19 1 8 64 42 61 .251 .311 .344 0 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 3 2
Avoid K's 3 4 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 2
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 5 5
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/1963 @ YOK Win, 8-5 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 0
10/10/1963 YOK Win, 9-4 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
10/09/1963 YOK Loss, 6-9 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/08/1963 YOK Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/06/1963 @ YOK Win, 15-5 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
10/05/1963 @ YOK Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1963 @ FUK Loss, 7-9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1963 @ FUK Loss, 7-8 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/29/1963 @ FUK Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1963 @ VES Win, 4-1 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/17/1937
Born in:Sakaiminato, TOT
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 83 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 6th Pick in Round 3
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 137 486 122 19 1 8 64 44 42 61 .251 .311 .344 .654 .296 .093 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 534 2 1 1 9 1 4 167 28 0 0 0.0 53.1 3.79 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 24 2 0 3 21 10 11 18 1 0 0 .218 .287 .318 .605
Versus Right   376 98 17 1 5 43 34 31 43 3 1 2 .261 .318 .351 .669
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   93 29 0 0 1 7 8 7 7 1 0 0 .312 .356 .344 .701
June   95 23 4 0 2 20 9 10 13 3 0 1 .242 .312 .347 .659
July   110 29 7 0 3 13 10 9 14 0 0 0 .264 .319 .409 .728
August   86 22 6 1 0 12 10 8 14 0 0 1 .256 .326 .349 .675
September   100 19 2 0 2 12 7 7 13 0 1 0 .190 .243 .270 .513
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Postseason   24 6 1 0 1 7 3 3 4 1 0 0 .250 .321 .417 .738
Last Year   200 47 10 1 4 17 27 13 23 2 0 5 .235 .295 .355 .650
2 Years Ago   314 78 17 1 6 48 43 33 41 1 6 4 .248 .327 .366 .693
Career   1013 251 48 3 18 132 116 89 128 7 8 11 .248 .313 .354 .668
Home   245 63 8 0 3 33 24 15 28 2 1 0 .257 .298 .327 .624
Road   241 59 11 1 5 31 20 27 33 2 0 2 .245 .324 .361 .685
Grass   486 122 19 1 8 64 44 42 61 4 1 2 .251 .311 .344 .654
Day   202 49 5 0 5 24 20 14 33 2 1 2 .243 .295 .342 .637
Night   284 73 14 1 3 40 24 28 28 2 0 0 .257 .322 .345 .667
As Starter   485 122 19 1 8 64 44 42 61 4 1 2 .252 .311 .344 .656
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   98 23 3 0 1 11 8 8 13 1 0 1 .235 .296 .296 .592
Inning 1-3   151 30 7 0 2 18 13 17 21 1 1 1 .199 .282 .285 .567
Inning 4-6   190 56 9 1 5 31 20 14 19 2 0 0 .295 .340 .432 .771
Inning 7-9   145 36 3 0 1 15 11 11 21 1 0 1 .248 .304 .290 .593
0 Outs   164 40 5 0 4 9 19 10 22 1 1 2 .244 .294 .348 .641
1 Outs   157 38 7 1 1 25 17 13 21 3 0 0 .242 .295 .318 .613
2 Outs   165 44 7 0 3 30 8 19 18 0 0 0 .267 .342 .364 .706
Scoring Position   135 34 5 1 3 56 12 13 21 4 1 0 .252 .309 .370 .680
Bases Empty   269 66 12 0 4 4 26 24 32 0 0 1 .245 .310 .335 .644
Runner on 1st   82 22 2 0 1 4 6 5 8 0 0 1 .268 .318 .329 .647
Runner on 2nd   31 5 1 0 1 5 1 5 3 0 1 0 .161 .278 .290 .568
Runner on 3rd   15 3 0 0 0 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 10 1 1 0 5 0 1 7 0 0 0 .244 .262 .317 .579
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 2 0 0 0 7 4 2 2 2 0 0 .133 .211 .133 .344
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 6 2 0 1 14 2 0 1 2 0 0 .500 .429 .917 1.345
Bases Loaded   21 8 1 0 1 19 5 2 6 0 0 0 .381 .435 .571 1.006
Two Strikes   192 37 7 1 3 27 14 17 61 1 0 0 .193 .257 .286 .544
First Pitch   86 25 1 0 1 7 6 1 0 0 0 2 .291 .315 .337 .652
Count 0-1   60 12 1 0 1 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .197 .267 .463
Count 0-2   42 4 0 0 0 7 2 0 13 1 0 0 .095 .093 .095 .188
Count 1-0   36 14 3 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .556 .944
Count 1-1   44 14 4 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .311 .409 .720
Count 1-2   73 14 3 0 1 6 3 0 26 0 0 0 .192 .192 .274 .466
Count 2-0   16 5 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .312 .500 .812
Count 2-1   36 10 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .270 .361 .631
Count 2-2   47 9 2 0 1 7 3 0 15 0 0 0 .191 .191 .298 .489
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 5 0 0 1 3 7 11 0 0 0 0 .312 .593 .500 1.093
Full Count   30 10 2 1 1 7 6 17 7 0 0 0 .333 .574 .567 1.141
Behind in Count   175 30 4 0 2 21 10 0 39 2 0 0 .171 .169 .229 .398
Ahead in Count   104 34 6 0 3 17 16 24 0 1 1 0 .327 .450 .471 .921
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 4th   32 9 1 0 3 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 .281 .324 .594 .917
Batting 5th   222 55 9 0 3 31 21 21 34 3 0 1 .248 .312 .329 .641
Batting 6th   228 57 9 1 2 24 20 19 26 1 1 1 .250 .309 .325 .634
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   203 59 8 1 3 17 16 20 19 1 0 0 .291 .353 .384 .737
Medium Leverage   191 41 8 0 3 19 19 14 23 1 1 1 .215 .271 .304 .574
High Leverage   92 22 3 0 2 28 9 8 19 2 0 1 .239 .301 .337 .638
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 20 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 469 502 0.1
1960 Nagasaki - BAN 22 10 11 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .250 .364 .614 71 74 -0.1
1961 Nagasaki - BAN 23 104 314 78 17 1 6 48 43 33 4 1 41 0 0 .248 .327 .366 .693 88 88 0.2
1962 Nagasaki - BAN 24 87 200 47 10 1 4 17 27 13 5 2 23 0 0 .235 .295 .355 .650 82 81 0.2
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 25 137 486 122 19 1 8 64 44 42 2 4 61 0 0 .251 .311 .344 .654 89 95 0.9
Total BAN 345 1013 251 48 3 18 132 116 89 11 7 128 0 0 .248 .313 .354 .668 88 90 1.3
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
1956 Total - 18 37 165 73 18 0 3 43 61 15 4 0 8 0 0 .442 .500 .606 1.106 100 100 2.7
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 Nagasaki - BAN 25 6 24 6 1 0 1 7 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 .250 .321 .417 .738 111 98 -0.0
Total BAN 6 24 6 1 0 1 7 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 .250 .321 .417 .738 111 98
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 7 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.1 1.053
1958 Nagasaki - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Nagasaki - INT 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .000
1960 Nagasaki - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Nagasaki - INT 3B 7 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 16.1 1.10 -0.0 1.046
1961 Nagasaki - INT 3B 83 81 60 154 17 239 25 .895 698.1 2.76 -4.2 .951
1961 Nagasaki - INT SS 6 4 7 9 2 16 0 1.000 36.0 4.00 -0.2 .926
1962 Nagasaki - INT 3B 52 45 27 93 9 128 8 .938 385.2 2.80 -2.1 .987
1963 Nagasaki - INT 3B 136 135 103 283 18 418 32 .923 1158.0 3.00 -1.8 .991
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .000
TOTAL 3B 285 261 190 534 46 789 65 .918 2269.1 2.87 -8.0 .979
TOTAL SS 6 4 7 9 2 16 0 1.000 36.0 4.00 -0.2 .926
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 3, Pick 6, 30th overall pick).
06/06/1956 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
07/23/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/23/1956 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
07/27/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
07/27/1956 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
07/31/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
07/31/1956 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
08/04/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/05/1956 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/09/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
08/09/1956 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
08/12/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
08/12/1956 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
08/15/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
08/15/1956 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
08/19/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
08/19/1956 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
08/20/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/20/1956 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/22/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/22/1956 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/23/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
08/23/1956 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
08/24/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
08/24/1956 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
08/25/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
03/24/1957 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1957 Named the #47 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1957 Named the #67 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Named the #56 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
10/12/1958 Wins the 1958 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
03/24/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/01/1959 Named the #53 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #67 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #54 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1960 Named the #59 prospect in the BAN
07/11/1961 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/09/1962 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
07/05/1963 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/13/1963 Wins the 1963 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1963 135 2
Year HP Rank
1962 5 6
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