C Akira 'Spud' Yokota #12
Kyoto Owls BAN
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C AKIRA 'SPUD' YOKOTA #12 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
49 154 33 7 0 5 18 19 23 .214 .307 .357 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1975 @ SAP Win, 11-2 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
08/28/1975 @ SAP Loss, 7-8 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/23/1975 DNK Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1975 @ YOK Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
08/10/1975 HSH Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/07/1975 @ DNK Loss, 0-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 RAK Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1975 @ SAP Win, 10-3 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/17/1975 DNK Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/11/1975 @ YOK Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/14/1942
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,450
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 123 Days
Service This Yr:123 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 4th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 49 154 33 7 0 5 18 18 19 23 .214 .307 .357 .664 .293 .143 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 44 179 2 1 0 6 3 1 55 12 0 0 0.0 16.7 3.44 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 4 0 0 1 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .292 .577
Versus Right   130 29 7 0 4 15 15 15 19 1 3 2 .223 .311 .369 .680
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056
May   26 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 .154 .179 .269 .448
June   75 18 6 0 3 5 11 12 9 0 0 1 .240 .352 .440 .792
July   36 7 1 0 1 9 4 4 6 0 1 0 .194 .275 .306 .581
August   17 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 0 .235 .350 .235 .585
Last Year   114 26 5 0 4 11 7 6 15 0 0 2 .228 .279 .377 .656
2 Years Ago   127 29 2 0 6 23 17 15 20 0 1 2 .228 .319 .386 .705
Career   3287 793 120 5 141 468 344 327 553 23 19 19 .241 .312 .409 .721
Home   67 12 4 0 3 9 4 6 9 0 2 1 .179 .257 .373 .630
Road   87 21 3 0 2 9 14 13 14 1 1 1 .241 .343 .345 .688
Grass   154 33 7 0 5 18 18 19 23 1 3 2 .214 .307 .357 .664
Day   57 11 1 0 2 7 6 9 7 0 1 1 .193 .313 .316 .629
Night   97 22 6 0 3 11 12 10 16 1 2 1 .227 .303 .381 .684
As Starter   149 32 7 0 4 15 17 19 22 1 2 2 .215 .310 .342 .652
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   29 5 2 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 1 1 .172 .273 .241 .514
Inning 1-3   46 10 1 0 1 7 5 3 9 1 1 0 .217 .260 .304 .564
Inning 4-6   59 14 3 0 4 11 10 9 6 0 1 1 .237 .348 .492 .839
Inning 7-9   49 9 3 0 0 0 3 7 8 0 0 1 .184 .298 .245 .543
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   50 8 1 0 2 3 9 6 9 0 1 1 .160 .263 .300 .563
1 Outs   52 12 3 0 2 8 6 5 8 1 2 1 .231 .305 .404 .709
2 Outs   52 13 3 0 1 7 3 8 6 0 0 0 .250 .350 .365 .715
Scoring Position   35 9 0 0 2 15 5 3 5 1 3 0 .257 .308 .429 .736
Bases Empty   89 21 7 0 3 3 12 12 13 0 0 1 .236 .333 .416 .749
Runner on 1st   30 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 1 .100 .229 .100 .329
Runner on 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 .667 1.267
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   60 8 1 0 2 9 7 5 23 1 0 2 .133 .221 .250 .471
First Pitch   32 9 2 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 .281 .303 .438 .741
Count 0-1   15 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
Count 0-2   11 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 .091 .083 .182 .265
Count 1-0   12 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-1   18 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .278 .389
Count 1-2   15 5 0 0 2 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .733 1.067
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   11 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Count 2-2   21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 2 .000 .087 .000 .087
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   13 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 .154 .389 .154 .543
Behind in Count   41 10 1 0 3 9 5 0 7 1 1 0 .244 .238 .488 .726
Ahead in Count   29 10 4 0 0 2 5 13 0 0 0 0 .345 .548 .483 1.030
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 6th   14 3 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 .214 .389 .286 .675
Batting 7th   124 27 4 0 4 15 14 14 19 1 3 2 .218 .305 .347 .652
Batting 8th   12 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .333 .564
Low Leverage   83 19 4 0 4 7 7 7 13 0 0 1 .229 .297 .422 .718
Medium Leverage   48 10 3 0 0 4 6 9 5 1 1 0 .208 .328 .271 .598
High Leverage   23 4 0 0 1 7 5 2 5 0 2 1 .174 .269 .304 .574
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
1965 Kyoto - BAN 23 118 397 90 8 2 14 52 40 33 1 4 94 0 0 .227 .285 .363 .648 101 91 2.5
1966 Kyoto - BAN 24 120 391 86 15 1 13 52 34 48 2 3 56 1 0 .220 .306 .363 .669 114 102 3.1
1967 Kyoto - BAN 25 121 405 100 22 1 15 59 36 44 0 5 58 1 0 .247 .317 .417 .734 124 115 3.6
1968 Kyoto - BAN 26 120 405 99 14 0 16 53 30 33 1 3 53 1 1 .244 .301 .398 .698 116 114 3.2
1969 Kyoto - BAN 27 96 320 81 11 0 12 47 44 37 2 1 49 0 0 .253 .333 .400 .733 123 121 2.9
1970 Kyoto - BAN 28 132 434 106 13 0 24 61 53 36 4 4 72 3 1 .244 .305 .440 .746 128 125 3.0
1971 Kyoto - BAN 29 101 320 88 16 1 20 51 38 34 2 1 71 0 1 .275 .347 .519 .866 135 131 2.4
1972 Kyoto - BAN 30 93 220 55 7 0 12 41 27 22 1 1 42 0 0 .250 .320 .445 .765 107 100 1.3
1973 Kyoto - BAN 31 51 127 29 2 0 6 23 17 15 2 0 20 0 1 .228 .319 .386 .705 96 97 0.7
1974 Kyoto - BAN 32 40 114 26 5 0 4 11 7 6 2 0 15 0 0 .228 .279 .377 .656 81 77 0.3
1975 Kyoto - BAN 33 49 154 33 7 0 5 18 18 19 2 1 23 0 0 .214 .307 .357 .664 84 87 0.6
Total BAN 1041 3287 793 120 5 141 468 344 327 19 23 553 6 4 .241 .312 .409 .721 115 110 23.8
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%
1965 Kyoto - INT C 115 115 611 65 4 680 4 .994 991.1 6.14 +5.1 1.032 5 53 21 39.6
1966 Kyoto - INT C 116 115 525 75 2 603 3 .995 984.1 5.49 +3.4 1.034 6 78 30 38.5
1967 Kyoto - INT C 117 116 558 67 3 631 6 .990 1005.0 5.60 +3.0 1.029 8 50 23 46.0
1968 Kyoto - INT C 117 115 546 68 2 622 8 .987 990.0 5.58 -0.4 .852 9 90 37 41.1
1969 Kyoto - INT C 90 87 451 42 1 494 1 .998 765.0 5.80 +0.5 1.089 5 55 16 29.1
1970 Kyoto - INT C 50 29 197 22 0 223 4 .982 282.2 6.97 -0.6 .914 2 31 10 32.3
1970 Kyoto - INT 1B 97 95 870 46 63 921 5 .995 769.2 10.71 +3.1 1.037
1971 Kyoto - INT C 17 17 140 12 0 153 1 .993 142.0 9.63 -0.3 .323 0 24 9 37.5
1971 Kyoto - INT 1B 79 77 577 46 47 625 2 .997 627.0 8.94 +3.3 1.063
1972 Kyoto - INT C 45 44 268 47 6 315 0 1.000 371.2 7.63 +2.1 1.204 1 47 16 34.0
1972 Kyoto - INT 1B 24 10 109 8 7 118 1 .992 104.2 10.06 +0.6 1.090
1973 Kyoto - INT C 31 31 166 25 1 191 0 1.000 263.2 6.52 +1.5 .996 0 30 12 40.0
1973 Kyoto - INT 1B 9 2 25 2 0 27 0 1.000 31.1 7.76 +0.1 1.047
1974 Kyoto - INT C 31 29 183 16 1 200 1 .995 263.2 6.79 -0.5 1.025 0 32 6 18.8
1974 Kyoto - INT 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1975 Kyoto - INT C 46 44 235 31 1 269 3 .989 391.2 6.11 -0.4 .840 4 48 18 37.5
1975 Kyoto - INT 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.052
TOTAL C 775 742 3880 470 21 4381 31 .993 6451.0 6.07 +13.5 .995 40 538 198 36.8
TOTAL 1B 212 184 1588 102 118 1698 8 .995 1538.2 9.89 +7.1 1.051
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick).
05/01/1965 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
06/07/1965 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/01/1965 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/23/1965 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/01/1965 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
03/22/1966 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
07/31/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
03/22/1967 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
07/29/1968 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/28/1969 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/13/1969 Injured (concussion),out for 5 weeks.
01/18/1970 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
06/01/1970 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/24/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
08/27/1971 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 5-6 weeks.
05/04/1972 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/12/1973 Wins the 1973 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1965 94 3
Year TB Rank
1970 191 8
Year HR Rank
1965 14 9
1968 16 10
1970 24 6
1971 20 9
Year IBB Rank
1965 9 8
1966 14 8
Year HP Rank
1970 4 10
Year SF Rank
1965 4 9
1967 5 7
1970 4 4
Year AVG Rank
1970 .244 9
Year SLG Rank
1967 .417 9
1970 .440 7
Year ISO Rank
1966 .143 10
1967 .170 5
1970 .196 7
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .328 9
Year OPS Rank
1970 .746 8
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