SS Daijiro Sato #19
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1961
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS DAIJIRO SATO #19 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 515 152 18 4 21 77 81 38 .295 .389 .468 3 4.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 @ RAK Loss, 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1961 @ RAK Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1961 @ RAK Win, 19-3 5 3 1 2 0 2 0 0
09/28/1961 @ SAP Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1961 @ SAP Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1961 @ SAP Win, 6-4 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/24/1961 KYO Loss, 1-11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1961 KYO Loss, 3-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1961 KYO Loss, 0-5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1961 @ HSH Win, 13-8 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/05/1933
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 7"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,350
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 3rd Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 137 515 152 18 4 21 77 93 81 38 .295 .389 .468 .857 .387 .173 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 599 0 0 0 22 0 3 241 43 3 4 42.9 91.6 6.31 4.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   175 46 5 3 6 19 31 27 15 1 0 0 .263 .360 .429 .788
Versus Right   340 106 13 1 15 58 62 54 23 2 0 0 .312 .404 .488 .892
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   102 40 6 1 10 29 30 16 10 1 0 0 .392 .471 .765 1.235
June   93 25 3 2 3 15 14 15 4 0 0 0 .269 .370 .441 .811
July   123 32 2 0 5 16 19 13 10 1 0 0 .260 .328 .398 .727
August   87 19 3 0 1 6 11 17 12 1 0 0 .218 .343 .287 .630
September   110 36 4 1 2 11 18 19 2 0 0 0 .327 .426 .436 .863
October   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
All-Star Game   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Last Year   534 155 21 3 15 88 74 54 42 4 0 3 .290 .356 .425 .781
2 Years Ago   136 34 6 2 1 16 13 12 5 1 0 0 .250 .309 .346 .654
Career   1592 461 58 10 50 251 242 210 112 10 1 5 .290 .372 .433 .805
Home   255 85 7 3 9 40 51 39 17 1 0 0 .333 .420 .490 .911
Road   260 67 11 1 12 37 42 42 21 2 0 0 .258 .359 .446 .805
Grass   515 152 18 4 21 77 93 81 38 3 0 0 .295 .389 .468 .857
Day   235 67 9 2 10 31 39 41 11 1 0 0 .285 .390 .468 .858
Night   280 85 9 2 11 46 54 40 27 2 0 0 .304 .388 .468 .856
As Starter   508 150 18 4 21 77 92 80 38 3 0 0 .295 .389 .470 .860
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   94 23 3 1 2 9 9 16 7 0 0 0 .245 .355 .362 .716
Inning 1-3   210 64 6 2 13 41 44 27 17 1 0 0 .305 .382 .538 .920
Inning 4-6   159 53 7 1 5 17 30 29 10 0 0 0 .333 .436 .484 .920
Inning 7-9   146 35 5 1 3 19 19 25 11 2 0 0 .240 .347 .349 .696
0 Outs   187 55 6 2 5 17 34 25 13 1 0 0 .294 .376 .428 .803
1 Outs   193 59 8 1 10 32 38 29 16 2 0 0 .306 .393 .513 .906
2 Outs   135 38 4 1 6 28 21 27 9 0 0 0 .281 .401 .459 .860
Scoring Position   121 40 7 0 6 55 27 14 9 3 0 0 .331 .391 .537 .928
Bases Empty   275 84 8 3 11 11 49 54 18 0 0 0 .305 .419 .476 .896
Runner on 1st   119 28 3 1 4 11 17 13 11 0 0 0 .235 .311 .378 .689
Runner on 2nd   34 11 2 0 2 9 7 2 3 0 0 0 .324 .361 .559 .920
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .250 .556 .250 .806
Runner on 1st & 2nd   47 12 2 0 0 7 4 2 6 0 0 0 .255 .286 .298 .584
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 5 2 0 1 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 .714 .750 1.429 2.179
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 0 0 2 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   19 7 1 0 1 19 7 3 0 2 0 0 .368 .417 .579 .996
Two Strikes   182 47 6 0 6 19 29 29 38 0 0 0 .258 .360 .390 .750
First Pitch   92 27 0 2 3 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .293 .435 .728
Count 0-1   39 10 2 0 0 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 .256 .250 .308 .558
Count 0-2   37 11 0 0 3 4 5 0 9 0 0 0 .297 .297 .541 .838
Count 1-0   61 13 1 1 2 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 .213 .210 .361 .570
Count 1-1   62 28 3 1 5 17 11 0 0 1 0 0 .452 .444 .774 1.219
Count 1-2   57 11 1 0 1 5 5 0 16 0 0 0 .193 .193 .263 .456
Count 2-0   22 6 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .500 .773
Count 2-1   37 13 4 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .351 .541 .892
Count 2-2   46 13 2 0 0 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 .283 .283 .326 .609
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 8 25 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 8 0 0 3 5 15 27 0 0 0 0 .400 .745 .850 1.595
Full Count   42 12 3 0 2 8 15 29 6 0 0 0 .286 .577 .500 1.077
Behind in Count   133 32 3 0 4 13 16 0 25 1 0 0 .241 .239 .353 .592
Ahead in Count   140 40 7 1 7 27 36 52 0 1 0 0 .286 .477 .500 .977
Batting 2nd   338 94 13 3 11 42 59 57 22 2 0 0 .278 .380 .432 .812
Batting 3rd   153 50 4 1 8 30 28 20 12 1 0 0 .327 .402 .523 .925
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 5th   15 6 1 0 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .471 .867 1.337
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Low Leverage   230 69 7 1 12 25 43 46 18 1 0 0 .300 .415 .496 .911
Medium Leverage   184 53 6 2 5 24 32 25 14 2 0 0 .288 .370 .424 .794
High Leverage   97 30 5 1 4 28 18 10 6 0 0 0 .309 .374 .505 .879
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
1953 Yokohama - BAN 19 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 134 153 -0.0
1956 Yokohama - BAN 22 78 88 25 2 0 6 20 13 13 1 0 7 0 0 .284 .382 .511 .894 147 155 0.8
1957 Yokohama - BAN 23 81 117 34 3 0 2 18 17 18 0 1 5 0 0 .291 .382 .368 .750 114 116 0.6
1958 Yokohama - BAN 24 93 199 60 8 1 5 31 32 31 1 1 15 0 0 .302 .397 .427 .824 132 138 1.4
1959 Yokohama - BAN 25 87 136 34 6 2 1 16 13 12 0 1 5 1 0 .250 .309 .346 .654 90 94 0.2
1960 Yokohama - BAN 26 139 534 155 21 3 15 88 74 54 3 4 42 4 1 .290 .356 .425 .781 123 130 3.2
1961 Yokohama - BAN 27 137 515 152 18 4 21 77 93 81 0 3 38 3 4 .295 .389 .468 .857 131 140 4.1
Total BAN 618 1592 461 58 10 50 251 242 210 5 10 112 8 5 .290 .372 .433 .805 125 132 10.3
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
1952 Total - 18 33 143 61 16 2 6 40 55 18 1 3 9 1 0 .427 .485 .692 1.177 100 100 2.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Yokohama - INT SS 3 1 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 11.0 7.36 -0.6 1.039
1956 Yokohama - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Yokohama - INT SS 36 6 20 44 7 72 8 .889 121.2 4.73 -3.5 .846
1956 Yokohama - INT LF 7 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.2 2.29 +0.3 .977
1957 Yokohama - INT SS 26 10 28 41 13 74 5 .932 114.0 5.45 -1.6 .917
1957 Yokohama - INT LF 7 7 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 55.1 0.98 -0.5 .965
1958 Yokohama - INT SS 9 3 4 14 1 19 1 .947 41.2 3.89 -0.2 .993
1958 Yokohama - INT LF 45 42 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 304.0 1.54 -3.8 .899
1959 Yokohama - INT SS 15 7 10 23 4 35 2 .943 75.1 3.94 -0.8 .949
1959 Yokohama - INT LF 24 17 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 137.0 1.58 -1.0 .932
1960 Yokohama - INT SS 134 134 225 411 77 674 38 .944 1150.0 4.98 -14.3 .920
1961 Yokohama - INT SS 133 130 214 404 77 646 28 .957 1117.1 4.98 -8.3 .971
1961 Yokohama - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 356 291 505 942 181 1529 82 .946 2631.0 4.95 -29.4 .940
TOTAL LF 84 68 87 0 0 87 0 1.000 517.0 1.51 -5.0 .917
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 2, Pick 3, 15th overall pick).
05/01/1953 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
10/10/1953 Wins the 1953 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
10/11/1953 Named the #24 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1954 Outstandingly completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
04/29/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
05/01/1954 Named the #20 prospect in the BAN
06/29/1954 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/02/1955 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
05/01/1955 Named the #19 prospect in the BAN
04/15/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
09/26/1958 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
10/13/1960 Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
05/18/1961 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/01/1961 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/15/1961 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1960 595 4
1961 599 3
Year AB Rank
1960 534 5
1961 515 7
Year H Rank
1960 155 4
1961 152 6
Year TB Rank
1960 227 10
1961 241 9
Year HR Rank
1960 15 10
1961 21 5
Year RBI Rank
1960 88 4
Year R Rank
1960 74 10
1961 93 3
Year BB Rank
1961 81 9
Year AVG Rank
1961 .295 10
Year OBP Rank
1961 .389 6
Year SLG Rank
1961 .468 10
Year RC Rank
1961 91.64 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1961 6.31 10
Year ISO Rank
1961 .173 10
Year wOBA Rank
1961 .387 5
Year OPS Rank
1961 .857 8
Year WAR Rank
1961 4.1 8
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