SS Daijiro Sato #19
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS DAIJIRO SATO #19 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 512 144 15 2 14 63 75 37 .281 .375 .400 2 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 2
Errors: - 4 4
Arm: 1 5 5
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
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 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10/10/1963 @ NAG Loss, 4-9 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
10/09/1963 @ NAG Win, 9-6 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
10/08/1963 @ NAG Loss, 3-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1963 NAG Loss, 5-15 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1963 NAG Win, 2-1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/01/1963 RAK Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 RAK Win, 10-3 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/1963 RAK Loss, 4-4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
10/02/1963 SAP Win, 5-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/05/1933
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 7"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$28,840
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:155 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:1952, 3rd Pick in Round 2
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 136 512 144 15 2 14 63 85 75 37 .281 .375 .400 .775 .353 .119 134
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 592 3 0 0 16 0 2 205 31 2 3 40.0 78.0 5.41 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   192 45 6 0 5 18 24 32 17 0 0 1 .234 .347 .344 .690
Versus Right   320 99 9 2 9 45 61 43 20 2 0 2 .309 .392 .434 .827
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 27 0 0 3 8 15 16 8 1 0 0 .267 .364 .356 .721
June   118 32 2 2 5 18 21 12 7 0 0 2 .271 .348 .449 .798
July   102 23 2 0 3 5 13 11 7 0 0 1 .225 .307 .333 .640
August   91 28 3 0 3 16 14 14 7 0 0 0 .308 .400 .440 .840
September   93 33 8 0 0 16 21 21 8 1 0 0 .355 .470 .441 .910
October   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Postseason   21 8 2 0 0 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 .381 .500 .476 .976
Last Year   506 136 20 2 16 87 80 61 51 5 0 3 .269 .348 .411 .759
2 Years Ago   515 152 18 4 21 77 93 81 38 3 0 0 .295 .389 .468 .857
Career   2610 741 93 14 80 401 407 346 200 17 1 11 .284 .368 .422 .790
Home   247 68 8 1 10 37 50 40 14 0 0 3 .275 .383 .437 .820
Road   265 76 7 1 4 26 35 35 23 2 0 0 .287 .368 .366 .734
Grass   512 144 15 2 14 63 85 75 37 2 0 3 .281 .375 .400 .775
Day   254 84 8 1 10 39 46 41 23 1 0 1 .331 .424 .488 .912
Night   258 60 7 1 4 24 39 34 14 1 0 2 .233 .325 .314 .639
As Starter   508 142 15 2 13 61 83 75 37 2 0 3 .280 .374 .394 .768
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Pinch Hitting   2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Close/Late   102 30 7 0 1 16 21 24 9 1 0 0 .294 .425 .392 .817
Inning 1-3   204 61 4 1 6 20 33 30 15 1 0 1 .299 .390 .417 .806
Inning 4-6   161 42 3 1 5 21 24 17 10 0 0 2 .261 .339 .385 .724
Inning 7-9   147 41 8 0 3 22 28 28 12 1 0 0 .279 .392 .395 .787
0 Outs   160 45 3 0 6 20 39 23 15 2 0 2 .281 .374 .412 .787
1 Outs   192 56 5 2 7 24 35 33 12 0 0 1 .292 .398 .448 .846
2 Outs   160 43 7 0 1 19 11 19 10 0 0 0 .269 .346 .331 .678
Scoring Position   129 41 4 1 5 48 25 21 11 2 0 1 .318 .412 .481 .892
Bases Empty   256 61 6 0 7 7 41 36 17 0 0 2 .238 .337 .344 .680
Runner on 1st   127 42 5 1 2 8 19 18 9 0 0 0 .331 .414 .433 .847
Runner on 2nd   44 16 0 0 4 16 8 8 4 0 0 0 .364 .462 .636 1.098
Runner on 3rd   12 4 1 1 0 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 .333 .438 .583 1.021
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 13 2 0 0 7 9 4 4 0 0 0 .302 .362 .349 .711
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .455 .705
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 7 3 3 0 1 0 0 .444 .538 .444 .983
Bases Loaded   10 2 1 0 0 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .385 .300 .685
Two Strikes   194 46 6 0 4 25 31 32 37 0 0 1 .237 .348 .330 .678
First Pitch   77 19 3 1 1 8 10 0 0 1 0 1 .247 .253 .351 .604
Count 0-1   51 14 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .275 .373 .647
Count 0-2   29 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 1 .172 .200 .172 .372
Count 1-0   59 28 2 0 4 11 9 0 0 0 0 1 .475 .483 .712 1.195
Count 1-1   50 16 1 1 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880
Count 1-2   65 20 3 0 2 10 9 0 13 0 0 0 .308 .308 .446 .754
Count 2-0   22 8 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .348 .500 .848
Count 2-1   39 9 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .256 .487
Count 2-2   60 14 2 0 1 10 5 0 12 0 0 0 .233 .233 .317 .550
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 10 20 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 4 0 0 0 2 7 23 0 0 0 0 .200 .628 .200 .828
Full Count   40 7 1 0 1 3 13 32 8 0 0 0 .175 .542 .275 .817
Behind in Count   145 39 5 0 3 14 17 0 17 0 0 1 .269 .274 .366 .639
Ahead in Count   140 49 3 0 5 19 32 43 0 1 0 1 .350 .503 .479 .981
Batting 2nd   207 48 5 0 7 19 34 34 16 1 0 1 .232 .342 .357 .699
Batting 3rd   298 94 10 2 6 42 49 40 20 1 0 2 .315 .399 .423 .822
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Low Leverage   241 63 10 0 6 16 31 32 19 1 0 1 .261 .349 .378 .727
Medium Leverage   175 51 3 1 5 22 32 25 10 1 0 2 .291 .384 .406 .790
High Leverage   90 28 2 1 3 25 21 17 8 0 0 0 .311 .421 .456 .876
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 .857 138 145 4.3
1962 Yokohama - BAN 28 137 506 136 20 2 16 87 80 61 3 5 51 3 2 .269 .348 .411 .759 119 122 2.4
1963 Yokohama - BAN 29 136 512 144 15 2 14 63 85 75 3 2 37 2 3 .281 .375 .400 .775 125 134 2.9
Total BAN 891 2610 741 93 14 80 401 407 346 11 17 200 13 10 .284 .368 .422 .790 125 131 15.7
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 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 29 6 21 8 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 3 0 0 .381 .500 .476 .976 184 195 -1.0
Total BAN 6 21 8 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 3 0 0 .381 .500 .476 .976 184 195
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
1962 Yokohama - INT SS 132 129 229 364 60 630 37 .941 1114.1 4.79 -13.7 .922
1963 Yokohama - INT SS 135 134 232 356 66 623 35 .944 1169.0 4.53 -18.0 .925
TOTAL SS 623 554 966 1662 307 2782 154 .945 4914.1 4.81 -61.1 .933
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.
09/28/1962 Hits three home runs against the Sapporo Bears, going 4-5 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/01/1962 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1963 134 6
Year PA Rank
1960 595 4
1961 599 3
1962 575 8
1963 592 1
Year AB Rank
1960 534 5
1961 515 7
1962 506 9
1963 512 9
Year H Rank
1960 155 4
1961 152 6
1963 144 5
Year TB Rank
1960 227 10
1961 241 9
Year HR Rank
1960 15 10
1961 21 5
1962 16 10
Year RBI Rank
1960 88 4
1962 87 3
1963 63 9
Year R Rank
1960 74 10
1961 93 3
1962 80 3
1963 85 3
Year BB Rank
1961 81 9
1963 75 4
Year SF Rank
1962 5 8
Year AVG Rank
1961 .295 10
1963 .281 5
Year OBP Rank
1961 .389 6
1963 .375 4
Year SLG Rank
1961 .468 10
Year RC Rank
1961 91.64 7
1963 77.96 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1961 6.31 10
1963 5.41 7
Year ISO Rank
1961 .173 10
Year wOBA Rank
1961 .387 5
1963 .353 6
Year OPS Rank
1961 .857 8
1963 .775 9
Year WAR Rank
1961 4.1 8
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