C Satoru Yamaguchi #5
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/14/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C SATORU YAMAGUCHI #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
59 188 45 6 0 9 27 22 46 .239 .318 .415 1 1.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 @ FUK Loss, 2-3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1975 @ FUK Win, 10-5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 @ VES Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/1975 OSA Win, 4-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1975 @ KIN Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/18/1975 @ KOB Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1975 @ KOB Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/13/1975 FUK Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/09/1975 VES Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1975 @ OSA Win, 5-1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/21/1944
Born in:Sapporo, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,130
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 129 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 11th 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 59 188 45 6 0 9 27 24 22 46 .239 .318 .415 .732 .316 .176 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 212 0 3 0 4 1 1 78 15 1 1 50.0 24.7 4.45 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 10 1 0 0 .152 .194 .152 .346
Versus Right   155 40 6 0 9 25 23 20 36 0 1 0 .258 .343 .471 .814
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   30 9 1 0 4 7 5 3 8 0 1 0 .300 .364 .733 1.097
June   45 11 1 0 3 11 8 7 13 0 0 0 .244 .346 .467 .813
July   47 13 2 0 1 4 6 7 10 0 0 0 .277 .370 .383 .753
August   34 7 2 0 1 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 .206 .229 .353 .582
September   29 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 8 1 0 0 .103 .206 .103 .309
October   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Last Year   333 80 9 0 12 41 39 31 57 2 2 0 .240 .303 .375 .679
2 Years Ago   366 75 6 0 5 29 36 33 58 4 10 1 .205 .270 .262 .532
Career   3477 787 88 4 86 379 360 331 633 23 58 12 .226 .294 .328 .622
Home   87 19 3 0 3 10 13 13 24 0 0 0 .218 .320 .356 .676
Road   101 26 3 0 6 17 11 9 22 1 1 0 .257 .315 .465 .781
Grass   188 45 6 0 9 27 24 22 46 1 1 0 .239 .318 .415 .732
Day   94 28 3 0 6 15 11 9 29 0 1 0 .298 .359 .521 .880
Night   94 17 3 0 3 12 13 13 17 1 0 0 .181 .278 .309 .586
As Starter   180 44 6 0 9 26 23 22 45 1 1 0 .244 .325 .428 .753
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Close/Late   47 14 1 0 4 15 6 5 13 1 1 0 .298 .358 .574 .933
Inning 1-3   55 11 1 0 3 5 6 3 15 0 0 0 .200 .241 .382 .623
Inning 4-6   59 16 3 0 2 7 8 11 14 0 0 0 .271 .386 .424 .809
Inning 7-9   67 14 2 0 2 11 7 8 17 1 1 0 .209 .289 .328 .618
Extra Innings   7 4 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.429 2.000
0 Outs   57 16 0 0 3 5 10 7 14 0 1 0 .281 .359 .439 .798
1 Outs   57 13 2 0 4 9 9 7 14 1 0 0 .228 .308 .474 .781
2 Outs   74 16 4 0 2 13 5 8 18 0 0 0 .216 .293 .351 .644
Scoring Position   52 12 2 0 1 15 5 8 16 1 1 0 .231 .328 .327 .655
Bases Empty   106 26 2 0 5 5 13 11 23 0 0 0 .245 .316 .406 .722
Runner on 1st   30 7 2 0 3 7 6 3 7 0 0 0 .233 .303 .600 .903
Runner on 2nd   14 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 6 0 1 0 .214 .389 .286 .675
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 6 1 0 1 8 4 3 3 0 0 0 .316 .409 .526 .935
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Two Strikes   94 16 4 0 6 13 12 7 46 1 0 0 .170 .225 .404 .630
First Pitch   23 6 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .261 .346 .391 .737
Count 0-1   20 10 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   16 4 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-1   16 6 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .562 .938
Count 1-2   27 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 14 1 0 0 .148 .143 .222 .365
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   36 8 1 0 4 8 5 0 11 0 0 0 .222 .222 .583 .806
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .727 .250 .977
Full Count   15 4 1 0 2 4 6 7 9 0 0 0 .267 .500 .733 1.233
Behind in Count   63 14 2 0 0 3 3 0 26 1 1 0 .222 .219 .254 .473
Ahead in Count   35 7 2 0 1 4 7 12 0 0 0 0 .200 .404 .343 .747
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   180 44 6 0 9 26 23 22 45 1 1 0 .244 .325 .428 .753
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Low Leverage   75 11 3 0 2 6 7 7 16 0 0 0 .147 .220 .267 .486
Medium Leverage   76 23 2 0 3 9 10 12 23 1 0 0 .303 .393 .447 .841
High Leverage   36 10 0 0 4 12 6 3 7 0 1 0 .278 .333 .611 .944
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
1964 Sapporo - BAN 19 5 13 5 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 .385 .500 .692 1.192 245 259 0.4
1966 Sapporo - BAN 21 119 388 84 18 0 6 40 41 31 3 3 69 2 0 .216 .278 .309 .587 84 83 2.0
1967 Sapporo - BAN 22 121 422 91 11 1 7 50 39 28 1 4 59 2 1 .216 .264 .296 .560 68 74 1.3
1968 Nagasaki - BAN 23 49 155 32 4 1 3 12 17 11 0 0 24 0 2 .206 .259 .303 .562 76 68 0.3
1968 Sapporo - BAN 23 20 68 15 3 0 1 11 5 8 0 1 5 0 0 .221 .299 .309 .608 87 98 0.4
1968 Total - BAN 23 69 223 47 7 1 4 23 22 19 0 1 29 0 2 .211 .272 .305 .577 79 78 0.7
1969 Nagasaki - BAN 24 117 406 98 4 0 6 34 40 25 1 2 63 0 1 .241 .286 .296 .581 82 75 1.5
1970 Nagasaki - BAN 25 118 367 73 11 1 10 33 35 48 1 1 67 1 4 .199 .293 .316 .609 91 82 1.5
1971 Nagasaki - BAN 26 118 395 102 10 0 10 42 36 42 3 3 98 1 2 .258 .332 .359 .691 94 90 1.9
1972 Nagasaki - BAN 27 117 376 87 5 1 16 57 44 49 2 2 85 3 4 .231 .322 .378 .699 101 92 1.7
1973 Nagasaki - BAN 28 111 366 75 6 0 5 29 36 33 1 4 58 3 3 .205 .270 .262 .532 58 43 -0.3
1974 Nagasaki - BAN 29 97 333 80 9 0 12 41 39 31 0 2 57 2 1 .240 .303 .375 .679 96 92 1.1
1975 Nagasaki - BAN 30 59 188 45 6 0 9 27 24 22 0 1 46 1 1 .239 .318 .415 .732 102 103 1.0
Total BAN 1051 3477 787 88 4 86 379 360 331 12 23 633 15 19 .226 .294 .328 .622 85 81 12.8
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%
1964 Sapporo - INT C 5 4 33 3 0 37 1 .973 40.0 8.10 +0.0 1.100 0 4 1 25.0
1966 Sapporo - INT C 117 114 571 63 3 637 3 .995 968.2 5.89 +1.8 1.329 11 86 35 40.7
1967 Sapporo - INT C 117 116 556 65 4 625 4 .994 993.0 5.63 +1.3 1.021 12 67 32 47.8
1968 Sapporo - INT C 20 20 103 12 0 115 0 1.000 172.1 6.01 -0.5 .812 2 13 6 46.2
1968 Nagasaki - INT C 45 45 216 32 1 248 0 1.000 388.0 5.75 +0.8 1.015 4 36 16 44.4
1968 Nagasaki - INT 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 .000
1969 Nagasaki - INT C 113 113 593 68 1 664 3 .995 966.2 6.15 +2.6 1.029 6 72 29 40.3
1970 Nagasaki - INT C 113 113 760 94 5 857 3 .996 975.1 7.88 +1.5 .959 5 113 47 41.6
1971 Nagasaki - INT C 114 114 834 80 9 915 1 .999 976.1 8.43 +1.4 .932 6 91 39 42.9
1972 Nagasaki - INT C 116 113 726 86 6 814 2 .998 987.0 7.40 +0.6 1.118 7 113 31 27.4
1973 Nagasaki - INT C 109 109 579 86 5 666 1 .998 971.0 6.16 +0.6 .996 9 94 31 33.0
1973 Nagasaki - INT 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1974 Nagasaki - INT C 97 96 507 63 4 576 6 .990 842.1 6.09 -0.4 .929 5 71 22 31.0
1975 Nagasaki - INT C 59 54 258 34 1 295 3 .990 487.1 5.39 -1.5 .807 3 67 20 29.9
TOTAL C 1025 1011 5736 686 39 6449 27 .996 8768.0 6.59 +8.3 1.004 70 827 309 37.4
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick).
06/06/1963 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
06/11/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
07/16/1963 Named the #42 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1963 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
05/01/1964 Named the #19 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1964 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1964 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/16/1965 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Named the #53 prospect in the BAN
05/31/1966 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/08/1968 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
08/02/1968 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,400 with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
04/30/1969 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/19/1969 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
05/30/1971 Injured (adductor strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/26/1971 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1966 69 10
Year IBB Rank
1970 6 6
1973 5 3
1974 4 7
1975 3 6
Year HP Rank
1966 3 10
Year SH Rank
1970 11 9
1972 14 9
Year SF Rank
1973 4 6
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