C Satoru Yamaguchi #5
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C SATORU YAMAGUCHI #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 156 40 6 0 9 24 18 37 .256 .333 .468 1 1.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1975 KOB Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 @ FUK Win, 7-0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 @ VES Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/21/1975 OSA Win, 8-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/1975 @ KIN Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/16/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1975 FUK Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1975 VES Loss, 2-8 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/06/1975 @ OSA Win, 7-2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 KIN Win, 10-5 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/21/1944
Born in:Sapporo, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,260
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 104 Days
Service This Yr:123 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 48 156 40 6 0 9 24 23 18 37 .256 .333 .468 .801 .341 .212 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 44 175 0 3 0 4 1 0 73 15 1 1 50.0 23.6 5.22 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 .111 .143 .111 .254
Versus Right   129 37 6 0 9 23 22 17 28 0 1 0 .287 .370 .543 .912
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
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   3445 782 88 4 86 376 359 327 624 22 58 12 .227 .295 .330 .624
Home   75 19 3 0 3 10 13 12 20 0 0 0 .253 .356 .413 .770
Road   81 21 3 0 6 14 10 6 17 0 1 0 .259 .310 .519 .829
Grass   156 40 6 0 9 24 23 18 37 0 1 0 .256 .333 .468 .801
Day   81 24 3 0 6 14 11 7 24 0 1 0 .296 .352 .556 .908
Night   75 16 3 0 3 10 12 11 13 0 0 0 .213 .314 .373 .687
As Starter   150 40 6 0 9 24 23 18 36 0 1 0 .267 .345 .487 .832
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   36 11 1 0 4 12 5 4 9 0 1 0 .306 .375 .667 1.042
Inning 1-3   44 10 1 0 3 5 6 2 12 0 0 0 .227 .261 .455 .715
Inning 4-6   51 15 3 0 2 7 8 9 13 0 0 0 .294 .400 .471 .871
Inning 7-9   55 12 2 0 2 9 7 7 12 0 1 0 .218 .306 .364 .670
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
0 Outs   46 14 0 0 3 5 10 5 10 0 1 0 .304 .373 .500 .873
1 Outs   52 12 2 0 4 7 8 7 13 0 0 0 .231 .322 .500 .822
2 Outs   58 14 4 0 2 12 5 6 14 0 0 0 .241 .312 .414 .726
Scoring Position   44 10 2 0 1 12 4 7 14 0 1 0 .227 .333 .341 .674
Bases Empty   86 24 2 0 5 5 13 9 19 0 0 0 .279 .347 .477 .824
Runner on 1st   26 6 2 0 3 7 6 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .654 .940
Runner on 2nd   12 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 0 1 0 .167 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 5 1 0 1 7 4 3 2 0 0 0 .312 .421 .562 .984
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   82 16 4 0 6 12 12 7 37 0 0 0 .195 .258 .463 .722
First Pitch   19 6 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .316 .409 .474 .883
Count 0-1   14 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   12 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .583 .833
Count 1-1   11 5 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
Count 1-2   23 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .174 .174 .261 .435
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   33 8 1 0 4 8 5 0 10 0 0 0 .242 .242 .636 .879
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 .250 .667 .250 .917
Full Count   12 4 1 0 2 4 6 7 6 0 0 0 .333 .579 .917 1.496
Behind in Count   51 11 2 0 0 1 3 0 21 0 1 0 .216 .216 .255 .471
Ahead in Count   30 6 2 0 1 3 6 8 0 0 0 0 .200 .368 .367 .735
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   150 40 6 0 9 24 23 18 36 0 1 0 .267 .345 .487 .832
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   63 11 3 0 2 6 7 6 14 0 0 0 .175 .246 .317 .564
Medium Leverage   63 21 2 0 3 8 10 10 18 0 0 0 .333 .425 .508 .933
High Leverage   29 7 0 0 4 10 5 2 5 0 1 0 .241 .290 .655 .945
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 48 156 40 6 0 9 24 23 18 0 0 37 1 1 .256 .333 .468 .801 120 122 1.3
Total BAN 1040 3445 782 88 4 86 376 359 327 12 22 624 15 19 .227 .295 .330 .624 86 81 13.0
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 48 44 205 28 1 235 2 .991 399.2 5.25 -1.5 .583 3 54 18 33.3
TOTAL C 1014 1001 5683 680 39 6389 26 .996 8680.1 6.60 +8.3 .999 70 814 307 37.7
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
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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