RF Masaki Yamaguchi #12
Hosho Reliables BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF MASAKI YAMAGUCHI #12 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 421 102 14 2 9 42 38 57 .242 .308 .349 0 1.6
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 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 2 4
Arm: 1 3 4
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-7 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1963 KYO Win, 6-2 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 KYO Win, 8-5 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/26/1963 KYO Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/24/1963 YOK Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1963 YOK Loss, 0-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1963 YOK Loss, 4-12 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
09/21/1963 @ SAP Win, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/09/1932
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,040
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:155 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:1951, 6th Pick in Round 5
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 137 421 102 14 2 9 42 40 38 57 .242 .308 .349 .657 .299 .107 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 464 3 0 0 5 11 2 147 25 0 0 0.0 47.8 3.83 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 27 4 1 2 7 10 9 14 0 4 2 .241 .309 .348 .657
Versus Right   309 75 10 1 7 35 30 29 43 2 7 1 .243 .308 .350 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   84 15 1 0 2 5 6 11 12 0 2 1 .179 .281 .262 .543
June   81 25 6 0 3 10 11 4 11 0 3 1 .309 .349 .494 .843
July   89 21 3 1 1 6 9 3 18 0 4 0 .236 .261 .326 .587
August   74 11 1 0 1 5 2 6 6 2 1 1 .149 .217 .203 .420
September   85 27 2 1 2 15 12 14 9 0 1 0 .318 .414 .435 .849
October   8 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Last Year   336 89 16 1 9 42 42 51 48 3 7 10 .265 .375 .399 .774
2 Years Ago   445 101 14 4 9 42 53 45 53 3 12 4 .227 .302 .337 .639
Career   2849 685 111 19 57 335 296 302 370 28 54 37 .240 .318 .353 .671
Home   209 52 7 0 5 24 17 20 30 2 3 2 .249 .318 .354 .672
Road   212 50 7 2 4 18 23 18 27 0 8 1 .236 .299 .344 .643
Grass   421 102 14 2 9 42 40 38 57 2 11 3 .242 .308 .349 .657
Day   191 52 5 1 4 23 19 19 25 0 7 1 .272 .341 .372 .713
Night   230 50 9 1 5 19 21 19 32 2 4 2 .217 .281 .330 .611
As Starter   417 101 14 2 9 42 40 38 57 2 11 3 .242 .309 .350 .659
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   76 18 3 0 0 1 7 7 8 0 2 0 .237 .301 .276 .578
Inning 1-3   133 30 2 2 2 13 16 14 20 2 4 1 .226 .300 .316 .616
Inning 4-6   173 46 9 0 4 24 14 15 24 0 5 2 .266 .332 .387 .719
Inning 7-9   115 26 3 0 3 5 10 9 13 0 2 0 .226 .282 .330 .613
0 Outs   134 25 2 1 3 8 14 9 19 1 7 1 .187 .241 .284 .525
1 Outs   151 46 6 0 4 22 19 15 16 1 4 0 .305 .365 .424 .789
2 Outs   136 31 6 1 2 12 7 14 22 0 0 2 .228 .309 .331 .640
Scoring Position   103 30 4 0 1 33 12 9 14 2 11 0 .291 .342 .359 .701
Bases Empty   256 59 10 1 8 8 23 24 35 0 0 2 .230 .301 .371 .673
Runner on 1st   62 13 0 1 0 1 5 5 8 0 0 1 .210 .279 .242 .521
Runner on 2nd   21 7 2 0 1 5 4 1 2 0 9 0 .333 .364 .571 .935
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .300 .250 .550
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 11 1 0 0 5 3 1 8 0 0 0 .297 .316 .324 .640
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 6 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .500 1.038
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 .077 .188 .154 .341
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Two Strikes   161 36 4 1 4 19 21 19 57 1 0 0 .224 .304 .335 .639
First Pitch   66 14 1 0 4 7 4 0 0 1 6 1 .212 .221 .409 .630
Count 0-1   32 13 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 .406 .406 .438 .844
Count 0-2   18 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 .111 .105 .167 .272
Count 1-0   49 11 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .224 .367 .592
Count 1-1   44 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 .136 .174 .159 .333
Count 1-2   56 14 1 0 3 8 8 0 20 0 0 0 .250 .250 .429 .679
Count 2-0   17 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Count 2-1   37 16 4 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .432 .432 .541 .973
Count 2-2   57 13 0 1 1 6 7 0 19 0 0 0 .228 .228 .316 .544
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 4 1 0 0 4 1 9 0 0 0 0 .267 .542 .333 .875
Full Count   30 7 2 0 0 4 6 19 10 0 0 0 .233 .531 .300 .831
Behind in Count   106 29 3 0 3 12 11 0 28 1 3 0 .274 .271 .387 .658
Ahead in Count   118 33 7 1 1 12 10 19 0 0 0 0 .280 .380 .381 .761
Batting 6th   344 81 10 2 7 33 29 35 43 2 7 3 .235 .310 .337 .647
Batting 7th   10 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   66 17 3 0 1 8 10 3 14 0 3 0 .258 .290 .348 .638
Low Leverage   188 51 7 1 8 10 21 21 29 0 1 1 .271 .348 .447 .794
Medium Leverage   157 31 5 1 1 10 13 10 18 2 8 2 .197 .251 .261 .513
High Leverage   76 20 2 0 0 22 6 7 10 0 2 0 .263 .325 .289 .615
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
1956 Hosho - BAN 23 71 58 12 1 0 0 4 5 4 0 3 5 0 0 .207 .246 .224 .470 32 27 0.0
1957 Hosho - BAN 24 117 354 88 12 2 6 43 29 35 2 2 40 0 0 .249 .318 .345 .663 88 90 1.6
1958 Hosho - BAN 25 104 368 75 13 3 4 43 36 28 5 5 43 0 0 .204 .266 .288 .554 56 53 -0.2
1959 Hosho - BAN 26 136 433 113 20 1 7 50 39 48 10 4 69 1 0 .261 .345 .360 .706 106 109 2.9
1960 Hosho - BAN 27 140 434 105 21 6 13 69 52 53 3 6 55 1 0 .242 .325 .408 .732 109 113 2.5
1961 Hosho - BAN 28 137 445 101 14 4 9 42 53 45 4 3 53 1 0 .227 .302 .337 .639 78 81 0.9
1962 Hosho - BAN 29 110 336 89 16 1 9 42 42 51 10 3 48 1 0 .265 .375 .399 .774 124 128 3.4
1963 Hosho - BAN 30 137 421 102 14 2 9 42 40 38 3 2 57 0 0 .242 .308 .349 .657 89 97 1.6
Total BAN 952 2849 685 111 19 57 335 296 302 37 28 370 4 0 .240 .318 .353 .671 92 95 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
1951 Total - 18 25 107 45 13 0 3 26 34 13 5 2 6 0 0 .421 .496 .626 1.122 100 100 1.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Hosho - INT RF 60 2 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 161.2 1.95 +2.5 1.124
1957 Hosho - INT RF 109 96 173 7 3 184 4 .978 825.2 1.96 +11.4 1.125
1958 Hosho - INT RF 103 101 191 8 0 200 1 .995 860.1 2.08 +11.2 1.097
1959 Hosho - INT RF 132 132 226 6 2 236 4 .983 1077.1 1.94 +15.2 1.096
1960 Hosho - INT RF 134 134 235 10 1 249 4 .984 1127.0 1.96 +9.4 1.058
1961 Hosho - INT RF 134 134 226 4 3 234 4 .983 1130.1 1.83 +12.0 1.070
1962 Hosho - INT RF 109 105 192 6 2 200 2 .990 879.0 2.03 +9.7 1.064
1963 Hosho - INT RF 133 133 219 6 0 229 4 .983 1079.1 1.88 +10.8 1.078
TOTAL RF 914 837 1497 47 11 1567 23 .985 7140.2 1.95 +82.4 1.083
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Hosho Reliables. (Round 5, Pick 6, 54th overall pick).
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #36 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1952 Named the #36 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1953 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1953 Named the #27 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1954 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/01/1955 Named the #26 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1955 Named the #25 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1956 Named the #36 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #55 prospect in the BAN
07/11/1958 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 5 weeks.
05/22/1960 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/28/1960 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/31/1961 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
06/09/1962 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
07/18/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Denki Dynamics, with 2 RBI and 0 R.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/27/1962 Injured (strained triceps),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 134 7
Year 3B Rank
1960 6 10
Year HP Rank
1958 5 8
1959 10 1
1962 10 1
Year SH Rank
1961 12 8
1963 11 7
Year SF Rank
1958 5 2
1959 4 9
1960 6 6
Year ISO Rank
1960 .166 10
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