SS Yamahiko Hirata #22
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/12/1962
SS YAMAHIKO HIRATA #22 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 551 175 26 3 22 74 41 55 .318 .370 .495 2 5.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 4 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 2
Errors: - 4 4
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1962 YOK Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1962 YOK Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1962 YOK Loss, 2-12 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 0
09/29/1962 @ YOK Loss, 1-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/1962 KYO Win, 7-5 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1962 KYO Loss, 4-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1962 KYO Win, 7-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/24/1962 @ DNK Loss, 2-6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1962 @ DNK Win, 11-6 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1962 @ DNK Loss, 2-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/15/1937
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,875
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 8th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 551 175 26 3 22 74 79 41 55 .318 .370 .495 .865 .387 .178 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 600 6 1 0 8 0 2 273 51 2 4 33.3 100.5 6.96 5.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   201 72 10 0 8 27 30 16 20 2 0 3 .358 .410 .527 .937
Versus Right   350 103 16 3 14 47 49 25 35 0 0 3 .294 .347 .477 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   111 35 6 0 1 13 16 10 5 0 0 0 .315 .372 .396 .768
June   114 37 1 2 6 18 18 4 10 0 0 2 .325 .358 .526 .885
July   111 34 5 0 4 14 17 8 12 0 0 0 .306 .353 .459 .812
August   96 30 7 1 7 16 15 6 8 0 0 4 .312 .377 .625 1.002
September   115 39 7 0 4 13 13 13 20 2 0 0 .339 .400 .504 .904
October   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
All-Star Game   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   515 146 10 2 20 63 71 45 66 6 1 3 .283 .341 .427 .768
2 Years Ago   332 96 13 5 6 47 37 28 43 2 0 1 .289 .344 .413 .757
Career   1501 438 51 12 48 192 195 120 188 10 1 11 .292 .347 .438 .784
Home   266 88 10 2 10 33 39 18 21 1 0 3 .331 .378 .496 .875
Road   285 87 16 1 12 41 40 23 34 1 0 3 .305 .362 .495 .857
Grass   551 175 26 3 22 74 79 41 55 2 0 6 .318 .370 .495 .865
Day   277 87 15 1 11 32 33 17 28 1 0 3 .314 .359 .495 .854
Night   274 88 11 2 11 42 46 24 27 1 0 3 .321 .381 .496 .877
As Starter   548 173 26 3 22 73 78 39 55 2 0 6 .316 .366 .495 .861
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   112 39 6 0 9 23 21 10 8 1 0 0 .348 .398 .643 1.041
Inning 1-3   223 73 12 2 7 20 31 15 22 0 0 3 .327 .378 .493 .871
Inning 4-6   165 44 8 1 2 25 20 14 20 1 0 3 .267 .333 .364 .697
Inning 7-9   163 58 6 0 13 29 28 12 13 1 0 0 .356 .398 .632 1.030
0 Outs   175 50 9 2 3 14 26 9 24 0 0 0 .286 .321 .411 .732
1 Outs   241 83 9 1 13 40 40 22 22 2 0 4 .344 .405 .552 .957
2 Outs   135 42 8 0 6 20 13 10 9 0 0 2 .311 .367 .504 .871
Scoring Position   141 41 4 1 5 49 19 5 15 2 0 0 .291 .311 .440 .751
Bases Empty   311 101 10 1 15 15 43 30 25 0 0 5 .325 .393 .508 .901
Runner on 1st   99 33 12 1 2 10 17 6 15 0 0 1 .333 .377 .535 .913
Runner on 2nd   71 19 1 0 2 13 9 2 7 0 0 0 .268 .288 .366 .654
Runner on 3rd   17 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 10 1 1 1 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .727 1.227
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 .364 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 2 0 1 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .364 .889 1.253
Bases Loaded   11 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
Two Strikes   212 49 7 0 5 14 24 25 55 1 0 1 .231 .314 .335 .649
First Pitch   93 34 6 1 3 13 14 1 0 0 0 2 .366 .385 .548 .934
Count 0-1   57 17 3 1 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .298 .544 .842
Count 0-2   38 8 1 0 3 3 4 0 13 0 0 0 .211 .211 .474 .684
Count 1-0   65 27 5 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 2 .415 .433 .585 1.017
Count 1-1   49 19 1 0 3 13 7 0 0 1 0 1 .388 .392 .592 .984
Count 1-2   75 18 2 0 0 3 8 0 21 0 0 0 .240 .240 .267 .507
Count 2-0   14 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .643 1.071
Count 2-1   40 15 3 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .600 .975
Count 2-2   63 15 2 0 1 5 4 0 15 0 0 1 .238 .250 .317 .567
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   21 8 1 1 3 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 .381 .519 .952 1.471
Full Count   36 8 2 0 1 3 8 25 6 1 0 0 .222 .532 .361 .893
Behind in Count   170 43 6 1 6 15 20 0 34 0 0 0 .253 .253 .406 .659
Ahead in Count   140 56 9 1 8 25 26 15 0 0 0 2 .400 .465 .650 1.115
Batting 2nd   544 171 26 3 22 72 78 39 55 2 0 6 .314 .365 .494 .860
Batting 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   266 88 12 2 11 19 37 25 19 0 0 6 .331 .401 .515 .916
Medium Leverage   205 61 10 1 5 27 30 10 24 0 0 0 .298 .330 .429 .760
High Leverage   75 24 4 0 4 26 10 6 11 2 0 0 .320 .361 .533 .895
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
1957 Vesutan - BAN 19 11 34 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 .147 .147 .176 .324 -10 -15 -0.7
1959 Vesutan - BAN 21 32 69 16 1 2 0 7 6 6 1 0 13 0 0 .232 .303 .304 .607 75 73 -0.4
1960 Hosho - BAN 22 98 332 96 13 5 6 47 37 28 1 2 43 0 1 .289 .344 .413 .757 116 116 1.4
1961 Hosho - BAN 23 135 515 146 10 2 20 63 71 45 3 6 66 1 4 .283 .341 .427 .768 113 115 1.6
1962 Hosho - BAN 24 139 551 175 26 3 22 74 79 41 6 2 55 2 4 .318 .370 .495 .865 141 146 5.5
Total BAN 415 1501 438 51 12 48 192 195 120 11 10 188 3 9 .292 .347 .438 .784 119 122 7.4
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
1956 Total - 18 39 168 76 19 2 5 47 66 20 3 3 6 3 3 .452 .510 .679 1.189 100 100 3.2
1957 Total - 19 39 167 79 19 2 3 46 74 19 3 3 8 4 3 .473 .526 .665 1.191 100 100 3.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Vesutan - INT SS 11 11 18 21 9 44 5 .886 86.1 4.07 -3.9 .769
1959 Vesutan - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1959 Vesutan - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Vesutan - INT SS 31 19 39 53 7 96 4 .958 184.0 4.50 -3.9 .928
1960 Hosho - INT SS 96 96 154 275 53 454 25 .945 799.2 4.83 -8.1 .937
1961 Hosho - INT 3B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.0 1.070
1961 Hosho - INT SS 132 129 213 406 80 666 47 .929 1129.2 4.93 -13.5 .929
1962 Hosho - INT 2B 3 1 3 5 1 9 1 .889 12.0 6.00 -0.4 .779
1962 Hosho - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Hosho - INT SS 136 133 214 427 71 673 32 .952 1154.0 5.00 -1.8 .982
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 3 1 3 5 1 9 1 .889 12.0 6.00 -0.4 .779
TOTAL 3B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.0 1.070
TOTAL SS 406 388 638 1182 220 1933 113 .942 3353.2 4.88 -31.2 .945
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
07/16/1957 Named the #8 prospect in the BAN
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #3 prospect in the BAN
06/06/1960 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
06/13/1960 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,500 with the Hosho Reliables organization.
08/22/1960 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1961 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/01/1961 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
07/02/1962 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/17/1962 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1962 134 2
Year PA Rank
1962 600 3
Year AB Rank
1961 515 7
1962 551 1
Year H Rank
1961 146 10
1962 175 1
Year TB Rank
1962 273 1
Year 2B Rank
1962 26 8
Year HR Rank
1961 20 6
1962 22 3
Year RBI Rank
1962 74 9
Year R Rank
1962 79 5
Year HP Rank
1962 6 5
Year SF Rank
1961 6 7
Year EBH Rank
1962 51 5
Year AVG Rank
1962 .318 2
Year SLG Rank
1962 .495 3
Year RC Rank
1962 100.46 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 6.96 5
Year ISO Rank
1962 .178 7
Year wOBA Rank
1962 .387 5
Year OPS Rank
1962 .865 5
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.5 4
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