SS Yamahiko Hirata #22
Hosho Reliables BAN
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1961
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS YAMAHIKO HIRATA #22 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 515 146 10 2 20 63 45 66 .283 .341 .427 1 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 @ DNK Loss, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/30/1961 @ DNK Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/1961 @ DNK Loss, 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1961 KYO Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1961 KYO Loss, 3-14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1961 @ RAK Loss, 5-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1961 @ RAK Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1961 YOK Loss, 8-13 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1961 YOK Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1961 YOK Win, 5-3 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/15/1937
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,100
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 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 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 515 146 10 2 20 63 71 45 66 .283 .341 .427 .768 .343 .144 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 569 3 2 0 15 1 6 220 32 1 4 20.0 72.5 4.96 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   165 50 2 1 6 17 24 17 26 2 1 1 .303 .368 .436 .804
Versus Right   350 96 8 1 14 46 46 28 40 4 0 2 .274 .328 .423 .751
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   96 31 0 0 4 7 14 6 8 1 0 1 .323 .365 .448 .813
June   100 31 3 1 5 16 16 10 15 3 1 1 .310 .368 .510 .878
July   114 31 2 0 4 16 17 11 16 2 0 1 .272 .336 .395 .731
August   93 26 3 1 2 11 10 10 10 0 0 0 .280 .350 .398 .747
September   111 27 2 0 5 13 14 6 16 0 0 0 .243 .282 .396 .678
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Last Year   332 96 13 5 6 47 37 28 43 2 0 1 .289 .344 .413 .757
2 Years Ago   69 16 1 2 0 7 6 6 13 0 0 1 .232 .303 .304 .607
Career   950 263 25 9 26 118 116 79 133 8 1 5 .277 .333 .404 .737
Home   259 79 5 0 10 32 39 23 27 2 1 2 .305 .364 .440 .804
Road   256 67 5 2 10 31 32 22 39 4 0 1 .262 .318 .414 .732
Grass   515 146 10 2 20 63 71 45 66 6 1 3 .283 .341 .427 .768
Day   246 64 3 1 9 29 33 27 33 4 0 2 .260 .333 .390 .724
Night   269 82 7 1 11 34 38 18 33 2 1 1 .305 .348 .461 .809
As Starter   513 145 10 2 19 62 68 43 65 6 1 3 .283 .338 .421 .759
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 2.000 2.750
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   99 25 3 1 4 11 14 6 12 1 0 1 .253 .299 .424 .723
Inning 1-3   203 63 5 0 5 21 19 14 32 4 0 0 .310 .348 .409 .757
Inning 4-6   164 46 2 0 9 23 24 18 16 1 1 2 .280 .357 .457 .814
Inning 7-9   148 37 3 2 6 19 27 13 18 1 0 1 .250 .313 .419 .732
0 Outs   180 46 1 0 8 16 32 14 26 1 1 1 .256 .311 .394 .706
1 Outs   188 53 6 2 5 24 26 19 26 5 0 1 .282 .343 .415 .758
2 Outs   147 47 3 0 7 23 12 12 14 0 0 1 .320 .375 .483 .858
Scoring Position   140 41 3 1 7 44 18 10 28 6 1 1 .293 .331 .479 .810
Bases Empty   290 76 4 1 9 9 33 26 33 0 0 1 .262 .325 .376 .701
Runner on 1st   85 29 3 0 4 10 19 9 5 0 0 1 .341 .411 .518 .928
Runner on 2nd   60 23 2 0 4 15 7 5 13 0 1 0 .383 .431 .617 1.047
Runner on 3rd   20 3 0 0 1 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .150 .227 .300 .527
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 10 1 1 2 12 7 1 6 0 0 1 .323 .364 .613 .977
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 .182 .214 .182 .396
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .000 .077 .000 .077
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 .375 .300 .375 .675
Two Strikes   208 46 1 1 5 17 17 14 66 1 0 1 .221 .272 .308 .580
First Pitch   79 19 2 0 3 7 11 1 0 2 1 1 .241 .253 .380 .633
Count 0-1   45 13 1 0 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 .289 .292 .378 .669
Count 0-2   40 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   62 25 5 0 3 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 .403 .403 .629 1.032
Count 1-1   47 15 1 0 1 6 7 0 0 1 0 0 .319 .312 .404 .717
Count 1-2   75 13 0 1 2 5 3 0 26 1 0 0 .173 .171 .280 .451
Count 2-0   20 7 0 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 .350 .381 .650 1.031
Count 2-1   33 13 0 1 4 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 .394 .394 .818 1.212
Count 2-2   49 6 0 0 1 5 3 0 17 0 0 1 .122 .140 .184 .324
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   21 8 0 0 1 2 6 16 0 0 0 0 .381 .649 .524 1.172
Full Count   44 17 1 0 2 7 7 14 10 0 0 0 .386 .534 .545 1.080
Behind in Count   160 36 1 1 3 13 9 0 39 3 0 1 .225 .226 .300 .526
Ahead in Count   136 53 5 1 10 25 33 30 0 0 0 0 .390 .500 .662 1.162
Batting 2nd   313 80 6 1 10 36 40 29 42 1 1 0 .256 .318 .377 .695
Batting 3rd   35 17 3 0 3 6 7 2 3 0 0 1 .486 .526 .829 1.355
Batting 4th   100 29 0 1 6 19 12 7 15 4 0 1 .290 .330 .490 .820
Batting 5th   66 20 1 0 1 2 10 5 5 1 0 1 .303 .356 .364 .720
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Low Leverage   235 69 3 1 10 19 28 21 23 1 0 1 .294 .353 .443 .795
Medium Leverage   210 63 6 1 8 29 35 19 29 2 1 2 .300 .361 .452 .813
High Leverage   69 14 1 0 2 15 7 5 14 3 0 0 .203 .247 .304 .551
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 .768 106 112 1.4
Total BAN 276 950 263 25 9 26 118 116 79 5 8 133 1 5 .277 .333 .404 .737 104 106 1.7
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
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 SS 132 129 213 406 80 666 47 .929 1129.2 4.93 -13.5 .929
1961 Hosho - INT 3B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.0 1.070
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.0 1.070
TOTAL SS 270 255 424 755 149 1260 81 .936 2199.2 4.82 -29.4 .927
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1961 515 7
Year H Rank
1961 146 10
Year HR Rank
1961 20 6
Year SF Rank
1961 6 7
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