SS Yamahiko Hirata #17
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS YAMAHIKO HIRATA #17 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 426 109 13 0 16 50 29 71 .256 .307 .399 1 1.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ KOB Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 FUK Win, 5-1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/27/1974 FUK Loss, 1-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/26/1974 FUK Win, 5-4 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
09/24/1974 @ NAG Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ NAG Loss, 4-16 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 VES Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1974 VES Win, 8-4 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/15/1937
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,330
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 126 426 109 13 0 16 50 47 29 71 .256 .307 .399 .706 .315 .143 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 123 459 3 1 0 5 0 1 170 29 1 3 25.0 51.9 4.30 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 25 4 0 4 14 11 7 16 0 0 1 .309 .371 .506 .877
Versus Right   345 84 9 0 12 36 36 22 55 1 0 2 .243 .292 .374 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   95 22 3 0 3 11 9 4 14 0 0 0 .232 .263 .358 .621
June   66 16 0 0 0 4 7 7 13 0 0 1 .242 .324 .242 .567
July   91 25 3 0 5 13 11 10 17 0 0 0 .275 .347 .473 .819
August   85 23 2 0 3 9 11 5 13 0 0 1 .271 .319 .400 .719
September   89 23 5 0 5 13 9 3 14 1 0 1 .258 .287 .483 .770
October   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   432 107 12 2 17 54 53 24 65 3 5 4 .248 .292 .403 .694
2 Years Ago   436 109 9 2 15 67 51 48 79 3 2 4 .250 .328 .383 .711
Career   6872 1886 244 30 259 901 882 573 907 46 16 42 .274 .332 .432 .764
Home   218 58 4 0 11 29 25 9 37 1 0 1 .266 .297 .436 .733
Road   208 51 9 0 5 21 22 20 34 0 0 2 .245 .317 .361 .678
Grass   426 109 13 0 16 50 47 29 71 1 0 3 .256 .307 .399 .706
Day   233 63 8 0 10 34 28 12 42 1 0 2 .270 .310 .433 .744
Night   193 46 5 0 6 16 19 17 29 0 0 1 .238 .303 .358 .661
As Starter   425 108 13 0 15 49 46 29 71 1 0 3 .254 .306 .391 .696
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Close/Late   83 21 3 0 4 12 13 8 16 0 0 0 .253 .319 .434 .752
Inning 1-3   138 40 6 0 7 21 15 10 21 0 0 3 .290 .351 .486 .837
Inning 4-6   159 41 4 0 4 14 17 9 28 1 0 0 .258 .296 .358 .654
Inning 7-9   125 27 3 0 4 14 14 10 22 0 0 0 .216 .274 .336 .610
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
0 Outs   147 39 6 0 4 8 23 7 21 0 0 2 .265 .308 .388 .695
1 Outs   156 39 5 0 7 22 15 12 29 1 0 0 .250 .302 .417 .718
2 Outs   123 31 2 0 5 20 9 10 21 0 0 1 .252 .313 .390 .704
Scoring Position   94 27 4 0 4 35 10 9 16 1 0 0 .287 .346 .457 .804
Bases Empty   263 63 6 0 9 9 26 14 44 0 0 1 .240 .281 .365 .646
Runner on 1st   69 19 3 0 3 6 11 6 11 0 0 2 .275 .351 .449 .800
Runner on 2nd   33 9 0 0 2 7 3 4 3 0 0 0 .273 .351 .455 .806
Runner on 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 1 0 2 11 4 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .469 .719
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 0 0 11 2 1 4 1 0 0 .455 .462 .545 1.007
Two Strikes   184 35 2 0 8 20 16 11 71 0 0 1 .190 .240 .332 .571
First Pitch   82 18 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 .220 .229 .256 .485
Count 0-1   37 14 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .378 .395 .486 .881
Count 0-2   37 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 18 0 0 0 .081 .081 .162 .243
Count 1-0   42 17 2 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .405 .405 .524 .929
Count 1-1   39 8 1 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .225 .385 .610
Count 1-2   61 14 1 0 2 7 4 0 28 0 0 1 .230 .242 .344 .586
Count 2-0   12 6 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Count 2-1   19 6 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .316 .300 .579 .879
Count 2-2   56 10 1 0 2 6 3 0 19 0 0 0 .179 .179 .304 .482
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 5 1 0 2 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 .455 .667 1.091 1.758
Full Count   30 8 0 0 3 4 6 11 6 0 0 0 .267 .463 .567 1.030
Behind in Count   135 31 2 0 4 16 10 0 46 0 0 2 .230 .241 .333 .574
Ahead in Count   84 34 6 0 5 17 17 17 0 1 0 0 .405 .500 .655 1.155
Batting 2nd   109 30 7 0 5 14 15 4 19 0 0 1 .275 .307 .477 .784
Batting 6th   10 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Batting 7th   70 16 2 0 4 13 6 3 14 1 0 0 .229 .257 .429 .685
Batting 8th   237 60 4 0 7 21 25 22 35 0 0 2 .253 .322 .359 .680
Low Leverage   194 50 3 0 8 12 18 11 32 0 0 2 .258 .304 .397 .701
Medium Leverage   169 45 5 0 7 24 22 14 28 0 0 1 .266 .326 .420 .746
High Leverage   57 14 5 0 1 14 7 4 11 1 0 0 .246 .290 .386 .676
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 -14 -0.7
1959 Vesutan - BAN 21 32 69 16 1 2 0 7 6 6 1 0 13 0 0 .232 .303 .304 .607 76 75 -0.3
1960 Hosho - BAN 22 98 332 96 13 5 6 47 37 28 1 2 43 0 1 .289 .344 .413 .757 119 120 1.6
1961 Hosho - BAN 23 135 515 146 10 2 20 63 71 45 3 6 66 1 4 .283 .341 .427 .768 114 116 2.0
1962 Hosho - BAN 24 139 551 175 26 3 22 74 79 41 6 2 55 2 4 .318 .370 .495 .865 152 154 6.0
1963 Hosho - BAN 25 138 536 165 22 2 19 69 65 39 2 4 63 1 2 .308 .355 .463 .817 148 153 4.9
1964 Hosho - BAN 26 98 374 137 24 2 21 62 62 27 0 4 34 1 0 .366 .405 .610 1.015 198 193 6.0
1965 Hosho - BAN 27 136 509 135 23 1 23 73 66 39 1 2 55 0 2 .265 .318 .450 .768 135 137 4.5
1966 Hosho - BAN 28 135 491 108 15 0 10 46 46 50 2 6 58 2 2 .220 .291 .312 .603 91 88 2.6
1967 Hosho - BAN 29 137 487 139 25 1 18 66 68 58 0 5 56 1 3 .285 .358 .452 .810 146 136 4.3
1968 Hosho - BAN 30 128 481 136 16 3 17 62 73 39 5 3 45 4 3 .283 .341 .435 .775 137 144 6.5
1969 Hosho - BAN 31 135 528 136 14 1 25 70 72 50 3 2 61 1 4 .258 .324 .430 .754 131 133 5.6
1970 Hosho - BAN 32 62 194 37 6 1 9 19 23 20 1 1 35 1 2 .191 .269 .371 .640 98 98 1.5
1971 Hosho - BAN 33 133 477 130 14 3 21 71 61 30 6 2 97 2 3 .273 .322 .447 .769 111 110 4.7
1972 Hosho - BAN 34 126 436 109 9 2 15 67 51 48 4 3 79 1 3 .250 .328 .383 .711 95 94 2.5
1973 Kinboshi - BAN 35 130 432 107 12 2 17 54 53 24 4 3 65 0 2 .248 .292 .403 .694 104 101 3.9
1974 Kinboshi - BAN 36 126 426 109 13 0 16 50 47 29 3 1 71 1 3 .256 .307 .399 .706 95 101 1.6
Total BAN 1899 6872 1886 244 30 259 901 882 573 42 46 907 18 38 .274 .332 .432 .764 125 125 57.2
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%
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
1963 Hosho - INT 1B 2 2 23 1 2 24 0 1.000 18.0 12.00 +0.1 1.044
1963 Hosho - INT 2B 31 30 70 75 10 149 4 .973 245.2 5.31 -1.8 .948
1963 Hosho - INT SS 107 103 151 318 55 491 22 .955 895.1 4.71 -6.3 .957
1964 Hosho - INT 2B 3 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 6.0 9.00 +0.5 1.300
1964 Hosho - INT SS 93 93 164 294 53 480 22 .954 795.1 5.18 -1.5 .998
1965 Hosho - INT 2B 39 38 95 100 28 202 7 .965 317.0 5.54 -2.4 .987
1965 Hosho - INT SS 100 93 165 312 55 506 29 .943 818.2 5.24 +1.0 .982
1966 Hosho - INT 2B 2 2 7 9 3 16 0 1.000 17.0 8.47 +0.8 1.142
1966 Hosho - INT SS 131 131 226 418 74 674 30 .955 1121.2 5.17 +3.3 1.019
1967 Hosho - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Hosho - INT SS 136 131 258 437 76 744 49 .934 1142.2 5.47 -5.3 .981
1968 Hosho - INT SS 126 122 198 427 59 653 28 .957 1040.2 5.41 +10.2 1.028
1969 Hosho - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Hosho - INT SS 135 133 229 485 76 763 49 .936 1167.1 5.50 +5.1 1.003
1970 Hosho - INT 2B 4 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 15.2 4.02 -0.4 1.032
1970 Hosho - INT SS 61 61 79 189 20 281 13 .954 488.1 4.94 +4.9 1.021
1971 Hosho - INT 2B 7 5 11 5 0 16 0 1.000 44.0 3.27 -0.6 .910
1971 Hosho - INT SS 125 124 161 402 61 577 14 .976 1067.0 4.75 +17.2 1.120
1972 Hosho - INT 2B 14 3 20 16 6 38 2 .947 60.0 5.40 -0.1 .976
1972 Hosho - INT SS 120 120 181 416 87 629 32 .949 975.1 5.51 +7.2 1.034
1973 Kinboshi - INT SS 130 129 184 452 67 658 22 .967 1087.1 5.26 +15.9 1.060
1974 Kinboshi - INT SS 116 113 164 332 63 512 16 .969 968.0 4.61 -2.2 .990
1974 Kinboshi - INT 2B 10 10 15 29 6 45 1 .978 86.0 4.60 -1.2 .879
TOTAL 1B 3 2 25 1 3 26 0 1.000 20.0 11.70 +0.1 1.044
TOTAL 2B 113 89 226 247 55 488 15 .969 803.1 5.30 -5.6 .966
TOTAL 3B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.0 1.070
TOTAL SS 1786 1741 2798 5664 966 8901 439 .951 14921.1 5.10 +18.1 1.000
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.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
07/31/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
05/12/1964 Injured (lacerated finger),out for 2 weeks.
05/18/1964 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1964 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/12/1964 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
08/21/1964 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/24/1964 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
09/26/1964 Injured (fractured foot),out for 2-3 weeks.
10/21/1964 Finished 2nd in 1964 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
07/31/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/20/1965 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1965 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
05/01/1966 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/10/1966 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/03/1968 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/06/1968 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
10/09/1968 Wins the 1968 BAN Championship Series MVP Award.
10/10/1968 Wins the 1968 BAN Championship Series with the Hosho Reliables.
10/20/1968 Finished 2nd in 1968 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
07/14/1969 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/02/1969 Earned 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game MVP honors.
06/11/1970 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 2-3 months.
06/09/1972 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/20/1972 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/05/1972 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
10/05/1972 Injured (bruised neck),day-to-day for one week.
12/17/1972 Was traded by the Hosho Reliables to the Kinboshi Kites, along with SP Koudai Yoshikawa, in exchange for SP Masanao Saito.
05/25/1973 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/09/1974 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/24/1974 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1962 134 2
1963 135 4
1965 131 9
1966 133 2
1967 131 10
1969 133 2
Year PA Rank
1962 600 3
1963 581 5
1966 551 5
1969 586 2
Year AB Rank
1961 515 7
1962 551 1
1963 536 2
1965 509 5
1966 491 6
1967 487 10
1968 481 8
1969 528 1
Year H Rank
1961 146 10
1962 175 1
1963 165 1
1964 137 9
1965 135 6
1967 139 3
1968 136 3
1969 136 6
1971 130 10
Year TB Rank
1962 273 1
1963 248 2
1964 228 5
1965 229 3
1967 220 4
1968 209 6
1969 227 3
Year 2B Rank
1962 26 8
1964 24 7
1965 23 9
1967 25 7
Year HR Rank
1961 20 6
1962 22 3
1963 19 5
1964 21 5
1965 23 4
1967 18 5
1968 17 8
1969 25 2
1971 21 8
1973 17 10
Year RBI Rank
1962 74 9
1963 69 6
1965 73 4
1967 66 6
1968 62 4
1969 70 4
1971 71 7
Year R Rank
1962 79 5
1965 66 9
1967 68 9
1968 73 4
1969 72 7
Year IBB Rank
1964 9 4
1965 8 10
1967 22 10
Year HP Rank
1962 6 5
1968 5 8
Year SF Rank
1961 6 7
1963 4 8
1964 4 9
1966 6 3
1967 5 7
Year EBH Rank
1962 51 5
1963 43 7
1964 47 5
1965 47 4
1967 44 7
1969 40 7
Year AVG Rank
1962 .318 2
1963 .308 2
1965 .265 10
1967 .285 4
1968 .283 2
Year OBP Rank
1963 .355 8
1967 .358 10
1968 .341 10
Year SLG Rank
1962 .495 3
1963 .463 4
1965 .450 6
1967 .452 5
1968 .435 7
1969 .430 4
Year RC Rank
1962 100.46 2
1963 84.09 3
1964 87.14 4
1967 77.38 6
1968 68.86 9
1969 73.36 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 6.96 5
1963 5.76 3
1967 5.68 7
1968 5.09 7
1969 4.84 8
Year ISO Rank
1962 .178 7
1963 .155 10
1965 .185 3
1967 .166 9
1969 .172 5
Year wOBA Rank
1962 .387 5
1963 .364 3
1965 .333 10
1967 .334 5
1968 .345 6
1969 .335 6
Year OPS Rank
1962 .865 5
1963 .817 3
1965 .768 10
1967 .810 6
1968 .775 7
1969 .754 8
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.5 4
1963 3.8 6
1964 5.9 2
1965 4.2 6
1967 3.7 10
1968 6.2 3
1969 5.5 5
1971 4.6 8
1973 3.5 10
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