SS Yamahiko Hirata #22
Hosho Reliables BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS YAMAHIKO HIRATA #22 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 536 165 22 2 19 69 39 63 .308 .355 .463 1 3.8
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: 4 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
10/01/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 @ DNK Loss, 3-4 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1963 KYO Win, 6-2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1963 KYO Win, 8-5 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1963 KYO Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1963 YOK Win, 2-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1963 YOK Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1963 YOK Loss, 4-12 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1963 @ SAP Win, 7-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/15/1937
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$42,510
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 536 165 22 2 19 69 65 39 63 .308 .355 .463 .817 .364 .155 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 581 2 0 0 17 0 4 248 43 1 2 33.3 84.1 5.76 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   158 46 4 1 7 24 16 11 21 2 0 0 .291 .333 .462 .795
Versus Right   378 119 18 1 12 45 49 28 42 2 0 2 .315 .363 .463 .826
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   112 36 8 1 1 12 10 8 14 0 0 1 .321 .372 .438 .809
June   111 40 6 0 7 19 17 5 12 3 0 0 .360 .378 .604 .982
July   102 27 3 0 5 20 13 10 17 0 0 1 .265 .336 .441 .777
August   97 25 2 0 5 12 13 5 10 1 0 0 .258 .291 .433 .724
September   105 34 2 1 1 6 11 11 10 0 0 0 .324 .388 .390 .778
October   9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   551 175 26 3 22 74 79 41 55 2 0 6 .318 .370 .495 .865
2 Years Ago   515 146 10 2 20 63 71 45 66 6 1 3 .283 .341 .427 .768
Career   2037 603 73 14 67 261 260 159 251 14 1 13 .296 .349 .444 .793
Home   257 82 10 2 9 35 32 25 30 2 0 2 .319 .381 .479 .860
Road   279 83 12 0 10 34 33 14 33 2 0 0 .297 .329 .448 .777
Grass   536 165 22 2 19 69 65 39 63 4 0 2 .308 .355 .463 .817
Day   245 72 11 0 8 29 23 19 26 0 0 1 .294 .347 .437 .784
Night   291 93 11 2 11 40 42 20 37 4 0 1 .320 .361 .485 .845
As Starter   532 163 22 2 18 67 64 39 63 4 0 2 .306 .354 .457 .810
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Pinch Hitting   3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Close/Late   111 31 6 0 3 13 12 6 11 3 0 0 .279 .308 .414 .723
Inning 1-3   201 62 6 1 11 32 26 19 24 1 0 1 .308 .369 .512 .882
Inning 4-6   175 61 9 1 4 20 23 13 17 0 0 1 .349 .397 .480 .877
Inning 7-9   160 42 7 0 4 17 16 7 22 3 0 0 .263 .288 .381 .669
0 Outs   167 49 5 1 4 14 25 9 16 0 0 0 .293 .330 .407 .737
1 Outs   172 53 8 0 8 27 26 16 16 4 0 1 .308 .363 .494 .857
2 Outs   197 63 9 1 7 28 14 14 31 0 0 1 .320 .368 .482 .850
Scoring Position   110 36 4 0 4 45 17 7 14 4 0 0 .327 .355 .473 .828
Bases Empty   279 81 11 1 8 8 30 22 36 0 0 1 .290 .344 .423 .767
Runner on 1st   147 48 7 1 7 16 18 10 13 0 0 1 .327 .373 .531 .904
Runner on 2nd   38 10 0 0 0 2 5 3 5 0 0 0 .263 .317 .263 .580
Runner on 3rd   7 5 2 0 1 8 4 2 0 1 0 0 .714 .700 1.429 2.129
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 11 0 0 1 8 4 1 5 0 0 0 .306 .324 .389 .713
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 5 1 0 2 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.000 1.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .300 .444 .744
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 .250 .273 .250 .523
Two Strikes   215 43 4 2 6 27 18 23 63 2 0 1 .200 .278 .321 .599
First Pitch   97 30 3 0 2 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .309 .402 .711
Count 0-1   43 19 5 0 1 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 .442 .432 .628 1.060
Count 0-2   41 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 16 1 0 1 .122 .140 .122 .261
Count 1-0   55 22 3 0 2 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .393 .564 .956
Count 1-1   54 25 5 0 3 9 11 0 0 0 0 1 .463 .473 .722 1.195
Count 1-2   65 12 0 0 3 9 7 0 19 0 0 0 .185 .185 .323 .508
Count 2-0   16 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .500 .812
Count 2-1   41 13 2 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .317 .512 .829
Count 2-2   60 14 4 2 0 8 3 0 18 1 0 0 .233 .230 .367 .596
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 7 0 0 2 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 .500 .696 .929 1.624
Full Count   49 12 0 0 3 7 7 23 10 0 0 0 .245 .486 .429 .915
Behind in Count   149 36 5 0 4 18 14 0 35 2 0 1 .242 .243 .356 .599
Ahead in Count   127 48 5 0 7 17 19 16 0 1 0 0 .378 .444 .583 1.027
Batting 2nd   58 21 4 2 1 9 6 6 6 1 0 1 .362 .424 .552 .976
Batting 3rd   474 142 18 0 17 58 58 33 57 3 0 1 .300 .344 .445 .790
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Low Leverage   235 70 10 1 8 16 21 10 33 1 0 1 .298 .328 .451 .779
Medium Leverage   201 68 8 1 9 31 33 24 21 1 0 1 .338 .410 .522 .932
High Leverage   100 27 4 0 2 22 11 5 9 2 0 0 .270 .299 .370 .669
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 .865 149 151 5.7
1963 Hosho - BAN 25 138 536 165 22 2 19 69 65 39 2 4 63 1 2 .308 .355 .463 .817 134 141 3.8
Total BAN 553 2037 603 73 14 67 261 260 159 13 14 251 4 11 .296 .349 .444 .793 125 128 11.4
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
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
TOTAL 1B 3 2 25 1 3 26 0 1.000 20.0 11.70 +0.1 1.044
TOTAL 2B 34 31 73 80 11 158 5 .968 257.2 5.34 -2.2 .939
TOTAL 3B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.0 1.070
TOTAL SS 513 491 789 1500 275 2424 135 .944 4249.0 4.85 -37.5 .948
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1962 134 2
1963 135 4
Year PA Rank
1962 600 3
1963 581 5
Year AB Rank
1961 515 7
1962 551 1
1963 536 2
Year H Rank
1961 146 10
1962 175 1
1963 165 1
Year TB Rank
1962 273 1
1963 248 2
Year 2B Rank
1962 26 8
Year HR Rank
1961 20 6
1962 22 3
1963 19 5
Year RBI Rank
1962 74 9
1963 69 6
Year R Rank
1962 79 5
Year HP Rank
1962 6 5
Year SF Rank
1961 6 7
1963 4 8
Year EBH Rank
1962 51 5
1963 43 7
Year AVG Rank
1962 .318 2
1963 .308 2
Year OBP Rank
1963 .355 8
Year SLG Rank
1962 .495 3
1963 .463 4
Year RC Rank
1962 100.46 2
1963 84.09 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 6.96 5
1963 5.76 3
Year ISO Rank
1962 .178 7
1963 .155 10
Year wOBA Rank
1962 .387 5
1963 .364 3
Year OPS Rank
1962 .865 5
1963 .817 3
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.5 4
1963 3.8 6
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