CF Yutaka Kobayashi #10
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF YUTAKA KOBAYASHI #10 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 467 115 22 2 11 58 17 51 .246 .268 .373 3 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 4
Errors: - 2 4
Arm: 1 3 5
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 4
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 VES Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1963 VES Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/1963 VES Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 @ KOB Win, 6-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 @ KOB Loss, 5-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/26/1963 @ KOB Win, 7-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1963 FUK Win, 10-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/23/1963 FUK Win, 20-9 4 5 4 6 2 1 0 0
09/22/1963 FUK Win, 13-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/1963 NAG Win, 8-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/19/1932
Born in:Sango, NAR
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$24,960
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 8th Pick in Round 2
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 137 467 115 22 2 11 58 54 17 51 .246 .268 .373 .640 .280 .126 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 493 0 2 0 4 3 9 174 35 3 3 50.0 46.8 3.41 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 22 5 0 3 8 11 4 17 1 1 0 .222 .250 .364 .614
Versus Right   368 93 17 2 8 50 43 13 34 8 2 0 .253 .272 .375 .647
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   97 21 5 1 2 10 17 6 13 2 1 0 .216 .257 .351 .608
June   80 14 1 0 2 7 5 4 8 2 0 0 .175 .209 .263 .472
July   102 23 4 0 2 11 6 2 14 1 1 0 .225 .238 .324 .562
August   84 26 6 1 1 14 9 1 6 2 1 0 .310 .310 .440 .751
September   100 30 6 0 4 16 17 4 10 2 0 0 .300 .321 .480 .801
October   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Year   499 133 29 0 14 68 59 31 73 3 11 1 .267 .309 .409 .718
2 Years Ago   474 137 28 0 16 69 60 29 59 6 10 3 .289 .330 .449 .779
Career   3873 1038 210 27 102 564 475 180 455 50 68 23 .268 .301 .415 .716
Home   228 61 14 2 8 35 36 10 25 4 2 0 .268 .293 .452 .745
Road   239 54 8 0 3 23 18 7 26 5 1 0 .226 .243 .297 .540
Grass   467 115 22 2 11 58 54 17 51 9 3 0 .246 .268 .373 .640
Day   171 45 12 2 5 27 20 7 14 5 2 0 .263 .284 .444 .729
Night   296 70 10 0 6 31 34 10 37 4 1 0 .236 .258 .331 .589
As Starter   461 115 22 2 11 58 54 17 50 9 3 0 .249 .271 .377 .648
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   117 27 5 1 2 11 12 2 13 2 1 0 .231 .240 .342 .582
Inning 1-3   137 36 8 1 2 15 16 5 18 4 0 0 .263 .281 .380 .660
Inning 4-6   167 41 7 0 5 25 20 10 15 3 2 0 .246 .283 .377 .661
Inning 7-9   163 38 7 1 4 18 18 2 18 2 1 0 .233 .240 .362 .601
0 Outs   159 36 7 0 3 11 23 5 24 2 2 0 .226 .247 .327 .574
1 Outs   160 45 10 2 4 27 20 5 14 7 1 0 .281 .291 .444 .734
2 Outs   148 34 5 0 4 20 11 7 13 0 0 0 .230 .265 .345 .609
Scoring Position   111 32 5 1 2 45 21 5 12 9 3 0 .288 .296 .405 .701
Bases Empty   261 61 13 1 7 7 24 10 30 0 0 0 .234 .262 .372 .634
Runner on 1st   95 22 4 0 2 6 9 2 9 0 0 0 .232 .247 .337 .584
Runner on 2nd   34 11 2 0 1 8 6 1 2 0 2 0 .324 .343 .471 .813
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 5 2 1 3 2 0 0 .273 .286 .273 .558
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 7 1 0 1 8 7 2 2 0 1 0 .368 .429 .579 1.008
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 .231 .214 .308 .522
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   20 5 1 1 0 11 3 1 2 2 0 0 .250 .261 .400 .661
Bases Loaded   14 3 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 4 0 0 .214 .167 .214 .381
Two Strikes   170 35 10 1 3 14 18 7 51 1 0 0 .206 .236 .329 .565
First Pitch   93 29 3 0 5 18 16 1 0 3 2 0 .312 .309 .505 .815
Count 0-1   52 11 3 0 1 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 .212 .208 .327 .534
Count 0-2   25 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 8 1 0 0 .240 .231 .400 .631
Count 1-0   45 10 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 2 1 0 .222 .229 .267 .496
Count 1-1   48 14 2 1 1 8 6 0 0 2 0 0 .292 .280 .438 .718
Count 1-2   61 9 2 0 1 5 3 0 19 0 0 0 .148 .148 .230 .377
Count 2-0   16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Count 2-1   28 9 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .429 .750
Count 2-2   45 9 3 1 0 3 4 0 15 0 0 0 .200 .200 .311 .511
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   14 5 1 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 .357 .550 .429 .979
Full Count   39 11 4 0 1 4 8 7 9 0 0 0 .282 .391 .462 .853
Behind in Count   138 26 6 0 3 11 12 0 27 2 0 0 .188 .186 .297 .483
Ahead in Count   104 26 4 0 1 14 8 9 0 2 1 0 .250 .304 .317 .622
Batting 5th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   76 22 5 1 0 12 6 1 5 1 1 0 .289 .295 .382 .676
Batting 7th   115 33 6 0 3 19 18 7 16 3 1 0 .287 .320 .417 .737
Batting 8th   264 60 11 1 8 27 30 9 26 5 1 0 .227 .248 .367 .616
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   192 40 9 1 5 17 15 6 22 1 0 0 .208 .231 .344 .575
Medium Leverage   191 54 10 1 4 23 26 7 21 3 0 0 .283 .303 .408 .712
High Leverage   82 21 3 0 2 18 13 4 8 5 3 0 .256 .275 .366 .641
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 Kinboshi - BAN 23 134 489 130 21 5 13 64 64 19 4 8 57 0 0 .266 .294 .409 .703 90 90 3.3
1957 Kinboshi - BAN 24 137 505 143 31 5 12 81 70 23 6 6 47 4 5 .283 .319 .436 .754 108 110 4.6
1958 Kinboshi - BAN 25 137 501 139 26 7 15 92 66 17 3 6 60 1 0 .277 .302 .447 .749 109 110 4.2
1959 Kinboshi - BAN 26 136 475 118 28 5 9 74 50 24 2 6 49 4 6 .248 .284 .385 .669 91 93 3.4
1960 Kinboshi - BAN 27 137 463 123 25 3 12 58 52 20 4 6 59 4 3 .266 .298 .410 .709 98 97 4.1
1961 Kinboshi - BAN 28 138 474 137 28 0 16 69 60 29 3 6 59 5 5 .289 .330 .449 .779 110 112 3.8
1962 Kinboshi - BAN 29 137 499 133 29 0 14 68 59 31 1 3 73 2 1 .267 .309 .409 .718 100 100 2.8
1963 Kinboshi - BAN 30 137 467 115 22 2 11 58 54 17 0 9 51 3 3 .246 .268 .373 .640 83 84 2.8
Total BAN 1093 3873 1038 210 27 102 564 475 180 23 50 455 23 23 .268 .301 .415 .716 99 100 29.0
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
1950 Total - 17 27 117 50 16 4 2 28 37 12 3 3 6 35 12 .427 .481 .684 1.165 100 100 2.0
1951 Total - 18 23 99 40 12 3 2 27 34 8 3 1 6 0 0 .404 .459 .646 1.106 100 100 1.5
1952 Total - 19 38 174 73 22 1 6 46 57 14 3 1 8 15 14 .420 .469 .661 1.130 100 100 2.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Kinboshi - INT CF 132 132 395 20 1 423 8 .981 1118.2 3.34 +13.9 1.037
1957 Kinboshi - INT CF 135 134 369 17 0 391 5 .987 1143.0 3.04 +15.9 1.067
1958 Kinboshi - INT CF 137 136 381 16 3 400 3 .993 1134.2 3.15 +13.3 1.055
1959 Kinboshi - INT CF 134 134 365 14 3 382 3 .992 1119.2 3.05 +16.9 1.076
1960 Kinboshi - INT CF 132 131 346 12 2 360 2 .994 1108.2 2.91 +23.0 1.106
1961 Kinboshi - INT CF 134 134 350 9 2 362 3 .992 1117.1 2.89 +16.5 1.075
1962 Kinboshi - INT CF 134 134 344 13 1 363 6 .983 1146.0 2.80 +6.9 1.027
1963 Kinboshi - INT CF 133 132 359 9 3 368 0 1.000 1103.0 3.00 +18.1 1.074
TOTAL CF 1071 1067 2909 110 15 3049 30 .990 8991.0 3.02 +124.4 1.064
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 2, Pick 8, 20th overall pick).
11/19/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #41 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1953 Named the #47 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1954 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
04/10/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1955 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1955 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1956 Named the #41 prospect in the BAN
09/01/1956 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/01/1957 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/31/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/11/1957 Wins the 1957 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
04/08/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/31/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/01/1959 Detrimentally completed training to learn a new position at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/31/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/14/1959 Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
05/01/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/24/1960 Goes 5-5 against the Nagasaki Stars, with 4 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
05/30/1960 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/01/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
10/11/1961 Wins the 1961 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
09/10/1962 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
03/01/1963 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1957 134 3
1958 136 1
1959 134 7
1961 134 4
1962 134 10
Year AB Rank
1957 505 9
Year TB Rank
1958 224 9
Year 2B Rank
1957 31 6
1959 28 8
1962 29 5
Year 3B Rank
1959 5 10
Year RBI Rank
1957 81 8
1958 92 2
1959 74 7
Year HP Rank
1957 6 4
1960 4 10
Year SH Rank
1958 10 6
1959 8 10
1960 11 6
1961 10 7
1962 11 5
Year SF Rank
1956 8 3
1957 6 7
1958 6 5
1959 6 8
1960 6 3
1961 6 9
1963 9 2
Year EBH Rank
1957 48 10
1958 48 9
Year WAR Rank
1957 4.7 10
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