C Shunji Yamanaka #22
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C SHUNJI YAMANAKA #22 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 28 6 1 0 1 6 6 6 .214 .343 .357 0 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 KOB Win, 9-2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 0
05/10/1975 KOB Win, 6-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/09/1975 KOB Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/08/1975 KOB Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/07/1975 VES Loss, 0-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
05/06/1975 VES Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/05/1975 VES Win, 7-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/04/1975 @ NAG Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1975 @ NAG Win, 12-4 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
05/02/1975 @ NAG Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/05/1936
Born in:Tokushima, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,150
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:14 Years, 11 Days
Service This Yr:11 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 5th Pick in Round 3
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 28 6 1 0 1 6 2 6 6 .214 .343 .357 .700 .313 .143 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2 0 0 0.0 4.1 4.86 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Versus Right   24 5 1 0 1 6 2 6 5 1 0 0 .208 .355 .375 .730
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 4 1 0 1 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .222 .364 .444 .808
May   28 6 1 0 1 6 2 6 6 1 0 0 .214 .343 .357 .700
Last Year   356 77 11 0 7 20 37 64 91 1 5 3 .216 .340 .306 .646
2 Years Ago   383 66 9 0 12 38 35 53 88 3 13 3 .172 .276 .290 .566
Career   4704 1044 117 9 126 506 514 616 1001 39 63 17 .222 .312 .331 .643
Home   18 4 1 0 1 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .222 .364 .444 .808
Road   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 .200 .308 .200 .508
Grass   28 6 1 0 1 6 2 6 6 1 0 0 .214 .343 .357 .700
Day   13 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 .154 .250 .154 .404
Night   15 4 1 0 1 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .267 .421 .533 .954
As Starter   26 6 1 0 1 6 2 6 5 1 0 0 .231 .364 .385 .748
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   6 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238
Inning 1-3   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Inning 4-6   13 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .154 .267 .385 .651
Inning 7-9   9 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .364 .444 .808
0 Outs   11 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
1 Outs   9 3 0 0 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
2 Outs   8 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Scoring Position   8 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .375 .400 .750 1.150
Bases Empty   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 .071 .278 .071 .349
Runner on 1st   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 2.000 2.667
Two Strikes   15 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 1 0 0 .133 .263 .133 .396
First Pitch   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 2-1   2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Full Count   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Behind in Count   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Ahead in Count   8 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .750 1.205
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 7th   7 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Batting 8th   16 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 0 .250 .381 .250 .631
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   12 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 .167 .214 .250 .464
Medium Leverage   11 2 0 0 1 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .182 .400 .455 .855
High Leverage   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
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
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 24 41 110 23 3 0 1 8 13 9 1 1 24 0 1 .209 .273 .264 .536 47 52 -0.3
1962 Kobe - BAN 25 42 94 20 0 0 2 10 10 10 0 2 15 0 0 .213 .283 .277 .560 59 61 -0.0
1963 Kobe - BAN 26 120 375 96 7 3 17 52 50 43 0 6 72 0 1 .256 .328 .427 .754 115 110 2.9
1964 Kobe - BAN 27 119 394 98 8 1 11 49 51 45 1 1 83 1 1 .249 .327 .358 .684 97 94 1.9
1965 Kobe - BAN 28 118 385 88 10 1 11 44 40 44 1 2 77 0 0 .229 .308 .345 .653 93 92 2.3
1966 Fukuoka - BAN 29 122 393 89 13 0 9 34 37 34 1 3 68 0 1 .226 .288 .328 .616 88 84 1.0
1967 Fukuoka - BAN 30 122 385 96 15 0 11 56 47 39 1 3 59 0 5 .249 .318 .374 .692 109 109 2.4
1968 Fukuoka - BAN 31 120 394 66 5 0 5 26 27 38 0 4 74 0 0 .168 .239 .218 .457 44 44 -0.5
1969 Fukuoka - BAN 32 118 387 109 14 2 11 50 46 36 0 2 73 1 0 .282 .341 .413 .755 135 129 3.9
1970 Fukuoka - BAN 33 120 364 74 9 0 12 35 41 61 1 1 101 6 5 .203 .319 .327 .645 103 98 2.5
1971 Fukuoka - BAN 34 113 358 77 6 0 8 35 38 54 2 6 102 2 1 .215 .317 .299 .616 74 74 1.0
1972 Fukuoka - BAN 35 106 298 59 6 2 8 43 40 80 3 3 68 1 0 .198 .370 .312 .682 97 101 1.6
1973 Fukuoka - BAN 36 119 383 66 9 0 12 38 35 53 3 3 88 1 4 .172 .276 .290 .566 67 62 0.5
1974 Fukuoka - BAN 37 120 356 77 11 0 7 20 37 64 3 1 91 1 4 .216 .340 .306 .646 90 86 0.8
1975 Fukuoka - BAN 38 11 28 6 1 0 1 6 2 6 0 1 6 0 0 .214 .343 .357 .700 103 115 0.3
Total BAN 1511 4704 1044 117 9 126 506 514 616 17 39 1001 13 23 .222 .312 .331 .643 91 89 20.1
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%
1961 Fukuoka - INT C 30 29 136 15 2 153 2 .987 241.1 5.63 -0.3 .881 4 11 5 45.5
1962 Kobe - INT C 36 24 124 10 2 138 4 .971 236.0 5.11 -0.5 1.478 4 15 4 26.7
1963 Kobe - INT C 115 114 605 67 3 676 4 .994 977.0 6.19 +0.6 .991 13 76 29 38.2
1964 Kobe - INT C 115 112 612 81 6 701 8 .989 979.1 6.37 -1.2 .926 15 75 30 40.0
1965 Kobe - INT C 114 114 554 64 5 621 3 .995 981.2 5.67 +3.1 1.032 8 85 33 38.8
1966 Fukuoka - INT C 114 113 511 70 3 590 9 .985 961.0 5.44 -4.1 .804 12 81 29 35.8
1967 Fukuoka - INT C 114 111 484 66 3 558 8 .986 960.0 5.16 -0.8 .856 9 78 33 42.3
1968 Fukuoka - INT C 117 114 471 69 5 548 8 .985 976.1 4.98 -1.9 .834 13 90 33 36.7
1969 Fukuoka - INT C 114 111 494 74 5 569 1 .998 951.2 5.37 +0.4 .932 14 84 36 42.9
1970 Fukuoka - INT C 113 113 628 108 4 740 4 .995 981.1 6.75 +1.5 .924 5 162 66 40.7
1971 Fukuoka - INT C 111 108 795 85 1 882 2 .998 916.2 8.64 +0.8 1.000 8 82 35 42.7
1972 Fukuoka - INT C 98 97 624 59 2 684 1 .999 814.2 7.55 -3.8 .891 11 89 19 21.3
1973 Fukuoka - INT C 115 114 603 73 5 678 2 .997 1004.2 6.06 +1.3 .968 11 80 26 32.5
1974 Fukuoka - INT C 110 108 613 67 4 682 2 .997 960.0 6.38 -2.7 .873 11 95 28 29.5
1975 Fukuoka - INT C 9 9 56 5 0 61 0 1.000 77.2 7.07 +0.0 .997 0 5 1 20.0
TOTAL C 1425 1391 7310 913 50 8281 58 .993 12019.1 6.16 -7.6 .917 138 1108 407 36.7
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 3, Pick 5, 29th overall pick).
07/16/1956 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Named the #37 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1957 Named the #47 prospect in the BAN
11/04/1957 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 1-2 weeks.
05/01/1958 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
10/13/1958 Named the #41 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1959 Named the #49 prospect in the BAN
10/15/1959 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #33 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1960 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1960 Named the #44 prospect in the BAN
03/10/1961 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
04/07/1961 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
05/01/1961 Named the #92 prospect in the BAN
03/02/1962 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
03/31/1962 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,900 with the Kobe Bulls organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/01/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
05/29/1963 Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
09/24/1964 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/11/1964 Wins the 1964 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
05/01/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
10/10/1965 Wins the 1965 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
10/23/1965 Was traded by the Kobe Bulls to the Fukuoka Falcons in exchange for SP Ennosuke Yamamoto.
05/01/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
07/31/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/08/1972 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
05/10/1975 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1965 77 4
1968 74 7
1970 101 6
1973 88 3
1974 91 3
Year BB Rank
1970 61 7
1972 80 9
1974 64 6
Year IBB Rank
1963 3 5
1964 6 6
1970 5 7
1974 8 1
Year SH Rank
1973 13 7
Year SF Rank
1963 6 6
1971 6 2
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