C Shunji Yamanaka #22
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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
120 356 77 11 0 7 20 64 91 .216 .340 .306 1 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ OSA Win, 7-1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1974 @ OSA Win, 4-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 @ KIN Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1974 @ KIN Win, 7-1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 @ KIN Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 VES Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 VES Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 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, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:18 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 120 356 77 11 0 7 20 37 64 91 .216 .340 .306 .646 .288 .090 82
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 429 3 8 0 4 5 1 109 18 1 4 20.0 40.6 3.74 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 16 2 0 1 5 9 12 23 0 0 0 .205 .311 .269 .580
Versus Right   278 61 9 0 6 15 28 52 68 1 5 3 .219 .347 .317 .664
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   78 19 5 0 1 5 11 15 16 1 1 0 .244 .362 .346 .708
June   70 11 1 0 1 3 7 12 20 0 1 1 .157 .289 .214 .503
July   79 18 2 0 4 6 11 13 20 0 0 0 .228 .337 .405 .742
August   65 18 2 0 0 5 3 9 21 0 2 1 .277 .373 .308 .681
September   61 9 1 0 1 1 5 14 14 0 1 1 .148 .316 .213 .529
October   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Last Year   383 66 9 0 12 38 35 53 88 3 13 3 .172 .276 .290 .566
2 Years Ago   298 59 6 2 8 43 40 80 68 3 11 3 .198 .370 .312 .682
Career   4676 1038 116 9 125 500 512 610 995 38 63 17 .222 .312 .331 .643
Home   170 37 7 0 6 11 23 31 36 1 2 0 .218 .337 .365 .701
Road   186 40 4 0 1 9 14 33 55 0 3 3 .215 .342 .253 .595
Grass   356 77 11 0 7 20 37 64 91 1 5 3 .216 .340 .306 .646
Day   139 34 5 0 2 9 17 28 35 0 4 0 .245 .371 .324 .695
Night   217 43 6 0 5 11 20 36 56 1 1 3 .198 .319 .295 .614
As Starter   344 74 10 0 7 20 34 63 88 1 5 3 .215 .341 .305 .646
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Pinch Hitting   9 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Close/Late   97 18 1 0 2 2 12 15 31 0 2 0 .186 .295 .258 .552
Inning 1-3   98 18 2 0 2 7 7 17 27 0 2 0 .184 .304 .265 .570
Inning 4-6   130 38 7 0 3 9 15 24 25 1 1 2 .292 .408 .415 .823
Inning 7-9   121 20 2 0 2 4 13 19 36 0 2 1 .165 .284 .231 .515
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 .143 .455 .143 .597
0 Outs   117 26 6 0 1 3 15 25 30 1 2 0 .222 .357 .299 .656
1 Outs   125 35 4 0 5 14 16 16 30 0 3 2 .280 .371 .432 .803
2 Outs   114 16 1 0 1 3 6 23 31 0 0 1 .140 .290 .175 .465
Scoring Position   82 12 1 0 1 13 6 20 23 1 5 0 .146 .311 .195 .506
Bases Empty   215 52 8 0 5 5 27 36 53 0 0 1 .242 .353 .349 .702
Runner on 1st   59 13 2 0 1 2 4 8 15 0 0 2 .220 .333 .305 .638
Runner on 2nd   40 5 0 0 1 4 3 12 9 0 4 0 .125 .327 .200 .527
Runner on 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 .231 .375 .308 .683
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 1 0 0 .133 .125 .133 .258
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Two Strikes   236 43 9 0 2 10 18 25 91 1 0 1 .182 .262 .246 .508
First Pitch   28 6 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 2 .214 .405 .250 .655
Count 0-1   21 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .476 .762
Count 0-2   29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 .034 .034 .034 .069
Count 1-0   24 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 .208 .240 .333 .573
Count 1-1   26 10 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Count 1-2   72 13 3 0 1 2 4 0 31 0 0 0 .181 .181 .264 .444
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   56 16 2 0 0 5 7 0 23 0 0 1 .286 .298 .321 .620
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 1 5 3 18 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 1.000 1.875
Full Count   79 13 4 0 1 3 7 25 17 1 0 0 .165 .362 .253 .615
Behind in Count   122 20 4 0 2 3 7 0 51 0 0 0 .164 .164 .246 .410
Ahead in Count   45 12 0 0 2 6 7 32 0 0 3 0 .267 .571 .400 .971
Batting 5th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   15 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 .369
Batting 7th   144 30 3 0 5 10 11 19 36 0 3 2 .208 .309 .333 .642
Batting 8th   181 41 7 0 2 9 21 40 47 1 2 1 .227 .368 .298 .666
Batting 9th   10 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Low Leverage   155 31 4 0 3 5 12 24 41 0 0 3 .200 .319 .284 .603
Medium Leverage   139 35 6 0 4 8 18 21 34 0 2 0 .252 .350 .381 .731
High Leverage   58 11 1 0 0 7 7 17 15 1 3 0 .190 .368 .207 .575
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 80 82 0.5
Total BAN 1500 4676 1038 116 9 125 500 512 610 17 38 995 13 23 .222 .312 .331 .643 90 88 19.6
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
TOTAL C 1416 1382 7254 908 50 8220 58 .993 11941.2 6.15 -7.6 .917 138 1103 406 36.8
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.
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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