C Shunji Yamanaka #14
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/09/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C SHUNJI YAMANAKA #14 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 314 80 6 3 15 42 36 56 .255 .327 .436 0 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 2 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 5 4 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
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
09/07/1963 @ VES Win, 9-1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/06/1963 @ VES Loss, 4-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1963 FUK Win, 4-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1963 FUK Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1963 @ NAG Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/01/1963 @ NAG Win, 8-5 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 0
08/31/1963 @ NAG Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/29/1963 @ OSA Loss, 2-5 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
08/27/1963 @ OSA Win, 8-2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 KIN Win, 6-5 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/05/1936
Born in:Tokushima, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 131 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 102 314 80 6 3 15 42 42 36 56 .255 .327 .436 .763 .336 .182 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 355 0 2 0 7 1 5 137 24 0 1 0.0 45.2 4.92 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   82 20 1 1 3 12 11 12 17 3 0 0 .244 .330 .390 .720
Versus Right   232 60 5 2 12 30 31 24 39 2 1 0 .259 .326 .453 .778
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 .125 .167 .125 .292
May   78 16 0 1 1 6 9 11 16 1 0 0 .205 .300 .269 .569
June   68 18 1 0 4 10 10 9 13 1 0 0 .265 .346 .456 .802
July   71 15 1 0 2 6 10 12 10 1 1 0 .211 .321 .310 .631
August   77 27 4 2 7 16 11 3 10 1 0 0 .351 .370 .727 1.098
September   20 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 7 1 0 0 .200 .227 .350 .577
Last Year   94 20 0 0 2 10 10 10 15 2 1 0 .213 .283 .277 .560
2 Years Ago   110 23 3 0 1 8 13 9 24 1 0 1 .209 .273 .264 .536
Career   518 123 9 3 18 60 65 55 95 8 2 1 .237 .308 .371 .678
Home   149 42 2 2 6 22 20 24 22 1 1 0 .282 .379 .443 .822
Road   165 38 4 1 9 20 22 12 34 4 0 0 .230 .276 .430 .707
Grass   314 80 6 3 15 42 42 36 56 5 1 0 .255 .327 .436 .763
Day   125 34 1 2 9 24 18 13 28 1 0 0 .272 .338 .528 .866
Night   189 46 5 1 6 18 24 23 28 4 1 0 .243 .319 .376 .695
As Starter   311 79 6 3 15 41 41 34 55 5 1 0 .254 .323 .437 .760
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Close/Late   74 22 2 2 4 13 10 7 15 1 0 0 .297 .354 .541 .894
Inning 1-3   92 19 1 0 4 12 9 10 19 3 0 0 .207 .276 .348 .624
Inning 4-6   118 34 2 1 6 16 19 15 17 1 1 0 .288 .366 .475 .840
Inning 7-9   104 27 3 2 5 14 14 11 20 1 0 0 .260 .328 .471 .799
0 Outs   92 24 2 0 6 11 18 13 17 1 0 0 .261 .349 .478 .827
1 Outs   108 25 2 2 3 14 13 11 26 4 1 0 .231 .293 .370 .663
2 Outs   114 31 2 1 6 17 11 12 13 0 0 0 .272 .341 .465 .806
Scoring Position   80 17 2 3 2 25 15 15 14 5 1 0 .212 .320 .388 .708
Bases Empty   171 46 2 0 9 9 18 17 34 0 0 0 .269 .335 .439 .774
Runner on 1st   63 17 2 0 4 8 9 4 8 0 0 0 .270 .313 .492 .805
Runner on 2nd   31 6 1 0 1 5 6 9 10 0 1 0 .194 .375 .323 .698
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .636 .970
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 4 0 0 1 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 .235 .381 .412 .793
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 .300 .308 .400 .708
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .429 .554
Two Strikes   138 24 1 0 4 9 10 13 56 2 0 0 .174 .242 .268 .510
First Pitch   54 21 1 0 4 10 8 0 0 1 0 0 .389 .382 .630 1.011
Count 0-1   26 8 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Count 0-2   29 9 0 0 2 3 4 0 9 0 0 0 .310 .310 .517 .828
Count 1-0   34 12 3 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 .353 .371 .618 .989
Count 1-1   33 5 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 .152 .167 .242 .409
Count 1-2   40 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-0   7 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.286 1.857
Count 2-1   18 5 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 2-2   41 7 0 0 1 3 1 0 16 1 0 0 .171 .167 .244 .411
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 1 1 4 11 0 0 1 0 .250 .800 1.000 1.800
Full Count   28 3 1 0 1 3 4 13 9 1 0 0 .107 .381 .250 .631
Behind in Count   95 22 0 1 4 8 10 0 31 0 0 0 .232 .232 .379 .611
Ahead in Count   63 22 3 1 5 12 18 22 0 0 1 0 .349 .518 .667 1.184
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   26 7 0 0 1 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 .269 .269 .385 .654
Batting 6th   25 9 0 0 2 6 3 3 3 1 0 0 .360 .414 .600 1.014
Batting 7th   85 25 3 1 5 16 9 4 11 1 0 0 .294 .322 .529 .852
Batting 8th   176 39 3 2 7 18 25 27 36 3 1 0 .222 .320 .381 .701
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Low Leverage   137 36 2 0 7 9 14 10 22 1 1 0 .263 .311 .431 .741
Medium Leverage   120 30 2 1 4 13 19 20 22 1 0 0 .250 .355 .383 .738
High Leverage   57 14 2 2 4 20 9 5 12 3 0 0 .246 .292 .561 .854
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 53 -0.3
1962 Kobe - BAN 25 42 94 20 0 0 2 10 10 10 0 2 15 0 0 .213 .283 .277 .560 58 63 -0.2
1963 Kobe - BAN 26 102 314 80 6 3 15 42 42 36 0 5 56 0 1 .255 .327 .436 .763 118 122 2.7
Total BAN 185 518 123 9 3 18 60 65 55 1 8 95 0 2 .237 .308 .371 .678 93 97 2.2
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
1954 Total - 17 36 148 66 12 0 3 39 49 27 1 3 9 3 2 .446 .525 .588 1.113 100 100 2.6
1955 Total - 18 34 143 62 12 0 3 40 46 21 1 3 6 3 2 .434 .500 .580 1.080 100 100 2.2
1956 Total - 19 33 137 63 11 1 5 39 62 19 1 3 6 4 3 .460 .519 .664 1.183 100 100 2.6
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 98 97 510 56 3 569 3 .995 835.0 6.10 -0.2 .969 12 63 23 36.5
TOTAL C 164 150 770 81 7 860 9 .990 1312.1 5.84 -1.0 .975 20 89 32 36.0
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.
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