LF Hidetsugu Yoshida #3
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/20/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF HIDETSUGU YOSHIDA #3 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 69 21 5 0 2 8 4 14 .304 .351 .464 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 4 4 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 3
Errors: - 3 3
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: - Center Field: 1
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/19/1963 RAK Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/18/1963 SAP Loss, 2-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/17/1963 SAP Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/16/1963 SAP Win, 5-4 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
05/14/1963 @ HSH Loss, 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/13/1963 @ HSH Win, 7-0 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 0
05/12/1963 @ HSH Win, 7-4 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/11/1963 @ DNK Loss, 1-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
05/10/1963 @ DNK Win, 14-1 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
05/09/1963 @ DNK Win, 5-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/29/1927
Born in:Sapporo, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$32,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 19 Days
Service This Yr:19 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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 18 69 21 5 0 2 8 11 4 14 .304 .351 .464 .815 .362 .159 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 74 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 7 1 2 33.3 11.0 5.82 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 5 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 .227 .292 .409 .701
Versus Right   47 16 4 0 1 6 9 2 11 0 0 1 .340 .380 .489 .869
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 8 2 0 0 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 .381 .409 .476 .885
May   67 20 5 0 2 8 10 4 13 0 1 1 .299 .347 .463 .810
June   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   235 64 16 0 6 43 29 32 26 5 0 0 .272 .353 .417 .770
2 Years Ago   483 125 34 3 15 88 84 92 71 8 0 3 .259 .375 .435 .810
Career   3832 1028 252 48 87 495 631 523 478 35 13 11 .268 .355 .427 .782
Home   27 9 1 0 2 5 6 1 4 0 1 0 .333 .357 .593 .950
Road   42 12 4 0 0 3 5 3 10 0 0 1 .286 .348 .381 .729
Grass   69 21 5 0 2 8 11 4 14 0 1 1 .304 .351 .464 .815
Day   26 11 3 0 2 3 6 0 3 0 1 0 .423 .423 .769 1.192
Night   43 10 2 0 0 5 5 4 11 0 0 1 .233 .312 .279 .592
As Starter   69 21 5 0 2 8 11 4 14 0 1 1 .304 .351 .464 .815
Close/Late   11 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Inning 1-3   32 12 4 0 0 5 6 2 7 0 1 0 .375 .412 .500 .912
Inning 4-6   21 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 .238 .304 .429 .733
Inning 7-9   16 4 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .294 .438 .732
0 Outs   24 8 3 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 1 0 .333 .360 .458 .818
1 Outs   21 6 0 0 2 4 4 1 6 0 0 0 .286 .318 .571 .890
2 Outs   24 7 2 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 .292 .370 .375 .745
Scoring Position   21 5 1 0 0 4 4 2 6 0 1 1 .238 .333 .286 .619
Bases Empty   38 11 2 0 2 2 6 2 5 0 0 0 .289 .325 .500 .825
Runner on 1st   10 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 .700 1.200
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Runner on 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   30 5 2 0 0 4 6 2 14 0 0 1 .167 .242 .233 .476
First Pitch   9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 0-1   6 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.167 1.667
Count 0-2   8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Count 1-0   10 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 1-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Count 2-2   9 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Full Count   4 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Behind in Count   23 5 1 0 1 4 4 0 12 0 0 1 .217 .250 .391 .641
Ahead in Count   22 6 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .500 .833
Batting Leadoff   48 13 3 0 2 3 9 3 11 0 1 1 .271 .327 .458 .785
Batting 4th   21 8 2 0 0 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 .381 .409 .476 .885
Low Leverage   19 8 2 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .421 .421 .684 1.105
Medium Leverage   39 10 3 0 1 4 6 3 9 0 1 1 .256 .326 .410 .736
High Leverage   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
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
1950 Sapporo - BAN 23 140 542 143 27 10 4 52 77 49 0 5 65 5 6 .264 .322 .373 .695 91 91 1.7
1951 Sapporo - BAN 24 133 568 168 43 13 14 82 122 77 1 6 55 5 10 .296 .377 .491 .868 126 123 4.2
1956 Sapporo - BAN 29 123 472 135 44 3 10 61 69 49 2 5 56 12 14 .286 .352 .456 .808 124 124 3.1
1957 Sapporo - BAN 30 136 501 127 31 8 11 53 83 61 3 3 63 3 9 .253 .336 .413 .749 112 111 3.0
1958 Sapporo - BAN 31 124 469 124 22 5 14 65 72 59 0 2 62 5 4 .264 .345 .422 .767 115 117 4.2
1959 Sapporo - BAN 32 60 175 46 11 1 3 10 29 28 1 0 21 2 1 .263 .368 .389 .756 120 122 0.9
1960 Sapporo - BAN 33 90 318 75 19 5 8 33 55 72 0 1 45 9 3 .236 .376 .403 .778 123 120 0.4
1961 Sapporo - BAN 34 137 483 125 34 3 15 88 84 92 3 8 71 9 5 .259 .375 .435 .810 125 122 1.0
1962 Sapporo - BAN 35 98 235 64 16 0 6 43 29 32 0 5 26 5 3 .272 .353 .417 .770 122 122 0.3
1963 Yokohama - BAN 36 18 69 21 5 0 2 8 11 4 1 0 14 1 2 .304 .351 .464 .815 132 141 0.4
Total BAN 1059 3832 1028 252 48 87 495 631 523 11 35 478 56 57 .268 .355 .427 .782 117 116 19.3
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%
1950 Sapporo - INT CF 140 140 451 22 5 476 3 .994 1167.1 3.65 +3.7 1.023
1951 Sapporo - INT CF 132 131 399 7 1 416 10 .976 1143.2 3.19 +6.6 1.004
1956 Sapporo - INT CF 121 117 318 14 2 337 5 .985 1006.0 2.97 +5.3 1.035
1957 Sapporo - INT CF 134 130 345 9 0 359 5 .986 1134.2 2.81 +9.0 1.040
1958 Sapporo - INT CF 123 119 322 11 3 340 7 .979 1045.0 2.87 +10.3 1.063
1959 Sapporo - INT CF 46 41 95 8 2 104 1 .990 340.2 2.72 -3.1 .943
1960 Sapporo - INT CF 89 88 202 8 0 213 3 .986 755.0 2.50 -17.3 .910
1961 Sapporo - INT CF 132 132 327 20 2 353 6 .983 1138.2 2.74 -25.2 .909
1962 Sapporo - INT LF 17 17 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 144.0 1.25 -2.0 .881
1962 Sapporo - INT CF 50 37 85 4 1 91 2 .978 336.2 2.38 -9.3 .870
1963 Yokohama - INT LF 18 18 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 137.1 1.18 -2.3 .850
TOTAL LF 35 35 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 281.1 1.22 -4.3 .866
TOTAL CF 967 935 2544 103 16 2689 42 .984 8067.2 2.95 -20.1 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
02/13/1950 Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 13, Pick 1, 145th overall pick).
05/01/1950 Named the #10 prospect in the BAN
07/31/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/25/1950 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/10/1951 Wins the 1951 BAN Championship Series with the Sapporo Bears.
04/29/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/19/1956 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
08/06/1956 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/11/1958 Injured (foot contusion),out for 1-2 weeks.
05/06/1959 Injured (plantar fascitis),out for 6 weeks.
06/17/1959 Goes 6-6 against the Yokohama Kingfishers, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/01/1959 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
07/29/1959 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
05/04/1960 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 1-2 weeks.
06/29/1960 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
07/13/1960 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
06/19/1961 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/05/1962 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 6 weeks.
10/13/1962 Was traded by the Sapporo Bears to the Yokohama Kingfishers, along with SS Michitake Honda, in exchange for 3B Naota Kodama and RP Eisaku Yamaoka.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1950 140 1
1951 131 6
Year PA Rank
1950 600 2
1951 652 1
1957 568 8
1961 586 8
Year AB Rank
1950 542 2
1951 568 1
1957 501 9
Year H Rank
1950 143 4
1951 168 3
Year K Rank
1950 65 3
1951 55 5
Year TB Rank
1950 202 6
1951 279 2
1956 215 9
Year 2B Rank
1950 27 3
1951 43 2
1956 44 1
1957 31 5
1961 34 2
Year 3B Rank
1950 10 1
1951 13 1
1957 8 6
1958 5 10
Year HR Rank
1951 14 8
Year SB Rank
1950 5 4
1951 5 5
1956 12 7
1961 9 9
Year RBI Rank
1950 52 9
1951 82 6
1961 88 2
Year R Rank
1950 77 2
1951 122 2
1957 83 4
1961 84 9
Year BB Rank
1950 49 8
1951 77 4
1960 72 6
1961 92 3
Year IBB Rank
1951 1 10
1960 9 4
1961 9 3
Year HP Rank
1951 1 10
Year SF Rank
1950 5 4
1951 6 4
1956 5 7
1961 8 3
1962 5 8
Year EBH Rank
1950 41 7
1951 70 2
1956 57 6
1957 50 9
1961 52 6
Year AVG Rank
1950 .264 9
1951 .296 6
1956 .286 10
Year OBP Rank
1950 .322 10
1951 .377 6
1961 .375 9
Year SLG Rank
1950 .373 9
1951 .491 6
Year RC Rank
1950 67.72 7
1951 105.63 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1950 4.38 10
1951 6.69 6
Year ISO Rank
1950 .109 9
1951 .195 4
1961 .176 9
Year wOBA Rank
1950 .320 10
1951 .388 6
Year OPS Rank
1950 .695 10
1951 .868 6
Year WAR Rank
1950 2.4 10
1951 4.6 5
1958 4.2 8
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