RF Kanzaburo Sakai #7
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/04/1962
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF KANZABURO SAKAI #7 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
22 47 10 3 1 1 3 3 7 .213 .275 .383 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 3
Errors: - 3 5
Arm: 1 2 5
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1962 @ VES Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1962 @ VES Loss, 8-9 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/28/1962 @ OSA Win, 9-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1962 @ KOB Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1962 OSA Win, 9-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1962 @ VES Win, 8-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1962 NAG Loss, 1-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1962 @ KIN Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1962 VES Win, 14-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/16/1962 VES Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/07/1936
Born in:Kushiro City, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,100
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:154 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:1955, 10th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 22 47 10 3 1 1 3 3 3 7 .213 .275 .383 .657 .297 .170 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 51 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 5 0 0 0.0 4.9 3.45 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .385 .500 .885
Versus Right   35 6 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 .171 .237 .343 .580
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
June   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
July   14 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 .286 .375 .571 .946
August   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   8 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Last Year   66 18 0 2 1 7 6 1 6 0 2 1 .273 .294 .379 .673
2 Years Ago   53 16 4 1 1 10 7 1 7 0 1 0 .302 .315 .472 .787
Career   242 66 8 10 3 26 22 8 30 0 3 5 .273 .310 .426 .735
Home   23 6 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 .261 .346 .478 .824
Road   24 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .200 .292 .492
Grass   47 10 3 1 1 3 3 3 7 0 0 1 .213 .275 .383 .657
Day   19 3 0 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 .158 .238 .421 .659
Night   28 7 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 .250 .300 .357 .657
As Starter   30 8 3 1 1 3 1 2 5 0 0 1 .267 .333 .533 .867
As Reliever / Substitution   17 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .118 .167 .118 .284
Pinch Hitting   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Close/Late   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Inning 1-3   11 4 2 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .364 .364 .818 1.182
Inning 4-6   16 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .188 .235 .312 .548
Inning 7-9   20 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .150 .261 .200 .461
0 Outs   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
1 Outs   13 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .154 .267 .385 .651
2 Outs   23 6 2 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .261 .320 .478 .798
Scoring Position   14 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 .143 .200 .214 .414
Bases Empty   28 8 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 .286 .333 .536 .869
Runner on 1st   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 1 .133 .278 .133 .411
First Pitch   11 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .636 .818
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   7 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .857 1.429
Count 1-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Behind in Count   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Ahead in Count   11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 8th   30 8 3 1 1 3 1 2 5 0 0 1 .267 .333 .533 .867
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   29 6 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .207 .258 .345 .603
Medium Leverage   9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067
High Leverage   9 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
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
1958 Fukuoka - BAN 21 15 23 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261 .346 .435 .781 120 124 -0.0
1959 Fukuoka - BAN 22 43 53 16 1 4 0 5 5 2 1 0 9 1 0 .302 .339 .472 .811 131 132 0.4
1960 Fukuoka - BAN 23 37 53 16 4 1 1 10 7 1 0 0 7 0 0 .302 .315 .472 .787 119 120 0.2
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 24 40 66 18 0 2 1 7 6 1 1 0 6 0 0 .273 .294 .379 .673 82 83 -0.0
1962 Fukuoka - BAN 25 22 47 10 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 7 0 0 .213 .275 .383 .657 82 86 -0.1
Total BAN 157 242 66 8 10 3 26 22 8 5 0 30 1 0 .273 .310 .426 .735 104 107 0.5
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
1955 Total - 18 40 174 73 21 5 6 43 72 17 4 1 6 1 0 .420 .480 .701 1.181 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Fukuoka - INT LF 7 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 23.0 2.35 -1.2 .817
1958 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Fukuoka - INT RF 6 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 +0.3 .990
1959 Fukuoka - INT LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.1 .971
1959 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Fukuoka - INT RF 8 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 44.0 3.07 +1.3 1.071
1960 Fukuoka - INT LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.2 .974
1960 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.013
1960 Fukuoka - INT RF 10 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 58.1 1.39 -0.3 .998
1961 Fukuoka - INT LF 8 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 38.2 1.86 -0.1 .973
1961 Fukuoka - INT CF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 -0.6 .832
1961 Fukuoka - INT RF 9 6 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 56.0 1.77 -0.2 .998
1962 Fukuoka - INT 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1962 Fukuoka - INT LF 11 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 60.0 1.20 +1.2 1.704
1962 Fukuoka - INT CF 4 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 33.1 2.43 -3.4 .626
1962 Fukuoka - INT RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 +0.1 .991
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 35 13 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 142.2 1.64 -0.4 1.052
TOTAL CF 10 3 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 52.1 2.58 -4.0 .703
TOTAL RF 37 20 41 1 0 42 0 1.000 198.2 1.90 +1.2 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
07/16/1955 Named the #24 prospect in the BAN
11/20/1955 Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Fukuoka Falcons, along with C Ivan Rustoff, in exchange for RF Katsuhiko Fujisawa.
05/01/1956 Named the #25 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1956 Named the #32 prospect in the BAN
03/29/1957 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1957 Named the #26 prospect in the BAN
03/29/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1958 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
12/09/1959 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
02/28/1961 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1962 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
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