2B Torai Yamamoto #24
Sapporo Bears BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/02/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B TORAI YAMAMOTO #24 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 407 100 18 8 2 28 21 54 .246 .289 .344 5 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 2
Errors: - 4 5
Arm: 1 3 2
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1963 DNK Win, 10-2 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
08/31/1963 DNK Win, 7-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1963 KYO Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
08/28/1963 KYO Loss, 1-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 KYO Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1963 @ YOK Loss, 4-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1963 @ YOK Win, 9-5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/24/1963 @ YOK Loss, 4-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/23/1963 RAK Loss, 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1963 RAK Win, 7-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/16/1938
Born in:Tokorozawa, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 124 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 9th Pick in Round 1
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 109 407 100 18 8 2 28 45 21 54 .246 .289 .344 .633 .283 .098 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 433 4 1 0 5 23 1 140 28 5 2 71.4 41.7 3.33 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   129 34 5 3 1 8 17 7 16 0 8 1 .264 .307 .372 .679
Versus Right   278 66 13 5 1 20 28 14 38 1 15 3 .237 .280 .331 .611
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 2 0 1 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 .261 .292 .478 .770
May   103 26 2 3 0 2 12 6 15 0 1 1 .252 .300 .330 .630
June   100 25 5 3 0 6 11 6 11 1 5 1 .250 .296 .360 .656
July   105 25 5 1 0 7 11 3 13 0 12 1 .238 .266 .305 .571
August   95 22 5 1 2 12 10 5 14 0 5 1 .232 .277 .368 .646
September   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Last Year   547 157 33 12 3 51 72 41 100 0 4 6 .287 .343 .408 .751
2 Years Ago   530 133 20 8 8 57 85 49 69 2 21 5 .251 .319 .364 .683
Career   2399 616 109 45 20 231 323 179 386 12 111 23 .257 .313 .365 .678
Home   204 55 9 2 1 25 19 8 21 1 13 1 .270 .299 .348 .647
Road   203 45 9 6 1 3 26 13 33 0 10 3 .222 .279 .340 .618
Grass   407 100 18 8 2 28 45 21 54 1 23 4 .246 .289 .344 .633
Day   184 49 8 4 0 14 21 10 25 0 6 3 .266 .315 .353 .668
Night   223 51 10 4 2 14 24 11 29 1 17 1 .229 .267 .336 .603
As Starter   405 100 18 8 2 28 45 21 54 1 23 4 .247 .290 .346 .636
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   80 24 1 2 0 5 10 4 11 0 4 0 .300 .333 .362 .696
Inning 1-3   163 37 6 2 1 9 18 8 25 1 14 3 .227 .274 .307 .581
Inning 4-6   131 30 7 4 0 8 11 6 14 0 5 1 .229 .268 .344 .612
Inning 7-9   113 33 5 2 1 11 16 7 15 0 4 0 .292 .333 .398 .732
0 Outs   122 29 6 3 1 3 16 8 20 0 22 4 .238 .306 .361 .667
1 Outs   171 40 6 4 1 13 20 6 20 1 1 0 .234 .258 .333 .592
2 Outs   114 31 6 1 0 12 9 7 14 0 0 0 .272 .314 .342 .656
Scoring Position   80 25 3 1 1 25 11 6 8 1 23 0 .312 .356 .412 .769
Bases Empty   259 64 11 7 1 1 30 14 35 0 0 3 .247 .293 .355 .649
Runner on 1st   68 11 4 0 0 2 4 1 11 0 0 1 .162 .186 .221 .406
Runner on 2nd   25 12 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 0 19 0 .480 .536 .600 1.136
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 5 1 0 1 7 5 1 4 0 3 0 .179 .207 .321 .528
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Bases Loaded   6 4 1 0 0 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 .833 1.548
Two Strikes   162 26 3 5 0 9 12 9 54 1 0 1 .160 .208 .241 .449
First Pitch   93 33 7 2 2 11 12 1 0 0 8 1 .355 .368 .538 .906
Count 0-1   44 10 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 0-2   27 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 .148 .148 .185 .333
Count 1-0   40 10 4 1 0 4 7 0 0 0 3 1 .250 .268 .400 .668
Count 1-1   30 11 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 .367 .367 .400 .767
Count 1-2   55 9 1 1 0 5 2 0 18 0 0 0 .164 .164 .218 .382
Count 2-0   19 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 .300 .263 .563
Count 2-1   13 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 2-2   53 6 0 2 0 1 3 0 17 0 0 1 .113 .130 .189 .318
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   5 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .600 1.300
Full Count   27 7 1 2 0 3 6 9 6 1 0 0 .259 .432 .444 .877
Behind in Count   126 23 4 1 0 6 6 0 31 0 4 0 .183 .183 .230 .413
Ahead in Count   78 20 5 1 0 6 17 11 0 0 7 2 .256 .363 .346 .709
Batting Leadoff   14 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 .429 .500 .429 .929
Batting 2nd   351 83 17 8 1 17 40 19 48 1 20 2 .236 .279 .339 .618
Batting 6th   41 11 1 0 1 9 4 1 5 0 1 1 .268 .302 .366 .668
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   211 50 12 6 1 8 23 10 27 0 0 1 .237 .275 .365 .640
Medium Leverage   146 37 5 1 0 6 16 9 21 0 17 3 .253 .310 .301 .611
High Leverage   48 12 1 1 1 14 6 2 6 1 6 0 .250 .275 .375 .650
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
1959 Sapporo - BAN 21 137 408 102 18 6 1 50 44 32 5 6 79 4 6 .250 .308 .331 .639 86 82 2.3
1960 Sapporo - BAN 22 138 507 124 20 11 6 45 77 36 3 3 84 5 10 .245 .297 .363 .660 88 88 1.8
1961 Sapporo - BAN 23 137 530 133 20 8 8 57 85 49 5 2 69 9 9 .251 .319 .364 .683 90 89 2.5
1962 Sapporo - BAN 24 137 547 157 33 12 3 51 72 41 6 0 100 15 7 .287 .343 .408 .751 117 113 4.3
1963 Sapporo - BAN 25 109 407 100 18 8 2 28 45 21 4 1 54 5 2 .246 .289 .344 .633 78 83 1.9
Total BAN 658 2399 616 109 45 20 231 323 179 23 12 386 38 34 .257 .313 .365 .678 93 92 12.7
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
1956 Total - 18 37 160 72 19 4 5 42 70 17 3 1 7 15 11 .450 .508 .713 1.221 100 100 3.2
1957 Total - 19 43 186 86 24 7 7 56 76 20 3 3 7 15 11 .462 .514 .780 1.294 100 100 4.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Sapporo - INT 2B 135 134 339 391 79 757 27 .964 1101.1 5.97 +13.6 1.058
1960 Sapporo - INT 2B 138 138 310 333 74 667 24 .964 1148.2 5.04 +7.5 1.056
1961 Sapporo - INT 2B 136 135 303 418 90 742 21 .972 1140.1 5.69 +11.6 1.069
1961 Sapporo - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Sapporo - INT 2B 135 132 332 368 85 720 20 .972 1134.1 5.55 +8.8 1.042
1962 Sapporo - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Sapporo - INT 2B 109 107 245 296 71 558 17 .970 926.2 5.25 +7.4 1.070
TOTAL 2B 653 646 1529 1806 399 3444 109 .968 5451.1 5.51 +48.8 1.059
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
06/06/1957 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
06/11/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
07/16/1957 Named the #16 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Named the #11 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
05/01/1959 Named the #6 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/01/1959 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/23/1959 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/16/1960 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
08/09/1961 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Yokohama Kingfishers, with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.
09/24/1962 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1959 134 6
1960 138 1
1961 135 4
1962 132 10
Year PA Rank
1961 586 8
1962 594 5
Year AB Rank
1960 507 10
1961 530 4
1962 547 2
Year H Rank
1962 157 3
Year K Rank
1962 100 5
Year TB Rank
1962 223 8
Year 2B Rank
1962 33 3
Year 3B Rank
1959 6 8
1960 11 3
1961 8 6
1962 12 1
Year SB Rank
1961 9 9
1962 15 4
Year R Rank
1960 77 9
1961 85 8
Year IBB Rank
1962 4 6
Year HP Rank
1959 5 5
1961 5 4
1962 6 5
Year SH Rank
1959 28 2
1960 35 1
1961 21 4
Year SF Rank
1959 6 2
Year EBH Rank
1962 48 6
Year AVG Rank
1962 .287 10
Year WAR Rank
1962 4.1 10
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