CF Yukio 'Cannon Ball' Kotani #47
Lisbon Seafarers TOBA
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/22/1955
 OA: 55 POT: 55
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CF YUKIO 'CANNON BALL' KOTANI #47 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
84 334 90 12 5 6 31 45 30 .269 .354 .389 13 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 75
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/26/1955 ICE Loss, 4-5 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1955 ICE Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1955 ICE Loss, 1-7 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/22/1955 ICE Loss, 3-6 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 0
08/21/1955 ICE Win, 9-5 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
08/14/1955 MOB Win, 8-1 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 0
08/13/1955 MOB Win, 4-0 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 1
08/12/1955 MOB Loss, 4-8 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
08/11/1955 ICE Win, 7-2 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/10/1955 ICE Win, 2-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Being a positive role model is important to him.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:09/25/1923
Born in:Miyoshi, HIR
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,000
Signed Through:1956 Season
Major Service:20 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:16 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 84 334 90 12 5 6 31 57 45 30 .269 .354 .389 .743 .340 .120 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 385 1 0 0 10 1 4 130 23 13 11 54.2 45.2 4.52 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   86 24 3 1 2 11 10 11 7 1 0 0 .279 .357 .407 .764
Versus Right   248 66 9 4 4 20 47 34 23 3 1 1 .266 .353 .383 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   97 27 3 2 1 6 16 15 11 1 0 0 .278 .372 .381 .753
June   90 23 2 1 3 11 17 11 10 2 1 0 .256 .330 .400 .730
July   101 27 3 1 1 6 14 10 6 1 0 1 .267 .336 .347 .683
August   46 13 4 1 1 8 10 9 3 0 0 0 .283 .400 .478 .878
All-Star Game   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Postseason   23 7 1 0 2 7 3 1 2 1 0 0 .304 .320 .609 .929
Last Year   323 84 8 4 9 50 46 62 36 4 1 2 .260 .379 .393 .772
2 Years Ago   330 89 18 7 6 52 45 38 32 5 0 2 .270 .344 .421 .765
Career   1293 354 52 20 25 174 193 178 126 17 3 7 .274 .361 .403 .763
Home   159 42 6 0 2 10 27 23 16 2 1 0 .264 .353 .340 .693
Road   175 48 6 5 4 21 30 22 14 2 0 1 .274 .355 .434 .789
Grass   334 90 12 5 6 31 57 45 30 4 1 1 .269 .354 .389 .743
Day   110 32 8 0 2 9 22 12 10 1 0 0 .291 .358 .418 .776
Night   224 58 4 5 4 22 35 33 20 3 1 1 .259 .352 .375 .727
As Starter   334 90 12 5 6 31 57 45 30 4 1 1 .269 .354 .389 .743
Close/Late   60 16 3 0 0 3 11 5 5 1 0 0 .267 .318 .317 .635
Inning 1-3   148 43 6 1 5 13 21 19 15 0 0 0 .291 .371 .446 .817
Inning 4-6   95 23 2 4 1 11 20 16 8 2 1 1 .242 .351 .379 .730
Inning 7-9   87 22 3 0 0 7 14 10 7 2 0 0 .253 .323 .287 .611
Extra Innings   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
0 Outs   158 39 6 1 5 10 32 19 14 2 1 0 .247 .324 .392 .716
1 Outs   88 26 3 3 1 10 22 17 6 2 0 1 .295 .407 .432 .839
2 Outs   88 25 3 1 0 11 3 9 10 0 0 0 .284 .351 .341 .691
Scoring Position   60 19 1 2 1 22 10 9 7 4 1 0 .317 .384 .450 .834
Bases Empty   218 53 7 2 2 2 34 29 21 0 0 1 .243 .335 .321 .656
Runner on 1st   56 18 4 1 3 7 13 7 2 0 0 0 .321 .397 .589 .986
Runner on 2nd   21 5 0 1 0 2 4 1 3 0 1 0 .238 .273 .333 .606
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 10 1 1 1 9 3 4 2 0 0 0 .588 .667 .941 1.608
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .308 .273 .580
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Two Strikes   137 36 8 2 1 12 28 31 30 2 0 1 .263 .398 .372 .770
First Pitch   51 15 1 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .431 .725
Count 0-1   35 8 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 .229 .222 .257 .479
Count 0-2   28 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 .143 .143 .179 .321
Count 1-0   27 9 1 1 1 4 6 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .321 .556 .877
Count 1-1   40 10 0 2 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-2   36 11 2 1 1 5 4 0 6 1 0 1 .306 .316 .500 .816
Count 2-0   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   19 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
Count 2-2   37 13 4 0 0 3 6 0 6 1 0 0 .351 .342 .459 .802
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 7 1 0 0 1 8 11 0 0 0 0 .412 .643 .471 1.113
Full Count   36 8 1 1 0 4 16 31 8 0 0 0 .222 .582 .306 .888
Behind in Count   99 23 4 1 1 9 10 0 16 2 0 1 .232 .235 .323 .559
Ahead in Count   71 21 2 1 1 5 16 14 0 1 1 0 .296 .407 .394 .801
Batting Leadoff   334 90 12 5 6 31 57 45 30 4 1 1 .269 .354 .389 .743
Low Leverage   129 33 5 3 1 7 23 20 8 2 0 0 .256 .351 .364 .715
Medium Leverage   158 43 5 1 4 16 23 18 15 1 1 1 .272 .348 .392 .741
High Leverage   46 14 2 1 1 8 11 7 6 1 0 0 .304 .389 .457 .845
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
1952 Lisbon - TOBA 28 81 306 91 14 4 4 41 45 33 2 4 28 23 10 .297 .365 .408 .774 128 132 3.8
1953 Lisbon - TOBA 29 84 330 89 18 7 6 52 45 38 2 5 32 18 9 .270 .344 .421 .765 113 112 2.2
1954 Lisbon - TOBA 30 84 323 84 8 4 9 50 46 62 2 4 36 18 7 .260 .379 .393 .772 118 105 1.5
1955 Lisbon - TOBA 31 84 334 90 12 5 6 31 57 45 1 4 30 13 11 .269 .354 .389 .743 109 114 1.5
Total TOBA 333 1293 354 52 20 25 174 193 178 7 17 126 72 37 .274 .361 .403 .763 117 115 8.9
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
1952 Lisbon - CUP 28 24 93 29 6 0 3 15 18 11 0 0 19 12 3 .312 .385 .473 .858 133 124 0.7
1953 Lisbon - CUP 29 24 90 24 7 1 5 19 13 8 1 2 20 3 3 .267 .327 .533 .860 131 124 0.4
1954 Japan - ABC 30 7 32 7 2 3 1 4 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 .219 .235 .562 .798 112 100 0.1
1954 Lisbon - CUP 30 24 102 31 2 1 5 19 17 8 0 1 18 11 1 .304 .351 .490 .842 128 131 1.2
1954 Total - CUP 30 31 134 38 4 4 6 23 21 9 0 2 24 11 1 .284 .324 .507 .832 124 124 1.3
1955 Lisbon - CUP 31 24 99 22 2 0 3 11 15 12 0 1 15 14 1 .222 .304 .333 .637 73 73 0.3
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1953 Lisbon - TOBA 29 5 21 4 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 .190 .227 .333 .561 55 50 0.1
1955 Lisbon - TOBA 31 5 23 7 1 0 2 7 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 .304 .320 .609 .929 156 150 -0.2
Total TOBA 10 44 11 1 0 3 9 7 2 0 1 4 1 0 .250 .277 .477 .754 109 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Lisbon - CUP 1B 10 10 67 5 7 72 0 1.000 87.0 7.45 +0.2 1.033
1952 Lisbon - TOBA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.000
1952 Lisbon - TOBA CF 77 76 167 13 2 182 2 .989 680.0 2.38 +4.0 1.037
1952 Lisbon - CUP CF 14 14 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 123.0 1.83 +0.7 .962
1953 Lisbon - TOBA CF 84 84 184 6 1 192 2 .990 753.2 2.27 +0.6 1.017
1953 Lisbon - CUP CF 24 23 49 0 0 50 1 .980 202.0 2.18 +0.0 1.001
1954 Lisbon - TOBA CF 84 84 206 6 2 215 3 .986 757.1 2.52 -5.3 .991
1954 Lisbon - CUP CF 24 24 67 0 0 68 1 .985 217.1 2.77 +2.8 1.026
1954 Japan - ABC CF 7 7 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 61.0 3.69 +0.2 1.029
1955 Lisbon - TOBA CF 83 83 238 0 0 240 2 .992 730.0 2.93 -2.5 .983
1955 Lisbon - CUP CF 24 23 46 0 0 46 0 1.000 209.1 1.98 +0.1 1.063
1955 Lisbon - CUP RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 10 10 67 5 7 72 0 1.000 87.0 7.45 +0.2 1.033
TOTAL LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.000
TOTAL CF 421 418 1007 25 5 1043 11 .989 3733.2 2.49 +0.4 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Lisbon Seafarers. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
06/25/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/01/1952 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
07/05/1952 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1952 Finished 2nd in 1952 TOBA Bronze Spikes Award voting.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
07/01/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/26/1953 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/22/1953 Wins the 1953 TOBA Bronze Spikes Award.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 Asian Baseball Championship for the Japan.
06/30/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/01/1954 Wins the 1954 TOBA Bronze Spikes Award.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
05/22/1955 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/29/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/18/1955 Wins the 1955 TOBA Silver Slugger Award at CF.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1953 84 1
1954 84 1
Year PA Rank
1952 346 9
1954 392 3
1955 385 5
Year AB Rank
1952 306 8
1955 334 10
Year H Rank
1952 91 8
Year 2B Rank
1953 18 9
Year 3B Rank
1953 7 3
1955 5 6
Year SB Rank
1952 23 1
1953 18 1
1954 18 1
1955 13 2
Year RBI Rank
1953 52 8
1954 50 3
Year R Rank
1952 45 6
1954 46 10
1955 57 7
Year BB Rank
1954 62 4
Year IBB Rank
1953 1 9
1954 17 4
Year SF Rank
1952 4 5
1953 5 6
1954 4 10
Year AVG Rank
1952 .297 9
Year OBP Rank
1954 .379 7
Year WAR Rank
1952 3.8 4
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