P Yasuaki 'Small Daimajin' Yamasaki #31
Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) Hawks (SB) NGN
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/02/2028
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P YASUAKI 'SMALL DAIMAJIN' YAMASAKI #31 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
26 0 4-2 5 6.23 26.0 31 5 13 15 1.69 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 30 40 35
Movement 50 45 55 50
Control 50 50 55 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Sinker 50 50
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/22/2028 @ TIG Win, 9-7 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
09/17/2028 ORI Loss, 1-2 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 Loss
09/03/2028 @ DRAG Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/02/2028 @ DRAG Win, 9-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Win
08/31/2028 CARP Win, 7-6 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 Save
08/27/2028 TIG Loss, 5-8 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
08/23/2028 @ ORI Win, 14-11 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
08/20/2028 @ CARP Win, 13-12 1.2 1 2 2 1 0
08/16/2028 DRAG Win, 13-11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
08/14/2028 DRAG Win, 5-2 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 Save
PERSONALITY
Member of the rank and file.
High: Greed
Birthday:10/02/1992
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,343,750
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 136 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 54 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 0 2 0 0 5.06 10.2 17 6 6 1 4 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 7 0 17.72 14.34 6.75 3.38 3.53 1.97 95 0.0 .410        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 26 9 2 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 .346 .414 .538 .952      
vs. RHB 22 8 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 0 .364 .391 .500 .891      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 1  
June 5 0 1 0 0 6.75 8.0 15 6 6 1 2 7  
Last Year 60 0 4 2 30 2.40 63.2 56 18 17 5 22 72  
2 Years Ago 55 0 2 2 36 1.88 57.1 38 12 12 1 15 73  
Career 655 0 40 37 377 2.35 665.1 520 194 174 49 189 781  
Home 4 0 2 0 0 7.11 6.1 11 5 5 0 3 5  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 6 1 1 1 1 3  
Grass 2 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 4 1 1 1 0 3  
Turf 5 0 2 0 0 6.14 7.1 13 5 5 0 4 5  
Day 3 0 1 0 0 6.75 4.0 4 3 3 0 2 5  
Night 4 0 1 0 0 4.05 6.2 13 3 3 1 2 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 2 0 0 5.06 10.2 17 6 6 1 4 8  
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 0 4 2 5 6.23 26.0 31 20 18 5 13 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 6 1 83.3 26 13 15.58 10.73 5.19 4.50 6.49 1.69 106 -0.0 .306        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 53 17 4 1 2 11 8 7 0 0 0 .321 .410 .547 .957      
vs. RHB 51 14 3 0 3 9 5 8 1 2 1 .275 .345 .510 .855      
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
April 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0  
May 4 0 1 0 0 15.43 2.1 6 6 4 1 2 3  
July 5 0 0 1 0 15.75 4.0 9 7 7 1 4 3  
August 10 0 2 0 4 2.63 13.2 10 4 4 2 6 9  
September 4 0 1 1 1 4.50 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 0  
Career 26 0 4 2 5 6.23 26.0 31 20 18 5 13 15  
Home 14 0 2 2 3 5.87 15.1 16 10 10 2 8 10  
Road 12 0 2 0 2 6.75 10.2 15 10 8 3 5 5  
Grass 25 0 4 2 5 4.85 26.0 28 16 14 5 12 15  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 3 4 4 0 1 0  
Day 22 0 2 2 4 7.06 21.2 29 19 17 4 12 12  
Night 4 0 2 0 1 2.08 4.1 2 1 1 1 1 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 26 0 4 2 5 6.23 26.0 31 20 18 5 13 15  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 22 58 0 2 4 37 1.92 56.1 38 13 12 2 11 66 0 0 0.87 .267 1.96 1.7 210
2016 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 23 59 0 2 5 33 3.59 57.2 57 27 23 7 23 61 0 0 1.39 .311 3.86 0.3 112
2017 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 24 68 0 4 2 26 1.64 65.2 52 16 12 3 13 84 0 0 0.99 .308 1.88 2.1 245
2018 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 25 57 0 2 4 37 2.72 56.1 40 18 17 5 18 63 0 0 1.03 .252 2.97 1.0 148
2019 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 26 61 0 3 2 30 1.95 60.0 44 18 13 6 19 54 0 0 1.05 .232 3.55 0.6 207
2020 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 27 58 0 5 6 34 3.66 59.0 49 24 24 9 23 78 0 0 1.22 .299 3.30 0.6 97
2021 Atlanta - MLB 28 32 0 2 2 0 5.97 31.2 37 22 21 6 16 37 0 0 1.67 .356 4.84 -0.1 74
2023 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 30 56 0 7 4 34 2.05 61.1 44 14 14 3 17 73 0 0 0.99 .291 1.93 2.5 177
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 31 64 0 7 3 42 1.86 67.2 40 17 14 5 11 89 0 0 0.75 .236 1.99 2.5 201
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 32 52 0 0 3 38 1.81 49.2 45 11 10 2 13 60 0 0 1.17 .331 1.80 2.1 196
2026 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 33 55 0 2 2 36 1.88 57.1 38 12 12 1 15 73 0 0 0.92 .278 1.68 2.7 197
2027 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 34 60 0 4 2 30 2.40 63.2 56 18 17 5 22 72 0 0 1.23 .302 2.67 1.5 145
2028 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 35 7 0 2 0 0 5.06 10.2 17 6 6 1 4 8 0 0 1.97 .410 3.53 0.0 73
Total MLB 32 0 2 2 0 5.97 31.2 37 22 21 6 16 37 0 0 1.67 .356 4.84 -0.1 74
Total NPB 655 0 40 37 377 2.35 665.1 520 194 174 49 189 781 0 0 1.07 .285 2.52 17.6 161
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Gwinnett - AAA 28 28 0 2 4 3 7.82 25.1 35 23 22 4 11 31 0 0 1.82 .431 4.60 -0.0 54
2022 Gwinnett - AAA 29 43 0 4 5 25 3.94 48.0 51 21 21 7 14 50 0 0 1.35 .331 4.35 0.2 109
2028 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 35 26 0 4 2 5 6.23 26.0 31 20 18 5 13 15 0 0 1.69 .306 6.49 -0.0 98
Total IL 71 0 6 9 28 5.28 73.1 86 44 43 11 25 81 0 0 1.51 .366 4.44 80.8
Total NGN 26 0 4 2 5 6.23 26.0 31 20 18 5 13 15 0 0 1.69 .306 6.49 98.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Yokohama DeNA - INT P 58 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 59.0 1.07 -0.4 .946
2021 Atlanta - MLB P 32 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 31.2 0.57 -0.4 .525
2023 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 56 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 61.1 1.32 +0.2 1.061
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 64 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 67.2 1.06 -0.9 .935
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 52 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 49.2 1.63 -0.3 .966
2026 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 55 0 1 10 0 11 0 1.000 57.1 1.73 -0.4 1.077
2027 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 60 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 63.2 0.57 -0.6 .648
2028 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA P 25 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 -0.4 .998
2028 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 -0.2 .984
TOTAL P 409 0 17 40 0 60 3 .950 427.0 1.20 -3.5 .961
PLAYER HISTORY
10/23/2014 Drafted by the Yokohama Bay Stars in the 1st round of the 2014 NPB Draft from Asia Uni.
07/18/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/25/2020 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
02/20/2021 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
06/10/2021 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
09/27/2022 Wins the 2022 International League Round 2 with the Gwinnett Stripers!
11/28/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000 through automatic renewal.
12/12/2022 Released by the Atlanta organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/16/2023 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,880,000 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
06/01/2023 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/09/2023 Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days.
07/01/2023 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/30/2023 Finished 2nd in 2023 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
07/07/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/27/2024 Wins the 2024 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year.
11/10/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,040,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
07/06/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/09/2025 Earns his 300th career Nippon Professional Baseball League save!
10/27/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,280,000 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
07/05/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/26/2026 Wins the 2026 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year.
11/07/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,750,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
06/04/2027 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/11/2027 Was selected to the 2027 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/28/2027 Wins the 2027 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year.
11/09/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,343,750.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2023 56 7
2024 64 1
2025 52 9
2026 55 2
2027 60 2
Year SV Rank
2020 34 3
2023 34 1
2024 42 1
2025 38 2
2026 36 1
2027 30 2
Year RA Rank
2023 56 7
2024 64 1
2025 52 9
2026 55 2
2027 60 2
Year GF Rank
2020 46 3
2023 45 2
2024 57 1
2025 48 3
2026 45 3
2027 36 4
Year WAR Rank
2023 2.6 10
2024 2.5 10
2026 2.7 9
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